Roundup: New '50 Shades' Book Stolen and a Crazy Road Rage Fight Video in LA

Taylor Swift … the follow-up book to 50 Shades of Grey has been stolen, or, it’s a publicity stunt … Texas police officer resigns following his idiotic actions at a suburban pool party over the weekend … pizza hut is making a pizza with a hot dog in the crust … the two men who escaped from prison in New York have been spotted in the town Willsboro … Bob Costas agrees with Clay Travis and I – ESPN having Caitlyn Jenner show up at the ESPYs is a shameless ratings grab … “Man Charged with 79 Counts of Cockfighting” … dog saves owner’s life … Boyfriend dresses up as his 17-year-old girlfriend so he can take her exams in Kazakhstan … author of the classic “headless body in topless bar” headline has died at the age of 74 … guy busted for dozens of counts of plagiarism is quickly working in the media a year later … and the Washington Post had the plagiarist’s friend write a story about him! … “Nobel Prize-Winning Biologist Calls Women Love-Hungry Cry Babies” …

Felt like everyone on planet earth was watching, but Cavs 96, Warriors 91. LeBron finished with 40 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists. Matthew Dellavedova scored 20 points. Stephen Curry got hot in the 2nd half and finished with 27 points. [Cleveland.com]

Neat read about how Joe Lacob built the Warriors with “Silicon Valley values.” [ReDef]

Cole Hammer, 15, of Houston, will be the 4th youngest golfer ever to compete in the U.S. Open later this month. [Dallas Morning News]

Missing during Game 3 of the NBA Finals: Someone named Chris Heston, in the 13th start of his career, threw a no-hitter against the Mets. [SF Gate]

Absolutely loved this story on Seal Team 6. [NY Times]

Eric Reid of the 49ers gave some thought to retiring due to concussions, but is going to stay in the NFL. [SF Chronicle]

Bidding on the 2026 World Cup has been suspended. I guess they were worried about bribery or something. [AP]

Ray Rice, like all of us, deserves a 2nd chance. [ESPNW]

Richard Sherman responds to Antonio Cromartie, because that’s what he does. [NFL.com]

“Tampa Army captain complains Lightning ‘strong-arming’ him over his Stanley Cup tickets.” [TampaBay.com]

Crazy road rage video. After getting hit with a punch, one man is almost hit by a van.

I’m with Jerry Seinfeld – so sick of political correctness.

Risky getting this close to a Honey Badger just to watch the animal go through a garbage bin. [via Adam]

Joey Votto had a 3-homer game this week, but didn’t seem very excited?

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