Roundup: The Legend of Sam Fuld Grows, USA vs. North Korea & Video of a Teenager Falling 20-feet Off an Escalator
By Jason McIntyre
South Carolina 2, Florida 1 in 11 innings last night at the college world series. [The State]
Video of a teenager falling about 20-feet off an escalator while horsing around. Here’s the kid talking about it. [You Tube]
Wow, I had no idea that there was a massive heavyweight boxing fight this weekend in Germany. [Reuters]
“There were foreign players chosen late in the second round whose names are a series of clicking noises. It was as if NBA general managers were playing some sinister sort of Scrabble game, grabbing Chukwudiebere Maduabum and Targuy Ngombo instead of the likes of Ohio State’s David Lighty and Butler’s Matt Howard. Ater Majok! Triple word score!” Bob Kravitz, ladies and gentleman! [Indy Star]
The Golf Boys have been spoofed. [Wei Under Par]
What? Fans of wOBA can co-exist with those who are fans of the three slash (avg/obp/slg) categories? [Fangraphs]
A $25 million lawsuit against SAE at Cornell. [NY Post]
The uncle for Jereme Richmond, the Illinois freshman who went undrafted, said that Richmond is better than Kyrie Irving. Of course he is. [Tribune via CBS Sports]
Will a blogger be able to take a point off the 31st ranked female tennis player in the world? [Larry Brown Sports]
USA vs. North Korea at the Women’s World Cup in Germany, today, 12:15 pm. [Herald]
Sam Fuld, an outfielder you’d never heard of before this season, was featured in the New Yorker.
Madonna is now dating a hip-hop dancer who is 24 years old. Do people still care about Madonna? [Daily Mail]
RIP Lorenzo Charles. He was killed in a bus accident Monday. [News & Observer]
Eight months old, but still impressive: Man in a wheelchair foils robbery. [via Hot Clicks]