Roundup: Rob Ford Bombs on Jimmy Kimmel, Tim Tebow Hits Vanity Fair Oscar Party & Python Eats Crocodile
By Jason McIntyre
Really well-done piece on what may lies ahead for college football with players – including redshirt sophomores – increasingly leaving early [WSJ]
Pitcher Jake Peavy takes son fishing, cuts finger with knife, will miss Spring Training time. [ESPN Boston]
“Now, there are a lot of teammates in my locker room right now who may not have a homosexual lifestyle, but they have sins, too. They’re not perfect. So I don’t say they can’t help us win. Nobody’s perfect.” [M Live]
Michigan guard Caris Levert initially committed to Ohio to play for John Groce, but then he left for the Illinois job and never called Levert. So Levert went to Michigan. [M Live]
Gus Malzahn won’t let his star QB, Nick Marshall, work with famed QB guru George Whitfield. [AL.com]
A 43-yard extra point? Really, NFL? Terrible. [NFL.com]
Nice read on Karl Towns, the 7-foot Kentucky recruit who is hoping to win a State Championship in New Jersey this month. [APP.com]
Size matters in MLB: Heavier players hit more home runs. [WSJ]
Fox Sports 1 executives somehow like the “trends” they see, despite TV ratings that remain awfully low. [SBJ]
After 30 years of playing the horses, finally, a big hit: a $463,219 hit. [Courier Journal]
TJ Warren, NC State’s star, scored 41 points in a win over Pittsburgh. Should I remind you I had him 17th in my mock draft last month?
Rob Ford, the obese crack-using Mayor of Toronto, went on Jimmy Kimmel and are you surprised Kimmel embarrassed him?
Look, it’s Thon Maker, the 16-year old 7-footer, doing Kevin Durant-like things again (:24).
What happens when wonder ebbs and Buzzfeed runs out of list ideas? [via Cartmaniak]