Friday, November 22

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Johnny Manziel’s new ‘Money Bar’ will not open after TAMU season opener Saturday
1Sep By adminNo Comments
Money

Johnny Manziel’s new ‘Money Bar’ will not open after TAMU season opener Saturday

Johnny Manziel's Money Bar, the highly-anticipated bar and nightclub of former Texas A&M quarterback and 2012 Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel, was expected to be open by the university's football season opener against the University of New Mexico Saturday. However, fans will have to wait a little longer to go. Owner J.D. Fybanaz says they made quick progress on the bar located in Northgate, announcing the creation of the bar on July 31. But he says they couldn't get the construction done in time for the game.Fybanaz says he went to Texas A&M with Manziel and says they've always wanted to open a bar in College Station. "Anyways, I've always wanted to do a bar in College Station and knowing Johnny, I just thought it'd be the perfect fit, and he was interested," Fybanaz said. I...
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ESPN Parts Ways With Another Longtime Host After Mass Layoffs
31Aug By adminNo Comments
Entertainment

ESPN Parts Ways With Another Longtime Host After Mass Layoffs

NFL and college football host Wendi Nix is out at ESPN after a long career with the sports network.“Exactly 17 years ago, I walked into ESPN wide-eyed and excited. This week, I walk out the same way. Grateful, but equally excited about the next chapter. To be continued...” Nix wrote on Instagram last week as she posed poolside with her dog.Nix’s contract had expired and was not renewed, the New York Post reported, citing an unidentified source. Kelsey Riggs will replace Nix on “College Football Live,” according to the Post.Nix was hired by ESPN in August 2006 as a college football, NFL and golf reporter. In 2020, she was tapped to host “NFL Rewind” and “College Football Live” after hosting “NFL Live” and “Sunday NFL Countdown.”A former collegiate golfer at Wofford, she also contributed oc...
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What is a conservatorship? The legal arrangement at the center of Michael Oher’s case.
16Aug By adminNo Comments
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What is a conservatorship? The legal arrangement at the center of Michael Oher’s case.

Ex-NFL player Michael Oher shocked "The Blind Side" fans this week after revealing in court papers that contrary to the 2009 film's depiction of his life, the Tuohy family of Tennessee didn't actually adopt him.In a reversal of the film's heartwarming ending, Oher alleges that Leigh Anne and Sean Tuohy misled him nearly 20 years ago into signing documents which gave them a conservatorship over him. The legal documents, which Oher claims he was falsely told was "for all intents and purposes, an adoption," provided the Tuohys with the ability to profit from his name and likeness. The conservatorship continues today but should be discontinued going forward, Oher claimed in his petition, arguing he's old enough to handle his own business affairs.  In respon...
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Former NFL star Michael Oher, inspiration for “The Blind Side,” claims Tuohy family never adopted him
15Aug By adminNo Comments
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Former NFL star Michael Oher, inspiration for “The Blind Side,” claims Tuohy family never adopted him

Michael Oher, the former NFL offensive lineman and inspiration for the 2009 box office success "The Blind Side," told a Tennessee judge on Monday that contrary to the film version of his life he was never adopted by the Tuohy family, and alleged that the family earned millions from the story.Oher, now 37, has petitioned a Shelby County judge to revoke the conservatorship from the Tuohys, arguing that he's old enough to handle his own business affairs. The Tuohys "have falsely and publicly represented themselves as the adoptive parents of Michael," the petition claims. In "The Blind Side," Lee Anne Tuohy was portrayed by Sandra Bullock, while Sean Tuohy was played by Tim McGraw. "Since at least August of 2004, Conservators have allowed Michael, specifica...
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