Thursday Dump

Marvin Harrison should have been a character in The Wire. Pretty fascinating read about his “real” life here. (ESPN the Mag)

A look at some of the most valuable franchises in sports. (Yahoo)

Shaq Twitter. Of course you should be following it.

Kobe with another creative viral marketing campaign, complete with its own website. Doesn’t matter Kobe. You are an all time great player, and an all time selfish prick. Congrats. (Awful Announcing)

Speaking of pricks, the overpaid Rick Reilly weighs in with a not-so-relevant look at the world of Beer Pong. Beer Pong? Really, Rick Reilly? Fun to play? Absolutely. A hot new game worthy of an article by one of ESPN’s supposed top talents? Uh, not so much. (ESPN)

Lot of college football starts opting to stay in school. I applaud their decisions, but question their fiscal sanity with a major labor crisis looming in the NFL… (Cnnsi)

T.O.’s days in Dallas could be numbered. If Jerry Jones REALLY wanted to go into next season with a shot a making a serious run in the new $1B palace he’s built for the ‘Boys, he should cut T.O. and never look back. I honestly think Pac Man Jones deserves to be a Cowboy more than T.O. does. (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)

Finally, Jamboroo to get you set for the AFC and NFC Championship games. (Deadspin)