Columbus, OH

The bloke reading out the football scores on the radio every week must have loved getting to our results last season, because he could confidently trot out the above without thinking and be right more often than not. We scored just one goal in our final six games, or eight in 15 if you go a little further back, looking about as capable of scoring as Jozy Altidore with an empty net. Yes, THAT bad!

Free-scoring Sunderland - How Régis Le Bris has the Mackems firing again

Plymouth Argyle have signed goalkeeper Daniel Grimshaw from Blackpool for an undisclosed fee. Grimshaw, 26, began his career at boyhood club Manchester City but left for the Seasiders in the summer of 2021 on a free transfer. Having signed his deal at Home Park after the midday deadline, Grimshaw will...

Plymouth sign goalkeeper Grimshaw from Blackpool

I tried to contact the ticket office by telephone today and after listening to a recorded intro message for almost a minute, I was finally in the queue. Fifteen minutes later, I got the ‘trying to connect you’ message and was then cut off, and this was the same result during my next four attempts.

Fan Letters: “Fan communication at Sunderland needs to be better!”

Almost every Sunderland fan has heard about Len Shackleton, the ‘Clown Prince of Football’, but amidst the tricks and the tales of Roker Park’s ultimate showman it is sometimes assumed he was all about style over substance. Make no mistake though, Shackleton was not just some sort of maverick show pony – he was a bona fide great of the game and against Manchester City in 1951 he proved once again how much of an impact he could have.

On This Day (25th August 1951): Superb Shack-trick for Sunderland’s Len!

More warning signs are being put up at a Devon beauty spot after two people were rushed to hospital after being bitten by adders. A Facebook post from Braunton Burrows Public Information said two visitors went to hospital after being bitten at the nature reserve near Saunton Sands beach on Friday.

Adder warning in Devon after two people bitten

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Herbie J Pilato

In the mid-1970s, Good Timesmade a star of actor/comedian Jimmy 'JJ'/'Dynomite' Walker. However, behind the scenes, the tension between the stars was relatively challenging. According to what Jimmie Walker once relayed, most of the show's cast rarely had any interaction behind the camera. Walker didn't recall having any conversations with actress Esther Rolle, who played his TV mother, Florida Evans, or actor John Amos, who played James Evans, his TV mother.

Actor/Comedian Jimmie "JJ" Walker Behind the Scenes of TV's 'Good Times' in the 1970s

North Carolina State

Boone, NC

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Looking for a laid-back summer getaway? North Carolina has you covered with its charming small towns, perfect for a long weekend escape. Southern Living recently recognized our state by including four North Carolina towns in their list of "The 15 Most Adorable Small Towns for a Summer Getaway."

4 North Carolina Small Towns Named Most Adorable In The South

Fire crews from Bedfordshire say they will be at the scene, near the A5, for several hours.

Firefighters tackle 'large' hay bale blaze

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One raunchy piece of advice made Haliey Welch an internet sensation — though her fame has come with a price. The 23-year-old, best known as "hawk tuah girl," has had to deal with some rather creepy fans ever since a video of Welch giving a tip about intercourse went insanely viral online.

'Hawk Tuah' Girl Haliey Welch Says She Was Offered $600 to 'Spit in a Jar' After Her Lovemaking Tip

The Independent

The daughter of BBC racing commentator John Hunt sent a text urging the recipient to call 999 after she was shot with a crossbow, an inquest heard. Hannah Hunt, 28, and her sister Louise, 26, both died from crossbow bolt injuries in an attack in Bushey earlier this month, Hertfordshire Coroner’s Court was told on Tuesday, while their mother Carol  died from stab wounds. When officers arrived they found Hannah alive in the main doorway of the home, with a crossbow bolt still in her chest, senior coroner for Hertfordshire Geoffrey Sullivan was told.Hannah had texted someone telling them...

Racing commentator John Hunt’s daughter ‘sent 999 text after she was shot with crossbow’

Passengers are being advised to check before they travel across six routes on the Northern line.

Northern issues 'check before travel' warning

The mother of a woman who killed herself by ingesting a poisonous substance she sourced online has criticised "failings and misunderstandings" in her daughter's care. Beth Langton, 22, who had been diagnosed with a personality disorder and complex post-traumatic stress disorder, was discovered in her flat in Retford, Nottinghamshire, on 18 February 2023.

Mum stunned by 'failings' before daughter's death

The US Sun

A WOMAN in her 50s had been queuing for a fairground ride with two children when she plunged 30ft from Blackpool Central Pier. Holidaymakers watched on in horror as the woman landed on the solid wet sand below with a “huge thud” yesterday afternoon. She was left in a critical condition after tumbling through the […]

Woman in 50s was queuing with 2 kids to use rides on Blackpool Pier when she plunged 30ft through ‘open service hole’

A 10-year-old boy with a brain tumour has returned to the hospital that treated him to have a party. Jacob, from Gosport, Hampshire, spent six weeks receiving Proton Beam Therapy (PBT) at University College London Hospital (UCLH) after being diagnosed with a brain tumour aged seven. In a trip organised...

Boy with brain tumour has 'amazing' party at old ward

Los Angeles County, CA

As Alfalfa in the classic Our Gang/Little Rascals comedic feature film shorts-turned-TV-series, former child star Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer brought to the screen his unique brand of humor, coupled with an unmelodic voice, freckles, and a protruding hair cowlick. The Gang/Rascals franchise was later rebooted on the big screen with a cast of new young stars.

Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer: A Tragic Child Star Story of a Dog, a Few Dollars, and a Deadly Altercation

When the club statement on June 30 confirmed the devastating news (which we already knew from Tom Garry of The Guardian) that Reading FC Women had withdrawn from the Barclays Championship (tier two) and were moving to tier five of the pyramid, so began the waiting game for details of the plan to rebuild this once-proud women’s football club.

How Do You Rebuild Your House After It’s Been Burned To The Ground?

Explore Beaufort SC

The Lowcountry is home to lots of history and culture, and some of it is disappearing today. Praise houses were first established in the Lowcountry sea islands on St. Helena Island’s many plantations as places to meet and worship. Since there were few formal church buildings on St. Helena Island, most of the island’s slave inhabitants could only walk or ride to the main church on Sunday mornings, if at all.

The vanishing Gullah Praise Houses of the Sea Islands

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Dianna Carney

Sandy Paws Rescue Inc., a foster-based rescue in Massachusetts, is still looking for a forever home for an adorable six-year-old French bulldog named Joannie. The local animal rescue explains: “Joannie was found as a stray extremely emaciated and less than half her current weight now. She was missing fur on her body, face and ears. She has been nursed back to health and is doing wonderfully. While her age and exact history is unknown, it is clear she has mothered more than enough litters in her short lifetime.”

Meet The "Extreme Snuggler" French Bulldog Still Looking For Love

Georgia State

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We join a gold panning group to search for treasure. In August 1829, the Georgia Journal, a Milledgeville newspaper, announced that two gold mines had been discovered in Habersham County. The report onfirmed for the broader public a loosely held secret shared by a few new white settlers: the gold region of North and South Carolina extended into Georgia.

Georgia's Gold Fever: Prospectors Still Hunting after 100 Years

Jarrolds in Wymondham is to close next month after nearly 40 years of trading in the town.

Store to close after change in High Street - owner

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Fan Letters: The Speakman Out brigade and model-doubters might want to read Andrew’s letter...

I’d like to take issue with the letter I’ve just read from Colin Mafham. To say that it was completely divorced from reality is a huge...

Fan Letters: The Speakman Out brigade and model-doubters might want to read Andrew’s letter...

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