Athlon's Essential 11 Links of the Day: November 26, 2014

This is your daily links roundup of our favorite sports and entertainment posts on the web for Nov. 26:

• Cheerleader of the week: Michigan State's Alexa Brewer.

• Richard Sherman masterfully trolled the NFL with a cardboard Doug Baldwin.

• A pre-Thanksgiving treat: Watch a photo of Kate Upton get reconstructed using Turkey Day food.

• Today, among other things, we're thankful for Jennifer Lawrence.

• Two years ago today, the Buttfumble happened and things were never the same.

• A nice gesture from JJ Watt to Houston's first responders.

• Fran Tarkenton spent a season on horse painkillers.

• The nation's 10 best high school Thanksgiving rivalries.

• Oregon's Elgin Cook went up for a dunk, changed his mind in mid-air and embarrassed himself and his family.

• The feel-good Devon Still story doesn't feel quite as good if this is true.

• Benching RG3 was Jay Gruden's last-ditch attempt to keep the locker room.

• Kenneth Faried's dunk elicited an enthusiastic celebration from Nate Robinson.

--Email us with any compelling sports-related links at links@athlonsports.com