You might have thought nothing of it, or maybe you thought it was interesting, but there’s no way you knew the story behind the hat. Thanks to a post on the Seahawks’ subreddit, we were made aware of where the hat came from, and it’s a pretty cool story. MORE: NFL playoff predictions | Schedule The hat actually was sent by a group of Russian Seahawks fans who call themselves the Russian 12s (a reference to the Seahawks’ 12th man)....
Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford was the first batter on the receiving end of this no-pitch newbie, in the eighth inning of the preseason Bay Bridge series against the A’s on March 31, with one out and runners on second and third. He told me last week that the experience was … strange. “Not a huge fan,” Crawford said in the phone interview. “I mean, I walked up there, started to dig in the box and the umpire called time and said, ‘You’re on first....
His poems of “love and loss” feel accessible, and eternal J. WILLIAM FULBRIGHT 89 The Arkansas senator stood for honesty in the Vietnam era EVA GABOR 74 The youngest Gabor was also the most talented, dahling ROSE KENNEDY 104 The mother of Jack, Bobby and Ted anchored them in dark days JAMES HERRIOT 78 Vet to “creatures great and small” - and a literary charmer CHEYENNE BRANDO 25 Marlon’s child, a suicide after her brother murdered her lover...
Montgomery, a Shelby, N.C., native, will take over a program that fired Ruffin McNeil after six seasons and a 42-34 record. Former Michigan coach Brady Hoke was reportedly linked to the job recently. MORE CFB: Why you should watch every bowl game | Derrick Henry was a Heisman winner years in the making Montgomery, 37, is a Duke alum who helped lead the Blue Devils to national prominence as the offensive coordinator the past two seasons....
Miami: Metrorail and Metro-bus go 70 miles for $1.75 (two buses and one train) Atlanta: The MARTA system can take a rider 66 miles for $1.50 by bus and rail Chicago: CTA costs $1.50 for 28.5 miles from O’Hare to 95th Street San Francisco: BART costs $2.10 for a 13-mile trip on average Boston: The T goes 12.5 miles for 85 cents. Pay double to cover the 21 miles from the Alewife stop to Braintree....
Using lightweight shampoo and conditioner will keep your hair from getting weighed down, making it easier to get curls that will hold for hours. To avoid weighing down your hair even more, only apply conditioner to the bottom half of your hair. Avoid shampoos that contain sulfates since they can damage your hair. [2] X Expert Source Christine GeorgeMaster Hair Stylist & Colorist Expert Interview. 10 January 2020. Limit how often you wash your hair....
The video editor will be in the bottom half of the app window. You will find an editing roll of the entire video in the bottom half of the screen. You can left-click any moment on the video roll to jump here. The white, vertical playhead bar should be located at the exact moment where you want to cut. You can press the space bar on your keyboard to play and pause the video....
If you’re working with a small piece of resin and it isn’t terribly dirty, you can also simply dip it in the soapy water to clean it. Wet sanding your resin will give you a much smoother finish than dry sanding and will also minimize the amount of dust created by the sanding process. Wear a mask or respirator while you sand so you don’t inhale any airborne particles. Be sure to use wet or wet/dry sandpaper instead of ordinary sandpaper....
It will be much easier to stack your cakes if they’re already level. You can find cake plates at most home goods stores. You can make your own cake boards out of cardboard by cutting out circles that are the exact diameter of each tier, or you can purchase pre-cut cake plates or boards from a home goods store. You can also insert a large straw into the center of the cake and then see how far it goes in....
VLC is a free and open-source app that allows you to transfer and view AVI videos. Most video viewers on iPhone or iPad will not allow playing AVI. You can find the VLC app directly at https://apps. apple. com/us/app/vlc-for-mobile/id650377962. Alternatively, you can find other third-party apps that support the AVI format like Ace Player or X Player, and sync your video files via iTunes. VLC is a free and open-source app that allows you to transfer and view AVI videos....
The Ivory Coast international is serving a one-year suspension from football imposed by FIFA as part of a dispute with an agent over an unpaid debt. Eboue’s contract at Sunderland was cancelled after FIFA awarded in favour of Sebastien Boisseau, who claims he is owed a fee reportedly close to £1million for his part in the defender’s transfer to Galatasaray from Arsenal in 2011. The 33-year-old is training with a semi-professional player in London in a bid to stay fit but he has revealed his isolation from the game over recent months has taken its toll....
MORE: Game look-ahead | Royals win will one over Athletics | Linemakers on Giants-Pirates Eckersley offered this assessment of the Pirates. “They’ve got a nice lineup, but they can go from swinging the bat to 1-0 games like they had in Milwaukee. They’ve got a nice shutdown bullpen, [Gerrit] Cole is back, Liriano can pitch a nice game, and Volquez. That’s not a sexy team, though. I know they’ve got McCutchen....
“Yeah, I went to my son’s game this weekend. I kind of felt that a little bit,” Orgeron told reporters Monday. MORE: 16 November games to define the College Football Playoff race “Look, hey, I’m from Louisiana. I’m a Tiger fan, too. I get it. Everywhere I’ve been, I put on the LSU-Alabama game, whether it was Miami, New York, USC, want to cheer for the Tigers. I get the passion....
“Tom is a great player, great person, I get it,” George said on The Dan Patrick Show just minutes after the Brady news broke. “But through the years, coming out of that organization, there have been various times where they’ve pushed the envelope trying to win games. Whether it’s stealing signals, getting the playbook or something. If you did the crime, just take the punishment. MORE: Tom Brady: From draft to Deflategate | Steele: Who’s balls are deflated now?...
Who he is: A predictable outpouring of support followed David Ortiz’s recent announcement he’ll retire after next season. There’s already talk about Ortiz’s farewell tour, and whether teams like the Yankees will celebrate the longtime Red Sox designated hitter. Sporting News has looked at Ortiz’s Hall of Fame case before and whether the possibility he used performance-enhancing drugs will cost him votes. At this point, Ortiz’s chances for Cooperstown look good....
Not so Tuesday. MORE: Bold predictions for the Cubs | Predicting win totals for every NL team | Predicting win totals for every AL team The veteran right-hander, who’s competing for a spot in the Chicago rotation, did not start Tuesday’s Cactus League contest vs. the A’s because he got stuck in traffic on his way to Hohokam Stadium in Mesa, Ariz. Of course, Jackson will have to do something similar in the regular season if he wants to match the legend of Pascual Perez....
Given the wave of COVID-19 infections diagnosed among Pence’s Republican colleagues, including President Donald Trump, the Commission on Presidential Debates agreed to install transparent dividers on stage as means to protect against virus transmission. However, photos of the plexiglass sheets—posted to Twitter by reporters early Wednesday—prompted scrutiny from social media users who suggested the barriers were inadequate safeguards. Harris and Pence will reportedly be 12 feet apart during the debate....
According to Turkey’s state-run media agency Anadolu, the boat had been carrying 19 migrants when it sunk off the coast near the coastal town Cesme, 234 miles from Istanbul. The Turkish Coast Guard said it responded at around 8:20 p.m. local time (12:30 p.m. EST) on Saturday after staff heard “screaming sounds,” the BBC reported. An unnamed source from the coast guard told Anadolu staff were able to rescue eight of the boat’s 19 passengers....
The governor’s controversial reopening plan is set to take effect next week, despite calls from health experts who warned that lifting regulations could prompt an oncoming spike in virus transmission. In El Paso, where recurring outbreaks stretched local resources thin last year, officials confirmed their intent to reinstate stricter mitigation protocols should the area’s COVID-19 hospitalization rate reach 15 percent. The rate already stood at 14.4 percent on Wednesday, as Leeser explained during press conference remarks delivered alongside County Judge Ricardo Samaniego....
The elderly man’s wife was unharmed, thanks to her husband. The pickup truck driver who struck the unidentified man fled the scene, KCRA 3 reported. California Highway Patrol Officer Mike Zerfas told KCRA 3: “My understanding from witness statements is that he actually pushed her out of the way.” He later said the incident took place in daylight hours, remarking: “There’s no reason that the driver should not have seen pedestrians in the roadway....
