Roundup: Man Saves Dog From Rabid Raccoon, Lyin' Ryan Braun & a Walrus Sleeping on Top of a Submarine
By Jason McIntyre
Cubs trade Matt Garza to the Rangers for pitching prospects. [Tribune]
“Despite every number suggesting they shouldn’t, why do American cities keep building sports stadiums funded with public money?” [Pacific Standard]
I’ve mostly ignored the RG3/nude pictures scuttlebutt. This is why. [HTTR-24/7]
Interesting look inside Illinois football recruiting. Does it matter if nobody else wants the players Illinois is getting? [News Gazette]
“Middle Tennessee police say they have video of a Blue Raiders football player choking his girlfriend last November while two teammates watched and did nothing.” [AP]
Should Ryan Braun be stripped of his 2011 MVP award? [AJC]
Mike Vick not commenting on a QB competition means ____. [Philly.com]
How many high school football players from Vermont have reached the NFL? [Burlington Free Press]
Norman Chad on new ESPN TV channels: “ESPN Apocalypse Now: Stephen A. Smith and Skip Bayless argue all day, live, until they drop or the world ends, whichever comes first.” [Couch Slouch]
“The conference’s 12 presidents signed and delivered a letter dated July 10 urging the NCAA’s Executive Committee to “engage in further, careful consideration” about allowing for-profit universities to become Division I members at the committee’s August meeting.” [SI]
Raccoon attacks man’s dog, then man throws the raccoon.
This Grandma can RAWK. [via Hot Clicks]
A few weeks old, but the obvious question: What was his plan when he reached the top? Warning: You’ll cringe. [via Adam]
The music here doesn’t match the incident. Also odd – how long it takes for people to GET YOUR CAR OUT OF THERE.
Puppies!