Roundup: Police Clash with Crowd in Anaheim, the Oakland A's Are Hot & US Women's Olympic Soccer Team Sings 'Party in the USA'
By Jason McIntyre
After sweeping the Yankees this weekend, Oakland is 14-2 in July. [Mercury News]
Joe Posnanski’s book on Joe Paterno continues to get the treatment. [Times]
No surprise: Phil Knight is named the most influential person in sports in Oregon. [Oregonian]
Cool look back at the 2002 Under-18 basketball team, which was led by Carmelo Anthony. [NYT]
Some handy charts on the decline of violence and gun ownership in the US. [MonkeyCage]
Jaguars cornerback will be rooting on his wife at the Olympics. [Times-Union]
An update on the MLB media rights negotiations. [Sports Business Daily]
Eric Davis wants to remind people he was very, very fast. [Cincinnati.com]
Bibi Jones, the porn star who used to “date” Rob Gronkowski, has given up adult films. [Houston Press]
Remember the arrest of NFL player Aaron Berry from the weekend? A blogger claims he was the victim. [Phins Fever]
OJ Mayo says he’d like to give point guard a shot with the Mavericks. [Star Telegram]
The Pittsburgh Pirates have won five in a row, and are only 1/2 game back of Cincinnati in the NL Central. [Tribune Review]
Arizona Senator Russell Pearce Blames Aurora Victims, Then Blames Gun Control, For Massacre. [TPM]
Barry Larkin was inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame over the weekend. [AP]
US Women’s Olympic soccer team sings, “Party in the USA.” [via Bill Voth]
This police encounter with an “unruly crowd” – the anchor’s words, not mine – over the weekend in Anaheim will probably be a big deal.
Batman does the weather. The Batman here is a member of the Philadelphia Eagles. [via CFB Section]