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What Roger Goodell can learn from Adam Silver: lessons in public relations

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Both Roger Goodell and Adam Silver have recently had to deal with public relations disasters.  Former NBA owner Donald Sterling’s phone conversation with his then-“friend” V. Stiviano revealed him to be a racist.  A particular hot button issue bothering Sterling was Stiviano having taken a photo with former Laker Magic Johnson and posting the photo on Instagram.  Sterling was apparently outraged...

Blue Jays to not play anyone at second base

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The Toronto Blue Jays, in a surprise twist, have just announced that they will not be playing a second baseman, despite initially confirming Ryan Goins as the opening day starter at the position.  In a press conference, General Manager Alex Anthopoulos said, “Out of desperation we named Ryan Goins the starting second baseman.  The previous year we signed Macier Izturis with the expectation that...

Russian government considering extermination of stray Olympians

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The winter Olympics in Sochi have produced some memorable moments thus far, including the release of photos revealing the construction of side-by-side toilets, complaints of poorly designed courses, Russian cronyism inflating the cost of the games, back room dealings amongst figure skating judges, and reports of the comically small beds being slept on by the respective men’s hockey teams.  But...

Early polls show Torontonians favour “the other guy” in upcoming mayoral election

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Hot on the heels of his “I’m not Rob Ford” political campaign, polls are indicating that the other guy has an early lead on Rob Ford in the upcoming mayoral election in Toronto.  Campaign critics have lauded the other guy’s campaign strategy, with some even suggesting that it may inspire a similar cultural zeitgeist as Obama’s equally memorable “Hope” campaign. We approached Torontonians to get a...

Creators of Wikipedia invent new, immersive form of Wikipedia called the library

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The future is finally here.  The creators of Wikipedia have done it again, inventing a new, immersive form of Wikipedia called the library.  “It used to be that you were at a distance from Wikipedia, staring at it from your screen monitor.  With the invention of the library, we have revolutionized how you can use Wikipedia so that it is a much more integrative experience.  You can grab and touch...

New Jurassic Park to be released, with Chris Bosh headlining as brachiosaurus

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EVAN IVKOVIC <Staff Writer> For Chris Bosh, his dream of headlining a major motion picture is finally coming true.  Bosh, harnessing his knack for looking like a dinosaur, is headlining the new Jurassic Park movie as a brachiosaurus. Bosh informed reporters: It was either this or a movie where I play an ostrich that learns to love his owner.  There was also a promising role as a giraffe...

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