Athlon's Essential 11 Links of the Day: July 14, 2014

This is your daily links roundup of our favorite sports and entertainment posts on the web for July 14:

• Rihanna revealed her loyalties at the World Cup, then proceeded to party with the victorious Germans.

• To the victor goes the spoils: Germany's Mario Gotze celebrated with smokeshow WAG Ann Kathrin Vida Brommel.

• LeBron captured footage of the idiot who invaded the pitch at the World Cup yesterday.

• A clever Twitter user with lots of time on his hands gave the impression that the World Cup was fixed.

• It's time for SEC Media Days. Here's a fun sampling of quotes from past years, including the wisdom of one Lester Miles.

• Interesting account of SI's LeBron exclusive. It was so exclusive, even the mag's ad sellers didn't know.

• Monday morning buzzkill: A long, sobering account of a sexual assault on a college campus involving an athlete.

• I'm not a Family Guy fan, but I gotta admit that this guy nails his Peter Griffin impersonation.

• Matthew Stafford's significant other does a pretty amazing worm.

• Interesting detail from this Mickelson story: He drank a $40,000 bottle of wine out of the Claret Jug.

• This is strange: KISS is starring on MLB-themed t-shirts.

• One legend pays tribute to another, as Jordan honors Jeter with this star-studded commercial.

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