The hearse is a worldwide phenomenon. Whenever you have to take a body to a funeral home or to a funeral, you’ll see a hearse doing that duty. From motorcycle hearses to fancy horse-drawn carriage hearses, only a hearse will really do that job. That’s why you see hearses fairly often on the roads, but […]
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17-Foot-Long Python Found In Florida Everglades
Posted 8/14/2012 6:00 am by Ron HoganThe Florida Everglades are practically overrun with Burmese pythons. The snake, native to Southeast Asia, isn’t supposed to be in Florida, but thanks to consumers releasing exotic reptiles into the wild, Florida is the world capital for invasive reptiles. The python has been a Florida resident for 30 years now, and it’s perhaps more comfortable […]
Read »Chad Johnson Arrested, Cut By The Dolphins
Posted 8/13/2012 6:30 am by Ron HoganOn the surface, the reformation of Chad Ochocinco was going well. He wasn’t playing great, but he looked good in training camp, he had recently gotten married and changed his name back to Chad Johnson, and he was with his hometown Miami Dolphins after being cut by the Patriots in the off-season. Then, everything changed […]
Read »Rory McIlroy Breaks Jack Nicklaus’s Record, Wins US Open
Posted 8/13/2012 6:00 am by Ron HoganIn 1980, Jack Nicklaus won the PGA Championship by 7 strokes, setting the PGA Tour record in the process for largest margin of victory of that tournament. In 2012, Rory McIlroy shattered that record by winning the PGA Championship by an impressive 8 strokes over one of the most loaded fields in the tournament’s history. […]
Read »LSU Loses A Honey Badger
Posted 8/11/2012 9:00 am by Ron HoganIn the course of a single summer, LSU’s defensive phenomenon Tyrann Mathieu, nicknamed the Honey Badger for his tenacious ability to take on players twice his size and come out on top, has gone from Chuck Bednarik Award winner, SEC Defensive Player of the Year, First-Team All-SEC, and consensus All-American to D1 drop-out. Tyrann Mathieu […]
Read »Mitt Romney Chooses A Vice President
Posted 8/11/2012 8:30 am by Ron HoganIt seems like the race for President takes forever, doesn’t it? Since declaring for President over a year ago, Mitt Romney has had to survive a very tough primary season, months of national scrutiny, and now all he’s got to do is run the race of his life to knock off the guy who is […]
Read »Manteo Mitchell Breaks Leg During Race, Finishes 4×400 Meter Relay
Posted 8/10/2012 7:30 am by Ron HoganWhen it comes to toughness, it’s hard to beat Olympic athletes. These are people who train hard for four years to become the best athletes in the world at their position, and it can turn a nobody into a household name overnight. Such is the case for former Western Carolina University sprinter Manteo Mitchell. Unless […]
Read »Dwight Howard Traded To The Lakers
Posted 8/10/2012 7:00 am by Ron HoganWhen it comes to trading away an NBA superstar, things get complicated. Even when you want to trade superstar for superstar, there are a lot of concerns around the salary cap, NBA trade rules, and public relations that need to be solved. Hence, as contracts get bigger and players get refusal rights, trades become more […]
Read »Google Agrees To Record $22.5 Million Dollar FTC Fine
Posted 8/10/2012 6:30 am by Ron HoganThe one thing the government takes seriously is its own rulings. The Federal Trade Commission has had dust-ups with Google over its handling of private information before with the Google Buzz lawsuits, and now it’s back at war with Google. This time, Google is being taken to task over the way it planted third-party cookies […]
Read »NASA’s Morpheus Lander Explodes In Fiery Crash
Posted 8/10/2012 6:00 am by Ron HoganWhile NASA is famous for its billion-dollar projects that get man to the moon and beyond, they also do some less expensive sorts of projects. Dubbed Home Depot projects due to their lack of cost and testing, these are NASA skunkworks designed to test a theory on the cheap. If they fail, they fail. One […]
Read »July Was The Hottest Month Ever
Posted 8/09/2012 6:45 am by Ron HoganIf you think it’s hot outside now, you don’t remember a few days ago when we were in the midst of a very hot July. In fact, July was a record-setting heat and drought, and it was a record-shattering heat. In July, the average temperature was 77.6 degrees in the United States. That’s 3.3 degrees […]
Read »Randy Travis Was Drunk, Naked, Looking To Fight
Posted 8/09/2012 6:15 am by Ron HoganWhen it comes to impressive mug shots, it seems as though nobody takes a better mug shot than a celebrity. For whatever reason their falls from grace seem to be more impressive, possibly because they’re so dramatic when compared to their regular pictures. Enter country singer Randy Travis. You see, Randy has a bit of […]
Read »Joss Whedon To Direct Avengers 2, Develop Marvel TV Series
Posted 8/08/2012 6:30 am by Ron HoganSay what you want to about director and writer Joss Whedon, but the creator of Buffy The Vampire Slayer apparently knows his way around a comic book blockbuster. Whedon, who wrote and directed the wildly successful billion-dollar Marvel tentpole The Avengers has been slightly ambivalent about returning, but apparently money talks and the chance to […]
Read »South African Swimmer Admits To Cheating For Gold Medal Win
Posted 8/08/2012 6:00 am by Ron HoganWhen it comes to swimming, athletes who complete in the games search for any possible advantage they can find. Just ask Michael Phelps, who knows a few things about winning medals. In the case of one of the gold medalists in London, just because you’re cheating doesn’t mean you can’t also be honest. South African […]
Read »Apple Drops YouTube From iOS 6
Posted 8/07/2012 7:00 am by Ron HoganThe once cozy relationship between Apple and Google has now become something of a cold war between the two. Increasingly in every area, Apple and Google are butting heads. Whether it’s music sales or tablet computing, Apple and Google have transitioned from allies to enemies in all fields and it’s starting to lead to some changes in their […]
Read »Facebook Bans Selena Gomez For Sharing Disney Star’s Name
Posted 8/07/2012 6:30 am by Ron HoganIt’s an unfortunate proposition for any person. Your name is very important, but when you share the name with someone famous, your life gets a lot more difficulty. If you’re a real-life Harry Potter or a non-Canadian Justin Bieber, having a Facebook account is kind of a dicey proposition, just ask Selena Gomez. The teenager […]
Read »Terrell Owens Is Back In The NFL
Posted 8/07/2012 6:00 am by Ron HoganIn his last full season of NFL action with the Cincinnati Bengals in 2010, Terrell Eldorado Owens caught 72 passes for 983 yards and 9 touchdowns. Not bad for an older receiver whose best days are behind him, but not enough for some team to take a chance on TO, especially once he hurt his knee and […]
Read »Swine Flu Is Back At A State Fair Near You
Posted 8/06/2012 6:30 am by Ron HoganWay back in 2009, swine flu was the scariest thing imaginable for a whole lot of people. Everyone was scared of swine flu, from Santa Clauses who demanded vaccine priority to entire countries, who turned to folk remedies to ward off the dreaded disease. Well, guess what? It’s state fair season, and with fairs comes… […]
Read »1 Killed, 9 Injured At Pocono Raceway After Lightning Strike
Posted 8/06/2012 6:00 am by Ron HoganWhen it comes to lightning storms, you really do not want to mess around. Lightning is very fast and difficult to predict, so when lightning storms come, massive professional sports events, such as the annual NASCAR race in Long Pond, Pennsylvania’s Pocono Raceway are quick to take cover and to usher the fans into safety. […]
Read »LA Chick-fil-A Defaced With “Tastes Like Hate” Graffiti
Posted 8/04/2012 7:00 am by Ron HoganOn Friday, the culture war between Chick-fil-A and gay rights activists came to a head in Torrance, California, a suburb of Los Angeles. On the night before the planned gay kiss-in, a Chick-fil-A store was the target of some graffiti artist with a sense of humor. The Chick-fil-A was spraypainted with “Tastes Like Hate” akin to […]
Read »Brothers BJ And Justin Upton Hit Their 100th Home Run Within Minutes Of One Another
Posted 8/04/2012 6:30 am by Ron HoganOn July 20, the brothers Upton both hit their 99th home run. While that’s pretty eerie, it’s not terribly uncommon for BJ and Justin. In fact, the Uptons have hit home runs on the same day 13 times during their career, but it’s not every day you hit a career milestone. On Friday night, Arizona […]
Read »An Estimated 83 Million Facebook Profiles Are Fake
Posted 8/03/2012 7:00 am by Ron HoganWhen you’ve got as many Facebook profiles as the world’s largest social network, you’re going to have some issues. There are a lot of people out there who simply cannot or will not follow the rules, and when you’ve got 955 million global users, you’re going to have some concerns. For example, Facebook hates junk […]
Read »Megabus Crash Kills 1, Injures Dozens In Illinois
Posted 8/03/2012 6:30 am by Ron HoganIf you have to travel, they say Megabus is one of the best ways to travel. The buses are clean, have bathrooms, are very cheap, and even have mobile Wifi and power plugs for traveler ease. They go a whole lot of places and seem to be pretty fun, from what I’ve heard. However, that […]
Read »US Men’s Basketball Team Shatters Olympic Records, Nigeria 156-73
Posted 8/03/2012 6:00 am by Ron HoganThe current iteration of the United States’ Men’s National Basketball Team may not be an official Dream Team, but don’t tell that to Nigeria. While the US Men have had some close calls and played some tough games during their exhibition season and the first few games of the 2012 London Olympics, Nigeria was not […]
Read »Cleveland Browns Sold To Tennessee Truck Stop Billionaire
Posted 8/03/2012 5:30 am by Ron HoganSoon to be the Pilot Flying J Cleveland Browns Stadium. The Cleveland Browns and the Pittsburgh Steelers are bitter rivals in the AFC North, but that doesn’t mean they also don’t have some things in common. For example, Cleveland and Pittsburgh do not have official cheerleaders. Another shared trait is their shared ownership. Wait, what? […]
Read »Eight Badminton Players Banned For Olympic Match Fixing
Posted 8/02/2012 7:00 am by Ron HoganThese haven’t been the most scandalous Olympic games in history, but they have been pretty unusual. From the furor over women athletes in Saudi Arabia to the Greek athlete that got kicked out over Tweets, the Olympics have had some odd scandals for the 2012 London Olympics. Now, we’ve got a match-fixing scandal in which […]
Read »No Use For A Name Lead Singer Tony Sly Dead At 41
Posted 8/02/2012 6:30 am by Ron HoganOf the many punk bands I’ve seen, one of my favorite performances of all time was when I saw the band No Use For A Name on the Warped Tour back in 2002, when the Warped Tour was good and full of actual punk bands and not whatever tours on the Warped Tour now. It […]
Read »Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day Draws Thousands To Chicken Chain
Posted 8/02/2012 6:00 am by Ron HoganChick-fil-A president Dan Cathy landed the chain in hot water… err, hot oil when he mentioned that he endorsed the Bible definition of family and was not a supporter of gay marriage. Chick-fil-A, with 1600 outlets across the United States, closes on Sundays in support of Biblical principles of not working on Sunday. As same-sex […]
Read »Paranormal Activity 4’s Trailer Now Haunts The Web
Posted 8/02/2012 5:00 am by Ron HoganJust when you thought it wouldn’t return, it’s back. Like clockwork, the looming spectre of Halloween means the release of a new Paranormal Activity movie. The second one did great business thanks in part to a creepy trailer, and the third one broke box office records, so the fourth one has some big shoes to […]
Read »Warrant Issued For Cuba Gooding Jr. After Bar Fight
Posted 8/01/2012 7:00 am by Ron HoganThe actor made famous by the phrase, “Show me the money!” alongside Tom Cruise is now demanding, “Show me the warrant!” Actor Cuba Gooding Jr. is in trouble with the law. Gooding, who was filming The Butler with Oprah Winfrey in Louisiana, got into a bit of a problem in a bar and got a […]
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