Roundup: Taylor Swift at the MET Gala; Carly Fiorina Fell off the Stage & Airlines Made Record Profits in 2015
By Jason McIntyre
Taylor Swift at the Met Gala … a Wall Street Journal reporter was dressed and ready to attend the White House Correspondent’s dinner, then her water broke and she gave birth … “NYC man sucker-punched for looking like Shia LaBeouf” … did the media create Donald Trump? … so sad: Mom of six dies of blood clot; two days later her husband died of a heart attack … this website is owned by Gannett, and here’s an update on their pursuit of Tribune publishing … digital money hasn’t killed cash, but what about in 10 years? … thanks to cheap fuel, the airlines reported record profits of over $25.6 billion … Johnson & Johnson paid out $55 million to a woman who said using talc-powder caused her to develop ovarian cancer … is the Chris Bosh situation with the Heat about to get ugly? … Malia Obama is taking a ‘gap’ year and then will attend Harvard … 16-year old Louisiana high school student had a threesome with two English teachers …
My Fox Sports Radio show from Saturday: I played a lot of defense. First on Laremy Tunsil; then on the Jets for drafting Christian Hackenberg. [Full 3-Hour Show; 24-Minute ‘Best of’ Podcast]
The US Copa America roster features Christian Pulisic, yes! [Goal]
Rarely do you see a 4-time gold medalist drop to their knees on live TV and beg for inclusion on the Olympic team. [LA Times]
“7 Hoosier Sports Personalities Who Could Sway the Primaries.” [Indianapolis Monthly]
The 20 best bargains in the NFL Draft, and I can’t believe Scooby Wright fell to the 7th round. As Feldman writes, no way there are 34 better linebackers. [Fox Sports]
Craig Wright says he’s the Bitcoin creator, and has some proof, but there are definitely doubters. [BBC, Tech Crunch]
Jason Whitlock and Colin Cowherd are getting an afternoon show on FS1. [SBD]
Nice story about a long, strange trip to the majors for Cincinnati Reds pitcher Tim Adleman. [Cincinnati.com]
“How college athletics has become a boondoggle for everyone but the students.” [Yahoo Sports]
A 16-year old girl in Louisiana sexted a video to a 17-year old boy. He responded with one. The boy was arrested. The girl is white; the boy is black. [KSLA]
Enes Kanter got the entire Thunder team into halal food. [WSJ]
Rest easy, Stephen A. Smith fans – media writer Michael McCarthy thinks he’s still going to be all over your TV. [Sporting News]
Tough week for Carly Fiorina and Ted Cruz. She fell off the stage, and tonight, they’re going to lose Indiana.
Longtime reader of this site has put together a Kobe Bryant retirement tribute.
This is heavily scripted and 20 months old, but I love you, Blake Lively.
This is a scene from Neighbors 2. I actually enjoyed the original Neighbors.