During the Final Jeopardy round of the Apr. 27, 2018 episode of syndicated game show “Jeopardy!“, contestant Carolyn Walsh — a software engineer from Brooklyn, N.Y. — could not successfully defend her one-day reign as champion as she incorrectly responded to the clue in the category of Legendary People, “Leodegrance, king of Cameliard, gave the […]
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Shaquille O’Neal Attempts an Australian Accent and Twitter Had Fun with It
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In a post-game interview with Utah Jazz player (and Australian-born) Joe Ingles on TNT’s “Inside the NBA” from Apr. 23, co-host Shaquille O’Neal tried connecting with Ingles’ home roots using an Australian accent and opened with “Joe, hello mate. This is Shaq.” At the conclusion of the interview, O’Neal attempted the accent again and uttered […]
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Alex Trebek Presents His Renditions of Today’s Hit Tunes on ‘Jeopardy’
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During the semifinal game of the ‘Jeopardy’ College Championship that originally aired on April 17, there was a category sarcastically entitled “Deep Lyrics” which featured simple lines from some of the chart-topping hit songs of recent years. The contestants had to respond with the name of the artist(s) who performed those songs. For an amusing […]
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The Yankees and the Red Sox Add Another Benches-Clearing Brawl to Their Heated Rivalry
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It’s a new baseball season but the bitterness between longstanding rival baseball clubs Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees remains. During the seventh inning of the Apr. 11 game at Boston’s Fenway Park, Red Sox relief pitcher Joe Kelly drilled Yankees infielder Tyler Austin in his back with a pitch, in retaliation for a […]
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‘Wheel of Fortune’ Contestant’s Bizarre Path to Victory
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Jonny Knowles, a software designer from North Carolina, was the night’s big winner on the Apr. 9 edition of “Wheel of Fortune” earning over $19,000. But the bigger story was how he arrived at his win — an unconventional path, making various game mistakes along the way. For the puzzle “Dog and Pony Show Me […]
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Notre Dame Wins Women’s National Basketball Championship on Last-Second Shot
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With three seconds remaining in a 58-58 tie game in the Women’s National Championship of college basketball in Columbus, Ohio on Apr. 1, Arike Ogunbowale sank in a three-pointer to ultimately give her Notre Dame Fighting Irish the national title victory — the school’s second-ever in its history, in addition to their 2001 title. It […]
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MLB All-Star Slugger Giancarlo Stanton Impresses in Yankees Debut
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The New York Yankees made one of baseball’s biggest acquisitions of the 2017-18 offseason back in December when they traded for Giancarlo Stanton, the reigning National League Most Valuable Player formerly of the Miami Marlins. Stanton’s first plate appearance as a New York Yankee took place on MLB Opening Day on Mar. 29 in Toronto […]
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