Roundup: Monkey Fights Goat at the Zoo, Andrew Bynum's Career in Jeopardy & NCAA Tournament Links
By Jason McIntyre
Nate Silver, parity, numbers and the NCAA tournament. [NYT]
“In 2012, newspapers lost $16 in print ads for every $1 earned in digital ads.” [The Atlantic]
Kirk Bohls wants to know why college football players gets whistled for taunting, but Marshall Henderson gets away with it. Uh, Kirk, he’s not taunting opponents – just fans. [Statesman]
The 76ers need to forget about Andrew Bynum and move on. Double knee surgery? Unreal. [Yahoo Sports]
A Q&A with Verne Lundquist. [Sherman Report]
“A British man born with no penis is preparing for ground-breaking surgery that will attempt to create a functioning organ from the skin of his arm.” [Post]
Without Kobe, the Lakers got blasted in Phoenix. [Republic]
Fifty years ago this week, Bob Cousy said goodbye to basketball. [Globe]
Stacy Lewis is the No. 1 ranked women’s golfer in the world. That’s the first time I’ve ever heard her name. [Times]
Ranking the 68 NCAA tournament schools by the coolest person who went there. I have a minor quibble with the JMU decision – ahem – but otherwise, terrific list. [Extra Mustard]
Calvin Johnson, what a guy – he restructured his deal to free up cap room for the Lions. [Freep]
Damn, Whitlock just killin’ the NCAA tournament. I’m sure he’ll get interested if Kansas makes a run. [Fox Sports]
Hey, look! The Economist wrote a little something about the NCAA Tourney. [Economist]
The Death Star was an inside job! [via Mengus]
Those are bees. On a soccer goal. Anyone else ever not been stung? [via Hot Clicks]
Monkey scraps with goat the the zoo. This is a featherweight vs. a heavyweight, but props to the monkey for being fearless. [via Adam]