Bobby Hauck, coach of perennial FCS power Montana and the Big Sky Conference’s all-time wins leader, announced his sudden retirement Wednesday, saying he didn’t enjoy his job anymore because of the changes in college football in recent years. Bobby Kennedy, who finished his first season as receivers coach, will succeed… Read More
Iconic U.S. restaurant chain to shut its doors for good?
Pizza Hut plans to close 250 U.S. restaurants in the first half of this year as its parent company considers a sale of the chain. Yum Brands said Wednesday it’s targeting underperforming Pizza Hut restaurants in its system. Pizza Hut has more than 6,000 locations in the U.S. Louisville, Kentucky-based… Read More
Top men’s college basketball coach handcuffed by police during postgame handshake
Tuskegee men’s basketball coach Benjy Taylor was handcuffed after intervening in an incident involving his team and members of Morehouse’s basketball and football teams over the weekend. A statement from civil rights attorney Harry Daniels’ office said Taylor was concerned about Morehouse football players who “were acting aggressively” toward Tuskegee… Read More
Grisly discovery made at America’s oldest seaport
The seven victims of a marine disaster that devastated a storied Massachusetts fishing town included a fifth-generation fisherman, a young federal fisheries observer and a father-and-son crew duo. All died when their fishing boat, the Lily Jean, sank in waters off America’s oldest seaport. The sinking underscored the risks long… Read More
Shoe giant Nike under federal investigation (disturbing)
The federal agency for protecting workers’ civil rights revealed Wednesday that it is investigating sportswear giant Nike for allegedly discriminating against white employees through its diversity policies. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission disclosed the investigation in a motion filed in Missouri federal court demanding that Nike fully comply with a… Read More
Unsung hero of 1968 World Series dies at 85
Mickey Lolich, who earned three complete-game wins for the Detroit Tigers in the 1968 World Series, the last Major League Baseball pitcher to accomplish that feat, died Wednesday. He was 85. The Tigers said Lolich’s wife told them he died after a short stay in hospice care. An exact cause… Read More
29 years ago, OJ Simpson found guilty
Today in history: On Feb. 4, 1997, a civil jury in Santa Monica, California, found O.J. Simpson liable for the deaths of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ronald Goldman, ordering Simpson to pay $33.5 million to the victims’ families. Also on this date: In 1789, electors… Read More
Huge staff layoffs at news giant…
The Washington Post laid off one-third of its staff Wednesday, eliminating its sports section, several foreign bureaus and its books coverage in a widespread purge that represented a brutal blow to journalism and one of its most legendary brands. The Post’s executive editor, Matt Murray, called the move painful but… Read More
Recipe for Italian Olympic hosts special ravioli
Every corner of Italy has its own culinary traditions, from carbonara in Rome to tortellini in Bologna. Winter Olympics co-host Cortina d’Ampezzo’s signature dish is the colorful, stuffed pasta known as casunziei. The ravioli-type dish, also known as casunziei all’Ampezzana, consists of homemade half-moon shaped pasta filled with boiled beets,… Read More
The “lizard in a blizzard” rescued in Rhode Island (pics)
Wildlife officials say a “lizard in a blizzard” has been rescued after a man discovered the large cold-blooded reptile buried in snow in Rhode Island, somehow surviving the frigid temperatures. According to the New England Wildlife Center, the Providence man spotted the tegu lizard from his driveway on Tuesday. The… Read More
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