Roundup: School Bans Spicy Doritos; New X-Files Teaser Trailer
By Mike Cardillo
Hannah Davis at the ESPYs … Four marines killed during shooting at Chattanooga, Tenn., military facilities. … Gawker media is under fire again. … Colorado jury finds James Holmes guilty of murder. … Snow plows called after four inches of hail in South Dakota. … Cow caught after two years on the run. … British school bans spicy Doritos. … Look at this big fish that washed up in KC. … Company in China has workers wear masks to, “relax their smiling muscles and remain anonymous in front of customers.” … Penn State taking names off the back of football jerseys. … Brooklyn Cyclones will host Nickelodeon Guts night. … Australia seems confused here. … Funny English pub names. … First look at Apocalypse, Psylocke and Storm from the upcoming X-Men movie. … Robot hotel opening in Japan. … Swear maps. … Happy Birthday: Donald Sutherland (80); Connie Hawkins (73); Geezer Butler (66); David Hasselhoff (63); Angela Merkel (61); Bryan Trottier (59); Billy Mitchell (51); Calbert Cheaney (44); Jaap Stam (43); Ryan Miller (35);
Jordan Speith has roots in Pennsylvania steel country. [Philly.com]
Excerpt from Rob Gronkowski’s new book, talking about an injury he suffered at Arizona. [MMQB]
Ranking all of Judd Apatow’s movies. [Vulture]
Deep dive on how much GM AJ Preller screwed up the Padres. [Grantland]
42 rejected titles for Wet Hot American Summer. [GQ]
Larry Bowa detailing why he thinks Ryne Sandberg resigned from managing the Phillies. [CSN Philly]
LeBron James, Keith Hernandez, Detlef Schrempf, Reggie Jackson … 20 good acting cameos from athletes. [AV Club]
Wall Street Journal writer from Florida details why he chose to root for the Mets. [WSJ]
Breaking down the Emmy Award nominations. [Uproxx]
Mark Cuban wants to expand the NBA playoffs to 20 teams. [Slam]
Third Eye Blind … good band? [Concourse]
Ranking the 100 best college football teams of all time. [Sports on Earth]
Time lapse of snow melting in Boston from March to July …
Joe Haden’s sneaker collection is impressive.
This clip of guys tossing a basketball off a damn has five million views already.
Fox’s first teaser for its X-Files revival.
Steely Dan
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