Christian Ponder was walking in Central Park watching the College Football Playoff selection show on his phone and fell to his disappointment when his alma mater, the Florida State Seminoles, missed out on making the four-team field despite finishing the season undefeated. Ponder said he was still “very disappointed” when
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Seahawks' Jamal Adams doubles down on making fun of reporter's wife: 'The ultimate goal was to get at him'
A New York Jets reporter criticized the team’s former star safety in Jamal Adams after he allowed a touchdown against the Dallas Cowboys last Thursday. SNY’s Connor Hughes quoted the video on X, formerly Twitter, and captioned it “Yikes,” which Adams did not take kindly. Admittedly, Adams said he stooped
'The Wicker Man' gets his AARP card today, as the folk horror classic turns 50
The Wicker Man, from 1973, was directed by Robin Hardy. BFA/Alamy Stock Photo hide caption toggle caption BFA/Alamy Stock Photo The Wicker Man, from 1973, was directed by Robin Hardy. BFA/Alamy Stock Photo The influential horror movie The Wicker Man came out Dec. 6, 1973. It eventually inspired an entire
Florida State AD rips CFP officials after being left out: 'The committee failed college football today'
Florida State athletics director Michael Alford ripped the College Football Playoff Committee on Sunday after the undefeated Seminoles were left out of the four-team field. The Seminoles lost Jordan Travis a few weeks ago but still played well enough to defeat Louisville for the ACC Championship. CFP Selection Committee Chair
Michael Oher has received over $138,000 in 'The Blind Side' proceeds from Tuohy family, court documents show
Court documents in Tennessee show that Michael Oher, the inspiration for “The Blind Side,” was paid over $138,000 by the Tuohy family in proceeds from the 2009 film. Oher alleged in a petition in August that he discovered in February he was never legally adopted by Sean and Leigh Anne
All-Sar Mark Melancon finds silver lining in Diamondbacks' World Series loss: 'The experience is there now'
Mark Melancon and the Arizona Diamondbacks certainly wish things had gone differently in the World Series this season, even if experts and fans believe simply making it to the Fall Classic was a momentous achievement. Melancon does feel there is some merit to that thinking. Melancon, a 14-year veteran who
'The Reformatory' tells a story of ghosts, abuse, racism — and sibling love
Tananarive Due’s The Reformatory is one of the best novels published in 2023. A superb mix of literary fiction, horror, and historical fiction, The Reformatory tells a story of inequality, ghosts, abuse, and the power of love between siblings. But it also explores racism in 1950s Florida, a place where
Jordan Love is 'the future' of Packers, 'can be' next Brett Favre and Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay legend says
Jordan Love has had a rough go of it in his first full season as a starting quarterback. Love took the reins of the Green Bay Packers after the organization traded Aaron Rodgers after 18 seasons. The Packers selected Love in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft as
'The New Yorker' fact-checked Hasan Minhaj — now he's issued a rebuttal
YouTube It looks a little like a low-key version of one of his Daily Show segments or a piece from his former Netflix series Patriot Act. But instead, the 21-minute video released by comic Hasan Minhaj, first published Thursday in the Hollywood Reporter, is a personal, detailed rebuttal tackling elements
'The Comfort of Crows' is fuel to restore spirts in dealing with ecological grief
After the death of her mother, Margaret Renkl tenderly placed in an antique jar the “soft white hair” left behind in her mother’s hairbrush. Years passed. When it no longer carried the scent she cherished, Renkl laid the hair across a holly branch in her yard. This act was meant