Dropping Links: Thursday, June 25th

Happy Birthday to my father, also known as The Rooster, whom you may remember from our Six Picks for Sunday competition during the 2008 NFL Season. I won, but I won't rub it in too much since it's his day today.

NEWS
LSU beats Texas 11-4 to capture sixth NCAA national championship |ESPN.com|
Iowa HS football coach Ed Thomas shot and killed by former player |SI.com|
US soccer upsets Spain in Confederations Cup semifinal |FOX Sports.com|\
Julius Peppers signs $16.7 million tender with Panthers |Yahoo.com|

BLOGS
US Open scorecards from Bethpage are now up for auction |Sports Biz|
You probably heard about the T.O.-Joanna Krupa thing |No Guts, No Glory|