The Roundup: Corwin Brown is in Trouble, What Your Soccer Jersey Says About You & BYU to the Big 12?
By Jason McIntyre
If you’re a sports columnist this August and need an idea, just go the Tim Tebow route. Everyone’s doing it. [St. Pete Times]
Really enjoyed this story on former star Michael Ray Richardson, who was on his way out of basketball just as I was becoming a fan of the sport. [Grantland]
Here’s someone saying the Big 12 should add BYU. [Oklahoman]
We certainly haven’t heard the end of this sad story: Referee kills himself … hours after police found his wife dead. [CBS Sports]
What your soccer jersey says about you. [Unprofessional Foul]
A tribute to Tex Winter. [A Scout’s Perspective]
With the King done/down/struggling, everyone else in golf parties. [WSJ]
Scottie Pippen has money again! [South Florida Business Journal]
Surely you remember Jason Lisk writing that the jury was still out on Sam Bradford back in January … well, now there’s talk that his rookie season was incredibly overrated. [Pro Football Reference]
“France’s biggest film star Gerard Depardieu urinated in an airplane in front of fellow passengers after cabin crew refused to let him use the bathroom.” [Post]
Anyone feel like chatting about MLB realignment? [Freakonomics]
Pretty depressing read on the mental health issues of Rick Rypien. [Winnipeg Free Press]
A collection of twitter responses to the Yahoo Sports’ Miami Hurricanes story. [WPBF]
Um, August 16th was the anniversary of the death of Elvis. Not his birthday.
This one’s for the Tennessee football fans: Teach Me How to Dooley. [via Outkick the Coverage]
This is how they celebrate in the CFL. [via Hot Clicks]