Roundup: Fifty Shades Darker Trailer, "Harambe McHarambeface" & Tom Brady vs Jimmy Garoppolo
By Jason McIntyre
Chloe Sims, a British model/reality star … this story had me at “Harambe McHarambeface” … “Moms caught smoking ‘celebratory joint‘ after dropping kids off at school” … how can you make a list of the 20 best party cities in the world and not include New York? … “Larry King’s wife may have been behind his anniversary tweet” … idiot Trump supporter punches 69-year old woman in the face … Nelly owes the IRS $2.4 million … Vin Scully will not call Dodgers playoff games, a real bummer … “Hillary Clinton’s fainting video is making money for Rupert Murdoch” … after 41 years, SNL has its first Latina cast member … Anne Hathaway in a monster movie as an alcoholic? I’m in … twitter is betting on live events, but long-term, will it help the company? … Boston elementary school goes with no homework … let’s check in on Jay Z’s TIDAL, which appears to be a disaster …
Dabo Swinney had some really intelligent and interesting things to say about Colin Kaepernick’s protest. [Post & Courier]
Probably because the game was Saturday night opposite no other marquee games, but the Tennessee Vols out-rated the Titans season-opener on TV. [Tennessean]
My radio show from Saturday, in podcast form: Refs got it right on Cam Newton, thoughts on Colin Kaepernick’s protest, and I take a victory lap on Tim Tebow. [Full 3-Hour Show; 30-Minute Podcast]
Cool story on how a little league team in Detroit produced three huge stars for the 2016 college football season. [Fox Sports]
A week late on this, but really? “Matt Lauer’s Pathetic Interview of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump Is the Scariest Thing I’ve Seen in This Campaign.” [NY Mag]
Bronson Koenig is joining the Dakota Pipeline protest. [Yahoo Sports]
A transgender boy in Canada just wants to play hockey. [The Star]
Was tweeting this during the Jets loss Sunday: Horrible, embarrassing clock management really hurt against Cincinnati. [Football Perspective]
Enjoyed this read ahead of Ohio State-Oklahoma. Oklahoma’s recruiting the son of an Ohio State coach. [Cleveland.com]
Really good non-sports read: “The class of 2016 in Boise, Idaho, includes refugees who have fled violence and persecution around the world. They’ve found one another, but still long to fit in.” [New York Times Magazine]
Let’s just say I disagree Tom Brady should be worried about Jimmy Garoppolo after one game.
The Fifty Shades of Gray follow-up movie looks as bad as the first.