Cheyenne Tozzi an Australian model/singer … must-read emails: “Harvard Business School Professor Goes to War Over $4 Worth of Chinese Food” … quite possibly the ballsiest opinion piece ever published in the Ohio State student newspaper … man arrested for masturbating outside after his mom wouldn’t let him watch porn inside … Time’s Person of the Year: Ebola Fighters … “The Nightmare Email Drama Behind Sony’s Steve Jobs Disaster” … Jessica Biel planning organic restaurant for kids in WeHo … McDonald’s Decline in US Sales Accelerates … this story about a Lions fan busting a stranger’s wife for cheating via text seems fake … Aaron Sorkin vs. one of his Newsroom writers … this is pretty cool, I’m sure many of you would agree … “Mom Torched Detective’s Home After Son’s Arrest” … Ohio man spent 27 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit was finally released yesterday … father of UVA rape victim says his daughter was raped, got the fraternity wrong … Maria Shriver isn’t thrilled her son is dating Miley Cyrus … college gymnast dies when her head gets crushed in a food elevator … American Eagle employees kill their boss so they can steal $50k worth of goods on Black Friday …
Jon Lester signed with the Chicago Cubs: 6-years, $155 million. The Red Sox offered only $135 million. [Boston Globe, Yahoo Sports]
Roger Goodell wants to unveil his new personal-conduct policy, and the outlet he chooses to speak with about that is no surprise. [WSJ]
Exceptional read on VCU basketball coach Shaka Smart. [CBS Sports]
Colin Cowherd with a half-apology to John Wall! Sort of? [DC Sports Bog]
Indiana played well for a half, but Louisville is too deep and too good. Cardinals 94, Hoosiers 74. [Courier-Journal]
Dammit I love reading about Tracy McGrady. [Bleacher Report]
Speaking of T-Mac, this week is the 10-year anniversary of Tracy McGrady scoring 13 points in :35. [Chronicle]
“The movement that is currently taking place involving young African American athletes is arguably the most powerful form of unity since the 1968 Olympic Black Power salute.” [Cleveland.com]
Cool move: John Harbaugh put Steve Smith’s locker right next to Terrell Suggs’s locker. Fun ensued. [Wall Street Journal]
Former high school football star who was kicked out of Tennessee following an attempted armed robbery, allegedly beat up his pregnant girlfriend. He listed his occupation on the arrest report as “athlete.” [Palm Beach Post]
Rule No. 1 in gambling: Never pay for picks. This tout was arrested for a $25 million scam. He put a gun to a guy’s head and demanded $9.8 million. [Journal-Sentinel]
Devin Funchess, the Michigan wide receiver who probably will play tight end in the NFL, is leaving school a year early to enter the draft. [M Live]
“It is impossible to avoid the conclusion that black lives didn’t matter much at all to the [New Republic].” [The Atlantic]
New Orleans 104, New York 93. The 4-19 Knicks have lost nine in a row, and Carmelo may shut it down for awhile to rest his knee. Tank away! [NY Post]
Portland 98, Detroit 86. The 3-19 Pistons have lost 13 in a row. [Freep]
Two months old, but I’m diggin this Dan Beebe proposal to split college athletes into two groups: Football/men’s basketball and then everything else. Makes a lot of sense. [Sports Business Journal]
In Slovakia, this frozen lake was so clear, it looks as if these hikers are walking on water.
Someone named Micaela Schafer has made a career out of dressing … well, you’ll see (after the 2:25 mark).
Miles Plumlee with a volleyball spike of this D Wade shot. The Heat rallied to win in Phoenix, though, 103-97.
I’d read a ‘Where are they now’ on Josie Maran.
