Eleven people have been killed and at least 75 others are injured after an elevator at a mine in South Africa broke and plunged down hundreds of feet, the mine operator said Tuesday. The incident occurred on Monday afternoon at a platinum mine in Rustenburg, which is around 60 miles …
Read More »Michigan-Ohio State breaks records on FOX, 'Big Noon Kickoff' garners millions of viewers
This past Saturday marked the biggest college football Saturday of the season, but it was also one of the largest ever. The matchup between college sports’ biggest rivals in Michigan and Ohio State headlined the day, and it was the most watched regular season football game in over a decade. …
Read More »National championship odds revealed as conference championship weekend arrives
After three months of games, conference championship weekend has finally arrived. College football fans began the season in September with a fresh slate, hoping this was the year their teams would make the leap. Jalen Milroe (4) of the Alabama Crimson Tide celebrates a 27-24 win over the Auburn Tigers …
Read More »Scotland's Edinburgh Zoo bids giant pandas bittersweet farewell as Chinese exchange agreement expires
Visitors to the Edinburgh Zoo had their final chance to see and bid farewell Thursday to a pair of popular giant pandas who are returning home to China after more than a decade in Scotland. Yang Guang and Tian Tian are leaving in early December after a 12-year stay. They …
Read More »Tennis star Rafael Nadal announces return to the ATP stage after year-long absence: 'It is time to come back'
Spanish tennis superstar Rafael Nadal will make his highly anticipated return to the sport next month. On Friday, the 22-time Grand Slam champion revealed his intentions to compete in Australia at the Brisbane International tournament. “After a year of not competing, it is time to come back,” Nadal said in …
Read More »LeBron James, Rockets coach get into heated spat during game
Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James was seen getting into a war of words with Houston Rockets head coach Ime Udoka during their game on Saturday night. The incident occurred in the fourth quarter with about 8:35 remaining in the game. James and Udoka were on the sidelines talking with …
Read More »Feds detain 48 Haitian migrants on uninhabited island off Puerto Rican coast
U.S. federal authorities said Wednesday that they detained 48 Haitian migrants who were abandoned by smugglers on an uninhabited island between Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. EX-DEA INFORMANT PLEADS GUILTY IN HAITIAN PRESIDENT’S 2021 ASSASSINATION U.S. Customs and Border Protection said park rangers on Mona Island alerted authorities to …
Read More »Rich Eisen eviscerates presidents of Harvard, Penn and MIT for 'unacceptable responses' on Capitol Hill
The “Rich Eisen Show” is usually sports talk with special guests in that world, hot takes about teams and players, and anything found in a typical sports talk program. However, the veteran sports personality took time on Wednesday to talk about a more important topic in his eyes, one that …
Read More »Several seriously injured in Sweden's capital after construction elevator drop
A temporary elevator crashed to the ground on a building site in Stockholm Monday, seriously injuring several people, Swedish police said. SWEDEN SIGNS DEFENSE PACT GRANTING US ACCESS TO ALL SCANDINAVIAN MILITARY BASES The construction elevator fell 66 feet with four or five people inside in Sundbyberg, in the north …
Read More »Ex-NFL player's accomplice in 1999 murder of pregnant girlfriend dead at 63
Van Brett Watkins, the man who spent about 20 years in jail for his role in former NFL player Rae Carruth’s plot to kill his pregnant girlfriend, has died, according to online prison records. He was 63. Watkins was serving his time at Central Prison in Raleigh, North Carolina. He …
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