Author: Marissa Payne
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Growing gun violence leads New York college to change mascot’s name from ‘Shooter’
Earlier this year, Marist College’s media department posted an April Fools’ news release jokingly saying it was going to switch out its mascot Shooter the Fox for Gary the Groundhog. Seven months later, however, at least a part of the joke has become reality, but the reason is far from funny. Citing the increasing frequency of mass shootings…
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Ex-NBA commissioner David Stern says league should remove marijuana from banned list
Former NBA Commissioner David Stern, who tightened up the league’s policy on marijuana during his tenure from 1984 until 2014, has reversed his opinion on the subject. In an interview with former NBA star Al Harrington, who now works in the cannabis industry, Stern said marijuana “probably should be removed from the banned substance list.”…
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Coronado alum Henry Cejudo among athletes sent scrambling as flames engulf celebrity golf tournament in Northern California
The event was supposed to be fun and relaxing, a chance for current and former athletes to mingle while raising money for charity. But with spreading wildfires encroaching on the Mayacama Golf Club in Santa Rosa, Calif., where the University of California San Francisco Medical Center had planned to hold its Celebrity Golf Classic on…
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115-pound teenager reels in 835-pound tuna off coast of Louisiana
Kaleb Richardson may look like an average 14-year-old on land, but on the water, he’s a force to be reckoned with. According to the Acadiana Advocate, Richardson’s an award-winning fisherman and, now, he just might be a record-holder, too, for a being the youngest fisherman ever to haul in a massive bluefin tuna from the…
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NFL reportedly nixes GNC Super Bowl ad over association with banned substances
Less than a week before Super Bowl Sunday, the nutritional supplement company GNC learned its ad will not air during the game. The reason, according to one of the company’s executives, is because a small sliver of its products contain substances that are banned by the NFL. “We got the word at 1 p.m. today,”…
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‘I thought I was dead for sure.’: Man accidentally skis off 150-foot cliff
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save When Devin Stratton slipped on his backpack to go backcountry skiing last week, he had no idea the apparatus would play a role in saving his life. On the mountainside, it’s usually what’s in the pack that…
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High school runner shovels entire track lane after snowstorm just to avoid the treadmill
When Quinn Schneider woke up last Sunday and saw a snowstorm had left eight inches of snow on his doorstep, he wasn’t disappointed. “Any time we get the chance to have snow, I really love it,” the North Carolina high school senior said. Like any other teenager, he likes that it usually means school’s canceled…
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Why Chauncey Billups was totally cool with NBA teammates smoking weed before games
Being a professional athlete can be a nerve-wracking thing. To calm down, some players pray before games. Others might eat a certain meal. Perhaps they’ll turn to to a loved one for a pep talk. Or maybe they’ll smoke marijuana. According to Chauncey Billups, some NBA players regularly did just that, and he was totally…
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MMA fighter barely makes weight by cutting her hair on the spot
Cutting weight is nothing new for fighters. But cutting your hair to make weight? That’s the technique Invicta strawweight Samantha Diaz used on Thursday when she showed up weighing just a fraction of a pound above the 115-pound limit. Worried she might miss her professional debut scheduled for Friday’s Invicta FC 20 against Miranda Maverick,…
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WATCH: Robber disguises himself as hockey goalie to steal beer in Canada
How popular is hockey in Canada? So popular, it seems, that if you’re planning to break into a convenience store to steal beer, you disguise yourself as a goalie. Besides the skates, however, there’s just one piece of the uniform this beer thief forgot. “He was wearing everything but a mask,” Russell police Cpl. Brett Church…