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Weekend reading list: Brady, Armstrong, Te'o, Kemper and McLemore

Sam Mellinger

The Kansas City Star

I don’t know if this will be a regular thing or what, which seems appropriate for what this blog has become, but Friday seems like a good day for a bunch of links. You don’t want to work, right? And chances are you’ll be doing something you’d rather not be doing this weekend, and if you have the awesome Instapaper or Evernote, well, you can thank me later for making that trip to Bed Bath and Beyond more bearable.

You’ve probably read the story that is defining sports talk so far this year. But if you haven’t, click here.

The always terrific Liz Merrill tells the Tom Brady story through the eyes of his backups.

I didn’t watch the Lance Armstrong interview last night, and Dan Wetzel makes me think that was a good decision.

I cuss every time I read a really good idea that I wish I had first. So today, I cuss you, Jason Lisk.

I don’t know what they should do with Kemper Arena. Tear it down, renovate, I’m not sure. But I hope they choose the most cost-efficient option. West Bottoms aren’t coming back any time soon.

Luke Winn does a really good job on college hoop. Here’s his latest power ranking, with a comparison of Ben McLemore, Brad Beal and Ray Allen.

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