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Baseball’s Best Rivalry: LA Dodgers vs. SF GiantsSportsBlog.com (blog)The Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants have possibly the best rivalry going in Major League Baseball. Albeit a one-sided end result with the Giants winning 3 championships in 5 years, this matchup between interstate division opponents could … …read more From:: SF Giants News By … Read more
Don’t worry: The world’s best female soccer players have been ‘sex-tested’PRISo they’ve looked at chromosomes, they actually for a brief period did body exams and genital exams,” says Katrina Karkazis, a bioethicist at Stanford University, who studies how elite women athletes are tested for gender not only in soccer, but in all … …read more … Read more
New TV Shows Summer 2015POPSUGARThere are a ton of shows returning to TV this Summer, but if you’re in the mood for something new, we’ve got you covered. A few shows have already started, but it’s not too late to jump on the bandwagon. Let The Astronaut Wives Club transport you back …and more …read … Read more
17 TV Shows That Should Have Gotten Movies Before EntourageE! OnlineVincent Chase is back. That’s, you know…fine and all, but let’s be honest: Entourage was hardly top of our list when it came to TV shows we desperately wanted to see get movies. Can we just talk about the likes of Pushing Daisies? Alias? Friday … Read more
2015 NBA Finals: Two of Akron’s Finest Set to Face OffABC NewsJames, a two-time NBA champion with the Miami Heat, and league MVP Curry will face off in Game One of the series tonight in Oakland, California, at 9 ET. Golden State has had a dry spell since 1975 when the team beat the Washington … Read more
Local teacher and hip–hop musician Rob Dz team up to help students tackle …Madison.comLuke Hrovat-Staedter, a first-year music teacher prepping for his 7th grade girls’ hip–hop performance class, stepped into the hall to assess the situation. He returned a few minutes later with a few of the girls in the class. Generally agitated, the …and … Read more
Jesse Russell Talks San Francisco Dungeon – Video Jesse Russell Talks San Francisco Dungeon San Francisco Dungeon is part of Madame Tussaud’s Wax Museum at Fisherman’s Wharf. via IFTTThttp://youtu.be/vJjeshgXqag
Cavs Staff Heckled By Warriors Fans In SF – Video Cavs Staff Heckled By Warriors Fans In SF Staff members of the Cleveland Cavaliers are in San Francisco for the NBA Finals – where they were heckled by Golden State Warriors fans. via IFTTThttp://youtu.be/AAyWUVpYoKQ
Warriors‘ longest season-ticket holder gets offer he can’t refuseESPNGary Liss has been a Golden State Warriors season-ticket holder longer than anyone else, yet the opportunity to make some money means he will be sitting at home watching Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday night. Liss, 72, who bought season tickets in …and more … Read more
Live chat replay: Sacramento Bee’s Matt Barrows shares insights as San …Sacramento BeeSee what The Sacramento Bee’s Matt Barrows had to say about the San Francisco 49ers as they go through organized team activities and prepare for next week’s minicamp. Tap here to access from your mobile device. Live Blog Live chat: What’s happening … … Read more
Josh Trank Explains His Star Wars DepartureComingSoon.netFollowing the Chronicle and Fantastic Four director’s unexpected absence from this year’s Star Wars Celebration, Lucasfilm Ltd. revealed last month that Josh Trank would not be directing the upcoming, still untitled second Star Wars Anthology film as …Fantastic Four Director Josh Trank Explains Why He Quit His Star Wars … Read more
Distinguished Speaker Series to premiere Beverly Hills Performing Arts CenterWestside TodayBeverly Hills Performing Arts Center president Rabbi David Baron commented, “bringing great minds and cultural icons together gives our community a rare opportunity to grow intellectually and join in the vibrant conversations of our day.” The Beverly … …read more From:: Beverly Hills News By … Read more
Cal football recruiting: Camilo Eifler puts Bears in top 6California Golden Blogs (blog)With Shurod Thompson decommitting, Cal will still be searching for a premium Bay Area recruit. One of the biggest remaining local prospects on the board is Oakland (Ca.) Bishop O’Dowd linebacker Camilo Eifler. Cal didn’t need many linebackers the last …and more …read … Read more
Video: The SF Giants Get All Dressed Up And Hang Out With President ObamaSFistWe’ve all gazed upon our SF Giants a million times while they’re in uniform, but how often do we see them dressed in (presumably) their Thursday-go-to-meet-the-President best? Technically I guess we do every two years, counting their visit to the White … … Read more
Clinton calls for universal, automatic voter registration at 18Chron.comCalling for expanded ballot access in Houston Thursday, Hillary Rodham Clinton criticized Texas’ controversial voter identification law and proposed automatic voter registration of citizens over 18. “What is happening is a sweeping effort to disempower …Clinton Caps Two Days in Texas With Houston SpeechTexas Tribune Clinton: GOP … Read more
Method Man Joins VH1 Hip–Hop Movie ‘The Breaks’DeadlineBased on Dan Charnas’ nonfiction book The Big Payback: The History Of the Business Of Hip–Hop, The Breaks chronicles the journey of Nikki (Afton Williamson), David (David Call) and DeeVee (Mack Tristan Wilds), three friends united by their love of …Method Man cast in VH1’s hip–hop movie The … Read more
What Did the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) Do Today?Money MorningThe DJIA today fell more than 170 points after Greece announced plans to bypass a pending debt payment on Friday. Falling commodity prices weighed down the energy and mining sectors. The S&P 500 Volatility Index (VIX), the market’s fear gauge, jumped … …read more From:: … Read more
A life in the shadows: the dilemma of Hong Kong’s ‘stateless’ childrenSouth China Morning Post (subscription)While the two examples are vastly different – the girl and her sister were born in Hong Kong and the boy was not – they shine a light on cracks in a system that can allow children to live for … Read more
Padres report card: 1st trimester gradesU-T San DiegoThe good news: The Padres are in Cincinnati playing the Reds, the first losing team they have faced in weeks. The bad news: Given how they are are the road, they won’t be able to swipe their report cards from the mailbox before their parents get home.Padres 5 … Read more
Kari Martin On The San Francisco Dungeon – Video Kari Martin On The San Francisco Dungeon Kari Martin gives the speech to welcome the media to a special tour of the San Francisco Dungeon. via IFTTThttp://youtu.be/vwuTJzsi8No
Seattle car auction features classic, hot and quirky vehiclesKING5.comSEATTLE – Six-hundred classic and modern vehicles will be up for bid this weekend Seattle at a nationally-televised auction. Mecum Auctions is holding the event at CenturyLink Events Center Friday and Saturday. The crown jewels of the Seattle auction …Hundreds of exotic cars on the auction block … Read more
Fresno LGBT Pride Parade a celebration of culture, historyFresno BeeMilk was a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors who was the nation’s first openly gay politician when he was assassinated in 1978. Transgender people have also become more visible nationally. Actors and actresses such as Laverne Cox on …and more …read more From:: … Read more
(Bloomberg) — Delta Air Lines Inc. and United Continental Holdings Inc. may …Crain’s Chicago BusinessDelta, based in Atlanta, fell 1.3 percent to $42.70 at 2:27 p.m. in New York, while United declined 2.3 percent to $54.59. The Bloomberg U.S. Airlines Index dropped 1.4 percent. Delta’s current forecast calls for a 4 percent increase in U.S. … Read more
Baton Rouge businessman developing Louisiana-style SXSWGreater Baton Rouge Business ReportBaton Rouge businessman John Schneider is leading an effort to bring a Louisiana version of the popular South by Southwest to New Orleans later this year. NX, as the event will be called, is a playoff of SXSW, the abbreviation of the popular Austin …and more … Read more
Marvel Had An Unusual Reaction To James Gunn’s Guardians Of The Galaxy 2 …Cinema BlendJames Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy made quite a splash last year at the box office, so it was no surprise when shortly after its release, Marvel ordered Guardians of the Galaxy 2. Gunn will be returning to the director’s chair, … Read more
A New Star Wars Game Was Just Announced and It Sounds AmazingTIMEThere’s a new Star Wars game coming to mobile devices, and, while it’s still early, it sounds deeply promising. Star Wars: Uprising, an RPG from Kabam, will be set just after the events of Return of the Jedi in a remote part of the … Read more
Rams release rookie Bud Sasser due to pre-existing heart conditionESPNBecause Sasser was not invited to the combine, the Rams and the rest of the NFL were not able to put him through the rigorous physical testing that combine participants undergo. The team then circled back to the University of Missouri but did not get …(Updated) … Read more
Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group returns to San DiegoCBS 8 San DiegoThe guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill and guided-missile destroyers Dewey, Gridley and Sterett pulled into Naval Base San Diego. The group left San Diego in August to support strikes on Islamic State targets in the Middle East. During the height …Ships, Sailors Of Carl … Read more
California Lawmakers Advance Right-To-Die BillCBS LocalSACRAMENTO (AP) — California lawmakers have advanced a right-to-die bill, giving hope to those who want the nation’s most populous state to allow terminally ill patients to end their lives under doctor’s care. The state Senate passed the measure on a …and more …read more From:: Los Angeles Sports News … Read more
Atlanta City Hall evacuated briefly evacuatedMyFox AtlantaATLANTA – Atlanta City Hall was evacuated on Thursday afternoon after a suspicious package was found. The Atlanta Police Department says that the item was found on the east side of the building on Pryor Street. Bomb techs were brought in to identify …and more …read more From:: Atlanta … Read more
SXSW Eco details October programming; grant applicants soughtAustin Business Journal (blog)Separately, nonprofits in areas of interest to SXSW audiences can compete to win one of five $10,000 grants and platinum access to the 2016 festival, with a June 26 deadline to apply. Winners in the areas of music, film, interactive technology … …read more From:: … Read more
#TBT: Bill Belichick before Patriots’ Super Bowl titles247SportsWhich brings us back to 1990, before he joined the Cleveland Browns, New York Jets and won his four Super Bowls as head coach of the New England Patriots. It was then that Belichick was the defensive coordinator under Bill Parcells’ New York Giants.and more …read more From:: … Read more
Tony Bennett Interview At Madame Tussaud – Video Tony Bennett Interview At Madame Tussaud He had nothing to say. Really. But man can he sing! via IFTTThttp://youtu.be/kjpkYeSy62I
Matt Gunter On San Francisco Dungeon – Video Matt Gunter On San Francisco Dungeon San Francisco Dungeon is the first American version of the Worldwide network of dungeons located in cities around the World. It’s at Madame Tussaud Wax Museum at Fisherman’s Wharf. via IFTTThttp://youtu.be/z1CTffK50YM
Astros’ Dallas Keuchel named AL’s Pitcher of the Month for MayChron.com (blog)He has two Pitcher of the Month awards under his belt, and the elite company that puts Dallas Keuchel in makes you wonder if the biggest awards are yet to come. Keuchel on Wednesday was named Pitcher of the Month for May in the … Read more