About two years ago, in a private room of a restaurant the week of Super Bowl LI in Houston, CBS Sports chairman Sean McManus saw the future. With CBS Sports president David Berson and then-CBS chief Les Moonves, McManus listened as Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo – who was still under contract – talked about potentially becoming the network’s top NFL analyst. “After Tony left, I turned to David and to [Leslie] and said, ‘That’s our guy,’ ” McManus said on a conference call with reporters. “We got to get this guy. I listened to him talk about football and have him answer our questions. I was convinced after that meeting that Tony was the guy we wanted in the booth next to Jim Nantz.” Showing the predictive powers of Romo himself, McManus’ assessment has proved to be prophetic. Romo isn’t just CBS’ No. 1 analyst, he’s the best in the game, and after two seasons on the job, the former Eastern Illinois QB … [Read more...] about Sports media: Tony Romo brings predictive powers to CBS’ Super Bowl broadcast
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Who Botched It Best? Our Favorite Failed Predictions for 2018, From Bitcoin to Bannon
This time last year, John McAfee was so confident about the value of Bitcoin rebounding he promised to “eat his dick on national television” if he was wrong. Scissors please! Kaitlyn Flannigan Before her death in 1996, Bulgarian psychic Baba Vega, known as the “Nostradamus from the Balkans,” left a series of predictions about the future. For 2018, she foretold two epochal events: that China would become the world’s next superpower, taking over from the US—which, kinda obvious but not bad, Baba—and that humanity would discover a new form of energy on Venus. False prophets are a dime a dozen among the crystal ball set, but with 2019 inching up fast, as we write this on our Venus-powered space computer, it feels like a good time to take a closer look at some of the self-appointed civilian Nostradamuses out there whose crystal balls were on the fritz when it came to 2018.Sometimes getting it wrong comes down to a simple mix … [Read more...] about Who Botched It Best? Our Favorite Failed Predictions for 2018, From Bitcoin to Bannon
Trump May Not Be Crazy, But the Rest of Us Are Getting There Fast
CNN before love-making is not his idea of a turn-on. But she can hardly turn it off—engrossed as she is in the latest unnerving gyrations of Washington.Story Continued Below Who else to blame but Donald Trump? A president who excites hot feelings in many quarters has cooled them considerably in the bedroom of a Philadelphia couple, who sought counseling in part because the agitated state of American politics was causing strain in their marriage. The couple’s story was relayed to POLITICO by their therapist on condition of anonymity. But their travails, according to national surveys and interviews with mental health professionals, are not as anomalous as one might suppose. Even when symptoms are not sexual in nature, there is abundant evidence that Trump and his daily uproars are galloping into the inner life of millions of Americans. During normal times, therapists say, their sessions deal with familiar themes: relationships, self-esteem, everyday coping. Current events … [Read more...] about Trump May Not Be Crazy, But the Rest of Us Are Getting There Fast
Trump says Federal Bureau of Investigation should not probe allegations against top court pick
She also said Ford has received threats and has been unable to return to her own home since her allegations became public over the weekend. She's said she wants the FBI to investigate her allegation before appearing in front of lawmakers - a stance that Democrats support but that President Donald Trump and Senate Republicans say won't happen. Kavanaugh's already controversial nomination was made even more so when a woman named Christine Blasey Ford accused him of sexual assault. They did not hang out with her during free period. "This just came out 48 hours ago"."Shame recognizes shame. So like if Trump says, 'There is something I like about this guy, ' we should probably investigate them".Hatch said the committee's job is to decide if Kavanaugh, a federal appeals court judge in Washington, D.C., is someone "other than the outstanding" jurist he has shown himself to be in public testimony and 12 years on the federal bench."In recognition of how hard it can be to discuss allegations of … [Read more...] about Trump says Federal Bureau of Investigation should not probe allegations against top court pick
Record heat hits Seattle, plus Trump and Putin meet in Helsinki
You can read today’s Morning Brief below or sign up here to receive future Morning Briefs directly to your inbox. Get ready for another sizzling day after record-hot weekend Henrietta Morris, 9, was one of hundreds of people trying to cool off yesterday at Seattle’s Madison Park Beach as the temperature hit a record 93 degrees. July 15 hasn’t been this hot in 60 years, and we’ll have to wait a bit for a significant cooldown. Need to know The man who reshaped Airbus into a serious Boeing rival is flying off into the sunset with certainty that his company will grow even stronger. Longtime CEO Tom Enders sat down for an exclusive interview with reporter Dominic Gates about what he expects at this week’s Farnborough air show, competing with Boeing’s next jet, and the plane that “cost me a lot of hair.” Meanwhile, the makers of the LEAP engines that power Boeing’s 737 MAX are revving … [Read more...] about Record heat hits Seattle, plus Trump and Putin meet in Helsinki