Roundup: Kevin Durant Says Goodbye; Brazil Olympics a 'Catastrophe' & 9-Year Old Loses Hand in Fireworks Accident

Chloe Bridges, actress … “Brazil’s Olympic Catastrophe” … I’ve been to Machu Picchu, and I stayed very far from the edges, unlike this guy, who fell and died … we can now put the Jesse Williams speech to bed because Stacey Dash has chimed in … hey Millennials, can you chill with the blue wine? … “9 Must-Haves for Your Next Hamptons Sex Party” … female teacher gets 10-years probation for having sex with a 14-year old boy … “The 99 percent just had its best year in nearly two decades” … not sure what Kendall Jenner has done, but she’s wealthy enough to buy this sweet house … huge tiger shark caught on the beach in North Carolina … 54-year old man trends on twitter, but in a good way … a 9-year old lost her hand after using illegal fireworks … former Navy Seal dies while in his self-driving Tesla watching a movieNina Agdal and Leo DiCaprio vacationing in the Bahamas? …

My Fox Sports Radio show from Saturday: Crushing the Lakers, defending Kevin Durant, and of course, Andrew Luck vs Peyton Manning. [3-Hour Show; 30-Minute Podcast]

Extremely well-written piece by the wife of swimmer Matt Grevers, who narrowly missed qualifying for the Olympics and won’t be able to defend his 2012 gold medal. [Swimming World Magazine]

Undrafted Tampa Bay Bucs rookie shot in California late last week. [Press Enterprise]

Ole Miss fans who read this are going to be nervous about punishment from the NCAA. [Campus Rush]

As feisty as it gets in women’s college basketball: “Duke’s McCallie Criticizes Geno For Taking Transfers; His Response? She Should ‘Try A Little Harder’.” [Courant]

Very good, in-depth look at Kevin Durant’s free agency process before he picked the Warriors. [Hoops Hype]

Remember Steve Taneyhill? The former Gamecocks QB bought a bar in South Carolina. [The State]

Christian Laettner is getting dragged to bankruptcy court. [KSR]

Congrats to the Red Sox, who have been banned from signing any international players for the next year, and lost five prospects for skirting the rules. [Yahoo Sports]

Spain is searching for a new National team coach with the “resignation” of Vincent Del Bosque. [Goal.com]

I’m reading all of the Kevin Durant departure pieces. [SI]

Jurrell Casey of the Titans and his wife are doing a really nice thing in the community. [Tennessean]

Terrance Ferguson, a 5-star recruit, has decided not to attend college but rather play in Australia next year.

Nearly three years old, but I saw it this weekend and watched it a few dozen times.

ESPN’s taking the shouting from debate shows to SportsCenter. [via Uproxx]



from The Big Lead http://ift.tt/29mgY6L

No comments:

Post a Comment