Roundup: Triple H Wins Royal Rumble & Watch a Doctor in Florida Attack an Uber Driver
By Jason McIntyre
Marta Lozano, a model … “An Ol’ Dirty Bastard Biopic Could Finally Be Happening” … three inmates escape maximum security jail in Southern California … the tennis match-fixing stuff is interesting, but it’ll become a giant national story when a player we’ve all heard of is involved … “Recent lottery winner killed in home invasion” … if you’re in Hollywood and the media asks you about the all-white Oscars, don’t say this … Univision has bought the Onion … this girl is the most popular beauty blogger in Dubai … “Woman freezes to death after trying to rescue husband in wheelchair” … UVA student arrested in North Korea … Central Park got 26.8 inches of snow, nearly the most ever … great story on the usher at Pacers games who has worked for three US Presidents … “Fire truck crashes into Farmersville Dairy Queen” … the Boston Globe has endorsed Hillary Clinton … “Kansas senator blocks testimony from female witnesses with ‘low-cut necklines and miniskirts'” … what the hell is with the anti-semitism in France? … if you haven’t read War and Peace, here’s a good summary of it … Pam from the Office really loved Jim — in real life … Cameron Crowe remembers Glenn Frey …
My Fox Sports Radio Show comparing Peyton Manning to David Letterman and Tom Brady to Jay Leno, and also a powerful interview with former Duke guard Jay Williams, who contemplated suicide after his motorcycle accident. [3-Hour Show; 30-Minute Podcast]
Another big win for the MLS: The Seattle Sounders have signed 21-year old Jordan Morris. He turned down the Bundesliga. [Miami Herald]
Paul Gasol and Nikola Mirotic love the opera in Chicago. [WSJ]
Triple H won the Royal Rumble. He survived by defeating Roman Reigns. [Rolling Stone]
The Boise State basketball team drank beet juice to battle the altitude in Wyoming, then topped the Cowboys, 81-71. [Idaho Statesman]
Jackie Young has passed Damon Bailey as the most prolific scorer in Indiana high school basketball history. She’s going to play at Notre Dame next year. [Indy Star]
Ana Ivanovich got totally screwed at the Australian Open. Her tennis coach collapsed in the stands from a heart attack, and they barely delayed the match. She lost her lead, and the match. [The Age]
Tate George, the from UConn basketball player who beat the buzzer and Clemson in the 1990 NCAA Tournament, is going to jail for nine years for fraud. [Reuters]
The three best teams in college football in the state of Texas in 2016 will be Baylor, TCU and Houston. [Houston Press]
Larry Brown, the SMU basketball coach: I’ll pass on analytics, thanks. [Crossing Broad]
Cool story on the Florida shop that hooks up baseball players with tricked-out rides. [NYT]
Russell Westbrook (12-of-27 shooting) and Kevin Durant (32 points, 10 rebounds) played, but the Thunder lost to the Nets in Brooklyn, 116-106. [Oklahoman]
If you’re into the media, you’ll enjoy this: Inside the final days of Al Jazeera America. [CNN]
Israeli NBA fans are unhappy at the Cavaliers for firing David Blatt. [Daily Journal]
Mark Cuban saw this travel, how’d everyone else miss it?
This, allegedly, is the Undertaker deadlifting 405 pounds. He made that look fairly easy.
My favorite shot of last week: Stephen Curry from way, way downtown.
Stay weird, Russell Westbrook.
Doctor in Florida is suspended from her job after getting drunk and attacking an Uber driver.
Cool behind-the-scenes look at DC United at the MLS draft.
Celebrate, Broncos fans!