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Steelers kicker Chris Boswell set up for an advantageous onside kick during Sunday’s 21–14 loss to the Ravens, only to fail miserably. He attempted what’s known in the soccer world as a “Rabona,” the act of swinging your kicking foot behind your plant foot to kick in the opposite direction. This, of course, would fool the opposition…if done right. Now, Boswell isn’t crazy. He tried this…

How many Gigafactories would it take to power the entire world with renewable energy? To find the answer, Leonardo DiCaprio interviewed Elon Musk in his new documentary Before the Flood, and it turns out it would take about 100. In other energy news, the largest thermal solar plant on the planet could be coming to Nevada, while the Netherlands is spending 150 million euros to turn cow poop into biogas….

CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Dallas Cowboys’ offensive line — Joe Haden reminded us Sunday — is probably the best in the NFL. That is hard to argue against. It’s also beside the point. The season is nine games old, and the Browns are just one week removed from the New York Jets rushing for 171 yards. Wait, there’s more. They are two games removed from the Bengals rushing for 271…

RELATED: Live weather updates | Weekend schedule | Chase Grid   The second race in the Round of 8 of the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup is under delay with rain hitting Texas Motor Speedway and surrounding areas.    The AAA Texas 500‘s green flag was scheduled for 2:04:30 p.m. ET (NBC, PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). Air Titans continue to dry the 1.5-mile track.   Once the track is dried,…

JERSEY CITY — The city’s largest municipal park is now home to a brand new baseball field.  City officials celebrated the grand opening of the field at Berry Lane Park with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Thursday afternoon. Jersey City received a $185,000 grant for the field through the Baseball Tomorrow Fund, a joint initiative between Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association. The grant funded lighting for…

An estimated 92% of us experience earworms. Despite the annoying times we can’t get a chorus or a hook of an overplayed pop song out of our heads, getting a really good earworm stuck can be one of the best things, ever. We here at Nerdist are dead set on bringing you those types of songs—even if only for the weekend. So shove this into your grey matter! Well, the…

Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Ryan Vogelsong delivers during the first inning against the St. Louis Cardinals on Sept. 6, 2016.(Photo: Gene J. Puskar, Associated Press) NEW YORK – The 163 Major League Baseball players potentially eligible for free agency. (c-club option, p-player option, v-vesting option becomes guaranteed if top 10 in MVP voting) AMERICAN LEAGUE BALTIMORE (10) — Pedro Alvarez, dh; Michael Bourn, of; Brian Duensing, lhp; Tommy Hunter, rhp;…

The jury is still out on Tim Tebow’s new career in baseball. The former college football standout, who went on to enjoy moderate success as an NFL quarterback, signed with the New York Mets in September and is currently plying his trade in the Arizona Fall League. So far, Tebow’s performance has been underwhelming. In 11 games for the Scottsdale Scorpions, he’s hitting .135/.179/.162 with 12 strikeouts and two walks over…

(AP Photo/Carlos Osorio) The most important question we can every ask is, simply, ‘why?’ When it comes to asking others, we’re usually pretty good at it. But, oftentimes, we fall short when it comes to asking ourselves that same question. That’s not to say we don’t self-examine about important things; however, how often do we really question why we love the leisure time activities we do? And when we do,…

How many Gigafactories would it take to power the entire world with renewable energy? To find the answer, Leonardo DiCaprio interviewed Elon Musk in his new documentary Before the Flood, and it turns out it would take about 100. In other energy news, the largest thermal solar plant on the planet could be coming to Nevada, while the Netherlands is spending 150 million euros to turn cow poop into biogas….

In this March 13, 2016, file photo, people walk near Memorial Church on the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass. . (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File) Harvard University told members of the men’s soccer team that their season was being canceled because for years some members of the team had given sexually explicit “grades” to recruits of the women’s soccer team based on their appearance. The men’s soccer team issued…

How many Gigafactories would it take to power the entire world with renewable energy? To find the answer, Leonardo DiCaprio interviewed Elon Musk in his new documentary Before the Flood, and it turns out it would take about 100. In other energy news, the largest thermal solar plant on the planet could be coming to Nevada, while the Netherlands is spending 150 million euros to turn cow poop into biogas….

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email print comment It’s no secret that the impending presidential election has caused buzz among the majority of Americans. The negativity surrounding the 2016 race has become insufferable to many, with new controversial developments arising on a daily basis concerning both candidates. In the midst of all the chaos, San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich provides some comic relief, and some advice for undecided voters. Pop…

LAS VEGAS – The crowd stood, thousands roared, and believe me: It wasn’t because of anything Oscar Valdez was doing. Midway through the final undercard fight on Saturday, minutes before Manny Pacquiao was set to hit the ring, Floyd Mayweather rolled into the Thomas & Mack Center, his daughter, Iyanna, by his side, his entourage in tow. A day earlier Mayweather had declared that the door was wide open for a…

FORT WORTH, Texas — NASCAR had hoped to have a sponsor for its premier series signed by now, and there are plenty of nervous people in the garage awaiting any news. If NASCAR chief operating officer Brent Dewar is feeling the heat, he isn’t showing it. He said NASCAR has talked to several companies, and negotiations continue as it seeks to replace Sprint after its 13-year run.? NASCAR has known…

DiBenedetto was not cleared by physicians to race, the team announced in a statement, following a wreck in Saturday’s NASCAR XFINITY Series race.   DiBenedetto smacked the wall in a solo incident after completing 129 of 200 laps in the O’Reilly Auto Parts Challenge. He was treated and released from the infield care center and finished 36th.   I’m feeling totally fine…just having to follow the concussion protocol. Hate I…

The Olympics is a puzzling phenomenon. I came to this conclusion reading a news report about the legacy of the 2012 London games. It said there basically wasn’t one. The family gathered nervously to hear the reading of the will only to learn that the bejewelled old dowager had pissed everything away ante-mortem. No urban regeneration for Great Nephew the Lee Valley, no sustained increase in trade for dodgy Uncle…

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A tennis tournament at any level becomes truly special when it transcends individual achievement and, at the core of its culture and heart of its identity, represents something greater than what transpires between the lines. On Sunday, the Charlottesville Men’s Pro Challenger, a $50,000 event on the ATP Challenger Tour, concludes its eighth edition with American teen Reilly Opelka facing Belgium’s Ruben Bemelmans for the title. But it was…