The Washington Nationals announced plans Wednesday to display a Black Lives Matter squad on the pitcher’s mound during their first game of the season against the New York Yankees on Thursday night, in a move that MLB said all teams they will have the option to do. The Nationals said …
Read More »How the Seattle NHL team became the Kraken
When NHL Seattle first installed signage at its downtown office in 2018, employees arrived at work the next morning in surprise. Attached to the door was a sticky note with a handwritten message: “Drop the Kraken.” “That may have been the first time I heard or thought about Kraken,” said …
Read More »Ancient Roman artifacts discovered by the police in a Spanish seafood store
Written by Rob Picheta, CNN Authorities inspecting a seafood store in Spain have uncovered a collection of ancient Roman containers, called amphoras, some of which may have been created in the 1st century and recovered from shipwrecks on the Mediterranean coast. A total of 13 Roman amphoras were found, along …
Read More »Seattle Kraken will take the ice in the 2021-22 NHL season
The Kraken has been released. The Seattle NHL team, which will debut in the 2021-22 season, has finally announced its name, the Kraken, as well as a color scheme: ice blue and navy blue with red accents. The NHL officially named Seattle as its 32nd team in 2018 for an …
Read More »Rejected! ‘Rico’ Georges St-Pierre shoots down the call of Kamaru Usman: ‘It is better if I stay retired’
Every UFC welterweight champion who makes an impressive career will make comparisons to the best 170-pound fighter of all time, including current division king Kamaru Usman. Perhaps that is why “The Nigerian Nightmare” called for an inherited confrontation against Georges St-Pierre. It is not happening. “Rush” was flattered by the …
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