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?
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• 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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