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Suspects In Custody After Shooting At Fresno State Fraternity
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Five people were arrested on Sunday, April 29, after allegedly firing shots outside a fraternity event at Fresno State University.
According to Fresno police Lt. Michael Landon, four men and one woman showed up a Sigma Nu fundraiser at 2149 E. Shaw Avenue around 12:30 a.m. Police say that an argument ensued after fraternity members told the group they had not been invited and would not be let in through the screen door that led to the courtyard where the party was, Landon said.
Fraternity members had left the locked screen door and returned to the party when they heard two shots. The fraternity members discovered that the screen door had been shot. No one was hurt as a result of the shooting.
via The Collegian:
Sigma Nu President Nicholas Tregembo said the fraternity organization was hosting a charity event for the Autism Society of California by selling nachos. The event was hosted Saturday from 9 to 11:30 p.m. and was winding down when the shots were fired, he said Sunday.
Investigators believe the shooting happened when the group came to a security door in the back of the fraternity. Landon said some in the outside group spoke with someone on the other side. But after a short chat, and after not being allowed in, at least two shots were fired at the door in the direction of the home’s courtyard. Landon said the alleged crime appears to have been out of anger.
Landon added that the suspects live in the area where the shooting took place. By 2 a.m. Sunday, the police had located the four men and one woman along the 2100 block of Sierra Madre Avenue, but Landon could not say whether a gun was recovered. The suspects in question are in their mid-20s. Their names were not released. Nobody was injured as a result of the shooting. And Landon said that the fraternity members have been helpful in the investigation.
Tregembo said 18 people live at the fraternity home but at the time of the shooting, there were about 22. The organization had continued its philanthropic efforts Sunday by joining other organizations in a softball tournament. Tregembo said the organization hosts a charity event once per semester.
Officers found the five suspects — who were from the neighborhood and all in their 20s — about an hour later. They were arrested on scene.
That is all the information available at this time.
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Iowa State University Fraternity Sanctioned For Alcohol Abuse
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The Kappa Sigma fraternity at Iowa State University has been disciplined for alcohol and drug use.
On Tuesday, May 24, Fraternity Kappa Sigma was sanctioned for misuse of alcoholic beverages and controlled substances. As a result of the sanctions, Kappa Sigma has been placed on extended conduct probation through May 2019.
Furthermore, the fraternity is required to host an alcohol and drug education workshop with 90 percent attendance and must report on the creation of a live-in house director by August 2018. While on probation, the fraternity is not allowed to pledge, initiate, or add members until the sanction is complete.
via Ames Tribune:
According to ISU Student Disciplinary Regulations, misuse of alcoholic beverages and controlled substances can refer to the illegal possession, use, manufacture, distribution or sale of alcoholic beverages or controlled substances both on and off campus. It also applies to “intentionally, knowingly, recklessly or negligently” supplying alcohol to underage individuals. Requests for comment to Kappa Sigma leadership regarding the recent sanction, and the situation surrounding it, were not returned.
Kappa Sigma was previously sanctioned at the end of January for misuse of alcoholic beverages, hazing, public disorder, endangerment, damage to property and violation of conditions of recognition. The conditions of recognition are the policies that qualify the fraternity as a group at ISU.
The organization’s January sanction required a comprehensive review and revision of risk management policies be completed by May 1. A comprehensive review and revision of the fraternity’s pledge program was also mandated to take place with a professional staff member from the university’s Office of Sorority and Fraternity Engagement.
This is the latest major fraternity or sorority suspension in the last year, as schools such as Indiana University, the University of Michigan, Ohio State University, Texas State, Florida State, Ball State, Louisiana State and Penn State have all suspended fraternities in the wake of hazing and alcohol deaths.
In response to incidents like these, fraternities such Phi Kappa Psi have made numerous changes to their code of conduct in an effort to address the issues that have arisen. In addition, schools such as Texas State have introduced new Greek Life rules to try and prevent these problems.
These reports come amidst similar allegations that have been made against fraternities nationwide, including Sigma Alpha Epsilon at East Carolina University, who was shut down for hazing and the Lambda Chi Alpha chapter at the University of Arkansas which has been accused of taking sexually explicit photographs of women without their permission.
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What The Hell Happened This Weekend? A Recap Of All The Headlines You Missed
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Started drinking right after work on Friday? Sunday Funday’d a little too hard? Girlfriend duty? Or maybe you just plain old turned off your brain. Well, whatever your reason is for not knowing what the hell happened, we’ve got you covered.
This is COED’s What The Hell Happened This Weekend?
Pop Culture
– Avengers: Infinity War came out over the weekend and it was well worth the 10-year wait. While it’s easily my favorite Marvel film of all time, I have some issues with it’s ending (and it appears I’m not the only one).
– Westworld is back to confuse the shit out of everyone but luckily we have a primo recap for you:
Sports
– LeBron literally willed the Cavs to a Game 7 win over the Pacers:
– Only one NBA game tonight, but it should be a good one:
– Two NHL games tonight:
– Premier League action today as Tottenham takes on Watford:
News & Politics
– What’s happening over in Korea is truly mindblowing and excellent. Gotta give credit where it’s due, this turn of events is wildly impressive.
College
– Iowa State University fraternity sanctioned for alcohol abuse:
Viral Randomness
Hottest of the Weekend
Happy Monday, everyone, and good luck out there. We’ll see you on the other side of the weekend, but until then, here’s our song of the week:
You can follow Eric on Twitter @eric_italiano and on Instagram @ericitaliano .
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Miami University Students Kicked Out Of Sorority For Singing A ‘Lil Dicky’ Song
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Four students were kicked out of the Alpha chapter of Delta Zeta sorority after they were recorded singing a verse in the song “Freaky Friday” by Lil Dicky and Chris Brown. In the song — which has almost 200 million views on Youtube — Lil Dicky switches bodies with Chris Brown (like in the movie Freaky Friday) and says, “Wonder if I can say the (racial slur)? Wait, can I really say the (racial slur)? What up, my (racial slur)?” The four students have not yet been identified.
Miami University Spokeswoman Claire Wagner applauded the expulsion action of the sorority but said there are no provisions under the school’s student discipline policies that apply to the incident due to constitutional free speech allowance.
The Delta Zeta sorority released a statement on Monday on Facebook, saying they “condemn the discriminatory and hateful language” of the video and that the four women were removed from the sorority.
“We are a diverse and inclusive organization and are appalled about the actions of these former members, as we deeply respect all members of the Greek and campus community. We took immediate action and these individuals are no longer members of Delta Zeta because we do not tolerate any form of discrimination.”
University Spokeswoman Wagner told the Cincinnati Enquirer that “this was insensitive use of language that we all consider off limits and the Delta Zeta leadership took good swift action to handle it.”
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Net Worth 2018: How Much Is NBA Legend Worth?
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is one of the most recognizable athletes in the world. Standing at an imposing 7-foot-2, the former NBA basketball player is a Hall of Famer who is considered one of the greatest to ever play the game. As one of the greats, Abdul-Jabbar has hit many milestones in his sport and, though he does not live in today’s day and age where athletes are making tens of millions of dollars throughout their playing careers, the former No. 1 overall pick has done quite well for himself on and off the court.
How much has Abdul-Jabbar earned throughout his career? Let’s take a look.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Net Worth As Of 2018: $20 Million
Abdul-Jabbar is an NBA legend who was a 19-time All-Star, Rookie of the Year, and two-time scoring champion. The Hall of Famer also appeared in film and television, securing his legacy as one of the biggest sports stars of his era.
According to online estimates, Abdul-Jabbar currently has a net worth of $20 million.
About Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was born as Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr. on April 16, 1947, in New York City, New York. Abdul-Jabbar starred for the UCLA Bruins and was part of an 88-2 three-year run. Still known as Alcindor during his Bruins career, the College Basketball Hall of Famer was a two-time Player of the Year, three-time First Team All-American, three-time national champion. three-time Most Outstanding Player in the NCAA Tournament, and the first-ever Naismith College Player of the Year.
Alcindor converted to Islam in the summer of 1968, later adopting his Arabic name Kareem Abdul-Jabbar publicly in 1971. Also in 1968, Abdul-Jabbar boycotted the 1968 Summer Olympics to protest unequal treatment of African-Americans in the United States.
Once his college career was over, Abdul-Jabbar made his way to the NBA as the No. 1 overall pick of the Milwaukee Bucks in 1969. Abdul-Jabbar played for the Bucks until 1975, before joining the Los Angeles Lakers where he played from 1975-1989.
During his Hall of Fame NBA career, Abdul-Jabbar was a six-time NBA champion, six-time NBA MVP, 19-time NBA All-Star, 10-time All-NBA First-Team, and two-time NBA Finals MVP. He also had multiple stints leading the league in scoring, rebounds, and blocks.
While he was an NBA star and long after his playing career, Abdul-Jabbar had plenty of roles on television and in movies.
As of 2018, Abdul-Jabbar could be seen as a contestant on ABC’s all-athlete edition of “Dancing With The Stars” alongside partner Lindsey Arnold.
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Kindergarten Teacher Arrested For Selling Pounds Of Weed
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A kindergarten teacher at Rocky Creek Elementary in Henry County, GA was arrested after the Flint Circuit Drug Task Force executed a search warrant at her home in Locust Grove.
During their search, task force members discovered about four pounds of marijuana packaged for resale, more than 20 THC oil vape pens, and several ecstasy pills.
Natalie Pignataro was arrested for possession of marijuana with the intent to distribute, possession of ecstasy and possession of a Schedule I (THC Oil) substance with intent to distribute. After she was booked, she was released on $35,150 bond.
According to a bio on the Henry County Schools’ website, Natalie and her husband Joel have two children, ages 9 and 10.
Joel Pignataro was not present during the search, but now has outstanding warrants for the same crimes as his wife.
Henry County School spokesman J.D. Hardin said there is no indication that Pignataro did anything wrong on school grounds.
“All teachers must pass a criminal background check before being allowed to teach in Henry County Schools,” Hardin said.
Hardin confirmed that Pignataro is on leave while her case is being adjudicated.
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Josh Norman Net Worth 2018: How Much Is NFL Star Worth?
Josh Norman is one of the top defensive backs in the National Football League. As a free agent in 2016, the standout cornerback signed what was at the time the richest contract in NFL history for a player at his position. Norman, who used his NFL earnings for a good cause when he donated $100,000 to recovery efforts in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria in 2017, is currently set to appear on season 26 of the ABC hit show “Dancing With The Stars.” The season will exclusively feature athletes.
How much is the NFL cornerback worth in 2018?
Josh Norman Net Worth 2018: $20 million
Norman, who is currently a cornerback for the Washington Redskins, has an estimated net worth of $20 million. On April 22, 2016, Norman signed a five-year, $75 million deal with Washington which made him the highest paid cornerback in NFL history at the time.
About Josh Norman
Josh Norman was born December 15, 1987, in Greenwood, South Carolina. Norman began his football career at Greenwood High School alongside future NFL teammates Armanti Edwards and D.J. Swearinger. Norman’s team won the South Carolina State Championship. Norman also played basketball, baseball and track and field in high school. As he prepared to begin his college football career, Norman received no Division I offers.
Norman attended Horry Georgetown Tech to get a head start on his college coursework, before joining Coastal Carolina as a walk-on in 2008. Norman’s brother also attended Coastal Carolina.
Norman was a three-time All-Big South honoree and First-Team FCS All-American. He would eventually go on to be a fifth-round pick in the 2012 NFL Draft by the Carolina Panthers.
In the NFL, Norman emerged as one of the top cornerbacks in the league. He was eventually released by the Panthers on April 20, 2016, after the two sides failed to come to an agreement on a long-term deal. He then signed a record deal with the Washington Redskins.
Norman, who has 312 tackles, 65 pass deflections, 10 interceptions, and 8 forced fumbles throughout his NFL career, was named to the Pro Bowl in 2015.
Ahead of the 2018-19 NFL season, Norman agreed to appear on an all-athlete season of “Dancing With The Stars” alongside his professional dance partner Sharna Burgess.
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Candace Owens Instagram: Best Photos & Must-See Pictures
Candace Owens is a conservative writer, producer, and commentator who attempted to launch SocialAutopsy.com in 2016, a website she said would expose bullies on the Internet. Owens gained further recognition in April 2018, when Kanye West tweeted “I love the way Candace Owens thinks.” The Tweet led to a meeting between the two on April 29, 2018.
Owens was born to an African American family and was raised in Stamford, Connecticut. She graduated from Stamford High School, although not without controversy. When she was a senior in 2007, Owens received threatening racist phone calls. The calls were eventually traced to a car in which the son of Governor Dannel Malloy was in. Owens’ family sued the Stamford Board of Education in federal court alleging that the city did not protect her rights, resulting in a $37,500 settlement.
Following high school, Owens graduated with a B.A. in journalism from the University of Rhode Island. Following college, Owens got a job at Vogue magazine. After Vogue, she took a job as an administrative assistant for a private equity firm in 2012. Three years later, Owens quit her job at the private equity firm to found the website Degree180, which creates Internet content targeted at millennials.
In 2017, Owens launched Red Pill Black, a website and YouTube channel that promotes conservatism to a black American audience. On November 21, 2017, at the MAGA Rally and Expo in Rockford, Illinois, Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk announced her appointment as their director of urban engagement.
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Sharna Burgess Instagram: Best Photos & Must-See Pictures
Sharna Burgess is one of the most recognizable professional dance partners on the ABC hit show “Dancing With The Stars.” The 32-year-old Australian dancer and choreographer has had an extensive career on reality shows, but her debut in the United States came on DWTS season 16 where she was partnered with Andy Dick. In her ten seasons on the show, Burgess has had an impressive six Top 5 finishes. She is a two-time runner-up.
In 2018, Burgess returns to the dance floor as a professional dancer on an all-athlete edition of the show where she is paired with NFL player Josh Norman.
It is not the first time Burgess has been paired with a professional athlete, however. In previous seasons, she has partnered with Hall of Fame wide receiver Keyshawn Johnson, Pittsburgh Steelers star Antonio Brown, and former NBA player Derek Fisher.
While Burgess enjoys her time in the competition, it also has its challenges.
“The best part is being able to meet some of our incredible fans face to face, hear how much they love the show and how much it means to them. We have the most amazing and dedicated fans and seeing the smiles on their faces while we perform live is just so fulfilling,” she said in a previous interview. “The most challenging part is being away from my life for three months. I have two dogs, my home, other projects that need my attention and being on the road makes it hard to be there for those things.”
Burgess began training for her dance career at age 5 when she took up ballet and jazz. Eventually, she transitioned to ballroom dancing. It didn’t take long for Burgess to find success, representing Australia at the World Championships at age 15. She also performed in the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games closing ceremony.
You can catch Burgess on the “Dancing with the Stars: Athletes” premiere Monday, April 30 at 8/7c on ABC.
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Witney Carson Instagram: Best Photos & Must-See Pictures
Witney Carson is a 24-year-old professional dancer, choreographer, and actress who is one of the pros on ABC’s hit show “Dancing With The Stars.” Prior to time as a professional partner on the dance competition, Carson was the second runner-up on season 9 of “So You Think You Can Dance” at just 18-years-old.
Within her first two seasons on DWTS, Carson captured the mirror ball trophy with her partner Alfonso Ribeiro, who played Carlton Banks on “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.” That same season, Carson was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography.
Carson is just one of five pros on “Dancing With The Stars” to win the title within her first two seasons.
As a professional dance partner, Carson has been partnered with Cody Simpson, Ribeiro, Chris Soules, Carlos PenaVega, Von Miller, Vanilla Ice, Chris Kattan, and Frankie Muniz.
Carson returns to the dance floor for a special all-athlete edition of the show where she will be partnered with Olympian Chris Mazdzer, who earned the gold medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics in luge.
She is married to Carson McAllister.
Carson was born in American Fork, Utah and began dancing at the age of three. She trained in ballet, jazz, hip hop, ballroom, tap, and many other disciplines which led to her success as a professional.
If you take any advice from Carson, let it be this: the key to success is eating healthy and sleep.
“Being so active with dance and just the craziness of life, I have to get my sleep,” she said in an interview with ToneItUp.com. “If I don’t get a full night’s rest I feel sluggish and not my best self. That also goes for eating the right foods, too! If I eat junk food or big greasy foods my body can’t sustain on that. Eating whole, clean foods really helps me to feel energized!”
You can catch Carson on the “Dancing with the Stars: Athletes” premiere Monday, April 30 at 8/7c on ABC.
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Most Anticipated Movies Of Summer 2018: Top 12 Must-Watch Films
It’s finally here people, your official summer movie guide! Below, I’ll break down the top 12 films by month for you so there’s no need to waste your time debating how to spend your summer at the theater. Nothing’s worse than wasting a beautiful day inside on a movie that doesn’t live up to the hype.
Let’s take a look at what’s coming your way!
May:
Tully
Release Date: Friday, May 4
A new comedy from Academy Award (R)-nominated director Jason Reitman (“Up in the Air”) and Academy Award (R)-winning screenwriter Diablo Cody (“Juno”). Marlo (Academy Award (R) winner Charlize Theron), a mother of three including a newborn, is gifted a night nanny by her brother (Mark Duplass). Hesitant to the extravagance at first, Marlo comes to form a unique bond with the thoughtful, surprising, and sometimes challenging young nanny named Tully (Mackenzie Davis).
Deadpool 2
Release Date: Friday, May 18
Everybody’s favorite Merc with a Mouth is back, and this time he’s got some new friends, as Deadpool teams up with a band of soldiers to protect a young mutant from being kidnapped by a time-traveling commando named Cable.
Solo: A Star Wars Story
Release Date: Friday, May 25
Board the Millennium Falcon and journey to a galaxy far, far away in Solo: A Star Wars Story, an all-new adventure with the most beloved scoundrel in the galaxy. Through a series of daring escapades deep within a dark and dangerous criminal underworld, Han Solo meets his mighty future copilot Chewbacca and encounters the notorious gambler Lando Calrissian, in a journey that will set the course of one of the Star Wars saga’s most unlikely heroes.
June:
Ocean’s 8
Release Date: Friday, June 8
In this spinoff of the hit Steven Soderbergh trilogy, Sandra Bullock plays Debbie Ocean (sister to George Clooney’s Danny), who gathers an all-female team for a heist at the famous Met Gala in New York City.
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
Release Date: Friday, June 22
It’s been four years since theme park and luxury resort Jurassic World was destroyed by dinosaurs out of containment. Isla Nublar now sits abandoned by humans while the surviving dinosaurs fend for themselves in the jungles. When the island’s dormant volcano begins roaring to life, Owen (Chris Pratt) and Claire (Bryce Dallas Howard) mount a campaign to rescue the remaining dinosaurs from this extinction-level event. Owen is driven to find Blue, his lead raptor who’s still missing in the wild, and Claire has grown a respect for these creatures she now makes her mission. Arriving on the unstable island as lava begins raining down, their expedition uncovers a conspiracy that could return our entire planet to a perilous order not seen since prehistoric times.
Sicario: Day of the Soldado
Release Date: Friday, June 29
In Sicario: Day of the Soldado, the series begins a new chapter. In the drug war, there are no rules–and as the cartels have begun trafficking terrorists across the US border, federal agent Matt Graver (Josh Brolin) calls on the mysterious Alejandro (Benicio Del Toro), whose family was murdered by a cartel kingpin, to escalate the war in nefarious ways. Alejandro kidnaps the kingpin’s daughter to inflame the conflict–but when the girl is seen as collateral damage, her fate will come between the two men as they question everything they are fighting for.
July:
Ant-Man and the Wasp
Release Date: Friday, July 6
From the Marvel Cinematic Universe comes a new chapter featuring heroes with the astonishing ability to shrink: “Ant-Man and The Wasp.” In the aftermath of “Captain America: Civil War,” Scott Lang (Rudd) grapples with the consequences of his choices as both a Super Hero and a father. As he struggles to rebalance his home life with his responsibilities as Ant-Man, he’s confronted by Hope van Dyne (Lilly) and Dr. Hank Pym (Douglas) with an urgent new mission. Scott must once again put on the suit and learn to fight alongside The Wasp as the team works together to uncover secrets from their past.
Sorry to Bother You
Release Date: Friday, July 6
LaKeith Stanfield, Tessa Thompson, and Armie Hammer star in rapper Boots Riley’s directorial debut, a surreal social satire about a black telemarketer whose career is propelled by the efficacy of his “white voice.”
Mission: Impossible – Fallout
Release Date: Friday, July 27
Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) and his team of high-octane spies come back to the big screen under the guidance of director Christopher McQuarrie, who also helmed Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation in 2015.
August:
Christopher Robin
Release Date: Friday, August 3
In the heartwarming live action adventure “Disney’s Christopher Robin,” the young boy who loved embarking on adventures in the Hundred Acre Wood with a band of spirited and lovable stuffed animals, has grown up and lost his way. Now it is up to his childhood friends to venture into our world and help Christopher Robin remember the loving and playful boy who is still inside.
The Spy Who Dumped Me
Release Date: Friday, August 3
The film tells the story of Audrey (Mila Kunis) and Morgan (Kate McKinnon), thirty-year-old best friends from Los Angeles, who are unexpectedly thrust into an international conspiracy when Audrey’s ex-boyfriend (Justin Theroux) shows up at her apartment with a team of deadly assassins on his trail. Much to their own surprise, the duo jump into action, and find themselves on the run in Europe from the assassins and a suspiciously charming British agent (Sam Heughan), as they hatch a plan to save the world.
Crazy Rich Asians
Release Date: Friday, August 17
“Crazy Rich Asians” follows native New Yorker Rachel Chu (Wu) as she accompanies her longtime boyfriend, Nick Young (Golding), to his best friend’s wedding in Singapore. Excited about visiting Asia for the first time but nervous about meeting Nick’s family, Rachel is unprepared to learn that Nick has neglected to mention a few key details about his life. It turns out that he is not only the scion of one of the country’s wealthiest families but also one of its most sought-after bachelors. Being on Nick’s arm puts a target on Rachel’s back, with jealous socialites and, worse, Nick’s own disapproving mother (Yeoh) taking aim. And it soon becomes clear that while money can’t buy love, it can definitely complicate things.
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Jennie Finch Instagram: Best Photos & Must-See Pictures
Jennie Finch has made quite a name for herself on the softball diamond, as well as off of it. She’s not only a celebrated female athlete that serves as a great role model, but she’s also a dedicated mother, which she stated as her reasoning behind retiring from professional softball.
Finch is set to premiere an as yet unforeseen skill set of hers when she appears on this season of Dancing With The Stars: Athletes, looking to show off that she might just be the most well-rounded woman to ever exist. I mean, an amazing athlete, great mom, beautiful, AND a dancer? Come on Jennie, save some talent for the rest of us.
Finch got her start playing softball at the young age of five and began pitching at eight. She never looked back from there, truly honing her talents in high school, where she lettered all four years in not just softball but volleyball as well.
She went on to attend the University of Arizona, where she, of course, crushed it. She broke a ton of records, including winning 51 (!) consecutive games that she pitched. She currently still holds the school records for strikeouts, shutouts, innings pitched, and is tied for the career no-hitters record.
Following college, Finch went on to join the US National Softball Team, competing in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. She was a big contributor to the team, helping lead them to a gold medal victory. She would also participate in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, winning a silver medal.
She played for the Chicago Bandits in the National Pro Fastpitch league, from 2005-2010, but retired following the 2010 season to focus on her family life.
She stayed in the spotlight though, even becoming the first woman to manage a professional baseball team, when she coached the Bridgeport Bluefish of the Atlantic League.
You can next catch Jennie Finch as she chases the crown on this season of Dancing With The Stars.
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Candace Owens: Hottest Photos on the Internet
Candace Owens, born April 29, 1990, is a writer, producer, and commentator known for her conservatism. Owens attempted to launch SocialAutopsy.com in 2016, a website that was intended to expose bullies on the Internet. In April of 2018, Owens gained further recognition after Kim Kardashian’s husband (intentional shade) Kanye West tweeted “I love the way Candace Owens thinks.” After Kanye’s Tweet, the pair had a meeting in Los Angeles on April 29, 2018.
Owens was raised in Stamford, Connecticut and graduated from Stamford High School. In 2007, Owens’ family sued the Stamford Board of Education in federal court alleging that the city did not protect her rights after she received threatening racist phone calls.
After her high school graduation, Owens graduated with a B.A. in journalism from the University of Rhode Island. Following college, Owens got a job at Vogue magazine. After Vogue, she took a job as an administrative assistant for a private equity firm in 2012. Three years later, Owens quit her job at the private equity firm to found the website Degree180, which creates Internet content targeted at millennials.
In 2017, Owens launched Red Pill Black, a website and YouTube channel that promotes conservatism to a black American audience. In 2018, Owens reportedly met with Kanye West to discuss conservative ideas.
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Johnny Damon Net Worth 2018: How Much Is Damon Worth?
Johnny Damon, 44, is a retired baseball player who played in the MLB from 1995 to 2012. He was an outfielder who played for a total of seven teams throughout his career, Kansas City Royals (1995–2000), Oakland Athletics (2001), Boston Red Sox (2002–05), New York Yankees (2006–09), Detroit Tigers (2010), Tampa Bay Rays (2011) and Cleveland Indians (2012). Damon is most known for his time on the Red Sox where he made his two and only All-Star appearances (2002 and 2005) and won his first of two World Series in 2004, breaking the 86-year “Curse of the Bambino” for Boston. In 2009, Damon would win his second World Series with the Red Sox rival, NY Yankees.
Johnny Damon Net Worth As Of 2018: $60 Million
Damon has accumulated an impressive fortune over his 18-season career. On top of his MLB salary and multiple endorsements, he’s made several television appearances during his career and post-retirement. Let’s take a look back at how he became one of baseball’s most recognizable faces.
Early Life
Johnny Damon was born in Fort Riley, an Army base in Kansas, and raised in Orlando, FL. Damon was a quiet child, largely due to a stutter he had. “My thoughts just raced ahead of my tongue,” Damon said of his problem. “I’d sing songs as therapy, and I got better, but I still just kept quiet most of the time.” He always excelled in baseball though, and his talents became more and more apparent while attending Dr. Phillips High School in Orlando. In his senior year in 1992, he was rated the top high school prospect in the country by Baseball America, was named to USA Today’s High School All-America team, and was the Florida Gatorade Player of the Year. Damon also played football in high school. Some highlights included getting decked by Warren Sapp while sustaining his first ever concussion.
1995-2001
Damon was selected by the Kansas City Royals in the first round (35th overall) of the 1992 amateur draft. He made his Major League debut in August 1995 after playing the previous season with the minor league Wichita Wranglers. He played for the Royals from 1995 to 2000. One of his best seasons came in 2000 when he led the American League in runs with 136 and stolen bases with 46, as he was second in hits (214), at bats (655), and plate appearances (741).
2002-2005
Damon got his first big payday in December 2001 when he signed a four-year $31 million contract with the Boston Red Sox. He didn’t disappoint. In his first season with the Sox in 2002, he led the league in triples (11) and was third in infield hits (25), and made his first All-Star team. Throughout his four-season stint in Boston, Damon would cement himself as one of the top outfielders in the MLB. In 2004, he helped lead the team to a World Series win, thus ending Boston’s 86-year “Curse of the Bambino”. In his final year with Boston in 2005, Damon made his second and last All-Star appearance.
2006-2012
After Damon’s four-year contract was up in Boston, he made the short hike to the rival Yankees for another four-year deal. This time it was for a whopping $52 million. His signing with the Yankees didn’t go over well with Boston fans for obvious reasons. In 2005, he said he would stay loyal to Boston and not sign with NY because money was not the most important thing. I guess $52 million changes things. As part of the signing, Damon also had to shape up his long hair and grizzled look to be in accordance with NY’s strict dress code. He didn’t look the same but still played like the old Damon. In 2009, he beat the Phillies for his second World Series victory and was one of the major factors in the Yankees success. He spent the latter part of his career bouncing around from team to team on short, high-pay contracts.
2013-Present
After his one season stint with the Cleveland Indians ended in 2012, Damon entered free agency. He would remain a free agent for three years, from 2013-2015, with hopes of someone picking him up. Although he remained confident in his abilities during that time, no team bit, and he officially retired at the end of the 2015 season. In his retirement, he’s remained somewhat in the public eye, appearing on the 2015 season of the Celebrity Apprentice, MTV Cribs, and in April 2018, it was announced that he would compete in season 26 of Dancing with the Stars.
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NHL Playoffs 2018: Comparing The Bruins Top Line Run To Other Historic Playoff Runs
The old saying goes that in any type of playoffs, especially hockey, the games are harder, more intense, and tighter. Three players, in particular, Patrice Bergeron, Brad Marchand, and David Pastrnak of the Boston Bruins, through eight games this spring didn’t seem to get the memo. The trio has totaled an astounding 41 points as the B’s continue their chase for their first Stanley Cup since 2011. Boston’s second version of the Big Three dominated the regular season, but no one could have predicted what they’ve accomplished in the playoffs so far. The Bruins have a long way to go to get back to the Cup Final, but what Bergeron, Marchand, and Pastrnak are doing is reminiscent of some of the most impressive individual and team performances from years past in NHL history.
But if there was a debate, how would the Bruins first line production in the playoffs be compared to other high playoff runs in the league’s history?
It’s hard to match three players against an entire Stanley Cup winning team, but the run the 2011-12 Los Angeles Kings went on was magical.
The Kings would lose just four times on their way to the franchise’s first title. But beyond that incredible stat, they only lost twice in the first three rounds and would sweep the St. Louis Blues in the second round. Los Angeles received contributions from up and down their roster in that dominant run, with their top two performers, Anze Kopitar and Dustin Brown both recording 20 points each. Behind them, star d-man Drew Doughty produced 16 points.
Referring back to the B’s trio, saying what they’re doing compared to the route the Kings went is a reach.
You can say this though, three players with that amount of points in such a short amount of games up against a team that went 16-4 and had two players combine for only 40 through a whole postseason, does hold some steam. How Boston’s postseason unfolds, and how much more Bergeron-Marchand and Pastrnak continue to have an impact will determine if they could surpass the accomplishment of Los Angeles’s 2012 playoff journey.
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The era was a completely different animal, but Hall of Fame goaltender Terry Sawchuk’s showing in the 1952 Stanley Cup Finals is considered by many as the greatest playoff performance in NHL history.
Sawchuk, backstopped his Red Wings club to their fifth Stanley Cup in franchise history in commanding fashion. He would record two shutouts in the Semifinal against the Toronto Maple Leafs, ending in a series sweep for Detroit. In the Cup Final, Sawchuk was again remarkable. His two shutouts of the Canadiens were the backbone of Detroit’s four-game sweep of the Habs. His final numbers from that 51-52′ postseason: 8-0, five goals allowed, four shutouts, and 0.63 goals against average.
See the two differences here — Sawchuk only played eight games and the game back then not even being close to how much faster and tighter it is now — makes it a tough case for how the Bruins top-line performance measures up.
First off, comparing forward to goalie production holds very little in this type of debate. However, Bergeron, Marchand, and Pastrnak are doing what they’re doing as a line, which is striking in its own nature. And yes they have already matched the number of games that Sawchuk played that entire playoff, but individually, four shutouts and sweep both playoff series resulting in a Stanley Cup for him and his team. Sorry, the B’s have a long way to go to reach that type of pillar Sawchuk is on top of.
Speaking of another greatest of all time, Wayne Gretzky’s body of work in the 1985 Stanley Cup Playoffs sits right up there in the annals of the sport.
There’s no doubting The Great One was surrounded by a Hall of Fame cast on the Oilers, but this performance was the best he had ever performed in the postseason. Leading Edmonton to their second straight Stanley Cup title, Gretzky registered 17 goals and 30 assists for a breathtaking 47 points. Those 47 points set a new NHL record for the most points by a single player in the history of the playoffs. That record, remarkably, still stands to this very day. The closest player to the mark, Mario Lemieux, came three points shy of tying the record in the 1991 postseason.
Contrary to belief, behind him, Gretzky owns third, fourth, and fifth most points in the second season.
When you’re going up against arguably the greatest player in hockey history, and second greatest playoff performer in the game’s storied past, you better be playing at a level no one can come close to.
The fact is though, the Bruins threesome doesn’t seem to be slowing down any time soon. 41 points in such a short amount of time, and the possibility that they could add even more to those numbers depending on how much farther they Bruins go into the spring. Gretzky’s 47 points came in only 19 games, with teammate Paul Coffey finishing ten points behind him with 37. This one could come down to the individual against line aspect, but again Wayne had Kurri, Messier, and Glenn Anderson. Bergeron, Marchand, and Pastrnak have David Krejci.
As the playoffs march on, the Bruins top line does have the same feel to it, as the play of two New York Rangers on their 94′ Cup-winning squad. Mark Messier and Brian Leetch.
Messier and Leetch were the cornerstones of the Rangers winning their first championship in 54 years. Leetch, a defenseman, posted 34 points in 23 playoff games for the Blueshirts. His 11 goals and 23 assists were worthy enough for Leetch to be named the winner of the Conn Smythe Trophy. His fellow teammate, Messier, the captain, notched 12 goals and 18 assists for a splendid 30 points. His Hall of Fame performance in game six of the Conference Quarterfinal and game seven of the Stanley Cup Final were awe-inspiring. Messier and Leetch combined for 64 points, staggering, considering the third-best in point production in that 94′ run to the Cup, was Alexei Kovalev with 21.
Considering the Rangers were trying to break a half-century-long drought, the amount of importance of Messier’s and Leetch’s play valued versus what The Bruins big three have accomplished to this point could be thrown into the same category.
Both trios had a somewhat strong group behind them, but they were the sole reason the teams got to the position they were in. For Leetch in that playoff to total 34 points from the blueline, does shift the argument. Boston’s Big Three does do it at both ends of the ice, just as Leetch did through those 23 games. Three players against two still plays a role here, but there’s a lot of similarities that both trios showcase.
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MLB Power Rankings: How Do The Teams Stack Up After The First Month
Now that we are a full month into the 2018 MLB season, I’m releasing my third installment of our MLB Power Rankings. There has not been too much reshuffling at the top of the rankings as Boston and Houston continue to occupy the two top spots. The Angels have slipped slightly as the first month has gone on and the New York Yankees have shot right up behind our top two. The Yankees lineup is finally showing us how prolific it really is and currently on a 9-game winning streak. The two surprise top-10 teams are the Phillies and Pirates who come in at 9 and 10 respectively. Both are off to hotter than expected starts. And the Phillies divisional rival Washington continues to slip.
The league stat leaders for the first month of the season: HR – 10 (Trout, Gregorious, Haniger), RBI – 30 (Gregorious), batting avg. – .361 (Machado), ERA – .084 (Johnny Cueto), and WAR – 2.4 (Trout).
Let me remind you how the rankings are decided. For these power rankings, I will mostly rely on the actual results of what has occurred. Also, team expectations and long-term sustainability will play a slight factor as well. So, let’s see how things have changed.
Power Rankings:
- Boston Red Sox (20-7)
- Houston Astros (19-10)
- New York Yankees (18-9)
- Arizona Diamondbacks (19-8)
- L.A. Angels (16-12)
- New York Mets (17-9)
- Chicago Cubs (15-10)
- Cleveland Indians (14-12)
- Philadelphia Phillies (16-11)
- Pittsburgh Pirates (17-11)
- Toronto Blue Jays (15-12)
- St. Louis Cardinals (15-12)
- Atlanta Braves (16-11)
- Seattle Mariners (16-11)
- Milwaukee Brewers (16-13)
- L.A. Dodgers (12-15)
- Oakland Athletics (14-14)
- Washington Nationals (12-16)
- Colorado Rockies (15-14)
- San Fransico Giants (14-14)
- Tampa Bay Rays (12-14)
- Minnesota Twins (9-14)
- San Diego Padres (10-19)
- Detriot Tigers (11-15)
- Texas Rangers (11-18)
- Baltimore Orioles (8-20)
- Chicago White Sox (8-18)
- Kansas City Royals (7-20)
- Miami Marlins (9-18)
- Cincinnati Reds (7-21)
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