Roundup: Jason Worilds Retires From Football, Anthony Davis Soars for Dunk & Actor Bails on Hollywood to Become Spiritual Adviser
By Jason McIntyre
Joanna Krupa … Parker Rice, the Oklahoma student who led the racist chant, has apologized … actor from 10 Things I hate About You is now a ‘spiritual adviser‘ … what a speech by this 4th grader! … someone robbed a bank wearing a Kentucky sweatshirt … man wearing Kentucky sweatshirt arrested for stealing wallet at Starbucks … loved Zoolander, but Zoolander 2 is inevitably going to suck … video of a girl being paddled in a Jacksonville high school … extremely troubling: “Florida Farm Owners Assault Migrants While Police and Prosecutors Do Nothing” … life after the Bachelor … “‘R&B Diva’ Angie Stone knocked out daughter’s front teeth” … can’t believe Pharrell and Thicke need to pay $7.3 mil for “copying”” Marvin Gaye’s song … there’s a 7% chance that an 8.0 earthquake hits California in the next three decades … more kitsch for Sharknado 3 – David Hasselhoff joins the cast … seven Marines and four soliders feared dead after helicopter crash in Florida … “Jealous Girlfriend Stabs Man To Death Who Was Texting His Boss” …
LeBron and the Cavs 127, Mavericks 94. On the road. [Dallas Morning News]
Big budgets cuts coming to Florida State. The school is saying that’s necessary due to student athletes getting a “raise” (full cost of attendance). [Warchant]
Your overnight NFL shocker: Jason Worilds, 27, is retiring. He was a free agent after playing with the Steelers last season. He could have made about $7 million per year. [Trib Live]
You’ll never guess which is easiest among clutch shooting: free throws, field goals, or 3-point FGs. [Inpredictable]
Remember Andrew Smith, the Butler center? Played on the Final 4 teams? My gosh, what an ordeal he’s been through. [CBS Sports]
Toronto pitcher Marcus Stroman torn his ACL on a fielding drill and the promising 23-year old is out for the season. [Toronto Star]
Randall Cobb decided on staying with the Packers over the weekend … while he was the groomsman in a teammate’s wedding. [ESPN Wisconsin]
Can Ivy League basketball continue to grow … while maintaining its principles? [Boston Globe]
An interview with the Aminu Timberlake, Kentucky player who was stomped by Christian Laettner. [TIME]
The Eagles lost another player to the Colts – OLB Trent Cole inked a 2-year, $14 million deal. [Indy Star]
Former coach Barry Switzer, who is in the SAE fraternity, helped Oklahoma students move out of the house this week. [CBS Sports]
Solomon Hill of the Pacers with a thunderous dunk against the Magic in Indiana’s win.
Go up and get it, Anthony Davis! The Pelicans whopped the Nets, are 1/2 game out of the 8th playoff spot in the East.
Good morning, Kate Bock.