Roundup: Betting on Luis Suarez to Bite Someone Pays; Man Falls into Wood Chipper & Mexico Soccer Fans Brawl with Croatia Fans
By Jason McIntyre
Would you take a photo of Latrell Sprewell at a bar? One writer did, and Sprewell threatened to “beat yo ass.” [Rumors & Rants]
Golfer Hunter Mahan is selling his sick Texas mansion that has an “orgasmic” pool and radical basketball court. [Houston Culture Map]
Man in Norway made World Cup wager that Luis Suarez would bite someone. Suarez then took a bite out of Giorgio Chiellini. This man won $5,600. [Buzzer]
It’s silly to talk about LeBron going to the Clippers when you actually look at the salary cap situation, like Larry Coon did. [ESPN]
World Cup TV ratings in Charlotte almost double those of a NASCAR race last weekend. [Charlotte Business Journal]
“A high-profile skin care expert tried to contact a white supremacist group to kill a business rival who was a ‘double minority, Mexican gay,’ a sheriff’s detective testified.” [KTLA]
Here’s a theory where the 76ers could draft Joel Embiid and trade Nerlens Noel. I don’t see that happening. [Philly.com]
Ghana has sent $3 million in cash on a plane to Brazil to pay World Cup appearance fees owed to the national team. Ghana needs to beat Portugal Thursday, and have Germany defeat the US, to have a shot at advanced to the Round of 16. [Bloomberg]
Thirty years ago, Dan Trant was drafted by the Boston Celtics. He died in the World Trade center on 9/11. [Boston Globe]
ESPN has cancelled “NASCAR Now” which should surprise nobody. [Sports Business News]
Never heard of Sam Smith, but here he is singing Whitney Houston’s “How will I know.”
Pretty neat look insider the Sacramento Kings crowdsourcing the draft. [via Grantland]
Jess Greenberg singing the Artic Monkeys. [via Guyism]
Fans from Croatia and Mexico brawled at the World Cup Monday. [via Hot Clicks]