Name, age: Dave Jung, 31 Stage name: C-Diddy Occupation: Actor, comedian Secret weapon: ‘Classical technique and Asian fury’ Song: Extreme’s ‘Play With Me’ Weakness: He won in N.Y.C., but will his act feel stale in L.A.? Name, age: Angela Shelton, 30 Stage name: Cherry Vanilla Occupation: Filmmaker, actor Secret weapon: Sex appeal: she licks her fingers before each song Song: Led Zeppelin’s ‘Black Dog’ Weakness: The girls didn’t shred like the boys at the regionals...
Nike dropped the Air Jordan 1 Royal Toe on Saturday morning, capitalizing on the interest generated by ESPN’s documentary series “The Last Dance,” which chronicles how Michael Jordan’s Bulls became one of the most dominant and captivating dynasties in sports history. Attempting to snag a pair of the originals is hard enough, but throw in the casual viewers of “The Last Dance” yearning to be like Mike, and you’re going to have some frustrated sneakerheads walking away empty-handed....
The rental company was offering free places to stay for people affected by the fires, but high demand meant that Airbnb ran out of housing and is now encouraging more people to sign up to host. While Airbnb has said that its hosts are experiencing high demand and there is not currently housing available, applications are still open and accommodation may be available in the coming days. Those who have been impacted by the fires may be able to book a free place to stay with Airbnb from now until September 10, 2020, if more hosts sign up to help....
The policy, which goes into effect Monday, will prohibit guests who do not have a history of positive reviews from hosts to make reservations in entire home listings in the U.S. that weekend. The restriction will not apply to guests who have a good track record or who have already booked their reservations. “As the July 4 weekend approaches, we are deploying more stringent restrictions on one and two-night reservations that may pose heightened risk for parties,” the vacation rental company wrote in a blog post....
Without further delay, via BallIsLife, we present the return of Lt. Col. Cotina Jenkins-Sellers. video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player Derrick Jenkins missed the technical foul free throws, but he's probably not too concerned about that.
The outfit lost their opening game against defending champions Mohun Bagan and have to face formidable Bengaluru FC this weekend. “Definitely it’s going to be an acid test but not a ‘make or break’ situation at all. It’s just one week. Even if we can’t garner one point from the next outing against Bengaluru FC, we’ll have 16 matches left in the league,” Fraile, who hails from Spain, was quoted as saying by the I-League website....
Sportskeeda’s Tom Colohue was asked about AJ Styles’ reaction to the WWE release of Gallows and Anderson by host Korey Gunz on the Dropkick DiSKussions podcast. Tom Colohue revealed that AJ Styles is definitely not happy that Gallows and Anderson are no longer part of the WWE. However, he did note that the former OC members themselves wanted to leave the company. Tom stated that Gallows and Anderson vocalized their desire to quit and WWE promptly added them to the release list....
PSV Eindhoven are currently in second place in the Eredivisie standings and will want to make a statement in the KNVB Cup. The away side thrashed FC Twente by a 3-0 margin over the weekend and will need to put in a similar performance in this fixture. Ajax have a four-point lead over PSV Eindhoven in the Eredivisie table and have enjoyed an excellent campaign so far. The reigning champions eased past AZ Alkmaar in their previous match and will be confident ahead of this game....
21-year-old Rohera’s 267 not out is a world record. The record was earlier held by former Mumbai stalwart Amol Mazumdar, who had hit 260 versus Haryana at Faridabad in 1994. Mazumdar took to Twitter to congratulate the young batsman. Courtesy Rohera’s 345-ball knock, which comprised 21 fours and five sixes, Madhya Pradesh declared their first-innings at a mammoth 562/4 in response to Hyderabad’s first innings score of 124. Madhya Pradesh bowlers then gave Rohera a winning gift by bundling out Hyderabad for 185 in their second essay for an emphatic innings and 253 run victory....
The 31-year-old Rahane, who had been an integral part of the Rajasthan Royals since 2011, got traded to the Delhi Capitals in exchange for leggie Mayank Markande and Rahul Tewatia. Rahane scored 2,810 runs in 100 matches for the Rajasthan Royals as their leading run-scorer of the team. Rahane expressed his disappointment over getting stripped of the captaincy last season, expressing how teams don’t lose because of a single player’s mistake....
Aminu Kadiri stunned the fans at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium when he put the Solid Miners ahead in the 38th minute but Friday Ubong restored parity for the hosts before Christian Pyagbara 48th minute goal sealed the win for Abdu Maikaba’s men. “Nasarawa United really surprised us but we were helped greatly by the fact that we stuck to our plans and we were never afraid at any time in the match," Ifeanyi told Goal ....
Just over two weeks remain to get your votes in for the 2014 All-Star Game. If you haven’t already stuffed the ballot box, here are my humble suggestions. (If you already voted and disagreed with me, I’m sorry to tell you that you’re just plain wrong.) MORE FANTASY BASEBALL: Injury updates on key players | Biggest fantasy surprises Catcher: Derek Norris, Athletics. The Royals homer in me wanted to give it to Salvador Perez, but “Clutch Norris” is batting ....
The Comparison When Al Gore won the Nobel Peace Prize for his global-warming work last week, it harked back to Teddy Roosevelt, who returned to presidential politics after collecting the prize in 1910. Will Gore also use the honor as a springboard for another run at the White House? One bad omen: the Rough Rider lost the election in 1912. Why It Works Like Roosevelt, who challenged his chosen successor, William Howard Taft, Gore would be taking on a former ally, Hillary Clinton, in a 2008 presidential run....
Al Jazira moved 6 points clear of Al Ahli with their latest win against under-performing Al Ain, and will try to capitalize on Al Sharjah’s latest mediocre form that got them 3 points out of their latest 5 fixtures.
The “Sunday Night Football” turned “Thursday Night Football” fixture dismissed criticism of his and Tony Dungy’s less-than-enthusiastic description of the Jaguars’ epic 31-30 victory, which featured everything from a 27-point comeback to a walk-off field goal. “Read some comments that we didn’t sound excited enough,” he said via text to the New York Post’s Andrew Marchand after some platitudes about the broadcast. “Internet compost! You know me as well as anyone — no screaming, no yelling, no hollering....
The 20-year-old junior announced Friday he will enter the 2016 NFL draft. An All-American and finalist for the Outland Trophy in 2015, he is projected as a high first-round draft pick. ESPN draft analyst Mel Kiper Jr. put Robinson at No. 12 overall in his mock draft released Thursday. MORE: SN’s latest mock draft | Ranking Nick Saban’s Alabama teams “A’Shawn Robinson is a guy who is an ideal player for today’s NFL,” Kiper told reporters Thursday, via the Fort Worth Star-Telegram....
Michael Ray James, who is running for election in the rural city of Sylacauga, proposes bringing back public hanging for those who have been convicted three times of drug dealing. “Please consider that drug dealers have murdered, for profit, approximately 1,000,000 teenagers, sisters, brothers, mothers, fathers, aunts and uncles in a short 20 year period,” James posted on Facebook on May 13. “Yes, I’m very aware public hanging is extreme and totally not possible without Federal Approvals and not from city or state officials....
Now, imagine the possibility of a rematch in this year’s national title game at Levi’s Stadium on Jan. 7. We know it’s early. We know Nick Saban and Urban Meyer won’t even entertain the thought without mentioning “rat poison” or “desert islands.” That won’t cloud our imagination. MORE: Bama, Buckeyes top SN’s Power Rankings This is the matchup Sporting News has queued up in its latest bowl projections. It’s the one that presumes the Buckeyes avoid Big Ten potholes against Michigan State and Michigan, and Alabama takes care of LSU and Auburn in the SEC....
On Monday, over 1,100 patients were in state hospitals with COVID. However, this figure is below the 3,000 people hospitalized during the peak of earlier surges of COVID. Williamson said he had no knowledge of the numbers on what percentage of vaccinated patients received booster shots. Out of Alabama’s population, less than 48 percent have been fully vaccinated, meaning the state has one of the country’s lowest rates. On Tuesday, Alabama’s State Health Officer Scott Harris said that the Omicron variant is surging through the state....
