Roundup: Ohio State Football Player is Missing; Craig Sager Nearing Return to TNT; Black Friday Madness Hits Britain
By Mike Cardillo
“Robert Griffin III in Washington: a meteoric rise, a precipitous fall” [Washington Post]
Jimmy Butler took an unusual path to NBA stardom. [ESPN]
Craig Sager’s cancer is in remission; he plans to return to TNT in February. [NBA]
This story on former Bills linebacker Darryl Talley is tough to read. [Buffalo News]
A bunch of tales from the Egg Bowl. [Grantland]
Fran Tarkenton writes about the NFL’s drug problem, detailing how he used horse painkiller for an entire season. [Pioneer Press]
Scott Stapp is broke and living out of a Holiday Inn. [Buzzfeed]
Happy, belated, Thanksgiving! What are you thankful for? [Uproxx]
Billy Butler took out a full-page ad in the KC Star to thank Royals fans. [Big League Stew]
Photographer on the Odell Beckham Jr. catch, “Despite what Twitter thinks, I still have the best job in the world.” [NJ.com]
Landon Donovan did a lot on the field, but his contributions changing how athlete’s deal with mental health might be more important. [MLS]
Mother of a highly-touted college basketball recruit on Kentucky, “”You have to give kudos to the man (Calipari) for being able to recruit like that,” Linda said. “But I don’t think that’s the right place for my son. He’s a young man who is still learning the game. He needs to be focused on that, not worrying which platoon he is on.” [Syracuse.com]
Is adding a 4-pointer to the NBA all that crazy? [Slam Online]
Post-Thanksgiving Michelle Jenneke video.
Great Britain is getting its taste of Black Friday insanity. Here’s even more.
Nope.
Bayern Munich fans enjoyed themselves at Manchester City’s Eithad Stadium on Tuesday. (Bayern lost 3-2.)
Steely Dan