BREAKING: Nike had been paying Colin Kaepernick all along, waiting for the right moment. That moment is now, as he becomes the face of the company’s 30th anniversary of the “Just Do It” campaign.
Wimbledon reportedly paid $2 million a year for pandemic insurance for the last 17 years
(Total: $34 Million)
For this year's cancellation as a result of the Coronavirus, Wimbledon will reportedly receive $141 million from the policy.
JUST IN: 93-year-old Olive Veronesi of Seminole, PA, who held up a sign at her window asking for more beer, has received a delivery from
@CoorsLight
. The brand tells me 150 cans arrived at her house today.
Called too short.
Only FAU, New Mexico & Rice offer.
Walks on to Texas Tech.
Wins QB job.
Gets Hurt.
Transfers.
Walks on to Oklahoma.
Becomes three-year starter.
Leads Sooners to 34 wins in 40 games.
Wins 2017 Heisman.
Hell of a run, Baker Mayfield.
Called too short.
Walks on to Texas Tech.
Wins QB job.
Gets Hurt.
Transfers.
Walks On to OU.
Becomes 3-year-starter.
Wins 34 out of 40 games.
Wins 2017 Heisman.
Drafted
#1
overall.
In 1st game, leads Browns to first win in 20 games.
A kid who went from home to home, sleeping on whatever was there & raised by a single mom, became one of the greatest athletes ever, banking more than $600M in on- and off-the-court money. Remarkable. Happy 33rd Birthday,
@KingJames
.
Tried out for Astros.
Asked not to come back.
Came back.
"Are you sure? I just want to get a chance," he said.
They signed him for $15K.
Played 7 years in MLB.
Won World Series.
Named League MVP.
Jose Altuve.
A case study in grit.
JUST IN: Ticket prices have risen 5x to tomorrow’s Lakers-Clippers game since Kobe Bryant’s passing. StubHub has decided to donate all the money it makes from the game to the Kobe & Vanessa Bryant Family Foundation.
JUST IN: Michael Jordan and the Jordan Brand announces $100,000,000 donation over the next decade to causes that will ensure racial equality, social justice and greater access to education (via
@esteep
)
In 1972, the Yankees asked former players for their most outstanding experience at Yankee Stadium.
Mickey Mantle’s response was so lewd and graphic it could never be printed.
The original is up for auction for the first time at
@Lelandsdotcom
.
When your kids are watching highlights of Baylor-Gonzaga this morning, make sure they don’t miss plays like this, which they won’t find on the stat sheet, but mean just as much
JUST IN: Harvard announces all course instruction will be taught online for the 2020-21 academic year.
Undergraduate tuition of $49,653 remains the same.
JUST IN: The deal has been made with the Bucs fan who gave up the Brady ball.
He will receive:
2 signed jerseys + a helmet from Tom.
A signed Mike Evans jersey + his game cleats.
A $1K credit at the Bucs team store.
2 season tickets for the remainder of this season + next
This Day In 1998: Phil Ozersky, a fan making $30K a year, catches McGwire’s 70th HR.
Cardinals ask for the ball in exchange for a signed bat, ball & jersey.
Ozersky also wants to meet McGwire.
McGwire says no.
Ozersky backs out.
3 months later, Ozersky sells ball for $3M
One month before Coach K coached his first game at Duke, he wrote a letter to a kid named Mike who he lost to rival North Carolina in a recruiting battle.
25 Years Ago Today, Forrest Gump Debuts.
In the film, his Bubba Gump shrimp money is put into Apple.
Based on the timeline, Gump could've bought 3% of the company for about $100,000.
Today that's worth $28.1 billion, which would make him the 31st richest in the world today.
Called too short.
25-2 HS record.
Offers: Washington St, FAU, New Mexico & Rice.
Walks on to Texas Tech.
Wins job.
Gets Hurt.
Transfers To Oklahoma.
3-year starter.
34-6 record at OU.
Wins Heisman.
Drafted
#1
overall in 2018
Life isn't a straight path.
Ask Baker.
So Altuve’s first excuse for not taking off his jersey was that his wife would be upset. Now Carlos Correa is saying it was because of an unfinished tattoo. Baseball needs to reopen its investigation now.
Happy Bobby Bonilla Day!
Bobby gets his 13th installment of $1,193,248.20 today.
The Mets have so far paid him $15,512,226.60 for him to NOT PLAY the 2000 season.
There is 12 years and $13,125,730.20 left.
Tried out for Astros.
Told “Don’t come back.”
Came back anyway.
Given a deal for $15K.
Entering 8th year in league.
Won World Series & AL MVP.
Gets 5-year, $151 million extension.
When you want to give up kids, look no further than Jose Altuve.
Taylor Swift performs in Japan the night before the Super Bowl. It will end around 10pm Tokyo time (5 am Las Vegas time).
The flight from Tokyo to Vegas takes 12 hours, meaning Swift can arrive at 5pm local on the day before the Super Bowl, 25 hours, 35 mins before kickoff.
No one could have predicted that the US would win curling gold, right? Actually, the Simpsons did in a February 14, 2010 episode. They beat Sweden, who the US happened to beat to win gold today (H/T
@dansnierson
)
Seven years ago, Victor Assaf was a top Crossfit athlete. On the way home from a competition, he got in a horrible motorcycle accident. His body was changed forever. His mind was not. This is Victor Assaf today
In August, Eagles long snapper
@JonDorenbos
got traded to the Saints after 11 seasons in Philly.
Saints doctor on physical discovered aortic aneurysm.
Ended his career, voided the trade, but saved his life.
Dorenbos said Eagles owner Jeff Lurie told him he’s getting a ring.
Happy Bobby Bonilla Day!
Bobby gets his 12th installment of $1,193,248.20 today.
The Mets have so far paid him $14,318,978.40 for him to NOT PLAY the 2000 season.
There is 13 years and $15,512,221.60 left.
There have been no discussions to buy him out early.
Shaun White goes down as one of the best Olympians of all time.
His post gold interview on CNN in 2006 will go down as the greatest post medal interview ever.
Aaron Rodgers fined $14,650 for violation of Covid protocols.
Based on his $22.4 million salary, that’s the equivalent of fining the average American $33.80.
Unreal picture taken by Leonardo Sens of the Christ the Redeemer statue in Brazil seemingly holding the moon.
After three years of observing celestial patterns, Sens figured out that the picture would perfectly line up on June 4, which when he took the shot.
Myles Brennan signed NIL deals with Raising Canes, Smoothie King, GameCoin, Smalls Sliders and Hollingsford Richards Ford.
He didn’t play a single game since signing, but because NIL deals can’t be based on performance, he keeps all the money.
JUST IN: Starting today,
@budlight
is installing “Victory Fridges” that will be full of beer in 10 Cleveland bars. When the Browns win first regular season game, fridges unlock and beer inside is free to fans.
2009: Adam Thielen's only option was a $500 scholarship at Minnesota State.
2012: Undrafted
2014-16: Vikings paid him $1.5M total
2017: Gets $11M guarantee
11/23/17: Becomes 1st Viking since Randy Moss to have 1,000 yards receiving before end of November.
Arizona Governor Doug Ducey says, after Nike’s decision to pull “Betsy Ross flag” sneakers that he is pulling incentives for company to have a plant there. Two days later, shows up to 4th of July party with Nikes on his feet! (📷 from
@CoconinoDems
)
Chelsea Renee Farmer walked into her gym in Warner Robins, Ga. today.
She saw two firefighters dressed in full gear.
At 8:46 a.m., the time the 1st plane hit, they started on the Stairmaster.
They climbed 110 flights, the same number that were in the World Trade Center.
They said he couldn’t play football without a hand. He played. They said he couldn’t play big time college football. He did. They said he probably shouldn’t be invited to the combine. He was. Shaquem Griffin just ran the fastest 40 for a linebacker in 15 years.
The amount of people applauding players changing their salary into Bitcoin as if they were heroes has been comical.
Rams WR Odell Beckham Jr., at least in the moment, provides a cautionary tale.
Dennis Rodman skipped a media session the day before Game 4 of the 98 NBA Finals and was fined $20,000.
He instead was paid $250,000, plus use of a private jet, to appear at a WCW show.
When he returned, his teammate Ron Harper said "I think that makes him a good businessman."
Four years ago today, Zion blows out his shoe during UNC game.
Nike says they are investigating. They never disclose results of investigation. They sign Zion when he turns pro. He never says anything.
In 2005, a man happily accepted the job to be an assistant coach for a summer basketball team in Oklahoma. It paid $43 a day. To earn it, he would have to coach, wash the uniforms and drive the team to games. Tonight, Nick Nurse is the coach of the NBA Champions.
Hate Mattress Mack all you want. He’s beloved here. Last night he brought moms and dads who lost their sons & daughters in combat. Tonight, he brought kids with cancer to the game. Wearing a hat now knitted by Mia Spargo, a 12-year-old who has cancer.
My favorite Kobe story, and one of his favorites to tell me: After studying Michael Jordan on film, what it was like the first time a trademark dunk move happened before his eyes the first time he played MJ & the Bulls. I think he would have wanted you to all know this one...
Allen Iverson turns 45 today. Ten years from today, on his 55th birthday, he receives a $32 million trust fund as part of the lifetime Reebok deal he signed in 2001.