Los Angeles Clippers Announcer Ralph Lawler To Receive Basketball Hall Of Fame's Curt Gowdy Award

Why do some people -- really, why would ANYONE -- believe the Earth is flat? A research study blames YouTube, and I've heard other idiocy like the anti-vaxxer movement and the 9/11 truthers and birthers and plenty more blamed on the videos that, to a young and ill-educated mind, can be quite convincing. Okay, then, if YouTube is the source of misinformation, is there anything anyone can do about it or are we doomed? (BBC)

This kid was recruited for Wheaton College's lacrosse team but can't play yet because his head's too big -- they can't find a helmet big enough. He wore a patched-together helmet in high school, parts of two helmets welded together, but that won't pass NCAA standards, so he has to wait for one of the two companies that make approved helmets to make a custom version for him. And they won't, because there's no money in it for them. Someone's gotta come through, right? (Boston Globe)

A car crashed into a Starbucks in Maryland, and the reason may be that the driver spilled hot tea in his lap. We know we're not supposed to drive with hot beverages unless they're securely seated in the cup holder, but we don't listen, do we? No, we do not. So this could happen to you. (WMAR-TV/Baltimore)