YB Box Score: 9/22/16 - Aaron, Felix and A Tribe Called Quest
Welcome to the YB Box Score, what we're reading while we wait for the next Dodgers-Giants series. (At least it will be more spirited than Team USA vs. Team Canada vs. Team North America... wait what now?)
Around the league:
- Something doesn't seem right with Aaron Rodgers this season. What's going on with the two-time MVP? [The Ringer]
- Okay, so you've lost Adrian Peterson from your fantasy roster. Time to take a deep dive on the backups. [NFL.com]
- Olympic swimmer Yusra Mardini addressed the United Nations on Tuesday after competing in the 2016 Rio Summer Games as part of the first Refugee Olympic Team. [Excelle Sports]
- "College GameDay" host Chris Fowler believes the best broadcasting calls are spontaneous and can't be planned. [SBNation]
- After starting their 2016-2017 campaign with one of the toughest first five games in Premier League, Liverpool is standing firmly in sixth place just five points off the leader. Is it time to start taking the Reds seriously? [32 Flags]
- The scientists behind the 'Deflategate' research opened up their lab for The New York Times to defend their findings. Hope Brady was able to keep his "letters to the editor" pen handy during his suspension. [NYT]
- It's not to late to salvage prime years of Felix Hernandez's career in Seattle. [CBS Sports]
- "A purge of players, as the leadership core of Team USA got its last kick at the can against Canada and instead fell on its collective ass." [Puck Daddy]
YB ICYMI:
- "The Diamondbacks have received just and due criticism for their evaluation of talent and the acquisitions that they made during their ambitious offseason. They've become yet another example of how winning the offseason means absolutely nothing if you can't win when the games actually count." - How the Diamondbacks' big offseason splash didn't pay off
- "As much as we hate to admit it, summer is on its way out. Wednesday, the 21st, is the last day of the astronomical summer, which means that we'll soon have to bundle up around the grill, huddling for warmth against the elements. That said, we're not letting it go without a fight." - TailGreater Week 4: Sailgating with Tennessee fans as Florida comes calling
- "Twenty-five years later, those bass lines still bounce with the tension of a fresh rubber band, the drum loops are as fresh as they’ve ever been while both Q-Tip's and Phife Dawg’s lyrics continue to be as timeless as the album’s artwork." - A Tribe Called Quest: The 'Low End Theory' that bridged hip-hop and jazz
- "The band may have spent the summer abroad, but it was able to sneak in a hometown welcome for the Los Angeles Rams as part of the pregame show for the team's home opener in the LA Coliseum—dressed in complete Rams uniforms, of course." - Celebrating 25 years of Red Hot Chili Peppers since Blood Sugar Sex Magik
- "By now it should be obvious that NBA 2K17 is a quality game, and a worthy successor to NBA 2K16. But as with all sports games, that's often not enough." - NBA 2K17 is a worthy successor, but is worth the upgrade?
YB contributors elsewhere:
- Jason Clinkscales asks, amid all the talk of Colin Kaepernick's anthem protest 'sparking a dialogue', who are actually having conversations, and what are they about? [The Sports Fan Journal]
- Emma Baccellieri examines the archetypes of famous current and former MLB players' various LinkedIn profiles: The Six Archetypes of Famous Baseball Men LinkedIn Profiles [Baseball Prospectus]
- Sam Greszes illuminates us to the ecstasy and horror of Malort, the quintessential Chicago liqueur. [Thrillist]
Katie Nolan gets the easy win and a victory lap with her segment on Derrick Rose, Joe Paterno and Darren Sharper.
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