Pass-rushing great, Hall of Famer Kevin Greene dead at 58
  • By michael@cvcteam.com
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A blur of a blonde mane, ferocious intention and tenacity off the edge, Kevin Greene’s historic levels of success came more from determination and passion for the game than any otherworldly physical attributes.

He was a character for the autumns, who roared when he spoke and with his play, grinned ear to ear and had wide eyes when a quarterback was near.

One of the most prolific pass rushers to ever grace the gridiron,

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New York Jets (1-13) beat Los Angeles Rams, but no longer front-runners for No. 1 pick
  • By michael@cvcteam.com
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The New York Jets won a football game on Sunday for the first time in 358 days, but they might have suffered a loss that will be felt a lot longer than that.

With a 23-20 upset of the Los Angeles Rams, the Jets (1-13) relinquished their front-runner position for the No. 1 overall pick in the 2021 NFL draft.

The Jets and Jacksonville Jaguars have the same record, but the Jaguars own the tiebreaker edge because they have played the weaker schedule.

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Ariana Grande Announces Engagement to Dalton Gomez
  • By michael@cvcteam.com
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The pop star Ariana Grande is engaged to the luxury real estate agent Dalton Gomez, she announced on Instagram on Sunday.

Sharing photos of herself with Mr. Gomez (and a diamond and pearl ring), she captioned her post, “forever n then some.”

Ms. Grande had hinted at her relationship with Mr. Gomez over the past year, tucking photos with him into stacks of images shared on Instagram.  A music video for her collaboration with Justin Bieber on “Stuck With U,” a nod to quarantine,

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Carlos Sainz: “I’m ready for the Ferrari challenge”
  • By michael@cvcteam.com
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Carlos Sainz has finally dressed as a Ferrari driver, his first day in Maranello. “As special as you can imagine, that I will not forget it in my whole life,” he said yesterday at the traditional Christmas meeting with the press, this time online. For the first time dressed in red, after making the custom seat in Maranello, to the left of Mattina Binotto, team leader and Charles Leclerc, his partner and with whom he has formed the youngest Ferrari couple since 1968.

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‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’ Shines A Light On August Wilson’s Vision
  • By michael@cvcteam.com
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Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom was August Wilson’s first Broadway hit — and a preamble to his cycle of award-winning plays about the African-American experience across the 20th Century that included Fences and The Piano Lesson.

Now Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom is the first of the late playwright’s works to be adapted for Netflix — premiering Dec. 18.

Wilson was a little-known poet when the play opened at Yale Repertory Theater in the spring of 1984.

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Alba, De Jong steer Barcelona over La Liga leaders Real Sociedad
  • By michael@cvcteam.com
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Barcelona finally made a statement of intent in what has been a chaotic season as they came from behind to beat La Liga leaders Real Sociedad 2-1 at home on Wednesday.

Brazilian striker Willian Jose gave the visitors the lead from close range in the 27th minute but Barca came right back at them, levelling four minutes later when Jordi Alba smashed the ball into the top corner with his weaker right foot.

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My $200,000 Sushi Dinner
  • By michael@cvcteam.com
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In 2013, this reporter spent 10 Bitcoin, worth $1,000 at the time, on a dinner for dozens of strangers in San Francisco. The owner of the restaurant wisely held onto it.

The hell year that is 2020 has wreaked havoc on life as we know it. But you know what it’s been good for? Bitcoin.

The cryptocurrency has been soaring, hitting a high of over $20,000 per coin this week. There is now more than $350 billion worth of Bitcoin in the world,

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Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks reach five-year, $228M supermax extension
  • By michael@cvcteam.com
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Giannis Antetokounmpo, the NBA’s reigning two-time Most Valuable Player, has signed a multi-year extension with the Milwaukee Bucks, the team announced.

Antetokounmpo’s agent, Alex Saratsis, told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski that it will be for the full five-year, $228 million supermax, including an opt-out after the fourth year.

“This is my home, this is my city,” Antetokounmpo posted on Twitter and Instagram on Tuesday. “I’m blessed to be able to be a part of the Milwaukee Bucks for the next 5 years.

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PS5, Xbox Series X|S demand crashes Best Buy online
  • By michael@cvcteam.com
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Updated 4:44 PM; Today 2:56 PM

The PlayStation 5, the Xbox Series X, and Xbox Series S consoles today became available for purchase via Best Buy’s online store. And the stock has already dwindled..

The brand announced on their blog that this product release also kicked-off a three-day sale that includes various deals on tech including TVs, laptops, and headphones.

“You don’t even have to change out of your pajamas because these consoles will be sold online only,” Best Buy assured consumers.

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Google suffers global outage with Gmail, YouTube and majority of services affected
  • By michael@cvcteam.com
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Error was due to lack of storage space in authentication tools causing system to crash

Google has suffered a worldwide outage, with failures reported across the company’s services, including Gmail, Google Calendar and YouTube. Beginning at about 11.50am GMT, the outages appeared to have affected the vast majority of Google’s services, apart from search, which operated largely unaffected.

Despite the universal nature of the outages, the company’s automated systems reported no problems for any services for the first 30 minutes,

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