title: Ibn al-Haytham

text: His main work, "Kitab al-Manazir" ("Book of Optics"), was known in the Muslim world mainly, but not exclusively, through the thirteenth-century commentary by Kamāl al-Dīn al-Fārisī, the "Tanqīḥ "al-Manāẓir" li-dhawī l-abṣār wa l-baṣā'ir". In al-Andalus, it was used by the eleventh-century prince of the Banu Hud dynasty of Zaragossa and author of an important mathematical text, al-Mu'taman ibn Hūd. A Latin translation of the "Kitab al-Manazir" was made probably in the late twelfth or early thirteenth century. This translation was read by and greatly influenced a number of scholars in Christian Europe including: Roger Bacon, Robert Grosseteste, Witelo, Giambattista della Porta, Leonardo da Vinci, Galileo Galilei, Christiaan Huygens, René Descartes, and Johannes Kepler. His research in catoptrics (the study of optical systems using mirrors) centred on spherical and parabolic mirrors and spherical aberration. He made the observation that the ratio between the angle of incidence and refraction does not remain constant, and investigated the magnifying power of a lens. His work on catoptrics also contains the problem known as "Alhazen's problem". Meanwhile, in the Islamic world, Alhazen's work influenced Averroes' writings on optics, and his legacy was further advanced through the 'reforming' of his "Optics" by Persian scientist Kamal al-Din al-Farisi (died c. 1320) in the latter's "Kitab Tanqih al-Manazir" ("The Revision of" [Ibn al-Haytham's] "Optics"). Alhazen wrote as many as 200 books, although only 55 have survived. Some of his treatises on optics survived only through Latin translation. During the Middle Ages his books on cosmology were translated into Latin, Hebrew and other languages.


title: Ibn al-Haytham

text: The impact crater Alhazen on the Moon is named in his honour, as was the asteroid 59239 Alhazen. In honour of Alhazen, the Aga Khan University (Pakistan) named its Ophthalmology endowed chair as "The Ibn-e-Haitham Associate Professor and Chief of Ophthalmology". Alhazen, by the name Ibn al-Haytham, is featured on the obverse of the Iraqi 10,000-dinar banknote issued in 2003, and on 10-dinar notes from 1982.


title: Ibn al-Haytham

text: The 2015 International Year of Light celebrated the 1000th anniversary of the works on optics by Ibn Al-Haytham.


title: Ibn al-Haytham

text: In 2014, the "Hiding in the Light" episode of "", presented by Neil deGrasse Tyson, focused on the accomplishments of Ibn al-Haytham. He was voiced by Alfred Molina in the episode.


title: Ibn al-Haytham

text: Over forty years previously, Jacob Bronowski presented Alhazen's work in a similar television documentary (and the corresponding book), "The Ascent of Man". In episode 5 ("The Music of the Spheres"), Bronowski remarked that in his view, Alhazen was "the one really original scientific mind that Arab culture produced", whose theory of optics was not improved on till the time of Newton and Leibniz.


title: Ibn al-Haytham

text: H. J. J. Winter, a British historian of science, summing up the importance of Ibn al-Haytham in the history of physics wrote:


title: Ibn al-Haytham

text: After the death of Archimedes no really great physicist appeared until Ibn al-Haytham. If, therefore, we confine our interest only to the history of physics, there is a long period of over twelve hundred years during which the Golden Age of Greece gave way to the era of Muslim Scholasticism, and the experimental spirit of the noblest physicist of Antiquity lived again in the Arab Scholar from Basra.


title: Ibn al-Haytham

text: UNESCO declared 2015 the International Year of Light and its Director-General Irina Bokova dubbed Ibn al-Haytham 'the father of optics'. Amongst others, this was to celebrate Ibn Al-Haytham's achievements in optics, mathematics and astronomy. An international campaign, created by the 1001 Inventions organisation, titled "1001 Inventions and the World of Ibn Al-Haytham" featuring a series of interactive exhibits, workshops and live shows about his work, partnering with science centers, science festivals, museums, and educational institutions, as well as digital and social media platforms. The campaign also produced and released the short educational film 1001 Inventions and the World of Ibn Al-Haytham.


title: Ibn al-Haytham

text: According to medieval biographers, Alhazen wrote more than 200 works on a wide range of subjects, of which at least 96 of his scientific works are known. Most of his works are now lost, but more than 50 of them have survived to some extent. Nearly half of his surviving works are on mathematics, 23 of them are on astronomy, and 14 of them are on optics, with a few on other subjects. Not all his surviving works have yet been studied, but some of the ones that have are given below.


title: Back to the Outback

text: Back to the Outback is a 2021 computer-animated adventure comedy film directed by Clare Knight and Harry Cripps, in both their directorial debuts, from a screenplay written by Cripps, and a story by Gregory Lessans and Cripps. The voice cast includes Isla Fisher, Tim Minchin, Eric Bana, Guy Pearce, Miranda Tapsell, Angus Imrie, Keith Urban, and Jacki Weaver. Produced by Weed Road Pictures, Reel FX Creative Studios, Netflix Animation, and distributed by Netflix.


title: Back to the Outback

text: The film had a limited theatrical release on December 3, 2021, prior to streaming on Netflix on December 10, 2021, to a generally positive reception from critics and audiences.


title: Back to the Outback

text: At the Australian Wildlife Park in Sydney, zookeeper Chaz Hunt has a show that demonstrates scary and deadly animals. Maddie, a venomous inland taipan, appears regularly at the show, but is feared by the public. Maddie is supported by Jackie, a motherly saltwater crocodile, who tells her and her three best friends —Frank, a funnel-web spider, Zoe, a thorny devil, and Nigel, a marbled scorpion— about the Outback, a place recognizable with three mountains where creatures like them belong. One day, Jackie is removed from the zoo after she tries to save Chaz's son, Chazzie but her efforts to help the boy out of that pit is interpreted as she was trying to eat him. Saddened and despair, Maddie decides to escape to the Outback. During the escape, Pretty Boy, a celebrity koala, tries to alert the park's security, but is paralyzed by Nigel and they decide to take him with them.


title: Back to the Outback

text: While crossing Sydney Harbour, they run into Jacinta, a great white shark, who is part of the Ugly Secret Society (USS) where animals considered "monsters" help each other upon hearing a password. When they reach Circular Quay, Pretty Boy tries to get the attention of the city for rescue, but finds that the world believes he is dead and his popularity has been taken by a quokka, convincing him to tag along with them in the journey.


title: Back to the Outback

text: They get a ride from the outer suburbs on an excursion bus that takes them to the Blue Mountains. Chaz and Chazzie catch up and have the bus pulled over to search the vehicle for the creatures, but an Aboriginal girl allows them to escape. Just after Pretty Boy goes on a tirade about how Maddie and the other creatures ruined his life, Chaz ambushes them and almost sedates Maddie, but Pretty Boy says the USS password, which alerts some Tasmanian devils to their presence. After the animals escape, Chaz reveals to Chazzie that his adventurous and Aussie wildlife expert history was all a lie and he only moved from Florida to Australia after being inspired by television shows featuring Australian zookeepers. He decides to make it up to Chazzie by really going after the animals and bringing them back to the park, though Chazzie is no longer sure about the mission.


title: Back to the Outback

text: Over the next few days, the animals are helped by many creatures of the USS on their way to the Outback, while Pretty Boy bonds more with the creatures. One night, Maddie sings a lullaby that she sung at the park ago & was her only memory of her mother: she was washed out of the nest as an egg by a flood and after a perilous journey, was found on the road by Chaz. Pretty Boy reveals that he was also orphaned, with his mother being killed by a moving car. The next day, Pretty Boy finds a tree of koalas and leaves the other creatures.


title: Back to the Outback

text: Maddie and the others reach the three mountains. Not long after they arrive, Chaz rounds up and captures Frank, Zoe, and Nigel. Chazzie runs into Maddie and is initially scared of her, but warms up to her upon seeing that she is just as scared as he is of her. Chaz captures Maddie as well and places the creatures in boxes in the back of a truck, but Chazzie sets Maddie free without his father looking. Maddie who broke down crying over losing her friends tries to get the animals of the land to help her rescue them, but they initially refuse due to the fact none of them have ever left before. However, Pretty Boy, having found life with the other koalas not as great as he thought, returns. He cheers her up and asks her to go to the rescue. Using a fire truck, they catch up to the truck and break them out. When Maddie, Pretty Boy, and the other creatures save Chazzie from falling over the edge of a canyon, Chaz fully sees that these creatures as heroes rather than dangers and decides to let them return to the wild.


title: Back to the Outback

text: At the three mountains, they reunite with Jackie, who is revealed to be the head of the USS & had escaped by knowing a few tricks to do so & then ordered the USS that she had founded during her lifetime to help the group on their journey, and they all join their new life in the Outback.


title: Back to the Outback

text: Writer and director Harry Cripps had previously created the concept for the cancelled film "Larrikins" with DreamWorks Animation, which was also supposed to feature a score and music by Tim Minchin; the project was revived as a short film titled "Bilby" in 2018. In an interview with "TheWrap", Cripps said that "Larrikins" had "focused on the cute animals, and so I didn't want to go back down that same road, I went to the dark side." Clare Knight, whose previous animated film experience includes her work as Lead Editor of the "Kung Fu Panda" franchise, said "A lot of executives would say to us, 'A snake? Snakes aren't huggable. Does your lead have to be a snake?' And it was a challenge for us that we really wanted to make these animals appealing."


title: Back to the Outback

text: Initially, while Netflix was concerned about the "huggability of the animal cast", both Knight and Cripps said that working for the streaming giant's animation unit was positively heavenly. "It's been great. Again, we're first-time directors, so Netflix is willing to give us a shot and give us a voice, so we really feel great. We would've felt if this was DreamWorks, we possibly would've been pigeonholed as writer and editor and not necessarily been given this chance. And the fact that we reached such a big, global audience with this great depiction of Australia I think, is a wonderful thing for us."


title: Back to the Outback

text: The film's score was composed by Rupert Gregson-Williams. Executive producer Akiva Goldsman, as director, had previously worked with Rupert on "Winter's Tale". Rupert had also previously composed the score for animated films such as "Over the Hedge", "Bee Movie", "", and "Abominable".


title: Back to the Outback

text: The soundtrack features four original songs, including "Hello World" by Evie Irie and "Beautifully Ugly" by Tim Minchin and Irie.


title: Back to the Outback

text: On November 30, 2020, Netflix announced that its animated film "Back to the Outback" would make its world debut in late 2021. In October 2021, it was revealed that the film is set for a December 10, 2021 release. It also had a limited theatrical release on December 3, prior to its streaming release on Netflix.


title: Back to the Outback

text: In the week following its worldwide release, the film reached Top 10 Lists on Netflix in 64 countries, including Australia and the United States.


title: Back to the Outback

text: On Rotten Tomatoes, the has an approval rating of 82% based on 17 reviews, with an average rating of 6.10/10. On Metacritic it has a weighted average score of 58 out of 100, based on 4 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".


title: Back to the Outback

text: Brad Newsome of "The Sydney Morning Herald" said the "Gorgeous character design and some delightful voice performances elevate this uneven CGI romp in which a bunch of “ugly” Australian animals break out of a zoo and head for the outback." Natalia Winkelman of "The New York Times" was also positive, writing: "However generic this movie is in premise, there is wit to be found in its details, and warmth in its message."


title: Back to the Outback

text: Luke Buckmaster of "The Guardian" was more critical, saying "ho-hum animation won’t thrill viewers whose age exceeds their shoe size." He gave the film a 2 out of 5 rating.


title: LeSean McCoy

text: LeSean Kamel McCoy (born July 12, 1988), nicknamed "Shady", is an American former football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Pittsburgh and was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the second round of the 2009 NFL Draft. McCoy attended Bishop McDevitt High School in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, from 2002 to 2006. In his senior year of high school, McCoy suffered a major ankle injury, which threatened his career. In his first year at Pittsburgh in 2007, McCoy rushed for over 1,300 yards and recorded 14 touchdowns. In 2008, McCoy was selected as a second-team All-American. His 21 rushing touchdowns were third in the nation, only one behind the two leaders.


title: LeSean McCoy

text: In 2010, McCoy took over as the starting running back for the Eagles, and broke the 1,000-yard rushing barrier. In 2011, McCoy was named First team All-Pro by the Associated Press. In 2012, McCoy suffered a concussion that limited him to only 12 games. In 2013, McCoy led the NFL in rushing yards with 1,607, shattering the team's individual single-season rushing yards record that stood for 34 years. McCoy went on to become the all-time leading rusher for the Eagles after the 2014 season, breaking the record previously held by Wilbert Montgomery.


title: LeSean McCoy

text: In the 2015 offseason, McCoy was traded to the Buffalo Bills for linebacker Kiko Alonso. After the trade, he signed a new five-year contract worth $40 million. McCoy made the Pro Bowl in each of his first three years in Buffalo, helping the team snap a 17-year playoff drought, and became one of a few select NFL running backs to surpass 10,000 career rushing yards. After playing four seasons with the Bills, he was released prior to the 2019 season. He would finish his career with one season stints with the Kansas City Chiefs and Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2019 and 2020 respectively, winning a Super Bowl each season.


title: LeSean McCoy

text: McCoy was named to the National Football League 2010s All-Decade Team; no player scored more touchdowns, ran for more yards, or gained more yards from scrimmage than McCoy did from 2010 to 2019.


title: LeSean McCoy

text: McCoy was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. His nickname is "Shady" and was given to him by his mother because of his mood swings where he would one second be happy and laughing and the next second be upset and crying. He attended Bishop McDevitt High School in Harrisburg, the same high school attended by NFL running back Ricky Watters. He played high school football for the Crusaders while there.


title: LeSean McCoy

text: As a sophomore, he once rushed for 406 yards in a game. As a junior, he ran for 2,828 yards, scored 35 touchdowns, and earned Associated Press Class AAAA player of the year, Offensive MVP of the Mid-Penn Commonwealth Conference, 1st team Associated Press All-State. As a high school senior, he earned first team Class AAAA Associated Press All-State; During his senior season, McCoy had committed to Miami. However, academic issues and a broken ankle led McCoy to attend prep school at Milford Academy in New Berlin, New York for the 2006–07 school year. He had been invited to play in the Big 33 Football Classic and the U.S. Army All-American Bowl that year, but ultimately did not participate in those games as he was still recovering from his injury. Following a coaching change at Miami, McCoy committed to the University of Pittsburgh on February 16, 2007.


title: LeSean McCoy

text: At the 2004 State College NIKE Training Camp, McCoy recorded a 4.23 40-yard dash, the fastest 40-time of the event.


title: LeSean McCoy

text: McCoy was "rated the nation's number 11 high school prospect" by recruiting analyst Tom Lemming. A 2006 ESPN evaluation described him as "lightning in a bottle every time he touches the ball."


title: LeSean McCoy

text: In 2012, McCoy's high school number (20) was retired at Bishop McDevitt. The only other McDevitt player whose number has been retired is Ricky Watters.


title: LeSean McCoy

text: McCoy entered Pittsburgh after finishing at Milford Academy. He started the season as a backup to LaRod Stephens-Howling who was the starting running back in 2006 and rushed for over 890 yards the previous season. In August 2007, Dave Grdnic wrote for "Panthers Digest", "After just one week, LeSean McCoy has been as amazing as advertised. He's been dynamic on the field and off, banging up the middle on runs as hard as he bolts around end and talking just as good a game to the media.


title: LeSean McCoy

text: As a freshman, McCoy was the point-man for the "Wildcat offense" which the Pittsburgh Panthers unveiled in a September 2007 game against the Michigan State Spartans. In the Wildcat offense, McCoy lined up as quarterback in a shotgun formation and took direct snaps from center, A "Sporting News" article credited him for having one of the "best starts by a freshman running back at Pittsburgh since Tony Dorsett", while the Wildcat offense was criticized. "McCoy might need to be a combination of both Dorsett and Dan Marino for the Panthers to start producing some offense other than through his running." On October 2, 2007, ESPN writer Pat Forde featured McCoy under the "instant impact" section of his column. Forde had this to say, "Pittsburgh. When starting running back LaRod Stephens-Howling got hurt, McCoy stepped in and Wally Pipped him. McCoy has 503 rushing yards and six touchdowns, averaging six yards a carry." McCoy had a streak of four consecutive games, from October 10 to November 3, where he rushed for at least 120 yards. He rushed for a season-high 172 yards against Michigan State on September 15, just his third game at Pittsburgh. McCoy finished his freshman year ranked third in the Big East Conference and 25th in the NCAA Division I FBS (formerly I-A) in rushing yards with 1,328. McCoy was named to the Freshman All-American team by Rivals.com and was also a first team All-Big East selection by Rivals.com. In his final game of his freshman year, McCoy ran for 148 yards against rival West Virginia in the 100th Backyard Brawl to help the 28-point underdog Panthers defeat the then #2 Mountaineers. That win also knocked West Virginia from a probable spot in the BCS National Championship Game.


title: LeSean McCoy

text: McCoy entered his sophomore year as one of the top running backs in college football. In an article written by Paul Zeise of the "Pittsburgh Post-Gazette" in late July 2008, McCoy's coach Dave Wannstedt had this to say about McCoy's approach in the off-season, "He's been very mature, he's taken the right approach," Wannstedt said. "I like to see a talented young guy who takes the initiative to want to be the best he can be and he clearly is doing his part." In mid August 2008, Pro Football Hall of Famer, Tony Dorsett told the Associated Press that "He (McCoy) reminded me of me. That looked a lot like No.33 (Dorsett).


title: LeSean McCoy

text: Pittsburgh started the 2008 season ranked inside the top 25 for the first time in five years. The Panthers faced Bowling Green at home to start the season, but fell to the Falcons 27–17. McCoy had one rushing touchdown and 71 rushing yards in a losing effort. This was McCoy's second lowest rushing total of the season. McCoy and the Panthers proceeded to win seven out of their next eight games. He had a streak of five games from September 27 to November 1 where he recorded over 140 rushing yards per game. During that five-game streak, he had 762 rushing yards and 10 rushing touchdowns. McCoy's best game was still ahead of him. After suffering a loss on the road to Cincinnati, a game in which McCoy led Pittsburgh in both rushing and receiving yards, Pittsburgh got a win at home against the West Virginia Mountaineers and McCoy rushed for 183 yards that day, setting a career-high which was previously 172, set during his freshman year. He also added two touchdowns that day, both coming in the fourth quarter. McCoy closed out the regular season with 95 rushing yards a touchdown in a winning effort 34–10 against the Connecticut Huskies. The Panthers were ranked #18 in the AP Poll following the win against the Huskies. McCoy's final college football game of his career was the 2008 Sun Bowl played on New Year's Eve in El Paso, Texas. He rushed for 85 yards, and the Panthers fell in a defensive battle to Oregon State by a score of 3–0.


title: LeSean McCoy

text: McCoy had said in November 2008 and in January 2009 that he was coming back to Pittsburgh for his junior year. On January 7, 2009, McCoy notified Wannstedt of his decision to go pro. However, he delayed the decision until January 14, when he officially announced he was leaving for the NFL. Talking to Larry Fitzgerald of the Arizona Cardinals, who also left after two years, helped sway McCoy. The team's performance in the Sun Bowl, did not have any influence though. On January 14, 2009, the University of Pittsburgh announced that McCoy declared himself eligible for the NFL Draft, forgoing his final two years of eligibility. The serious injury he sustained his senior year at Bishop McDevitt was a factor in his decision to enter the draft early. "As a result of a season-ending injury my senior year, I learned a humbling lesson," McCoy said. "Nothing is promised to us and it can all be taken away in a moment."


title: LeSean McCoy

text: McCoy was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the second round with the 53rd overall pick in the 2009 NFL Draft. He was the fourth running back to be selected that year. He signed a four-year contract for $3.47 million, including $1.72 million guaranteed, with the team on June 29, 2009.


title: LeSean McCoy

text: McCoy was pressed into service as a starter in Week 3 against the Kansas City Chiefs on September 27, 2009, when the Eagles deactivated starter Brian Westbrook due to an ankle injury. He scored his first touchdown in the first quarter of the game on a five-yard rush. McCoy started against the New York Giants on November 1, 2009. He carried the ball eleven times for 82 yards and a touchdown and caught two passes for ten yards. McCoy made his third start for a "NBC Sunday Night Football" game against the Dallas Cowboys. McCoy rushed 13 times for 54 yards and caught five passes for 61 yards in a 20–16 losing effort. Westbrook sustained a concussion against San Diego and McCoy was called on again to be the starter in a road game against the Chicago Bears on "NBC Sunday Night Football". He rushed 20 times for 99 yards and a touchdown, as the Eagles won the game 24–20.


title: LeSean McCoy

text: On December 20, 2009, against the San Francisco 49ers, McCoy broke the all-time Eagles rookie rushing record with 606 yards on the year. The record was previously set by Correll Buckhalter with 586 yards in 2001. Also in December, the "New York Daily News" wrote about the top ten rookies in 2009. McCoy was listed fourth on the list and this was what writer Ralph Vacchiano had to say, "The fact that the Eagles are rolling without Brian Westbrook is, in part, a testament to how good this rookie is." Overall, in the 2009 season, he finished with 637 rushing yards, four rushing touchdowns, and 40 receptions for 308 receiving yards. The Eagles finished with an 11–5 record and made the playoffs. In the against the Dallas Cowboys, McCoy had five carries for 24 yards in his playoff debut, a 34–14 loss.


title: LeSean McCoy

text: During McCoy's rookie season, he wore the number 29. On March 18, 2010, McCoy changed to number 25, which he had worn at the University of Pittsburgh. Number 25 was previously worn by Lorenzo Booker. Coach Reid had this to say in August, "... He wants it every carry. He’s been running very hard. He’s in great shape, and I think he is ready to roll." McCoy took over the starting running back duties in 2010 after previous starter Brian Westbrook was released in the off-season.


title: LeSean McCoy

text: McCoy carried the ball seven times for 35 yards in an early season loss against the Green Bay Packers. He followed this game up with 16 carries for 120 rushing yards and a three rushing touchdowns against the Detroit Lions the following week in a winning effort. Head coach Andy Reid had this to say about McCoy after his game against the Lions, "He added more strength in the off-season, really bought into the off-season program, worked his tail off and it's showing up now. He's going out and he's running more physical, he's more deliberate and accurate with his cuts, seeing the daylight and getting North and South, which you have to do in this league..." During a game against the San Francisco 49ers on October 10, McCoy broke a rib and continued to play through the injury, rushing for 92 yards and catching five passes for 47 yards, and helping lead his team to a Week 5 victory. McCoy failed to break the 100-rushing yard barrier again until Sunday November 21 playing the New York Giants. Both the Eagles and Giants headed into this Sunday night contest at Lincoln Financial Field with a 6–3 win–loss record. McCoy ran for 111 yards and scored a touchdown, and caught five passes for 29 yards in the 27–17 win in Week 11. After only receiving 22 carries in the next two games combined, McCoy ran for 149 yards on 16 carries, for an average of 9.3 yards per carry (YPC) against the Dallas Cowboys in Week 14. Overall, in the 2010 season, McCoy finished with 1,080 rushing yards, seven rushing touchdowns, 592 receiving yards, and two receiving touchdowns. The Eagles finished the season 10–6 and won the NFC East Division. In the of the playoffs, the Eagles faced the Green Bay Packers at Lincoln Financial Field in a rematch of the season opener. They lost to the Green Bay Packers 21–16 after failing to score a touchdown in the first half. McCoy had 46 rushing yards on 12 carries in his second appearance in the NFL playoffs.


title: LeSean McCoy

text: ESPN Stats and Information did a special feature on ESPN where they handed out "Next Level Awards" to recognize outstanding play in the 2010 season. McCoy won an award in the "Locked and Loaded" category, which recognized the "best RB facing a loaded box". This is what was said about McCoy, "LeSean McCoy, literally, ran away with this award thanks to some hard-nosed running – an aspect of his game that often is overlooked". ..."Fourteen running backs had at least 30 attempts against a loaded box this season. McCoy finished in the top four in rushing yards (207), touchdowns (three) and attempts per first down (2.8), despite having the fewest carries of those 14 backs (36)."


title: LeSean McCoy

text: The 2011 season started off with McCoy scoring four touchdowns and rushing for 345 yards in his first three games. In addition to that, he also caught nine passes and had one receiving touchdown, for a total of four.


title: LeSean McCoy

text: After only getting the ball 20 times on the ground in the next two games, and the Eagles dropping their fourth game in a row to the Buffalo Bills, starting the season off 1–4, the Eagles faced two divisional opponents. On the road at FedExField, against the Washington Redskins, McCoy rushed for 126 yards and a touchdown in a 20–13 win. Coming off a bye week, the Eagles faced


title: LeSean McCoy

text: the Dallas Cowboys on October 30, McCoy scored two touchdowns and rushed for 184 yards; the Eagles won 34–7. McCoy had a rough second half compared to the first. He rushed for over 100 yards twice in the next eight games. He failed to reach the 50-yard mark three times. McCoy saw inconsistency in the run game, some games getting the ball 15 or fewer times. McCoy missed the Eagles final game with a sprained ankle. When McCoy rushed for over 100 yards, the Eagles were 5–1. His 17 rushing touchdowns tied him for third all-time in rushing touchdowns in a single season by a running back aged 23 or younger. The only two running backs ahead of him are Hall of Famers Eric Dickerson and Emmitt Smith. McCoy finished the 2011 season as the league's fourth leading rusher, after sitting out the last game with an ankle injury. During the December 18, 2011, game against the New York Jets, McCoy broke the Eagles' single season touchdown and rushing touchdown records previously set by Steve Van Buren in 1945. As of December 2013, McCoy holds the records with 17 rushing and 20 total touchdowns. He was also voted into the Pro Bowl for his season's performance. McCoy won the FedEx Ground Player of the Year Award, and was also voted Associated Press All-Pro First Team running back. McCoy was the third-youngest player in franchise history to be named as a First Team All-Pro. McCoy finished the 2011 season with 1,309 rushing yards, including six games of over 100 rushing yards. In 15 games played, he recorded a rushing touchdown in 12 of them, and scored a touchdown in 13 out 15. He finished first in the National Football League in rushing touchdowns, with 17, and lead the entire league in total touchdowns with 20.


title: LeSean McCoy

text: On May 17, 2012, it was announced that McCoy had signed a five-year contract extension with the Philadelphia Eagles. The contract is worth $45 million with $20.765 million guaranteed.


title: LeSean McCoy

text: On September 9, 2012, the Philadelphia Eagles traveled to Cleveland, Ohio to face the Cleveland Browns. McCoy rushed for 110 yards on 20 carries for an average of 5.5 yards per carry in the season opener. He out-rushed the whole Browns team 110–99 and the Eagles won 17–16. Coming back home to Philadelphia, McCoy scored his first touchdown of the young season, a one-yard run in the first quarter. The Eagles went on to defeat the Baltimore Ravens by a score of 24–23. In Week 4 against NFC East foe New York Giants, McCoy broke the 100-rushing yard barrier for the second time in four games with 123 yards on the ground. In the next five games, McCoy rushed for 321 yards for an average of 64.2 rushing yards per game. All five of those games were losses for the Eagles. On November 18, 2012, playing against the Washington Redskins, McCoy ran for 82 yards and had 20 receiving yards, but suffered a concussion in the fourth quarter of the game. He was injured with less than two minutes remaining in the game. McCoy did not return until December 23 in the second divisional game against the Washington Redskins. In his last two games he had 23 carries for 90 yards. He was used more in the passing offense though, catching 14 passes for a total of 138 receiving yards. He ended up missing four games on the year, playing in a total of 12. Overall, in the 2012 season, he finished with 840 rushing yards, two rushing touchdowns, 373 receiving yards, and three receiving touchdowns.


title: LeSean McCoy

text: McCoy took the field for "Monday Night Football" on September 9, 2013, and rushed for 184 yards on 31 carries and scored a touchdown in a victory over the Washington Redskins. His performance was good enough to earn him FedEx Ground Player of the Week honors. McCoy was only handed the ball 11 times in Week 2, resulting in 53 yards. However, he contributed as a wide receiver and caught five passes for 114 yards in the 33–30 loss to the San Diego Chargers. 114 yards currently stands as McCoy's top receiving yards in a game. In the following game, the Eagles faced former head coach Andy Reid and the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 3, on "Thursday Night Football". McCoy rushed for 158 yards on 20 attempts, for 7.9 yards per carry. Though the Eagles lost this game and fell to 1–2, McCoy surpassed 150 yards from scrimmage in each of his first three games of the season. Over the course of the next six games, McCoy saw somewhat limited action with varied results. He received more than 20 carries once in a game and broke 100 yards rushing only once. The Eagles dropped back to back games to divisional foes but defeated the Oakland Raiders on November 3, to bring their record to 4–5. McCoy rushed for 155 yards against the Green Bay Packers. This was his third game surpassing 150 yards rushing.


title: LeSean McCoy

text: On December 8, 2013, Philadelphia had their first major snowfall of the year, with over 8.5 inches of snow falling. With snow covering the entire field, and with it falling the entire first half, offense was hard to come by. The halftime score was 8–0 in favor of the Detroit Lions. Several minutes into the second half the Lions scored their second touchdown of the game, and subsequently took the lead 14–0. The second half was a breakout half for McCoy, who finished the game with 217 rushing yards on 29 carries. McCoy's 217 rushing broke a franchise record of 207 rushing yards that was previously held by Steve Van Buren. He also scored two touchdowns to help propel the Eagles to victory over the Lions 34–20. McCoy also earned for the second time in 2013, FedEx ground player of the week, in Week 14.


title: LeSean McCoy

text: In Week 15, the Eagles traveled to Minnesota. McCoy only had eight rushing attempts, as the Eagles elected to pass for much of the game. He did have 68 receiving yards, which put him over the 100 yards from scrimmage mark. The Eagles fell to the Vikings by a score of 48–30. In Week 16 facing the Chicago Bears, McCoy rushed for 133 yards and scored two touchdowns. This moved him up to second on the Philadelphia Eagles single season rushing yards list. In Week 17 against the Dallas Cowboys, he broke Wilbert Montgomery's Eagles regular season rushing record (1,512 in 1979) and Brian Westbrook's record of most yards from scrimmage (2104 in 2007). McCoy rushed for 131 yards on 27 carries, finishing out the last drive of the game with 23 yards on 6 rushes. The Eagles won 24–22 and earned a playoff spot – the third seed in the NFC at 10–6. McCoy rushed for 77 yards and one touchdown in the Eagles' game against the 11–5 New Orleans Saints, but the team lost 26–24 after a last-second field goal.


title: LeSean McCoy

text: For the 2013 season, McCoy rushed for 1,607 yards and was also the all-purpose yards leader at 2,146.


title: LeSean McCoy

text: McCoy followed up his 2013 season by rushing 312 times for 1,319 yards, which finished third after DeMarco Murray and Le'Veon Bell for the league lead. He recorded four games with at least 100 rushing yards. However, he only totaled five touchdowns, all on the ground. This was in part due to the Eagles signing veteran Darren Sproles, who scored six rushing touchdowns, and Chris Polk being used more for goal-line situations, resulting in four rushing touchdowns for him. His most impressive game was in Week 13 in the 33–10 blowout against the Eagles' divisional rival, the Dallas Cowboys, where he ran 25 times for 159 yards and a touchdown.


title: LeSean McCoy

text: McCoy's most notable accomplishment was becoming the Eagles' all-time leading rusher, finishing with 6,792 yards. Wilbert Montgomery, the previous record holder (as well as second and third place Brian Westbrook and Steve Van Buren), had taken eight seasons to compile the yards he had, while McCoy only took six.


title: LeSean McCoy

text: On March 10, 2015, the Eagles traded McCoy to the Buffalo Bills in exchange for the linebacker Kiko Alonso. He then signed a new five-year contract worth $40 million. McCoy's offseason was filled with many comments on his former coach, such as how Eagles coach and general manager Chip Kelly "got rid of all the good black players" or that he "doesn't like or respect stars". McCoy got a majority of the work in the backfield, sharing time with Karlos Williams, Anthony Dixon, and Mike Gillislee. McCoy's season started slow, although this could be attributed to a nagging hamstring injury. Although McCoy rushed for 89 yards on 15 carries against the New England Patriots in Week 2, he had a yards per carry average less than 2.5 in games against the Indianapolis Colts and Miami Dolphins . After missing two games with a hamstring injury, McCoy returned to his elite form, rushing for 90 yards on 17 carries against the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 6, gaining his first rushing touchdown of the season. This game started a streak where McCoy gained over 100 yards from scrimmage for seven consecutive weeks, which was ended with a season ending MCL sprain against the Washington Redskins, his longtime divisional rival while he was with the Eagles. In December, as the Bills prepared to face the Eagles in Philadelphia, McCoy said he would not shake Chip Kelly's hand, his former coach and the man who traded him. Although he kissed the Eagles logo on Lincoln Financial Field and hugged owner Jeffrey Lurie, he did not participate in postgame ceremonies when the Bills lost. He finished the 2015 season with 203 carries for 895 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns to go along with 32 receptions for 292 receiving yards and two receiving touchdowns in 12 games. He was ranked 69th on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2016.


title: LeSean McCoy

text: In the Bills' regular season opener, McCoy ran for 58 yards on 16 carries and scored one touchdown as the Bills lost to the Baltimore Ravens by a score of 13–7. On September 25, he had 17 carries for 110 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns against the Arizona Cardinals in Week 3. During a Week 5 30–19 victory over the Los Angeles Rams, he had 18 carries for 150 yards, marking the most he had in a single game since joining the Bills. On October 16, McCoy had 19 carries for 140 rushing yards and tied his single game career-high of three rushing touchdowns as the Bills defeated the San Francisco 49ers and McCoy's former head coach Chip Kelly by a score of 45–16 in Week 6. In Week 12, McCoy had 19 carries for 103 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns in the 28–21 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars. In Week 15, against the Cleveland Browns, he had 19 carries for 153 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns in the 33–13 victory. McCoy was named to his fifth career Pro Bowl on December 20. He finished the 2016 season with 1,267 rushing yards on 234 carries and had 13 rushing touchdowns. In addition, he had 50 carries for 356 receiving yards and one receiving touchdown. McCoy's 1,267 rushing yards were the most by a Bills running back since Travis Henry in 2003 and his 13 rushing touchdowns tied for the second-most in franchise history. He was ranked 27th by his peers on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2017. Along with quarterback Tyrod Taylor and backup running back Mike Gillislee, McCoy helped Buffalo lead the NFL in rushing yards for the second consecutive year.


title: LeSean McCoy

text: In the Bills' regular season opener, McCoy had 159 yards from scrimmage in a 21–12 win over the New York Jets. In this game, McCoy eclipsed 12,000 scrimmage yards for his career. He became the sixth active player to reach the mark and one of 60 players to ever reach 12,000 yards from scrimmage. Despite struggling early in the season in Rick Dennison's offense, McCoy had strong games against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Oakland Raiders, and the Los Angeles Chargers in Weeks 7, 8, and 11. During Week 14 against the Indianapolis Colts in blizzard-like conditions, McCoy had a career-high 32 carries for 156 yards and the game-winning touchdown in overtime, allowing the Bills to win 13–7. The performance against the Colts put McCoy over 1,000 rushing yards for the season.


title: LeSean McCoy

text: On December 17, in a Week 15 game against the Miami Dolphins, he became the 30th NFL player to exceed 10,000 rushing yards. On the play that took him over the 10,000 yard mark he was tackled by Kiko Alonso, who was the player in the 1-for-1 trade that brought McCoy to the Bills. On December 19, McCoy was named to his sixth Pro Bowl. The Bills finished the regular season with a 9–7 record and made the playoffs as the #6-seed. In the against the Jacksonville Jaguars, he finished with 19 carries for 75 rushing yards and six receptions for 44 receiving yards as the Bills lost by a score of 10–3. McCoy finished the 2017 season with 1,138 yards and six touchdowns on 287 rushing attempts in addition to 448 receiving yards, two receiving touchdowns and 59 catches. He was ranked 30th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2018.


title: LeSean McCoy

text: Despite a chaotic offseason for McCoy personally, the Bills named him a team captain for the 2018 season. Early in the season, McCoy struggled along with the team partly due to an overall inexperienced offensive unit and injuries. In the first nine games, McCoy totaled 85 carries for 267 rushing yards and 23 receptions for 186 receiving yards as the Bills went 2–7. In Week 10, against the New York Jets, McCoy had his best performance of the season with 26 carries for 113 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns in the 41–10 victory. McCoy finished the season with just 514 rushing yards, three touchdowns, and 3.2 yards per carry, all career lows. However, following the season's conclusion, Bills general manager Brandon Beane remained confident in McCoy, announcing intentions to keep him on the team through the end of his contract.


title: LeSean McCoy

text: McCoy signed a one-year, $3 million contract, with a potential $1 million in incentives, with the Kansas City Chiefs on August 31, 2019, reuniting with his former Eagles head coach Andy Reid and former Bills teammate Sammy Watkins. Playing in Week 1, McCoy rushed for 81 yards on ten carries in the 40–26 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars, while catching one pass for 12 yards.


title: LeSean McCoy

text: In Week 3 against the Baltimore Ravens, McCoy rushed eight times for 54 yards and a rushing touchdown and caught three passes for 26 yards and a receiving touchdown as the Chiefs won 33–28. McCoy was sporadically used by the Chiefs throughout the season as a change-of-pace back behind Damien Williams and Darrel Williams, often receiving games off for "load management" by Reid due to McCoy's age. He finished the regular season with 101 carries for 465 rushing yards and four rushing touchdowns to go along with 28 receptions for 181 receiving yards and a receiving touchdown. He was ultimately made inactive for much of the postseason, playing just one snap in the Divisional Round against the Houston Texans, as the Chiefs went on to win Super Bowl LIV over the San Francisco 49ers.


title: LeSean McCoy

text: McCoy finished the 2010s decade having gained the most rushing yards in the NFL during the decade with 10,434 yards.


title: LeSean McCoy

text: McCoy signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on August 4, 2020. He made his Buccaneers debut in the team's regular season opener September 13, a 23–34 loss against the New Orleans Saints. Overall, McCoy had a very limited role due to depth of the backfield unit, which contained Ronald Jones II, Leonard Fournette, and Ke'Shawn Vaughn. He totaled ten carries for 31 rushing yards and 15 receptions for 101 receiving yards in ten games. He won his second Super Bowl against his former team but did not play in the game. He became the fourth player in NFL history to win consecutive Super Bowls with the second Super Bowl being won over his previous team.


title: LeSean McCoy

text: On October 1, 2021, McCoy announced his retirement after signing a ceremonial contract with the Eagles. McCoy retired with exactly 15,000 yards from scrimmage for his career.


title: LeSean McCoy

text: Categorized as a "scat back", McCoy was known for his elusiveness and ability to "cut on a dime" and abruptly change directions, often running in an "east-west" manner similar to other elusive backs such as Hall of Famer Barry Sanders, whom he cited as his favorite player growing up. McCoy's shiftiness allowed him to largely avoid the constant hits suffered by "power backs" who run directly into contact, prolonging his longevity in the league.


title: LeSean McCoy

text: McCoy's brother, LeRon McCoy, is a former wide receiver who played for the Arizona Cardinals. McCoy has one son, and one daughter.


title: LeSean McCoy

text: On November 28, 2012, McCoy was featured in an episode of "" titled "The Real McCoy". The interview was done by ESPN reporter Lisa Salters. It details the story of McCoy's high school career and his ankle injury.


title: LeSean McCoy

text: McCoy has been a resident of the Marlton section of Evesham Township, New Jersey. Following his trade from the Eagles to the Bills, reports surfaced that McCoy was initially unwilling to leave Philadelphia for Buffalo, but gradually came to love his new city and its fans. He wrote a letter of appreciation to Bills fans on "The Players' Tribune" after witnessing their unwavering support, especially after the Bills ended a 17-year playoff drought.


title: LeSean McCoy

text: In 2017, McCoy opined that Colin Kaepernick, known for starting the 2016 U.S. national anthem protests, "was not worth the distraction" when asked why the latter was not on an NFL roster that year. However, in light of President Donald Trump's comments that NFL players who kneel during the anthem "should be fired", McCoy took part in the protests, even continuing to stretch during the anthem before a September 24 game against the Denver Broncos. McCoy defended the participation of his teammates and himself in the protests, saying that while the national anthem and flag "meant a lot" to himself and his teammates, he could not "stand and support something when the leader of this country is acting like a jerk." The Bills as a whole had met together before the game to discuss how they would respond to President Trump's statement.


title: LeSean McCoy

text: In May 2013, McCoy was sued for his alleged actions towards a woman using the alias "Mary Roe" aboard a party bus on the New Jersey Turnpike. Roe testified that McCoy humiliated her and 15 other women by spraying them with a beverage before ejecting Roe from the vehicle. McCoy's attorney Andrew Smith Esq. responded, "There are no criminal charges pending and no probable cause was ever found," stating that the accuser was simply attempting to collect money from McCoy. Roe sued for over $50,000 in damages for assault and battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, false imprisonment and negligence.


title: LeSean McCoy

text: In September 2014, McCoy received criticism for leaving a $0.20 tip at the PYT burger restaurant in Philadelphia. McCoy claimed the low tip was due to "bad service." The owner responded on September 9, 2014, saying that McCoy had been "verbally abusive" and made "derogatory comments about women."


title: LeSean McCoy

text: In April 2019, McCoy tweeted a spoiler about the film "" shortly after watching the film, specifically the way the film ended, angering his followers and Marvel fans to the point that some blocked him and even called for the termination of his contract with the Buffalo Bills or for him to get injured. McCoy later called this the "worst decision" of his life in an interview with "Good Morning Football".


title: LeSean McCoy

text: On July 10, 2018, a post on Instagram alleged that McCoy battered a woman, along with accusations that McCoy beat his son, his pet dog, and that he also used illegal steroids. The post was soon deleted and McCoy denied all of the allegations made in a statement stating he had "not had any direct contact with any of the people involved in months." In response, the Buffalo Bills issued a statement via Twitter stating, "We have spoken to LeSean McCoy and have been in contact with the National Football League. We will continue to gather information." The woman in question was McCoy's former girlfriend Delicia Cordon, with whom he had a tumultuous relationship according to police records. Court documents show that McCoy had been trying to evict Cordon from a house he owned in Milton, Georgia for some time and was concerned that she would falsely accuse him of domestic violence. Cordon was robbed and assaulted at the home by a masked assailant on July 10, which coincidentally was the same day as a previously postponed court date for the eviction hearing. The assailant stole jewelry that Cordon claimed McCoy gifted her.


title: Meghann Fahy

text: Meghann Fahy (born 1989/1990) is an American actress. She is known for starring as Sutton Brady in the Freeform series "The Bold Type", for playing Hannah O'Connor on the ABC daytime soap opera "One Life to Live", and for her performance as Daphne in the second season of "The White Lotus". On Broadway, she has starred as Natalie Goodman in the stage musical "Next to Normal".


title: Meghann Fahy

text: From a young age, Fahy sang at various events around her hometown of Longmeadow, Massachusetts. However, her first stage role was playing Dorothy Gale in her Longmeadow High School senior class performance of "The Wizard of Oz".


title: Meghann Fahy

text: During the summer of 2008, Fahy attended open calls and was cast as the standby for Jennifer Damiano as Natalie Goodman in Arena Stage's production of "Next to Normal" in late 2008. She remained with the cast during its transfer to the Booth Theatre on Broadway, which began previews on March 27, 2009. On July 19, 2010, after Damiano departed the cast to prepare for the Broadway musical "" the day prior, Fahy took over as the principal actor for Natalie along with Marin Mazzie as mother Diana and Jason Danieley as father Dan. MacKenzie Mauzy replaced her as the standby for Natalie. Fahy played the role on Broadway until its closing on January 16, 2011.


title: Meghann Fahy

text: In December 2010, it was announced that Fahy had been cast in readings of a stage adaptation based upon the 1992 Disney cult classic "Newsies". Paper Mill Playhouse took on the musical for its 2011–12 season, with the production running from September 15 to October 16, 2011, though Fahy did not participate in that production. She has also recorded demos for composers' works, such as Bree Lowdermilk and Kait Kerrigan's "The Unauthorized Autobiography of Samantha Brown" in 2009, and continues to perform in concert revues as the title character as recently as March 1, 2011.


title: Meghann Fahy

text: In May 2011, Meghann briefly reprised her role as Natalie Goodman in the first national tour of "Next to Normal" in the first week of the St. Paul, Minnesota stop. Emma Hunton, who had been cast in the tour, took a leave of absence to complete a workshop in New York City. Fahy joined the rest of the principle tour cast for her stint: Alice Ripley as Diana, Asa Somers as Dan, Jeremy Kushnier as Dr. Madden, and Preston Sadleir as Henry. In July 2011, it was announced that Fahy had been cast in "The Unauthorized Autobiography of Samantha Brown" at Goodspeed Opera House. She reprised her role as the title character when performances began August 4, 2011, and continued through August 28, 2011.


title: Meghann Fahy

text: In January 2012, Fahy appeared in a one-night concert reading of "Twilight: The Musical" at New World Stages as Bella. In January 2015, Fahy participated in a production of "We Are The Tigers" at Feinstein's/54 Below, singing as Riley Williams.


title: Meghann Fahy

text: Fahy first appeared on ABC's "One Life to Live" in February 2010 as college student Hannah O'Connor. She has described her character in these terms: "stalked an ex-boyfriend; overdosed on painkillers; has a fixation on a coed; witnessed a crime." The role ended in November 2010, with Hannah O'Connor appearing in a total of 81 episodes.


title: Meghann Fahy

text: Other television credits include "Gossip Girl" as Devyn and the 2011 Hallmark Hall of Fame film "The Lost Valentine" as a young 1940s-era mother, Caroline Thomas, with Betty White as Caroline in present-day and Jennifer Love Hewitt as a reporter learning of Caroline's story. In 2012, Fahy appeared in the miniseries "Political Animals" as ambitious blogger Georgia as well as in "Necessary Roughness" as Olivia DiFlorio, tutor-turned-girlfriend of the main character's son.


title: Meghann Fahy

text: In 2016, Fahy was cast as Sutton Brady in the Freeform drama series "The Bold Type", which premiered on June 20, 2017. She has won praise for her performance in this role, with one reviewer noting that "Fahy, giving one of TV's most charming and underrated performances, continues to define the show's fizzy, occasionally bawdy comic streak with exquisite timing and a particular aptitude for punchlines that hurt just a little bit".


title: Meghann Fahy

text: In November 2020, she was cast in a co-starring role in the drama film "The Unbreakable Boy". In February 2022, Fahy was cast in a starring role playing Daphne Sullivan, a woman vacationing with her husband, in the second season of the HBO drama series "The White Lotus".


title: Tiki Barber

text: Atiim Kiambu "Tiki" Barber (; born April 7, 1975) is an American former football running back who played for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL) for ten seasons. He played college football for the University of Virginia. Barber was drafted by the Giants in the second round of the 1997 NFL Draft, and played his entire professional career for the team. Barber retired from the NFL at the end of the 2006 NFL postseason as the Giants' all-time rushing and reception leader. Barber was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame in 2011.


title: Tiki Barber

text: Following his playing career, Barber became a national media presence, notably joining NBC's "The Today Show" as a correspondent in 2007 and "Football Night in America/Sunday Night Football". He has published multiple books.


title: Tiki Barber

text: Barber attended the University of Virginia on an academic scholarship to major in commerce. While he maintained his focus on his studies, Barber also became an accomplished college athlete; he broke the University of Virginia's long jump record on his first jump, and put the University of Virginia's football program back on the map.


title: Tiki Barber

text: Barber rushed for almost 1,400 yards in his junior season, helping lead the Cavaliers to a share of the ACC title.


title: Tiki Barber

text: Barber finished his college career with 651 carries for 3,389 yards and 31 touchdowns, and 64 receptions for 602 yards with two touchdowns.


title: Tiki Barber

text: During Barber’s time at UVa, he was a member of the IMP Society, one of the University’s secret societies.


title: Tiki Barber

text: Originally he was considered a third-down, "change of pace" back, but Barber became a standout starting running back and the all-time leader in rushing yards in New York Giants history. In 2005, he was the NFL's top yardage gainer from the line of scrimmage. Barber was voted by his peers to three Pro Bowls. From 2003 to 2006, Barber gained the most yards from scrimmage by any NFL running back in that four-year period.


title: Tiki Barber

text: Barber was selected by the New York Giants in the second round of the 1997 NFL Draft, out of the University of Virginia. He was originally intended to be a third-down running back until Rodney Hampton had disappointing years in 1996 and 1997. Hampton retired after the 1997 season, giving Barber the starting nod. He began his career with a mediocre rookie campaign, in which he started at running back and rushed for 511 yards and three touchdowns. Barber missed four games with a knee injury, but returned to the starting lineup for the final two games of the year. In 1998, he was replaced as a starter and went through a disappointing, injury-riddled year before rebounding in 1999, when he accumulated 1,639 all-purpose yards, utilizing his punt return and receiving skills.


title: Tiki Barber

text: Barber and the Giants represented the NFC in Super Bowl XXXV in 2001, but lost the game to the Baltimore Ravens. Established as a starter and playmaker, Barber was rewarded with a six-year contract from the Giants following the 2000 season. Following the signing, he called himself "the happiest man in New York right now."


title: Tiki Barber

text: Over the next four years, Barber would become an integral part of the Giants' offense. In the last regular season game of 2002, Tiki exploded for 203 yards against the Philadelphia Eagles, at that time one of the league's best defenses. His performance helped the Giants clinch a playoff berth, but the team fell to the San Francisco 49ers in the wild-card round. He ended the season with 1,984 yards from scrimmage.


title: Tiki Barber

text: During the 2004 NFL season, Barber reached the end zone for a career-high 15 touchdowns. He also rushed for 1,518 yards and notched 578 receiving yards for 2,096 total yards from scrimmage. On January 2, 2005, in the 2004 season finale, at home versus the Dallas Cowboys, Barber broke Rodney Hampton's Giants' all-time rushing record and Joe Morris's single-season rushing record in the same game. Poignantly, Barber broke the record on the final offensive play of the game, when he scored a game-winning touchdown to end an otherwise dismal 6–10 season for the Giants on a high note.


title: Tiki Barber

text: The 2005 season was a rebound year for the Giants and for Barber's career year in terms of rushing yards. Led by Eli Manning and Barber, they finished 11-5 and won the NFC East title for the first time since 2000. On December 17, 2005, Barber broke the Giants' single-game rushing record against the Kansas City Chiefs, rushing for 220 yards; he would break his own record the following year. It was his second (of three) 200-yard rushing games during the 2005 season, as he ran for 206 yards in week 8. The Giants promptly shut out the Washington Redskins 36-0 two days after Wellington Mara was buried, proper homage to their beloved owner, to whom Tiki himself was especially close.


title: Tiki Barber

text: He finished the 2005 regular season with 1,860 rushing yards (second in the league to Shaun Alexander and a career-high for Barber) and 2,390 all-purpose yards with a performance of 203 rushing yards against the Oakland Raiders in the final game of the season. Barber's 95-yard touchdown run set a Giants' team record for longest touchdown run, previously held by Hap Moran for a 91-yard run on November 23, 1930, vs the Green Bay Packers.


title: Tiki Barber

text: His 960 yards from scrimmage in December 2005 was an NFL record until it was broken by Chris Johnson, who had 968 from scrimmage in November 2009.


title: Tiki Barber

text: Barber's 2,390 total yards for 2005 was second highest in NFL history, at the time, behind Marshall Faulk's 2,429 total yards in 1999. It is also the highest total for a running back 30 years of age or older. He was named to the NFC Pro Bowl squad for the second time in his career, and was voted an All Pro. Barber placed fourth in the voting for the 2005 MVP award. Seattle Seahawks running back Shaun Alexander won the Award, followed by Peyton Manning (second place) and Tom Brady (third place).


title: Tiki Barber

text: He was nominated for the 2005 FedEx Ground Player of the Year Award, along with LaDainian Tomlinson and Shaun Alexander. Barber also signed a contract extension in September 2005 which extended his contract through 2008 and increased his pay.


title: Tiki Barber

text: In the 2006 season, Barber continued his fine play in his final season and final games as an NFL player, a rarity for running backs who often break down late in their careers. His total yardage on the season was higher than any other running back in history in their last season.


title: Tiki Barber

text: Barber rushed for 1,662 yards and five touchdowns in his 2006 campaign. During week 14 at Carolina, Barber rushed for 112 yards to help the Giants end a four-game losing skid. Tiki's best game in 2006 was in Week 17 at Washington, where he rushed for 234 yards and 3 touchdowns in the Giants 34–28 victory against the Redskins, a win that gave the Giants a playoff berth. In that game, Tiki set a new team record for rushing yards in a single game by breaking his own record, which he had set the previous year versus Kansas City. His 234 rushing yards are the most ever by a player over 30 years old. He also holds the record for most 200-yard rushing games by a player over 30 years old with four. Only three other players have one.


title: Tiki Barber

text: In his final game with the Giants, a playoff loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, Barber rushed for 137 yards on 26 carries. After the game, Eagles safety Brian Dawkins embraced Barber and told him, "You're a warrior."


title: Tiki Barber

text: As a Pro Bowler in his final season, Barber's last official game was the 2007 Pro Bowl on February 10, 2007, in Hawaii.


title: Tiki Barber

text: In October 2006, Barber revealed his intention to retire at the end of the 2006 NFL season. Barber had previously indicated his desire to retire at some point and pursue a broadcasting career. When questioned why a player at the peak of his game would retire, Barber cited the toll the physical nature of football takes on a person's body and that he "simply couldn’t take it anymore". Tiki was highly criticized for his decision to retire at his prime. He declined a reported $50 million, two-year contract with the New York Giants.


title: Tiki Barber

text: During his career with the Giants, the team never won a championship, a top goal of Barber's that he spoke publicly about in 2005. When announcing his retirement, Barber seemed at peace to leave the game without a Super Bowl ring. He said, "I used to think my career was defined by not winning a Super Bowl. But I think looking back on my career, they'll see someone who was a competitor, someone who always played hard and never gave up." He officially filed his retirement papers with the Players Association on February 12, 2007.


title: Tiki Barber

text: In the very next NFL season following Barber's retirement, the New York Giants went on to defeat the previously undefeated 18–0 New England Patriots to win Super Bowl XLII in one of the greatest upsets in sports history. Barber was present to cover the event, but was not well received by most of his former teammates and Giants' fans, after his disparaging remarks about his former teammate and Giants quarterback, Eli Manning.


title: Tiki Barber

text: On March 8, 2011, Barber filed paperwork to come out of retirement. Although the New York Giants still retained the rights to Barber, the Giants planned to release him once the NFL and the NFLPA reached a collective bargaining agreement.


title: Tiki Barber

text: On April 28, 2011, Barber said that his comeback was "not about the money;" however, the "New York Post" ran a contradictory news story in 2010, reporting that Barber was seeking to return to the NFL because he was not financially solvent. The story said that he was unable to pay his divorce settlement with his ex-wife.


title: Tiki Barber

text: On July 28, 2011, the Giants officially removed Barber from the retired list, allowing him to sign with any team. On August 2, 2011, Barber began working out with the Miami Dolphins.


title: Tiki Barber

text: On September 5, 2011, Barber's agent, Mark Lepselter, confirmed that no NFL team was interested in signing him.


title: Tiki Barber

text: Starting from his breakout season in 2000, Barber was known for his exceptional cutback running, quick feet, and running vision. He also was an adept receiver out of the backfield with over 450 receiving yards and over 50 receptions every season from 2000 to 2006.


title: Tiki Barber

text: After the 2003 year, in spite of his rushing yard totals, Barber had a tendency to commit fumbles. He committed nine fumbles and six lost fumbles in the 2002 and 2003 seasons, respectively. This also includes three lost fumbles in a game against the Philadelphia Eagles on December 28, 2002. When head coach Tom Coughlin arrived, he taught Barber to hold the ball vertically instead of horizontally, of which is a common practice in rugby football. After adapting to this change, his fumbles went down significantly. In 2004, he only had two lost fumbles and proceeded to commit only four lost fumbles in his three years with Coughlin.


title: Tiki Barber

text: Barber began to focus on strength training and lifting in 2004 upon the suggestion of his new running backs coach, Jerald Ingram. Barber began to work with a strength coach, Joe Carini, in New Jersey. His added upper-body strength allowed him to break more tackles and improve as a running-back. Barber improved in other ways over the course of his career. He refined upon his patience during game-play, which is needed in football to wait for blocks to set and formed holes to emerge in the offensive line before accelerating forward. Barber also improved upon his physical toughness and blocking ability, as he was not known for being skilled in them earlier in his career. Barber additionally benefited from an improved offensive line and Coughlin's emphasis on the Giants' new strategic running game.


title: Tiki Barber

text: In 2002, All-Pro Giants defensive end Michael Strahan was negotiating a new contract, and Tiki Barber publicly criticized Michael Strahan's negotiating stance. He felt Strahan should have agreed to the contract the Giants offered and remarked that Strahan was greedy. The contract impacted the team as Strahan's cap number exceeded $12 million and the new contract would have lowered Strahan's cap number, greatly helping the team get under the 2002 Salary Cap. "I don't know if he realizes how much $17 million is," Barber told the NY Post. "That is absolutely ridiculous, to turn that down. He's already the highest-paid defensive player in the league. He's already making more than most quarterbacks...Michael is not thinking about the team; he's thinking about himself".


title: Tiki Barber

text: Keith Hamilton, a teammate of Strahan and Barber at the time, then responded with comments critical of Barber. Players generally believe that they should not speak about the contracts of other players. Beyond that, some members of the Giants defense harbored resentment of the offense, which was lackluster and unproductive in the 1990s. "The defense has carried the offense, carried the team, since I've been here," Hamilton told The Star-Ledger. "<nowiki>[Barber]</nowiki> hasn't been here long enough or done enough to say anything. For him to shoot his mouth off, acting like he's Mr. New York, yeah, I'm ticked off. Strahan is the single-season sack record-holder. He's the AP Defensive Player of the Year. He's one of the best - if not the best - defensive ends in the game. And you tell me this guy is being greedy? That's a bunch of crap. I've heard enough. Who is Tiki Barber to shoot his mouth off? What has he done? He talks like he's acting in the best interest of the team. Tell him to give his $7 million (signing bonus) back. Since he's so charitable, why doesn't he volunteer his $7 million? He says all the politically correct things. Ask him if he's giving up some of his money." Despite this incident, Strahan and Barber are currently friendly with each other in public.


title: Tiki Barber

text: Although Barber's statistics improved greatly after Tom Coughlin became the Giants' head coach, Barber disliked and criticized Coughlin's coaching style. During the coach's tenure, Barber publicly questioned the team's coaching on two occasions. After being shut out at home in the first round of the 2005 playoffs by the Carolina Panthers, Tiki made a post-game comment that he felt the Giants had been outcoached by their former defensive coordinator, the Panthers' head coach John Fox. Heavy sports media attention was placed on the comment; Tiki apologized for it shortly afterwards, saying he only meant to convey the Giants' performance was 'unacceptable.'


title: Tiki Barber

text: After a loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars during the 2006 season, Barber criticized the playcalling for abandoning the running game too soon.<ref name="WSLS%2FMGArticle%2FSLS_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1149191834676&path=!sports Tiki Barber upset with lack of carries] , Associated Press News Service. Retrieved January 11, 2007</ref">Tiki Barber upset with lack of carries , Associated Press News Service. Retrieved January 11, 2007</ref> Both times Coughlin and Barber met to discuss the comments.


title: Tiki Barber

text: On the eve of what would be his last game with the Giants, Barber told ESPN that he is "demeaned and talked down to" by Coughlin.


title: Tiki Barber

text: After retiring, Barber attributed his decision to retire to Coughlin's unrelenting style in practice. "(Coughlin) pushed me in the direction (of television)," said Barber. "I don't know if you realize this, but we were in full pads for 17 weeks, and with the amount of injuries that we had, it just takes a toll on you. You physically don't want to be out there, when your body feels the way you do, in full pads."


title: Tiki Barber

text: After retiring from the NFL, Barber began a second career as a television broadcaster. Barber immediately landed a role with NBC in which he contributed to the "Today" program, covered sports for NBC Sports, and hosted entertainment events for NBC Universal. Barber was introduced as a correspondent for NBC's "Today" and analyst for "Football Night in America/Sunday Night Football" on February 13, 2007. This came after a competition for his services was waged between ABC, FOX, NFL, and NBC. As a "Today" correspondent, Barber anchored lifestyle segments and reports on news stories.


title: Tiki Barber

text: Barber is unusual among retired athletes in his desire to cover hard news and political stories; in 2006 Barber cited a lunch with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice as the highlight of his year.


title: Tiki Barber

text: While still an NFL player, Barber gained broadcasting experience. On television, he co-hosted the morning news program "Fox & Friends" on select Tuesday mornings. On radio, he hosted "Barber Shop" a weekly show on Sirius Satellite Radio with his brother Ronde during the football season. In the offseason, he hosted a political and general interest radio program; Senator John McCain was his first interview. Barber originally began his broadcasting career on WFAN radio and the WCBS local news in New York.


title: Tiki Barber

text: In May 2008, Barber filled the spot of Willie Geist on the MSNBC program "Morning Joe" while Geist was on vacation.


title: Tiki Barber

text: In August 2008, Barber helped broadcast the 2008 Summer Olympics on MSNBC and was a commentator for Yahoo! sports for the 2010 Winter Olympics.


title: Tiki Barber

text: On Wednesday, June 23, 2010, the "New York Post" reported that NBC has dropped him from his contributor's role on NBC's "The Today Show". Barber was quietly let go in May 2010 by the network after his contract was not renewed by NBC earlier that year.


title: Tiki Barber

text: As of January 2022, Barber is a radio host for WFAN with Brandon Tierney, on weekday afternoons airing 10-2pm (EST). The pair previously hosted a national show on CBS Sports Radio.


title: Tiki Barber

text: Barber is a frequent judge on the Food Network show "Iron Chef America", along with the show "Chopped".


title: Tiki Barber

text: Barber appeared as a guest judge on "Project Runway". The challenge was to design Barber a dress shirt to wear on the "Today Show".


title: Tiki Barber

text: Barber appeared with his family on NBC's show "Celebrity Family Feud" which premiered on June 24, 2008.


title: Tiki Barber

text: Barber appeared as the guest in the "Not My Job" section of the NPR news quiz show "Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!" in November 2008. He answered three questions about Mickey Mouse on the occasion of Mickey's 80th birthday.


title: Tiki Barber

text: Barber was the 'mobile shout out' on an episode of the Discovery Channel game show "Cash Cab". The question was "What is the name of the famous John Steinbeck novel that followed the travels of Tom Joad?". Both Barber and the contestant incorrectly answered with "Lonesome Dove" by Larry McMurtry; the correct answer was "The Grapes of Wrath".


title: Tiki Barber

text: In the 2008 series "Knight Rider", Barber played a drill sergeant who was murdered during an underground MMA fight in the episode "Fight Knight". His character was filmed dressing down an unseen private and used by KITT to distract the owner of the illegal club long enough to allow for capture by Michael. He was also spoofed by KITT at the end of the episode.


title: Tiki Barber

text: Barber appears in multiple episodes as himself in the 2009 iteration of "The Electric Company". His "character" is adored by women and adolescents alike and is portrayed as a very likable and forthright role model. One episode even puts him in the role of a judge, trying a case of pet negligence towards his bird.


title: Tiki Barber

text: In the Dave Matthews Band music video for their 2001 single "Everyday," Barber was featured as one of the people being hugged.


title: Tiki Barber

text: In 2014, Barber appeared as himself in "Orange Is the New Black" in the Season 2 episode "It Was the Change" which was the 12th episode of the season.


title: Tiki Barber

text: Barber made his Broadway debut as Don in "Kinky Boots" January 21, 2019, and played a limited run until March 3. Barber said in a statement, "I was very fortunate to be part of the New York Giants for ten years and feel incredibly lucky to be joining another New York institution: Broadway."


title: Tiki Barber

text: Barber is pursuing business and investment opportunities, reportedly inking a contract to serve as a partner and investor in O Beverages LLC, the maker of fruit-infused bottled water as well as opening a high-tech cycling gym in NYC.


title: Tiki Barber

text: Barber is co-chairman and co-founder of Thuzio, which provides an online marketplace for athletes to be booked for local speaking appearances, coaching, and personal events.


title: Tiki Barber

text: In 2018 Barber co-founded Grove Group Management, a cannabis-focused investment firm that provides various forms of expertise (finance, marketing, operations, retail, legal issues, and product development) to the businesses it invests in. The company aims to work with small and minority-owned cannabis businesses in particular.


title: Tiki Barber

text: Barber and his twin brother were born five weeks premature. Tiki was born seven minutes after his identical twin brother Ronde Barber. He was named Atiim Kiambu, which means "fiery-tempered king" because he was screaming shortly after his birth. Ronde was a cornerback who played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and won Super Bowl XXXVII against the Oakland Raiders.


title: Tiki Barber

text: Barber is the son of Geraldine Barber and Daniel X. Brack "DXB". Barber was a star running back at University of Virginia and later played in the National Football League. Barber's parents divorced when Barber was very young, and his father never provided financial support and rarely saw his sons when they were growing up. His mother Geraldine worked two sometimes three jobs to support her three sons. He has an older brother, Tarik Barber.


title: Tiki Barber

text: Barber married his University of Virginia sweetheart Virginia Cha Barber on May 15, 1999, and the couple resided on the Upper East Side New York City with Cha's parents living in an suite. Cha—of Korean and Vietnamese descent—was a fashion publicist for Zegna, a men's designer-clothing label. They have two sons, A.J. (Atiim Kiambu Junior), born July 8, 2002, and Chason, born March 18, 2004; and twin daughters Riley and Ella, born May 24, 2010.


title: Tiki Barber

text: On April 5, 2010, while Cha was seven months pregnant with their twin daughters, it was announced that Barber and his wife were separating after 11 years of marriage. It later became public that Barber had been cheating on Cha with 23-year-old Traci Lynn Johnson, whom he met while she was an NBC intern and he worked on the "Today" show. Johnson had babysat his and Barber's sons.


title: Tiki Barber

text: In the May 30, 2011 issue of "Sports Illustrated", Barber described hiding out with Johnson in his agent Mark Lepselter's attic so that he would not get caught. Barber was quoted as saying that "Lep's Jewish, and it was like a reverse Anne Frank thing." Barber's comments were quickly condemned by "New York Post" sports columnist Mike Vaccaro.


title: Tiki Barber

text: Just eight days after his divorce from Cha was final, on July 20, 2012, Barber and Johnson married in a simple civil ceremony in a New York courtroom. Johnson gave birth to their daughter Brooklyn on December 27, 2013. In July 2016 their second daughter, and Tiki's sixth child, Teagan, was born.


title: Tiki Barber

text: In 2014, Barber supported CC Sabathia's charity, the PitCCh In Foundation, by running in the 2014 New York City Marathon. He achieved a 5:14:37 running time.


title: Tiki Barber

text: On September 18, 2007, Barber's book, "Tiki: My Life and the Game Beyond" was published. The autobiography was co-written by Gil Reavill. His second book, "Tiki Barber's Pure Hard Workout", which was released on November 13, 2008, by Gotham Books, reveals Barber's intensive lifting program. The book is coauthored by his trainer, Joe Carini.


title: Clarice (TV series)

text: Clarice is a 2021 American crime drama television series created by Alex Kurtzman and Jenny Lumet and produced by CBS Studios, MGM Television, and Secret Hideout. It is based on the best-selling novel "The Silence of the Lambs" by Thomas Harris and set between the events of the 1991 film and "Hannibal" (2001). The series stars Rebecca Breeds as the titular character, along with Lucca De Oliveira, Devyn A. Tyler, Kal Penn, Nick Sandow, Michael Cudlitz, and Marnee Carpenter. The series premiered on February 11, 2021, on CBS.


title: Clarice (TV series)

text: In May 2021, CBS entered negotiations to relocate the series to Paramount+ for its second season. By June, the relocation became "unlikely" to happen.


title: Clarice (TV series)

text: In January 2020, CBS Studios hired Alex Kurtzman and Jenny Lumet to create a sequel series to the 1991 film "The Silence of the Lambs". The series was among the 14 pilot episodes ordered by CBS in February and was fast-tracked to series the following March, as CBS was shut down and unable to film pilot episodes because of the COVID-19 pandemic. CBS picked up the series on May 8 and announced in December a premiere of February 11, 2021, alongside a trailer release. Due to complicated rights issues of franchise characters between Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and the Dino de Laurentiis Company, the series cannot feature or make reference to Hannibal Lecter. Kurtzman explained, "I'm still trying to understand how the rights are divided. But it's been quite liberating because we have no interest in writing about Hannibal—not because we didn't love the films and the show, but because it was done so well by so many people that it didn't feel fresh for us."


title: Clarice (TV series)

text: In May 2021, CBS entered negotiations to relocate the series to Paramount+ for its second season. By June, the relocation became "unlikely" to happen, despite it never being officially cancelled.


title: Clarice (TV series)

text: Rebecca Breeds was cast as Clarice Starling in February 2020. Lucca De Oliveira and Devyn A. Tyler were cast in starring roles. Kal Penn, Nick Sandow, and Michael Cudlitz joined the main cast. Marnee Carpenter was cast as a series regular while Jayne Atkinson, Shawn Doyle, and Tim Guinee were cast in recurring roles. Douglas Smith joined the cast in a recurring capacity.


title: Clarice (TV series)

text: Principal photography for the series began on September 21, 2020, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Filming of the first season concluded on March 23, 2021.


title: Clarice (TV series)

text: On Rotten Tomatoes, the series has an approval rating of 37% based on reviews from 43 critics, with an average rating of 6.11/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "Effectively grim, but narratively bland, "Clarice" is a disturbingly safe procedural that lets down both its talented cast and source material." Metacritic gave the series a weighted average score of 55 out of 100 based on 32 critic reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".


title: Bia (rapper)

text: Bianca Miquela Landrau (born August 16, 1990), known professionally as Bia, is an American rapper who debuted on the Oxygen reality television show "Sisterhood of Hip Hop". She signed to Pharrell's I Am Other record label, in partnership with RCA Records in 2014. Her first EP, "Nice Girls Finish Last: Cuidado", was released in 2018. She is best recognized for featuring on the 2016 single "Safari" by J Balvin and "Best on Earth" by Russ in 2019. In early 2020, Bia signed a new record deal with Epic Records, releasing her second EP, "For Certain", on December 11, 2020. The EP spawned the single "Whole Lotta Money", which later was released as a remix featuring Nicki Minaj and reached the top 20 of the "Billboard" Hot 100.


title: Bia (rapper)

text: Bia is originally from Medford, Massachusetts. She is of Puerto Rican and Italian descent. In an interview with Oxygen's website, she spoke about wanting to become a rapper at a young age after attending studio sessions with rappers and helping them record. Bia attended college briefly, but after realizing it did not suit her, she dropped out and began bartending to pay for studio time. She moved to Los Angeles full time in 2017.


title: Bia (rapper)

text: Bia was initially discovered by rapper Fam-Lay through YouTube and who later introduced her to Pharrell. Bia starred on the first two seasons of the Oxygen reality television show "Sisterhood of Hip Hop". In 2014, she signed to the I Am Other music label as part of a collaboration with RCA Records and began working with T.I as well as singers Jennifer Hudson and Usher. Later that year, Bia released a mixtape entitled "#CholaSeason". In an interview with radio station Hot 97's morning show "Ebro in the Morning" in September 2015, she revealed that she would not return for season 3 of "Sisterhood of Hip Hop".


title: Bia (rapper)

text: Bia served as the opening act for Pusha T's "Darkest Before the Dawn Tour" in March and April 2016. The next month, Bia alongside Victoria Monét, were the main support acts for the European leg of Ariana Grande's Dangerous Woman Tour. Bia also opened for select dates during the North American leg. Bia was featured on J Balvin's song "Safari", released as a single in May 2016. The track topped the charts in Mexico and Spain as well as peaking at No. 3 on the US Latin Charts.


title: Bia (rapper)

text: In 2016, Bia released the singles "Whip It" and "Gucci Comin' Home". These singles were followed by "Badside" and "Fungshway", which were both released in 2017. All four singles were intended to be included on Bia's then-upcoming debut EP titled "Trap Vogue", to be followed by her debut album. Bia described the project as "high energy with Latin elements mixed in". She also revealed that the song "Esta Noche" featuring Grande, which was performed during Bia's opening set for the Dangerous Woman Tour, would be included on the project. Bia eventually scrapped the project in favor of new material.


title: Bia (rapper)

text: Bia was featured on the track "Miami", from Kali Uchis' debut album "Isolation", which was released on April 6, 2018. Victoria Monét released a remix of her song "Freak", featuring Bia on July 10, 2018. A visual was released including a shortened version of the track just containing Bia's verse and a chorus, while the full version of the song appeared on streaming platforms. On September 21, 2018, Bia released her debut EP "Nice Girls Finish Last: Cuidado", which included the single "Hollywood", as well as collaborations with Uchis and Kodak Black.


title: Bia (rapper)

text: In 2019, Bia split from RCA Records, citing the label was preventing her from releasing music. She released her first independent song "One Minute Warning" in August. "Best on Earth", a collaboration with rapper and singer Russ, was released on October 17, 2019. Singer Rihanna posted on her social media that it was her new favorite song, which led to an internet trend #BestOnEarthChallenge and a spike in popularity to the song. The song eventually peaked at number 46 on the "Billboard" Hot 100, becoming Bia's first entry on the chart and was certified Platinum by the RIAA for selling over one million units in the United States. On September 29, the song garnered Bia her first BET Hip Hop Awards nomination for Sweet 16: Best Featured Verse.


title: Bia (rapper)

text: In early 2020, Bia resigned with Sony under Epic Records and released two singles, "Free BIA (1st Day Out)" and "Cover Girl". "Cover Girl" was serviced to Urban and Rhythmic radios on April 14. In September 2020, Bia released the single "Same Hands" featuring American rapper Lil Durk. Another single, "Skate", was released in November 2020, alongside a music video. A reworked version of the song, entitled the "NHL Mix", was later used as the theme song for the 2021 Stanley Cup playoffs. All songs are included on Bia's second EP, titled "For Certain", which was released on December 11, 2020, through Epic Records. A music video for the song "Whole Lotta Money" was released on April 8, 2021. Following viral success on the social media platform TikTok, the song was serviced to Rhythmic radio on May 18, 2021, becoming the fifth single from the EP. A remix featuring Nicki Minaj was released on July 9, 2021, and caused the song to reach a peak of number 16 on the "Billboard" Hot 100, becoming Bia's highest-charting song. On September 24, she released the single "Besito" featuring G Herbo. Alongside the release, Bia announced the deluxe edition of "For Certain" which will be released on October 22, 2021.


title: Bia (rapper)

text: On February 5, 2022, Bia launched her own make-up line Beauty for Certain. On April 8, 2022, Bia released a song with rapper J Cole entitled "London". On September 9, 2022, Bia featured on the remix to Nicki Minaj's song "Super Freaky Girl" entitled the "Queen Mix" alongside JT from City Girls, Katie Got Bandz, Akbar V, and Maliibu Miitch.


title: Bia (rapper)

text: Bia has cited American rapper Jay-Z, Puerto Rican rapper Ivy Queen, American singer Selena, and fellow rappers Bankroll Fresh, 21 Savage, Nicki Minaj, Foxy Brown, M.I.A., and Blac Youngsta as her biggest influences, as well as Aaliyah and Rihanna as her personal muses. Bia stated that she has never connected with an artist the way she has connected with Rihanna.


title: 3G

text: 3G is the third generation of wireless mobile telecommunications technology. It is the upgrade over 2G, 2.5G, GPRS and 2.75G Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution networks, offering faster data transfer, and better voice quality. This network was superseded by 4G, and later on by 5G. This network is based on a set of standards used for mobile devices and mobile telecommunications use services and networks that comply with the International Mobile Telecommunications-2000 (IMT-2000) specifications by the International Telecommunication Union. 3G finds application in wireless voice telephony, mobile Internet access, fixed wireless Internet access, video calls and mobile TV.


title: 3G

text: 3G telecommunication networks support services that provide an information transfer rate of at least 144 kbit/s. Later 3G releases, often denoted 3.5G and 3.75G, also provide mobile broadband access of several Mbit/s to smartphones and mobile modems in laptop computers. This ensures it can be applied to wireless voice calls, mobile Internet access, fixed wireless Internet access, video calls and mobile TV technologies.


title: 3G

text: A new generation of cellular standards has appeared approximately every tenth year since 1G systems were introduced in 1979 and the early to mid-1980s. Each generation is characterized by new frequency bands, higher data rates and non–backward-compatible transmission technology. The first commercial 3G networks were introduced in mid-2001.


title: 3G

text: Several telecommunications companies market wireless mobile Internet services as "3G", indicating that the advertised service is provided over a 3G wireless network. Services advertised as 3G are required to meet IMT-2000 technical standards, including standards for reliability and speed (data transfer rates). To meet the IMT-2000 standards, a system must provide peak data rates of at least 144 kbit/s. However, many services advertised as 3G provide higher speed than the minimum technical requirements for a 3G service. Subsequent 3G releases, denoted 3.5G and 3.75G, provided mobile broadband access of several Mbit/s for smartphones and mobile modems in laptop computers.


title: 3G

text: The 3G systems and radio interfaces are based on spread spectrum radio transmission technology. While the GSM EDGE standard ("2.9G"), DECT cordless phones and Mobile WiMAX standards formally also fulfill the IMT-2000 requirements and are approved as 3G standards by ITU, these are typically not branded as 3G and are based on completely different technologies.


title: 3G

text: While DECT cordless phones and Mobile WiMAX standards formally also fulfill the IMT-2000 requirements, they are not usually considered due to their rarity and unsuitability for usage with mobile phones.


title: 3G

text: The 3G (UMTS and CDMA2000) research and development projects started in 1992. In 1999, ITU approved five radio interfaces for IMT-2000 as a part of the ITU-R M.1457 Recommendation; WiMAX was added in 2007.


title: 3G

text: There are evolutionary standards (EDGE and CDMA) that are backward-compatible extensions to pre-existing 2G networks as well as revolutionary standards that require all-new network hardware and frequency allocations. The cell phones use UMTS in combination with 2G GSM standards and bandwidths, but "do not support EDGE". The latter group is the UMTS family, which consists of standards developed for IMT-2000, as well as the independently developed standards DECT and WiMAX, which were included because they fit the IMT-2000 definition.


title: 3G

text: While EDGE fulfills the 3G specifications, most GSM/UMTS phones report EDGE ("2.75G") and UMTS ("3G") functionality.


title: 3G

text: 3G technology was the result of research and development work carried out by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in the early 1980s. 3G specifications and standards were developed in fifteen years. The technical specifications were made available to the public under the name IMT-2000. The communication spectrum between 400 MHz to 3 GHz was allocated for 3G. Both the government and communication companies approved the 3G standard. The first pre-commercial 3G network was launched by NTT DoCoMo in Japan in 1998, branded as FOMA. It was first available in May 2001 as a pre-release (test) of W-CDMA technology. The first commercial launch of 3G was also by NTT DoCoMo in Japan on 1 October 2001, although it was initially somewhat limited in scope; broader availability of the system was delayed by apparent concerns over its reliability.


title: 3G

text: The first European pre-commercial network was an UMTS network on the Isle of Man by Manx Telecom, the operator then owned by British Telecom, and the first commercial network (also UMTS based W-CDMA) in Europe was opened for business by Telenor in December 2001 with no commercial handsets and thus no paying customers.


title: 3G

text: The first network to go commercially live was by SK Telecom in South Korea on the CDMA-based 1xEV-DO technology in January 2002. By May 2002, the second South Korean 3G network was by KT on EV-DO and thus the South Koreans were the first to see competition among 3G operators.


title: 3G

text: The first commercial United States 3G network was by Monet Mobile Networks, on CDMA2000 1x EV-DO technology, but the network provider later shut down operations. The second 3G network operator in the USA was Verizon Wireless in July 2002, also on CDMA2000 1x EV-DO. AT&T Mobility was also a true 3G UMTS network, having completed its upgrade of the 3G network to HSUPA.


title: 3G

text: The first commercial United Kingdom 3G network was started by Hutchison Telecom which was originally behind Orange S.A. In 2003, it announced first commercial third generation or 3G mobile phone network in the UK.


title: 3G

text: The first pre-commercial demonstration network in the southern hemisphere was built in Adelaide, South Australia, by m.Net Corporation in February 2002 using UMTS on 2100 MHz. This was a demonstration network for the 2002 IT World Congress. The first commercial 3G network was launched by Hutchison Telecommunications branded as "Three" or "3" in June 2003.


title: 3G

text: In India, on 11 December 2008, the first 3G mobile and internet services were launched by a state-owned company, Mahanagar Telecom Nigam Limited (MTNL), within the metropolitan cities of Delhi and Mumbai. After MTNL, another state-owned company, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), began deploying the 3G networks country-wide.


title: 3G

text: Japan was one of the first countries to adopt 3G, the reason being the process of 3G spectrum allocation, which in Japan was awarded without much upfront cost. The frequency spectrum was allocated in the US and Europe based on auctioning, thereby requiring a huge initial investment for any company wishing to provide 3G services. European companies collectively paid over 100 billion dollars in their spectrum auctions.


title: 3G

text: Nepal Telecom adopted 3G Service for the first time in southern Asia. However, its 3G was relatively slow to be adopted in Nepal. In some instances, 3G networks do not use the same radio frequencies as 2G, so mobile operators must build entirely new networks and license entirely new frequencies, especially to achieve high data transmission rates. Other countries' delays were due to the expenses of upgrading transmission hardware, especially for UMTS, whose deployment required the replacement of most broadcast towers. Due to these issues and difficulties with deployment, many carriers could not or delayed the acquisition of these updated capabilities.


title: 3G

text: In December 2007, 190 3G networks were operating in 40 countries and 154 HSDPA networks were operating in 71 countries, according to the Global Mobile Suppliers Association (GSA). In Asia, Europe, Canada, and the US, telecommunication companies use W-CDMA technology with the support of around 100 terminal designs to operate 3G mobile networks.


title: 3G

text: The roll-out of 3G networks was delayed by the enormous costs of additional spectrum licensing fees in some countries. The license fees in some European countries were particularly high, bolstered by government auctions of a limited number of licenses and sealed bid auctions, and initial excitement over 3G's potential. This led to a telecoms crash that ran concurrently with similar crashes in the fibre-optic and dot.com fields.


title: 3G

text: The 3G standard is perhaps well known because of a massive expansion of the mobile communications market post-2G and advances of the consumer mobile phone. An especially notable development during this time is the smartphone (for example, the iPhone, and the Android family), combining the abilities of a PDA with a mobile phone, leading to widespread demand for mobile internet connectivity. 3G has also introduced the term "mobile broadband" because its speed and capability made it a viable alternative for internet browsing, and USB Modems connecting to 3G networks, and now 4G became increasingly common.


title: 3G

text: By June 2007, the 200 millionth 3G subscriber had been connected of which 10 million were in Nepal and 8.2 million in India. This 200 millionth is only 6.7% of the 3 billion mobile phone subscriptions worldwide. (When counting CDMA2000 1x RTT customers—max bitrate 72% of the 200 kbit/s which defines 3G—the total size of the nearly-3G subscriber base was 475 million as of June 2007, which was 15.8% of all subscribers worldwide.) In the countries where 3G was launched first – Japan and South Korea – 3G penetration is over 70%. In Europe the leading country for 3G penetration is Italy with a third of its subscribers migrated to 3G. Other leading countries for 3G use include Nepal, UK, Austria, Australia and Singapore at the 32% migration level.


title: 3G

text: According to ITU estimates, as of Q4 2012 there were 2096 million active mobile-broadband subscribers worldwide out of a total of 6835 million subscribers—this is just over 30%. About half the mobile-broadband subscriptions are for subscribers in developed nations, 934 million out of 1600 million total, well over 50%. Note however that there is a distinction between a phone with mobile-broadband connectivity and a smart phone with a large display and so on—although according to the ITU and informatandm.com the USA has 321 million mobile subscriptions, including 256 million that are 3G or 4G, which is both 80% of the subscriber base and 80% of the USA population, according to ComScore just a year earlier in Q4 2011 only about 42% of people surveyed in the USA reported they owned a smart phone. In Japan, 3G penetration was similar at about 81%, but smart phone ownership was lower at about 17%. In China, there were 486.5 million 3G subscribers in June 2014, in a population of 1,385,566,537 (2013 UN estimate).


title: 3G

text: Since the increasing adoption of 4G networks across the globe, 3G use has been in decline. Several operators around the world have already or are in the process of shutting down their 3G networks (see table below). In several places, 3G is being shut down while its older predecessor 2G is being kept in operation; Vodafone Europe is doing this, citing 2G's usefulness as a low-power fall-back. EE in the UK have indicated that they plan to phase out 3G by 2023 with the spectrum being used to enhance 5G capacity. In the US, Verizon was planning to shut down its 3G services at the end of 2020 (later delayed to the end of 2022), while T-Mobile/Sprint is planning to do so on , and AT&T is planning to do so in February 2022.