Roundup: Chris Rock Won the Oscars; MSNBC Host Walks Off Her Show & Damn, Daniel is So Stupid

Jennifer Lawrence … Leonard DiCaprio finally won an Oscar, and here are all of the winners … if you got parmesan cheese from Wal-Mart, you likely ate wood pulp filler … “Teenage boy ‘holding broomstick’ shot by police” … three stabbed at a KKK rally in Anaheim … speaking of the KKK, props to Joe Scarborough for hammering Donald Trump over his terrible answers to CNN about David Duke … if “Damn, Daniel” isn’t the dumbest thing in social media history, it has to be near the top … “A year ago, Snyder aide wanted bottled water for Flint” … Dan Snyder’s wife donated money to Donald Trump’s campaign … “Donald Trump and Chris Christie Weren’t Always So Friendly” … MSNBC TV host, unhappy her show kept getting pre-empted for real news, walks off the set … 106 Burmese pythons have been removed from Florida’s Everglades … “Tampa’s Sportatorium sells for $695,000, to become piano conservatory” … police officer in Virginia sworn in on Friday, and was killed on her first shift Saturday … “Oregon oysters linked to norovirus outbreak sent to East Coast” …

My Fox Sports Radio show about the NFL Combine. Interviews with Kristine Leahy (11 min mark), Jay Bilas (23 min mark) and Rand Getlin (34 min mark). [Full 3-hour show; Best of Podcast]

Great story on Isaiah Thomas, who dropped a record 51 points in a legendary performance in a State tournament game as a junior in high school 10 years ago. [Seattle Times]

Spotlight won Best Picture at the Oscars; here’s the story behind it. [Boston Globe]

Here’s Chris Rock’s monologue from the Oscars. Video is below. [NYT]

Damian Lillard scored 33 points and hot Portland beat the Pacers in Indy. The Blazers are now tied for the 6th spot in the West with Dallas. [Oregonian]

What it’s like to hang out with Peter King for four days at the Super Bowl. [Peninsula Press]

A week old, but man, Jahlil Okafor’s defense has been worse than you thought. These numbers are staggering. [Pattern of Basketball]

Melissa Stark joins HBO, will be on Jim Lampley’s show. [Boxing Scene]

Very cool story about Jonathon Simmons, the Spurs rookie who comes from a “dropout factory” high school. Also, he fathered three children while still a college student. [Express News]

“Where have all the good catchers gone?” [Toronto Star]

Yale senior captain Jack Montague is no longer on the basketball team. Nobody will say why [Yale Daily News]

Dave O’Brien makes the move from the WEEI radio booth to broadcasting Red Sox games for NESN. [Boston Globe]

RIP longtime Nashville sports writer Harold Huggins. [Tennessean]

Loved the Chris Rock monologue at the Oscars. Perfect.

Donald Trump, too funny.

Note all the people not clapping at this woman who won an Oscar.

Donald Trump telling Chris Christie he’s done his part, enjoy the private jet ride.

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