The Roundup: Jay Mariotti Court Appearance Day, Fantasy Football Rules & Death on Jaws Beach
By Jason McIntyre
Great, behind-the-scenes read on the Packers chasing Randy Moss a few years ago. Favre retired the day after Moss re-signed with the Patriots. [National Football Post]
West Virginia fan passes away, but makes sure the funeral services don’t conflict with the Mountaineers game. [Post & Courier]
Another great recruiting get for Brian Kelly at Notre Dame. Irish could finish with a Top 5 class. [Trib]
Boat breaks down off a place called “Jaws Beach.” Two of the five guys try to swim to shore. Neither is found. A shark is caught a week later, and inside its belly was arms and legs … of one of the guys who tried to swim to shore. [NYT]
Whitlock says that the Clinton Portis comments about Ines Sainz were common sense. [Fox Sports]
Jackson Jeffcoat, son of the former Cowboys’ defensive end, is already having an impact with the Longhorns. [Statesman]
Bruce Pearl must go? He was so close to the Final Four last year. [CBS Sports]
ESPN’s Pat Forde spends some time – a week, actually – with Mack Brown in Texas. [ESPN]
Norman Chad on how fantasy football has skewed our viewing experience. [Chronicle]
What the hell is wrong with people in Vancouver? Kid takes photos of a gang rape and posts them on facebook. [Sun]
What the hell is wrong with people in Vancouver, Washington? The woman who said someone threw acid in her face admitted to police it was a hoax. [CNN]
On Ines Sainz: “We shouldn’t harass a woman in a strip club, let alone a night club, newsroom or a locker room. We have to get past this idea that only a certain kind of woman should be subject to harassment.” [Post Bourgie]
Are the Nets and 76ers in the mix for ‘Melo? Not buying it. [CBS Sports]
Dustin Keller is happy he’s not this guy. [via Hot Clicks]
The preview for “Fighter” …
… which is based on Mickey Ward, seen here in an epic round against Arturo Gatti.
Random, but come on, this is great.