Success With Hyperlinking Stands With Orlando

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Obviously, we are a college sports blog first and foremost. However, there comes a time when the topics we typically write about become rather trivial in the face of tragic events, such as what happened in Orlando this past weekend. All across the country, people have gathered to mourn the victims and their families, including the Penn State community (pictured, below in a tweet from Onward State). I hope that I speak for everyone at BSD when I say that our thoughts are with those whose lives were turned upside-down by this horrific incident.

In Other Less Important News:

• Dannielle Gibson (triple jump), Isaiah Harris (800m run), David Lucas (discus), and Brannon Kidder (1500m run) all earned All-American honors at the NCAA Outdoor Track championships in Eugene, Oregon this past weekend. Best of luck to all of them as they attempt to qualify for the Rio Olympics.
• The Detroit Lions are finally adding cheerleaders to the sidelines, becoming one of the final such holdouts in the NFL to make the change.
• Boise State quarterback Brett Rypien might have one-upped Steph Curry with this amazing shot:

• A Texas high school just installed a $500,000 video board for its football stadium. Spending big bucks on schools for everything but “fancy book learnin'“ is the most Texas thing, ever.
• You’re never going to believe this, but ESPN’s Big Ten Blog named Saquon Barkley Penn State’s most exciting player