Roundup: RIP Alan Thicke; Chicago Woman Fined for Feeding Pigeons & Jennifer Lawrence vs Chris Pratt

Tanya Mityushina,  … Alan Thicke, who was so great on Growing Pains in the 80s, died Tuesday while playing hockey with his son … Pepsi is giving everyone alternative options, but you people only want the unhealthy stuff! … why would you flash someone during a parking dispute? … a woman in Chicago was fined $3,000 for feeding pigeons … newspaper goes bananas because Catherine Zeta-Jones at 14 looks exactly like her daughter at 13 … “Rise in Infant Drug Dependence Is Felt Most in Rural Areas” … as an all-black basketball team was introduced, a fan in the crowd waved a Trump sign … word of the year: Democracy sausage … Walking Dead Season 7 has seen a massive ratings drop this year … so leery to put this incredibly sad story in here, but it’s going to stop you in your tracks 

Is all the gun violence in Chicago driving basketball recruits away? [Chicago Tribune]

ESPN’s Britt McHenry says her eyesight was impacted by the stress from her tow truck incident. [Marie Claire]

Been a rough week for the Warriors, who needed a strong 4th quarter and defensive plays down the stretch to win in New Orleans, 113-109. [Mercury News]

Buffalo media calling for the franchise to clean house. And Jets fans want to talk to me about continuity? [Buffalo News]

Cool story about how Draymond Green found his 3-point touch with the Warriors. [Mercury News]

Boy, the NFL is sure making the Steelers deflated football case disappear: “The NFL’s damning silence on a new case of under inflated footballs.” [Washington Post]

Pro Hockey club, needing a goalie on short notice, hit up a 43-year old local firefighter. [Good 4 Utah]

Is Vlad Guerrero going to make the Hall of Fame? [SI.com]

You know who is absurdly loaded for the next few years? The Dodgers. Scary loaded. [Yahoo Sports]

C’mon Jerry Jones, give Dak Prescott some love! [Star Telegram]

NBA Highlights: December 12

In a day, 2.3 million views for two actors insulting each other … to sell a movie. America!

Cris Carter and I have Dak Prescott for MVP. Cowherd and Whitlock have Brady. Who you got?

My kids couldn’t stop watching this dog video.