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NY Giants Fire Head Coach Brian Daboll After Another Late-Game Collapse NY Giants Fire Head Coach Brian Daboll After Another Late-Game Collapse
NY Giants Fire Head Coach Brian Daboll After Another Late-Game Collapse The New York Giants have fired head coach Brian Daboll after the team blew another double-digit lead, falling to 2-8 on the season. Daboll was fired in the middle of his fourth season with the Giants, the team announced on Monday, Nov. 10. Assistant head coach and offensive coordinator Mike Kafka will take over as New York's interim head coach. The Giants fired Daboll one day after losing to the Chicago Bears 24-20. It was the second time that the Giants lost this season after leading by at least 10 points with less than four minutes remaining, which has only been matched by&…
LAWSUIT: Volunteer Coach Among 21 Hurt In PA Football Bus Crash Sues Driver, Transit Company LAWSUIT: Volunteer Coach Among 21 Hurt In PA Football Bus Crash Sues Driver, Transit Company
Lawsuit: Volunteer Coach Among 21 Hurt In PA Football Bus Crash Sues Driver, Transit Company Twenty-one people were injured — including at least one student who suffered life-altering injuries — when a school bus carrying the Aliquippa Junior High football team crashed in Economy Borough, (Beaver County), Pennsylvania, on Saturday, Aug. 23, authorities said. Now, volunteer coach Jonathan Morris, who was hospitalized for three days with serious injuries, has filed a lawsuit against the bus driver and ABC Transit, Inc., the company that operated the bus. Morris, of Aliquippa, was seated directly behind the driver when the bus fishtailed on Shaffer Road, flipped onto its side, and str…
Uber Driver Knocks Biotech CEO Unconscious Over Service Dog, Lawsuit Claims (Video) Uber Driver Knocks Biotech CEO Unconscious Over Service Dog, Lawsuit Claims (Video)
Uber Driver Knocks Biotech CEO Unconscious Over Service Dog, Lawsuit Claims (Video) A biotechnology executive is reportedly suing Uber after a video showed one of its drivers punching him in the face while he was holding his service dog. Bryan Kobel, CEO of United Kingdom-based TC BioPharm, filed the lawsuit on Monday, Aug. 18, according to The Post and Courier newspaper in Charleston, South Carolina.  The suit claims that Kobel was knocked unconscious while waiting for a ride with his girlfriend outside Maison, a French restaurant on Upper King Street in Charleston, on Thursday, April 24. According to the lawsuit, the driver, identified as 42-year-old Vadim Nik…
Versatile Actor Dan Ziskie, Played House Of Cards VP, Dies Versatile Actor Dan Ziskie, Played House Of Cards VP, Dies
Versatile Actor Dan Ziskie, Played House Of Cards VP, Dies Dan Ziskie, the actor who brought gravitas to the role of Vice President Jim Matthews on House of Cards, and who appeared on scores of other popular TV shows, has died. Ziskie’s death came in New York City at age 80. His career spanned decades and genres, but it was his turn as the embattled vice president opposite Kevin Spacey’s Frank Underwood that cemented his place in the pop culture landscape.  Audiences also knew him from recurring and guest roles on acclaimed series like Treme, The West Wing, Madam Secretary, The Good Wife, Law & Order, and Chappelle’s Show, where his comed…
MLB Announcer Ben McDonald Hospitalized After 25-Foot Fall From Tree Stand MLB Announcer Ben McDonald Hospitalized After 25-Foot Fall From Tree Stand
MLB Announcer Ben McDonald Hospitalized After 25-Foot Fall From Tree Stand Longtime Baltimore Orioles announcer and former MLB pitcher Ben McDonald is recovering from a severe concussion and two fractured vertebrae after falling 25 feet from a deer stand while hunting, he announced Friday. McDonald, 56, shared news of the accident on social media, where he posted a video from his hospital bed along with an update on his condition. This is what a severe concussion looks like and sounds like!🤦‍♂️ (I still don’t remember anything) Apparently I fell out of a deer stand 25 feet up yesterday morning….I’m fine and appreciate everyone checking on me. Very lucky….concus…
Rider Suffers Concussion In Crash, Prompting Massive Recall Of Snowmobile Helmets Rider Suffers Concussion In Crash, Prompting Massive Recall Of Snowmobile Helmets
Rider Suffers Concussion In Crash, Prompting Massive Recall Of Snowmobile Helmets More than 225,000 snowmobile helmets are being recalled after a rider suffered a concussion when their helmet came off during a crash. The recall affects about 201,200 helmets sold in the US under the 509 and Polaris brands, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Thursday, July 3. About 26,800 helmets sold in Canada were also included in the recall. The CPSC warned that the helmets don't offer enough protection in a crash and pose a risk of head injury. So far, one concussion injury has been reported from a rider whose helmet came off during a crash. T…
Rare Brawls Break Out In College, NFL Games In Fight-Filled Football Weekend Rare Brawls Break Out In College, NFL Games In Fight-Filled Football Weekend
Rare Brawls Break Out In College, NFL Games In Fight-Filled Football Weekend It's been a fight-filled weekend in the football world, including a rare brawl in a collegiate contest. It started on Saturday, Nov. 30, when Michigan upset archrival and No. 2-ranked Ohio State,  13-10, in the Buckeyes' home stadium. Though the defending national champs, Michigan was having a disappointing season and entered the game at 6-5. After securing the win -- its fourth straight against Ohio State -- a Wolverines player attempted to plant a Michigan flag at the 50-yard line. An Ohio State player pulled the flag away, and things turned ugly. Dozens of players began pushing, a…
Teen Nearly Killed In Fatal Groton Crash Shows Signs Of 'Awareness': Fundraiser Teen Nearly Killed In Fatal Groton Crash Shows Signs Of 'Awareness': Fundraiser
Teen Nearly Killed In Fatal Groton Crash Shows Signs Of 'Awareness': Fundraiser A fundraiser for one of the four teenagers who crashed into a tree in New London County earlier this week said the 17-year-old showed moments of improvement on Wednesday, Oct. 16, but he has a "long, challenging road to recovery." Kais Shiman, of Mystic, was one of the four teens in a 2012 Toyota 4Runner that veered off the wrong side of Fishtown Road in Groton around 1:20 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 14, and collided with a tree near the intersection of Little Gull Lane, authorities said. Earlier Report: Fundraiser For Family Of Carson, Skyler Wilson Tops $85,000 Carson Wilson, age 14, of G…
CT Officer Seriously Injured, Hospitalized After Punch To Face CT Officer Seriously Injured, Hospitalized After Punch To Face
CT Officer Seriously Injured, Hospitalized After Punch To Face A Connecticut police officer who responded to a report of a fight was seriously injured and hospitalized after being punched in the face. The incident occurred in New Haven around midnight on Saturday, June 22, in the Fair Haven area of town. According to Officer Christian Bruckhart of the New Haven Police, officers responded to an address in the Fair Haven section of the city on the report of a fight in progress.  When they arrived, officers located a man, later identified as Wesley Gill, attacking a woman, Bruckhart said. A crowd of people, including young children, were surrounding…