Roundup: Cop Fired Over Fecal Sandwich; Election Has Disgraced Journalism Profession & Pixar's New Short Film
By Jason McIntyre
Sophia Miacova, a model who is a big deal on Instagram … “Pizza restaurant’s anti-Hillary sign prompts backlash, call for boycott” … a newspaper in Florida endorsed Donald Trump? … “Taxpayers on the hook for University of New Mexico Bigfoot expedition” … woman who had been missing since August found alive, chained to a storage container … “Patient’s mangled penis lands notorious South Florida doctor in legal trouble, again … it’s pretty clear why Russia is backing Donald Trump … “This Election Has Disgraced the Entire Profession of Journalism” … the coming winter is being described as “brutally cold” … HGTV fans are going to be crestfallen at this news … “The Clinton Foundation’s $20 million off-the-books mystery” … Pixar’s new short film is great … “SA cop fired for attempting to feed fecal sandwich to homeless person” … Janet Reno, the first female US attorney general, died …
Raiders 30, Broncos 20. Oakland is fun to watch. Trevor Siemian, less so. Couldn’t you argue the Raiders are the 2nd best team in the AFC? [Mercury News]
HBO tried to bury the Bill Simmons cancellation news Friday, but here are two pretty critical pieces about what happened. [Sporting News, Barstool Sports]
Well, well, well: The Lakers are 4-3 – and 3-0 at home – after beating back the Suns. This team is so much more fun to watch than last year’s Kobe-led attack. I was so wrong about Nick Young. He’s playing well, and had 22 points in the win. [LA Times]
Robin Van Persie suffered a very bad eye injury while playing with Fenerbahce Sunday. [Goal.com]
It’s officially over for Ole Miss, which lost QB Chad Kelly to a torn ACL. Which means he won’t compete in the NFL Combine. Hopefully, we’ll next see him in the NFL. [Clarion Ledger]
Is Oregon really willing to spend $10 mil on a head coach? [Oregonian]
Sportswriter postpones OPEN HEART SURGERY to watch the Cubs in the World Series. [ESPN]
Tampa Bay Bucs fans are mad as hell. Basically, like usual. [Joe Bucs Fan]
Not a newsflash: Exposure to head trauma is happening in football, and it’ll kill you. [Boston Globe]
No idea how Cam Newton didn’t fumble on this hit by Aaron Donald.
Porzingis added this to his game? Impressive.
Russell Westbrook vs Kevin Durant. I could talk about this feud daily.