Pixie Lott, singer … winner: “Police tase Florida man after refusing to leave park while playing Pokémon GO” … leaked emails show how the DNC tried to destroy Bernie Sanders … Man U players are allegedly banned from playing Pokemon Go before matches … “Donald Trump is a unique threat to American democracy” … police in Rio are getting killed at a scary pace in 2016 … “Vice Chair of D.C. GOP to Resign Over Trump Nomination” … she lost an expensive ring in the ocean, then hired a guy to find it … Lindsay Lohan hints she’s pregnant; also says her fiancee cheated on her … “Why is there a woman in a shark costume in Charlotte’s dating pool?” … can we interest you in some Roger Ailes replacements? … clearly, Pokemon Go is out of control, someone stop the madness …
Fun riff on expectations in sports, and in life. They’re vastly different, or at least they should be. Also, should Mike Tomlin be on the hot seat? And Ian Rapoport stops by. [3 Hour Show; 30 Minute Podcast]
William Rhoden is done at the New York Times after nearly 35 years at the paper. This final line – “Rather than say goodbye, let me simply say: ‘To be continued’ is telling. [NYT]
A Florida Gators football player – who works as security at a bar – helped stop a sexual assault of an unconscious girl last week. [First Coast News]
Gasbags keep saying Michael Jordan should say or do something. What, exactly? [NYT]
“The Tour de France Tears Up its Unwritten Rulebook.” [WSJ]
Kyle Busch won the Brickyard 400 and Tony Stewart finished in 11th. [WTHR13]
How is this not a massive story? George Washington basketball coach Mike Lonergan has treated players poorly, so many have transferred; also, his comments about the AD to his players is WHOA. [Washington Post]
Tommy Amaker is building a beast at Harvard. If you read closely, you’ll see that Amaker is going to take over for Coach K at Duke in a few years. [SI]
Pretty devastating. Donald Trump’s history of racism. [NYT]
Trump and Clinton drive everyone crazy, and so an option should be Gary Johnson, the Liberterian candidate who I probably will end up voting for. [New Yorker]
Great investigative reporter has been laid off for the third time in three years. [CJR]
There are now two media members – me and this fellow – rooting for Chip Kelly. [Philly.com]
How John Wildhack got to ESPN, and then why he left recently to become the AD at Syracuse. [Syracuse.com]
Very inside media, but still very interesting: An excerpt from the upcoming book on power agency CAA. [Hollywood Reporter]
Michigan’s schedule is going to get it to the college football playoff.
Why on earth would someone watch 9/11 footage while sitting on a tarmac before their flight takes off?
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