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The Dodgers won Game 6 of the 2017 World Series last night, handing Houston’s Justin Verlander his first official Loss of the Playoffs. Beyond this being one of the best World Series ever played, there’s been an interesting story coming out of Las Vegas that’s caught a lot of people’s attention.

This story involves an unknown bettor who has only previously bet on UFC fights (and never lost). This bettor has been wagering on every single World Series game and letting it ride. He won his $8 million bet last night, and now his winnings are estimated to be up to $14 million. We’ll know a lot more about this person after tonight’s Game 7 fo the World Series when all of the facts come out, but here’s what we know so far according to one of Las Vegas’ most infamous sharks (and Associated Press odds provider) RJ Bell:

FOURTEEN MILLION. That’s how much he’ll be betting on tonight’s World Series Game 7. I can’t even really wrap my mind around that.

Another thing I can’t wrap my mind around is this: how god awful David Ortiz is at predicting baseball. He was one of the greatest baseball players of all time, but when it comes to making World Series win predictions David Ortiz is a complete dumpster fire. He’s 6-for-6 in guessing the wrong team so far in the World Series:

If you’re a Dodgers fan or an Astros fan, I’d get on Twitter right now to hit up David Ortiz and make sure he doesn’t pick your team to win tonight. It’s almost certainly the kiss of death. Likewise, if you can track down this under-30 Eastern European in Las Vegas betting $14 million on tonight’s game I’d take whatever money you have in savings and mirror his bet because it seems as if this dude cannot lose. He’s clearly betting using one of those sports almanacs that Biff had in Back to the Future, it’s the only plausible explanation here.

Make sure to follow @RJBell on Twitter (and me @casspa) for updates tonight about the $14 million bettor

Huge Tom Brady guy. Have been for over a decade. But literally the last house on earth I’d want to trick-or-treat at is the Brady-Bundchen residence. A close second would be Charles Manson. The last thing any young whippersnapper wants to do on Halloween night is hike down a mile-long driveway only to be greeted by some doofus wearing an avocado costume, handing out toothbrushes and acai berries. The affect that has on a young kid’s psyche cannot be understated. If you live in a house bigger than my block, you’re required, by law, to give king sized candy bars or iPads. There’s no in between. My idol or not. Rules are rules.

P.S. How about the Brady kids’ Halloween sacks being the size of Folgers coffee tins? I’d bring a sack the size of your mother’s panties every year. Someone needs to call Child Protective Services.

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in the 2017 College Football Playoff National Championship Game at Raymond James Stadium on January 9, 2017 in Tampa, Florida.

Things got super spooky during Clemson football’s team meeting on Halloween. On Tuesday night, an unnamed player or Clemson staffer got dressed up in a horrifying Halloween costume, then hid behind a curtain before the meeting and then he waited for the perfect moment to scare the crap out of Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney. The power went out and the lights flickered, then the anonymous monster jumped out at the 47-year-old Clemson coach, terrifying Swinney to his core. The head coach jumped with fear before being a good sport and laughing it off.

Somebody get Swinney a clean pair of underwear.

Via Clemson Football Twitter

What wasn’t scary on Tuesday was Clemson getting a boost in the College Football Playoff’s initial rankings. The defending national champions are now ranked No. 4, ahead of Oklahoma and Ohio State. The Tigers play No. 20 North Carolina State at Carter–Finley Stadium on Saturday.

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We’ve all been there. Anytime the Powerball or Mega Millions jackpot gets up near $500 million we purchase tickets and immediately start thinking of what life will be like next week when we never have to worry about money again. Winning will never happen, but thinking about it is still an easy way to waste a few minutes in an otherwise mundane day.

Now, I can’t stop daydreaming after coming across this AskReddit thread where people all shared the ridiculously extravagant and often outrageous things they’d purchase if they woke up tomorrow and were billionaires. These ideas range from ‘hmm, yeah, I’d probably buy that too’ to ‘holy shit this person’s a genius’. Feel free to drop your idea down below in the comments on what you’d buy/do tomorrow if you woke up and had a billion in your bank account:

Bangbashbonk:
I’d have some really big statues of my mates commissioned and have them put in their gardens in the middle of the night to make them look like the kind of assholes that have statues of themselves.

As someone points out on Reddit, this idea receives bonus points if the statues have super tiny dongs or extra large dongs. Either way, this would be hilarious.

dinklagetubetop:
I’d build a bowling alley, then hire Steve Buscemi and John Goodman to reprise their Big Lebowski roles as Donny and Walter and hang out at least 8 hours a day.

MrFahrenheit702:
I’d go to generic restaurants,give my waiter/waitress 100 dollars to send a glass of milk with ice in it to a specific table. The 100 dollars would be to keep quiet about who sent the milk.
I would do this several more times to the same table until they got visibly upset. No waiter in the world would stop sending ice milks, especially after I raise the offer to 500 dollars.
If I were a waiter I would gladly keep putting glasses of milk with ice in on someone’s table even if they were screaming in my face if I made 500 bucks each time.
So yeah, I would do ice milk, instant classic.

MrPoopHole:
I would buy a retired missile silo, pimp it out, then have the hottest underground club around.

Peelboy:
A full on workshop with a wood and blacksmith shop in one.

couragehelpme:
A house with one of those ridiculously large pools with like a waterfall and a slide and multiple jacuzzis. And I want wall-to-wall aquariums in my house. And I’d be one of those people who builds a mansion for their dog in the backyard. The dog can have its own pool and waterslide.

TheOnePheeph:
In app purchases in mobile games.

Piece_Of_Kek:
I would, somehow, find a way to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on pizza.

ColdSuit:
Penthouse apartment, 432 Park Ave., NYC. It’s not that I don’t have taste, its that I want it so badly.

RDandersen:
I’d like to buy a large piece of land and all the dirt I could and be the new owner of the tallest hill in Denmark. Current tallest point in Denmark is 171 meters. I’d say making a 200-meter tall naturally-looking hill shouldn’t be out of the realm of possibility for a bored billionaire.

Gingersnap5322:
My dream is to buy a plot of open land and dig a deep enough hole that I can put a 3 story doomsday house in there. Very bottom floor would be a furnace/ laundry room, it would have 3 powerful back up generators in case of disaster. In the middle of the bottom floor would be a giant fridge that is self cooled mostly by the earth, second floor would be the living area and top floor would hold at least 8 of my dream cars. The house that I have designed would be earthquake proof, fire proof and flood proof. I’d cover it with dirt and place a facade house on top and work it into a super air filter. Around the property would be solar power and windmills to generate electricity. And on top of it all the highest quality security system I can get my hands on

marriedmormon:
I’d spend half of it on a divorce

beakindperson:
I really need new clothes. That’s extravagant to me hahaha. Imagine walking around and buying everything you liked. But I’d probably go hire a ton of people to finish my house renovations.

SpermWhale:
I will do it like how the Chinese Emperor did for so long.
A small walled city where the only residents are members of my harem who are assisted by dudes who cut off their dongs for money.

Girth”
I would buy a copy of winrar.

Supremeleaderbestkor:
(I would buy) A politician.

Me too.

DeuceIsWild:
I would hire the best full-time live-in chef money could buy.

CaptainBenza:
A Warhammer 40k army painted by professionals

Same.

holiojolio:
A diamond crusted chastity belt to guard my seed from gold diggers

angrycoffeeuser:
Remember that billionaire-genius guy from Ex-machina? Yeah that would be me (minus the genius part) I’ll buy thousands of acres of forest. Get the best internet possible and maybe some security on the perimeter so no one will bother me. Also dogs, like at least 5 dogs.

If you’re a billionaire and don’t have secret rooms in your house, what are you even doing with you life?

Paranormal_Activia:
I’d buy myself an emerald, an Arabian horse, a mansion with a bookcase that opens into a secret room, and a long leisurely trip around the world.

Vote4President:
I’d probably purchase a fuck ton of piranhas and release them in the Everglades.
I would also release a shit ton of platypuses in the Everglades.
Next release a lot of African crocodiles and Cayman in the Everglades
Lastly I’d release a huge amount of Capybara in the Everglades.
After that debacle in the Everglades I’d next kidnap elon musk and some other genius Chinese genetic scientists with low morals.
Now with my scientists and elon musk I’ll have them perform experimental genetics on human and animal DNA, the Island of Dr Moreau style.
Finally with my last 100k I’ll donate it to the WWF.

aiderkid7:
Two girls at once

Clearly the most practical, saddest, and one that rings true for the most people around here:

WhyIBuiltthispool:
I’d pay off my student loans in one go (quite extravagant if you ask me).

Well, bros, that wraps up the coverage from my end but if you want to keep on reading these AskReddit stories you can CLICK HERE to see that thread in full! As always, you can drop your story/ideas/thoughts in the comment section down below.

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The 2017 World Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Houston Astros has been pretty epic in going to seven games, but something else about the Series has also been rather stellar as well. Some of the beards these bros have been rocking have been utter masterpieces in the facial hair arts.

So with Movember just getting started (yes, once again the World Series is still going in November…sigh), the clever folks over at betonline.ag have put together the 2017 World Series “All Beard” Team.

And not only that, they’ve taken it a step further than just showing you each member of the squad, they created timelapse images showing how these bros went from clean-shaven to the burly, hairy manly men we’ve been watching on our TVs for the past few weeks.

Drumroll please…

Ladies and gentlemen, your 2017 World Series “All Beard” Team!

Evan Gattis

Dallas Keuchel

Justin Turner

Kenley Jansen

Ken Giles

Brian McCann

Tony Cingrani

Josh Fields

Clayton Kershaw

Chris Taylor

Gotta love playoff beards.

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Knicks center Enes Kanter spent most of his life in Turkey, which does not celebrate Halloween, at least in the traditional sense. The 25-year-old has never experienced the excitement and anticipation of rushing home from school to transform into Freddy Krueger or Batman in a quest to get as much junk food as one can fit in a pillow case. He’s never returned home to watch R-rated scary movies because his parents are too drunk to care, all while bargaining with his siblings over candy trades. He’s probably never egged or toilet papered a house or dumped an entire ‘Take One’ bowl into his pillow case or took a dump in a paper bag and set it on fire on Mr. Dixon’s lawn. Oh, you neither? Never mind.

So when you don’t fully understand how integral Halloween is to a kid, you end up doing something like this.

There is technically no law against doing this, but I’m voting for the candidate who puts criminals like this behind bars.

[h/t Uproxx]

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Tiger Woods recently announced his return to competitive golf. His announcement comes one month after telling the media that he may never play competitive golf again. Since we all know Tiger’s hate/hate relationship with the media, maybe he was messing with people when he said that and maybe he was much farther along in his recovery than he lead on.

Anyway, BookMaker.eu has posted Tiger Woods props for his return to professional golf, as well as the 2018 year. You can find the full list of Tiger props below. As well as my predictions as to what will happen.

Will Tiger Woods announce retirement from professional golf before January 1, 2019?

Yes +240
No -300

JC Pick: No – Wishful thinking? Perhaps. 

How many PGA Tour/European Tour events will Tiger Woods compete in during 2018 calendar year?

Over 5.5
Under 5.5

JC Pick: Over – If his back holds up, he is going to play at least 10. 

How many majors will Tiger Woods compete in during 2018 calendar year?

Over 2.5
Under 2.5

JC Pick: Over – It’s not like he has to qualify yet. 

Will Tiger Woods win a PGA Tour/European Tour event prior to January 1, 2019?

Yes +2000
No -4000

JC Pick: No

Tiger Woods best finish during 2018 calendar year (minimum playing field of 100)

Over 18.5
Under 18.5

JC Pick: Over – If he’s healthy, he is capable of (at minimum) a top 15 finish. 

How many cuts will Tiger Woods make during 2018 calendar year? (minimum playing field of 100)

Over 2.5
Under 2.5

JC Pick: Over – Again, a healthy Tiger will be decent. If he is’t actually healthy shit will get dicey for him.

Tiger Woods Official World Golf Ranking on January 1, 2019

Over 1180.5
Under 1180.5

JC Pick: Under – If Tiger is playing and making cuts, his world rank has no where to go but up. 

Will Tiger Woods withdraw during any professional tournament prior to January 1, 2019?

Yes -600
No +400

JC Pick: Yes – I’m not crazy, his track record of WD’s lately is impressive. 

Will Tiger Woods undergo back surgery in 2018?

Yes +130
No -160

JC Pick: No – Maybe in 2019! 

Will Tiger Woods be the U.S. Ryder Cup Captain in 2018?

Yes +140
No -170

JC Pick: No – Who wrote these. He might, however, be a vice captain. 

Will Tiger Woods shoot 80 or worse in a round in 2018?

Yes -130
No +100

JC Pick: Yes. 

Will Tiger Woods withdraw from the 2017 Hero World Challenge before the tournament begins?

Yes +220
No -280

JC Pick: No – I would put a significant amount of money on that too, because it is his event and he wants to keep his sponsors happy. 

Will Tiger Woods withdraw during the 2017 Hero World Challenge?

Yes +240
No -300

JC Pick: No – If he is fine enough to play, I think he can make it four rounds on a flat course. 

Tiger Woods finishing position at 2017 Hero World Challenge

1st +2000
2nd +1300
3rd +1100
4th-10th +300
11th-17th -155
18th +350

JC Pick: 11th-17th – I think he improves from last year, but not by much.

Will Tiger Woods finish in the top 5 at the 2017 Hero World Challenge?

Yes +600
No -1400

JC Pick: No – We just went through this. 

Will Tiger Woods finish last (18th) at 2017 Hero World Challenge?

Yes +350
No -500

JC Pick: No –  Again, we just went through this. 

Will Tiger Woods hit fairway on first round tee shot on Hole No. 1 of 2017 Hero World Challenge?

Yes -165
No +135

JC Pick: No – Tiger Woods and fairways haven’t been best of friends on first holes in recent years. 

Tiger Woods score on Hole No. 1 during first round of 2017 Hero World Challenge

Birdie +250
Par -120
Bogey or worse +160

JC Pick: Par – I know conventional wisdom and prior performance say he’ll make bogey or worse, but I think he starts off with a par. 

How many birdies will Tiger Woods record in the first round of 2017 Hero World Challenge?

Over 2.5
Under 2.5

JC Pick: Over 2.5 – Last year he lead the field in birdies. If healthy, have to assume his knowledge of the course is good enough for at least three. 

How many bogeys or worse will Tiger Woods record in the first round of 2017 Hero World Challenge?

Over 3.5
Under 3.5

JC Pick: Over 3.5  – There is a reason he finished 15th last year in spite leading the field in birdies. There will be some rust. And there will be some bogeys or worse. 

Tiger Woods highest score on any hole during 2017 Hero World Challenge

Over 6.5
Under 6.5

JC Pick: Over – As we saw in 2016, there is some gnarly trouble at Albany if you go wayward off the tee. I think 6 is fair for a par 4, but double could certainly be in play on a par 5. 

Tiger Woods 18-hole score during first round of 2017 Hero World Challenge 

Over 72.5
Under 72.5

JC Pick: Under – Last time he shot a 73. This time he shoots a 71. Mark it. 

Tiger Woods highest 18-hole score during any round of 2017 Hero World Challenge 

Over 75.5
Under 75.5

JC Pick: Under – 75 is as high as he’ll go. Unless weather becomes a factor. 

Tiger Woods lowest 18-hole score during any round of 2017 Hero World Challenge 

Over 69.5
Under 69.5

JC Pick: Under – He’ll fire a 3rd round 68 and put him 5 shots out of the lead going into Sunday. This will get everyone’s hopes up prior to him going 3-over on Sunday to finish in a tie for 12th. Mark it. 

The kid down the street growing up had a movie theater in his house. I thought it was cool as hell. I never took into consideration the giant projector in the back of his living room, making annoying wirring and wizzing sounds, and how much of a pain in the ass it must have been to get reel-to-reel films. I also never thought about the price. A home projector in the late 1980s must have cost as much as a car.

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After his reputation was tarnished in 2014 by a messy steroid saga that earned him the largest penalty for performance-enhancing drug use in baseball history (211 games), A-Rod has meticulously rehabilitated his image. Whether it be through his surprisingly charismatic broadcasting persona or his cutesie relationship with new girlfriend, Jennifer Lopez, A-Rod went from villain to good guy in a just a few years.

The retired baseball star is now at the helm of A-Rod corp, an investment firm focused on a variety of different industries, including real estate, sports and wellness, media, and entertainment. The 42-year-old has always had dreams of being a business mogul after hanging up his cleats. During his suspension year in 2014, he took investing classes at Columbia and marketing classes at the University of Miami.

Rodriguez told Vanity Fair that he struck up a friendship with Warren Buffett after the iconic investor helped underwrite Rodriguez’s disability insurance for his contract with the Rangers. The 10-year, $252 million contract eclipsed every other sports contract in history, by a long shot. Buffett has equipped A-Rod with advice about investing and being a man, which A-Rod says he cherishes.

Via Vanity Fair:

Buffett tells me that Rodriguez “has what I call a ‘money mind,’ meaning he instinctively knows many things about dealing with money that other people never learn and to some extent can’t be taught.” Buffett adds, “A-Rod would have done very well in business if he had never seen a baseball.”

What’s the best advice Buffett has ever given him? “On the business side, it was always non-recourse debt,” Rodriguez says. “Don’t personally guarantee it. And cash is like oxygen: you need it, but you don’t need too much of it. You’d rather have your money in great businesses.”

Rodriguez recalls that one day long ago Buffett gave him a different kind of advice. “He said, ‘I have two things for you,’ ” Rodriguez says. “I asked, ‘Do you mind if I take out a notebook?’ Warren said, ‘Go ahead, but you won’t need it. Number one: Be the best baseball player you can be. Number two: Always be a gentleman. Be the best guy you can be.’ . . . That was simple, but it was so genius.”

It seems like A-Rod has taken his mentor’s advice to heart. The dude was getting booed in every stadium in America just a few years ago. Now, he’s dating one of the biggest music and entertainment icons in history. Never too late to start fresh.

[h/t Business Insider]

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Talk about dedication to a project. Dutch filmmaker and artist Frans Hofmeester began filming his daughter Lotte every day beginning with the day she was born all way to her 18th birthday.

That’s almost 6,600 images.

As for why Hofmeester decided to undertake such a project (he also does the same with his son Vince), he shared with The Guardian…

When Lotte was born, she was changing at such a rapid pace, and I was desperate to keep the memories intact. As any parent knows, the difference between a child at two days old and two months old is startling. When Vince was born, I started filming him too. Other people might make a photo book, but I decided to film. This is the most photographed and filmed generation ever, but what are we actually doing with these pictures? They just sit in a file on the computer. I wanted to try and convey the essence of my children, of how they look to me. We don’t often look at the photographs we take, not in the same way that an artist would look at his paintings.

Hofmeester also discussed the overwhelming response he has received and why he believes people are so taken with the project…

I think the reception has been so strong because the film speaks to people. It carries a message about living your life, and enjoying every moment of having your children with you. Being the best parent you can be. Don’t forget how they once were, how they once looked. I was so afraid that I’d forget how they look. Now I never will. And I’ll keep filming, of course.

Which he did, because those quotes were from 2012 when he released his first timelapse video of Lotte.

Here’s one of his son Vince…

And here’s a video called “The Story of Lotte and Vince.”

Man, I suddenly feel like such a failure as a dad.

It’s time for us to all check out the newest funny memes and photos on the Internet. The BroBible ‘Best Damn Photos’ is a twice daily pic dump. It brings together the funniest photos and memes from all across the Internet. You can check out previous editions of the morning and afternoon Best Damn Photos pic dump by following that link, but don’t go anywhere without viewing today’s best funny photos! Make sure to follow us on Instagram at @brobible for more funny pics. And to see your pictures featured here on BroBible, consider sending them to me on Twitter HERE, and if the pics are good I’ll include them. IF YOU WANT YOUR INSTAGRAM PICS/MEMES TO BE FEATURED HERE tag them with ‘BROBIBLE’ and I’ll include them if they’re good.

IF YOU WANT YOUR INSTAGRAM PICS/MEMES TO BE FEATURED HERE tag them with ‘BROBIBLE’ and I’ll include them if they’re good. Today’s photos came from all over on Instagram. If you have a photo you’d like to see featured here you can send it to me on Twitter at @casspa or you can email it to me at cass@brobibledotcom. You might notice that this is a different format than the usual ‘Best Damn Photos’ of the morning and afternoon. Going forward, by using Instagram and Twitter embeds it will save me hours of work in putting this twice daily pic dump together and I’ll be able to get the pics to you bros a lot faster. Nobody likes change. I’m sure this new format will come with its own hiccups. But we’ll all grow to love it over time.

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There were plenty of great Halloween costumes this year, the most popular were Pennywise, Wonder Woman, and anything Strangers Things-oriented. Then there were the Halloween costumes that took things to another level. There were so many clever, scary, and hilarious Halloween costumes this year. Here are the best Halloween costumes of 2017.

These Kids as Craig and Smokey from Friday Won Halloween

Star Wars AT-ST Kid

Sikh Halloween Costumes

Futurama Bender

Zombie Stormtrooper

Starbucks Baristas Dressed as In n Out Employees for Halloween

Happy Gilmore and his Waterbury Caddy

Iron Throne Wheelchair

Black Coffee Family

Snuffles Was My Slave Name

Dog Carrying a Pumpkin

Georgie and his Boat from IT

Clemson’s Mike Williams Carrying the Load

Controversial Dove Ad

Distracted Boyfriend Meme

Octobaby

Universal Healthcare

Pink Freud

Where’s Your Other Kid?

Thot Exterminator

Getting Deported By Trump

Neo Yokio

Baby Grandma

One Night Stand

Pickle Rick

Talon Widowmaker

Eleven from Stranger Things

The Young Rock Baby

Nurse from Silent Hill

Fragile Millennial

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Scientists from the University of Oxford believe they’ve made headway in determining what aliens look like. By applying evolutionary theory for the first time, the research scientists have been able to make some determinations about what extraterrestrials will look like based on what those higher life forms have had to go through on their path to becoming a higher life form.

The research suggests that just like here on planet earth, there is going to be a wide variety of alien creatures, all ranging in complexity. Beyond that, what the scientists have determined is that aliens could actually be pretty similar to human beings in shape and appearance (via Daily Mail):

In terms of looks, the researchers make a number of predictions about aliens.
Mr Levin said: ‘We still can’t say whether aliens will walk on two legs or have big green eyes.
‘But we believe evolutionary theory offers a unique additional tool for trying to understand what aliens will be like, and we have shown some examples of the kinds of strong predictions we can make with it.
‘By predicting that aliens have undergone major transitions – which is how complexity has arisen in species on earth, we can say that there is a level of predictability to evolution that would cause them to look like us.
‘Like humans, we predict that they are made-up of a hierarchy of entities, which all cooperate to produce an alien.
‘At each level of the organism there will be mechanisms in place to eliminate conflict, maintain cooperation, and keep the organism functioning. (via)

I’m still convinced that aliens already exist on planet earth, and they’re either this Rhinoceros Beetle and/or octopuses. But that doesn’t mean that there aren’t human-like aliens out there just waiting to make first contact before invading our planet.

Not too long ago I listened to an episode of This American Life where they had some scientists discussing why we haven’t made contact with life from other planets yet. If the universe truly is infinite, and there are an infinite number of planets and ecosystems, then why are we the only higher life form trying to make contact with others? Are we actually alone in the universe against all odds? The podcast episode was titled ‘Fermi’s Paradox’, and if you’re at all interested in Space and extraterrestrials then I suggest giving it a listen because you’ll definitely enjoy it.

For more on this study into what aliens look like you can CLICK HERE to visit the Daily Mail.

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Some kids decided to hit up O.J. Simpson’s house in Las Vegas (or at least the house he’s been staying at) for a little trick-or-treat action and The Juice was there dressed up as… O.J. Simpson? Yep. The Juice was wearing an old Buffalo Bills #32 jersey as he merrily greeted the kids.

TMZ reports that Simpson didn’t appear to actually hand out any candy, but he did take selfies and sign autographs. Wonder how much he charged those kids for them?

Speaking of kids, can we talk about these kids who went to Simpson’s house on Halloween? Are kids way more fearless now than they were back in my youth? Because it’s not like O.J. hasn’t had the stink of a double murder surrounding him for over a decade now.

Used to be as kids if a just a house was creepy we wouldn’t go near it, let alone visit the home of someone connected to a double homicide.

So which O.J. do you think The Juice was dressed up as? Buffalo Bills running back O.J.? Memorabilia-seeking thug O.J.? Ex-convict O.J.? Alleged double murderer O.J.? So many to choose from!

Rumor has it that Simpson and Casey Anthony are in talks to star in their own reality show. No, this was not reported by The Onion.

Based on the reactions The Juice has been getting since his release don’t think for a second that it couldn’t happen.

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Under Armour Stock Down 24% After Disappointing Earnings Report

Under Armour (UAA) reported Q3 revenue declined 4.5% YOY (to $1.41 billion) and the company reduced full-year profit and revenue expectations (to low single digits) to “reflect lower North American demand and operational challenges”; announcements that sent shares tumbling 24% (to $12.52) by Tuesday’s close. Analysts say a lack a loyalty among consumers, their failure to connect with the female demographic and their inability to compete with Nike (NKE) and Adidas (ADDYY) from a pricing standpoint, are behind the company’s issues. CEO Kevin Plank tried to put a positive spin on the quarter, saying the company’s “international business continues to deliver (revenue is up 35%) against our ambition of building a global brand”.

Howie Long-Short: UAA shares are down more than 50% this year and 75% from the company’s 2015 peak ($54.70). The company posted their first ever loss in April and Q3 sales were down for the first time since 2005. Based on CEO Kevin Plank’s comments, I’m not sure things are going to get better. Plank stated that “no one is looking for Under Armour to have the $25 hooded fleece. They want Under Armour at the $75 and $100 price points.” He’s wrong. No one in North America, particularly women and kids, want to wear the Under Armour label; certainly, not at $100. UAA is concerned about maintaining margins, but should be focused on remaining relevant.

Fan Marino: The much-anticipated Curry 4 was scheduled to drop on Friday October 27^th, but the sneaker’s release has been pushed back to November 18^th due to “last minute design changes”. Retailers aren’t pleased and shareholders shouldn’t be either. The company is banking on the Curry 4 to lead its revival. With Nike owning 95% of the basketball sneaker market, analysts fear sneakerheads will have moved on to the next big release by then.

Note: The summary for this story was written by our friends at The Water Coolest. Check out TheWaterCoolest.com for the latest market news and professional advice.

Could ESPN Abandon the NFL?

James Andrew Miller, co-author of the national #1 NYT bestseller Those Guys Have All the Fun, Inside the World of ESPN, wrote an interesting article suggesting that ESPN (DIS) could “abandon the NFL”, at the expiration of their existing 8-year $15.2 billion contract in 2021. Miller pointed to the lack of specific language in affiliate contracts requiring the network to carry NFL games, ESPN’s displeasure with the quality of game schedule, the disproportionate amount ESPN pays for rights when compared to the league’s other partners and the potential future interest from digital media companies, as reasons why the network may decide not to carry NFL games for the first time since 1987. Under the existing agreement, ESPN holds the rights to 17 Monday Night Football games and 1 Wild Card playoff game, per season.

Howie Long-Short: The basis for Miller’s article is that the combination of cord-cutting and burgeoning rights fees create a scenario where the network can no longer afford to carry NFL games. I’m not convinced. Sports leagues are going to look to maximize revenue in their next round of negotiations. I expect television broadcast rights to remain stagnant, perhaps to even slightly decline (makes sense as the audience continues to decline), which should enable ESPN stay in the game. The growth for the league will come on the streaming side, where Facebook (FB), Google (GOOGL), Amazon (AMZN) etc. can and will bid for rights.

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Fan Marino: You don’t replace the NFL, as it gives the network 18 of its biggest draws of the year. On Sunday evening, for just the 2^nd time since 2013, the World Series outdrew SNF head-to-head (12.8 to 9.4 overnight). The 9.4 SNF drew opposite the World Series rated higher than the highest rated college football game in Fox (FOXA) history (last Saturday’s Penn State/Ohio State game, 9.0) Ratings are down, but the NFL is still king; and you’re not the “worldwide leader in sports” without it. As for me personally, ESPN has my $7/month so long as they have the college football playoffs.

SeatGeek and Facebook Announce Partnership

SeatGeek has announced that Facebook (FB) will become an official ticketing distribution partner; enabling leagues and teams to sell tickets to games, via SeatGeek, on the social network. Best known as a resale aggregator, SeatGeek will provide FB with a 3^rd party API (SeatGeek Open) that will integrate directly with their ticketing interface; giving fans the ability to purchase tickets without ever leaving FB. MLS’ Sporting Kansas City is the first professional team to take advantage of the partnership, adding a “get tickets” icon for each game on their Facebook Events page.

Howie Long-Short: Facebook has similar distribution deals in place with Ticketmaster (LYV) and Eventbrite, so while this partnership isn’t exactly revolutionary, it is significant for SeatGreek. It means that SeatGeek can now sell event organizers on Facebook’s reach and their ability to “put tickets where fans are already spending their time online”. Sporting KC is the first, but they won’t be the last to take advantage of this sensible partnership.

Fan Marino: The average price of tickets to Game 6 of the World Series dropped 21% (to $1,044) after the Dodgers lost Sunday night’s Game 5, putting the team on the brink of elimination. Fans could get in to the building last night for as little as $394. That won’t be the case for tonight’s Game 7. The lowest priced ticket available on SeatGeek, as of midnight, was $1,215.

Note: The summary for this story was written by our friends at The Water Coolest. Check out TheWaterCoolest.com for the latest market news and professional advice.

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The Cleveland Browns can’t do anything right these days. Minutes before yesterday’s trade deadline the Browns attempted to make a trade for Bengals backup QB A.J. McCarron only to see the deal fall through because they didn’t send an email the league their paperwork before the 4pm trade deadline.

Via Cincinnati Enquirer

So, the Bengals signed and filed their version of the agreed-upon deal just before the deadline. The Cleveland Plain-Dealer reported that the Bengals copied the Browns on that filing.

The Browns sent a copy of the deal to the Bengals, but The Enquirer confirmed the original ESPN report that the Browns did not send anything to the league. (That was also confirmed by The Cleveland Plain Dealer.)

Lewis was asked if he ever heard of a trade not be

“I don’t know that I’ve ever really heard of one,” he said.

“All you have to do is notify the league office you’re making a deal. And that’s an easy thing.”

Of course the Browns are trying to pin their own incompetence on the Bengals.

NETFLIX/WARNER BROS.

The Duffer Brothers have made it no secret that there are oodles of references, hidden and otherwise, to movies, shows, games and books from the 1980s sprinkled throughout Stranger Things.

It’s also no secret that Stephen King has seen a lot of those references and thought that they looked pretty familiar.

So would it be any surprise to discover that Stranger Things season two has some references to the horror movie of the moment (and Stephen King book from the 1980s) IT? And we’re not just talking about the fact that Finn Wolfhard is in both films.

I mean, how many of you, like me, look at Mike, Will, Dustin and the gang and think “Losers Club”?

And what about Bob? No, not the Bill Murray movie. I’m talking about the character, Bob the Brain?

Check this out…

Interesting, right? Well, hang on because…

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