Roundup: New Zealand Spending Millions to Eliminate Rats; Glen Rice Jr. Can't Stay Out of Handcuffs
By Jason McIntyre
Bryana Holly, a model … Norway’s floating underwater traffic tunnels plan looks awesome … “Cops stun gun dual-wielding swordsman menacing people in Brooklyn park” … interesting piece compares DNC hacking to Watergate … man fired from facility in Japan for the mentally disabled returns to kill 19 … “New Zealand is launching a $28 million initiative to eliminate all rats, stoats, and possums from the country by 2050″ … is Memphis a great American city? I’ve never been … “Iowans go baconless at Democratic National Convention” …
Fun riff on expectations in sports, and in life. They’re vastly different, or at least they should be. Also, should Mike Tomlin be on the hot seat? And Ian Rapoport stops by. [3 Hour Show; 30 Minute Podcast]
Great story out of Panthers camp: Avius Capers was working a fast-food job in the offseason. [Black and Blue Review]
Pretty sad that the son of an NBA legend who once had a bright future can’t stay out of handcuffs. [AJC]
Did a writer help the rise of Jim Harbaugh? Not a bad story here. [TMG Sports]
Powerful, lengthy story about Johnathan Turner, a high school basketball star in Dallas who punched his friend and killed him. [ESPN]
This Gary Parrish story on the “Packet Racket” is excellent. So much for high school hoops being “amateur” sports. [CBS Sports]
The Eagles signed linebacker Nigel Bradham this offseason; he just got arrested for an alleged assault. [Philly.com]
Ratings for MLS soccer on ESPN are up 32 percent this season. [Oregonian]
The 20 richest tennis players of all-time has someone named Ion Tiriac at the top, but only because he became a billionaire off the court. [Money Inc]
Great story idea and delivery: Where have all the cool MLB batting stances gone? [NYT]
“Olympic athletes and other elite competitors turn to coffee and other caffeinated products for a perfectly legal boost.” [WSJ]
Anquan Boldin has signed with the Detroit Lions. [Detroit Free Press]
Prep basketball legend Randy Livingston is going to be an assistant coach at LSU. [NOLA.com]
A few days late on Michelle Obama dominating Car Pool Karaoke. This has over 32 million views!
Woman gets out of a car after an argument, but must have forgotten she was in a drive through animal park in Beijing. Her husband and mother got out to save her, and her mother was killed. [via NYT]
You need to come correct when going after a raccoon. This dude may have been bitten.