Justin Herbert is college football’s most divisive quarterback

If you were to pick the names of two quarterbacks out of a hat, the gulf between Peyton Manning and Josh Allen is about as wide as you could get. Both are 6-foot-5 and about 230 pounds, possessing the ideal body type for a quarterback, but the similarities stop there. Manning retired a surefire Hall … Continue reading "Justin Herbert is college football’s most divisive quarterback"

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Lizzo’s VMA moment: ‘Love yourself in a world that doesn’t love you back!’

Last year, the MTV Video Music Awards didn’t quite seem to capture the music that was really happening at the moment. But the 2019 VMAs — held for the first time in New Jersey, at Newark’s Prudential Center — rectified that early on with a performance by one of the It Girls of summer 2019: … Continue reading "Lizzo’s VMA moment: ‘Love yourself in a world that doesn’t love you back!’"

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MLB admits it botched controversial Yankees-Dodgers call

SEATTLE — The Yankees were informed by MLB that plate umpire Gabe Morales shouldn’t have granted the Dodgers time in the ninth inning of last Saturday’s 2-1 loss at Dodger Stadium. That call likely cost the Yankees a run. Manager Aaron Boone was told Morales should not have stopped the play with Gleyber Torres on … Continue reading "MLB admits it botched controversial Yankees-Dodgers call"

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De Blasio’s town hall was a ratings disaster for CNN

Mayor Bill de Blasio made CNN’s ratings plummet almost as low as his poll numbers with his town hall event Sunday night. Just 376,000 viewers nationwide tuned in to see Hizzoner for the 7 p.m. event, according to Nielsen. Combined with Steve Bullock’s 6 p.m. town hall, CNN registered a 25 percent drop in its … Continue reading "De Blasio’s town hall was a ratings disaster for CNN"

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Earth’s ‘second green lung’ in danger as NASA images show fires ravaging Africa

Shocking new satellite images show there are now more wildfires raging across Africa than in the flame-ravaged Amazon. More than one million square miles of forest in the Congo Basin are now ablaze in an area known as the Earth’s “second green lung.” In the startling NASA images, the fires appear to burn across the … Continue reading "Earth’s ‘second green lung’ in danger as NASA images show fires ravaging Africa"

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Coppa Italia Difficoltà, 3a prova Campitello di Fassa

Il 2 e 3/08 a Campitello di Fassa è in programma la terza prova delle 5 in calendario della Coppa Italia Difficoltà di arrampicata sportiva. Sabato 2 e domenica 3 agosto a Campitello di Fassa è in programma la terza prova della Coppa Italia Difficoltà, per l’organizzazione della Società Sportiva Val di Fassa Climbing. La … Continue reading "Coppa Italia Difficoltà, 3a prova Campitello di Fassa"

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33° Premio ITAS del libro di montagna

“Una volta in Europa”, di John Berger vince il “Cardo d’oro” del 33° premio ITAS del libro di montagna, importante riconoscimento assegnato nell’ambito del Film Festival della Montagna di Trento. Cardo d’oro a “Una volta in Europa”, dell’inglese John Berger per il 33° premio ITAS del libro di montagna, l’importante riconoscimento assegnato nell’ambito del Film … Continue reading "33° Premio ITAS del libro di montagna"

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Dry tooling: Nelson e Ogden in tour

In un recente tour europeo gli americani Ryan Nelson e Jared Ogden hanno salito alcune delle vie di misto moderno più difficili del vecchio continente, tra le quali Mission Impossible e Vertical Limit. E’ indubbio: nel dry tooling regna una certa confusione dei gradi di difficoltà. Ed è certo che questa incertezza sul definire le … Continue reading "Dry tooling: Nelson e Ogden in tour"

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Trip One Karakorum 2005

Il 5/06 è partita per il Baltoro, Karakorum, la spedizione composta da Luca Maspes, Hervè Barmasse, Ezio Marlier, Francesca Chenal, Giovanni Ongaro, Fabio Salini, Gianluca Bellin, Giovanni Pagnoncelli e Cristian Brenna. Sono partiti domenica scorsa, 5 giugno. Ora hanno lasciato Islamabad per imboccare la rituale, nonché eterna e massacrante, scarrozzata sulla Karakorum Freeway. Meta: Chogolisa … Continue reading "Trip One Karakorum 2005"

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Vota le grandi montagne di ALP per il 2008.

E’ partito il secondo turno di Vertical Games, il gioco-sondaggio con cui la redazione di ALP, il mensile italiano di alpinismo, chiede agli appassionati di pronunciarsi sulle 2 Grandi Montagne che verranno pubblicate nella classica collezione del 2008. E’ partito il secondo turno di Vertical Games, il gioco-sondaggio con cui la redazione di ALP, il … Continue reading "Vota le grandi montagne di ALP per il 2008."

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