Roundup: Dive-Bombing Squirrels Injure 8; Gun Owners Approve Universal Background Checks

Kristy Garett, the last nude Playboy model … 3-year old girl spends a month in the hospital, misses Halloween; so her neighborhood gave her Halloween in late November … “Even among gun owners, 85 percent approve of universal background checks” … former UNC football player, who was homeless, committed suicide by riding his bike the wrong way on the highway … you’ll never guess who is more comfortable naked in a gym locker room – millennials or old guys? … “Meet the Grandma Who Outran Her Kids at the Beer Mile” … there’s a Home Shopping Network, so get ready for Gun TV … loser George Zimmerman got suspended from twitter for posting nudes of his ex-girlfriend … “Furious, Dive-Bombing Squirrels Injured 8 in the Bay Area” … 5th graders in Jersey tried to build an explosive device to bring to a high school … “ISIL is really a revolt by young Muslims against their parents’ generation” … watch a rapper named “Stitches” get dropped on a punch from The Game’s Manager … In Arkansas, there may have been a homeless couple living in an attic at Walmart …

Maybe my best radio show yet. Guests: Richard Deitsch (24:00), John Walters (100:00) and Mike Garafolo (140:00). [Podcast]

Warriors 114, Nets 98. Golden State is now 22-0. No team has ever gone 7-0 on a road trip … the Warriors are 4-0 on their current trip. [SF Gate]

How bad is it that access to college athletes is dwindling? [Poynter]

If you went to be early, you missed nothing: Steelers 45, Colts 10. [Indy Star]

Stephen Curry will get his number retired at Davidson … as soon as he gets his degree. [Sporting News]

Marshawn Lynch remains great. Nice story here, make sure to get to Lynch’s quotes at the bottom. [Seattle Times]

Remember how virtual reality was becoming a big deal in college football? It helped Stanford defeat Notre Dame. [Fox Sports]

Behind-the-scenes with the Maryland Terrapins, who might have the most talent in the country, 1-8. [Washington Post]

The differences between Kentucky and UCLA basketball are … significant. [LA Times]

Admit it, you laughed at this sentence: “The White House is STILL taking career race agitator DeRay McKesson seriously.” [Chicks on the Right]

Warner Brothers gave $15.8 million to LeBron’s media company. [Bloomberg Business]

This gentleman plays for Rhode Island. That’s a powerful dunk with the left hand.

And here’s a facial that got the Virginia crowd all worked up.

Gerald Green, rising up from the baseline.