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Major Sports Leagues Start Establishing their Online Betting Solutions

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In 2018, the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) was invalidated, opening the floodgates and triggering a gambling gold rush in the richest country in the world. For years, sports betting had been frowned upon and limited to casinos in cities like Las Vegas and Atlantic City. But as soon as this act was abolished, new opportunities and new possibilities … [Read more...] about Major Sports Leagues Start Establishing their Online Betting Solutions

Jurgen Klopp Dismisses Idea Coronavirus Could Negate Title Season

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Liverpool FC have not won a league title since 1990, but the drought IS going to end this season. They are champions-elect sitting 22 points ahead of Manchester City, and needing just four more wins to clinch it. To put it bluntly, the only thing that could stop them is...a plague of biblical proportions? The latest counts regarding the coronavirus, a topic that is the … [Read more...] about Jurgen Klopp Dismisses Idea Coronavirus Could Negate Title Season

Top Four Benefits of Growing Marijuana at Home

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There is no denying that high-quality weed or marijuana is not cheap at all. It is the reason why so many people have decided to grow a marijuana plant at home and all for good reasons. Simply going online to a respectable company like Zamnesia will offer you the best marijuana seeds in Europe and details on each strain. If you also have decided to begin growing your plants at … [Read more...] about Top Four Benefits of Growing Marijuana at Home

Meghan Markle, Prince Harry “Financial Independence” an Impossible Myth

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It's certainly very commendable and admirable that Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are leaving the British royal family. The concept of a monarchy (even though they have long had no actual political power in Great Britain) is a remnant of the Feudalistic era. It's kind of silly that the charade of royalty continues today, but that's another topic for another time and space. … [Read more...] about Meghan Markle, Prince Harry “Financial Independence” an Impossible Myth

Andrew Bogut Points Out Sex Problem at Tokyo Olympic Athletes Village

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It's not a secret that the athletes’ villages at every Olympics games are a hot-bed of sexual activity. You have a lot of young people, from all over the world (and likely never to see one another again) in peak physical condition, having just completed a competition with the highest of stakes. It's the culmination of an event they've been training their whole lives (often … [Read more...] about Andrew Bogut Points Out Sex Problem at Tokyo Olympic Athletes Village

Mat Ryan Pledges Donations to Help Fight Australian Bushfires

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The horror of the Australian bushfires is making headlines all over the world right now. As the casualties continue to mount, with more people and animals lost by the hour, one star Aussie athlete has made a pledge to help those trying to put the fires out, and end the death and destruction. “In light of the devastation caused by the bushfires back home, I’m donating 500 … [Read more...] about Mat Ryan Pledges Donations to Help Fight Australian Bushfires

Paul Pogba Makes, Distributes Wristbands to Help Fight Racism

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Regardless of what you think of Paul Pogba, you got to support him on this initiative. While the Frenchman is indeed a polarizing figure, even his detractors have to acknowledge what a great and important thing he's doing here. Amid a wave of ugly racist incidents hurting the beautiful game, Pogba produced and handed out wrist-bands emblazoned with messages that say no to … [Read more...] about Paul Pogba Makes, Distributes Wristbands to Help Fight Racism

Revisiting the Worst of the 1996 Atlanta Olympics on the 23rd Anniversary

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Update: with the Richard Jewell biopic set to be released next weekend, we brought this podcast from the summer back to the top of the feed. Happy 23rd anniversary of the start of the 1996 Summer Atlanta Olympics. To mark this occasion, we covered the most recent summer Olympiad staged in the United States on the latest episode of the "Let's Get Weird, Sports" podcast on the … [Read more...] about Revisiting the Worst of the 1996 Atlanta Olympics on the 23rd Anniversary

Progressive NBA Needs to Finally Distance Itself from Charles Barkley

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As Maya Angelou famously said: "When People Show You Who They Are, Believe Them." The National Basketball Association doesn't seem to understand this lesson when it comes to Charles Barkley however. Or they have learned, but don't really care. He's repeatedly shown himself to be a social dinosaur, but the NBA seems to be okay with it. That's strange given how it's most the … [Read more...] about Progressive NBA Needs to Finally Distance Itself from Charles Barkley