by Don Mooney FORT WORTH, Texas —The chant “whoop that trick” coined after the classic movie shot in Memphis Hustle And Flow, rang throughout Dickies Arena Saturday evening as Memphis men’s basketball team locked down Tulane by 40 pts, 94-54. Penny Hardaway had been asking his team to lock in for the […]
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Cincinnati Cruises Past Temple
by Don Mooney FORT WORTH, Texas – Freshman guard Dan Skillings Jr. turned in a career-high 20 points off the bench to propel No. 4 seed Cincinnati to an 84-54 win over No. 5 seed Temple in American Athletic Championship Quarterfinals on Friday afternoon. Redshirt senior and AAC First-Teamer Landers Nolley II added 22 points, […]
Priced For The Rich
With pandemic-era chip shortages fading, manufacturers are keeping inventories low — and prices high. The shift to EVs will make things worse. By David Welch and Keith Naughton February 13, 2023 at 6:00 PM CST A shiny new car in the driveway has been an emblem of middle-class prosperity for generations. […]
Man seen in photo at violent Charlottesville rally kills self on eve of trial on drug charges
by Don Mooney. 2-21-23 The infamous image of a man that became the modern-day face synonymous with hate in America was killed himself last week as he was scheduled for trial on federal charges. Teddy Joseph Von Nukem, 35, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound on January 30, according to […]
Richard Belzer, Extraordinarily Smart-Ass as a Comic and a TV Cop, Dies at 78
The stand-up legend and ‘Groove Tube’ actor played Det. John Munch on ‘Homicide: Life on the Street,’ ‘Law & Order: SVU’ and eight other shows. BY CHRIS KOSELUK Richard Belzer, the beloved comedian who began as an edgy stand-up performer before finding further fame as the cynical but stalwart detective John […]
Ruth J. Simmons to leave Prairie View A&M months early, not wanting to be ‘president in name only’
Samantha Ketterer, Staff writer Feb. 10, 2023Updated: Feb. 10, 2023 7:26 p.m. Prairie View A&M University President Ruth J. Simmons will resign from her position at the end of February, months earlier than expected after a falling-out over the decision-making power she would hold in her final months. Simmons announced her early departure in […]
File This In ‘If I Had To Do It All Over Again’
H.S. BASKETBALL COACH FIRED AFTER POSING AS 13-YEAR-OLD… In JV Basketball Game BREAKING NEWS16.1K1/31/2023 6:49 AM PT NFHS Network UPDATE 12:10 PM PT — TMZ Sports has confirmed Arlisha Boykins, the junior varsity coach AND varsity head coach were all fired as a result of the incident. We also spoke with a rep for […]
Second Half Better Than The First For Tigers
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The Memphis Tiger women’s basketball team picked up their second consecutive American Athletic Conference win today after taking down the Owls of Temple University 64-53. Following today’s game, Memphis moves to 11-8 overall and 3-3 in AAC play. The Temple defense got out to a hot start, holding Memphis to […]
Let’s Take The A-Plane
This Israeli start-up wants to make personal electric planes a reality Image shows the AIR ONE, an eVTOL designed by Israeli company, AIR. – Copyright AIR Over the past few years, electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) prototypes have been unveiled by the likes of Airbus, Boeing, Volocopter GmbH and Joby Aviation […]
Herschel Just Another Republican
Rewired Another day, another concerning Herschel Walker headline. According to the New York Times, the U.S. Senate hopeful is under scrutiny for his alleged donations. “Mr. Walker, a former football star, pledged that 15 percent of profits [from his food-distribution business] would go to charities, a promise the company said […]