By Evan Bleier As has been the case with many businesses and individuals who aligned themselves and their money with the cryptocurrency market, the National Women’s Soccer League has seen its deal with a crypto company blow up in its face and is now de…
These Rockford Firefighters Are Making Excellent Small-Batch Coffee
By Emily Monaco Coffee (unsurprisingly) plays a vital role in the lives of firefighters, according to veteran firefighter Jason Patton. No matter if you come to work in the morning or the evening, he says, “the shift before has a pot going.” “If they’r…
Thoughts About Shrinking Airplane Seats? The FAA Is (Finally) Listening.
By Lindsay Rogers How small is too small? When it comes to airplane seat size, it’s a widely debated topic — one that the Federal Aviation Association has been urged to answer for years. In fact, per a report from USA Today, an airline passenger advoca…
Goose Island Announces Seven Bourbon County Stouts For 2022
By Tobias Carroll Goose Island was barrel-aging beers before the practice felt ubiquitous, and they’re still among the best at it. In other words, there’s a reason why the annual release of their lineup of Bourbon County Stouts is a big moment for beer…
Could PGA Tour Golfers Boycott Majors If LIV Defectors Are Allowed to Play?
By Evan Bleier In an interview with Sports Illustrated, U.S. Presidents Cup team captain and card-carrying PGA Tour member Davis Love III hinted that players on the series may consider sitting out upcoming majors if golfers who defected to the LIV Golf…
The Yankees Are Worth $7 Billion. That’s No Longer Enough for the Top Spot in Sports.
By Tanner Garrity According to the latest valuation rankings from Sportico, the Dallas Cowboys are the NFL’s richest franchise, coming in at an estimated worth of $7.64 billion. It’s a number that’s never been seen before, across any global sports leag…
Beyoncé to Remove Ableist Slur From “Renaissance” After Backlash
By Bonnie Stiernberg Back in June, Lizzo apologized and changed the lyrics of her song “GRRRLS” to remove the word “spaz” after disability advocates on social media pointed out that the term is an ableist slur. It was a rare instance of a celebrity lis…
Alarming Study Finds Most Bottled Water in France Is Full of Microplastics
By Kirk Miller That plastic bottle of water? Apparently it’s full of plastic. According to the organization Agir pour l’Environment (Acting for the Environment), 78% of bottled water from the best-selling brands in France is contaminated with microplas…
How Much Salary Will Deshaun Watson’s Suspension Cost Him?
By Evan Bleier In somewhat of a rarity in terms of timing, news leaked out on Monday morning that U.S. District Judge Sue Robinson has ruled Deshaun Watson should be suspended for six games for violating the league’s personal-conduct policy. The ruling…
For NBA Style Icon Kyle Kuzma, Outrageous Fits Come Naturally
By Evan Bleier A first-round draft pick of the Lakers in 2017 out of the University of Utah, Kyle Kuzma was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team in 2018 and became a world champion when the LeBron James-led Lakers knocked off the Miami Heat in the le…