Roundup: New Hampshire Primary Day; Beyonce Gives Boost to Red Lobster & Buddy Hield is Clutch
By Jason McIntyre
Natasha Oakley and Devin Brugman, Instagram-famous … the media loves to quote Richard Greenfield, but he’s often very, very wrong … “Starving sea lion rescued after being found in San Diego restaurant” … this one’s for fans of the Coen Brothers … cool map of foreign born New Yorkers, with a shout-out to my Guyanese people in Queens! … “Indian leopard injures six in Bangalore school” … those crazy militants in Oregon hamstrung science recently! … “Homeopathy: the air guitar of medicine” … if you missed the Republican debate over the weekend, here’s another link about Chris Christie vs Marco Rubio … “Restrictions on potlucks in AZ could soon be eased” … Patch split from AOL, and is doing great; also, Patch is where I get my snow updates … Beyonce merely mentioning Red Lobster in a song is a huge boost …
My Fox Sports Radio show: I talked about behind-the-scenes at my Brandon Marshall moment, Peter King drops great knowledge on Johnny Manziel and Tom Brady and wonder if the NFL peaked last year. [3-Hour Show; 30-Minute Podcast]
The Eagles released Riley Cooper. A clear shot at Chip Kelly, who kept him after the N-word fiasco, and then gave him a big contract. [Philly.com]
No surprise, but Jim Harbaugh defended Colin Kaepernick. [Mercury News]
The Knicks should hire Tom Thibodeau. Duh. [NY Post]
“Using the Super Bowl to Predict the Winning League in the World Series.” [Value Over Replacement Grit]
Patrick Steeves, one of Harvard’s best players this year, missed the last three years because he kept getting hurt. [Only a Game]
The Premier League is being rocked by a ticket-price war! [Telegraph]
You know the Golden State Warriors have arrived when they’re getting written about like this. [New Yorker]
An update on Colleen Dominguez, who is suing Fox, claiming they wanted her to get a makeover. [Deadspin]
MLB players are creatures of habit, but isn’t this a bit much, Alex Gordon? [KC Star]
RIP Sam Spence of NFL Films. [Houston Chronicle]
TV viewing habits are changing, but why isn’t Nielsen also changing? [NYT]
Peyton Manning saying “Budweiser” has been “valued” at $13.9 million. But Budweiser says he wasn’t paid. [Denver Post]
Donald Trump supporter calls Ted Cruz a “pussy.” Naturally, Trump repeats it.
Hayden Panettiere can sing. And dance!
Buddy Hield does it again. The game-winning triple with 1.3 left to beat Texas.