Roundup: Stephen Colbert Replacing Dave Letterman; Lorde Sings with Nirvana; 12-Day Simpsons Marathon Coming to FXX
By Mike Cardillo
Note to self: Don’t fly your homemade plan over Indonesian airspace. [Hyper Vocal]
Real Madrid/Bayern Munich & Chelsea/Atletico Madrid are your Champions League semifinal pairings. [ESPNFC]
Joel Embiid’s path to the top of the NBA Draft is much different than his peers. [Slam Online]
An interview Ellis Mbeh, the face of “21-1”. [WWE]
Daniel Synder keeps making mistake after mistake. [Grantland]
FXX will air a 12-day marathon of The Simpsons comprising the series entire run of 522 episodes, about time. [Rolling Stone]
Actor Christopher Evan Welch died before his potential big break on Silicon Valley. [Vulture]
The stat guys vs. basketball guys rivlary is, apparently, overblown. [FiveThirtyEight]
An interview with a college football “bag man.” [SB Nation]
Fox is bringing in Piers Morgan for its FA Cup coverage. Some say it’s yet another move that shows how out of touch the network is with its viewers. [World Soccer Talk]
Father recreates classic album covers with his sons. (Good job outta him!) [Pigeons and Planes]
Here’s what happened to Jobu from Major League after the movie was done filming. [Big League Stew]
The greatest wrestler from each state. [Mandatory]
In-market streaming for MLB game remains a work in progress. [SBJ]
10 signs your girlfriend is cheating on you. [BroBible]
‘B-Stylers are Japanese Teens who want to be black’ [Vice, obs]
With the release of RBI Baseball 14 this week, let’s remember the best sports video game drinking game, ever. [Dee-Nee]
A trip to the Frozen Four in Philly. [700 Level]
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremony was last night in Brooklyn. Lorde (and others) fronted Nirvana. This video will probably be taken down soon, so watch it while you can, if it interests you.
22 Jump Street trailer
Model Bombing? (Via Hollywood Tuna)
Here’s a fight at a Houston area Chacho’s restaurant …
… and a woman being mugged on live TV in Brazil.
Another, creative, Rust Cohle parody.
Scorpions.