Roundup: Rihanna & Leonardo DiCaprio Hanging Out at Coachella; Some Ideas to Fix Baseball & Drone Strikes Passenger Jet
By Jason McIntyre
Danielle Knudson, a model … an absolute must read about luck, and how you should appreciate it … if you’re in Australia and a cassowary bird is near you, run for your life … don’t watch this crab video too long, it may haunt your dreams … “An Open Letter to the Person Who Wiped Boogers on My Library Book” … two llamas were on the loose in Virginia … sad story about this mother of three in Seattle who was dismembered by a guy she was dating … new AMC movie boss: Maybe we’ll allow texting in movie theaters! Two days later: nope, not happening … “272 Slaves Were Sold to Save Georgetown“ … Slick Rick is finally a US citizen after 23 years … over 250 have died and more than 1,500 people are injured after a massive earthquake hit Ecuador … Megyn Kelly is doing a tremendous job of driving up her price in a contract year, as the media is running with everything … what will $4 million get you in LA vs NYC? … the oral history of “Taxi Driver” …
My Fox Sports Radio show: NFL Draft, movies, NBA playoffs, a dash of Kobe, plenty of 2016 Warriors vs 1996 Bulls. [3-Hour Show; Best of 30-Minute Podcast]
There’s about to be a 4th Fuller in the NFL. When Kendall is drafted this month, he’ll join Corey (Lions) and Kyle (Bears), and their oldest brother Vincent, who last played in 2011. [SI.com]
“If You Don’t Like Bryce Harper, You Are a Joyless Wet Blanket.” Agreed. [Washington City Paper]
Blowout Sunday in the NBA playoffs: Heat by 32, Spurs by 32, Clippers by 20. [LA Times]
Some ideas on fixing baseball, though “stop letting money control the game” isn’t going to happen anytime soon. [Bronx Pinstripes]
What a tremendous story on Jae Crowder of the Celtics. [Boston Globe]
“UC pays $4.75 million over Cal football player Ted Agu’s death.” [SF Gate]
Here’s a story about Fox Sports 1 and some of the changes that are happening. [WSJ]
Powerful read on how LSU offensive coordinator Cam Cameron battled cancer last season. [Advocate]
Rihanna and Leonardo DiCaprio hanging out at Coachella. [SFgate.com]
TV viewership for Mike & Mike and First Take on ESPN2 are both up in Q1 of 2016 vs 2015. [SBD]
British Airways plane strikes Drone near Heathrow airport. [Independent]
Big loss for the Celtics: Avery Bradley is likely done for the rest of the series against Atlanta. [Boston.com]
Totally missed the Selena Gomez-is-a-big-star thing. Seventy-four million instagram followers? [via GQ]
College student gets a ticket for having an empty gun holster? [via Campus Reform]
DeAndre Jordan missed 10 free throws in Game 1 vs Portland, but none were funnier than this.