Mike Vorkunov

Sports Writer, New Jersey Star-Ledger

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Cover athletics at large for The Star-Ledger. Daily Targum alum. Runner of many miles. Gourmand. Tips or story ideas? Send them to mvorkunov@starledger.com

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Jay Carney may be the second most intriguing person at the White House
@MikeGarafolo oh ok. Interested to see what Andy brings over. Heard Alex Smith makes a mean burrito. Right amount of guac -- veteran savvy
@SamHellmanFOX And then what? AND THEN WHAT?! Smoothies on Cook? The waffle iron? Where does it end?

Chip Kelly Bans Tacos, Has Your Stepdad's Music Taste

grantland.com — Drew Hallowell/Philadelphia Eagles/Getty Images Chip Kelly has been busy revolutionizing the Philadelphia Eagles. I think it was Lenin who said all revolutions have casualties. The first casualty in Chip Kelly's revolution was Mexican cuisine. Kelly banned "Taco Tuesdays," a staple of the Andy Reid regime (why are you laughing?).
What will govt admit to next? Did they tip off paparazzi everywhere celebrities go? Was it TMZ or the CIA that took down Lindsey Lohan?
Former DOJ flack RT @matthewamiller Media subpoenas rare, hardly unprecedented...longstanding DOJ rules governing justice.gov/usao/eousa/foi…

USAM 9-13.000 Obtaining Evidence

justice.gov — US Attorneys > USAM > Title 9 > USAM Chapter 9-13.000 prev | next | Criminal Resource Manual

So This Is How It Begins: Guy Refuses to Stop Drone-Spying on Seattle Woman

theatlantic.com — Alexis C. Madrigal Back in October, Alexis wrote a piece asking what rights do we have with regard to the air above our property. Walk onto someone's lawn and you're trespassing; fly over it in a helicopter and you're in the clear -- "the air is a public highway," the Supreme Court declared in 1946.
RT @BrendanPrunty In the wake of Eddie Jordan degree snafu, @TomLuicci found red flags for RUs final 2 AD choices nj.com/rutgersfootbal…

Rutgers' two athletic director finalists each have one past issue to explain

nj.com — Regardless of whether Rutgers introduces Sean Frazier or Julie Hermann as its next athletic director later this week - which the school appears bent on doing - the person who replaces Tim Pernetti likely faces further scrutiny for one red flag in their past.

After the Games: Photographs of Decaying Olympic Sites

io9.com — The Olympic Games are always proceded by a furious amount of building as host cities construct arenas, pools, ski jumps, Olympic villages, and anything else the games demand. While some of the buildings are repurposed after the athletes depart, others are left to rot.
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