Daily Bullets
Daily Bullets (February 19)
Baseball News
Josh Holliday: “The ultimate destination, sure, that’s a known. But it’s not something that we sit around and talk about. We talk more about what it takes every single day to do this right. I feel real good about the kids and what they are all about.” [NewsOK]
Max Gross previews the first weekend series. [PFB]
The Littell bros will face each other this weekend. [O’Colly]
Hoops News
Jawun Evans is out for the year (probably). [Tulsa World]
I’m weeping. This OU basketball season is starting to remind me of Eddie Sutton’s basketball season 24 years ago. [NewsOK]
In retrospect, that narrow win against Minnesota should have been a harbinger for this season. They have won two games since then. [Yahoo]
Monty Williams eulogizes his wife. Spectacular. [NewsOK]
Mitch Solomon: “When we were in Lubbock, we played really well for the first 10 to 15 minutes, and then we just kind of tried to do our own thing. If we play together for the whole game, we’ll be fine.” [O’Colly]
Is Marcus Smart the Celtics’ least-tradable player? [Boston Globe]
Football News
Ranking the Big 12’s special teams. [ESPN]
Alabama gonna pay Arkansas State almost $2 million for it to get housed in 2018. #AmateurAthletics. [Yahoo]
Oklahoma State’s offensive line might be the most important position any Big 12 team needs to solidify this season in spring ball. [ESPN]
This was great.
@KylePorterCBS @pistolsguy is your ankle ok? https://t.co/ToPidx88Hk
— Cowboys Ride For Free (@CowboysRFF) February 19, 2016
More PFB
Carson and I talked about our pods with Doug, Travis Ford’s future, the Thunder and a little bit of golf. [PFB]
OSU offers a QB/ATH from Bremond, Texas. Sign me up for all the QB/ATHs. [PFB]
Other Sports
Alex Dieringer: “I feel like I just got here yesterday. Time’s flown by really fast, and I’ve enjoyed every second of it. It’s gonna be an emotional day, but I’m gonna try to go out with a big bang.” [O’Colly]
More stuff I’m reading
My pal Gary Parrish (who is a CBB writer for CBS) and his wife had a stillborn baby this week. Totally devastating. [Facebook]
Small changes in your digital routine can make you smarter (and more sane). [QZ]
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