The Roundup: Nenad Krstic Throws a Chair During a Brawl, Tiki Barber Talks, and So Does Michelle Beadle
By Jason McIntyre
Michelle Beadle seems cool. [Manofest]
Announcer Thom Brennaman broke his leg “skimboarding.” Enter Tim Tebow joke here. [Enquirer]
Tiki Barber is trying to put his life back together. The good news is, a stranger paid for his lunch. [Newsday]
Absolute must-read about Frank McCourt, bumbling owner of the Dodgers. [LA Weekly]
Brandon Roy of the Trailblazers apologies for appearing in a rap video that features marijuana. [Seattle Times]
Jacoby Ellsbury seems hurt by criticism: “People are always going to bad-mouth you. But you stay strong. That’s all you can do.” [Herald]
The Braves landed Derrek Lee in hopes of fending off the Phillies in the NL East. [AJC]
The top 10 recruiters in college basketball. [Yahoo]
Favre? [Fox Sports]
Favre. [Yahoo]
The Florida Senate hopeful who ‘saved’ Mike Tyson’s life. [Politico]
Brett Favre’s base salary will be $3.5 million higher than previously anticipated; he can also get $3.5 million more in incentives. [Star Tribune]
Seven years with Carmelo Anthony: the Nuggets averaged 48 wins per season and made the playoffs each time. In the eight years prior to his arrival? An average of 25 wins per season, zero playoff appearances. [Denver Post]
Joe Posnanski throws lots and lots of stats on the wall in his argument that Josh Hamilton isn’t the best player in baseball. [Curiously Long Posts]
Remember Nenad Krstic? That’s him throwing a few cheap shots and then hurling a chair at the end. [via]
Two Michelle Beadle links in one roundup? Here she is throwing out the first pitch at a baseball game. Not a bad job. [via Hotties in Cleats]
Name. Butchered.