Roundup: DeMarcus Cousins Trade Destinations, Pitbull Friends With Jeb Bush & Marco Rubio

McKayla Maroney, the Olympic gymnast who recently celebrated a birthday … every kid in L.A. Unified School District got the day off after a threat; it was later deemed “not credible” … social media doesn’t pay like you think it does: “Why would someone with 90,000 Instagram followers be serving brunch?” … Pitbull on his friendship with Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio … Donald Trump went after Megyn Kelly again on twitter … “Thousands of tumbleweeds roll in 50mph Montana winds” … Houston coach Tom Herman got fitted for a grill … “200-year old giant salamander discovered outside a cave in China” … doctor I went to college with writes about how we should change football …

Dan Shaughnessy certainly wrote this with the idea of getting Kentucky fans made at him. [Globe]

Howard Stern: Getting soft, or getting smarter? [Washington Post]

Tough loss for Iowa State – guard Nazareth Mitrou-Long is done for the season. [Des Moines Register]

It’s Kevin Hart bench pressing two plates for Cam Newton. [Charlotte Observer]

“College sports’ fastest-rising expense: Paying coaches not to work.” [Washington Post]

JR Smith vs Jae Crowder, probably coming to the playoffs! [Cleveland.com]

This is a very good piece on James Jones of the Cavaliers. You should read it. Then scroll to the bottom for his last three against Orlando this week. [ESPN]

Paige Spiranac has graduated from this website to the big-time! [Golf Digest]

It’s been a strange year in UFC. The new normal? Or just a changing of the guard? [Yahoo Sports]

The Celtics, Bulls and Heat are supposedly trying to pry DeMarcus Cousins from the Kings. [Sheridan Hoops]

LeGarrette Blount is done for the season, so the Patriots signed Montee Ball. [NESN]

It’s your boy on Colin Cowherd’s show! From last week.

James Jones, on fire. Cavs bench, equally hot.

Things that might make me vomit: A urinal geyser.

Bella Hadid is a model.