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Russian President Vladimir Putin Flew With The Birds

The web roundup for Thursday, September 6. Be sure to like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter. See anything that should be on SportsGrid? Send it to tips@sportsgrid.com. Reuters photo, via. Now, our starting five.

1. Vladimir Putin’s feats of strength.

Hang gliding. Arm wrestling. Shirtless horseback riding. Whatever he wants, basically. [Washington Post]

2. Giants rookie says he wasn’t crying on the sideline after he fumbled.

Well, of course he would say that. You can decide here. [New York Post]

3. Lady talks about everything but Rutgers football on Rutgers football radio show.

As I say here every three seconds, I’m a die-hard Rutgers fan. I can’t really blame her. [Deadspin]

4. Lace-up hockey cards.

As far as ways to keep actual physical trading cards relevant go, this is pretty cool. [Puck Daddy]

5. Not sports related, still important.

Can thermal cameras tell how drunk you are?; DNC policeman dances his way into our hearts; Tom Brokaw accidentally took half an Ambien this morning, then had to go on TV.

What’s on TV tonight.

Pittsburgh at Cincinnati (ESPN, 8 p.m.); New York Yankees at Baltimore (MLB Network, 7 p.m.) or Texas at Kansas City (MLB Network, 8 p.m.); U.S. Open, men’s quarterfinal and mixed doubles championship match (ESPN2, 7 p.m.); 2012 MTV Video Music Awards (MTV, 8 p.m.); Four Brothers (AMC, 8 p.m.); Collateral Damage (Bravo, 8 p.m.)

Food porn of the day.

“Strawberry banana nutella blintze.”

And, finally tonight.

The trailer for The Daily Show’s Larry David-narrated short film on Obama: ‘It Could Have Been Worse.’

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