“The player allegedly lifted his shirt, pounded on his chest and began barking at the dog as he was heading toward the field for the game, according to officials with the sheriff’s department.” An Oakland Raiders linebacker is apparently being investigated for barking at a police dog. (The Raiders are back!)

+ Get punched in virtual reality … and feel the impact. (That seems like a weird sales pitch.)

+ Twenty years of gum is being removed from a wall in Pike Place Market. And InFocus has the photos to prove it.

+ Pour one out… It seems that Snooki is done being Snooki. (I’ll link to the story. But in my heart, I reject this.)