Roundup: Boyhood & American Sniper Robbed at the Oscars, Chris Jones Leaves Louisville & Dakota Johnson vs Melanie Griffith
By Jason McIntyre
Very sad story: Bill Guthridge, former UNC coach, is losing his memory. [News & Observer]
Bol Bol is Manute Bol’s son. He’s 15, and stands 6-foot-10 as a freshman in high school. [NY Times]
Terrific read on the low pay in minor league baseball. [Providence Journal]
BJ Upton is now going by Melvin Upton Jr. [AJC]
Mild surprise: Michigan 64, Ohio State 57. [Columbus Dispatch]
Good loss for the Stephen Curry-less Warriors: Indiana 104, Golden State 98. Memphis won, too. and hopefully the Warriors can avoid the Thunder in the 1st round. [Indy Star]
And here’s a good read on the Warriors, and how they turned into Finals contenders. [SI]
“A ceramic clown that went missing from a closed Wichita amusement park more than a decade ago has been found at the home of a sex offender who once worked at the park.” [CBS 6]
Greg Bedard is not buying Winston-to-the-Bucs. This scares me as a Jets fan because the only QB I want in this draft is Mariota, and going into the season with Geno Smith as the starter makes me not want to watch. [The MMQB]
Sixers Mascot Franklin Is a Sixers-Hating, Philly-Bashing Knicks Fan. [Crossing Broad]
Louisville point guard Chris Jones, who was kicked off the basketball team, says he’s going to try to work on his anger management. [Courier-Journal]
After Nebraska lost to Iowa by 28 at home Sunday, Cornhuskers coach Tim Miles banned his team from interviews and the fancy new locker room (which contains a pool table, large screen TVs, a smoothie bar and leather lounge chairs). [Omaha.com]
Tennis player charged with throwing a match. [Sydney Morning Herald]
Ruben Amaro has apologized to slugger Ryan Howard. [Philly.com]
I can’t imagine there are many stories about a New Zealand basketball team that are worth reading, but this one is. [NYT]
Richard Jefferson is 34, but the man can still soar and throw down a mean dunk.
Had never heard of Nick Lowe, but greatly enjoyed this. [via Pour Me Coffee]
Dakota Johnson’s mom is Melanie Griffith. This was an awkward moment on the red carpet. It’s almost like mom is jealous of daughter!
As temperatures will barely reach 20 in the northeast, swimsuit videos will help send warm thoughts.
Some strong tips for drafting a franchise QB.