Roundup: Massive Heroin Bust, Keith Olbermann Prank Call Classics, Remember Ronnie Fields?
By Mike Cardillo
Discovery of “Pandoraviruses” are blowing the minds of scientists. [National Geographic]
An interview with the Iron Sheik, Philly-style (fair warning). [The 700 Level]
Jack Handey is funnier than all of us put together, or that’s what they tell me. [NYT]
There’s a documentary-type film about former prep hoops star Ronnie Fields available online. [Slam Online]
The story behind the yellow 1st-down marker. [SI]
The state of Wyoming only has two escalators. (Sounds appealing, honestly.) [The Atlantic]
Premier League takes action to block a streaming host site. [BBC]
From earlier in the week, but a great profile on Yoenis Cespedes’ family journey from Cuba. [SF Chronicle]
David Beckham ought to bring MLS directly to South Beach. [Miami Herald]
Whitehorse City Council Ad will rock your socks off. [HyperVocal]
Hunger strike across California prisons. [Vice]
A columnist says goodbye after 32 years. [Baltimore Sun]
Blackhawks prospects drop the gloves in training camp. [Puck Daddy]
10 NFL careers that were way too short. [NFL]
A tour of San Francisco, via The Room. [AV Club]
Keith Olbermann needs to incorporate a prank call segment into his new ESPN2 show. This clip is pure 90s gold. Keith breaking down Lenny Dykstra on the fly is pure poetry.
Nick Saban has no time for your predictions, media! (That said, he lands a point.)
Chris Davis hit 37 homers before the All-Star Break. Here they all are.
Queens of the Stone Age in concert. Enjoy.