Roundup: 3rd Graders Share Heartbreaking Notes with Teacher, Jim Cramer Got Married & is Dr. Oz a Quack and a Charlatan?

Blake Lively … Dad quits his 6-figure job to spend more time with his 2-year old daughter … here’s a story, a year or two late, about FOMO being over … “How riding your bike can land you in trouble with the cops — if you’re black” … Dr. Oz is being called a quack and a charlatan … the 40 best things Rolling Stone saw at Coachella … “Man with nunchucks attacks employee outside Japanese restaurant” … after 53 years, Sabado Gigante is going off the air … what does gun violence really cost in America? … “Texas Veterinarian Brags About Killing Cat With Bow And Arrow” … the internet went after Michael Buble because he took a photo of a woman who left the house wearing this … Colorado teacher shares heartbreaking notes from 3rd graders … 20-year old college kid killed by her roommate … Jim Cramer got married over the weekend … uh, wouldn’t everyone have wanted what Ben Affleck did – please don’t mention the fact that my ancestors had slaves? …

Powerful story on Danny Shelton, the Washington star who watched his one of his brothers get shot and killed and another get shot in the chest during a fight a few years ago. [NFL.com]

The oral history of the Penny-Shaq Orlando Magic teams … man. After Nick Anderson blew those two free throws in the NBA Finals, days later he bought a $150k Ferrari in Houston … and couldn’t drive stick. Terrific read. [Grantland]

This is a lot of love for the Dodgers front office. [ESPN LA]

MLS continues to rise: TV ratings for Real Salt Lake are soaring. [Salt Lake Tribune]

Not that you needed a reminder about how awesome Stephen Curry is. [Mercury News]

“President Obama betrayed him. He’s stopped publishing new work. He’s alienated his closest friends and allies. What happened to America’s most exciting black scholar?” [New Republic]

Kendall Jenner. GQ. It’s 90 seconds.

Sara Sampaio was in this year’s Swimsuit Issue.

Roar!

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