Roundup: Panthers Last Undefeated NFL Team, Jaylen Brown Dunks & the SEC Myth
By Jason McIntyre
Catalina Otalvaro, a model … man arrested after pistol-whipping another man in the parking lot after Kentucky-Louisville … sounds like Viacom founder Sumner Redstone’s health is failing; he’s 92 … journalist does job, gets barred from news event … stranger pays woman’s grocery tab; he died a day later in a car accident … there’s going to be a Friday Night Lights musical … “People having sex with horses is on the rise in Switzerland” … the list of 20 albums that sold one million copies in a week … 17-year old women’s rugby player got two concussions in a week and died … a lot of people feel like losers, thus Donald Trump appears to be a savior … this Sinead O’Connor Facebook post has a lot of people concerned for her mental state … “mom gave kids alcohol, pot at sleepover” … troubling details of the crazy person who killed three people at Planned Parenthood in Colorado … “nine other truths about terrorism that nobody wants to hear” … 33 college kids headed back to Radford and Virginia Tech were injured when a bus flipped …
My Fox Sports Radio podcast from Saturday: Defending Chip Kelly, some Iowa pontificating and the end of Johnny Manziel. [Full 3-hour show; ‘Best of’ Podcast.]
If you went to bed early: The Broncos rallied to beat the Patriots in overtime, 30-24, and New England is undefeated no more. [Denver Post]
Longtime columnist Tom Sorensen calls it a career after 35 years. [Charlotte Observer]
“Because the outrage media are not seeking solutions; they’re seeking relevancy and clicks.” [J.School]
It almost sounds like Wisconsin was trying to protect running back Corey Clement. The police say what the school said … isn’t actually what happened. [Madison.com]
LeBron is giving the Cavaliers a complete culture makeover. [Cleveland.com]
Patrick Towles, the Kentucky QB, is transferring. He announced the move on Instagram. [Kentucky.com]
David Ortiz is retiring and Boston fans are really going to miss him. [Surviving Grady]
Kevin Durant took a swipe at former teammate Reggie Jackson. [Oklahoman]
Jamie Vardy has become a goal machine for Leicester City. Where’d this guy come from? [WSJ]
Cool story on Cooper Manning, Peyton’s brother. [LA Times]
Julie Hermann, the terrible AD at Rutgers, has finally been fired. [NJ.com]
The new Captain America looks tremendous. Iron Man vs Captain America!
Seth Meyers goes after Donald Trump.
Jaylen Brown of Cal … can jump.
A few weeks late, but on the SEC “myth.”