Roundup: RIP Oscar Taveras, Giants on Brink of World Series Crown & SEC Referees Under Fire
By Jason McIntyre
Great story about Gregg Popovich’s upbringing. Getting cut from the basketball team as a sophomore was a big moment in his career. [Express News]
Yoenis Cespedes of the Red Sox signed with Roc Nation, which means he’s not staying in Boston? [NY Daily News]
Eddie Lacy’s childhood home was destroyed by hurricanes Katrina, so he bought his parents a new one in Louisiana. [ESPN Wisconsin]
Well, this doesn’t sound good: obviously Kawhi Leonard is looking for a max deal, and for some reason, the Spurs haven’t locked him down yet, or had much progress. [Yahoo Sports]
Madison Bumgarner was dominant once again, and San Francisco is 1-win from another World Series crown after a 5-0 victory. [SF Gate]
But fear not, Royals fans, here is some history that favors the Royals, despite being down 3-2! [KC Star]
Actual JR Smith quote: “Trying to think about the rest of the team over myself or my scoring is something that I never really had to do before.” [ESPN NY]
Eight leadership lessons from QB Gurus. [Inc.]
Mike Pereira thinks the SEC referees have been so bad, the league has “lost almost all credibility and integrity.” He works for a network that televises the Pac-12. [Fox Sports]
A good remembrance of Oscar Taveras, who died in a car accident Sunday. [MLB.com]
RIP former 1st round NFL draft pick of the Oakland Raiders, Mo Collins. [Charlotte Observer]
Rams seem to be bracing for news that Jake Long is out for the season with an ACL injury. [Post Dispatch]
The NFL QB least-likely to talk about themselves? Kyle Orton. [Buffalo News]
I enjoy reading about Lee Corso. [NOLA]
Meet the 5-foot-3, 100-pound boxing champion from South Africa. [NYT]
The Football Genius of F. Scott Fitzgerald. [WSJ]
Victor Oladipo missed the preseason with a knee injury; Thursday, he suffered a facial fracture and he’ll be out “indefinitely.” [Orlando Sentinel]
Dog tries to take bikini top from girl.
This guy thought it was funny to slap a guy with a pizza. Should he have been surprised a minute later to get punched? [via Stuckey]
Cement truck falls into gigantic pothole or sinkhole. [via Brobible]