Roundup: Champions League Final in Legos, Lacrosse Has a Diversity Problem & Rock Star Blames Steroids After Putting a Hit on His Wife
By Jason McIntyre
San Antonio breaks out the brooms in Memphis: Spurs 93, Grizzlies 86. [Express-News]
Just how huge was Josh Pastner’s raise in Memphis? Huge. Really, enormously huge. [Commercial Appeal]
The argument that the Ducks need to expand Autzen Stadium to keep up with the Joneses. [Oregonian]
Rock star put out a hit on his wife. He blames steroids. [Union-Tribune]
I probably could have just made this the lone link for the roundup and it might generate 150 comments. Great piece on ‘celebrity.’ [NYT]
Katin Reinhardt, a UNLV shooting guard, is transferring because he wants to play point guard. [Review Journal]
Chicago beats Detroit in Game 6, and the NHL will have another Game 7. [Sun Times]
Can endurance running actually damage your health? [WSJ]
The life of a punter: Sleeping in the locker room. [Extra Mustard]
Excellent breakdown of Ken Pomeroy and Wisconsin, which his stats always rate highly. [Adam WI’s Sports Blog]
Yes, it certainly feels like Gregg Popovich is trying to single-handedly kill sideline interviews. [Houston Press]
“A local basketball standout has been arrested and transported to Fulton County, Ga., where he faces a several charges, including murder, for his involvement in the death of a rapper known as Lil Phat.” [NBC Bay Area]
For how many years now have we been hearing the Royals are close? And the farm system is loaded? The Royals suck. [Star]
This ended spectacularly (you can fast-forward to :50). [via John]
The Champions League final, re-created with legos.
Extremely difficult to watch, but some terrible parents tried to get rid of their newborn, but some quick-thinking civilians rescued the kid from a sewer pipe.