Thursday Morning Dump
Ballin' is a Habit — - Great read on Xavier Henry by Jason King. While we're at it, here is an excerpt from Grant Wahl's book on the David Beckham experiment in LA. - US beats Iran in the FIBA U19 Worlds 106-55. - The Jimmy V Classic - Butler vs. Georgetown and Indiana vs. Pitt. - Coach K is not going to the Lakers. - Luke Winn Q&A with Washington State's Klay Thompson. - A timeline of the Lance Stephenson soap opera. - Renardo Sidney to meet with the NCAA next week. - Recapping the Paul Pierce Skills Academy. - Seating in Pauley ...

The Roundup: The Middle of Summer is Here
The Big Lead — Jessica Simpson, still hot … if everyone watches FOX News, how’d McCain get smoked so badly? … America’s fattest state is Mississippi … at what point does California collectively drop to its knees and grovel to Obama for a bailout? … really sad: Pet python kills family’s 2-year-old … if only homeowners could skirt taxes like the businesses do … more on the 13-year-old survivor of that plane crash … from the bad idea folder … The media needs to quit lapping up twitter. Some clown created a fake ...

NFL Rookie Talent Show
read and react — Apparently the latest trend in NFL trading cards is to gather all of the newest entrants to the league together and make them do something stupid on camera.  Earlier this year we were treated to the Upper Deck NFL Rookie Touchdown Dance-Off.  Now, Topps is now getting into the game with the Topps NFL “Rookies Got Talent” Competition. Here we see some of the highest-profile NFL rookies – including Mark Sanchez, Matt Stafford, Kenny Britt & Knowshawn Moreno – show off their hidden ...