Roundup: Steve Alford Won't Pay Buyout, Man Disarms Shotgun-Toting Robber & Teacher/Coach Fired For This Harlem Shake Video
By Jason McIntyre
Rockets 105, Thunder 103. Houston picks up its first playoff win since 2009. [Chronicle]
Brooklyn 110, Chicago 91. Game six is Thursday in Chicago.
Steve Alford is fighting the $1 million buyout that New Mexico says it owes him. [ABQ Journal]
No team has as passionate a local TV fan base as the … Pittsburgh Penguins? [SBD]
Atlanta 102, Indiana 91, and the series is knotted at two, despite being mostly unwatchable. [AJC]
Fantastic profile of Gorgui Dieng, who left Louisville early for the NBA. [WDRB]
Gnarly sinus infection may sideline UCLA defensive back for the entire season. [LA Times]
“New York sports radio host Mike Francesa, a rancid veal breast wrapped in Today’s Man microfiber blends and comically bulletproof self-regard, wrote the story off as a ‘dramatic attempt to sell a magazine, I guess,’ and that, finally, doesn’t matter.” [The Classical]
One of the best high school wrestlers in New Jersey history was busted in a huge drug sting at Ohio State. [Star Ledger]
How the Bills landed EJ Manuel – the QB they wanted all along. [Yahoo]
Here’s another 2014 NFL Mock Draft, with a lot of QBs going in the first round. [NE Patriots Draft]
Bryce Harper’s first 162 games in the bigs? Not too shaby. [Fangraphs]
Dolphins owner says Tony Sparano damaged the franchise. He didn’t do much better in New York. [Herald]
Yes, I’d say Jesse Williams from Alabama was one of the best 5th round steals in the draft. [Seattle Times]
The Tao of Alfredo Aceves. [Providence Journal]
Did Richard Deitsch really write 4,500 words on how the NFL Network and ESPN did during the draft? Yup. It’s actually quite good – except the ballwashing of Trey Wingo. [SI]
JJ Watt is a good dude. [Chronicle]
Andrew Dakich, son of ESPN announcer Dan, is going to walk-on at Michigan for John Beilein. [Indy Star]
Watch what happens when this guy was approached by a dude with a shotgun. [via Adam]
Coach/teacher fired for participating in this really bad Harlem Shake video. [Patch]
This might be the worst attempt to steal gas, ever. [via Cartmaniak]