Roundup: Buffalo Tries to Save Baby Calf From Three Lions; How a Billionaire Moving Out Crippled New Jersey
By Jason McIntyre
Brooke Evers, a fitness model … RIP Tupac Shakur’s mom … a billionaire moved out of New Jersey, and as a result, the state lost an estimated $300 million a year in tax money … Slate’s increasingly unreadable, but this First/Final frames of TV shows is fantastic … hey morons, do not pull out a selfie stick on a ride at an amusement park … doesn’t really sound like fun to work at Business Insider … sad, poignant stuff from Patton Oswalt on his wife, who suddenly passed away at the age of 46 … “Suspect Hijacks Bus, Striking and Killing Pedestrian in Washington, DC” … high school football player in Arizona whips is out during the team photo, and because his penis was in the yearbook, he was arrested … a Navy SEAL who was an accomplished high school runner and scheduled to get married in November, was killed in Iraq … it’s been a rough first year in the ratings for the great Stephen Colbert … Donald Trump won Indiana and Ted Cruz dropped out of the GOP race …
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]
If you went to bed early, the Warriors outscored the Blazers 34-12 in the 4th quarter to not only beat Portland, but cover, too: 110-99. [SF Gate]
Adam Gase and the Dolphins are trying something new at mini-camp this week: No pads, no practice. Instead, in the classroom, “learning how to be Miami Dolphins.” [Herald]
Ivan Rabb, Thomas Bryant and Grayson Allen are the three best players to pass on this year’s NBA draft. [CBS Sports]
“Two men have been indicted for their possible connection with the $300,000 wine theft from The French Laundry restaurant in Yountville dating to 2014.” [Napa Valley Register]
Sports media rights continue to soar – for certain sports. Not all of them. [SBJ]
Kyle Lowry is having a terrible postseason. Despite the halfcourt shot to force overtime vs Miami, he’s been really bad in the playoffs. [Fox Sports]
I really hope Maliek Collins of Nebraska has a good run in Dallas. Otherwise, people are going to think of what might have been if they’d drafted a QB in the 3rd round, or traded the pick to get Paxton Lynch. [Sports Treatise]
Spike Albrecht is transferring for his graduate year from Michigan to Purdue, and will be eligible immediately. [Journal & Courier]
Christian Hackenberg has been compared to an Instagram model because the PSU QB looks the part. [Houston Press]
“Katie Nolan is challenging the way we think about women covering sports.” [Guardian]
On the NFL Draft: “Teams are, by and large, making guesses.” [Stats by Lopez]
Can Jared Goff defy the ugly NFL history of “Bear Raid” QBs? [OC Register]
Charles Pierce tackles the topic of politics colliding with sports. Schilling and Knight are easy; no examples from the left? [SI]
Mother tries to protect her calf from lions, but when it’s 3-on-1, she decides she better save herself and head back to the herd.
The trailer for Bad Moms is dope.
This looks fake, doesn’t it? Pickpocket gets beaten up by a girl on a bus.