Roundup: Derrick Jones of UNLV with a Nasty Dunk & Millionaire Sells 73% of His Facebook Stock
By Jason McIntyre
Laura Sammarco, a model … how gun traffickers get around state gun laws … former Mississippi firefighter has face transplant … guy goes on vacation, points his GoPro the wrong way the entire time … multi-millionaire sold 73% of his Facebook stock in the last two weeks … there are a lot of benefits to delaying sending your child to kindergarten for a year … “in 2014, black children aged 6 to 11 saw 64% more snack food ads on TV than white children” … is your city on the ISIS “Kill List“? … Chicago Tribune documents behind-the-scenes of a 9-year old’s funeral … “An American Missing in Paris? Family Searching for Austin Taylor” … everyone hates the news media! … “Hero father ‘saved hundreds of lives’ by tackling second Beirut suicide bomber” … former Pittsburgh soccer intern was one of the victims in the Paris terrorist attacks … “Brown University Students’ Poisonous Uprising Against Their President” …
Mandatory, depressing read from a former sports journalist. [Jeff Bradley.com]
George Washington 73, Virginia 68 in a college hoops upset. [Daily Progress]
My Fox Sports Radio show from Saturday. The guests were Jim Trotter of ESPN, Jason Whitlock of Fox Sports and Dan Wetzel of Yahoo Sports. [3-hour show; Best of Podcast]
A 17-year old in California plays varsity baseball, and in the field he’s at 1st base. [OC Register]
Right now, Philadelphia has the worst pro sports teams in North America. [Philly Voice]
“Iowa is the 26-year-old who chills on the couch on Saturday nights eating Cheetos and drinking Busch Light … Nebraska is 26, too, but still chasing. Constantly looking for the bright lights.” [Omaha.com]
Very good story about the son of former NFL player Rae Carruth, who is now in high school. [Charlotte Observer]
What’s it like to watch NFL games with former players and fathers of NFL QBs? [LA Times]
How about this Ben Simmons line in an LSU win: 22 points, nine rebounds, six assists, four steals. [NOLA.com]
Myles Turner, the Pacers rookie from Texas, is out six weeks after thumb surgery. [Indy Star]
Here are 30 WWE Diva opponents that should get in the ring with Ronda Rousey. [Newsday]
Bill O’Brein tells his players: I should have never benched Brian Hoyer. [Houston Chronicle]
No, sports gamblers do not have beef with daily fantasy players. [Complex]
Opponents see Marcelo Huertas, know it’s time to go to work.
Derrick Jones of UNLV sure can dunk.