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Them: The Scare @J.T. needs to quit his job so he can get to watching

Seattle won the CBI (over High Point) Norfolk State won the CIT (over Purdue - Fort Wayne) EDIT - I should note that I didn't even realize the CIT was back. Only 9 teams accepted playing with Norfolk State being granted a bye to the semis and they hosted both games they played so... yeah

FAU hired Baylor assistant John Jakus to be HC SMU is trying to lure Andy Enfield away from USC

Unfrosted Directed by Jerry Seinfeld Starring Jerry Seinfeld, Melissa McCarthy and about a billion people Seinfeld called in favors on

Also Peter Laviolette reached 800 career wins making him the 7th coach in NHL history to reach that mark which feels weird for a variety of reasons

A Chinese remake of Anaconda because why the fuck not Technically NSFW because they give away A LOT in the trailer

ESPN's John Anderson announced he is retiring from SportsCenter at the end of June He has been their 25 years because we are all a million

In this never ending season - the Rangers are the first team to clinch a playoff berth This season will only end in pain

Dodgers extend catcher Will Smith for 10 years (yes a catcher for 10 years) $140 million with no opt outs Because of course as LA is now want to do - there is deferred money. $5 million every year is deferred and will be paid out from 2034 to 2043 The 10 years for a catcher is the longest ever (longest was 8 years as far as anyone can tell) Buys out the last two arb years but have fun figuring out where to play him in 3 or 4 years

Other rule changes not mentioned already Trade deadline has been moved back a week. Will now take place after Week 9. Replay can now be used to overturn a ruling that a quarterback was down or out of bounds before throwing a pass. Replay can now be used to determine whether the game clock expired before the ball was snapped. And the "fun" replay one - The replay assistant will now be allowed to correct "objectively" incorrect calls for intentional grounding and roughing the passer. Teams now have an unlimited number of designated for return transactions in the postseason. (Bold is for emphasis) Emergency third quarterbacks, who are available to play in case the starter and the backup are ejected or injured, can now be elevated from both the 53-man roster and the practice squad. (Last season, they had to be on the the 53-man roster)

Regarding the Christmas Games Since Christmas is Wednesday - Goodell said that teams playing in the Christmas games will all play the Saturday before thus, in the NFL's mind, is the same preparation as playing Sunday then Thursday The other schedule thing announced is that the Eagles game in Brazil will be on the Friday of Week 1 and will air exclusively on Peacock so plenty of time to recycle all the bitching from this previous year's playoff game

Of course you don't - no one does It is a Yorgos movie after all

Just to clear something regarding the what seems like 45 Frankenstein movies coming out The one being directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal is called The Bride!

It is already noted in the Borderlands thread but Embracer sold off another big piece Gearbox has been acquired by Take-Two Interactive for $460 million which oh btw is in Take-Two shares not cash Not all the Gearbox assets are being sold

Two games have already been postponed Brewers/Mets Braves/Phillies Both games will now be played on Friday

Jordan Montgomery to the D-backs on a one year deal with a vesting option for a second year The option is $20 million if he makes 10 starts. $25 million if he makes 23 starts I saw one person describe Scott Boras offseason as basically the equivalent of striking out 4 times in a game (aka the Golden Sombrero)

Cal McNair has been officially approved as the Texans primary owner Sorry Lawful

Recluse and Mountaintop are both officially back (there are more obviously)

Bad Boys: Ride or Die (was Bad Boys 4)

I had missed this but Ed sent it my wife because he knows I would be bemused

Also approved - a team now needs to just win one instant replay challenge to get a third one (it used to be you had to win both to earn the third)

Peter Angelos has passed away at the age of 94

Really not surprising but GTA VI is most likely getting delayed to 2026 https://kotaku.com/gta-6-development-2026-delay-rockstar-office-release-1851359831

Hey don’t go anywhere resident Marlins fan