Daily Cup of Canis (7-18-12)

Byron Mullens is the greatest basketball player in the history of the world. Below the fold.

• Nicolas Batum off to Portland for physical. (PiPress)
• Mullens/press too much for Wolves. (Timberwolves.com)
• Mullens' 33 points lead the way in win. (Observer)
• William Buford: What we can expect. (Dunking with Wolves)
• Asian-American fans say goodbye to Jeremy Lin. (WSJ)
• Unanswered questions in the Bain/Romney controversy. (CJR)
• The state of Medicaid. (Washington Post)
• The fiscal cliff. (Wonkblog)
• Damascus suicide bombing. (NY Times)
• Mount Everest not the highest? (Ken Jennings)
• NCAA prez comments on Penn State. Is there such a thing as "too big to fail" football? (Bloomberg)
• Throw the book at Penn State. (NY Times)
• Fukushima disaster may cause 1300 cancer deaths. (Bloomberg)
• Talking about Jeremy Lin on NPR. (Wages of Wins)