Athlon's Essential 11 Links of the Day: December 18, 2014
This is your daily links roundup of our favorite sports and entertainment posts on the web for Dec. 18:
• Kate Upton and Justin Verlander have sent out their Christmas card. Not what we're used to from Ms. Upton, is it?
• Charles Barkley feels sorry for Jay Cutler after his humiliating benching for Jimmy Clausen. When I look at this list of possible landing spots for Cutler, so do I.
• Michigan really, really wants Jim Harbaugh to be its coach.
• Detroit's Brandon Jennings decided he preferred a jumper to a wide-open layup.
• The inspirational story of Lauren Hill enters a new chapter.
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• DeMarcus Cousins treated a bunch of kids to a shopping spree. Gotta love this time of year.
• Brian Billick with the sick Twitter burn of a Johnny Football fan.
• Here's everything we know about the Sony hack, North Korea and "The Interview."
• So it looked like Claude Giroux wiped boogers on a linesman's back.
• Tis the season: Mandatory's passive-aggressive holiday insult generator.
• Somebody strapped a GoPro to an eagle before the Eagles game. Enjoy.
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