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The Charlotte Bobcats to become the Charlotte Hornets

The Charlotte Bobcats to become the Charlotte Hornets

The long National nightmare will soon be over, the Charlotte Bobcats will change its name to the Charlotte Hornets. At least that’s what Sports Illustrated is reporting. There will be a press conference later today by majority owner Michael Jordan detailing the switch. This is great news. There is just something purely wonderful about theContinue Reading

Tornado rips through Oklahoma, killing dozens of people

Tornado rips through Oklahoma, killing dozens of people

A two-mile wide tornado ripped through the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore yesterday, killing at least 51 people. Of that number, 20 were children. The death toll is expected to increase as a good many more people are still missing. Entire neighborhoods were flattened by the giant tornado. This is just awful. The tornado reportedlyContinue Reading

Yahoo to buy Tumblr for $1.1 billion

Yahoo to buy Tumblr for $1.1 billion

How many hipsters will still love Tumblr when they learn that it’s part of Yahoo? I would imagine if you wanted to take the hip out of something, a dose of Yahoo would do the trick. Continue Reading

‘Star Trek into Darkness’

‘Star Trek into Darkness’

If Benedict Cumberbatch, the Britsh actor who plays Harrison, begins staring in TV commercials for Chrysler, hawking cars with soft Corinthian leather, don’t be surprised. Continue Reading

For the 37th time, the House voted to repeal Obamacare

For the 37th time, the House voted to repeal Obamacare

The bill now goes to the Senate where it has no chance of even going to a vote, just like the other 36 times the House has voted on abolishing Obamacare. Continue Reading

‘Riddick’ debut trailer

‘Riddick’ debut trailer

The new trailer for Riddick, the third movie in the franchise, looks to be much more of a sequel to Pitch Black than The Chronicles of Riddick. And that’s a good thing. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoyed The Chronicles of Riddick, but Pitch Black is one of my favorite movies of all time. First,Continue Reading

Bryce Harper will play hard even if it kills him, unless he’s playing in Hagerstown

Bryce Harper will play hard even if it kills him, unless he’s playing in Hagerstown

Players who respect the game don’t talk about not being too focused and wanting to leave their team. Continue Reading

Why should Tea Party groups be exempt from taxes?

Why should Tea Party groups be exempt from taxes?

I don’t think any Tea Party group can honestly say that their primary purpose is to be a provider of social welfare unless holding signs saying telling Obama to go back to Kenya is social welfare. Continue Reading

Bryce Harper learns the purpose of the warning track

Bryce Harper learns the purpose of the warning track

Washington Nationals right fielder Bryce Harper slammed into the outfield fence at Dodgers Stadium last night in Los Angeles trying to make a play on a fly ball off the bat of Dodgers catcher A.J. Ellis. Harper went face-first into the scoreboard resulting in a laceration to his chin that required 11 stitches to close.Continue Reading

Stay classy Miami

Stay classy Miami

Palm Beach socialite Filomena Tobias, widowed wife of CNBC analyst and hedge fund manager Seth Tobias, shot Chicago Bulls center Joakim Noah the bird as he was leaving the court after being ejected in Wednesday’s game against the Miami Heat. The Heat went on to win the game, 115-78. Noah ignored the finger in hisContinue Reading

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