Roundup: Incredible Mike Francesa Soundboard, X-Rated Version of Tinder, Pat Bowlen Resigns Control of Broncos to Focus on Health

Longtime Denver Broncos owner Pat Bowlen is battling Alzheimer’s disease, and has resigned his control of the team. [Denver Post]

Former Cowboys running back Robert Newhouse passes away at age 64. [Dallas Morning News]

Woj reports that Emmanuel Mudiay signed for $1.2 million in China. Think this arrangement might have some NCAA administrators nervous? [Yahoo]

That Dutch cyclist who was supposed to have been on both ill-fated Malaysia Airlines flights was probably a hoax. [Slate]

Solid long read on Ronda Rousey. [New Yorker]

Will Ferrell and Adam McKay are going to be involved in producing a live action/animated “Manimal” re-boot. [Variety]

A compelling case against Ivy League education. [New Republic]

On Tony Dungy, and the notion of “respectable” bigotry. [Sports on Earth]

Brian Windhorst has LeBron’s friends from growing up recall his calculating video game strategies. [ESPN]

More on the Cubs’ lawsuit against the unaffiliated Billy Cub mascot. [Vice Sports]

Good take on the improvements unfolding with women in the WWE. [Cageside Seats]

An interview with the guy who determines the player rankings for Madden. [Extra Mustard]

The story of how a successful Kickstarter lost half-a-million dollars. [Kotaku]

It wasn’t so long ago that Atlantic City was supposed to pass Las Vegas as the sports gambling epicenter of America. [Betting Talk]

The back-story of UFC fighter Bobby Green. [Fox Sports]

Robert Downey Jr. and The Rock lead the list of Hollywood’s highest paid actors. [Forbes]

Daniel Borislow, who helped kill professional women’s soccer in America, dies of heart attack in pick-up soccer game. [Deadspin]

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