Tuesday, November 26, 2024

Emergency Podcast: A real-life epidemiologist answers our dumb questions

Brad’s friend Nick Davis is the only epidemiologist we know so we invited him on to talk about how much we should be freaking out right now.

Iona already on probation through 2030 after hiring Rick Pitino

Iona College made a deal with the devil this weekend, hiring Rick Pitino as its new head men’s basketball coach. As a result, the school had been put on probation by the NCAA through 2030.

Virginia McCaskey reveals she had a crush on Jimmy Graham in high school

"Oh yes, back in finishing school all my classmates sure were sweet on Jimmy," said McCaskey. "Of course, this was during World War II and many of the boys our age were overseas giving hell to the enemy forces."

Elderly Boston man prepares for retirement by moving to Florida

A Boston man nearing the end of his professional career this week announced he was moving his family to Florida to prepare for retirement.

CBS, TNT, TBS, TruTV to air 136 hours of ‘One Shining Moment’

The networks scheduled to air the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament--CBS, TBS, TNT and TruTV--enacted their contingency plan this week to ensure their advertisers remain happy in lieu of the tournament being canceled.

Mark Grace takes young Cubs under his wing during hiatus to teach slump-busting and...

When Spring Training was placed on lockdown due to the coronavirus, Grace started up an online four-week course called “Get in the Groove with Gracie” for a group of 10 Cubs rookies to teach them what it takes to become a big leaguer.

Theo Epstein quits Cubs to take on coronavirus

With the MLB season on an hiatus of unknown length, Cubs President of Baseball Operations Theo Epstein announced he's quitting his job to focus on becoming an epidemiologist which has long been his secret fallback career.