February 8, 2012 at 3:52 pm by nick.mathews@chron.com (Nick Mathews)
Michael Vick and Tiger Woods are America’s most “disliked” athletes, according to Forbes.
Vick, the Eagles quarterback who spent time in jail over dog fighting charges, and Woods, the golf superstar still recovering from a scandal over his extramarital affairs, each had a “dislike” score of 60 percent.
The survey was conducted by Nielsen and E-Poll Market Research.
Forbes gave Vick the crown since Woods drew fewer “dislike a lot” responses.
Rounding out the top five were:
New York Jets receiver Plaxico Burress (56 percent) — served gun charges for shooting himself in the foot with an unlicensed handgun.
Detroit Lions defensive lineman Ndamukong Suh (51 percent) — stomped a Green Bay Packers player in a Thanksgiving Day game this year.
NBA basketball player Kris Humphries — who had a short-lived marriage to Kim Kardashian.
LeBron James (NBA, 48 percent), Kobe Bryan (NBA, 45), Alex Rodriguez (MLB, 44) and Kurt Busch (NASCAR, 42) were 6-10.
The shark carcass is raised in Karachi, Pakistan. (AP)
A terrifying sea monster 40-foot-long whale shark was retrieved by fishermen in western Pakistan Tuesday, 10 days after they spotted the creature unconscious out in the Arabian Sea, ABC News reported.
Their discovery is among the largest-ever whale sharks, a species of sharks that eats plankton and does not typically pose a threat to humans.
From the story:
Curious onlookers swarmed the pier while two cranes attempted to lift the shark, approximately 40 to 50-feet long and six-feet wide, out of the water. After failing to reel in the fish, more cranes, capable of lifting heavier weights, were called in for the task. The shark was finally lifted from the sea after several hours of efforts and sold for 1.7 million Rupees ($18,750).
Rob Gronkowski, hobbled by an aching ankle, didn’t have a very good Super Bowl. But great athlete that he is, he sucked it up and faced defeat like a man – a man on a mission to dance the night away.
And by “dance,” we mean, bouncing up and down, waving his arms violently and helping guys take off their shirts at the Patriots’ invite-only post-game party.
With all the butt slapping and males prancing around, a casual viewer might think the Patriots actually won.
In other NFL dancing news, Tim Tebow reportedly was considering joining “Dancing with the Stars.”
What about Gronk, DWTS?! Just think how graceful he would be with a good ankle.
February 7, 2012 at 2:07 pm by anna.gallegos@chron.com (Anna Gallegos)
It took only a second for a baby stroller to slip away and roll onto train tracks in Australia, security footage released this week shows. The 5-month-old boy survived with barely a scratch, according to the UK’s Telegraph.
What’s really astounding: A passerby didn’t even look up from his phone as the baby rolled by him and off the platform.
Station officials confirmed that the baby was rescued uninjured before the next train arrived.
The incident at Fairfield station late last year is understood to be one of three involving prams rolling off platforms in 2011 alone.
An identical accident involving a 6-month old baby at a different Melbourne station in 2009 prompted the redesign of platforms in the Australian city, but so far only new platforms slope away from the tracks.
A screen shot of the Congressman’s original post was picked up by the site Literally Unbelievable, showing a snarky comment on the original post that said “The Onion is satire. How exactly did you get elected?” The link has since been deleted from the Congressman’s page.
Hudson Hongo, the blogger who runs Literally Unbelievable, said a “keen-eyed reader” sent in Fleming’s Facebook status after the Onion re-posted the “Abortionplex” article on Friday in response to the Susan G. Komen controversy. “It seems that Rep. Fleming, like many others, has given the nearly year-old article a second life,” Hongo said.
February 7, 2012 at 10:25 am by anna.gallegos@chron.com (Anna Gallegos)
Sasha Grey arrives at HBO's post-Golden Globes party on Jan. 15, 2012 in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Jason Merritt/Getty Images)
The National Education Association wants nothing to do with former adult film star Sasha Grey or the money made from her films.
Assence Films sought to donate a portion of the profits from Grey’s upcoming movie as part of her “recent efforts to expose children to the world of literature,” according to the Huffington Post.
But in a statement Monday to The Huffington Post, NEA officials said “no, thanks.”
“Sasha Grey is not affiliated with the National Education Association’s Read Across America program nor has she been invited or endorsed by NEA to read at any of the association’s Read Across America Day events, and NEA will not accept any proceeds from her latest, or any of her films,” the statement reads. The NEA is the nation’s largest teachers’ union.
Grey, who appeared in HBO’s “Entourage,” previously made headlines for her educational efforts when she read to first- and third-grade students at a Compton, Calif., elementary school.
February 7, 2012 at 9:50 am by dan.mcgraw@chron.com (Dan X. McGraw)
You probably thought you saw all the Super Bowl commercials on Sunday. Sadly, you missed out on seeing Will Ferrell’s ad for Old Milwaukee.
The bizarre TV spot aired in exactly one television market on Sunday — North Platte, Nebraska. It has an estimated 15,180 television homes, making it the second-smallest television market in the U.S.
February 7, 2012 at 8:40 am by dan.mcgraw@chron.com (Dan X. McGraw)
In either a moment of insanity or a flash of brilliance, Jack in the Box will begin to sell a bacon-flavored milkshake at their fast food joints.
It might sound unsavory to some, but sinfully delicious to others. Bacon – much like butter – does tend to make everything taste better, right?
The milkshake is part of an ad campaign, dubbed “Marry Bacon.” The chain, which has more than 2,100 locations, said the beverage would be in limited supply so interested parties should act quickly.
“The shake is not listed on our menus in the restaurants, so it’s more of a ‘secret item’ that people can order,” a Jack in the Box spokesperson told The Huffington Post. “Each restaurant is getting a very limited quantity, so we don’t know how long they will last.”
Granted, this isn’t the first time that bacon – a typical breakfast item – has made its way into the dessert cart.
