If you’re looking for something that will instantly put you in a good mood, it’s hard to go wrong with videos of college football players being surprised with scholarships. There aren’t many things better than watching a walk-on get mobbed by his teammates after being rewarded for working his ass off in practice day in and day out—especially when you consider how life-changing getting a full ride can be.
Teams have come up with increasingly creative ways to reveal the news to their players over the past few years, and this video from the University of Oregon is one of the coolest ones I’ve seen. According to The Oregonian, Kaulana Apelu was a promising high school prospect who suffered a major setback when he tore both of his ACLs in high school before accepting a walk-on offer from the Ducks.
On Sunday, practice was interrupted by a video message from Apelu’s mom, who informed the junior linebacker that he’d been rewarded with a full scholarship for his hard-work.
After being swarmed by the rest of the team, Apelu shared a few words of wisdom, saying, “If you have a dream, never give up. Always chase it. If you have a goal, just set your eyes to that and never give up.”
It would be easy and understandable for Margot Robbie to get typecast as a gorgeous young blonde woman such as her Naomi Lapaglia character she played in “The Wolf of Wall Street” or as Jess in the movie “Focus” with Will Smith. The 27-year-old Margot is absolutely stunning and why not maximize the gifts that you have been given. However, the Australian beauty also wants to be known for immense acting talents as well and that is why she has branched out to being crazed, dysfunctional supervillain Harley Quinn in “Suicide Squad.”
Currently, the Hollywood actress is filming “Mary Queen of Scots,” where she plays Queen Elizabeth I and she made quite the transformation. So much so that Margot Robbie looks unrecognizable.
Margot portrays the Virgin Queen, who ruled England from 1558 to 1603. For better or worse, it is quite the departure from her sexy appearance in “The Wolf of Wall Street.”
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TECH GIANTS HESITANT TO PAY OUT LUCRATIVE LONG-TERM DEALS TO LEAGUES; SPORTS BROADCASTING MODEL MAY GO FROM RIGHTS DEALS TO REVENUE-SHARE MODEL
Exclusive television network broadcast rights deals have been the growing source of income for pro sports leagues for the last several decades. TV networks have tripped over themselves to pay out lucrative, long-term contracts to sports leagues, in order to lock up valuable content it can resell to advertisers. League execs have long assumed that tech giants like Amazon (AMZN), Facebook (FB) and YouTube (GOOGL) would be eager to bid on future contracts in an effort to stream content. While that may still be the case, it likely won’t be in the same form of the existing TV contracts and as a result, a decline in revenues may be coming. Mark Zuckerberg has indicated that Facebook could be interested in streaming select pro sports, but the long-term goal would not be to pay for content, but to engage in a revenue-share model.
Howie Long-Short:Sports leagues will follow the money. It could be a while before tech firms can outbid traditional media for top sports rights, other than carving out digital rights.
Fan Marino: If Zuckerberg can get off paying Bieber on a rev-share model, he can certainly get pro sports leagues, with no other options, to sign off.
TICKETMASTER LOOKING TO CURB USE OF BOTS, INTRODUCES “VERIFIED FAN” TO KEEP TICKETS OFF OF SECONDARY MARKET
Ticketmaster (LYV) has rolled out some new technology, known as Verified Fan, to help eliminate the use of automated software or “bots”, to acquire tickets for sale on the resale market. In the past, when tickets for high profile events went on sale, “bots” would acquire a large number of tickets within seconds of their posting for sale, resulting in immediate sell outs. Simultaneously, these same tickets would be listed by the “bots” owners on resale sites, at markups up to 1,000%. The new technology looks for buyers to register prior to the seats going on sale and looks to verify the buyer’s identity using their purchase history and social media activity. Ticketmaster has stated that 90% of tickets sold using Verified Fan have been kept off the secondary market.
Howie Long-Short: This is good for fans, but the roll-out is likely to be only for limited events.
Fan Marino: I’m certainly supportive of any technology that benefits the “real fan”. While this technology won’t keep Amazon from eventually taking over the ticketing space, it is a start in terms of generating goodwill with its customer base.
MANCHESTER UNITED ROLLS OUT STREAMING SERVICE FOR 24/7 CLUB NETWORK; NO SATELLITE SUBSCRIPTIONS REQUIRED FOR ACCESS
Manchester United’s 24/7 club television network; MUTV, is now available for streaming within the UK and Ireland via mutv.com. The network, which will not require a satellite subscription, is charging roughly $6.40/month for subscriber access on desktop, mobile and tablets. If you are already a subscriber to Sky or Virgin TV or to the Sky digital television platform, there is no additional charge for access. The digital version of MUTV will include Legends matches, under 23 and Academy games, first team highlights, live audio of all first team matches, exclusive interviews, behind the scenes access and film presentations.
Howie Long-Short: Real fans in the UK already have Sky, but this might be good for my MANU fans Stateside with a VPN!
Fan Marino: The ROI here is poor. $6.40/mo. for access to highlights and interviews? At least for ESPN’s $7.21/mo. (carriage fee per subscriber within bundle) you get live NFL and NBA game broadcasts.
HARLEY DAVIDSON BECOME 12TH CORPRORATE SPONSOR TO PLACE LOGO ON JERSEY; EXTENDS PARTNERSHIP WITH MILWAUKEE BUCKS
The Milwaukee Bucks have announced a partnership with long-time sponsor, Harley Davidson (HOG), that will enable the motorcycle brand to place their logo on the team’s jersey beginning next season. The patch has the potential to receive 2 billion+ impressions across Bucks local & national broadcasts, video and digital platforms. HOG was founded in Milwaukee and maintains their corporate headquarters in the city. It should be noted that NBA contracts prohibit players from riding motorcycles.
Howie Long-Short:Certainly some synergy between Bucks and Harley fans, but as a long-time sponsor, this move is about reaching the fans of the other 29 teams.
Fan Marino:You have to wonder if Bobby Hurley & Jay Williams read the terms of their contracts, before purchasing their bikes.
D.C. UNITED MAY BE FOR SALE; ENTERPRISE VALUE PUSHING $500 MILLION
The Washington, D.C. based United soccer club may be up for sale and if a deal goes through, it will be the most anyone has ever paid for an MLS franchise. With the new stadium and team debt included, the franchise has an enterprise value pushing $500 million. It’s been reported the team has reached out to several prominent D.C. based investors including, Redskins owner Dan Snyder and Wizards owner Ted Leonsis, to gauge their interest. It is worth noting that league expansion fees continue to rise (currently at $150 million, expected to reach $200 million) and Forbes estimated last fall that the average MLS franchise value was up 18% from 2015.
Howie Long-Short: $500 Million for an MLS franchise sounds like a lot, but it sounded like a lot when Joe Lacob & Peter Guber paid an NBA record $450 million for the Warriors, back in 2010. The franchise is worth $2.6 billion today.
Fan Marino:D.C. United is the Green Bay Packers of MLS. Early domination (4 championships in 10 years) and then nothing for what seems like an eternity.
Just a heads up: this is a behind the scenes look at the frozen lake scene from Game of Thrones‘ ‘Beyond the Wall’ episode. So if you haven’t watched last night’s episode yet you might want to do that before watching this clip….Moving on…
To some people, last night’s Game of Thrones episode was the greatest episode in the show’s history. Other people think that ‘Beyond the Wall’ might’ve jumped the shark by creating plot holes and introducing too much implausibility to the Fantasy series. I’m somewhere in the middle. Last night’s S07E06 was badass though and through, and it just raised the stakes to a whole new level. We’re dealing with ICE DRAGONS now, mother fucking ice dragons.
On the flip side of that, I’m not at all stoked at how the show’s scriptwriters have these characters traveling insanely long distances in the blink of an eye. I think part of what has worked for the show for so long is how aside from all the magical beasts (and actual magic) they made the rigors of everyday life appear to be genuine. Sure, the idea of sending mail to someone via flying raven is asinine, but it at least used to take weeks in the show for the message to arrive and not minutes like it took in last night’s episode…This isn’t fucking email that we’re talking about. I’m just now a little bit worried that the writers are going to cut corners with only one season left after next week’s Season 7 finale…
Steelers star Antonio Brown is arguably the best wide receiver in the NFL. (I said ARGUABLY.) However, his life off the field has been nothing short of a soap opera over the past year or so.
Then, back in January, it was his coach Mike Tomlin ripping into him for posting a Facebook Live video from the team’s locker room (which Brown may or may not have gotten paid to do).
And now, Brown’s long-time personal trainer Bo Smith has publicly decided to part ways with the perennial Pro Bowl wide receiver.
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According to TMZ, Smith also wrote this on Instagram…
“I had to walk away & remove myself from the bulls**t! Be a MAN of your WORD and own up to your WRONGS as a MAN should, Communication is KEY!”
Hmmm…I wonder what exactly Smith could be referring to here?
Smith also tagged Brown in this post by Deion Sanders sending an obvious message…
Even with losing Brown as a client, Smith will still be fine as he has also worked with players like Chad Johnson, Andre Johnson, Geno Smith and Santana Moss in his career as a trainer.
As for how Brown will do without Smith? I guess we’ll all find out very soon.
Kristaps Porzingis can’t catch a break with the ladies on social media. A few months ago, the Knicks star forward attempted to flirt with Croatian model Ines Nikic before she brutally she shot him down by posting a picture of herself kissing a boyfriend.
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Over the weekend, Porzingis attempted to slide into Nikic’s DMs to get her to follow him but unfortunately she doesn’t appear to be a fan and didn’t give in to his request.
It looks like the bromance between Justin Bieber and Floyd Mayweather has come to an end. According to TMZ, the 49-0 boxer is pissed at the newly reformed Justin Bieber for cutting him off and unfollowing him on Instagram before his big fight against Conor McGregor this weekend.
Sources connected to both Justin and Floyd tell us, the folks at the Hillsong Church have been counseling Justin for months on taking a hard look at his friends and pulling back from those who are bad influences.
We’re told church pastors did not single out Floyd as a bad influence, but Justin decided on his own he needed some distance. Our sources say Justin didn’t want a clean break from Floyd, he just wanted to “reset boundaries” … walling himself off from things like Floyd’s obsession with strip clubs.
Justin unfollowed Floyd on Instagram as part of the resetting of boundaries, and our sources say Floyd went “insane, nuclear.” He lashed out at Justin, called him a “traitor” because Floyd had stuck with Justin during his meltdown when everyone was attacking Bieber.
I kinda hope Bieber walks out with McGregor on Saturday just to stick it to Floyd.
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As I point out every weekday with our roundup of the lifestyles of the rich and famous, celebrities seem to do more NOT working than actual working. I mean, let’s take former Disney star Bella Thorne for example. She was on the Disney Channel show Shake It Up with Zendaya from 2010 to 2013. Since then she’s been in a bunch of movies that by my count none of which really did dick at the box office. And yet, she always seems to be on vacation, at a party or some festival.
It’s all actually rather annoying. Bella Thorne is 19-years-old and obviously has got so much money in the bank at this point that she can basically do whatever she wants whenever she wants. All because she’s an actress? She’s not even a very good actress, yet she’s probably set for life if she doesn’t do something utterly stupid.
Sigh…
Anyway, this past weekend Thorne was doing her usual, hanging out at the Billboard Hot 100 Festival at Jones Beach in New York, wearing next to nothing, twerking and acting the fool, basically living every 19-year-old’s dream.
I want to be the first person on the planet to tell you bros about the total solar eclipse which is taking place right now here in ‘merica. Why hasn’t the mainstream media told you about this eclipse at any point? I really can’t say. What I can say for certain is that people out West must’ve been horrified when complete darkness began to overtake the region without any warning.
We’re still getting a great look at the eclipse here on the East Coast. Totality has passed, but you can still see awesome footage of the eclipse throughout the nation on the NOAA Satellites’ website. Here’s what it looked like from space when complete darkness crept over the western portion of the United States this morning:
So were you one of the dummies who disregarded the hundreds of warnings over the past few weeks and just went ahead and looked at the solar eclipse without any eye protection?
Well, this news is not going to be great for you. Because if you did look at the solar eclipse without eye protection you may have fucked up your eyes and the worst part is you might not know it for days.
NBC Chicago and Dr. Linda Chous, chief eye care officer for UnitedHealthcare, shared these details today…
If you’ve looked at the eclipse without glasses, do you feel the adverse effects immediately or over time?
It is unsafe for anyone to look directly at the sun for any length of time or during an eclipse, as damage can occur within seconds of exposure. The sun is incredibly bright – some 400,000 times brighter than a full moon. Any amount of exposure can cause short-term and long-term damage.
If immediately, what are the signs?
Short-term issues can include solar keratitis, which is similar to sunburn of the cornea (the front part of the eye). This can cause eye pain and light sensitivity, with symptoms often occurring within 24 hours after exposure.
If over time, what are the things you should look for?
Long-term issues can include solar retinopathy, which is when the sun burns a hole in the retinal tissues, usually occurring at the fovea. This can cause loss of central vision, with symptoms occurring immediately to two weeks after exposure. Depending on the severity of the retinopathy, vision problems can last for months or be permanent.
How do you know if you might have damaged your retina/vision?
There are often no immediate signs of eye damage after viewing an eclipse without proper eye protection. Symptoms can occur immediately, within several hours or even weeks after exposure. Potential signs of damage include sensitivity to light, eye pain and loss of vision in one or both eyes.
So yeah, if you looked at the solar eclipse without proper eye protection you might not even realize you did some damage for anywhere from hours to weeks. Cool, huh?
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Every day dozens and dozens of celebrities share pictures, videos, jokes, gear and other goodies to their Instagram accounts. There is literally so much going on with so many people that there’s almost no way the average bro can keep tabs on it all. So, because we care, we do it for you so you can waste your time at work, at home or wherever you may be in a much more efficient manner. After all, if you’re going to be wasting time, you want to do it right.
Here are the best celebrity Instagram posts we saw on the internet today…
You ever get so drunk you climb up to the top of a 10-meter diving platform and think to yourself ‘I’m just gonna send it?’ because that’s exactly how I think this Norwegian sport called Dødsing was created. It’s all about freestyle diving, but not the types of dives you’d see in an Olympic competition.
A lot of these dives end up in belly flops or back flops. One of the dude gets so messed up from diving off the high-dive that he’s bleeding. I have no proof that these divers are drunk but based on their creative diving performances I can only assume that there was vodka drank beforehand. Why am I making this assumption? Well, back in college I used to do this same shit during Summer break.
For weeks one Summer, one of my buddies and I would hit the beach, crushing Natty Light, then meander over to the YMCA diving pool and test the limits of our diving abilities with that liquid courage running through our veins. Did we ever get hurt? Nah, not really. Sure there were a few bruises here or there but I can’t recall I time I was ever bleeding like this dude from Norway…Evidently, the water is a lot sharper in Norway? (h/t The Ocho)
New York Giants star wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. was forced to leave the left team’s preseason game against the Cleveland Browns tonight following a low hit in the second quarter on Monday night.
Last week, Cleveland Bronws head coach Hue Jackson made it clear that he hoped that no one on his team would follow in Colin Kaepernicks’ footsteps and protest the national anthem.
Via Cleveland.com
“I think everybody has a right to do, and I get it, but the national anthem means a lot to myself personally, the organization and our football team,” . “I hope — again I can’t speak, I haven’t really talked to our team about it — I would hope that we don’t have those issues.”
Despite Jackson’s disapproval, 11 Brows players decided to huddle up in a circle to take a knee during the national anthem before their preseason game against the Giants on Monday night.
Those who took a knee were tight end Seth DeValve, running backs Duke Johnson Jr. and Terrence Magee, safeties Jabrill Peppers and Calvin Pryor, cornerback Jamar Taylor, receivers Kenny Britt and Ricardo Louis, linebackers Chris Kirksey and Jamie Collins, and running back Isaiah Crowell.
There are some products that you just want. You might not need them but you want them and it’s not even up for debate. You want this Star Wars waffle maker but who the hell doesn’t?!?
“Start your day like a Jedi with a plate full of golden Brown waffles emblazoned with Star Wars icons. The vibrant graphic features an X-Wing Fighter. Each waffle is a 4.25″ square imprinted with a different icon including the rebel alliance symbol, Star Wars logo, X-Wing, and Millennium Falcon.
An adjustable browning control allows for you to cater your waffle to your child’s liking. The non-stick coating makes cleaning a breeze making every breakfast exciting and easy. The Star Wars 4-slice waffle maker comes with a convenient cord wrap which makes storage a breeze.”
I mean did you even need to read that product description?!? Why didn’t you just jump to the Buy It Now button?!?!
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I didn’t expect to encounter a dust storm to start my day, but here we are. You don’t even have to like John Cena to enjoy this clip. In fact, you don’t even need to know who John Cena is and you’re still going to get choked up.
In this clip, John Cena reads letters from fans who all overcame unimaginable obstacles and they did so thanks to the moving words of John Cena. Unbeknownst to Cena, the fans are actually standing behind a false wall while John reads all of the letters. When he’s done reading the letters, John watches a short clip of a kid thanking John for helping him beat cancer. When that’s over, the fans bust down the wall and surprise John Cena one by one.
He’s crying. They’re crying. Now, you’re crying. I’m not actually crying, it’s just the combination of a dust storm and onions being cut here in my house. These aren’t tears, they’re just my eyes leaking.
This is actually an ad from Cricket Wireless, a company that I didn’t even realize still existed. I haven’t seen them on TV or seen a storefront for Cricket Wireless in years. I guess they’ve been ascribing to the ‘John Cena You Can’t See Me’ style of publicity until now. Or perhaps I just don’t live in a part of the country where Cricket Wireless is a player on the wireless scene. Whatever the case is, I’m glad to see Cricket making moves with this John Cena clip.
Keri Russell has been a fan favorite ever since she and her curly locks mesmerized audiences on the TV show Felicity from 1998 to 2002. However, here’s a little known fact (at least to me): she actually started out her acting career on the All-New Mickey Mouse Club where she appeared from 1991 to 1994 working alongside some other people you may have heard of named Ryan Gosling, Christina Aguilera, Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake. Not a bad little group there, huh?
Now, 15 years and numerous movies and TV shows later, a whole new generation are also fans of the now 41-year-old actress due to her portrayal of Elizabeth Jennings on The Americans.
That doesn’t mean folks aren’t still seriously bent over that horrible day when they discovered that Russell had chopped off all of her golden curls. Something she addressed in a new profile she did recently for W magazine.
Speaking of Russell’s new profile for W magazine, here is the photo they used to accompany the piece…
Yet none of them are from her personal Instagram account, because SHE DOESN’T HAVE ONE! She doesn’t use Twitter either. It’s like she, Scarlett Johansson and Jennifer Lawrence hate us or something. Oh well, we still love them. (But at least join Instagram, will you ladies?)
So the premise here is that there’s a stand-up comedy show in Seattle called ‘The Gateway Show’ where each of the comics does two sets. They come out and do one sober. Then they go smoke a ton of weed and come back for a second set. According to the description of this video, the comic here is a functional stoner and was worried that he’d have to smoke an astronomical amount of weed because his tolerance is so high. So, he instead opted to eat mushrooms and have those kick in just in time for his second set.
Here we get to see Mike Masilotti doing a full stand up set while tripping his face off, and he actually manages to kill it. If you’ve ever tripped on ‘shrooms or had a conversation with someone who is tripping their balls off, you’re aware of how hard it is to get a single coherent thought out of your mouth when peaking let alone say anything profound whatsoever. Somehow, even while tripping his face off Mike managed to get this out, and based on the Reddit comments this seems to be a joke that’s resonating with a lot of people on the Internet:
“I’m fucked up for the rest of the night. I don’t think my life through, y’know what I’m saying? I don’t even know what I’m doing tomorrow. I hope it’s nothing… Now it’s nothing. Whatever it was, it’s nothing now.”
I think the thing I enjoy about this is how you see comedy isn’t all about jokes. Sure, that’s a large facet of it, but it’s also the art of storytelling. You can be a great storyteller even when you’re tripping balls, and that’s what we’re seeing here, a dude who knows how to handle the stage even when his life is moving at 350 mph around him. (h/t r/videos)
