Roger Goodell talks NFL private equity deals, Bill Gates spotted with girlfriend in Sun Valley
The NFL may soon allow private equity firms to buy significant ownership stakes in teams, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said in an interview Thursday as he kicked off the second day of a “summer camp for billionaires” hosted by Allen & Company. Goodell, one of dozens of technology, media, business and sports bigwigs gathered at […]
Roger Goodell shades NFL Network’s “Thursday Night Football” production
Roger Goodell didn’t mince words when talking about his efforts for a dedicated pro football network. Taking the stand Monday as part of the ongoing “NFL Sunday Ticket” trial, Goodell unintentionally criticized the production quality of NFL Network’s broadcast of “Thursday Night Football.” “It has been my opinion that our productions have fallen below the […]
Florida sheriff’s office fires deputy who fatally shot black airman Roger Fortson at home
A Florida sheriff on Friday fired a deputy who shot and killed a black air force soldier after he pointed a handgun at the ground at his home, saying the deputy’s life was not in danger and he should not have fired his weapon. Okaloosa County Sheriff Eric Aden has fired Deputy Eddie Duran, who […]
GOP Sen. Roger Marshall introduces measure to block Biden administration from redefining sex discrimination
Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) introduced legislation on Friday aimed at blocking the Biden administration from implementing new rules that would expand the definition of “sex” in federal health care anti-discrimination law to include “gender identity.” Opponents of the rule, proposed by the Department of Health and Human Services and set to take effect on July […]
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell Finally Comments on Harrison Butker, Won’t Condemn
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell finally issued a statement more than a week after Kansas City Chiefs player Harrison Butker voiced his support for traditional Christian values in a commencement speech. Eleven days after Butker delivered the commencement address at the private Catholic Benedictine university in Atchison, Kansas, Goodell finally issued a brief statement. NFL Network’s […]
Hundreds pack funeral for Roger Fortson, the airman killed in his home by a Florida deputy
On Friday, hundreds of Air Force members dressed in blue gathered at a megachurch outside Atlanta with family and friends of Roger Fortson, a black man who was shot and killed by sheriff’s deputies in his Florida home earlier this month. He paid his last respects to a senior airman. . At New Birth Missionary […]
Sen. Roger Marshall demands Pentagon probe all tax-funded gain-of-function research in China
Sen. Roger Marshall shoves Pentagon inspector general friday’s letter Investigating all U.S. taxpayer-funded gain-of-function research in China, as well as “undisclosed and undisclosed pathogens and to investigate specimen collections. Mr. Marshall (R-Kansas) sent a letter to Pentagon Inspector General Robert Storch, calling for $50 million in Pentagon grants received by Chinese agencies for pandemic pathogen […]
Roger Corman, Influential Producer and King of the B Movie, Dies at 98
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Helped create low-budget classics like “Little Shop of Horrors” and “Attack of the Crab Monsters,” and many of Hollywood’s most famous actors and directors. “King of B” Roger Corman, who provided the work, took an early break and died. He was 98 years old. Mr. Corman died Thursday at his home […]
Roger Corman, independent filmmaker and Hollywood mentor, dead at 98
Roger Corman, known as a pioneer in independent filmmaking and a mentor to many who worked with him, has died. He was 98 years old. Corman died Thursday at his home in Santa Monica, Calif., according to a statement released Saturday by his wife and daughters obtained by The Associated Press. Known as the “King […]
3-Day Super Bowl Weekend?! Say What You Want About Roger Goodell, But His Vision For The NFL’s Schedule Is Immaculate
I’m not the biggest fan of Roger Goodell, but I have zero complaints here. The 2024 NFL Draft might currently be in progress, but that doesn’t mean commissioner Roger Goodell isn’t working on other things — like the league’s schedule. Goodell revealed possible changes that the NFL could see, and boy, you guys are gonna […]