Roundup: Fixing Thursday Night Football, Comedy Central Late-Night Slump; Unbelievable LeBron Pass
By Jason McIntyre
Taylor Hill, a Victoria’s Secret model … Comedy Central is going through a major late-night TV slump … a former Miss Finland said Donald Trump grabbed her butt once … this is the worst: “How Free Web Content Traps People In An Abyss Of Ads And Clickbait” … the oral history of Pop Up Video, a popular show from the 90s … “North Dakota pipeline activists say arrested protesters were kept in dog kennels” … Megyn Kelly is seeking north of $20 million a year on her next TV deal, but will she get it from Fox News? … leftover October links: “Taco Trucks Forming Wall Outside Trump’s Vegas Hotel” … Trump voter in Iowa accused of voter fraud … “Future of TV could be pills that make people hallucinate television shows” … a group of Viners who produced original content tried to save the app a year ago, but the company refused … “Should You Get Married (Or Divorced) For Tax Reasons?” …
I’ve got a great idea for Roger Goodell on how to change Thursday Night Football. We took some callers and many agreed. [3-Hour Show on Fox Sports Radio; 30 Minute Best-Of]
Daks out for Harambe: Cowboys 29, Eagles 23 in overtime. Dallas trailed by 10 in the 4th quarter. [Dallas Morning News]
ESPN just had its worst month in company history, losing 621,000 subscribers. At $7 a pop, that’s a large number. [Outkick the Coverage]
Cubs 3, Indians 2, and we get November baseball! Game six is Tuesday in Cleveland. [Sun-Times]
The Warriors played good defense in the second half – finally! – and survived the Suns to improve to 2-1. [Mercury News]
If you’re into recruiting stories, here’s one about Mike Daum being a nobody until he made 12 three-pointers during an AAU game. Now, he’s on NBA radars. [CBS Sports]
Russell Westbrook had his second triple double, and the Thunder are 3-0 after a win over the Lakers. [Oklahoman]
For the last five weeks in Speak for Yourself meetings, I’ve been saying the Browns going 0-16 is very real. Finally, others are getting on board. [SI.com]
The father of Texas Tech QB Patrick Mahomes was arrested at the Red Raiders game Saturday night. [Star Telegram]
Wonder if Bob McGinn wants to rethink his stance on NFL ties after the Redskins and Bengals made it two in a row. [Journal Sentinel]
Nice piece here on Joakim Noah, a young troublemaker who grew up to be a really good basketball player. [NY Post]
I’d forgotten how ridiculously overpaid Tyler Johnson of the Heat was. Here’s how he got a $50 million deal. [ESPN]
LeBron really does have eyes in the back of his head. How else to explain this pass?
Miami Heat cameraman saw something he liked.
Kevin Durant is pretty filthy in the open floor.