Roundup: Best Albums of 2016, LSU Throwing Money at Lane Kiffin & Michael Porter Jr. is a Scary Dunker
By Jason McIntyre
Gabby Epstein, who is instagram famous for traveling a lot … as a fitness blogger shows, Instagram booty shots are all about angles … these Fake News stories are crazy when you read quotes from the people making up the news … Rolling Stone claims these are the best albums of 2016 … sadly, only 41 percent of Americans trust organized religion … extremely troubling piece: “How Stable Are Democracies? ‘Warning Signs Are Flashing Red’” … the mom was who kidnapped and held for 22 days, was found weighing just 87 pounds, her hair was chopped off, and had bruises and burns all over her body … Nancy Pelosi committed Democrat on Democrat crime …
ESPN went from losing 621,000 subscribers in October to 550,000 subscribers in November. Cord cutting is very real. [Outkick the Coverage]
Have you been keeping up with the World Chess Championships? “Armageddon.” [WSJ]
Notre Dame will release QB Malik Zaire, and he’ll be able to transfer somewhere as a graduate, and start immediately. [Scout.com]
Broncos owner: “They wouldn’t be anything near what they are without us.” He’s talking about ESPN and the NFL. [NYT]
The Clippers rested Blake Griffin, and then proceeded to lose to the Nets in double overtime, 127-122. Sean Kilpatrick scored 38 for the Nets. [LA Times]
Love how Eric Dickerson says “some peon” called to tell him he was banned from the sidelines. [The Rams Wire]
Not sold on Ed Orgeron. Why Charlie Strong failed at Texas. And why Dallas Cowboys fans should be very nervous about one aspect of the team. [Full Fox Sports Radio Show; Best-of 45 Minute Podcast]
LSU gave a 5-year deal at $3.5 million per year. So did they save enough room to get Lane Kiffin? [Nola.com]
Lovie Smith is known as a defensive guy, but Mike Smith is doing much more with Tampa’s defense this year than Lovie did in 2015. [Joe Bucs Fan]
People keep talking about Russell Westbrook and the 11-8 Thunder. Start talking about the 16-2 Warriors.
Couple days late, but typical DeMarcus Cousins. He remains crazy.
I watched this six times and can’t understand why Boris Diaw went down.
Michael Porter Jr. is the best high school player in the country. This is impressive.
This Beaches remake looks like it’s going to be huge for Lifetime.