Episode 8: Breaking Soil Show Notes

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INTRO

SHOVELs (Suggested open) It’s September 15th, episode 8. This is a Father and Son Podcast where we attempt to dig into the News, Pop Culture and Sports. We will not go into great detail and we have no idea what we’re talking about. This is our weekly excuse to hang out and just BS.
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Crack the top

SHOVEL STORIES
- Enjoying this weather and watching nature enjoy it as well.
- Freedom of retirement – no schedules, only responsibilities important to you. Faith, Family, Friends, Football and Food
PICK STORIES
- 1st story goes here

NEWS

GLOBAL

SHOVEL STORIES
[CLIP] An Ontario, Canada man stumbles upon “mind-boggling” North Korean state TV broadcasts while scanning for the Olympic sports on his backyard satellite system. Play all of clip
- A propaganda machine, the man posted it on YouTube received millions of views. People can be informed how they brainwash their population. The controlled media.

Ukraine strikes Moscow in biggest drone attack to date

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On Tuesday Sept 10th Ukraine struck the Moscow Region in its biggest drone attack on the Russian capital so far, killing at least one woman and wrecking dozens of homes.
Russia said it had destroyed at least 20 Ukrainian attack drones as they swarmed over the Moscow region. A 46-year-old woman was killed and three others were wounded.
More than 70 drones were also downed over Russia’s Bryansk region and tens more other regions, Russia’s defense ministry said. There was no damage or casualties reported there.
Iran is involved and will benefit from Russia

PICK STORIES
- [CLIP] Certain types of weaponry we won’t release or sell to ukraine. Russia threatens if NATO or the US allows Ukraine to use them there will be a conflict.
  - Biden met with prime minister of united kingdom to discuss whether they should be used or not.
- [CLIP] Russia and China have joint military exercise
  - https://apnews.com/article/russia-naval-air-drills-china-f941584643d6503df2b42dae7abe7f15
  - The “Ocean-24” exercise spans the Pacific and Arctic Oceans, the Mediterranean, Caspian and Baltic Seas and involves over 400 warships, submarines and support vessels, more than 120 planes and helicopters and over 90,000 troops, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement.
- Vietnam (Hanoi) hit with typhoon Yagi
  - 233 dead, 800 injured, 103 missing
  - Worst hit was province of Lao Cai where the entire hamlet of Lang Nu was wiped away
  - https://apnews.com/article/vietnam-flooding-typhoon-yagi-deaths-95c5de93c84e636c32f2a875c77db0fa
- [CLIP] North Korea releases photos of uranium enrichment
  - They have enough for around 100 nukes with somewhere between 40-50 already assembled.
- 3 us citizens sentenced to death in Congo for inciting a coup in May
  - 21-year-olds Marcel Malanga and Tyler Thompson Jr. and 36-year-old Benjamin Reuben Zalman-Polun
  - They do have right to appeal
  - Are saying they were forced by Christian Malanga the father of Marcel. Threatened they would be killed if they did not participate in coup.

SHOVEL STORIES
Presidential Debate on Tuesday. Who won?
- Clearly a prepared and poised Harris had the edge when she bated Trump on his Rallies. He responded as he always does with name calling. Not a good night for him.
- Trump did not capitalize when Harris did not answer the question; Are we better off now than 4 years ago?
- It went so well for Harris that she is possibly going to debate him again. Round 2! Or not to be continued.
  - PICK’s comments
    - [CLIP] Debate highlights clips
      - Trump’s eating dogs and cats moment
        
        Laura Loomer (trending on X) hangin around campaign. Considered by some to be a far right activist. Failed twice to be elected in two separate districts in Florida to the house.
        
        she is known for her vocal support of Trump and for promoting a long string of conspiracy theories including claims that Kamala Harris is not black, and that the son of billionaire George Soros was sending cryptic messages calling for Trump’s assassination.These posts led her to be banned from a number of platforms including Facebook, Instagram and even, according to her, Uber and Lyft for making offensive comments about Muslim drivers. She once described herself as a “proud Islamophobe”.
    - Moderators only fact checking trump
    - [CLIP] On full term abortions. The Daily Wire’s Michael Knowles
    - A funny aside…There were bets about whether they would shake hands
    - Trump looked angry the entire time
    - Kamala and Trump had never met before the debate

Trump’s sentencing date rescheduled
- Voters will now head to the polls before former President Trump is sentenced in his New York hush-money case.

Friday, Justice Merchan moved the sentencing date from Sept. 18 to Nov. 26 to “avoid the appearance” that the decision “has been affected by or seeks to affect the approaching Presidential election.”

The rescheduling is a win for Trump’s legal team, which was pushing to delay on grounds of election interference. Trump said the “witch hunt” was postponed because “everyone realizes… I did nothing wrong”; prosecutors deferred to the judge’s timeline but noted that the jury “swiftly and unanimously convicted” Trump.

The GOP nominee’s legal calendar now looks clear. His Florida classified documents case was dismissed; the SCOTUS’s immunity ruling delayed the D.C. federal election interference case; and his Georgia election case is also stalled.

[CLIP] Hurricane Francine

On September 11th Francine made landfall in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, at 6 p.m. ET as a Category 2 hurricane, according to the National Hurricane Center.
The storm lost some of its strength after it made landfall, and it had weakened to a Category 1 hurricane as of the hurricane center’s 7 p.m. ET update.
At 8 p.m. ET, the hurricane was about 20 miles southeast of Morgan City, Louisiana, with maximum sustained winds near 85 mph. It was moving northeast at a rate of 17 mph.
A hurricane warning is in effect across most of the Louisiana coastline, while a storm surge warning covers the area from the Vermilion and Cameron Parish line in Louisiana to the Mississippi and Alabama border.
The governors of Louisiana and Mississippi have declared states of emergency, with many local leaders ordering or strongly recommending that towns and cities evacuate low-lying coastal areas. Play all the clip

https://www.nbcnews.com/now/video/francine-expected-to-intensify-to-category-2-hurricane-as-it-approaches-gulf-coast-218973253862

PICK STORIES
- [CLIP] Biden potentially blocking sale of US Steel to Nippon Steel a Japanese company. The Committee on Foreign Investments in the United States is reviewing whether or not sale should be banned.
  - Nippon Steel to buy for 14.9B
  - “They oppose foreign ownership of U.S. Steel, which produces a strategically and symbolically important commodity used to build ships, trains and infrastructure.” –Reuters
  - Trump supports block
  - Nippon promises to keep things the same not messing with pensions and also promises to invest more in the company including Pennsylvania
  - https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/nippon-steel-bid-us-steel-faces-sept-23-review-deadline-sources-say-2024-09-13/
- [CLIP] USPS is getting new trucks that have air conditioning in them.
  - Oldest vehicles are from 1987
  - https://apnews.com/article/postal-service-next-generation-delivery-vehicle-a2ebbfc7afec0eea2e036eef93bee4d9
- [CLIP] First private space walk was conducted under mission titled Polaris Dawn.
  - Billionaire Jared Isaacman says “looks like a perfect world” when exiting spacecraft followed by cheers from the SpaceX ground crew.
- [CLIP] Kids are vaping
  - Nearly 1.63 million, or 6%, of high school and middle school students reported using e-cigarettes in 2024,
  - To stop students from using vapes in school they are putting vape detectors all around the schools.
  - The money is coming from class action lawsuits Juul lost. In 2022, Juul settled some 5,000 lawsuits from states, counties and school districts that alleged that the e-cigarette maker used deceptive marketing aimed at teens and neglected to prevent underage sales of its products.The settlement was for 1.7B.
  - As an example Lincoln Nebraska used 1million of the settlement to install vape detectors at $1000 a piece. They send emails or text messages to school administrators. Initially the first week they were installed they received 100 alerts. A few months later they were getting only 4 a week.
- The word “garland” trending on X looked it up and it’s about the Attorney General denouncing claims that the DOJtrump and his lawyers
  - https://trends24.in/united-states/
  - https://apnews.com/article/russia-naval-air-drills-china-f941584643d6503df2b42dae7abe7f15

POP CULTURE

SHOVEL STORIES
Delete this2024 MTV VMAs winners on 11 September: Awaiting results (a lot more categories just picked top 3)
- I am completely uninterested in this. I havent watch any music videos in years. I know none of these songs. I really have stopped listening to music entirely because I find most of it intolerable. I dont like the messaging inside of most music now. \
- Video of the Year
- WINNER: Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight”
  - Taylor won 7 VMAs and has 30 total tying Beyonce.

Song of the Year
WINNER: Sabrina Carpenter – “Espresso”
Best New Artist
WINNER: Chappell Roan
- Swore at photographers on the runway

https://ew.com/mtv-vmas-2024-winners-list-8708285

Movie series – THE PERFECT COUPLE on NetFlix.
- Murder mystery a with real messed up wealthy family

September 9, 2024 • We all love a fancy wedding. The music, the flowers — the body washing up on the beach. At least that’s what happens in Netflix’s fun new thriller The Perfect Couple. Based on the novel by Elin Hilderbrand, the series stars Nicole Kidman as the matriarch of a wealthy Nantucket family that suddenly finds itself in the middle of a whodunit. And in this family, it seems like almost anybody could be guilty.

Really good murder mystery series movie.

61% Rotten Tomato score

https://www.npr.org/2024/09/12/1198907948/the-perfect-couple-is-your-next-addictive-beachy-mystery

REBEL RIDGE – On Netflix
- Terry Richmond enters the town of Shelby Springs on a simple but urgent mission– post bail for his cousin and save him from imminent danger. But when Terry’s life’s savings is unjustly seized by law-enforcement, he’s forced to go head to head with local police chief Sandy Burnne and his combat-ready officers. Terry finds an unlikely ally in court clerk Summer McBride and the two become ensnared in a deep-rooted conspiracy within the remote township. As the stakes turn deadly, Terry must call upon his mysterious background to break the department’s hold on the community, bring justice to his own family– and protect Summer in the process.
- Critics and myself say it’s a fierce, intense thriller. Good movie.
- 95% Rotten Tomato score

[CLIP] September 13 – Justin Timberlake Reaches Plea Deal in DWI Case Three Months After His Hamptons Arrest
- Arrested on June 18th in Sag Harbor, New York for one count of DWI and two citations — one for running a stop sign and one for failure to keep in lane.
- He refused a breathalyzer test
- The officer who initiated a traffic stop, and noted that Timberlake’s “eyes were bloodshot and glassy, a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage was emanating from his breath, he was unable to divide attention, he had slowed speech, he was unsteady afoot, and he performed poorly on all standardized field sobriety tests.”
- Justin Timberlake did not have to appear in court for his plea deal, he was on tour in Europe at the time. Play all the clip 46 seconds

https://www.msn.com/en-us/video/news/justin-timberlake-expected-to-enter-plea-in-dwi-case/vi-AA1qpFGX?ocid=BingNewsSerp&cvid=d63c3b4e4478421abe74e11e0070e8df&ei=43

Big Brother: Quin is evicted by a vote 5-2. He will be the first juror in the juror house to decide which house guest will win the $750K prize.
- Angela managed to get off the block again. Maybe she is good at this game and is playing us the audience as a paranoid crazy older lady.
- McKensie is proven she is a real threat because she is winning all her comps.
- It appears Chelsey has all the power now.
- Jerry oconnel takes over hosting duties for Julie Chen-Moonves
  - Has quite the IMDB rap sheet going all the way back to 1986 in a movie called stand by me. The other main show he’s known for is Sliders. What i remember him from is a canadien tv show where he flew called My Secret Identity.
- Quinn was the one I was hoping would win. I enjoyed his goofy nature and never taking the game too personally.
- Think that was a mistake of Chelsea’s putting quinn on the block. Now she’s out numbered with Tkor, kimo and rubina the strongest alliance left.
On September 9th the voice of the villain in the Star Wars saga, Darth Vader is dead. James Earl Jones the actor died at the age of 93. Big clip see what you want in there.

PICK STORIES
- [CLIP] Jon Bon Jovi talks a lady off the ledge
- Mariah Carey’s mother and sister die the same day. Patricia and Allison (age 63). Allison was in hospice care for something to do with her organs.
- Cristiano Ronaldo hit 1B social media followers across all his platforms. Including Chinese social media sites Weibo and Kuaishou. Recently joined YouTube where his channel quickly had 50M subscribers.
- [CLIP]Bill O’Reilly new book Confronting the Presidents: No Spin Assessment from Washington to Biden.
  - Jimmy Buchannan worst president in history
- Ryan Seacrest made his first appearance on September 9th as the host of Wheel of Fortune

RANDOM ACTS OF KINDNESS

PICK Stories

Reader’s Digest stories of kindness
- https://www.rd.com/article/kindness-strangers/
There’s actually a Random Acts of Kindness Foundation
- https://www.randomactsofkindness.org/
High School students in Vienna Virginia bought a school custodian a cherry red jeep wrangler. They started a GoFundMe which raised $20000. Falls down when he hears the vehicle is for him and starts rolling on the ground. He then gives each student involved a hug.
- https://www.msn.com/en-us/video/news/watch-high-school-students-surprise-custodian-with-a-dream-gift/vi-AA1qxkxi?ocid=BingNewsBrowse&t=3

PLAY A GAME

Do you know Star Wars’ greatest villain?
- Trivia questions

THIS WEEK IN HISTORY

SHOVEL STORIES
September 11th, 2001 – We were attacked by terrorists from the Middle East.
- Alfie Alvarado: Like a Crumbling Statue

She videoed 911 attack results on one of the World Trade Center’s towers. There are many clips in the article. I picked this one.

On the Ground on 9/11: Video Footage | HISTORY

September 15th, Mohamed Ali (AKA the greatest and one of the most influential sports figures in US History) defeats Leon Spinkss in rematch
- Both were Olympic Gold Medalist 1976(Spinks) & 1960 (Ali)- Ali was 11 years older than Spinks
- First First was on Feb 15th, 1978 before a sellout crowd of 5,298 that produced a gate of $756,300, The 10–1 underdog Spinks ended up winning two of the scorecards 145–140 and 144–141, while the third was 142–143 giving him a split decision win. Spinks became the Undisputed Heavyweight Champion after only eight professional bouts, and the only man ever to take a world title away from Ali in the ring, as Ali’s other losses were either non-title bouts or world title fights where Ali was the challenger

PICK STORIES
- https://www.rfi.fr/en/africa/20240912-ethiopia-s-broken-crown-the-fall-of-haile-selassie-50-years-on
  - On 12 September 1974, Ethiopia’s Emperor Haile Selassie I was quietly deposed by the Armed Forces Coordinating Committee – the Derg – after several months of nationwide demonstrations and strikes.
    - the Derg would proclaim itself to be “Marxist-Leninist” and seek the backing of Moscow
  - In power for 44 years
  - the 225th descendant of the dynasty of King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba
  - Ethopia was never colonized by Europeans attributed to Haile Selassie
  - He abolished slavery
  - Haile Selassie was a symbol of Ethiopia’s independence, particularly during the invasion by Italian forces under dictator Benito Mussolini in 1935. When he went into exile in Europe, Selassie gave a keynote speech at the League of Nations on 28 June, 1936, that left a lasting impression on the world stage.
  - He advocated for African unity and helped establish the Organisation of African Unity in 1963, securing its headquarters in Addis Ababa.
  - The Ethiopian monarchy was finally abolished in March 1975, when Haile Selassie was imprisoned in the basement of the imperial palace.
  - About one year later, on August 27, 1975, he would be assassinated by Derg officers.
    - Interesting fact about ethiopia no more gasoline cars are allowed to be imported
- September 14, 1927 – In Nice, France, famed ballet dancer Isadora Duncan was killed in a freak accident as the long scarf she was wearing became caught in the moving wheel of the car in which she was riding, strangling her.
  - THis week Ballerina Michaela Mabinty DePrince has died. She was 29. Born in Sierra Leone in 1995, DePrince became a war orphan and adopted by an American family when she was a child, according to the BBC. Obsessed with ballet from a young age, a 5-year-old DePrince was enrolled in the Rock School of Dance in Philadelphia. she made history as the youngest principal dancer at the Dance Theatre of Harlem, before moving to the Netherlands to dance with the Dutch National Ballet, according to her Instagram. Upon her return, she joined the Boston Ballet. DePrince was also a published author, writing her life story in “Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina” and also publishing “Ballet Dreams.”
- September 14, 1901 – Eight days after being shot, President William McKinley died from wounds suffered during an assassination attempt in Buffalo, New York. He was succeeded by Theodore Roosevelt.
- September 14, 1960 – The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) was formed by representatives of oil-producing countries meeting in BaghSHOVEL.

BY THE NUMBERS

PICK STORIES
- Trump’s social media stock explodes higher after Donald Trump says he’s not selling
  - The stock appears to be directly tied to Donald Trump’s success. The stock went down after a poor debate performance and goes up when he decides to keep the stock and not dump it after the restriction date of September 19th.
- [CLIP] Google may be required to breakup after a ruling that they are abusing their search monopoly.
  - Judge Amit Mehta is considering
  - Ideas are separating chrome and the android operating system
    - How these companies survive on their own is a mystery since they are provided free of charge to consumers.
    - This is occurring in the EU as well.
- https://tradingeconomics.com/currencies
  - For the most part the USD lost strength this week against most currencies. Gained a little this week against the pound and euro less than a percentage point. .04 and .1 respectively. The mexican peso gained 3.87% against the dollar to 19.19 pesos for every dollar
- https://tradingeconomics.com/stocks
- https://www.reuters.com/markets/stocks/
  - Most US and international market indexes are up with the US markets leading the way.
    - TSX composite index the leading canadian stock market index was up 3.46%
      - Leading stocks shopify up 1.7%
    - IBEX 35 index the spanish stock market index up 3.29%
      - A Leading stock santander up 2%. This is a european financial services company. Essentially it’s a bank.
- https://tradingeconomics.com/commodities
  - Energy
    - Mostly energy commodities were up
    - Gas and oil up. 2% and 1.45% respectively
    - Propane down 4.53% and ethanol down 7.48%
  - Metals
    - Metals all up with Silver, platinum and gold leading the way with 9.95%, 8.43%, 3.68% respectively
      - Mostly due to job numbers and lower bond yields
  - Agriculture
    - Canola down 4.91% after a big gain last week
    - Oat and wheat up big 12.7% and 7.59%
      - Oat 3.77 a bushel
      - Wheat 5.9525 a bushel
        
        Wheat up after a ukrainian ship gets hit with missile headed to Egypt
    - Coffee up 6.78% 2.56 lb
      - International coffee organization reported a 12.2% increase in coffee use worldwide july – july
      - Typhoon in vietnam damage to coffee crops
      - Along with brazil’s Minas Gerais region having little rainfall expecting coffee crops there to be impacted
    - Biggest loser orange juice down 12.32% 4.82 lb
      - An incurable citrus greening disease on fruit and fruit trees
      - Drought in brazil and hurricane weather in florida
      - Not as much demand

SPORTS

SHOVEL STORIES
Manchester City vs Premier League: Date set, hearing details and possible punishments
Manchester City’s hearing into 115 charges of allegedly breaking Premier League financial rules will begin on Monday.

City, who won a record fourth straight title last season, have been accused of breaking the Premier League’s financial regulations over a nine-year period from 2009. If found guilty at the hearing, City could face a range of punishments including relegation, points deductions and financial fines. Possibly strip their titles. I think it is unlikely.
The Blues won the Premier League three times between over the period of the alleged breaches, lifting the top title in 2012, 2014 and 2018.

College Football

https://www.ncaa.com/rankings/football/fbs/associated-press

PICK STORIES

NHL hockey player dies along with brother who also was a hockey player who played for Boston College. Johnny gaudreau and brother matthew were riding bicycles when they were hit by a car. Driver had a BAC of .087%
MLB Playoffs are coming
- If the season ended today…
  - American League
    - Byes: No. 1 Yankees, No. 2 Guardians
    - Wild Card Series: No. 3 Astros vs. No. 6 Twins, No. 4 Orioles vs. No. 5 Royals
  - National League
    - Byes: No. 1 Phillies, No. 2 Dodgers
    - Wild Card Series: No. 3 Brewers vs. No. 6 Mets, No. 4 Padres vs. No. 5 D-backs
NCAA
- Rankings
  - RANK SCHOOL POINTS RECORD PREV
  - 1 Georgia (54) 1566 2-0 1
  - 2 Texas (4) 1492 2-0 3
  - 3 Ohio State (5) 1476 2-0 2
  - 4 Alabama 1331 2-0 4
  - 5 Ole Miss 1323 2-0 6
  - 6 Missouri 1125 2-0 9
  - 7 Tennessee 1107 2-0 14
  - 8 Penn State 1090 2-0 8
  - 9 Oregon 1077 2-0 7
  - 10 Miami (FL) 1073 2-0 12
  - 11 Southern Cal 1022 2-0 13
  - 12 Utah 1010 2-0 11
  - 13 Oklahoma State 734 2-0 16
  - 14 Kansas State 702 2-0 17
  - 15 Oklahoma 672 2-0 15
  - 16 LSU 521 1-1 18
  - 17 Michigan 503 1-1 10
  - 18 Notre Dame 427 1-1 5
  - 19 Louisville 383 2-0 22
  - 20 Arizona 381 2-0 20
  - 21 Iowa State 309 2-0 NR
  - 22 Clemson 292 1-1 25
  - 23 Nebraska 142 2-0 NR
  - 24 Boston College 116 2-0 NR
  - 25 Northern Illinois 114 2-0 NR
- WEEK 3
  - 24 Boston College @ 6 Missouri 11:45 AM SEC Network Memorial Stadium, Columbia, MO
    - Only ranked on ranked game this week
    - 27-21
    - Mizzou was tested in this one. If BC doesnt turn the ball over when they did it might have ended differently
    - Brady Cook and Luther Burden III hooked up quite a bit in this one.
    - Missouri Pass Leader: Brady Cook — 21/30, 264 yards, 1 TD, 0 INT
    - Boston College Pass Leader: Thomas Castellanos — 16/28, 249 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
    - Missouri Rush Leader: Nate Noel — 22 carries, 121 yards, 0 TD
    - Boston College Rush Leader: Treshaun Ward — 6 carries, 21 yards, 0 TD
    - Missouri Rec. Leader: Luther Burden III — 6 receptions, 117 yards, 1 TD
    - Boston College Rec. Leader: Reed Harris — 1 reception, 67 yards, 1 TD
  - 18 Notre Dame @ Purdue 2:30 PM CBS Paramount+ Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, IN
    - 66-7
    - Complete domination from start to end by Notre Dame.
    - Riley leonard has to get better at passing if Notre Dame is going to get into the playoff.
    - Notre Dame Pass Leader: Riley Leonard — 11/16, 112 yards, 0 TD, 0 INT 3 rushing tds 100 yds rushing
    - Purdue Pass Leader: Hudson Card — 11/24, 124 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
    - Notre Dame Rush Leader: Jeremiyah Love — 10 carries, 109 yards, 1 TD
    - Purdue Rush Leader: Reggie Love III — 10 carries, 61 yards, 0 TD
    - Notre Dame Rec. Leader: Jayden Harrison — 2 receptions, 47 yards, 0 TD
    - Purdue Rec. Leader: Kam Brown — 1 reception, 52 yards, 0 TD
  - Washington State @ Washington 2:30 PM Peacock Lumen Field, Seattle, WA
    - 24-19
    - In an upset the Cougars of Washington St. win the Apple cup.
    - Called the apple cup because the major producer is apples
    - This was the John Mateer show
    - Washington State Pass Leader: John Mateer — 17/34, 245 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
    - Washington Pass Leader: Will Rogers — 23/31, 314 yards, 1 TD, 0 INT
    - Washington State Rush Leader: John Mateer — 16 carries, 62 yards, 2 TD
    - Washington Rush Leader: Jonah Coleman — 14 carries, 75 yards, 0 TD
    - Washington State Rec. Leader: Josh Meredith — 7 receptions, 111 yards, 1 TD
    - Washington Rec. Leader: Giles Jackson — 8 receptions, 162 yards, 1 TD
  - 9 Oregon @ Oregon State 2:30 PM FOX Reser Stadium, Corvallis, OR
    - Oregon looks a lot better than they had previously.
    - 49-14
    - Dillion Gabriel threw for 2 ran for 1
    - Oregon st had a good first half but couldnt stop oregon in the second.
    - Oregon Pass Leader: Dillon Gabriel — 20/24, 291 yards, 2 TD, 0 INT
    - Oregon State Pass Leader: Gevani McCoy — 22/34, 172 yards, 0 TD, 0 INT
    - Oregon Rush Leader: Jordan James — 12 carries, 86 yards, 2 TD
    - Oregon State Rush Leader: Anthony Hankerson — 15 carries, 57 yards, 2 TD
    - Oregon Rec. Leader: Tez Johnson — 7 receptions, 110 yards, 0 TD
    - Oregon State Rec. Leader: Trent Walker — 8 receptions, 68 yards, 0 TD
  - Alabama, Tennessee 71-0, Ole Miss, Miami, USC look like some of the best teams in the country. LSU squeaks by South Carolina 36-33 (really good game) and so does Georgia 13-12 against SEC rival Kentucky.
  - https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/college-football-rankings-grades-notre-dame-gets-a-mark-georgia-earns-a-d-on-week-3-report-card/
NFL
- WEEK 1
  - Games we decided to cover
    - Rams v lions 20-26
      - Stafford 317 1 td 1 int
      - Goff 217 1 td 1 int
      - Goes into overtime
      - Lions dominate line of scrimmage in overtime
      - Puka nakua out for 4 weeks
      - Cooper Kupp 14 receptions 110yds 1td
    - Jets vs 49ers
      - What do we think of aaron rodgers performance?
  - Standouts after week 1
    - https://fantasy.espn.com/football/leaders
    - Josh allen and jayden daniels both with 2 rushing tds. Lamar also impressive 122 rushing yds
    - Baker mayfield 289yds 4tds 0 ints
    - Sequon with 3tds 2 rushing 1 receiving
    - Mixon highest carries with 30 for 159yds 1 rushing td. Finishes at 2nd for the week in total fantasy points
    - Cooper Cupp 14 receptions by far the highest caught and targeted receiver in the nfl week 1
    - Allen Lazzard had a nice day with 6 rec 89 yds 2 tds.
    - Mike Evans with 2tds
    - Tight ends isaiah likely finishes atop the league 9 receptions 111yds 1td…targeted 12 times.
  - Injuries
  - Pick ‘ems
    - PICK totals: 12-4
    - SHOVEL total: 13-3
- WEEK 2
  - Buffalo v Dolphins game 31-10
    - Tua Tagovailoa concussion
      - He’s thinking about retirement after 3rd concussion in 3 years.
      - Had 145 and td
      - 3 interceptions
        
        1 weird bad bounce
      - Hill had 24 yds
      - Waddle 41
      - Achane 22/96 7/69 1td
    - Josh Allen 139 1td
    - Khalil Shakir 5/54 yd
    - James cook what a day 11/78 2td 1/17 1td
  - Bengals v chiefs 425pm start time sunday
  - Bears v texans sunday night game 820pm
EPL
- Newcastle United’s next game is on Sun Sept 15 11:30am against the Wolves. They are away. The Wolves are on the edge of Relegation right now.
  - Newcastle wins 2-1 with 2 late goals in the second half. Newcastle dominated the match and time of possession. They are bound to go up in the standings getting all 3pts for the win leaving them 3-1-0 this season.
- The Totenham Hotspurs will play Sun Sept 15 9am against Arsenal. Tottenham is in 10th place while Arsenal is in the top 4 at 4.
  - Loses 0-1 1-1-2
  - Watched most of the first half. Tottenham played well with over 60% of possession time.
- Champions league starts Sept 17th and the EPL is sending: Arsenal, Manchester City, Liverpool, and Aston Villa
  - Matchday 1: 17–19 September 2024
  - Matchday 2: 1/2 October 2024
  - Matchday 3: 22/23 October 2024
  - Matchday 4: 5/6 November 2024
  - Matchday 5: 26/27 November 2024
  - Matchday 6: 10/11 December 2024
  - Matchday 7: 21/22 January 2025
  - Matchday 8: 29 January 2025

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Who will be our next Commander and Chief?
2nd suggestion