Jelle’s Marble Runs completed four of six events in its latest racing series, the Last Marble Standing. The Freshers finished in first place in Last Marble Standing Event #4, Collision. With two events remaining, Graze of Glory leads overall despite a next-to-last place finish in the Collision event. Graze of […]
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Pogchamps Heads Into Knockout Rounds as Chess Reaches New Highs on Twitch
Eight Twitch streamers remain in contention for the $10,000 top prize in the Pogchamps online chess tournament, which wrapped up its group stage on Sunday. All 16 participants are still fighting for something, as the bottom two players from each pool have moved on to a consolation bracket with a […]
Sushi Date Night at Nobu with Devin Booker and Kendall Jenner
TMZ reported that Kendall Jenner and Devin Booker were spotted at Nobu in Malibu for a fancy sushi dinner before Booker reported to the Phoenix Suns for the continuation of the NBA season and playoffs. “They both looked really good,” said TMZ. “In fact, Kendall walked out of the restaurant […]
Semifinals Set for Clutch Chess International, Twitch Streamers Battle in Pogchamps
Magnus Carlsen is among the four players who advanced to the semifinals of the Clutch Chess Champions Showdown International, defeating young American grandmaster Jeffery Xiong 11.5-6.5 in their quarterfinal match. Carlsen will take on Levon Aronian in the semifinal while Americans Fabiano Caruana and Wesley So will meet up on […]
Gambling Movies: ‘Uncut Gems’ (2019) with Adam Sandler
Adam Sandler plays Howard Ratner, a degenerate gambler from New York City’s Diamond District in “Uncut Gems,” a 2019 film directed by the Safdie Brothers (Benny and Josh). This intense and neurotic gambling movie takes place in 2012 and also stars Kevin Garnett playing himself. The 2012 NBA Eastern Conference […]
Jelle’s Runs: Last Marble Standing, Graze of Glory Leads After 3 Events
We’re in the middle of a special marble racing series by Jelle Marble Runs, with six teams battling in six different events for the Cravendale Cup in the 2020 Last Marble Standing. Graze of Glory took gold twice in two events, including the Funnel Spin and Long Jump, and they […]
Mike Tyson, Henry Cejudo Brawl with Chris Jericho on AEW Dynamite (VIDEO)
Former world heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson threw himself into the middle of a professional wrestling storyline on Wednesday night, brawling with Chris Jericho and his Inner Circle faction to close out an episode of All Elite Wrestling’s Dynamite television show. Tyson was flanked by a number of other combat […]
Beastie Boys Lyrics: Name-Dropping Knicks like Starks, Clyde, Ewing, and Mason
The Beastie Boys, diehard New York Knicks fans, frequently sat courtside at Madison Square Garden and were never shy about giving their hometown basketball team shoutouts by name-dropping players in hip-hop songs and lyrics. Members of the Knicks – like John Starks, Anthony Mason, Patrick Ewing, Willis Reed, and Walt […]
Slaying the Badger: Greg LeMond and Bernard Hinault’s Tour de France Rivalry
Before he could become the first American to win the Tour de France, Greg LeMond had to defeat his mentor and teammate, Bernard Hinault. LeMond and Hinault were best friends who developed an intense and bitter rivalry that inspired the book, “Slaying the Badger” by Richard Moore, which in turn […]
PUBG Sanhok Map: Survival Guide, Best Loot, and Tips
Sanhok, the smallest map in PUBG and PUBG Mobile, offers fast action in a condensed, tropical jungle environment. We compiled a survival guide that includes a list of the best loot spots and other tips for the Sanhok map. Sanhok, inspired by the terrain and architecture of Southeast Asia, is […]
Best Baseball Movie You Never Saw: ‘Long Gone’ (1987)
Sports geeks consider “Long Gone,” a 1987 made-for-TV film at HBO, the best baseball movie you never saw about a minor league ball club set in the Florida panhandle in 1957. Â William Petersen (“To Live and Die in LA”) stars as player/manager Stud Cantrell of the Tampico Stogies in Class […]
New ESPN 30 for 30 Docs: Lance Armstrong, Bruce Lee, and Mark McGwire/Sammy Sosa
Over the next four Sundays, ESPN will air three new “30 for 30” documentary films on Lance Armstrong, Bruce Lee, and the magical summer Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa were chasing the home run record. Between the lack of live major sports and the insane popularity of “The Last Chance” […]
John Oliver and Marble Racing, Last Week Tonight to Sponsor Jelle’s Marble Runs
John Oliver from HBO’s “Last Week Tonight” developed a penchant for marble racing and will now be the new sponsor for the next season of Jelle’s Marble Runs, known as the 2020 Marble League (#ML2020). With major sporting events shuttered around the globe for the past two months, marble racing […]
PUBG Mobile: Miramar Survival Guide, Loot Map and Tips
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds revamped its second map, Miramar, with a recent update dubbed Miramar 2.0 by mobile users. After playing nonstop Miramar over the last week, we have plenty of insight and loot tips to share about the revised desert map on PUBG Mobile. Out of all of the various maps […]
Football Movies: ‘Draft Day’ (2014) with Kevin Costner
Kevin Costner, finally appeared in a football movie in Ivan Reitman’s ‘Draft Day’, a 2014 film with Costner playing Sonny Weaver, the general manager of the Cleveland Browns. The movie takes place as a glimpse into a single day in the life of a pro football GM during the NFL […]
Data: A Complete Guide to Swearing by Online Gamers
We all know that swearing is pervasive in the world of online gaming — you won’t be able to play a session of Call of Duty or often a single match in FIFA without a curse-laden outburst from at least one passionate, angry, or over-excited player. Here at 997655.com, we’ve […]
PUBG Mobile New Update: Mad Miramar 2.0 with Facelift, Sandstorms
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, aka PUBG, released a new mobile update featuring a facelift for the Miramar desert map, which has become the least-popular and most difficult map compared to easier options such as Erangel and Sanhok. The post-apocalyptic “Mad Max” film franchise inspired the redevelopment of Miramar to include sandstorms. Miramar, […]
PUBG Mobile: Erangel Survival Guide, Tips, and Loot Map
Erangel, the first and main map for PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG), is still the most popular venue in the highly successful battle royale game by Tencent Gaming. We share a few tips on where to look for loot on the Erangel map other than the popular places like Pochinki, the military […]
The Last Dance, Episode 1: ‘Mike’ Jordan and Cocaine Traveling Circus
ESPN aired the first two episodes of “The Last Dance,” the documentary about Michael Jordan and his final season with the Chicago Bulls in 1997-98 as they sought to win their sixth championship and complete a second three-peat. The first episode revealed Jordan’s origin story from the freshman named “Mike” […]
2 Suns, 1 Champ: Devin Booker Defeats Deandre Ayton in NBA 2K Tournament
Devin Booker and Deandre Ayton, teammates on the Phoenix Suns, met each other in the championship of the 16-team “players only” NBA 2K tournament hosted on Xbox One. Booker defeated Ayton by winning Games 1 and 2 in the best-of-three championship series. “I said in the beginning that it was […]