Roundup: Hooters Sports Book in Vegas Robbed; Ladies Love the Rapping Uber Driver
By Jason McIntyre
Alina Boyko, a model … has Peter Thiel, a Silicon Valley billionaire, been funding Hulk Hogan’s lawsuit against Gawker? … I have a big crush on Chloe Moretz, who is a talented young actress … “Sports book at Hooters Hotel robbed Monday” … Steve Kornacki is the new Nate Silver this election season … “A clever tweak to how apples are sold is making everyone eat more of them” … a national honor society member wrote a “Dear Black Girls” poem and was banned from the prom because of it … Duncan Jones, the son of David Bowie, is a movie director … “EgyptAir 804 human remains suggest blast” … National Journal reports the Obamas will live in the Kalorama neighborhood in DC when they leave the White House … sad story that’ll make you angry if you have kids: School district does nothing as girl is bullied for years, and then she killed herself …
Why Ben Simmons might try to force his way to the Lakers, the horrible Blake Lively non-troversy and an interview with NBA draft guru Fran Fraschilla. [Fox Sports Radio, 30-minute podcast; full show]
Long and just slightly troubling: “Insurance Firms Profited $400 Million After [Superstorm] Sandy.” [NPR]
Thunder 118, Warriors 94. Golden State now must beat OKC three in a row to return to the NBA Finals. The Thunder have won six of their last seven games against the 73-win Warriors and 67-win Spurs. [SF Gate]
Gosh I miss Snacks, who left the Jets for the Giants. Good dude. [Bergen Record]
Josh Hart is returning to Villanova next season. Huge for the Wildcats, who will open in the Top 5. [Philly.com]
Great story on Kevon Seymour, a rookie CB on the Bills who was nearly killed by gang members in California for no reason. [Buffalo News]
Of course the media can’t be trusted! [Barrett Sports Media]
ESPN’s Cari Champion is patterning her broadcasting career after Serena Williams. [Vogue]
Jackie Bradley Jr extended his hitting streak to 28 games, tops in MLB this season. [Boston.com]
Interesting take on the media from Jeff Jarvis: “Media must rebuild its business around relevance and value, not volume.” [Medium]
Bubba Smith, the #1 pick in the 1967 NFL draft and later an actor in the Police Academy movies, had CTE when he died in 2011. [Concussion Foundation]
Really enjoyed this piece on Advanced Analytics from Mike Wilbon. Naturally, the internet did not. [Undefeated]
Kentucky fans are not happy with Jeff Borzello for saying the Wildcats have ‘underachieved’ lately, even though he’s kind of right. [KSR]
Ladies love a good rapper. Medicore one, too.
No idea what prompted this skirmish in the streets.
So I’m the only one who doesn’t really find this mask funny?
Is this video of a tesla driver asleep with the car on autopilot staged?
James Hinchcliffe on coming back from horrific crash