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43 Rich Eisen’s voice was laced with incredulity as he tried to process what was happening, and who could blame him? Sitting just to his right in the guest chair at Eisen’s television studio in Los Angeles was Marc Lore, a 5-foot-10(ish), 48-year-old Italian-American math whiz who was looking Eisen straight in the eye and telling him he wanted to race the great Jerry Rice in the 40-yard dash. “I told him, Marc, you want no piece of that ma...

May 7, 2021 Former University of Arizona tight end Rob Gronkowski, now with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, partnered with Medium Rare for an NFT card collection. (Photo courtesy gronknft.com) After pitcher Taijuan Walker left the Arizona Diamondbacks, he became the first known and active Major League Baseball player to create and sell a piece of digital art through a non-fungible token, otherwise known as an NFT. Walker now plays for the New York Mets. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images) PHOEN...

May 7, 2021 The news was as abrupt as a mid-afternoon tweet, and yet long overdue: On Thursday, the Angels designated Albert Pujols for assignment. The 41-year-old Pujols is a no-doubt Hall of Famer, one of four players to attain the dual milestones of 3,000 hits and 600 home runs. But he’s now a month into his fifth season of sub-replacement level production, an impediment to improving a team that needs all the help it can get to overcome a league-worst defense as it scrambles to return to ...

Hey Batter Batter! The Boys of Summer Are Back! Copy link By Joshua Eferighe Copy link By Joshua Eferighe May6, 2021 The sun? Beaming. A swirl of vitamin D sweeping across open green pastures. The sky? Blue and clear as day. And you? Ballpark frank in one hand, ice-cold brew in the other, as you think, with total certainty, that right now nothing else matters. It wasn’t until an Atlanta Braves game that it clicked for me, but when it did, I understood why it’s called America’s favorite pa...

Art by Tom Forget Willie Mays put up some unbelievable numbers: 3,283 hits, 660 home runs, 20 All-Star Games and 2 MVP Awards are just some of the accomplishments that arguably the greatest player in baseball history put together. On Thursday, the Say Hey Kid gets to add another one: He turns 90 years old. So, what better way to celebrate his legacy than by looking at his 11 most memorable cards? Well be judging them not just on which are most famous or most "valuable" -- whatever that means --...

May 5, 2021 Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence continues to make an impact in his new community, despite having been in town less than a week. Lawrence, combining the efforts of his multiple national endorsement deals, is putting them to good use to support Jacksonville charities. Adidas announced the sale on their Twitter page and website, revealing futuristic-looking rookie cards. They will be sold and auctioned off as NFT’s. Non-fungible tokens have taken the market by storm...

Move over, bitcoin. Ethereum is at an all-time high Bitcoin prices continued their rebound Monday, rising about 4 per cent to nearly $US59,000 ($76,000). But the worlds largest cryptocurrency has been overshadowed lately by its younger sibling, Ethereum. Ethereum, or ether for short, hit a new record high Monday of about US$3200 ($4122). Ether prices have more than quadrupled in 2021, soaring 325 per cent. Bitcoin has had a great run too this year, doubling in value. The total value of all Ethe...

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Butch says keep a sharp mind and mellow out By Butch Dale Friday, April 30, 2021 4:00 AM So, you have lived here in good ol Montgomery County your entire life and now have reached those glorious "golden years." Perhaps your mind is not quite as sharp. Youre starting to forget a few things. And your brain is overwhelmed from hearing about politics, racial strife, terrorists, COVID-19, etc. It never ends. Therefore, to keep your mind sharp and preserve your sanity, try...

Here are this weeks pitches. Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) Ford is a multinational automaker. Daniel (@doony) had a bullish outlook on the stock because of the following reasons: Stock depressed over the past decade. New CEO, streamlined, trimmed offer. Focused on bread and butter offerings. Value stock, dividend may be reinstated. "They are cutting half of the rest of this year’s production," Brown asked. "They don’t have a demand problem. They have a supply problem, which is a better kind o...