Roundup: Obama on the Kiss Cam, Joey Votto Needs Surgery & Needles Found in Airline Food
By Jason McIntyre
Stephen A. Smith had the stupidest take of all on Jeremy Lin, and it got ripped to shreds. [LoHud]
Matt Forte of the Bears signed a 4-year, $32 million contract. [Sun-Times]
Knee surgery will sideline Joey Votto of the Reds for 3-4 weeks. [Cincinnati.com]
It would be easiest if the NCAA just kicked Penn State out of the NCAA. [Athletic Scholarships]
If Dan Wetzel is writing about Penn State, you should be reading it. [Yahoo]
“We don’t know if he fell. There’s no guarantee he’s actually on the mountain. Alaska’s a very unforgiving country.” [The Daily]
“Report” claimed Maryland AD Kevin Anderson was close to getting the Stanford gig. Then he denied it all. [Chronicle, Post]
The woman who stood up to Joe Paterno. [CNN]
ESPN will be paying $80 million a year for the Rose Bowl. [SBJ]
Jeff Pearlman thinks Joe Posnanski should scrap his book on Joe Paterno. [Blog]
Nice summer league recap of the time Austin Rivers met Damian Lillard. [Blazer’s Edge]
Wait, Phil Jackson is thinking about joining the Blazers – ! – in a non-coaching role? [Oregonian]
Mike & Mike are going to be hosting an NFL highlights show that you obviously won’t watch. [B&C]
Delonte West attempted to throw a baseball at a charity game recently. [via Herbie]
A nice football play here from our friends to the North. [via Hot Clicks]
Obama on the kiss cam!