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Clemens Throws 4 2/3 Scoreless Innings For Skeeters

Posted 9/08/2012 8:00 am by

The first outing of Roger Clemens’ return to professional baseball at age 50 was surprisingly successful, so Clemens agreed for a second go-round with the Sugarland Skeeters.  With his son Koby behind the plate as his backstop, Roger Clemens threw 4 2/3 scoreless innings, throwing 33 strikes in 52 pitches and giving up only 2 […]

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Man Who Was Prank Victim Ends Up Getting Arrested

Posted 9/07/2012 8:00 am by

Talk about your bad days.  Nobody really likes air travel, especially since it begins in an airport and ends… in an airport, but nobody would hate it more than someone who ran into as many problems as an unfortunate passenger on US Airways Flight 1267.  Halfway between Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Dallas, Texas, a US Airways […]

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Amy Poehler And Will Arnett Split Up

Posted 9/07/2012 7:30 am by

It’s not every day that comedy royalty gets married.  She’s the funny woman from Saturday Night Live‘s most recent glory period, and he’s the smarmy Gob Bluth of Arrested Development fame (and Jack Donaghy’s nemesis Devin Banks from 30 Rock).  When you talk about comedy power couples, Will Arnett and Amy Poehler were definitely that. […]

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Former Browns/Ravens Owner Art Modell Dead At 87

Posted 9/07/2012 7:00 am by

In one move, Art Modell righted one of the biggest wrongs in NFL history and caused one of the biggest wrongs in NFL history.  That movie was the 1996 franchise move that turned the Cleveland Browns into the Baltimore Ravens.  When Robert Irsay took the Baltimore Colts and moved them to Indianapolis, he took away […]

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Woman Arrested For Shoving Chihuahua Down Her Pants

Posted 9/07/2012 6:30 am by

Drunk and belligerent, Johna Turner refused to leave the home of a man she was having a domestic dispute with.  She couldn’t leave, because she wanted to take her dogs with her.  The police were called to the scene in Longmont, Colorado, where a witness told the police officer who showed up on the scene to […]

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Joseph Kennedy III Wins Democratic Primary In Massachusetts

Posted 9/07/2012 6:00 am by

You have to kind of feel sorry for Republican Sean Bielat, candidate for the 4th Congressional District.  It’s not just that he’s running for the House of Representatives in an attempt to replace longtime retiring Representative Barney Frank, it’s who he’s got to run against.  The winner of the Democratic primary will have a familiar […]

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Amazon Announces New Kindle Fire Family Of Tablets, E-Readers

Posted 9/07/2012 5:30 am by

Since the Amazon Kindle tablet was launched in 2011, it has become a very important part of the Amazon plan for control of your entertainment life.  Perhaps more importantly, it has proven to be a huge success for Amazon.  Kindle e-books are outselling standard books, and the Amazon Kindle Fire has sold roughly 5 million […]

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Toothbrush Used To Fix Space Station

Posted 9/06/2012 7:00 am by

When you’re doing any kind of maintenance, there’s usually some sort of complication.  It’s just that when you’re changing your spark plugs, you’re not floating in the vast emptiness of space and you don’t have to worry about floating off to your death in the process.  That’s the difference between a car and a $100 […]

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Bank Robbed; Manager Strapped To Fake Explosive Device

Posted 9/06/2012 6:30 am by

Bank robberies happen every day in the United States, but none are quite as spectacular as one that happened early Wednesday morning in Los Angeles.  Two masked men with guns kidnapped the manager on Tuesday night, held her captive overnight, and when the Bank of America branch she managed opened on Wednesday morning, they sent […]

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Kellie Pickler Shaves Her Head For Breast Cancer Awareness

Posted 9/06/2012 6:00 am by

When it comes to fighting cancer, especially breast cancer, there’s no limit to the sorts of publicity stunts advocates are willing to undertake.  From boobies bracelets to racy Facebook statuses and pink buckets of chicken breasts, any attention is good attention when it comes to the fight against breast cancer.  Just ask former American Idol turned […]

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Mitt Romney’s Tax Records Stolen?

Posted 9/06/2012 5:30 am by

When it comes to politics, there’s no limit to the weirdness that comes with the territory of running for President.  For example, tax returns.  In real life, nobody cares about your tax returns; however, in the political world, tax returns are apparently super important.  For example, Mitt Romney has only released two years worth of tax information, […]

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Zynga To Launch FarmVille 2

Posted 9/06/2012 5:00 am by

Oh, how the mighty have fallen.  The social gaming company Zynga has kind of hit a skid after their billion-dollar IPO on the stock market.  Since then, the iPad has debuted, Facebook has declined in status and usefulness, and Zynga’s social gaming platform hasn’t quite taken off like the company had hoped.  Hence, Zynga has […]

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Murderer Robert “Michelle” Kosilek Gets Free Sex Change From Prison

Posted 9/05/2012 8:00 am by

In 1990, a man named Robert Kosilek shot and killed his wife Cheryl.  He was sentenced to spend the rest of his natural life in prison in Norfolk, Massachusetts.  Somewhere along the line, he was diagnosed with gender identity disorder and sued the Massachusetts Departmen of Corrections for treatment of his disorder, which includes a […]

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iPhone 5 Coming September 12?

Posted 9/05/2012 7:30 am by

Cue the fanfare and get ready to go down to your local Apple store and get into line.  Apple has a scheduled press event at the Yerba Buena Center in San Francisco, California, for September 12, 2012.  Whenever Apple does this, that means there’s a new announcement upcoming.  Given the leaked images of the iPhone […]

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WWII Veteran Shoots And Kills Burglar

Posted 9/05/2012 7:00 am by

In rural Boone County, 92-year-old Earl Jones maintains a massive farm in an isolated part of the state of Kentucky.  He’s lived on this farm since 1955, and has lived by himself since 2006 when his wife Virginia Pearl passed away.  Indeed, being so far out in the country has left him a target for […]

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One Killed, Two Injured In Shooting At Quebec Victory Rally

Posted 9/05/2012 6:30 am by

For the first time in its history, the government of the Province of Quebec in Canada has woman in charge.  As Canada’s only majority French-speaking province, Quebec has often tried to extract itself from the rest of Canada and has been the scene of violent struggles between pro- and anti-Canadian forces for decades.  With a […]

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Disabled Teenager Not Allowed On Airplane

Posted 9/05/2012 6:00 am by

There’s nothing quite like a trans-continental flight.  No matter who you are, there are much better things to be done with your time than fly across country.  These days, security is at an all-time high, and people are getting kicked off of flights for any number of reasons, from your iPhone games to your tattoos.  The […]

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McDonald’s To Open Vegetarian-Only Restaurant

Posted 9/05/2012 5:30 am by

When it comes to American-style gluttony, there’s no better option than McDonald’s.  What’s more American than a giant pile of fried meat and fried potatoes with a side of milky sugary goodness?  Nothing, that’s what.  However, first and foremost McDonald’s is a business, and part of running a business is catering to the tastes of […]

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Casino Cooks Up Record 1-Ton Hamburger

Posted 9/04/2012 7:00 am by

When it comes to Labor Day cookouts, one casino took it to an extreme.  So extreme, in fact, they shattered a Guinness World Record in the process.  At the Black Bear Casino Resort in Carlton, Minnesota, casino workers spent most of Sunday cooking over a giant grill.  What were they preparing?  A feast fit for […]

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1600 Pounds Of Great White Shark Washes Up On Mass Beach

Posted 9/04/2012 7:00 am by

One of the big traditions of Labor Day weekend is to squeeze in one last trip to the beach, and at South Shore Beach in Westport, Massachusetts, there were many beachgoers hanging out, enjoying the sun, and being frightened by great white sharks, despite the fact that the great white shark was a dead one. […]

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Nicki Minaj Backs Mitt Romney

Posted 9/04/2012 6:30 am by

From her potential American Idol judgeship to her recent Super Bowl appearance alongside Madonna, everything’s coming up Nicki Minaj lately.  Now she’s taking advantage of her clout by endorsing Mitt Romney for President, apparently?  On a guest verse on Lil Wayne’s mixtape Dedication 4, Nicki Minaj raps that she’s going to vote for Mitt Romney. […]

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Organic Food No More Nutritious Than Regular

Posted 9/04/2012 6:00 am by

One of the tips to be healthy is to grow your own garden.  Getting a lot of fresh organic vegetables has to be good for you, right?  Well, while vegetables are good for you and gardens are the hot trend in restaurants, the organic status of said veggies might not make a difference in terms […]

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Michael Clarke Duncan Dead At 54

Posted 9/04/2012 5:30 am by

When you’re 6’5 and 300 pounds of bald giant, it’s easy to be intimidating but hard to be lovable.  Michael Clarke Duncan, the versatile actor who shot to fame as John Coffey (Coffee like the drink) in The Green Mile was on-screen.  On July 13, Duncan had a heart attack, and according to sources, never […]

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Happy Labor Day From PopFi!

Posted 9/03/2012 6:00 am by

Since PopFi started, there have been 6124 posts written, not counting this one anyway.  That is a whole lot of writing, you guys.  I couldn’t begin to tell you how many posts I’ve written personally of those 6125, but I’m pretty sure it’s a whole lot.  So I’m giving myself the day off. It’s Labor […]

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Two Fatal Fan Falls In Two Days

Posted 9/01/2012 8:00 am by

Football is a dangerous sport.  No, not for the players, although they can get injured pretty easily in the process of playing their game.  It’s the fans that are in danger.  Over the last two days, two different fans have fallen to their deaths.  On Thursday night at the NFL preseason football game between the […]

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“The Hobbit” Series Gets Release Dates, Titles

Posted 9/01/2012 7:30 am by

After a war with the acting union, conflicts over shooting locations, and the incredible difficulty of finding the right lead actor to carry multiple movies that cost hundreds of millions of dollars, the first trailer for The Hobbit:  An Unexpected Journey was released to great fanfare.  So great was the fan fare that Peter Jackson, […]

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Brazil Unites Trio In Civil Union

Posted 9/01/2012 7:00 am by

a model relationship, in more ways than one.  They share a bank account.  They’re all stable professionals in their 30’s.  They live together in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.  They want legal protection in case of separation, injury, or other calamity.  There’s just one problem with this union:  there’s three of them.  A trio of two women […]

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