• Kentucky town elects French Bulldog mayor

    Kentucky town elects French Bulldog mayor

    An election not quite legal but organized for a good cause.
  • Giants make Tae Crowder Mr. Irrelevant with No. 255 pick in NFL Draft 2020

    Giants make Tae Crowder Mr. Irrelevant with No. 255 pick in NFL Draft 2020

    The Giants’ draft began with a run of offensive linemen and ended with a series of linebackers. General manager Dave Gettleman made sure to address these positions of need. He used four of his last five picks on linebackers, finishing up with Georgia’s Tae Crowder, Mr. Irrelevant as the last pick of the seventh and …
  • What Giants are getting in ‘unflappable’ Andrew Thomas

    What Giants are getting in ‘unflappable’ Andrew Thomas

    The call, of course, came in from the Giants. As the head coach at Georgia, Kirby Smart fields many of these calls from NFL personnel men curious to uncover any and all inside information they can about players entering the draft. Smart gave the Giants the skinny on Andrew Thomas, and the characterization was as …
  • Cloned French bulldog helps Britney Spears’ hairdresser survive quarantine

    Cloned French bulldog helps Britney Spears’ hairdresser survive quarantine

    Celebrity hairdresser Roberto Novo’s dog days of the coronavirus lockdown are a little less lonely now. Novo, 61, dropped $50,000 to clone his beloved French bulldog Machito — and the new pup arrived just in time to keep him company during quarantine. In an unexpected turn of events, the replacement pooch — dubbed Machitwo — …
  • ‘WTF’: Mike Leach’s ‘noose’ tweet leads to outraged player leaving

    ‘WTF’: Mike Leach’s ‘noose’ tweet leads to outraged player leaving

    Mississippi State football coach Mike Leach’s insensitive tweet already earned him widespread rebuke. Now it may have cost him a player. On Wednesday night, the recently hired Leach tweeted a meme of an old lady knitting with the caption: “After 2 weeks of quarantine with her husband, Gertrude decided to knit him a scarf…,” though …
  • Dog who played Stella on ‘Modern Family’ has died

    Dog who played Stella on ‘Modern Family’ has died

    TV dog Beatrice, recognized for playing Stella, the beloved French bulldog on “Modern Family,” died recently after the final season wrapped, according to The Blast. She died about a week ago, sources told the website. Stella was introduced in the second season of the show and was initially played by another French bulldog named Brigitte. …