Roundup: Justin Bieber Got Engaged; Kawhi Leonard vs Gregg Popovich; & Facebook's Flops Are the Key to Its Success
By Jason McIntyre
Hailey Baldwin, who is apparently engaged to Justin Bieber … Kentucky: “Hungry brothers arrested after stealing eggs from home” … Canada: “man killed by polar bear while protecting his children” … the robots are coming to farming: they can now weeds from crops … Thailand boat capsizes, 41 people of the 105 aboard have died … Journal of Female Health Sciences says American women have the biggest breasts in the world … “Facebook’s many flops are key to its success” … mother of five is shot and killed at a baby shower … “Pair high on bath salts fired a gun at fireflies, mistaking them for alien lasers” …
Podcast: Why DeMarcus Cousins is a risk the Warriors didn’t have to take; the next domino in the Kawhi Leonard vs Gregg Popovich battle; and the method to LeBron’s madness building the Lakers. [ITunes]
While I like the Pacers, can we hold off calling them ‘scary good’ until they … I don’t know, win a playoff series? [WTHR 13]
The incredibly shrinking St. Louis Post-Dispatch. [Riverfront Times]
Longtime Cleveland columnist Bill Livingston says goodbye. [Plain Dealer]
Britain’s economy has slowed considerably, and Brexit is being blamed. [Economist]
Interesting read on how Brian Windhorst handles NBA news and rumors at ESPN. [Huffington Post]
Sad story about a Wisconsin Badgers wrestler dying in a car accident. [Madison.com]
You’re telling me these quotes from the Spurs training staff about Tony Parker aren’t veiled shots at Kawhi Leonard? Read ’em. [My San Antonio]
Every goal from the knockstage of the World Cup. Awesome, especially France vs Argentina to start.
Trae Young finally had a good summer league game, lighting up the Knicks.