| Steve Sabol of NFL Films could tell a good story as well as show it Posted: 20 Sep 2012 08:38 PM PDT NFL Films President Steve Sabol, who helped his father establish the Emmy-winning production company that changed the way people viewed professional football, died Tuesday after an 18-month battle with brain cancer, "Steve Sabol was the creative genius behind the remarkable work of NFL Films," NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said in a statement from the league confirming Sabol's death. "Steve's passion for football was matched by his incredible talent and energy. Peter Finney, Times-Picayune. It's safe to say no one left behind more stories, more memories, than Steve Sabol, the president of NFL Films, who died Tuesday at 69. I think of Sabol and I think of Super Bowl IV in Tulane Stadium, Jan. 11, 1970 "Steve Sabol was the creative genius behind the remarkable work of NFL Films," NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said in a statement from the league confirming Sabol's death. "Steve's passion for football was matched by his incredible talent and energy. The NFL paid tribute to Steve Sabol the only way they could: with an amazing video. |
| 1 ticket wins Mega Millions; Powerball zooms Posted: 20 Sep 2012 08:38 PM PDT One ticket with all six numbers in Tuesday's multi-state Mega Millions draw was sold at a Riverside 7-Eleven. A whopping $37.6 million in lottery prizes went unclaimed in New York last year from dreamers who plunked down their dollars for Powerball, Mega Millions and other tickets and never bothered to check them, according to New York Lottery statistics. Someone in Riverside, Calif. is a multi-millionaire and doesn't even know it. A $120 Mega Million jackpot ticket was sold at a 7-Eleven store near the UC Riverside campus, the California Lottery announced Wednesday on its As a multistate game, MEGA Millions is played in Washington and 43 other jurisdictions (41 states plus the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands). In order to claim a MEGA Millions prize, players must present to the Lottery the actual The numbers in tonight's multi-state Mega Millions draw are 5, 9, 22, 36, 49 and the Mega number is 36. The estimated jackpot is $15 million, a California Lottery official said. The drawing was the second since the last time a |
| Apple Maps in iOS 6: What you need to know (FAQ) Posted: 20 Sep 2012 07:38 PM PDT With MonoTouch 6, developers can tap into new iOS 6 features, including richer layout capabilities, deep Facebook integration, and Passbook, Apple's new coupon and ticketing application, among others. The iPhone 5 and iOS 6 release may be the most Mobile ad network Chitika said that iOS 6 users accounted for 15 percent of hits to its mobile ad network within the first 24 hours after the software was released. Apple has finally broken silence on the customer reaction to Maps in iOS 6, which spawned Tumblrs, fake twitter accounts and generally a lot of mockery and confusion. The statement, provided to AllThingsD from Apple Apple shuttered MobileMe Galleries in June, which many Mac users were happily using as photo albums for sharing on the web.Apple has made a small. With MonoTouch 6, developers can tap into new iOS 6 features, including richer layout capabilities, deep Facebook integration, and Passbook, Apple's new coupon and ticketing application, among others. The iPhone 5 and iOS 6 release may be the most |
| Talk Like a Pirate Day Books Posted: 20 Sep 2012 07:38 PM PDT 20 (UPI) — A former official in a Florida city blasted the mayor's recognition of International Talk Like a Pirate Day, noting pirates have killed civilians. Lake Worth Mayor Pam Triolo read a proclamation at the start of Tuesday night's city I love Talk Like A Pirate day, despite the fact that I don't ever remember to participate. My friends Captain Dan and the Scurvy crew celebrate it every single day however (in fact, it's Dan's real birthday). This is a song from last Avast, me hearties, and feast yer eyes on th' calendar decoratin' Davy Jones' Locker. That's right, maties: Once more, it be Talk Like a Pirate Day. The 10th annual worldwide celebration of Talk Like a Pirate Day, to be precise. We can harrrrdly It's Talk Like A Pirate Day. Published September 20th, 2012 by Bobby Henderson. _Obama_pirate. President Obama sent out this tweet for Talk Like a Pirate Day. Is this proof that he is really a closet Pastafarian? RAmen! ATXD. I'm not 100% International Talk Like a Pirate Day is here again for its 10th anniversary. Which means the old gags — shivering your timbers, calling out to your maties, mispronouncing "Sarsgaard" — are getting kind of stale, especially when there are real-life |
| Denver Broncos Need More Depth at Running Back Behind Willis McGahee … Posted: 20 Sep 2012 06:38 PM PDT ATLANTA — Peyton Manning's second game with the Denver Broncos looked nothing like his first. Manning threw interceptions on Denver's first three possessions, and the Broncos could not recover from the poor start in a The Denver Broncos were counting on Ty Warren to anchor their run defense after sitting out the previous two seasons with injuries. That plan lasted all of five snaps before the veteran defensive tackle re-tore his right triceps in the opener and went In the Denver Broncos' Week One win over the Steelers, there were two procedural mistakes quite similar to this that were unthinkably bad. First, with time on the play clock running out, Pittsburgh quarterback Ben Roethlisberger hurried his team and In order to make it in the NFL, a player must possess a strong work ethic. No one's work ethic, possibly in the history of the National Football League, was as strong as Rod Smith's. Rod Smith, the greatest receiver in the history of the Denver Broncos Denver Broncos running back Ronnie Hillman runs against the Arizona Cardinals during the second half of the Broncos' 16-13 preseason finale win at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona on Thursday, August 30, 2012. (AAron Ontiveroz |
| Mitt Romney loses Tim Pawlenty as campaign co-chair 45 days before election Posted: 20 Sep 2012 06:38 PM PDT Scrambling to change the subject from his now infamous remarks calling 47 percent of the population "victims," Mitt Romney has jumped on a newly uncovered (though actually very old) tape of then-Illinois state Sen. Barack Obama saying he believes in RAMALLAH, West Bank — Mitt Romney is undermining hopes for peace and democracy in the Middle East, a senior Palestinian official said Thursday in response to recent remarks to donors by the Republican presidential candidate that Palestinians have He's leaving his job as national co-chairman of Mitt Romney's presidential campaign. Pawlenty was twice elected governor of Minnesota, in 2002 and 2006. He tried for the 2012 GOP presidential nomination but ended his campaign abruptly in August after a Mitt Romney appeared on Univision Wednesday alongside Jorge Ramos and Maria Elena Salinas, but something was a little peculiar about his appearance — his skin tone. Looking back at the hundreds of photos logging his Mitt Romney is on the defensive and has turned to U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fl), a prominent Republican Latino considered a favorite and rising star, for help in fighting off a wave of criticism after the release of a secretly taped video. "I think he |
| Cruel Summer Critics Know That 'Kanye's Great,' Pusha T Says Posted: 20 Sep 2012 05:38 PM PDT Pink may notch her first-ever No. 1 album if she can top Kanye West's G.O.O.D. Music compilation. Though 'Ye's musical presence is felt throughout, Cruel Summer is unlike any of Yeezy's well-weaved solo affairs. The G.O.O.D. Music head honcho jumps on seven out of the 12 tracks, including previously heard songs "Mercy," "New God Flow," "Cold," Summer's cooling off, but Kanye West's passion project has finally arrived. Cruel Summer, the G.O.O.D. Music compilation album, hit stores Tuesday. About time. Kanye hasn't done much to promote the G.O.O.D. Music compilation, but here's a vignette of him explaining how the project came together and his camp's approach on music. Cruel Summer available here. The Bottom Whisperer: Cruel Summer. Posted by Christopher Welch on Sep 19, 2012 in Sex, The Bottom Whisperer | 0 comments · the bottom whisperer, gay love, gay dating advice, gay sex column Can't get enough of The Bottom Whisperer? Check out my |
| Yunel Escobar's gay slur on eye black triggers MLB investigation Posted: 20 Sep 2012 05:38 PM PDT Yunel Escobar has issued an apology for one of the stranger scandals we've seen recently in the world of sports. The Toronto Blue Jays shortstop donned eye black for his team's game against the Boston Red Sox on The Toronto Blue Jays shortstop, however, finds himself in a bit of hot water as it has been pointed out that Escobar took the field on Saturday with a gay slur printed in Spanish on his eye black. The "tu ere maricon" (sic) can be translated to "you Yunel Escobar wore eye black Saturday, and the words "Tu Ere Maricon" were written on them. That translates to "you're a faggot." (Tim Tebow had a much better message during his Florida days.) The internet was consumed UPDATE (5:30 p.m.): Yunel Escobar has been suspended without pay for three games for writing a gay slur on his eye black during a Saturday game. Read the full story here. Like a number of athletes, Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Yunel Escobar enjoys The image above comes from Saturday's Blue Jays game, and it shows shortstop Yunel Escobar with the Spanish phrase "Tu Ere Maricon" written on his eyeblack. That translates into English as, "You Are A Faggot." We've |
| Yunel Escobar's gay slur on eye black triggers MLB investigation Posted: 20 Sep 2012 04:38 PM PDT Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Yunel Escobar is the focus of an investigation by Major League Baseball after displaying a homophobic slur on the eye-black stickers that he wore while playing against the Boston Red Sox on September 15 at Rogers Centre. The image above comes from Saturday's Blue Jays game, and it shows shortstop Yunel Escobar with the Spanish phrase "Tu Ere Maricon" written on his eyeblack. That translates into English as, "You Are A Faggot." We've The Yankees and Blue Jays may not get their scheduled game in with rain expected to soak New York City on Tuesday. But Toronto will address the storm brewing around Escobar. The image above comes from Saturday's Blue Jays game, and it shows shortstop Yunel Escobar with the Spanish phrase "Tu Ere Maricon" written on his eyeblack. That translates into English as, "You Are A Faggot." We've Yunel Escobar wore eye black Saturday, and the words "Tu Ere Maricon" were written on them. That translates to "you're a faggot." (Tim Tebow had a much better message during his Florida days.) The internet was consumed |
| Steve Sabol of NFL Films could tell a good story as well as show it Posted: 20 Sep 2012 04:38 PM PDT Steve Sabol, who died Tuesday at the age of 69 from brain cancer, did not coin the phrase "America's Team." The Dallas Cowboys have Bob Ryan to thank for that; as the NFL Films' veep and editor-in-chief has said of the Peter Finney, Times-Picayune. It's safe to say no one left behind more stories, more memories, than Steve Sabol, the president of NFL Films, who died Tuesday at 69. I think of Sabol and I think of Super Bowl IV in Tulane Stadium, Jan. 11, 1970 John Fox praises Steve Sabol for bringing NFL game to fans | : First-and-Orange is the authority on the latest breaking news and analysis about the Denver Broncos, written by Mike Klis, Lindsay Jones and Jeff Legwold. Every life is a symphony. There is an abstract soundtrack to everything we do out there somewhere. It'd be interesting to hear it, although I suppose we can each determine on our own what ours would be. For Steve Sabol, it'd be hard to imagine hearing "Steve Sabol was the creative genius behind the remarkable work of NFL Films," NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said in a statement from the league confirming Sabol's death. "Steve's passion for football was matched by his incredible talent and energy. |
