Roundup: Man Drives Truck Through the Front of a Hotel; Howard Stern Signs 5-Year Deal at Sirius

Abigail Ratchford, you know her … fascinating read on Ted Cruz’s campaign applying analytics and psychological testing to woo voters … “Psychologists say cursing may actually be good for you” … terribly sad story on the 3rd anniversary of the Newtown, Connecticut school massacre … anyone read The Skimm? First I’ve heard of it … “What Each State Googled More Than Any Other State In 2015” … didn’t know it was this expensive to live in Boston … yes, this Australian girl is Taylor Swift’s doppleganger … new Monmouth University poll surveying Republicans shows they still like him … “Former gang members find new life making high-end furniture” … cool breakdown of all the deaths in Shakespeare’s playsHoward Stern was expected to announce soon that he’s staying at Sirius – and he announced a new 5-year deal this morning … “Asteroid to pass Earth on Christmas Eve” …

My Fox Sports Radio show talked about the Media’s War on Football and Cam Newton and the MVP. Jonathan Jones of the Charlotte Observer and former NFL player George Wrighster stopped by. [Full 3 Hours; “Best of Podcast“]

Great story about a QB named Dakota Prukop, who played at Montana State and will be a graduate transfer, and eligible to play in 2016. Oregon and Alabama want him badly. [Fox Sports]

If you went to bed early: Giants 31, Dolphins 24. Odell Beckham had 166 yards receiving and 2 TDs. The NFC East has a 3-way tie for 1st. [NYDN]

Johnny Cueto: 8 years, one All-Star appearance, two Top 5 Cy Young finishes, and the Giants gave him a 6-year, $130 million contract. [SF Gate]

Six-foot-six QB Feleipe Franks decommitted from LSU and decided to attend Florida, so the Tigers won’t be any better at QB next season. [Advocate]

Darsh Singh, the first college basketball player to wear a turban finds himself a meme on social media, and his response was really strong. [Dallas Morning News]

Reporter who claims Chip Kelly called LeSean McCoy stands by his story, despite Kelly’s denial. [Inquirer]

Did Robert Nkemdiche and his brother mess with synthetic weed? [Outkick the Coverage]

“Turnberry golf club to no longer host The Open tournament.” [Independent]

This is a very good piece on Iowa State’s Matt Thomas. [CBS Sports]

On the Serena Williams SI cover: “Maybe, but it’s hard to shake the idea that women, sadly, are still doing what men want them to do, whether they mean to or not.” [Sun-Times]

Russell Westbrook made the largest donation to UCLA by any former Bruins basketball player. [LA Times]

You can tell the Steelers defenders really love blocking.

Keep an eye on the middle-left of the line. Yup, that’s Cam Erving getting knocked on his butt again.

The hotel staff thought this guy was bluffing about the idea that he’d drive his truck through the front entrance. He obviously wasn’t.



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