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News, Sports, Tech, Politics, Pop-Culture by Zennie Abraham & Zennie62Media, Inc team
Knights Wins 5k for Cal at Mt. SAC RelaysCal AthleticsWALNUT, Calif. – 11 members of the California Golden Bears were in action on the first day of competition at the 57th Annual Mt. SAC Relays at Hilmer Lodge Stadium in Walnut, California, on Friday. Freshman Bethan Knights won the women’s 5000-meters …and more …read more […]
Oakland needs game plan fast to keep RaidersSan Francisco ChronicleHaggerty made the comment after a meeting Wednesday set up by NFL representatives that included Oakland City Council President Lynette Gibson McElhaney, Raiders owner Mark Davis and team President Marc Badain, and developer Floyd Kephart. …read more From:: Oakland CA News By Google News Zennie AbrahamZennie […]
How Old Navy is winning at YouTubeDigidayFor Old Navy, YouTube is a way to show a funnier, looser side of the brand rather than going for the hard sell. Its strategy revolves around TV ad outtakes starring spokeswomen Amy Poehler and Julia Louis-Dreyfus. Poehler’s outtakes reached 500,000 …and more …read more From:: YouTube News By […]
NBA Playoffs – Atlanta Hawks Fans Trash Talk – Video I walked into the RaceTrac Store and gas station on Highway 92 in Fayetteville, Georgia and a brotha immediately said “You a Hawks fan?” I said “Warriors” (as in the Oakland Golden State Warriors). The NBA Playoffs trash talking started! via IFTTThttp://ift.tt/1FTXMUx Zennie AbrahamZennie Abraham […]
Jordan Brand Classic: Cheick Diallo, Allonzo Trier named co-MVPSportingNews.comThe 2015 Jordan Brand Classic game Friday night featured some of the nation’s top high school basketball players. .@JordanClassic starts off with a spark #NEXTvsNEXT pic.twitter.com/HcdEbcLstW. — Barclays Center (@barclayscenter) April 18, 2015.and more …read more From:: NCAA Basketball News By Google News Zennie AbrahamZennie Abraham | […]
Big Data in Biomedicine Conference set for May 20–22Stanford Medical Center Report… professor of pediatrics; Mark Cullen, MD, professor of medicine and director of the Stanford Center for Population Health Sciences; crowdsourcing-game developer Rhiju Das, PhD, assistant professor of biochemistry; neuroimaging pioneer Michael … …read more From:: Game Developers Conference News By Google News Zennie […]
Move to ban smoking in Seattle parks draws fireThe Seattle TimesThe Seattle Board of Park Commissioners got an earful this week during a public hearing on Mayor Ed Murray’s proposal to ban smoking in city parks. Since 2010, Seattle’s parks department has barred smoking, chewing and other tobacco use within 25 feet …and more …read […]
Christman Scored Twice For CalCal AthleticsBERKELEY – Denver took control early in Friday night’s contest against the California women’s lacrosse team, and the Pioneers went on to win, 18-5, Friday night from Kabam Field at California Memorial Stadium. The Golden Bears fell to 2-12 on the season. …read more From:: California Golden Bears News By […]
Giants don’t plan changes to pitching staffMLB.comSAN FRANCISCO — Giants manager Bruce Bochy said Friday he will stick with a 13-man pitching staff through the foreseeable future, including Monday’s scheduled off-day. “I think it’s shown that we need them all,” Bochy said. “I don’t see us changing …GIANTS SPLASH: McGehee might rejoin revamped lineup ThursdaySFGate […]
San Diego Zoo babies have arrivedU-T San Diego“When it comes to something small and babyish, we all have an automatic care response,” said San Diego Zoo Global ambassador Rick Schwartz, as he watched five red river hog babies toddling around their Safari Park exhibit. “Something is released in the …Woodland Park Zoo elephants rerouted to […]
Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Unaired “Bad Batch” Episodes Screen at CelebrationIGNBy Eric GoldmanAt Star Wars Celebration today, Dave Filoni introduced a premiere screening for a never finished or released story arc from Star Wars: The Clone Wars – “Bad Batch.” All four episodes of the storyline were shown, though in their …Star Wars […]
NC high court allows electronic gaming convictions to standWNCNNorth Carolina’s highest court has allowed two electronic gaming convictions to stand in a decision that authorities say will strengthen their ability to shut down illegal gambling operations. Attorney General Roy Cooper said Friday that the state …and more …read more From:: Gaming News By Google News […]
Honolulu to host World Indigenous Business Forum in OctoberPacific Business News (Honolulu)Honolulu will host the 6th World Indigenous Business Forum on Oct. 27-29, bringing in hundreds of indigenous businesses, corporations and leaders to learn and network. The forum is expected to draw in 700 to 800 people and have a $2 million economic … …read […]
Former hip–hop journalist Deesha Dyer named new White House social secretaryNew York Daily NewsWASHINGTON — A former hip–hop journalist who became a White House intern in her 30s has been named the new White House social secretary. Deesha Dyer, a Philadelphia native, will oversee planning for everything from the annual Easter Egg Roll to …White […]
Police search East Oakland neighborhood for man who dropped gunContra Costa TimesOAKLAND — Police spent hours searching an East Oakland neighborhood on the ground and in the air for a man who left a gun behind as he fled from officers who stopped his car Friday afternoon, but were unable to find him. The search […]
Could Oakland Raiders snag Peterson?UPI.comOAKLAND, Calif., April 17 (UPI) — He’s approaching the age of running back extinction and carrying an anvil weighted salary, still several teams are rumored to be after Adrian Peterson. “I asked two general managers about Peterson’s return, and they …Adrian Peterson is free to play again; will it be with […]
Mets riding six-game win streak after defeating Miami Marlins, 4-1 | Rapid …NJ.comNEW YORK — The Mets maintained their place atop the NL East standings by winning their sixth consecutive game with a 4-1 win over the Miami Marlins Friday night at Citi Field. Bartolo Colon (3-0) was terrific in his third start of the […]
New Oakland Raiders Coliseum City Proposal Has Hotel – Video New Oakland Raiders Coliseum City Proposal Has Hotel An Idea To Save Oakland Coliseum City: Raiders Stadium / Hotel Complex As of this writing, the Coliseum City Project, at least for the Oakland Raiders, is all but dead. This week, Eric Grubman, President of Business […]
Nothing gets past BU’s HernandezMilton Daily Standard“Growing up, I was traveling around the country to play, and went to places like Joplin, Mo., Fayetteville, Ark., Owasso, Okla, (and) Marietta, Ga.” remembered Hernandez, perhaps echoing sentiments expressed in the film. “The most racism I ever saw … …read more From:: Fayetteville, Georgia News By Google News […]
PBT First-Round Playoff Previews: Brooklyn Nets vs. Atlanta HawksNBCSports.comThough he only averaged 18.8 minutes per contest and recently missed 23 games with a calf injury, his defensive presence was of immense help to the bench unit, and the team suffered there in his absence. Nets: There’s an outside chance that Mirza …Hawks enter postseason in […]
Storm Diverts Oklahoma-Bound Seattle Elephants to San DiegoABC NewsTwo aging female elephants that a Seattle zoo dispatched earlier this week on a 2,000-mile road trip to a new home at an Oklahoma zoo have been diverted by a storm — and are now resting at the San Diego Zoo, the Woodland Park Zoo said Friday.Elephants […]
An Idea To Save Oakland Coliseum City: Raiders Stadium / Hotel Complex As of this writing, the Coliseum City Project, at least for the Oakland Raiders, is all but dead. This week, Eric Grubman, President of Business Ventures at the National Football League, visited the Oakland Raiders executives, owner Mark Davis and Raiders President Marc […]
Michael Brantley returns to Cleveland Indians lineup, but for how long?cleveland.comCleveland Indians Michael Brantley at batting practice at the Indians spring training complex in Goodyear, Arizona on Feb. 26, 2015. (Chuck Crow/The Plain Dealer). Chuck Crow, The Plain Dealer · Print Email · Paul Hoynes, Northeast Ohio Media Group …Recap: Minnesota vs. ClevelandThe State Cleveland […]
Reyn’s Rack to begin an expansion in Downtown HonoluluPacific Business News (Honolulu)It’s a great historic building — that’s where the Honolulu Star-Bulletin did their printing.” The store will close temporarily next month during renovations and is holding a blowout sale throughout April. Reyn Spooner was recently named the official …and more …read more From:: Honolulu […]
Fire Tears Through San Pedro HomesCBS LocalSAN PEDRO (CBSLA.com) — A fire broke out Friday afternoon at two homes in San Pedro. It was reported around 5 p.m. in the 700 block of West Oliver Street, the Los Angeles Fire Department reports. The dry winds and vegetation in the area made it …and more …read […]
Iowa State’s Fred Hoiberg undergoes successful open heart surgerySportingNews.comIowa State men’s basketball coach Fred Hoiberg underwent successful open heart surgery to replace his aortic valve Friday at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., the school announced. “Everything went very well,” Dr. Rakesh Suri said. “The operation …Fred Hoiberg recovering after heart surgeryESPN Hoiberg’s heart surgery […]
Padres come back twice to beat CubsU-T San DiegoSan Diego Padres starter James Shields, right, talks with catcher Derek Norris during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs in Chicago, Friday, April 17, 2015. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) …Bryant 0 for 4 with 3 Ks in debut as Cubs lose to […]
Spurs earn best local TV ratings in NBAmySanAntonio.com (blog)The Spurs earned an 8.6 rating in 74 games aired locally on FOX Sports Southwest, KENS-TV and CW 35. That was a seven percent increase over last season, when they finished second. Their recent victory at Houston drew a 13.7 on FSSW, the highest of … …read […]
Puzzling Death of Chicago’s Whirlwind Chef, Homaro CantuNew York TimesCHICAGO — As people in the restaurant business here remember the chef Homaro Cantu, who took his own life this week, they describe a man who was always willing to take on one more thing. He had Moto, his Michelin-starred avant-garde restaurant in …Celebrity chief Homaro […]
Denver International Airport: Flights delayed, diverted and cancelled due to …The Denver ChannelDENVER – Fog and adverse weather conditions have forced flights to be diverted, delayed and cancelled at Denver International Airport. “Due to the fog, we are seeing a number of smaller regional aircraft diverted to other airports around the region …Fog Causes Flight […]
Michael Bublé Apologizes for Instagramming a Photo of a Woman’s BootyE! OnlineThe Internet has spoken, and it has spoken loudly. Following extreme backlash over an Instagram photo of a woman whose booty seemed to be peeking out of her shorts that Michael Bublé posted, the 39-year-old Canadian singer has apologized for his …Michael Buble apologizes […]
Friday’s recap: Padres 5, Cubs 4Chicago TribuneFriday’s recap: Padres 5, Cubs 4. Kris Bryant on his debut with the Cubs. Kris Bryant talks about his debut with the Cubs. Kris Bryant talks about his debut with the Cubs. By Fred Mitchell Chicago Tribune contact the reporter · Baseball · San Diego …Cubs promote 3B Kris […]
Artist threatened with legal action for trying to sell Grammy awardExaminer.comAccording to an April 17 article by Consequence of Sound, NARAS (which has been slinging Grammy awards since the year Burgess won his in 1959) doesn’t like it when artists want to sell their Grammy awards. Otherwise, the organization doesn’t care what …Artists are not […]
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar tells fans to ‘live each day to its fullest’USA TODAYBasketball Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar underwent quadruple coronary bypass surgery on Thursday, UCLA Health said a in statement released Friday. Abdul-Jabbar, who has won more NBA MVPs (six) than any other player, was admitted to the …Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has quadruple bypass surgeryFox News […]
