Roundup: 12-Foot Alligator Caught in Hilton Head; Two Buffalo Bills Were Drag Racing & WGN Radio Loses the Cubs
By Jason McIntyre
Horrible look: Texas fires football academic advisor three weeks after the Longhorns went “undefeated in the classroom for the 1st time in school history.” [Bevo Beat]
WGN radio has lost the Chicago Cubs. The two had been partners since 1925. [Robert Feder]
Marcell Dareus is having a terrible offseason, but now the word is that he was drag racing teammate Jerry Hughes? Oh boy. [Buffalo News]
Very long, but worth your time: The Oral History of Tim Duncan. [Spurs Nation]
Oregon QB Marcus Mariota – the possible No. 1 pick in the 2015 draft – is also a good pool player. [Oregonian]
Jon Singleton played in his first MLB game last night, and naturally, homered for the Astros. [Chronicle]
Bowl games rule! “Nebraska’s athletics department sold just 1,748 Gator Bowl tickets at a loss of nearly $800,000.” [Gazette]
Bill Clinton’s anger over the 2022 World Cup decision triggered the hiring of private detectives to look into how Qatar stole the Cup. [Telegraph]
Growing up in US Soccer’s Dark Ages. [The Cauldron]
Edmonton Oilers captain Andrew Ference to march in the Edmonton Pride Parade. [Journal]
“An Underage Sex Scandal Leads to Fort Lauderdale’s Swimming Hall of Fame.” [New Times News]
The Titans have had a horrible run of QB play since 2007. [Tennessean]
The NCAA’s chief operating officer – basically, Mark Emmert’s No. 2 – will be leaving in a couple months. [Yahoo Sports]
Hercules. Out in July. I can’t tell from this trailer if I like it or not. But definitely intrigued.
This is absurd: A State Championship was won on a walk-off strikeout when the batter actually ran all the way around the bases. [H/T Deadspin]
Two months old, but girl gets her hair on fire trying to take a selfie. [via Adam]
Can I interest you in 30 dunks by Russell Westbrook? [Hot Clicks]