Roundup: Ken Burns Rips Donald Trump; Bill Simmons vs ESPN, Round XIII
By Jason McIntyre
Kate Bock, model … did Cavs owner Dan Gilbert bid $5 billion for Yahoo? … “Underdog: The Devin Tate Story” … man, some people just suck as human beings … “Chicago among cities with largest share of underwater homeowners” … where are all the minority Showrunners in Hollywood? … bear in California decided to take a swim in a pool … there are no rules against arming your drone … Kentucky forward Derek Willis arrested for “public intoxication” …
Ohio State got a 5-star QB, Tate Martell. The rich get richer! [Fox Sports]
Is the Matt Harvey roller coaster ride over? Bet Francesa could read this and go for three hours. [SNY]
The coward who killed 50 in Orlando was “clearly not anti-gay” back in 2009, an old friend says. [Reuters]
The shooter was also probed twice by the FBI, but they couldn’t nail him on anything. Then, on the “night of the Orlando nightclub attack, Mr. Mateen called emergency services and proclaimed allegiance to Islamic State.” [WSJ]
“Do FBI Strings Help the Fight Against ISIS?” [New Yorker]
Here’s a piece on Colin Cowherd ahead of his new TV show (6 pm, FS1, tonight). [Washington Post]
Three programming suggestions for ESPN, all of them actually quite good. [Medium]
Gonna be tough to live down ‘resting’ James Rodriguez Saturday, which resulted in a Colombia loss. [Goal.com]
Brooks Thompson, the former Oklahoma State guard who played with “Big Country” Reeves, has died at the age of 45. [Tulsa World]
Landon Donovan is going to join EPL’s Swansea City as a sharehoder. [ESPN FC]
“A new White House initiative asks colleges to look past criminal records, removing an obstacle to higher education.” [Atlantic]
Bill Simmons keeps hammering away at ESPN, but at what point does the same story get old? [NYT]
St. Louis Cardinals spend 1st round MLB draft pick on a guy who earlier in his career tested positive for PEDs. [Post Dispatch]
You don’t have to guess very hard to see where this is going.
Ken Burns speaks at the Stanford graduation, roasts Donald Trump.