Athlon's Essential 11 Links of the Day: November 4, 2014

This is your daily links roundup of our favorite sports and entertainment posts on the web for Nov. 4:

• Klay Thompson of the Warriors is dating Internet hottie Hannah Stocking. Mazel tov.

• Johnny Football is on the cover of Golf Digest, proving that they've run out of cover options. I preferred Paulina Gretzky.

• Watch Odell Beckham warm up with some one-handed catches.

• Rookie Marcus Smart is already an Oscar-worthy flopper. They learn fast, don't they?

• Touching story of a 7-year-old who reached out to Laquon Treadwell, his favorite player.

• Interesting partisan divide: Football participation is declining in blue states.

• Alaska voters: Do you really want to elect a guy who can't shred on a snow machine?

• Anthony Davis is starting to become frightening.

• Here's an unusual sentence for you: The Tiger Woods of poker is starting a medical marijuana business in Vegas.

• Proof that running long distances is stupid: Marathoners try to walk down some stairs after the race.

• Steve Spurrier has taken to quoting Taylor Swift.

• Mad Bum made a visit to Fallon last night.

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