Kate Upton … Matt Damon returning for another Jason Bourne movie …”Tucson woman brutally attacked over missed Taco Bell breakfast” … is there a rift between Venus and Serena Williams? … actress Ann Dowd is everywhere, and the nerds on twitter love her … writers will appreciate this link … male birth control coming in three years? … working in Hollywood, bad for your health? … it’s an internet glossary in case you want to know what LOLCATS and 4Chan mean … Indiana man kills woman, police show up to find him eating her brain and body parts … the rap stars of Atlanta … goldfish in Australia has life-threatening tumor removed … a Chinese city has added a “walk and text” walking lane … man with sword is shot and killed, but was he running from the cops, who said he came at them? … uh-oh, income inequality is hurting state tax revenue … Robin Thicke says he was “high and drunk” during every interview he did last year … small college president will buy a student’s books for one year if a Madden tournament winner can beat him …
If you went to bed when it was 20-6 Colts … the Eagles won, 30-27. That’s two miracle covers by the Eagles, who are 2-0. [Philly.com]
The Simple Technology That Accidentally Ruined Baseball. [The Atlantic]
People still care what Ray Lewis says, I guess: What Ray Rice did was inexcusable. [Baltimore Sun]
The Ray Rice situation is trickling down to college football:“The sensitivity is at an all-time high,” Baylor athletic director Ian McCaw said. “Just as the NFL is under a great deal of scrutiny right now, the same is true in college athletics.” [SI.com]
Jonathan Papelbon was suspended seven games by MLB for this crotch-grabbing moment. [Philadelphia Inquirer]
On Roger Goodell working over the media: “Access tends to transmit orthodox views; accountability tends to transmit heterodox views.” [Slate]
Good news/bad news: Angels clinched a playoff berth; Albert Pujols pulls a hamstring. [LA Times]
Remember Dream Team II? Yeah, nobody does. [Bleacher Report]
“But one could point to how MLB aggressively handled its investigation of Alex Rodriguez with a take-no-prisoners, pit bull mentality, which was far different from the NFL’s approach.” [Sports Business Daily]
Kid writes the Browns telling them he wants to trade in his Steelers hat and root for the Browns. [Waiting for Next Year]
Watch this bat land on a guitar player in Oregon. He was tested for rabies, and yes, the bat had rabies. The guitar player is taking medication. [via KOIN6]
Bill Murray dancing to the song “Turn Down for What.” [via Hot Clicks]
Awesome double-KO featuring amazingly-timed nut shots. [via Brobible]