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The Sad, Short Story Of The First Responder Bowl
by
Tom Ley
on (#45RMG)
We all had this day circled on our calendars, because this is the day that Boston College and Boise State were set to meet in the big game—the one we’ve all been waiting for, the one that kept us awake last night: the First Responder Bowl. I regret to inform you that the First Responder Bowl has been canceled.
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The Best Things We Heard In 2018
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Deadspin Staff on The Concourse, shared by Tom Ley
on (#45RH5)
King Princess has exactly six real songs out and every single one of them is good as hell. “1950” is a perfect pop song that you better like or else you’re the cops, and it’s not even the best song on her debut EP. Friendship ended with Lorde; now King Princess is new best friend. - Patrick RedfordRead more...
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Time To Check In On Jim McVay And His Ridiculous College Football Grift
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Laura Wagner
on (#45REB)
Today the Washington Post published a story on Jim McVay, the guy whose only job is to run a lower-tier college bowl game, and the million dollars he makes for doing it. The report, which points out how the $1,045,000 McVay made in 2017 “ranks as extreme” even in the bloated business of college football and how the…Read more...
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Nobody Wants To Host The Olympics Anymore
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Neil deMause
on (#45RB5)
The 2026 Winter Olympics will be held, somewhere. That’s about the only thing we can say for certain, six months before the International Olympic Committee is due to announce who the host city will be. One potential candidate, Calgary, took itself out of the running last month with a public plebiscite in which…Read more...
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Manchester City Suddenly Have Their Backs Against The Wall
by
Patrick Redford
on (#45RB6)
Halfway through the Premier League season, a stylish team from North West England has distinguished themselves as the sole front runner for the EPL title, holding a six-point gap over a flawed team from London. Also, Manchester City are in vague contention.
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The Best Things We Read In 2018
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Deadspin Staff on The Concourse, shared by Tom Ley
on (#45R7V)
Let’s get this out of the way up top: Yes, I agree, you wouldn’t think a cultural history of Oklahoma City would make for a compelling book. (I’ve had this conversation a lot this year.) But Sam Anderson’s Boom Town is the most engrossing piece of writing I’ve read all year. The book weaves together the story of the…Read more...
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Larry Fitzgerald Says Ndamukong Suh Poking Him In The Eyes Was Just "Clowning"
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Laura Wagner
on (#45R4E)
On Sunday, during the Los Angeles Rams’ 31-9 win over the Arizona Cardinals, Rams tackle Ndamukong Suh poked Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald in the eyes. Given his reputation as a famously dirty player, most people assumed the worst, with Pro Football Talk calling for him to be fined and at least one riled up…Read more...
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Apple's Future Looks Rotten
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Adam Clark Estes on Gizmodo, shared by Barry Petch
on (#45R43)
A weird thing happened this year: Apple put its brand new iPhone on sale just a few weeks after release. Well, it wasn’t an outright sale. Faced with poor sales, the company boosted trade-in values of old iPhones so that you could get an iPhone XR for up to $300 off. These slumping sales numbers are part of a trend,…Read more...
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Draymond Green Is Kind Of Killing The Warriors
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Tom Ley
on (#45R0F)
The Warriors got smashed well and good by the Lakers last night, earning their 12th loss of what has so far been an uninspiring (by their standards) season. The Warriors have never had more than seven losses by Christmas during the Steve Kerr era, and it was genuinely strange to see them, at full strength, get pushed…Read more...
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GizmodoReport: ISS Hole Drilled From the Inside, Cosmonaut Says | KotakuOne Of The Switch’s Top Se
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Kinja! on Kinja Roundup, shared by Barry Petchesky
on (#45R0G)
Gizmodo Report: ISS Hole Drilled From the Inside, Cosmonaut Says | Kotaku One Of The Switch’s Top Sellers Is A Bad Game That Costs $0.01 | Jalopnik At $36,000, Might This Hemi-Powered 2008 Jeep Wrangler Wrangle Itself a New Owner? | Lifehacker I’m Ashley Santoro, Sommelier for The Standard Hotel, and This Is How I…Read more...
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A Christmas StorySubplots, Ranked
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Barry Petchesky on The Concourse, shared by Barry
on (#45R0H)
Christmas feels incomplete without at least four-to-six partial viewings of A Christmas Story, Bob Clark’s 1983 movie based on Jean Shepherd’s semi-autobiographical stories. By now, if you have a heart, you’ve seen each segment and running subplot dozens of times. But which are the best? And which are the less-best…Read more...
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Wednesday's Best Deals: Nordstrom Half-Yearly Sale, New Year's Decor, Kindle Bestsellers, and More
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Shep McAllister on Kinja Deals, shared by Shep McA
on (#45QXC)
An 8TB hard drive, New York Times bestsellers on Kindle, and New Year’s party decorations lead off the best day-after-Christmas deals.Read more...
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Get Your Life in Order In 2019 With This $20 Brother Label Maker
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Chelsea Stone on Kinja Deals, shared by Shep McAll
on (#45R7W)
That love interest of yours might not be so into labels, but we here at The Inventory are very into labels, and label makers, and slapping labels on all the things everywhere. And you don’t even have to have a type-A personality to know the pure, unbridled joy that comes with organizing your life with personalized…Read more...
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Wanted: 1 Olympic Athlete to Scale Trump's Ridiculous Border Wall
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Rafi Schwartz on Splinter, shared by Barry Petches
on (#45R4F)
Christmas morning is a time when a lot of people open presents, sleep off hangovers, or just kind of go about their business as usual since Hanukkah ended more than a week ago (Hi Mom). For President Donald Trump, however, this Christmas was a time to reflect on what truly matters most to him in this world: Wall.
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No One's Scared Of Ben Simmons
by
Barry Petchesky
on (#45QWR)
Kyrie Irving caught fire to help the Celtics pull away from the 76ers for a 121-114 overtime win in a statement battle between two of the let’s say three best teams in the East. But it was his counterpoint who celebrated Christmas Day with a career high, even if it was a total accident and still sort of a bummer.
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Could Trump Dodge A Shoe?
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Sam Woolley on Adequate Man, shared by Barry Petch
on (#45PWZ)
Today, we’re talking about fart ventriloquism, Street Fighter, Bernie the Avalanche mascot, and more.
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What Did We Get Stuck In Our Rectums Last Year?
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Barry Petchesky on Adequate Man, shared by Barry P
on (#45PNR)
It’s here! It’s finally here! Every year it seems like the big day will never come, but it’s here. It’s the day to gather with your family and friends ‘round the hearth, warm beverages and sweet treats at the ready, and have a hearty chortle over the things America stuck inside itself and couldn’t remove without the…Read more...
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Dwayne Harris Is A Special-Teams Genius
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Samer Kalaf
on (#45PKV)
In the NFL, if a player on the punting team touches the ball first before it lands in the end zone, a player on the return team can scoop it up and advance it without worrying about a fumble; the turnover wouldn’t count against them. Raiders return man Dwayne Harris is quite familiar with this rule, and it helped him…Read more...
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The Best Christmas Day Deals: Hollow Knight, Clear the Rack, Kindle Ebooks, and More
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Chelsea Stone, Shep McAllister, Elizabeth Zimmerma
on (#45N6R)
Christmas Day is light on the deals, but you can still save on books for your new Kindle, games for your new Switch, and even take advantage of a new Clear the Rack sale with over 17,000 deals. From all of us at The Inventory, we hope you have a safe and happy holiday with your family and friends.
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Fill Your New Kindle With a Cheap Hits From Amazon's Christmas Day Ebook Sale
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Shep McAllister on Kinja Deals, shared by Shep McA
on (#45PSV)
Amazon’s Kindle ebook sales have become as much a Christmas tradition as opening presents and drinking too much eggnog, and this year’s edition doesn’t disappoint. Download hits to your new (0r old) Kindle like The Woman In the Window, Home Deus, and Hidden Figures, just for starters. It’s not the biggest ebook sale…Read more...
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Texas High School Football Title Game Ends With A Pretty Sweet Hail Mary
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Samer Kalaf
on (#45NQ8)
This Texas high school football highlight is from Saturday, but it ages well. Galena Park North Shore defeated Duncanville, 41-36, in the Class 6A Division I final after Dematrius Davis connected with A.J. Carter on a 45-yard Hail Mary as time expired.Read more...
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Jets Deny That They'll Try To Woo Milk Fiend Jim Harbaugh
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Samer Kalaf
on (#45NQ9)
Though this isn’t as strange a rumor as Condoleezza Rice to the Browns, ProFootballTalk’s Mike Florio says a league source told him that after the season concludes, the New York Jets want to throw a buttload of money at Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh and see if he’s interested. Huh!
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Kevin Spacey charged with felony sexual assault, releases bizarre video as Frank Underwood
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Sam Barsanti on News, shared by Samer Kalaf to Dea
on (#45NQA)
We’re just going to come right out and say it: This may be one of the weirdest fucking things we’ve seen while covering the news here. This morning, The Boston Globe announced that Kevin Spacey has been charged with felony sexual assault over allegations that he assaulted the teenage son of a Boston-area news anchor…Read more...
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Skins Cut D.J. Swearinger After He's Honest About The Team's Crummy Defensive Coordinator
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Samer Kalaf
on (#45NJP)
As the Eagles snuck by the Texans on a last-second field goal, what was spiritually official a month ago became actually official: The Skins can’t make the playoffs. Surely the team will fit a lot of infighting into the season’s final week. It’s already started by the release of a Pro Bowl player on Christmas Eve.Read more...
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Pack For a Picnic With These Discounted Cooler Backpacks
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Chelsea Stone on Kinja Deals, shared by Chelsea St
on (#45N1Q)
There’s really no good way to transport perishable foods—coolers are too bulky and insulated totes will weigh you down—until now: These insulated cooler backpacks from TOURIT are a lightweight, easy-to-carry solution, and today, they’re on sale on Amazon’s Gold Box. These packs are water resistant and leak proof, so…Read more...
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The Steelers Came Up Short One Too Many Times In Their Loss To The Saints
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Gabe Fernandez
on (#45M93)
The Pittsburgh Steelers were unable to capitalize on the momentum established after beating the Patriots last week as they dropped tonight’s game against the Saints, 31-28. You can argue all you want about poor officiating, but the officials had nothing to do with the poor execution that left the Steelers anywhere …Read more...
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UFC 232 Moved From Las Vegas To Los Angeles After "Atypical" Jon Jones Drug Test
by
Gabe Fernandez
on (#45M76)
A testing abnormality from Jon Jones has forced the UFC to move Saturday’s UFC 232 PPV event from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas to the The Forum in Los Angeles, UFC President Dana White said on SportsCenter Sunday. All fighters on the card are expected to move with Jones (22-1) and his opponent, Alexander…Read more...
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Larry Fitzgerald Throws First Career Touchdown Pass
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Gabe Fernandez
on (#45M2T)
With reports circulating that the Cardinals won’t bring him back next season, Steve Wilks and the rest of his coaching staff have decided to go bold with their play-calling as they try and play spoiler against the visiting Los Angeles Rams. For one of their final decisions in charge, they decided to give 35-year-old …Read more...
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The Texans Lost, But At Least We Got To See This Amazing Deshaun Watson Escape Play
by
Gabe Fernandez
on (#45M0S)
Down six with just over four minutes left in regulation, the Texans were marching down the field with the intention of scoring a touchdown and taking the lead. On the fifth play of the drive, Deshaun Watson faced a third-and-11 on Houston’s 44-yard line and needed to convert to keep things going. His offensive line…Read more...
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Demaryius Thomas Carted Off With Torn Achilles
by
Patrick Redford
on (#45KYD)
Texans WR Demaryius Thomas’s season is over. In the fourth quarter of the Texans game against the Eagles, Thomas crumpled to the ground in agony after planting his left foot, and he had to be taken off the field on a cart. Because it was a non-contact injury, he seemed to know how bad it was immediately, as he punched…Read more...
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The Lions Are Still Clueless On How To Defend A Hail Mary
by
Gabe Fernandez
on (#45KVS)
Stop me if you’ve heard this before: with time expiring, the Detroit Lions were unable to prevent a division rival from successfully pulling off a Hail Mary throw.Read more...
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Falcons Punter Matt Bosher Absolutely Demolishes Panthers Return Man
by
Patrick Redford
on (#45KVT)
The Falcons have found the solution to their defensive woes: just get punter Matt Bosher on the field and let him make plays. Bosher, who handles kickoffs, made the tackle of the day this afternoon when he kicked it off to Kenjon Barner then tossed him in the air and spiked him into the turf seconds later.
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Jarvis Landry Unleashes Arm Cannon With 63-Yard Throw
by
Gabe Fernandez
on (#45KVV)
Baker Mayfield has spent a majority of today’s game slicing the Bengals’ secondary into pieces. He’s been having so much fun, in fact, that he’s even passed off some of the Browns’ throwing responsibilities to non-quarterback teammates, like Jarvis Landry. On the first play of a drive starting at the 30, Cleveland ran…Read more...
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Philly Legend Celebrates Touchdown With Local Fan
by
Gabe Fernandez
on (#45KS0)
One year removed from breaking his arm and tearing his ACL on the same play, 35-year-old Darren Sproles is still doing his damn thing on the football field. On fourth-and-two, Nick Foles threw a checkdown pass to the 14-year veteran, who proceeded to escape from his initial defender before scampering 37 yards down…Read more...
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Cowboys DE Tyrone Crawford Hospitalized After Suffering Scary Neck Injury
by
Patrick Redford
on (#45KS1)
On the second play from scrimmage in this afternoon’s Bucs-Cowboys game, Dallas defensive end Tyrone Crawford went down with a scary injury. Crawford, a defensive captain, appeared to take a shoulder to the head from his blocker as he rushed the quarterback, and he crumpled to the ground. The stadium fell silent and…Read more...
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Report: The Cardinals Will Fire Steve Wilks At The End Of His First Season
by
Gabe Fernandez
on (#45KP8)
Steve Wilks’s short, uneventful tenure with the Arizona Cardinals will come to a close at the end of this season, according to a report from ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The Cardinals hired Wilks as the team’s head coach back in January following his stint as the Carolina Panthers’ defensive coordinator last season.Read more...
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Jordan Pickford's Manuel Neuer Impression Ended In Disaster
by
Patrick Redford
on (#45KP9)
Tottenham pantsed Everton something serious this afternoon, scoring six goals on the hapless Toffees. Their attack was ruthless and Everton never seemed to get up to speed. Son Heung-Min banged in the opener with a well-placed shot, though really, the story of that goal is Everton keeper Jordan Pickford getting…Read more...
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Cops: Two LSU Players Being Robbed Shot And Killed Assailant In Self-Defense
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Patrick Redford
on (#45KPA)
Two LSU players were questioned by police and released without arrest after an incident that ended with one of the players shooting and killing a man in apparent self defense. Clyde Edwards-Helaire, the Tigers’ second-leading rusher, and Jared Small, a walk-on linebacker, were “trying to sell an electronic item” in…Read more...
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Report: Patriots Created A Security Team To Prevent Josh Gordon From Relapsing
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Gabe Fernandez
on (#45KK4)
When the New England Patriots traded for wide receiver Josh Gordon back in September, they obviously were aware of the potential risks—that much was clear with how little the team gave up for him. The understanding of Gordon’s addiction and mental health concerns didn’t stop there, however. A report from ESPN’s Adam…Read more...
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Taylor Lewan On Josh Norman: "It’s Not Our Fault You’re Not Relevant Anymore"
by
Gabe Fernandez
on (#45KG8)
Taylor Lewan and Josh Norman got into a little spat following the Titans’ 25-16 win over the Redskins on Saturday. The Tennessee lineman reportedly told Norman to “get the fuck out of his stadium,” which was enough to piss off the cornerback and cause him to throw his helmet at Lewan before getting in his face. As…Read more...
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Army's Beatdown Of Houston Reached The "Punt From The Black Knights' 30" Stage
by
Gabe Fernandez
on (#45JHM)
The Houston Cougars were thoroughly spanked by the Army Black Knights in the Armed Forces Bowl. While some coaches would want their players to play hard through the final whistle of the game—despite being down well over 40 points—Houston coach Major Applewhite raised the white flag early in the second half.Read more...
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Towson's Solomon Uyaelunmo Throws Down Two-Handed Slam Into Wrong Basket
by
Gabe Fernandez
on (#45JDY)
About halfway through the first half of Towson’s game against La Salle on Saturday, freshman forward Solomon Uyaelunmo saw an open lane to the basket, dribbled once and (kind of) dunked the ball with both hands. Unfortunately, the reason the basket in question was so open was because it belonged to the Explorers, not…Read more...
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Report: Raiders Eyeing AT&T Park As Temporary Home Stadium For 2019
by
Gabe Fernandez
on (#45JBM)
For the 2019 season, the Raiders may stick with a familiar look for their temporary home field: a baseball park. NBC Bay Area’s Raj Mathai reported that there was “a distinct possibility” that the Raiders end up playing at AT&T Park in the season right before the franchise’s move to Las Vegas. Al Saracevic and John…Read more...
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NBA Officials Ruined Two Great Posters With Two Soft Techs
by
Gabe Fernandez
on (#45J4Z)
Jaylen Brown and Lauri Markkanen each had an incredible posterizing dunk in their games on Friday night. Each player looked at their respective victims and gave a slight flex in victory over their athletic accomplishment. Shortly after, each player was assessed a technical foul for their “unsportsmanlike”…Read more...
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RB Leipzig's Timo Werner Gets Early Christmas Present From Werder Bremen
by
Gabe Fernandez
on (#45J2G)
Werder Bremen got into the holiday spirit in their match against RB Leipzig on Saturday when a back pass from Max Kruse—a striker who was incredibly far back, for some reason—to keeper Jiří Pavlenka went horribly awry and drifted to the feet of Timo Werner, gifting the German striker one of the easiest goals of his…Read more...
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The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s Brian Batko did an oral history of Pitt’s 3-0 loss to Oregon State in
by
Dom Cosentino
on (#45J2H)
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s Brian Batko did an oral history of Pitt’s 3-0 loss to Oregon State in the 2008 Sun Bowl—the “worst bowl game ever”—and it’s great fun. There’s the game-week practice that had to be cut short because the Panthers players were hungover, the punter who broke a cinder block with his hand, and…Read more...
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LeBron James Has No Problem Calling NFL Owners Out On Their Bullshit
by
Gabe Fernandez
on (#45HZW)
LeBron James didn’t mince words when talking about the difference between NBA and NFL owners on the latest episode of his HBO show The Shop. In a conversation with Todd Gurley, Maverick Carter and Ice Cube, he called out the “slave mentality” NFL owners have towards players while referencing roster turnover in the…Read more...
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Saturday's Best Deals: Camera Accessories, Nugget Ice Maker, Razer Basilisk Mouse, and More
by
Chelsea Stone on Kinja Deals, shared by Chelsea St
on (#45HXC)
A camera accessories Gold Box, Meguiar’s Wash and Wax kit, and a set of succulents lead off Saturday’s best deals.
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Give Your Car the Gift of Meguiar's Wash and Wax Kit For Just $22
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Shep McAllister on Kinja Deals, shared by Chelsea
on (#45J2J)
Your car deserves a Christmas gift too, and while this Meguiar’s Wash and Wax kit won’t arrive until a day or two after the holiday, I don’t think she’ll mind. The kit includes Meguiar’s famous Gold Class car wash soap, various detail cleaners, wax, a foam applicator, a washing sponge, and a towel, all for just $22…Read more...
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New Recording Allegedly Shows Rachael Ostovich's Husband Threatening To Murder Her
by
Patrick Redford
on (#45H1T)
Hawaii News Now published excerpts from a nine-minute cell phone video allegedly showing what happened on the night UFC fighter Rachael Ostovich was severely beaten by her husband Arnold Berdon, also a professional MMA fighter. The video was supposedly recorded by a witness who heard Ostovich scream for help, and…Read more...
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