Roundup: Paul Pierce as Rick James, Vikings Are a Disaster & Game 6 of the World Series is Tonight
By Jason McIntyre
Kylie Jenner, who was Christina Aguilera for Halloween … worst kids on earth bully 11-year old brain cancer survivor, and she killed herself … “Will Seattle cannabis tourism take a hit if other states legalize weed?” … would you have any interest in actress Eva Longoria being your life coach? … if you’ve ever sent a message in a bottle, this story is for you … “Millipede Has 414 Legs, 4 Poisonous Penises” … in the last 15 years, a “handful” of people have died because they were locked in a walk-in freezer … like professor writes thing on student’s paper, so the student writes a blog post about it … “Georgia nudist resort plans for winter expansion” … FanDuel and DraftKings are reportedly close to a merger … we ran this last week, but it warrants another link: “Wife says man blamed Stan Kroenke in suicide note” …
Game six of the World Series is tonight, and everyone outside of Ohio is rooting for the Cubs so we can get a seventh game, right? [Cleveland.com]
Nice piece on Jeremy Lin, and the bond he shares with his coach, Kenny Atkinson. [Bleacher Report]
The Vikings have lost two in a row and that offensive line couldn’t protect Sam Bradford from the toothless Bears. Yikes. [Twin Cities]
The life of agents who rep college basketball coaches. [CBS Sports]
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 Showon Fox Sports Radio; 30 Minute Best-Of]
The Bulls are 3-0 after a 50/40/94 shooting night against the vastly inferior Nets. [Chicago Tribune]
Steve Nash is spending his NBA retirement closely following soccer. [SI.com]
After destroying Sunday Night Football in the ratings game, the World Series could pull a Cavs/Warriors number for Game 6 tonight. [Variety]
Syracuse is a 4-touchdown underdog at Clemson Saturday, and I’d take the points. The Orange coach? Probably not. [Syracuse.com]
Been saying it on the radio for a few weeks: The NFL ratings are down because the product stinks. [Ad Age]
The story of a Nebraska walk-on, and how he deals with the loss of his best friend and roommate. [Campus Rush]
Paul Pierce sure does look like Rick James.
Been saying Cam’s last year was an outlier, and as his stats this year lead to one obvious conclusion …
Thabo! Wow, what a layup.