Roundup: Baron Davis and Jermaine O’Neal Invest in Woven; Why Marcus Mariota Wasn't Highly Recruited; Leonardo DiCaprio Likes to Party
By Mike Cardillo
Few schools recruited Marcus Mariota because college coaches hate schlepping to Hawaii to recruit. [WSJ]
Michel du Cille, a Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist, died on assignment in Liberia on Thursday of an apparent heart attack. [Washington Post]
Interesting look back at the No. 1-ranked high school football recruits since 2002 and how their careers turned out. [Yardbarker]
Actress/model Beverly Johnson accuses Bill Cosby of drugging her in 1986. [Vanity Fair]
Surprise: Knicks’ TV ratings on MSG are down 20 percent this season. [NYDN]
“Health Goth: When Darkness and Gym Rats Meet” [NYT]
Jermaine O’Neal, Baron Davis and the San Francisco 49ers invested $18 million in Woven Digital. [TechCrunch]
Good profile on the Stainbrook brothers on the Xavier basketball team. [Cincinnati.com]
Whomever hires Clancy Pendergast is going to end up with a quality defensive mind. [Fox Sports]
Is it possible a mirror universe exists where time runs backward? (Don’t think about it too hard.) [Nova]
Six wild stories about Leonardo DiCaprio partying. [Vulture]
“Scientific” ranking of childhood holiday movies/specials. [Uproxx]
Curious what Pauly Shore is up to these days? Anyone? [Splitsider]
One more Victoria’s Secret fashion show video this week is required by law.
Oh, just a guy on a jet pack. Normal stuff. [H/T Career High]
This is different: MLB Network is airing a behind-the-scenes program focused on the World Series umpires tonight at 9. Umpires are people, too, remember.
NSFW trailer for the new season of Workaholics, if that interests you.
Bob Seger.