Full-time freelance sportswriter, covering mostly SIU sports. Umpire, jack of some trades and awesomely sarcastic according to a friend.

Joined March 2014
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Shocking that a Trump would try to game the system to make a few dollars.
MAJOR BREAKING: In a now deleted post by former MMA fighter Daniel Cormier, he posted screenshots of Eric Trump trying to get an insider scoop on whether any of the MMA fights at the White House are rigged so that he could try and illegally make money off of them.. Below is the Direct Messages that Trump allegedly sent Cormier. There is no reason to doubt the legitimacy of these messages.
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Byron Donalds speaks about the importance of education in front of a misspelled sign. You can’t make this shit up.

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It's the 40th anniversary of Thornton Melon doing the Triple Lindy and winning the National Championship for Grand Lakes University. Back to School (1986)
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The owner of UFC is a staunch Trump supporter. Trump owns stock in UFC's parent company. UFC is paying their fighters in Trump crypto. Trump is providing free advertising. American taxpayers are paying 7 federal agencies to support the fight. What part of this whole thing isn't corrupt?
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Racism and misogyny are required in the Trumpublican Party.
Why do Republicans say AOC is “just a bartender” when she has a masters in economics, but they don’t say Markwayne Mullin is just a plumber? HINT: racism and misogyny
Community note
Ocasio-Cortez graduated from Boston University in 2011 with a BA in International Relations and Economics, not a master's degree. web.archive.org/web/2020111102…
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It's crazy to me that that Trump is throwing himself a $60 million birthday party when the American people can't afford gas due to a war that HE started. The disconnect is ASTONISHING.
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This is how cartoonishly out of touch FIFA is with reality.
One of my favorite anecdotes from the build-up to this World Cup, which reveals so much about the collision between FIFA and U.S. cities. The day a FIFA exec told Los Angeles that LA needed to be “put on the map.” @TheAthleticFC
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Imagine being in the MAGA cult and trying to defend this shit 🤡
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History! 2026 Red Sox become the first team since 1901 to have the first three hitters in their order all strike out in their first three at bats of a game. 125 years!
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How much money would he make in today's game?
Not enough people talk about Ken Singleton • .282/.388/.436 (.824 OPS), 132 OPS • 3x ASG, 1983 WS Champ with BAL • Won the Clemente Award in 1982 • 41.8 WAR, 2029 hits, 3134 TB • 317 2B, 246 HR, 1065 RBI • Switch-hitter with pop • Born in New York City • 1st round pick by NYM • Had 20 HR 5x, 100 RBI 3x • Played at least 151 games 8x • Finished top10 in MVP voting 4x • Had more BB (1263) than K (1246) • Member of the Orioles Hall of Fame • .333 BA & .812 OPS in the postseason • A terrific Yankees broadcaster for years • Had outstanding seasons for MON and BAL • At 6-foot-4, Ken Singleton is tied with HOF’er Chipper Jones for the distinction of tallest switch-hitter with at least 200 HR and 1000 RBI
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In 1977, the Kansas City Royals got their uniforms stolen right before the game started so they had to wear the Brewers jerseys to get the game in

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A FIFA referee has spent more time in federal custody for being Somali than anybody on epstein's list who raped kids.
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The Knicks lost last night after Donald Trump attended the game. So why does it feel like Joe Biden is the one who jinxed them?
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As I was paying $8 for a pound of ground beef today, I thought to myself, “Thank god we spent millions of dollars so Donald Trump could take a nap at the NBA Finals”
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Clay Travis, who was watching the game at home, tells @Rachel__Nichols, who was IN THE BUILDING, that what she heard at MSG was not true. Remarkable.
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When I fell asleep at the Garden, the Knicks were Winning. Then when I wake up, I see the Spurs have "won." It seems that in the 4th Quarter, the so-called referees kept "finding" Points for the Spurs. Rigged! Fake Game! by Donald J. Trump
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They act like the biggest threat to society is a single mom buying soda with food stamps instead of a billionaire buying his 13th senator.
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This one goes into the history books at 10:17 p.m. as a 13-0 Freeburg win over Pinckneyville. The Midgets (28-9) advance to the 2A semifinals Friday in Champaign. Panthers finish 24-11.
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Four more runs for Freeburg in the 6th, including a 2-run double from pitcher Cohen Merrill, to make it 13-0. Merrill back to the mound in an attempt to end this game an inning early. Pinckneyville needs 4 more runs just to play the 7th inning.
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9-0 Freeburg after 4 1/2 innings. No. 9 batter Trey Tampow laces an RBI double into the left field corner, further advertising the depth of the Midgets' lineup. They have 9 hits on the night.
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