The Pi Brew
We’re back at it with an all new Brew. Our beloved Eagles are on a bye week. Kanye West and Drake squashed their beef to perform together at a benefit concert for a convicted murderer. The Army/Navy game took place this weekend at MetLife stadium. Rutgers basketball got a huge win. Tom Brady keeps on proving that he’s the G.O.A.T. We have this and so much more to get to, so let’s do this. It’s Brew time.
Well this is a kick to the groin
Damian Lillard would like to play with three-time All-Star Ben Simmons, sources tell @ShamsCharania and @sam_amick.
Under Neil Olshey, the Trail Blazers discussed the framework of a trade for Simmons.
More: https://t.co/dq6hk8mqxe pic.twitter.com/WgrfF8VeyZ
— The Athletic (@TheAthletic) December 6, 2021
But other deals may be brewing
ESPN story on the Sixers accelerating trade talks on Ben Simmons — with Portland making clear that Damian Lillard remains unavailable: https://t.co/b5dfIpQlu0
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) December 10, 2021
Not in our house
Matisse Thybulle wanted to prevent Steph Curry from making history on his watch. With help from his teammates, who he credited as the real key to his success, he carved out a small piece of his own: https://t.co/jfPanjzF3w
— Kyle Neubeck (@KyleNeubeck) December 12, 2021
The Flyers have fired their head coach
The Philadelphia Flyers have relieved head coach Alain Vigneault and assistant coach Michel Therrien of their duties. Mike Yeo will serve as the Flyers interim head coach. https://t.co/KPM9WLZg8J
— Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) December 6, 2021
Rutgers takes down number one Purdue
. @__RHJR is DIFFERENT ‼️‼️
Congrats, @RutgersMBB!! #PoundingNailspic.twitter.com/xfF9f9k2U4
— Rutgers Football (@RFootball) December 10, 2021
Unbelievable!
UNBELIEVABLE!!!!!!!!! #GoRU pic.twitter.com/MsljVRkzeL
— Rutgers Scarlet Knights (@RUAthletics) December 10, 2021
Fans show Dickie V some love
.@DickieV was brought to tears hearing the Baylor-Villanova crowd cheer him on ❤️ pic.twitter.com/HsZb4pQvx0
— ESPN (@espn) December 13, 2021
Sad news from the NFL
We are devastated and completely heartbroken.
Demaryius’ humility, warmth, kindness and infectious smile will always be remembered by those who knew him and loved him. pic.twitter.com/0GLZIr6UP3
— Denver Broncos (@Broncos) December 10, 2021
The Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award
The Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award presented by @Nationwide honors players who have exhibited excellence on-the-field, and whose passion to impact lives extends beyond the game. #ItTakesAllOfUs to make a difference. See the nominees here: https://t.co/R9P2JLXGBm #WPMOY pic.twitter.com/aMOBKbY0Tg
— NFL (@NFL) December 7, 2021
Tom Brady is just that damn good
TOM BRADY TO BRESHAD PERRIMAN FOR THE WALK-OFF WIN 🔥
TD pass No. 7️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ for Brady!
(via @NFL)pic.twitter.com/1kqCYtwd7E
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) December 13, 2021
Urban Meyer looks like an ass here
Mike Vrabel was on Urban Meyer’s coaching staff at Ohio State pic.twitter.com/E5v0xfiQWd
— Trevor Sikkema (@TampaBayTre) December 12, 2021
The mission for Army
The mission is simple.#BEATnavy! pic.twitter.com/mF2pOaWfHf
— Army Football (@ArmyWP_Football) December 10, 2021
Bigger than football
Navy Athletics presents: Bigger Than Football#GoNavy | @NavyFB | @ArmyNavyGame pic.twitter.com/uYckxtPyJz
— Navy Athletics (@NavyAthletics) December 9, 2021
The intro
For those watching, the Army-Navy Game serves as a tribute to all of those who serve our country.
For those playing, it serves as the origin for a lifetime of memories. pic.twitter.com/nqUpj2oZGS
— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) December 11, 2021
A classic
an all time classic Army-Navy sign pic.twitter.com/9RmGHumiSs
— kb ⚜️ (@karinasophia12) December 11, 2021
Big if true
Plz don’t do this 😅 pic.twitter.com/fTGMKj7vIR
— College GameDay (@CollegeGameDay) December 11, 2021
Not a bad view
Not a bad scene for my first Army Navy game. Wow. Unreal!!! pic.twitter.com/nqW593W6d3
— Danny Kanell (@dannykanell) December 11, 2021
Navy wins a close one
NAVY WINS 🙌@NavyFB takes down Army in a hard-fought game pic.twitter.com/eYwoUk9kbk
— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) December 11, 2021
How it ended
NAVY FOR THE WIN 🔥
(🎥: @CBSSports) pic.twitter.com/KfQLJr7uDl
— theScore (@theScore) December 11, 2021
Kanye West and Drake on stage together
Kanye and Drake performing “Forever” together 🐻🦉#KanyeDrakeLive #FreeLarryHoover pic.twitter.com/cUoRNlx50S
— XXL Magazine (@XXL) December 10, 2021
Mercy
MERCY. #FreeLarryHoover pic.twitter.com/cHq8XZGPlP
— Kontrol (@KontrolMusic) December 10, 2021
Bound
KANYE – BOUND 2
FREE LARRY HOOVER SHOW ‘21 pic.twitter.com/44ELJAyHeF— anthony (@anthonywfreeman) December 10, 2021
It appears to be all love between the two
Drake dancing and singing along while Ye performed “All Falls Down” tonight. pic.twitter.com/RiieVdpFSp
— Ye Media (@KanyeMedia_) December 10, 2021
Drake during rehearsal
Drake was rehearsing “24” by Kanye West at the LA Coliseum last night 👀 pic.twitter.com/GerOQJ005q
— Squirt Reynolds (@SquirtReynoIds) December 9, 2021
Does Krasner owe an apology?
Mayor Nutter: “I have to wonder what kind of messed up world of white wokeness Krasner is living in to have so little regard for human lives lost, many of them Black and brown, while he advances his own national profile as a progressive district attorney.”https://t.co/ML3c9wkSP6
— Joe Holden (@JoeHoldenCBS3) December 8, 2021
Subpoenas for the Don the Con
BREAKING: NY Attorney General Tish James issues subpoenas to former president Donald Trump in ongoing fraud investigation https://t.co/0Kq83VkQ81
— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) December 9, 2021
Republican politicians want you to die
Listerine has explicitly stated that no research data proves that its mouthwash prevents or treats COVID-19. https://t.co/oH3LkpxXEk
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) December 9, 2021
These people make me sick
Latest: Trump White House chief Mark Meadows turned over to Jan. 6 committee an email that referred to a PowerPoint calling for Trump to declare a NatSec emergency and have VP Pence delay Biden’s certification pic.twitter.com/D2wgLS6AoD
— Hugo Lowell (@hugolowell) December 9, 2021
This sounds juicy
NEW: US House Select Jan 6 Cmte releases its Contempt of Congress report against Mark Meadows. It’s 51 pages
Vote tomorrow
This section stands out. Cmte wants to know about Jan 5 Meadows email about getting Natl Guard to “protect Pro-Trump people” https://t.co/dpfHeQLavS pic.twitter.com/jCcy9WzMPW
— Scott MacFarlane (@MacFarlaneNews) December 13, 2021
“Do you need something from me?”
Trump called the Taliban. “According to an official who listened to the exchange, Trump told him, ‘You guys are tough fighters.’ Then Trump asked, ‘Do you need something from me?”https://t.co/qEAifXM2gk via @NewYorker
— John Sipher (@john_sipher) December 10, 2021
In other Kanye West news
Police bodycam video recorded on Jan. 4, 2021, shows Trevian Kutti, a publicist for hip-hop artist Kanye West, telling a Georgia election worker who former President Trump falsely accused of manipulating votes that she was in imminent danger https://t.co/AeF1I18mdJ pic.twitter.com/ott7ohVQnI
— Reuters (@Reuters) December 10, 2021
Chris Wallace is leaving Fox News
We’re thrilled to welcome Chris Wallace to CNN as an anchor for @CNNPlus. His new weekday show will feature interviews with newsmakers across politics, business, sports and culture & will contribute to CNN+’s slate of live programming available at launch. https://t.co/6dgFzBd2QT pic.twitter.com/h8djkxClsB
— CNN Communications (@CNNPR) December 12, 2021
SNL pokes fun at Dumb (Marjorie Taylor-Greene) and Dumber (Lauren Boebert)
Ah, so she doesn’t understand satire either. There enlies the problem. https://t.co/pyjZPYDnVV
— MeidasTouch.com (@MeidasTouch) December 12, 2021
Gavin Newsom is playing the game
SCOTUS is letting private citizens in Texas sue to stop abortion?!
If that’s the precedent then we’ll let Californians sue those who put ghost guns and assault weapons on our streets.
If TX can ban abortion and endanger lives, CA can ban deadly weapons of war and save lives. https://t.co/N5Iur9PEUZ
— Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) December 12, 2021
Fentanyl is no joke
Democratic Rep. Ted Deutch and his sister-in-law Dr. Beth Weinstock, whose son Eli Weinstock died from a fentanyl overdose, are pushing for Congress to act on drugs laced with fentanyl.
“We’re making sure that people understand that this is an emergency,” Deutch said. pic.twitter.com/R3UqkYzE0q
— The Lead CNN (@TheLeadCNN) December 8, 2021
Rich people doing rich people things
🚀 Former football great and Good Morning America co-anchor Michael Strahan caught a lift to space along with 5 other tourists on Saturday as Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin successfully completed a 10-minute flight https://t.co/DIPgeYuND1 pic.twitter.com/mLlNCTxPPp
— Bloomberg Quicktake (@Quicktake) December 11, 2021
Read the room, Jeffrey
Jeff Bezos ripped for celebrating space trip amid warehouse collapse https://t.co/WS0QTUN7F6 pic.twitter.com/KYFpxt1Yf3
— New York Post (@nypost) December 11, 2021
This is a terrible way to be laid off
Imagine this: You’re on a Zoom call with 899 of your co-workers. Then the CEO logs on to tell you that you’ve all been laid off, effective immediately.
That’s what just happened at https://t.co/LLKpDWKPH9. pic.twitter.com/OoBXbW0ru6
— The Recount (@therecount) December 6, 2021
The details
900 layoffs in 3 minutes: “They dumped us like trash.”
Go inside the devastating day at https://t.co/msXw0HwsWa: https://t.co/13dQltfhuR
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) December 2, 2021
The shenanigans have already started for Jake Paul’s next fight
Tommy Fury has pulled out of the fight due to a “medical condition” and Tyron Woodley is stepping in for December 18th for the official rematch. pic.twitter.com/t1OFVQQBBt
— Jake Paul (@jakepaul) December 6, 2021
Amanda Nunes takes a L
JULIANNA PENA SHOCKS THE WORLD 🌎 #UFC269 pic.twitter.com/LNr4amWe94
— UFC (@ufc) December 12, 2021
So you’re saying this doesn’t just happen in Philly????
Nosebleeds in Cleveland…pic.twitter.com/rldQxaSEYj
— Wu-Tang Is For The Children (@WUTangKids) December 12, 2021
The homeless are banned from Popeyes
Popeyes in Philadelphia Bans Homeless from Restaurant https://t.co/s0vJ6GrjLt
— TMZ (@TMZ) December 12, 2021
Netflix comedy festival coming soon
Dave Chappelle, Seth Rogen, Chris Rock, Pete Davidson and more set to perform at Netflix’s 2022 comedy festival. https://t.co/WmM6WmBo23
— Complex (@Complex) December 8, 2021
Rick Ross drops a new album
#NewPost : Rick Ross Drops His Eleventh Studio Album ‘Richer Than I Ever Been’#WeGotUs #SourceLovehttps://t.co/zAJvZiq4As
— The Source Magazine (@TheSource) December 10, 2021
Sick
Josh Duggar was just found guilty by a jury in his child pornography trial. https://t.co/7IreMJKxjj
— TMZ (@TMZ) December 9, 2021
The “Gay Tupac” as he calls himself has been convicted
The next phases of the case of former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett, found guilty on five counts of felony disorderly conduct for making false reports to police, will address his potential punishment and opportunity to appeal https://t.co/Z7luIhChz9
— CNN (@CNN) December 10, 2021
All is right in Atlantic City again
Let’s check in on Harrahs Atlantic City (video from a friend)…. pic.twitter.com/Wj3pVyEjVN
— BeatinTheBookie.com™️ (@BeatinTheBookie) December 8, 2021
Pure devastation
Horrific & heart breaking images of #tornado damage coming out of Mayfield, #Kentucky at first light on Saturday. #KYwx #Tornado #Damage #SevereWeather pic.twitter.com/jvQO7mNnys
— WeatherNation (@WeatherNation) December 11, 2021
Just terrible
Update on deadly tornado outbreak:
• At least 50 feared dead in Kentucky
• Multiple fatalities at Illinois Amazon warehouse
• Aerial images show devastation in Mayfield, Kentucky
• Kentucky gov: ‘Most severe event in Kentucky history’More: https://t.co/qGDY0uiRwS pic.twitter.com/Bi0AAcyD6n
— AccuWeather (@accuweather) December 11, 2021
Tales of Survival
Tales of survival: Mayfield residents waited, panicked, prayed https://t.co/d0ohx7akTY pic.twitter.com/dw7UOBPHie
— Reuters (@Reuters) December 13, 2021
Medina Spirit has died
JUST IN: Medina Spirit, the 2021 Kentucky Derby-winning horse trained by Bob Baffert, collapsed and died during a workout in California. https://t.co/Y6KiblAzvW
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) December 6, 2021
Look at the determination here
What a play.pic.twitter.com/VZw2eksVyz
— Pardon My Take (@PardonMyTake) December 11, 2021
Well done, young man
This is amazing. Snead’s teammates acted like children and he was like the parent going behind them cleaning up their messes. Jamal Shead seems like a great young man. https://t.co/JvRupJAPzj
— Jake Thomas 🎙️🤠 (@JakeThomasTTS) December 12, 2021
Jeff Hardy has been released by WWE
Jeff Hardy Released By WWE https://t.co/GZ930oBLRe
— Fightful Wrestling (@Fightful) December 9, 2021
The Beast in overalls
A Beast and his overalls.#SmackDown @BrockLesnar pic.twitter.com/eBqwc2UejR
— WWE (@WWE) December 11, 2021
The artist formerly known as Braun Stroman is here
The Titan @Adamscherr99 at #FinalBattle 😤
(via @FiteTV)pic.twitter.com/69rKrMNjlj
— B/R Wrestling (@BRWrestling) December 12, 2021
New York takes home the MLS Cup
The moment NYCFC took the lead in MLS Cup 🎉
(via @NYCFC)pic.twitter.com/2cEKHclLw4
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) December 11, 2021
The 108th Grey Cup
Tradition renewed: The 108th #GreyCup. pic.twitter.com/fEFeVmLd7T
— CFL (@CFL) December 12, 2021
Winnipeg goes back to back
CHAMPIONS! The Winnipeg Blue Bombers have won the #GreyCup! 🏆@Wpg_BlueBombers pic.twitter.com/9zFVnBJIfV
— TSN (@TSN_Sports) December 13, 2021
Pat McAfee is getting bank
The retired NFL punter Pat McAfee has struck a sponsorship deal worth up to $120 million with FanDuel Sportsbook for his sports-based YouTube channel and SiriusXM talk show. pic.twitter.com/oa1yDtUbAO
— Forbes (@Forbes) December 10, 2021
How not to dunk a basketball
oh dear. pic.twitter.com/A958cZf8bl
— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) December 12, 2021
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