Roundup: Woman Blows Herself Up During Paris Police Raids & Charlie Sheen Paid Porn Stars Hush Money
By Jason McIntyre
Miranda Kerr … Paris special forces raided apartments overnight, and during the raid one of the terrorists blew themselves up … “Motorised picnic tables turn heads” … here’s a take claiming America should take Syrian refugees … singer/songwriter Sly Stone wins $5 million in back royalties and damages … teacher claims she slept with student after he graduated; brazenly, she invited his mom to a football game and told her … porn star who banged Charlie Sheen says he messed with transsexuals … Steelers fan shoots Browns fan over sports argument … the midwest loves high school wrestling … “Drunk Man Throws Sandwich at Another Man, Drives Away” … Gawker hit with layoffs … Miley Cyrus clearly has some issues, as these very NSFW photos for Candy magazine show … some guy claims Charlie Sheen paid a porn star $10 million in hush money … Bobby Jindal has dropped out of the race for the Republican Presidential race … “WBC Strips Miguel Cotto Of Championship Belt Days Before Title Fight” …
Golden State 115, Toronto 110. The Warriors blew an 18-point lead, but held off the Raptors to improve to 12-0. The best start of all-time is 15-0. [SF Gate]
Game of the night: Maryland rallies to defeat Georgetown a game that should be played yearly. Melo Trimble had 24 points in the Terps’ 75-71 win. [Baltimore Sun]
US 0, Trinidad & Tobago 0 in a World Cup qualifier. That’s not good. [Planet Futbol]
Should USC hire Clay Helton permanently as head coach? [LA Times]
Not news: The NFL’s product this season hasn’t been great, but the game looks great on TV, and people are still watching. [Ad Age]
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]
Denzel Valentine had a triple double – 29 points, 12 assists, 12 rebounds – and Michigan State rallied to beat Kansas, 79-73. [Free Press]
Kentucky is loaded once again, and easily beat Duke, 74-63. Kentucky’s trio of guards were dominant – Tyler Ulis, Isaiah Briscoe and Jamal Murray combined for 46 points. [Kentucky.com]
Buddy Hield dropped 30 and Oklahoma survived a major scare on the road from what appears to be an improved Memphis team. [Oklahoman]
Longtime Cowboys broadcaster Norm Hitzges blasted Jerry Jones in this rant. [SportsDay]
Wouldn’t shock me if Bobby Wood was a starting forward for the US in the 2018 Olympics. [SI.com]
The NFL’s all-degenerate team, starring Aaron Hernandez. [NYDN]
Boise State tight end David Lucero was arrested Tuesday on a felony charge of attempted strangulation of a female student. [Boise Weekly]
Aldon Smith has been suspended for one year by the NFL. [Bleacher Report]
Joey Bosa: Strong and fast.
Jamal Murray: Swoon.
The power of Porzingis.