Athlon's Essential 11 Links of the Day: July 31, 2014

This is your daily links roundup of our favorite sports and entertainment posts on the web for July 31:

• July's finally over; here are the ladies who wowed us this month.

• Jags owner Shad Khan, just chilling.

• George W. Bush's visit with Derek Jeter included some awkward pawing.

• The blockbuster Jon Lester deal finally happened. Guess the A's are serious.

• The WSJ asking the tough questions: Which college football coaches are the biggest chatterboxes?

• Watch a timelapse video of the field turf going in at Notre Dame Stadium.

• ESPN's ombudsman compared Stephen A. Smith's verbal skills to Tim Tebow's quarterbacking acumen. Ouch.

• A WaPo letter-writer defended the good name of Fred Flintsone against Ray Rice comparisons.

• Keyshawn Johnson sent out iPads as wedding invitations. Guess he didn't want to spring for a calligrapher.

• "Sharknado 2": More sharks, bigger tornadoes.

• Long but interesting read about NFL players and stem cell treatment.

• Manny Machado's cannon should be illegal.

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