Athlon's Essential 11 Links of the Day: October 8, 2014
This is your daily links roundup of our favorite sports and entertainment posts on the web for October 8:
• Melanie Collins will be filling in for Michelle Beadle on SportsNation. We approve.
• Bryce Harper spent the Giants series murdering baseballs.
• Clayton Kershaw has not exactly enhanced his legend this postseason, although last night really wasn't his fault. One theory holds that he tips his pitches out of the stretch.
• Bulls announcer Stacey King encouraged fans to follow the team on "Pine Rest." In his defense, Pinterest really is a chick thing, isn't it?
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• Whoa — AJ McCarron criticized Nick Saban and said Bama has "no true leaders." Has Phyllis from Mulga heard about this?
• The first flying car may be closer than you realize.
• A Kansas City church absolved Billy Butler for stealing.
• Bill Simmons took advantage of his time off to get a quick mani-pedi.
• Some poor French person asked Jay Z who he was, eliciting a priceless response.
• See if this pregame speech from the Georgia Tech chaplain doesn't make you want to run through a brick wall.
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