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Michael B. Grant

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πŸ‡―πŸ‡² πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Sports/pop culture writer for Awful Announcing and The Comeback. Marathons in Honolulu, Iceland, New Zealand, Portugal, Australia, the Netherlands. I'm always running from something. He/him

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25 years ago, β€˜Monday Night Football’s’ Dennis Miller experiment began Leadership often means taking risks because it’s easy to do the popular thing. Executives are paid to be visionaries. Sometimes it’s a touchdown. Sometimes it’s a pick-6. In the history of America’s most popular sport, there wasn’t a bigger broadcasting Hail Mary than Dennis Miller entering the Monday Night Football booth. On a scale of Read more... The post 25 years ago, β€˜Monday Night Football’s’ Dennis Miller experiment began appeared first on Awful Announcing.
04.08.2025 13:32 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 13
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Racing Cincinnati Chamberlain Β· The Moon, My Saddle Β· Song Β· 1998

Good night everyone. Enjoy Chamberlain.

04.08.2025 02:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It's two hours, but it's pretty tight. No wasted scenes.

04.08.2025 00:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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She Rides Shotgun is an outstanding crime thriller about a father (Taron Egerton) and daughter (Ana Sophia Heger) on the run. Heger gives the best performance by a child actor I've seen this year.

04.08.2025 00:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Twins ace Joe Ryan believed erroneous Fox report that he’d been traded While the Minnesota Twins traded a lot of their roster at the trade deadline, All-Star starting pitcher Joe Ryan was kept. Though, thanks to an incorrect report from Fox, Ryan briefly thought otherwise. On Thursday, the Fox Sports: MLB account on X (formerly Twitter) was one of several to briefly report that Ryan was headed Read more... The post Twins ace Joe Ryan believed erroneous Fox report that he’d been traded appeared first on Awful Announcing.
03.08.2025 16:05 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

American Gangster

03.08.2025 04:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This needs a 30 for 30.

03.08.2025 00:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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My Oxford Year is weird. It's sort of a rom-com between a college professor and his student, which is so wrong. Then it takes a dark turn before closing out as an unremarkable melodrama.

02.08.2025 17:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You can argue that more good music is being created now than ever before, largely due to advancements in technology. The counterargument is that there is also more bad music.

We have more choices today. Overall, that's a good thing.

02.08.2025 16:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Found the perfect holiday gift for @sheavanhoy.bsky.social

02.08.2025 14:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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No more beer league: Why NHLers are choosing sleep optimization over alcohol during the season β€œYou go out, you drink, you have a good time, you won’t be the same for a month."

Fascinating hockey story:

The chances of a missed read, a blown assignment or a shot off net rise upon alcohol-affected sleep.

02.08.2025 14:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Hot dog spill shuts down highway in Pennsylvania commuters' wurst nightmare
By Associated Press
UPDATED: August 1, 2025 at 5:16 PM ET
SHREWSBURY, Pa. (AP) - A truckload of hot dogs spilled across a Pennsylvania interstate Friday after a crash that briefly clogged the heavily traveled artery in both directions.

Hot dog spill shuts down highway in Pennsylvania commuters' wurst nightmare By Associated Press UPDATED: August 1, 2025 at 5:16 PM ET SHREWSBURY, Pa. (AP) - A truckload of hot dogs spilled across a Pennsylvania interstate Friday after a crash that briefly clogged the heavily traveled artery in both directions.

A writer waits a lifetime for a moment like this.

02.08.2025 03:45 β€” πŸ‘ 10580    πŸ” 2268    πŸ’¬ 208    πŸ“Œ 172
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β€˜The Naked Gun’ Filmmaker Akiva Schaffer Explains Why He Limited the Reboot to One O.J. Joke The first question everyone asked him about the movie was, "What are you going to do about O.J?”

When Schaffer informed his friends that he was tackling a new Naked Gun, the first question everyone asked involved how he would handle O.J. Simpson’s Naked Gun character, Nordberg.

01.08.2025 19:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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49ers radio broadcaster Greg Papa announces cancer diagnosis, steps away from broadcasting San Francisco 49ers play-by-play broadcaster and KNBR midday host Greg Papa announced Friday that he is battling cancer. The 62-year-old announced the news with a written statement on KNBR’s social media accounts. Per SFGate, it was also read on the air by KNBR program director Mike Hohler at the start of the midday show. β€œI Read more... The post 49ers radio broadcaster Greg Papa announces cancer diagnosis, steps away from broadcasting appeared first on Awful Announcing.
01.08.2025 19:16 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

This is brilliant.

01.08.2025 15:02 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Rebirth of an icon: Pamela Anderson on her second act A pop-culture star whose public persona once overshadowed her talent, Pamela Anderson has liberated herself from the burden of caricature, emerging as an acclaimed actress and powerful role model. Lyd...

Pamela Anderson: β€œI’m really lucky that I’m on the radar of so many great directors. This is such an exciting time."

01.08.2025 13:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Campus Bastille Β· Wild World (Complete Edition) Β· Song Β· 2016

Good night everyone. Enjoy Bastille.

01.08.2025 03:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Naked Gun is good, silly fun. Not all the jokes land but that’s OK. It was nice to see this type of comedy back in the theatres. Plus, Pam Anderson was great. She needed more screen time.

01.08.2025 01:29 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Crazy to think that Chet Holmgren and Victor Wembanyama are already two of the NBA’s best defensive players.

31.07.2025 21:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Joe Schoen said he spoke to free agent quarterbacks who refused to sign unless the Giants promised not to draft a QB in the first round πŸ‘€

31.07.2025 21:27 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Going to see reboot of The Naked Gun tonight. I have high hopes.

31.07.2025 17:12 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Billable hours!

31.07.2025 14:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Boomer Esiason shares broadcasting advice for Tom Brady Few athletes were better prepared for life after football than Boomer Esiason. The former quarterback and 1988 NFL MVP for the Cincinnati Bengals has built a long and distinguished broadcasting career. He currently co-hosts the Boomer and Gio show alongside Gregg Giannotti on WFAN Radio in New York City. He was a longtime studio analyst Read more... The post Boomer Esiason shares broadcasting advice for Tom Brady appeared first on Awful Announcing.
31.07.2025 12:32 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Overtime The Strike Β· The Lost Years Β· Song Β· 2022

Good night everyone. Enjoy The Strike.

31.07.2025 03:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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John Travolta looks absolutely bored and/or tired in High Rollers, a straight-to-video Oceans 11 knockoff.

31.07.2025 02:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

38.

Note: Airport layovers DO NOT count as a visit.

31.07.2025 01:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Radioactive wasp nest found at American Cold War-era nuclear bomb site Workers at a site in South Carolina that once made key parts for nuclear bombs in the U.S. have found a radioactive wasp nest but officials said there is no danger to anyone.

It’s the end of days

30.07.2025 20:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
Chris Rock "Kill The Messenger": Neighborhood (HBO)
YouTube video by HBO Chris Rock "Kill The Messenger": Neighborhood (HBO)
30.07.2025 18:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Dentist’s $25M marble- and gold-drenched Brooklyn home now the priciest for sale in the borough Forget the β€œKing of Queens.” Why not live like the Baron of Bay Ridge, Brooklyn?

This is the Chris Rock dentist joke.

30.07.2025 18:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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FSU coach Mike Norvell’s paranoia about media access doesn’t serve the sport The college football season hasn’t even started, and control-freak coaches are already paranoid. The latest example is Florida State’s Mike Norvell, who is reportedly eliminating the media’s access to practices. The Seminoles open the season against Alabama on Aug. 30, a rather sizeable matchup that will draw a lot of attention. So much attention that Read more... The post FSU coach Mike Norvell’s paranoia about media access doesn’t serve the sport appeared first on Awful Announcing.
30.07.2025 13:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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