Mickey Mantle, Honus Wagner, Babe Ruth, Shoeless Joe Jackson, and Pete Rose are among the top five most lucrative and expensive baseball cards of all-time according to auction figures. Last week, a 110-year old rare Honus Wagner baseball card (1909-1911 ATC T206) in Grade 2 condition sold at an auction […]
Mary Ruich, a Chicago White Sox employee, was selected to throw out the ceremonial first pitch at a recent game, and probably wished she would have called in sick. It was either a combination of nerves or inability to get the ball over the plate, but Ruich had an epic […]
In a finish unlike any other in the 94-year history of the event, the Scripps National Spelling Bee finished with eight spellers being named co-champions on Thursday night after the remaining finalists all spelled yet another word correctly in the 20th round of the final. That meant that Rishik Gandhasri, […]
A 110-year old baseball card, featuring Hall of Fame Honus Wagner, sold at an auction in Southern California for $1.2 million. SCP Auctions in Laguna Niguel, California sold the card to a private investor for $1.2 million. The 1909-11 T206 card, graded in Good 2 condition, by Professional Sports Authenticator, […]
Gamblers might not be able to spell proposition bets, but they can certainly utilize them at the Scripps National Spelling Bee. The annual contest begins on Monday at National Harbor, Maryland, and concludes Thursday with the finals. There are five wagers being offered by BetOnline. The first is the number […]
“What’s My Name: Muhammad Ali” is a new documentary film directed by Antoine Fuqua and executive-produced by LeBron James that is currently available on HBO, which uses archival footage of Muhammad Ali to tell his own story. Antoine Fuqua, director of “Training Day”, scoured archives for four years seeking out […]
Another day, another Holzhauer victory on Jeopardy! Las Vegas sports bettor James Holzhauer extended his winning streak to 27 games in a row and passed the $2 million earnings mark. Holzhauer won $74,400 in the latest episode and easily defeated Susan Waller (grammar school administrator from Pennsylvania) and Sam Kooistra […]
After months of speculation, signings, and hype, All Elite Wrestling will put on Double or Nothing, its first pay-per-view show, this Saturday at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Filled with numerous independent wrestling stars – if not the household names dotting the World Wrestling Entertainment roster – there is […]
The final season of Game of Thrones has provoked mixed reactions from fans, many of whom have complained about rushed pacing, unearned plot twists, and a sense that many characters are making unjustifiable decisions in service of getting the plot where it needs to go. But that hasn’t reduced the […]
Dennis Rodman is an NBA champion, Hall of Famer, ex-wrestler, reality TV star, international peacekeeper, and now he’s an alleged crystal thief according to a robbery report by Vibes Hot Yoga studio in Newport Beach, California. Who would have thought that Amethyst is an expensive crystal? A yoga studio in […]
The final season of Game of Thrones is nearly complete, and Sunday’s penultimate episode was one of the most impactful and epic yet. It also held a special treat for sports fans, as Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers apparently appeared in the episode – somewhere. There had been several […]
James Holzhauer, the 22-time reigning champion on Jeopardy!, would love to fulfill a childhood dream by working for an MLB team in the front office or a baseball job in the analytics department. The professional sports gambler from Las Vegas amassed approximately $1.7 million in 22 matches. Holzhauer averages $76,864 […]
“Major League”, a 1989 comedy written and directed by Academy Award winner David S. Ward and starring Charlie Sheen, Tom Berenger, Bob Uecker, and Wesley Snipes, is one of the most-quoted baseball movies of all time. “Major League” marks the film debut of Rene Russo and Dennis Haysbert. Former catcher […]
In Episode 3 (titled “The Long Night”) of the final season of “Game of Thrones”, the long-awaited battle between the living and the dead took place at Winterfell with the good guys prevailing after Arya Stark killed the Night King to destroy the entire Army of the Dead. Just a […]
The Boston Red Sox are suffering from a World Series hangover with a 14-18 record to start the season and the team has cut down on its video game usage in the clubhouse, particularly the controversial ‘Fortnite’ battle royale video game. Fortnite was a popular activity in the Red Sox […]
James Holzhauer is now second on the all-time Jeopardy! wins list with 21 consecutive victories. The professional sports bettor amassed $1,608,627 in earnings during his record-smashing run on the popular quiz show. Josh Archibald-Seiffer, a musician from Seattle, Washington, and Jessica Efron Sauer, an accountant from Muncie, Indiana, were Holzhauer’s […]
James Holzhauer, the sports bettor from Las Vegas who has been crushing Jeopardy! in the month of April and the subject of numerous stories and links in the mainstream media, had a close call and almost lost with only an $18 margin of victory for his 18th consecutive win. Adam […]
The high-flying, fast breaking Los Angeles Lakers from the 1980s will be getting their own series, “Showtime”, after HBO ordered a pilot to be directed by Academy Award-winner Adam McKay (“Vice”, “The Big Short”, “Anchorman”). According to the Hollywood Reporter, “Showtime” will be based on the book by Jeff Pearlman […]
Las Vegas sports bettor James Holzhauer won his fourteenth-consecutive match on Jeopardy! and passed $1 million in earnings. In the latest episode, Holzhauer was pitted against Kevin, a principal from Los Angeles, and Claudia, a grandmother and writer from Mesa, Arizona with 18 grandkids. Holzhauer won $118,816 including a $50,000 […]
Indianapolis Colts Owner Jim Irsay purchased a piano previously owned by John Lennon, which the legendary member of the Beatles used to compose hit songs such as “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds” and “A Day in the Life” from the album “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.” Andrew Luck […]
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