Roundup: Mark Cuban Finalized Rajon Rondo Deal During Colbert Finale; Vin Scully (Briefly) Lost His World Series Ring at Costco; FIFA World Cup Corruption Report
By Mike Cardillo
“The Year in Outrage” is both fun and highly depressing, probably more of the latter. [Slate]
Columnist Tom Sorensen details his scary bout with a concussion (and much worse) that resulted from an otherwise innocuous fall in September. [Charlotte Observer]
Vin Scully had quite an eventful afternoon shopping for ribs at Costco. [LA Times]
You’ll come away liking Chris Wondolowski, despite his miss vs. Belgium, after reading this profile. (At least I’d like to remain optimistic and hope so.) [Grantland]
Long-ish read on Mississippi’s “last chance” junior college football league that’s worth a few minutes when you have time. [GQ]
Tyler Kepner writes on Sy Berger considered the “father of the modern baseball card.” [NYT]
Looking for a fun-filled vacation? How about the the Soviet ghost town of Pyramiden. [Smithsonian]
Very, very solid list of the best new TV shows from 2014. [Collider]
Ranking Kevin McAllister’s booby traps from Home Alone. [Uproxx]
Some pemeces on Sony’s decemsemon to pull The Intervemew. [Demssolve/DS Concourse]
D’oh and meh: how The Simpsons actually affected the English language. [Oxford Dictionary]
A look at how four German-based members of the USMNT are faring this season. [ESPN FC]
Jerry Seinfeld, Jimmy Fallon and a boat. [BroBible]
The final episode of the Colbert Report ended in song.
Puppies!
Another trailer for American Sniper.
These are SI swimsuit outtakes from Genevieve Morton in Switzerland. Watch the clip if you want.
DaMarcus Beasley retired from the USMNT earlier this week, here’s some of his best moments.
Nationals Park is transformed for the Winter Classic.
Timing is everything …
“Learnin’ about Cuba, having some food.”
The Kinks