Roundup: Female Critics Love Ghostbusters; Protests Continue; Lenny Dykstra Sued
By Jason McIntyre
Sugar Lyn Beard, actress … Emily Ratajkowski posed naked for a magazine, but more importantly, she was a Bernie Sanders supporter? … “Bitcoin Halving 2016: Will the Price Rise or Fall?” … female film critics like Ghostbusters, male critics, not so much … “The military fired me for calling our enemies radical jihadis” … sad story of a woman who slipped and fell off a cliff at the Grand Canyon … “Surprising New Evidence Shows Bias in Police Use of Force but Not in Shootings” … inside story on how Dallas cops came up with the robot-with-a-bomb idea … “Off-duty cop in Missouri kills home invader after online Black Lives Matter argument” … in-depth look back Tropical Storm Irene, which was devastating in 2011 … “Baton Rouge Cops Throw Protesters Into Street, Arrest Them for Being There” … the pound and Argentina’s peso are not having a good 2016 …
My Fox Sports Radio show in podcast form. Kevin Durant and social media creating Superteams; Ethan Skolnick of the Miami Herald on all things Wade/Lebron/Riley; Marcus Thompson of the Bay Area News on the Warriors. [30 Minute Podcast; Full Show]
Ian Darke wasn’t a fan of the new Euro 2016 format. [ESPN FC]
“Durant earned the right to free agency. He bent no rules, twisted no arms. With Golden State he can play fewer minutes, carry a lighter load. He can score 20 and the Warriors can still win.” [Daily News]
Quade Green changed AAU basketball teams, and now he’s one of the most coveted rising senior point guards in the country. [The Sporting News]
Very good reporting here: “Tens of thousands of people every year are sent to jail based on the results of a $2 roadside drug test. Widespread evidence shows that these tests routinely produce false positives. Why are police departments and prosecutors still using them?” [Pro Publica]
Lenny Dykstra was sued by his “social media ghostwriter.” [NYDN]
This is an interesting discussion about Dwyane Wade departing Miami. The beef with Pat Riley has clearly been simmering and it sounds like LeBron stoked that. [The Ticket Miami]
A tardy goodbye to Mike Allen’s great run at Playbook. [Politico]
Zach Johnson going to win The Open again? Put me down for nope. [Telegraph]
What it looks like when the ceiling in an apartment collapses.