Roundup: The Story Behind Twins URL; New Star Wars Teaser; Remembering Darryl Dawkins
By Mike Cardillo
Pia Muehlenbeck … Barry Bonds lost his collusion case against baseball. … Student shot and killed on campus of Savannah State University. … Hazardous materials incident outside Chicago leaves two dead. … Curt Schilling dropped from Sunday Night baseball this week, Jessica Mendoza takes his place. … Here’s the Europa League draw, for Liverpool and Tottenham fans. … John Oliver clip cited in a court decision. … Guy busted for alleged Craigslist scam selling Taylor Swift tickets. … More doom and gloom for newspapers. … Chief Keef named his son to help promote his new album. … Florida. … The Cubs added Fernando Rodney. … Kurt Sutter is working on a developing a Sons of Anarchy spinoff. … Here’s a really, really good 54-hour Spotify playlist. … Fury Road hieroglyph. … Butthurt is now a dictionary word. … States size scaled by population. … Phrases you might have said wrong. … Happy Birthday: Don Denkinger (79); Lou Piniella (72); Ron Guidry (65); Daniel Stern (58); Scott Hamilton (57); Jennifer Coolidge (54); David Fincher (53); Jack Black (46); Jason Priestley (46); Janet Evans (44); LeAnn Rimes (33); Jeff Green (29); Armie Hammer (29). … Enjoy your weekend and whatnot.
RIP Darryl Dawkins. Here’s a remembrance of his best quotes and a tribute. [NJ.com, Vice]
Odd, engrossing story about URLs, twins and MLB. [Grantland]
Fun facts from Shaq’s episode of Curb. [Dime]
How would an actual McWhopper turn out? Not so good. [Adweek]
A look at the impending college football coaching carousel. [SI.com]
Charissa Thompson enjoyed herself at a recent Taylor Swift concert. [Busted Coverage]
A take on the NY Daily News controversial Roanoke shooting cover. [Paste]
Thoughts on MLB ditching divisions for fairer Wild Card teams. [WSJ]
What sort of storylines with Game of Thrones give Brienne in Season Six? [Vanity Fair]
A scientific way to cut down on ACL injuries. [Bleacher Report]
My favorite link: People are turning old video game music into vinyl records. [The Guardian]
Eric Hosmer wore a “Free Brady” shirt. [NESN]
The oral history of Yacht Rock. [Rolling Stone]
Remembering Darryl Dawkins best dunks.
Star Wars teaser released on Instagram on Thursday.
Guy sunbathing atop wind turbine. [via]
This is my favorite YouTube video, so I’m going to post it today.
The Kinks.
[Feature image via Getty]