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Steve McMichael is a Hall of Famer. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) Chicago Bears legend Steve McMichael was sent to the emergency room Thursday with suspected pneumonia, according to a statement from his publicist. On Saturday, an update regarding the 66-year-old’s condition was provided by Jarett Payton, the son of iconic Bears running back Walter Payton. McMichael has contracted MRSA, his second infection since he was admitted to intensive care at a suburban Chicago hospital. Payton… Source link

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Syracuse to add Orange legend Dave Bing to Ring of Honor  syracuse.com Source link

Jeff Beck performs at Helsinki Blues Festival on June 19, 2022. (Photo: Lehtikuva/Jussi Nukari via Reuters) Jeff Beck, one of the most innovative and influential guitar gods of the 1960s’ British Invasion and the No. 5 entry on Rolling Stone’s ranking of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time, has died suddenly at age 78. The shocking news — which comes just two months after the eight-time Grammy-winner and two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee wrapped his concert tour with friend… Source link

Pickleball has exploded in popularity among all age groups — including a who’s-who of celebrities such as Bill Gates, Leonardo diCaprio, George Clooney, and legendary NFL quarterback Drew Brees. Brees, who has long played the game and is now a part-owner of the Mad Drops Club of Major League Pickleball, described the sport as “a combination between tennis and ping-pong. It’s a fast-paced game.” “It’s really more of a game about patience than it is about power,” Brees said on Yahoo Finance… Source link

The late Jack Welch led the transformation of General Electric into a multinational corporation that, at one point, became the world’s most valuable company — earning him a reputation as “manager of the century.” But a recent book raises questions about that legacy. In “The Man Who Broke Capitalism,” reporter David Gelles argues that Welch popularized an approach to management that focused on shareholder value at the expense of workers and, ultimately, the company he ran. One of Welch’s… Source link

‘They’ll chicken out’: Fund legend Rick Rule says the Fed won’t keep hiking rates aggressively to prevent ‘amazing damage.’ Here are 3 spots he likes for your dough The Fed is raising interest rates aggressively in an attempt to tame raging inflation. But according to legendary investor Rick Rule — former president and CEO of investment fund Sprott U.S. Holdings — things may not go as planned for America’s central bank. “I think they’ll chicken out,” he told Stansberry… Source link

Leading U.S. crypto exchange Coinbase is “tremendously overvalued” at current levels, warned short-selling legend Jim Chanos, predicting a collapse in fee income that will send the stock plunging. He told the Crypto Critics Corner podcast that Coinbase still gorges itself on overly favorable retail trading commissions, and his short position is based on an end to the “feasting” it enjoys relative to mature brokers like Charles Schwab. “Coinbase was not a call on crypto prices,”… Source link

Charley Taylor was an offensive threat wherever he got the ball. (Getty Images) Charley Taylor, the Washington Commanders Hall of Famer who retired as the NFL’s all-time leading receiver, died Saturday, the team announced. He was 80 years old. Taylor played his entire career in Washington, accruing eight Pro Bowl nods, two NFL receptions titles and the 1964 Rookie of the Year Award. He retired with not only 9,110 career receiving yards, most in NFL history at that point, but also 1,488 rushing… Source link

Twitter found a novel way to make Minnesota angry on Thursday. It said Alan Page isn’t notable enough for its fabled blue check mark. That would be Alan Page, the Minnesota Vikings legend. Alan Page, the Pro and College Football Hall of Famer. Alan Page, the Minnesota Supreme Court justice. Alan Page, the recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Alan Page, the namesake of the NFLPA’s community service award. All of that sounds like a fairly notable person — it goes without saying that… Source link

After a highly productive career in MMA, Anderson Silva is taking on a new challenge. The former UFC middleweight champion will try his hand at boxing in a match against Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. on Saturday.  This isn’t going to be a one-fight deal for Silva, however. Once Saturday’s fight is over, Silva is looking for another opponent, and he’s open to that opponent being one of the Paul brothers, according to TMZ. Silva said “everything is possible” regarding his next fight. He mentioned that… Source link