The Oakland A’s have a minor league team in Vegas called the Aviators, and one of their biggest stars is . . . a dog.\u00a0 I’m talking about “Finn The Bat Dog” and his job is to pick up stray bats and bring them to the dugout.<\/p>\n
Well, Finn got cheated the other night when an umpire grabbed a bat that was on the field, and tossed it away just as Finn got there.\u00a0 The fans HATED it and started booing like crazy.<\/p>\n
______________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n A 79-year-old grandma in Iowa is\u00a0going\u00a0for her black belt in taekwondo.\u00a0 She started doing it when she was 65, and says it’s helped her fitness and confidence.<\/p>\n ______________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n ENTERTAINMENT<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Robert DeNiro was a guest on Colbert Friday night, and they joked about how he doesn’t enjoy doing interviews.<\/p>\n _____________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Avengers: Endgame<\/em>\u00a0is set to drop this weekend, and the film will wrap up the plot lines for the Marvel Universe\u2019s previous 22 films. It’s practically a given that\u00a0“Avengers: Endgame”<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0is going the break the all-time record for biggest opening weekend ever.\u00a0 A record set by\u00a0“Avengers: Infinity War”<\/em><\/strong>, by the way.<\/p>\n But some people actually think it could take in $1 BILLION worldwide.\u00a0 Which seems INSANE . . . but it’s not as out-of-reach as you might think.<\/p>\n Last year,\u00a0“Infinity War”<\/em>\u00a0opened with $257.6 million in the U.S., and $640 million internationally.\u00a0 That’s just shy of $900 million.<\/p>\n “Endgame”\u00a0<\/em>should beat both of those totals.\u00a0 But by a combined $100 million?\u00a0 I guess we’ll find out soon enough.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n _____________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n <\/p>\n TODAY IS\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n ______________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n COUNTRY MUSIC NOTE<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n APRIL 25th, 2009\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Rascal Flatts\u2019 6th studio album, \u201cUnstoppable\u201d, hits #1<\/p>\n _____________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n RANDOM REPORT<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n ______________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n TODAY\u2019S GOOD NEWS<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n If you haven’t seen this photo yet, the story behind is it pretty great . . .<\/p>\n <\/p>\n A guy named\u00a0Jamario Howard\u00a0was at a barbecue joint in\u00a0Oxford, Alabama\u00a0last week with two of his friends.\u00a0 They all look like they’re\u00a0in their\u00a020s or early 30s.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n And he noticed an elderly lady at another table, eating dinner by herself.\u00a0 So he went over and asked if\u00a0he\u00a0could sit with her.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Her name is\u00a0Eleanor.\u00a0 She told him she\u00a0was alone because\u00a0her husband passed away.\u00a0 And the next day would have been their 60th anniversary.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n So at that point, Jamario invited her to come sit at HIS table with his friends.\u00a0 And she got all excited.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Now a photo\u00a0of all\u00a0four of them sitting together is making the rounds online.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Jamario says he just thought about how he’d hate it if he had to eat alone.\u00a0 And he hopes it inspires more people to do something kind.\u00a0 Adding, “You never know what [other people] are going through.”<\/p>\n ______________________________________________________________________________<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n BIRTHDAYS <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n [79] Al Pacino, actor<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [55] Hank Azaria, voice actor (\u2018Moe Szyslak\u2019\/\u2018Chief Wiggum\u2019\/\u2018Apu\u2019\/\u2018Comic Book Guy\u2019\/\u2018Cletus\u2019\/\u2018Professor Frink\u2019 and others on \u201cThe Simpsons\u201d since 1989)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [50] Ren\u00e9e Zellweger, actress<\/p>\n \u00a0_______________________________________________________________________________<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n WEB FIND OF THE DAY<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Louis Tomlinson is a British singer and Actor and member of the band One Direction. He has a new video out called “Two of Us”.<\/p>\n It\u2019s is all about how he helped an 83-year-old man named Richard complete his bucket list after his wife died from Alzheimer’s disease. One item on the list was performing in an arena. Check out a clip of his singing.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n ______________________________________________________________________________<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n FOLD-PAS:<\/u><\/strong> <\/p>\n It seems that reviewers who had received samples of the foldable smartphone ran into a variety of problems. Some reported troubles with the hinge system that resulted in screen failures.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Other reviewers mistook the top protective layer of the display as a removable screen protector and tried to remove it, also resulting in non-functioning displays. Samsung says that they will run more tests and announce a new launch date \u201cin the coming weeks\u201d.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n With such a big price tag, The Galaxy Fold wasn\u2019t expected to be a huge seller, but some hoped that it would add some sizzle to the smartphone industry, which hasn\u2019t seen much in the way of revolutionary advances in recent years.<\/p>\n ______________________________________________________________________________<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n THE PINK MOON <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n April’s full moon is sometimes called a pink moon, but anyone who looks up at the sky expecting to see a moon that’s actually rosy will be sorely disappointed.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n For all the attention being lavished on the pink moon \u2014 questions like “What time will the moon be pink tonight?” are trending online and there’s even a #pinkmoon hashtag on social media \u2014 the moon looks no different this month than in any other.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Pink Moon is just a nickname \u2014 a reference to moss pink, or wild ground phlox, whose pinkish flowers are among spring’s earliest flowers.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n A\u00a0full moon\u00a0occurs when its surface facing Earth is fully illuminated by sunlight, creating a bright disk. That happens when the moon, Earth and the sun are aligned, with Earth positioned between the moon and the sun.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The\u00a0next full moon\u00a0will be May 18. That one’s nicknamed the full flower moon.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0____________________________________________________________________________________<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n THURSDAY APRIL 25TH<\/sup>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n TODAY\u2019S BIRTHDAYS <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n [79] Al Pacino, actor<\/p>\n [55] Hank Azaria, voice actor (\u2018Moe Szyslak\u2019\/\u2018Chief Wiggum\u2019\/\u2018Apu\u2019\/\u2018Comic Book Guy\u2019\/\u2018Cletus\u2019\/\u2018Professor Frink\u2019 and others on \u201cThe Simpsons\u201d since 1989)<\/p>\n [50] Ren\u00e9e Zellweger, actress<\/p>\n ——————————————————————————————————————————-<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Carolina\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Washington\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (double OT)<\/p>\n Tonight\u2026.<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Columbus\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 vs\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Boston<\/p>\n Dallas\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 vs\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 St. Louis<\/p>\n <\/p>\n MLB<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n SF\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Toronto\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 0<\/p>\n Boston\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 11\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Detroit\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n ________________________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n <\/p>\n THOMAS RHETT ON TIPS WHEN VISITING NASHVILLE<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n With the weather heating up, downtown Nashville and surrounding areas will soon become packed with tourists trying to experience Music City.\u00a0 As someone who grew up in the Nashville area and now lives there with his family,\u00a0Thomas Rhett<\/strong>\u00a0has a few suggestions for people looking to make the most of their vacation in Nashville. He tells us:\u00a0[\u201cNow, I would say that every artist that you love has their own bar now. So basically, pick your favorite artist and go to their bar.\u00a0 Go watch your artists that you love in a different facet. If they\u2019re doing a writer\u2019s round, like that\u2019s always interesting to me to go watch my favorite artists go play stripped down.\u00a0 And we\u2019re starting to get some of the best food in America right now, so go eat some Hattie B\u2019s I guess.\u201d]<\/p>\n Thomas\u2019 latest song, \u201cLook What God Gave Her,\u201d is currently flying up the charts, as he prepares to release his brand new album,\u00a0Center Point Road<\/em>, on May 31st.<\/p>\n FAST FACTS<\/p>\n Thomas’\u00a0Very Hot Summer\u00a0<\/em>tour kicks off on May 2nd in Saskatoon, SK with special guest Dustin Lynch.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n OLD DOMINION NEW ALBUM<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Old Dominion\u00a0<\/strong>has been hard at work on their third studio album, tentatively due out later this year. Lead singer\u00a0Matthew Ramsey<\/strong>\u00a0tells us that this project will likely be a game-changer for the band.\u00a0[“You know, we just hope to put out this next album, which feels very special to us and we’re all very excited about and very proud of and see where that takes us because I do think it can take us somewhere much bigger and different.”]<\/p>\n Old Dominion recently took home their second consecutive ACM Group of the Year award.<\/p>\n They continue on their headlining\u00a0Make It Sweet\u00a0<\/em>arena tour with special guests\u00a0Mitchell Tenpenny<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Jordan Davis<\/strong>.<\/p>\n FAST FACTS<\/p>\n Old Dominion recently added some overseas dates to their\u00a0Make It Sweet<\/em>\u00a0tour this fall.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n MAREN MORRIS’ ‘GIRL’ LEFT HER FEELING ‘EXPOSED’ – (04\/25\/2019)<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Maren Morris\u00a0<\/strong>had mixed feelings about releasing her latest hit, “Girl,” as a single from her sophomore album of the same name. She co-wrote the song, which Maren tells us left her feeling expecially vulnerable.\u00a0[“When I was writing that song I felt like . . . I felt very exposed but once I took a breath and accepted that I needed to get this out to move on and progress and finish the album it was very clear that it had single potential to me because I needed to keep saying it to myself and I thought, ‘If I need to hear this maybe a lot of other people do too right now.'”]<\/p>\n Maren continues on her\u00a0Girl: The World Tour\u00a0<\/em>with special guest\u00a0RaeLynn<\/strong>\u00a0tonight (Thursday, April 25th) in Pittsburgh. 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\n<\/u>If you were really looking forward to shelling out $2,000 for a smartphone that will fold in half, you\u2019ll be disappointed to hear that Samsung has delayed the planned Friday launch of their new Galaxy Fold.<\/p>\n\n
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