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Weekly Links - Nothing's Happening

The title says it all.

Captain Alexander. Nope, this one, not the other one.
Captain Alexander. Nope, this one, not the other one.
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Remember, links go to slgtlinks AT gmail DOT com if you're sending them by email.

ICYMI SLGT LINKS:

  • Beyond Checkerdome Episode #130, "Salute Your Schwartz", is now available for download. [SLGT]
  • Buffa82 has a pretty good argument for making Alex Pietrangelo our king...I mean Captain. [SLGT]
  • Prospect Sunday: Ranking the Prospects. [SLGT]
  • A few more links. [SLGT]

BLUES NEWS:

  • Blues may take half a step back to move forward. Wait, what? [Puck Daddy]
  • The Blues signed Jordan Kyrou to a three-year entry-level deal. [Blues]

HOCKEY NEWS:

  • NHL linesman Don Henderson had to have neck surgery for an injury sustained when he was hit from behind by Dennis Wideman. [Puck Daddy]
  • Sabres forward Evander Kane has been arrested on charges from an incident in June. [CBS Eye on Hockey]
  • The Milwaukee Admirals are giving away Trump and Clinton bobbleheads. [Puck Daddy]
  • The Minnesota Wild want to change their goal song to "Let's Go Crazy" by Prince. [Puck Daddy]
  • The Lake Erie Warriors have chosen quite an interesting logo. [Puck Daddy]
  • And they have already changed the team name to the Lake Erie Gulls. [Deadspin]

OTHER STUFF:

  • How Olympic sprinter Stella Walsh nearly lost her medals after her death. [Mental Floss]
  • The Australian Olympic delegation has been robbed after a fire broke out at Athletes Village, also revealing that the smoke detector do not work. [Deadspin]
  • A Chinese hurdler was vomited on and then robbed in Rio. [Deadspin]

VIDEOS:

"Renegades" by X Ambassadors.

Dylan Moran on Americans.

Stephen Fry in Alabama at a football game.

THE CLOSER:

Donut King has next Monday's links. He would appreciate your assistance:

  • slgtlinks AT gmail DOT com
  • @KingDonutI
  • Or post them in the comments and we'll link to the comments next week.