... country’s biggest pay-TV distributor. Verizon is taking a different—and cheaper—tack with its $4.4 billion deal for AOL. The diverging strategies of the two telcos seem pretty clear at first glance. Verizon is going after millennials. AT&T has its eye on their parents. (andrew.dowell@wsj.com)
Verizon Agrees to Buy AOL for $4.4 Billion - WSJ
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Even with the Lakers staggering in Kobe Bryant's final years, the Clippers are nowhere near being noticed in the surf, sand and celebrity cycle of Southern California's films, freeways and football hope. That recent Twitter NBA fan map showed the Lakers owning more U.S. counties than any other team…and the Clippers being the only franchise owning none.
Clippers' Path to Winning NBA Title May Not Be Only a Fairy Tale for Much Longer | Bleacher Report
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Grantland will remain a part of ESPN’s cluster of websites developed around distinct personalities like Simmons; Nate Silver, who created the blog FiveThirtyEight; and Jason Whitlock, the prominent African-American columnist who is the central figure behind the Undefeated, a site focused on race and sports that is scheduled to launch at the end of next month. A...
Bill Simmons and ESPN Are Parting Ways - NYTimes.com
9 years
The possibility that Simmons might leave ESPN became more prominent last year after he was suspended for three weeks for calling N.F.L. Commissioner Roger Goodell a liar on a podcast at the height of the Ray Rice domestic violence scandal. In those comments, Simmons effectively dared his employers at ESPN to punish him.
Bill Simmons and ESPN Are Parting Ways - NYTimes.com
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The outspoken Simmons built himself into a major brand at ESPN, branching out from his base as a freewheeling columnist to host a popular weekly podcast, the B.S. Report; to create Grantland; and to play a role in the launch and success of the “30 for 30” documentary film series.
Bill Simmons and ESPN Are Parting Ways - NYTimes.com
9 years
I love you so much and I can't thank you enough for just being there for me day-in and day-out.
Stephen Curry (Ft. Golden State Warriors) – 2014-15 MVP Acceptance Speech
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