Roundup: LeBron James Jr. Mixtape is Impressive; Peyton Manning Sets Up Patriots with Homefield Advantage & RIP Joe Cocker
By Jason McIntyre
Cincinnati got lucky and is going to the playoffs for the 4th year in a row. Bengals 37, Broncos 29. [Cincinnati.com]
Peyton Manning certainly didn’t look great in the rain at times, and his pick-six sealed the defeat. People will probably talk about that today. [Denver Post]
Phil Hughes signed a 3-year, $42 million extension with the Twins. [Pioneer Press]
Rolando McClain’s home on Lake Tusacloosa burned down Monday night. Nobody was hurt. [Tuscaloosa News]
“Do nothing. Never tweet. Never apologize. Never say anything at all. Be an inert bundle of molecules and let the world tear itself apart around you.” [Gawker]
Really powerful story about a 3-sport high school star who lost his leg after a 4-wheel accident. [Franklin County-News]
Sounds like the Rockets are the leading contender to sign Josh Smith. He and Dwight Howard go way back. [Yahoo Sports]
Did you miss selfish Russell Westbrook the other night against the Pelicans? He didn’t pass the ball once in the final five minutes of a close game. [Oklahoman]
Ah, the Percy Miller agent days. No Limit Soldier! [Vice Sports]
So no Johnny Manziel or Brian Hoyer Sunday? Well, the Browns are out of the playoffs, who cares. [Cleveland.com]
Brook Lopez wants to play the Wookie in the next Star Wars. [NY Post]
Jay Gruden measures QB play by wins and losses. Oh? [ESPN]
LeBron James Jr. can ball! In less than 24 hours, this mixtape has over 1.6 million views.
Rip Joe Cocker. The song I identify him with most is the Wonder Years theme song. [via BBC]
Dog dances at day care.