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21 Times Serena Williams Served Looks On The Tennis Court
Serving looks.
Showing off her signature beads in 1998.
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When she matched down to her shoes at the 2000 eStyle.Com Classic:
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When she got patriotic at the 2000 Sydney Olympics:
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When she matched this yellow-gold dress with her golden-blonde hair at the 2001 US Open:
Again, matching down to the shoes.
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A Hockey Player Allegedly Got Drunk And Rammed His Truck Into A Tim Hortons
What, no maple syrup?
Ryan O'Reilly is a centre with the Buffalo Sabres. He's also now facing an impaired driving charge after allegedly driving his snazzy truck into a Tim Hortons early one monring, according to a report from AM 980 in London, Ont.
The station reported that "a green Chevrolet pickup truck struck a commercial building on Richmond St. last Thursday morning (July 9) just after 4:00am ... After the collision, police say a suspect drove the vehicle southbound on Saintsbury Line, before abandoning it and travelling by foot with another, unnamed, male occupant."
Officers with the Middlesex Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police soon located O'Reilly, who was arrested and given a breathalyzer.
O'Reilly very recently signed a lucrative contract with the Buffalo Sabres. Close to two months ago, he shared this photo of his new green Chevy truck. It is allegedly the vehicle that he drove into a Lucan, Ont. Tim Hortons early in the morning.
The OPP have charged O'Reilly with "driving a motor vehicle while ability impaired (alcohol) and care or control over 80 mgs. He was also charged under the Highway Traffic Act with failing to remain at the scene."
O'Reilly recently deleted his Twitter account, but his Instagram account is still live. People are now posting comments about his arrest on the photo of his truck.
"Same car you crashed into timmys in Lucan!?" posted one person.
"Cant spend 30 bucks on a cab but will spend 3000 on a lawyer. Good job O'Money," said another.
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Which Serena Williams Are You?
Because there’s more than just the “let’s win everything” Serena.
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Patriots Edited Out Suggestion That Deflategate Attendant Wanted To Lose Weight
In May, the team suggested that a locker room attendant calling himself the “Deflator” was actually a reference to his attempts to lose weight. This was edited out of the team’s rebuttal in June.
Patriots owner Robert Kraft and Tom Brady
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The Patriots have edited and replaced a much-mocked suggestion that a locker room attendant called himself "the Deflator" because he was trying to lose weight from their rebuttal to the NFL's investigation into the team's use of under-inflated footballs during the 2014 AFC Championship Game.
Brady was suspended without pay for four games and the Patriots were fined $1 million. Brady has appealed his suspension.
In the report, prepared by attorney Ted Wells, and therefore commonly known as "The Wells Report," two locker room attendants — John Jastremski and Jim McNally — exchanged a series of text messages that Wells and the NFL have used to assert that Brady was "generally aware" of the under-inflated footballs. Specifically, the Wells Report suggested that Brady had instructed Jastremski and McNally to use a needle to deflate the footballs he used to below league-standard PSI.
Jastremski: Can‟t wait to give you your needle this week :)
McNally: Fuck tom….make sure the pump is attached to the
needle…..fuckin watermelons comingJastremski: So angry
McNally: The only thing deflating sun..is his passing rating
One specific quote, in which McNally appeared to have called himself "the deflator," was considered by Wells to be conclusive.
On May 9, 2014, McNally and Jastremski exchanged
the following text messages:McNally: You working
Jastremski: Yup
McNally: Nice dude....jimmy needs some kicks....lets make a
deal.....come on help the deflatorMcNally: Chill buddy im just fuckin with you ....im not going to
espn........yet
Two weeks after the Wells Report was released, the Patriots fired back with a website called Wells Report In Context that annotated and rebutted claims made by Wells and the NFL. They claimed the Wells Report was "at best, incomplete, incorrect and lack[ing] context."
Regarding the self-referential "deflator" text, the Patriots suggested that it was impossible to understand tone and context of a few text messages within "many hundreds of texts that were made available to the investigators." The Patriots claimed McNally called himself the deflator because he was attempting to lose weight, a suggestion that was widely mocked.
In the original text of the Wells Report In Context, the explanation given was as follows [emphasis added]:
They never asked Mr. Jastremski about it in his interview. Had they done so, they would have learned from either gentleman one of the ways they used the deflation/deflator term. Mr. Jastremski would sometimes work out and bulk up — he is a slender guy and his goal was to get to 200 pounds. Mr. McNally is a big fellow and had the opposite goal: to lose weight. "Deflate" was a term they used to refer to losing weight. One can specifically see this use of the term in a Nov. 30, 2014 text from Mr. McNally to Mr. Jastremski: "deflate and give somebody that jacket." (p. 87). This banter, and Mr. McNally's goal of losing weight, meant Mr. McNally was the "deflator." There was nothing complicated or sinister about it.
However, a month later on June 18, the weight loss explanation was removed and replaced with a note that said the quote had "detracted attention from the numerous flaws in the Wells Report." However, the team maintains that their assertion that the texts were willingly taken out of context.
A two-paragraph explanation of how the Wells Report was "added to clarify the basic point being made…that one cannot reasonably rely on that one uncorroborated and unexamined text to conclude that there was improper ball deflation."
The change appears to have gone unnoticed — and unannounced — in the month since its edit. An examination of the original archived text with the updated version shows the weight loss explanation as the only significant change to the rebuttal's context. Various clarification and syntax changes have been made, but have also been noted with date, time, and reason by its editor.
A representative for the Patriots contributed clarifying language to this report.
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Who Is Your Wimbledon Match?
Would you have won Wimbledon this year?
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Tesco Just Absolutely Ruined A Liverpool Fan On Twitter
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Does Your Birthday Make You Better At Sports?
Does the science match you?
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11 Reasons You Should Try Roller Derby
Introducing the most badass sport in the world.
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If you haven't heard of roller derby, you NEED to hear about it right now.
It's a fast-paced full-contact sport in which two teams of five skaters compete to score points by overtaking each other on a flat track. Inevitably there are bruises, and the occasional broken bone, but the sport just gets more popular every year. And it's mostly organised and played by women.
The first UK team was established in 2006, and the number of players has increased every year ever since. We asked British roller derby skaters why people should take up their sport.
It’s an inclusive sport for people from all backgrounds.
While some other sports require you to look a certain way, roller derby is for all shapes and sizes. It also caters for a range of ages, and a number of adult leagues now have junior teams for under-18s.
“Most sports are more suited to a certain shape of woman – for example, in netball it's better to be tall. In roller derby there are roles for all body types, whether you're tall, short, fat, thin – there's a place for you on the team." – Robyn, Croydon Roller Derby
“It’s a great mother and daughter bonding experience. I skate with the Tiger Bay Brawler B team, and Baby Rhay skates for the Tiger Bay Cubs." – Rhayfen, Tiger Bay Brawlers
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So almost anyone can do it.
Even if you've never skated before in your life you can join a team and learn the ropes.
“It's something anyone can take up at any point in life. Nobody did roller derby in PE at school so everyone is starting from scratch. It's all about the time and effort you're prepared to put in.” – Robyn
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The Area Around Edmonton's New Arena Will Be Called "Ice District" Because Of Hockey Or Whatever
Just don’t call it THE Ice District.
Today Edmonton announced it has completely given up on the prospect of summer and the area around the new Rogers Place will be called "Ice District."
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Anyway. The Ice District was officially announced at noon Monday, but a video showcasing what's to come leaked early.
In addition to a new home for the Edmonton Oilers, the 25-acre The Ice District is set to include a casino, movie theatre, community rink, luxury hotel and hip young people in hats.
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17 Celebrities (And Their Reactions) In The Crowd At Wimbeldon
Oh, the faces they make.
Benedict Cumberbatch: Delight.
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Kate Winslet: Exhilarated.
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Hugh Grant: Triumph.
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Rosamund Pike: Excited terror.
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This B.C. Football Team Wants Its Fans To “Bang Together”
I said bang, bang, bangedy bang.
Sports fans in B.C. noticed something funny about a recent ad from the Lions.
But no. It's bang. Bangedy bang.
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"If your question is did we seek purposely seek out verbiage to create out a double-entendre, then I'd say perhaps," spokesperson Jamie Cartmell told BuzzFeed Canada, via email.
"In the end however, the goal of any ad is to cut through the clutter. By virtue of your email I'd say mission accomplished."
Well played, B.C. Lions.
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NFL Cheerleaders Win Employment Protections Under Bill Signed By California Governor
California Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill Wednesday that entitles cheerleaders for professional sports team to minimum wage and other protections.
Raiderettes in 2011.
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Cheerleaders for California-based sports teams are entitled to minimum wage, sick leave, and other legal protections that full employees receive, under a bill signed into law by Gov. Jerry Brown Wednesday afternoon. The law will take effect January 1, 2016.
The issue of professional cheerleaders' working conditions became a well-known issue last year when a Raiders cheerleader, Lacy T., filed a lawsuit against the team, claiming the cheerleaders were not paid for all the hours they were required to work. Additionally, the lawsuit claimed that Raiderettes were not reimbursed for "business expenses," were "paid a flat fee of $125 [per home game], regardless of the hours worked," and were required to make unpaid charity appearances.
The lawsuit against the Raiderettes set inspired a number of similar lawsuits against various NFL teams, most of them claiming similarly low and unfair compensation. Later that year, the Raiders settled for $1.25 million in backpay for cheerleaders who were Raiderettes between 2010 and 2013.
Cheerleaders in California had been considered contract employees, not full employees with benefits and rights under the California law.
California Assembly Bill 202, introduced by Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez, has successfully added an amendment to California's Labor Code that classifies cheerleaders for professional sports teams as employees. Up until the bill's signing, cheerleaders were considered contract employees and their employment was at will. Attorney Sharon Vinick, whose firm handled the lawsuits on behalf of the Raiderettes, called it "a clarification of existing labor law."
In a release, Gonzalez said Brown's signing was "an important step toward ensuring that multi-billion dollar sports teams treat cheerleaders with the same dignity and respect as every other employee who makes the game-day experience special."
Though similar bills have been introduced in New York State, Gonzalez hopes it does not take a state-by-state effort to change the labor laws to get cheerleaders standard employee protections. "The NFL needs to wake up and say they've been going about this the wrong way," Gonzalez said over the phone. "They could fix this. The ball is in their court."
An associated bill proposed by Gonzalez to legally define competitive cheerleading as a sport is similarly winding its way through the California legislature, passing easily through committees and the assembly floor. Classifying cheerleading as a sport would compel the California Interscholastic Federation to "develop guidelines, procedures, and safety standards."
Opposition to the bill within California legislature was minimal, with unspecific questions about the scope of the bill and the need for the clarification.
Gonzalez's background as a college cheerleader, an attorney, and CEO of the San Diego and Imperial Counties Labor Council made her a natural fit to introduce legislation to legally recognize cheerleaders for professional sport teams as employees.
"There are not a lot of other lawmakers who are former cheerleaders," Gonzalez joked in a phone interview in April.
During an April presentation of the bill to the Committee on Labor and Employment, Gonzalez pointed to the sexism demonstrated by not paying NFL cheerleaders:
"Every single person in that [the NFL stadium] experience is paid. Most of them, because these are public facilities in large cities, are paid beyond a minimum wage. In fact most of them are unionized and are paid a living page. The only exception to this are the cheerleaders on the field. And it's the only group — I don't know for sure, but I think it's the only group that is 100% women. This has been going on for decades, and it is an inequity that I don't think we can let stand."
Leslie Levy, who is a partner with Vinick, echoed Gonzalez's statement: "It's absolutely a gender issue. The NFL is ripe with sexism and this is just one example."
"The cheerleaders fear speaking out," said Levy. Contract employment is at will, and "hundreds of women line up to be cheerleaders," said Gonzalez.
BuzzFeed News reached out to 25 current and former California-based NFL cheerleaders, but received only one response: Caitlin Yates, a Raiderette who brought a lawsuit against the team, talked candidly about her experiences after speaking out.
After five seasons with the Raiders, Yates was moved to the back of the line despite her seniority, and found her fellow cheerleaders to be standoffish and coaches quiet around her.
Like Levy, Yates hopes that the law will give the women the power to speak about their experiences without fear of retaliation by their employers. During the April committee hearing, Yates' attorney Drexel Bradshaw said NFL teams have kept wages low by "creating a culture of fear among the women they employ to cheer on teams in billion-dollar industries."
"Whatever a woman chooses to pursue as a career, her rights and opportunities should be equal under the law," said Gonzalez.
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Ronda Rousey Just Destroyed Floyd Mayweather At The ESPYs.
A fighter in and out of the ring.
UFC Queen Ronda Rousey won the ESPY for Best Fighter tonight, beating out a category of all male nominees.
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She most notably beat out famed boxer Floyd Mayweather, who has been charged with domestic violence six times, and served two months in jail for beating the mother of three of his children.
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The U.S. Women's National Team Slayed With Their Looks At The ESPYS
When you take home the Best Team Award, you better look the part.
Nobody can deny the U.S. Women's National Team looks good on the field, they just took home a World Cup victory after all.
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But in the recent post-game celebrations they've reminded us that this team always looks good — on or off the field.
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At ESPN's annual "Body Issue" party, Alex Morgan redefined jumpsuits forever:
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Kelley O'Hara found the perfect pair of pants:
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If Football Teams Were "Game Of Thrones" Houses
For the summer break is dark and full of terrors.
Liverpool
Sigil: A Liver bird
Words: "Next year is our year."
Enemies: House Goodison, House Trafford
History: For decades House Anfield ruled the Seven Kingdoms with apparent ease, until Ser Alex of Ferguson led a rebellion from House Trafford. The North remembers, however, and songs of the legendary Kings Kenny, Paisley, and Shankley are still sung in the hope of a return to House Anfield's glory days.
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Newcastle United
Sigil: A drunk fan punching a horse
Words: "We even punch horses."
Enemies: House Mackem, House Boro
History: Centuries of living in the Seven Kingdoms' most northern extremity have made House Tyne strong and resililent against the cold – their followers often go into battle wearing no clothes from the waist up in an effort to confuse their enemies. Almost 20 years ago they attempted a short-lived rebellion against the ruling House Trafford under the leadership of Ser Kevin Keegan. It didn't go well. He did not love it.
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Aston Villa
Sigil: A lion
Words: "Never top. Never bottom. Just sort of... there."
Enemies: House Brum, House Baggies
History: House Villa, though loyal and with a proud history, are more well known for their incredible mediocrity. In living memory no house from the Midlands has ruled the Seven Kingdoms, but with Ser Tim of Sherwood at the helm there is a good chance that they'll enter a few more battles. Whether they're successful or not remains to be seen.
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Arsenal
Sigil: A cannon
Words: "We are invincible", though this has been changed to "We were invincible" so as to be more accurate.
Enemies: House Spurs, House Stamford, House Trafford
History: House Gunner has long been one of the most powerful houses in all the realm, though a reluctance to invest heavily in their army has perhaps prevented them from usurping House Trafford. They once went a year without losing a battle, which caused them to change their words to "We are invincible". This is very much not the case anymore.
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The Hideously Garish (But Also Quite Beautiful) Goalkeeper Kit Quiz
Oh god, that’s disgusting… but also beautiful… but also totally disgusting.
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How To Properly Tie Your Running Shoes
Say goodbye to blisters.
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10 Times Eric Decker Was The Best Dad Ever
Father of the year.
When his daughter, Viv, doesn't want him to leave.
When he made Viv laugh.
When he gave Viv control of his credit card.
When he colors with her.
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17 Times Female Athletes Had To Put Up With Sexist Bullshit
Sure I can imagine saying that male athletes “glisten like wet otters.”
The mayor of London said that Olympic beach volleyball athletes are "semi-naked women" who "glisten like wet otters."
It was one of Mayor Boris Johnson's "jolly good reasons" reasons to get excited about the 2012 Summer Olympics.
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A reporter wrote about Serena Williams' body and how other female athletes avoid emulating her physique.
During Wimbledon this year a New York Times reporter centered his article about body image among elite female athletes on Williams' "large biceps and a mold-breaking muscular frame" and why other female athletes don't want to have a similarly muscular physique. The Times' public editor said: "I see this article as a missed opportunity to really get under the surface of a pervasive and troubling issue in women's sports and, particularly, women's tennis."
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