Giants star Andrew Thomas looks to raise game even more
Because he’s still only 25 years old, Andrew Thomas is increasingly being viewed as a veteran presence on the Giants’ offensive line. Certainly, Thomas is the longest-tenured member of that group in terms of contributions to the team and is by far the best player up front. In some ways, it seems like Thomas just […]
SAG-AFTRA Announces Strike Against Video Game Industry over AI Concerns
SAG-AFTRA, the actors’ union that represents voice and motion-capture performers in the video game industry, announced on Friday that it had begun a strike against major gaming companies. summary Reports The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Performers (SAG-AFTRA)’s formal declaration of a strike against video game companies marks a significant milestone in […]
United States women’s soccer team gets dominant win in first game of Paris Olympics
The last time the U.S. women’s soccer team was on the world stage, it struggled. The U.S. women’s national team was eliminated in the round of 16 at last year’s World Cup after winning the previous two tournaments. America wants revenge. And in their first game on the Olympic pitch, Japan lived up to those […]
Texas Tech Softball Pays A Whopping $1.2 Million For Transfer NiJaree Canady, Proving NIL Has Truly Changed The Game
It’s amazing… now we have college softball players playing major league games here. Nijali KanadyThe pitcher, a transfer from Stanford Cardinal, announced his commitment to Texas Tech on Wednesday. (RELATED: Notre Dame performs an absolutely A-list “Wolf of Wall Street” parody to promote its “so-so” Shamrock Series uniforms) But here’s why it’s crazy. On 3Her […]
AI concerns spur video game workers to go on strike starting Friday
SAG-AFTRA video game performers are planning to strike starting Friday as AI “loopholes” raise concerns. Starting at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, video game voice actors and motion capture performers from the Screen Actors Guild and National Federation of Television and Radio Artists will go on strike over protections for artificial intelligence. This is the second […]
Video game performers to go on strike in another blow to Hollywood — here’s why
Video game voice and motion capture performers have called a walkout over the failure of labor contract negotiations to focus on AI-related protections for workers, sparking new strikes in Hollywood. SAG-AFTRA will launch an Interactive Media Agreement strike targeting video game performers starting Friday, the union announced Thursday. The decision follows months of negotiations with […]
13-year-old stomps on opponent’s head during AAU basketball game; police investigating
Police are investigating after a 13-year-old male stomped on an opponent’s head during an Amateur Athletic Union basketball game over the weekend in Northern California. You can see a video report of the incident here, including a cell phone clip of the head stomping. here. Tumakubo United and Peyton’s Place On Sunday at the College […]
Yankees will not play Old-Timers’ game for third straight year
If you’re still waiting for Derek Jeter to take over at shortstop in the Old Timers Game, don’t get your hopes up. For the third straight year, the Yankees will not play an Old Timers’ Day game during the Aug. 24 event. Instead, the Yankees will be celebrating the 15th anniversary of their 2009 World […]
‘Big Con Game’: Corporations Sink Hundreds Of Millions Into Carbon Credit System On Already Protected Land
A large number of carbon credit projects are claiming to preserve land that is already being protected by Brazilian conservation efforts, The Washington Post reported Wednesday. Over the past two decades, so-called “carbon cowboys,” people who set up carbon credit initiatives for financial gain, have launched land preservation projects across the Amazon rainforest, generating carbon […]
The Media’s Latest Pathetic Blame Game
Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes By late 2020, the media and public health establishment had two obsessions. One of their obsessions involved forcing the public to wear masks, even though the mountains of data and several studies had already confirmed that they don’t stop the transmission of respiratory viruses. The second obsession was forcing everyone […]