Roundup: Woman on Scooter Survives Collision with Truck, Jim Boeheim Didn't Like the Food in Barcelona & a Pulverizing Rugby Knockout
By Jason McIntyre
Are you ready to overdose on Bob Costas at the Olympics for the next few weeks? [Post-Dispatch]
Stromile Swift, the No. 2 pick in the 2000 draft, plead guilty to stalking. [Shreveport Times]
Very solid story about Robert Griffin III. You should read it. [Wash Post]
Great read, especially if you enjoyed the book on him: “The Story of Steve Jobs: An Inspiration or a Cautionary Tale?” [Wired]
Michigan running back Fitz Toussaint has been suspended and might miss the season opener against Alabama. [Ann Arbor.com]
Randy Foye leaves the Clippers and signs a 1-year deal with the Jazz. [Trib]
“18,200 U.K. military personnel are now involved in some capacity in securing the London games — dwarfing the 9,500 British troops now in Afghanistan.” [AP]
Here’s another map of guns, because people can’t stop tweeting them. [Guardian]
Pete Rose took a shot at Bruce Jenner. This is what the MLB hit-king has been reduced to. [Cincinnati.com]
Jim Boeheim: “By the way, Barcelona is a nice city, but it’s not a good city for me. It’s a seafood city, and I don’t like seafood. So the meals aren’t great for me.” [Syracuse.com]
Anibal Sanchez is one of the key pieces the Tigers acquired in trades. [Detroit News]
“Chiefs sales executive aims to turn pair of dice into Super Bowl tickets for a sick child.” [Journal Star]
Knile Davis, the Arkansas running back, squatting 600 pounds. [via CFB Section]
When the iphone goes off during the newscast … [via Mediabistro]
If you’re wondering how on earth she survived … wait for the replay at the :21 mark. [via Cartmaniak]
A pulverizing rugby hit. [via Dom]