Archive for January, 2020:

Five takeaways from MLB’s momentous Astros sign-stealing investigation

Date: Jan 14 2020
Major League Baseball revealed the results of its investigation into the Houston Astros’ sign-stealing schemes Monday, handing down momentous suspensions and sparking upheaval in Houston.1. MLB’s punishment was harsh.2. Houston’s culture is a problem. Even Rob Manfred says so.3. You ...Read More »

Boris Johnson urges Donald Trump to ‘dial down’ his conflict with Iran

Date: Jan 14 2020
Boris Johnson tells Donald Trump to step back from outright war with Iran."Let's dial this down," the UK prime minister said, adding that 'I don't want a military conflict between us, the United States and Iran,' in an interview with ...Read More »

Champagne explosion goes embarrassingly wrong on ‘The Bachelor’

Date: Jan 14 2020
It was a dramatic second episode of The Bachelor, per usual, but one woman was not having the best night, when her plan to surprise Peter Weber with a bottle of champagne, which she claimed to have saved for over a ...Read More »

Democratic debate allows one more jab before Iowa caucuses

Date: Jan 14 2020
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An unusually heated clash of rivals for the Democratic presidential nomination could be the hallmark of Tuesday night’s televised debate in Iowa.Read more... Read More »

LSU rolls past Clemson 42-25 to win national title

Date: Jan 14 2020
The team with the longest winning streak in the country couldn’t even stop Joe Burrow.Burrow’s magical seasonClemson struggled on third downClemson got within three in the second halfTrevor Lawrence loses first game since high schoolRead more... Read More »

Titans stun Ravens in huge playoff upset

Date: Jan 12 2020
Derrick Henry rushed for a franchise-postseason-record 195 yards on 30 carries and also passed for a touchdown, as the Tennessee Titans routed the host Baltimore Ravens 28-12 on Saturday night in the AFC divisional playoff round.Read more... Read More »

Pro Football Hall of Fame surprises Bill Cowher on live TV, tells him he’s in 2020 class

Date: Jan 12 2020
The Pro Football Hall of Fame did something different, and it ended up being a fun moment for Bill Cowher.Read more... Read More »

Queen Elizabeth calls emergency family meeting ‘to talk things through’ following royal exit by Prince Harry, Meghan Markle

Date: Jan 12 2020
Queen Elizabeth has reportedly called an emergency family meeting to “talk things through” following news that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are stepping back from the royal family.Read more... Read More »

Miami Super Bowl could mark end of paper tickets for big game, start of NFL collecting data on every attending fan

Date: Jan 12 2020
The good old days of NFL fans wrapping their hands on paper tickets stubs for the Super Bowl appear to be numbered. So much so, next month’s Super Bowl LIV might be the last time the game isn’t fully converted ...Read More »

Protests erupt in Iran over plane’s downing that killed 176

Date: Jan 12 2020
A group of Iranian protesters demanded that the country’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei step down on Saturday after the government said its military had by mistake shot down a Ukrainian plane, killing all 176 people on board.تجمع اعتراضی مردم ...Read More »