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World’s tallest basketball player makes bizarre career switch

The world’s tallest college basketball player is going coast to coast. Former Florida walk-on Olivier Rioux, a 7-foot-9 center from Canada and one of the most recognizable student-athletes in North America, announced Thursday he has signed with UC Irvine. The school in Southern California announced his arrival hours earlier. “Olivier… Read More

Britney Spears’ downward spiral just went to a new, disturbing level

Britney Spears was charged in California on Thursday with driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol, authorities said. The 44-year-old pop star was charged with a single misdemeanor count of driving under the combined influence of alcohol and at least one drug, the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office said…. Read More

NASCAR star robbed by friend just weeks after family’s fiery death

Late NASCAR superstar Greg Biffle spent his life building a legacy on the track and off it. Someone close to his family decided to rob him blind the moment they all died in a tragic accident. Newly released search warrants reveal that a woman with intimate knowledge of Biffle’s Mooresville,… Read More

Decorated Olympian mounting major comeback? She says…

Lindsey Vonn is still recovering physically and emotionally from her frightening crash at the Winter Olympics. For now, the tough decisions about the future can wait. She has undergone eight surgeries after suffering a complex left leg fracture — one that nearly led to a leg amputation — in the… Read More

Newly elected mayor arrested after drunk workplace tirade

Paul Morrison, the 57-year-old mayor of Rich Creek, Virginia — a small town of roughly 750 people — was arrested on Tuesday after allegedly arriving drunk at the scene of a local train derailment, according to Fox News. A Norfolk Southern Railway train derailed in the afternoon near Rich Creek,… Read More

Report: Once-popular LIV Golf on verge of financial ruin

LIV Golf announced a new board and a new business strategy Thursday as it tries to forge ahead without Saudi Arabian funding that allowed the league to launch nearly four years ago with oversized contracts and prize funds. Yasir Al-Rumayyan, the Public Investment Fund governor who was behind the creation… Read More

Trailblazing country music legend dead at 86

David Allan Coe, the country singer-songwriter who wrote the working class anthem “Take This Job and Shove It″ and had hits with “You Never Even Called Me By My Name” and “The Ride” among others, has died. He was 86. Coe’s wife, Kimberly Hastings Coe, confirmed his death to Rolling… Read More

Mysterious deaths of top-secret U.S. scientists revealed?

FBI Director Kash Patel said the bureau will deliver a ‘final report’ on missing scientists after reviewing multiple state-level investigations at the White House’s request to determine whether any are connected. “Those investigations are collectively being looked at by the FBI pursuant to (the) President, the White House’s request,” Patel… Read More

Fine dining? McDonald’s unveils new, bougie menu

Fast food chains, thirsty for new ways to grow, are amping up their beverage offerings. McDonald’s said Tuesday it will launch six crafted beverages in U.S. restaurants on May 6. It’s joining other chains, like KFC, Wendy’s and Taco Bell, that have elevated their drinks in order to lure customers… Read More