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Was UFC the target of a shakedown by alleged Chinatown mob-linked pol over California State Athletic Commission?
By Zach Arnold | July 30, 2014
Yesterday was one of those days. Really. The kind of day where you write an article titled Feds allege Chinatown mob-linked pol extorted California State Athletic Commission for $. And you sit there and wonder about all of the unanswered questions. One can only imagine what it must be like right now to be on the inside of Consumer Affairs with a Federal indictment going public with such alarming allegations.
If you haven't read our Tuesday article yet, go read it before you continue reading this article.
To catch up on what we wrote about yesterday: Disgraced California state senator Leland Yee, who had aspirations of becoming California's next Secretary of State, was indicted by the Feds on a million different counts and those counts also involve high-profile members of the most powerful criminal organization in San Francisco's Chinatown. Included in the indictment are allegations that Yee, along with his fundraising/consulting buddy Keith Jackson, supposedly extorted money from individuals who were trying to ensure passage in the state Senate of SB309, a bill that would prevent the California State Athletic Commission from getting sunsetted. CSAC getting sunsetted would have meant that Consumer Affairs would have taken all of their operations in-house with zero public disclosure and no transparency whatsoever.
The indictment claims that Yee and Jackson had meetings with two different people, Individuals A & B, who were looking to get the votes in the state Senate to keep CSAC up-and-running. The timing is important here. Andy Foster became the Executive Officer in November of 2012. The indictment claims that Yee and Jackson interacted with A & B in March of 2013. It seems likely that A & B will end up as witnesses for the major show trial involving Yee. Yee claims that he "did a number" on Individual A. Was Individual A really Andy Foster or someone from Consumer Affairs?
Let's advance the story here from yesterday's summary. In the Federal indictment, Yee is accused of a conspiracy to obtain property under the color of office. The filing claims that Yee & Jackson, from the time period of March 2013 through the end of December 2013, allegedly manipulated individuals who were trying to keep CSAC alive.
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Feds allege Chinatown mob-linked pol extorted California State Athletic Commission for $
By Zach Arnold | July 29, 2014
Meet my little friend, Shrimp Boy.
In California political circles, the name of state senator Leland Yee sends chills down the spines of many. Yee, who was running for Secretary of State and was considered a very reliable Democratic state senator, got indicted on a million different charges in relation to various business dealings. And many of those dealings allegedly involve top members of Chinatown's most powerful criminal organization.
It is shocking, given the gravity of the charges, how little national attention the indictment of Yee and Chinatown mobsters have gotten. However, it is the biggest California political scandal in decades and will produce the show trial of all show trials in Northern California.
And part of that updated indictment against Yee and Shrimp Boy last week includes allegations from the Feds that Leland Yee extorted the California State Athletic Commission in order to prevent the commission from getting sunset by the state Senate. The indictment introduces the Chinatown mobsters in this manner:
"The Chee Kung Tong, also known as "Gee Kung Tong," also known as "Supreme Lodge Chinese Freemasons of the World," also known as the "CKT", was a predominantly Chinese American association based in Chinatown, in the City and County of San Francisco, whose members operated in the City and County of San Francisco and elsewhere, and whose activities affected other parts of the United States. The members of CKT primarily conducted their activities in the Bay Area, centered in the cities of San Francisco and Oakland."
Yee, along with these mobsters, are charged on the following counts:
- Conspiracy to Conduct the Affairs of an Enterprise Through a Pattern of Racketeering Activity
- Money Laundering
- Dealing Firearms Without a License
- Illegal Importation of Firearms
- Felon in Possession of Firearm
- Manufacture and Possession with Intent to Distribute Narcotics
- Narcotics Conspiracy
- Possession of Firearm in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking Crime
- Trafficking in Contraband Cigarettes
- Murder for Hire
- Conspiracy
- Conspiracy to Obtain Property Under Color of Official Right
- Honest Services Conspiracy
- Honest Services Fraud
- Aiding and Abetting
So, how does the California State Athletic Commission, the Department of Consumer Affairs, and Andy Foster fit into the picture?
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What exactly happened with that Matt Brown weigh-in fiasco in San Jose?
By Zach Arnold | July 28, 2014
UFC's Matt Brown misses weight, but won't forfeit purse in odd twist
The estimable Marc Raimondi wrote an article last weekend talking about the fiasco for the UFC San Jose show involving Matt Brown missing weight. Under any normal circumstances, Brown would have been fined 20% of his purse and Robbie Lawler would have obtained some of that fine money. Instead, no fine was levied.
Based on several interviews we conducted on background, here is the story that we were told.
The UFC, as far as we know, is the only promoter right now in California that does split weigh-ins. Last December for their UFC Fox network event at Arco Arena in Sacramento, Zuffa set up a system where the athletic commission doctors would take care of physicals and paperwork for fighters on the card at the hotel the crews were staying at. Once that process was completed, then the fighters were taken to the site of the weigh-ins to do their thing. Andy Foster allowed the UFC to do this split weigh-in process. It is uncertain exactly what the motive behind this split weigh-in concept is. For the Sacramento event, there were no issues.
It is normal protocol for athletic commission doctors to handle physicals, paperwork, and weigh-ins in one sitting.
For the July San Jose event, however, problems developed. Mainly, Matt Brown and Juliana Lima missing weight. One source on background claims that Brown was told at the physical by a doctor that he looked dehydrated.
When it came time for weigh-ins, Executive Officer Andy Foster and chief athletic inspector Mark Relyea ran the show. However, the doctors at the hotel handling the physicals were not at the site of the weigh-ins. When Brown and Lima failed to make weight, they were told by Andy and Mark that the fine was coming. However, Brown wanted time to make weight. UFC was very upset at Foster & Relyea. The end result was Brown not getting fined for not making weight.
There would have been no controversy if the fighters had made in the first place. However, the errors were compounded by UFC's split weigh-in process and by the athletic commission not having doctors present at the weigh-in site. It wasn't a good start for Andy, who was under pressure throughout the weekend by wannabe cops from the Division of Investigations department of Consumer Affairs for an audit. Those around Andy for the weekend described him as subdued, a bit on edge, and frustrated.
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After UFC San Jose Arena event, will Florida offer their commission job to Andy Foster?
By Zach Arnold | July 26, 2014
Lawler has both of Brown's eyes puffed and reddened within a minute. Everything landing with both hands. Lawler is bombing surgically.
— Jordan Breen (@jordanbreen) July 27, 2014
Robbie Lawler & Matt Brown pretty much fought the kind of battle that you expected to see. Lawler winning a five round unanimous decision is no surprise. Neither was Anthony Johnson pummeling Little Nogueira in a showcase squash death match. Tailor made fights. There weren't many surprises on the preliminary or main card fights that aired on Fox broadcast network Saturday night. The only minor surprise to note involved the scorecards for the Patrick Cummins/Kyle Kingsbury fight. The influence of Andy Foster was very clear. He is not a proponent of 10-10 or 9-9 rounds but is aggressive in pushing for more 10-8 rounds. And that's what happened to Kingsbury, who got dominated so badly that he retired after his fight with Cummins.
Kyle Kingsbury retired. One time he ejaculated on food that someone else then ate on a reality TV show. That show earned him 9 UFC fights.
— Brent Brookhouse (@brentbrookhouse) July 26, 2014
All things considered, nothing earth-shattering came out of the UFC show in San Jose except for perhaps the Bobby Green performance against Josh Thomson. Thomson got screwed over earlier in the year and he didn't rebound well enough on home soil this time around. Dave Meltzer said advanced ticket sales were, at best, average. The claimed attendance was a little over 11,000 but only a $735,000 gate? $65/head for a UFC show is very low for Zuffa. The juxtaposition of seeing Cain Velasquez and Daniel Cormier, two San Jose stars, on TV but not fighting was rather telling about the state of affairs with major California fight cards. The big boys don't want to fight in the state right now.
The one big political story, if you want to call it that, coming out of the San Jose Arena show were the reports that the wannabe police goons from the Division of Investigation department of Consumer Affairs were there to audit the UFC show on behalf of Sacramento politicians. And the audit made a lot of decision makers paranoid. An estimated 30+ people (officials, athletic inspectors, doctors) were there to work the show on behalf of the Athletic Commission. Mark Relyea, the Southern California lead inspector who is Andy's go-to guy, had called up as many people from Southern California as possible to work the San Jose show. When I say call up, I mean having athletic inspectors who worked events in Los Angeles and San Diego on Friday night drive up after working a late night and work a Saturday afternoon. Key word: drive. Not fly.
The over-staffing was a complete overkill. I counted 13 different athletic inspectors on camera for the fights that aired on Fox. Mark made sure to get as much TV time as possible on the main card. He knows how to put on a show. I normally expect sartorial splendor from inspectors like Chris Crail and Gil Urbano but it was very clear that the inspectors were told to dress well and not look like slobs on camera. It showed. Everyone was on their p's and q's.
The wannabe cops from DOI, when it comes to combat sports knowledge, don't know much. But they have the rule books and watch carefully what is going on. The audit was no state secret. As one veteran stated to me, "It's like the IRS giving you a heads up a year in advance so you can cover yourself." Apparently, a majority of the fighters were drug tested. Anyone who knows how Andy Foster has operated for past events knows that drug testing, especially when it comes to California athletic inspector training sessions, has not exactly been priority number one.
When Armando Garcia was pulling in $2 million dollars a year as Executive Officer, he would run max crews of around 14 inspectors — but that was entirely dependent on the layout of an arena and the locker rooms. And he sure drug tested everyone. Nothing slipped through the cracks. California isn't pulling $2 million dollar years now. And of all the event promoters that produce events, no one comes close to running a show like Marc Ratner and UFC. You have to go out of your way to really screw the pooch and mess things up. The amount of staffing for the Athletic Commission was way over the top on Saturday and was vastly different than previous staffing protocols for other recent UFC events in the state.
Which tells you everything that you need to know about that DOI audit and how paranoid it made the front office in Sacramento. Obviously they wanted to put their best foot forward but it will definitely impact the budget for sure. Quite a bit.
Which leads us to the interesting situation in Florida. There are rumors that a shake-up in the front office of the Florida Boxing Commission has happened or will be happening soon. Florida is a lot closer to Atlanta than Sacramento is. Perhaps an exit strategy has opened up for Andy Foster… if he wants it. And that's a big if. Andy is a big part of the Association of Boxing Commissions and they are having their conference right now in Tampa. Will Tallahassee make an offer to Andy Foster at the convention? Would he take the job? Florida doesn't have the spotlight like California right now but there are a lot of factors in which Andy could turn Florida into a major athletic commission and a powerhouse. Plus, the UFC has poured a lot of money recently into Florida and it's clear that they have big plans for the state. It may be easier down the road to get some A-listers to fight in Florida cards rather than California due to the state income tax issues.
Guess who's going to open up the ABC Tampa festivities on Monday? Ken Lawson of the Department of Business and Professional Regulation from Tallahassee. Andy will be there in attendance.
Main results from UFC 7/26/2014 San Jose Arena event:
- Welterweights: Robbie Lawler defeated Matt Brown after 5R by unanimous decision (49-46 twice, 48-47).
- Light Heavyweights: Anthony Johnson defeated Antonio Rogerio Nogueira in R1 in 44 seconds by KO.
- Featherweights: Dennis Bermudez choked out Clay Guida in R2 in 2′57.
- Lightweights: Bobby Green defeated Josh Thomson after 3R by split decision.
- Lightweights: Jorge Masvidal defeated Daron Cruickshank after 3R by unanimous decision.
http://media-05.granicus.com:443/ondemand/calchannel/calchannel_2cb19eb2-45f6-4ae5-bd42-a2ba39e20b68.mp4 – April 29, 2013, Senate floor session
http://media-05.granicus.com:443/ondemand/calchannel/calchannel_7b6513ed-d1c4-4b28-910f-43e04232b3a3.mp4 – Sept 6, 2013, Lieu floor session (4 hrs, 37 minutes)
http://media-05.granicus.com:443/ondemand/calchannel/calchannel_ff71f8e4-f964-4bec-84a7-1293c20f0632.mp4 – Sept 9, 2013, Lieu floor session (3 hrs, 51 minutes)
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An uncensored conversation with Josh Gross on Vitor Belfort & doping in MMA after the 2-year Sonnen ban
By Zach Arnold | July 25, 2014
If there is any writer who understands your frustrations with the blatant absurdity over the last five years regarding doping in Mixed Martial Arts, it's Josh Gross. This is a man who was blistered by so many defenders of Chael Sonnen in 2010 when Josh led the way on the reporting of Sonnen's journey into testosterone usage in California. Gross had his integrity maligned by a lot of people who knew better and yet didn't apologize when they were exposed as frauds. One person who hasn't apologized to Josh Gross is Chael Sonnen. After Sonnen was given a two-year ban by Nevada on Wednesday, he had a brief encounter in person with Josh Gross at the athletic commission meeting. What a circus.
We had a chance this week on Fight Opinion Radio to talk with Josh Gross for 25 minutes about Wednesday's hearing and what the ramifications are for Sonnen's two year ban juxtaposed to Vitor Belfort being granted a new license. Intriguingly, the mood in the meeting room in Las Vegas was business as usual according to Josh.
"Not so different than most of the athletic commission hearings I've been to. I didn't see any heightened tension. I didn't see anything that was out of the ordinary, quite honestly. It was a pretty significant Nevada State Athletic Commission hearing. Floyd "Money" Mayweather was in there. You had the UFC Fight Pass crew and a whole bunch of people that were attending. But, you know, it wasn't so different on that end."
By far the biggest loophole being exploited by fighters doping is the issue of licensing. If you're licensed and get caught, you're in trouble. If you're not actively licensed, you are in a much better spot.
"Chael Sonnen was licensed under the Nevada State Athletic Commission at the time of the test and Vitor Belfort was not. I think that's essentially what it comes down to. That's my understanding based on discussion afterwards. I think that's really the thing that separates those two cases."
The back-and-forth discussion on this week's edition of Fight Opinion Radio (which can be downloaded at http://www.fightopinion.com/podcasts/foradio-7-25-2014.mp3 and updated on our Feedburner link) was as clear of an illustration of how deep the doping plague still is for MMA and combat sports in general. Hypocrisy knows no bounds.
Our response to the absurdity of what happened on Wednesday is simple.
"I think what separate those two cases is the fact that Vitor Belfort might have a shot to beat Chris Weidman and I don't think Chael Sonnen was going anywhere, so his career's over and someone has to be the sacrificial lamb."
The debate heading into Wednesday's meeting was whether or not Belfort should have been granted a license, even if it was a fait accompli that Nevada was going to give Belfort a license if it meant a UFC fight in Las Vegas.
"Look, it was a confluence of a lot of crazy events. I tend to agree with Zach and I appreciate his viewpoint on it. I do think, though, there were things that differentiated the Sonnen case from the Belfort case and it's not just a matter of they can make a big payday in Vegas with Belfort and Sonnen, they can still promote Chael Sonnen and sell him.
"These things are already sticky. They've always been ugly. If you follow the regulators and how it works, it's never… every time you're in there it feels like something's off and something's just not working the way it should but it works that way every time. So, I think it's perhaps designed that way. I do have a problem with these regulators in Nevada and they seem to do it just sort of being buddy buddy with fighters. Bill Brady was just fawning over Chael Sonnen. It's embarrassing to see. I mean, it's strange bedfellows really. You have these people who are charged with the oversight of this business and these people and these licensees and yet these people and these businesses and these licensees are the ones that are bringing in the dollars for this commission to have any kind of say over anything. If the Nevada State Athletic Commission wasn't making taxpayer money the way they were, [Wednesday[ would haven't been such a big deal. But the reality is it is big business. Big shock, money's a consideration. I don't know. What would have been the preferable outcome been? Belfort gets no license and can't fight Chris Weidman? Belfort gets a license and the UFC goes off and promotes him in Brazil? What would have been the best case scenario?
"No license? Yeah, I think that would have been the most plausible as I think a lot of people would have been there and that's totally reasonable and you can't give the guy a license. But again, you know, really ugly sticky situation with this [testosterone usage] which is why people are beating the drum to get rid of it or regulate it closer. I mean, there's a reason why this thing has just been a noose around the sport's neck for a couple of years now. We're still seeing the effects of it."
Make sure to go out of your way and check out our Fight Opinion Radio interview with Josh Gross this week. Also discussed during the interview:
- The way Keith Kizer is trying to portray himself on the testosterone issue now that he's no longer the athletic commission's front man
- How accurate were Josh's comments about doping in MMA on Jim Rome's radio show four years ago
- Why UFC has gone all-in with Vitor Belfort despite him blowing up their two big Las Vegas shows in 2014
- Why the regulators will probably throw the book at Wanderlei Silva and punish him hard
- How bad it is for the sport's image & credibility to have fighters like Jose Aldo & Chad Mendes mudslinging drug accusations
- How much longer UFC can hide behind regulators when it comes to ultimately taking responsibility on cleaning up doping in MMA
A lot to digest in a 25 minute interview but I think it's well worth it for you to listen to it and give us some feedback.
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What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas: Belfort's new license & Sonnen's two year suspension
By Zach Arnold | July 23, 2014
I applaud who ever decided to stream NAC meetings on Fight Pass b/c today made UFC, NAC, & US Govt look pretty awful. Grats! #mma #ufc #NAC
— MMA Supremacy (@MMASupremacy) July 23, 2014
I'll keep the details to a minimum on today's putrid dog-and-pony show in Las Vegas for the Nevada State Athletic Commission meeting.
Vitor Belfort read a prepared statement, tried to come off as sympathetic, and was granted a new license to fight as long as he fought in Las Vegas in December against Chris Weidman. The theme of today's meeting was all about Las Vegas and bringing fights to the town. Everything was couched in terms of "reasonableness."
Nevada's Executive Director Bob Bennett pushed forward the proposal of having fighters involved in championship fights send their gloves, sealed, to NSAC's office three days before a title fight so that the front office and chief athletic inspector can examine the gloves. The gloves would then be returned to fighters at the day of weigh-ins.
Sonnen under confidentiality agreement w/ UFC says his representation / NSAC pushes & they admit bout agreement for UFC 175 for $100,000
— Ron Kruck (@rkruck) July 23, 2014
As for Chael Sonnen, a reprehensible dog-and-pony show by the NSAC commissioners before they gave Sonnen a two year suspension. When asked why he didn't apply for a new TUE to use the drugs he got busted for, Sonnen said he had no answer. When he was asked why he had three different doctors prescribing him drugs, he had no coherent answer. Dr. TIm Trainor was practically babysitting the ill-prepared and ill-informed commissioners on the drugs Sonnen got busted on. Both Trainor and Chris Eccles from the AG's office next year were incredulous that the majority of the focus was on the coming-off-of-testosterone drugs rather than the HGH and EPO use.
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Keeping up with the UFCs: Will UFC be able to win back fans who are burnt out?
By Zach Arnold | July 18, 2014
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— ?????? (@GONG_KAKUTOGI) July 18, 2014
The original event schedule for July & August for the UFC involved 10 shows over 8 weeks. With the Staples Center event canceled, we're down to 9 shows. We've had three shows so far. The first two reportedly drew a million eyeballs on Fox Sports 1. The third show, this past Wednesday, didn't do so hot. But you had to be a real hardcore fan to even know that there was a Donald Cerrone fight happening. He's a staple on the Fox broadcast shows and was positioned for a deep cable show, so it's not much a surprise that even for a guy as exciting as he is that few people saw his fight with Jim Miller.
We have two events left for July, then four more for August. And the aggressive schedule picks up significantly more steam in the Fall, where the shows never stop — including the UFC's latest attempt to win in Japan, which is an experiment that I find very provocative to say the least.
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Memo to all licensed by Florida's Boxing Commission: verify your license ASAP; Florida updates only UFC licenses after our report
By Zach Arnold | July 16, 2014
I've heard many nightmarish stories over the years from fighters and managers who had paid for licenses at California events, only to be told at future shows that they needed to pay for a new license because the one they originally purchased was either not processed or lost. It's infuriating that this even happens but when you have people out in the field accepting paperwork and cash, you never fully know what's going to happen next. At this point, you may as well say the same thing if you send something directly to the front office in Sacramento.
Florida's Boxing Commission appears, on the surface, to have licensing issues as well. After writing about the Dustin Holyko situation on Tuesday, I decided to check out the licensing process for recent events in Florida.
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After Dustin Holyko debacle, time for DBPR & Tallahassee to call Andy Foster in California; 60 second search would have revealed all on Holyko
By Zach Arnold | July 15, 2014
The one and only Tom Molloy
Let's face it, the last four years for the Florida Boxing Commission have been rough. Hell, the whole Tom Molloy era was rough. Love the mugshot. Too bad his other career highlight was fighting Tony Danza.
Molloy essentially got fired over allegations that nobody was auditing the ticket manifestos from shows happening in the state, meaning the commission was supposedly losing out on a lot of money and that other (potential) illegal activity may have been taking place. And the auditor who oversaw that investigation, Cynthia Hefren, decided to take a fat pay raise by moving on from the IG's office to… Tom Molloy's position at the Boxing Commission to be the bean counter.
Hefren took Molloy's job for a $90,000 yearly salary; and Frank Gentile, who worked alongside Tom Molloy on boxing matters, found himself appointed as the Assistant Executive Officer for FBC to handle field duties (yearly salary of $56,000). Christa Patterson, who worked next to Tom Molloy at DBPR, is still on DBPR payroll for nearly $50,000 a year. And Molloy's woman was also kept around for a while after his termination. Molloy would get arrested for domestic battery in April of 2013.
Snapshot from Leon County, FL. court document
On October 30th, 2013, Molloy plead no contest to one misdemeanor count of domestic battery. He was given 12 months of probation, 100 hours of community service, and entered into a batterers intervention program. But he was allowed to maintain consensual-peaceable contact with Jami Molloy, whom Tom met while he was working at DBPR. Interestingly enough on the court paperwork, West Palm Beach is listed despite the plea deal being entered in Tallahassee. Perhaps a confirmation of the long-standing rumors that Molloy moved to South Florida to either promote events or try to work with Don King.
What's Molloy up to now? He got licensed by the Florida Boxing Commission to be a boxing trainer.
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Fight Opinion Radio: As real as it gets? Decline is a choice & UFC has some tough decisions to make
By Zach Arnold | July 12, 2014
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In July & August of 2014, the UFC is running 10 shows in 8 weeks. It's beyond overkill. However, defenders of UFC's hectic global schedule point out that you don't have to watch all the shows. It may be worth it if UFC wants to sell the company to a mega-global conglomerate down the road but there is a domestic price to be paid for all non-major UFC events. The fact that Lorenzo Fertitta had to do damage control on Fox Sports 1 over the canceled UFC 176 Staples Center show says it all. And yet amidst the non-stop crazy calendar that UFC has created, very few women's fights on the card. They've signed Holly Holm. They are considering Cyborg next for Ronda. Why are any of the foreseeable opponents for Rousey going to be stronger than 8-to-1 or 10-to-1 underdogs? They're not. And part of the reason is that the UFC hasn't booked enough female fights to develop prospects that can come close to fighting Ronda. At this point, the only one who has a chance of stopping Ronda is her roommate, Marina Shafir, and she's at 145 pounds.
After UFC 175, Zuffa has a chance to hit the reset button and move on from the major names in the recent testosterone plague. However, it seems that Chael Sonnen will never go away and Vitor Belfort is next in line to fight Chris Weidman. Every time reality hits UFC in the face, they seem to double-down and press forward. They got lucky that nobody knows who Ali Bagautinov is (and the 100,000 PPV buys he drew with Demetrious Johnson for UFC 174) or else the headlines would be blaring about a second UFC fighter getting busted for EPO in the last three weeks.
There are a million unanswered questions right now that are exacerbated by the UFC's non-stop meat-grinder of a schedule. And this week's edition of Fight Opinion Radio covers all of those issues in-depth and with perspective.
Special thanks
To Zack Nelson for his past & present support of Fight Opinion Radio.
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After canceling Staples Center show, UFC's oversaturation problems are a mainstream concern
By Zach Arnold | July 9, 2014
Before all the cool kids talked about the idea of UFC oversaturating the market with events to flood out the competition, Judge Jeff and I talked about this strategy in 2009 on Fight Opinion Radio and what's interesting is that UFC is oversaturating the market but it is not killing interest in MMA as a whole but rather interest in UFC itself for non-major events. If Bellator can do OK numbers on PPV with Rampage Jackson, they still have a chance to be a viable alternative to the McDonaldsification that UFC is going through right now.
It's no surprise that the UFC had to cancel their August 2nd event at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Ronda Rousey wasn't going to save that show. The reality is that UFC booked three California B-level MMA events within a timespan of two months. The three TV tax checks to Andy Foster would have given him $105,000 in revenue. Given that he was allegedly UFC's favorite guy to get the Nevada State Athletic Commission job and instead bombed the interview, it's my opinion that the UFC obviously wanted to bring some activity back to California for Andy. The problem is that UFC cannot get any of their A-listers to work the California shows at this point, so the gates aren't what they are in other states. And running Sacramento without Urijah Faber is utterly preposterous. Something had to give and the Staples Center show had to go. Going from Matt Hughes vs. Royce Gracie to Brandon Vera vs. Mauricio Shogun to Jose Aldo vs. Chad Mendes isn't going to cut it at that venue.
Which brings us to Lorenzo Fertitta appearing on Fox Sports 1 for damage control. The fact that he's having to feel the need to address the oversaturation issue means that the concern is very mainstream now. The genie is out of the bottle.
CHARISSA THOMPSON: "What happened to force the company into this decision?"
LORENZO FERTITTA: "You know, it was a very difficult to make and part of the reason that we decided to postpone it is because Jose Aldo's injury is a neck/shoulder injury, which he's saying he's not going to be able to train for only three weeks. So, it was a situation where certainly he wouldn't be ready for August 2nd but at the same time he's not going to be out very long. So, it's going to allow us to essentially postpone this and reschedule this event for sometime in the early to mid Fall, probably in October. We just felt like that made the most sense. In addition to that, you know, obviously on PPV events there's typically championship bout(s) on that card. Quite frankly right now, there was nobody that could turn around quick enough to be able to fill the August 2nd slot."
CHARISSA THOMPSON: "So you mentioned in the Fall. Do you have a definitive date in October?"
LORENZO FERTITTA: "We are working on that right now. We don't have a definitive date yet. We do have a date set for PPV on October 27th but we haven't decided whether or not that Jose would fall on that date or not."
CHARISSA THOMPSON: "Will this still be held in Los Angeles?"
LORENZO FERTITTA: "No, unfortunately it won't. That's one of the big negatives. I know that we're excited to go back to Staples Center. One of the issues, though, is Staples Center is probably one of the hardest arenas to book in the country because they're so busy and by that time of the year, obviously, the professsional sports teams they have start to roll around. So, we will certainly work with them to try to find another date. But we're not real confident that we'll be able to accomodate that."
CHARISSA THOMPSON: "Do you have another location in mind?"
LORENZO FERTITTA: "Right now, we have a date scheduled in Rio de Janeiro for October 27th and we're looking at a couple of other locations for earlier in October as well to see what's available."
CHARISSA THOMPSON: "So, will we ever see UFC 176 or will the number be scratched completely?"
LORENZO FERTITTA: "UFC 176 will probably become a question on Jeopardy at some point as the event that never happened."
CHARISSA THOMPSON: "Fair enough. We know obviously that fighters earn their pay on fight night. So, what happens to the rest of the fighters on this card?"
LORENZO FERTITTA: "The balance of the fight card will be dispersed amongst the various fights that we have coming up on Fox Sports 1 and/or Fox and we're going to try to get them fights as quickly as they can because obviously we want to keep them busy and keep them active."
CHARISSA THOMPSON: "If Aldo isn't available, then who do you put on the card?"
LORENZO FERTITTA: "That's a good question, you know, we've got some other great contenders in Frankie Edgar and Cub Swanson that certainly could step up and vie for some type of an interim title. We're going to know more in about two weeks. Aldo was told by his doctors to not do anything for three weeks. We're about one week into that. We're going to regroup in two weeks and, you know, if Aldo's not going to be able to ready to go by October, then we're going to have to sit down and see if we do an interim title and if that's the case, you know, like I said before I mean the good thing is that we have a lot of really, really good contenders in that weight class that could challenge Chad Mendes for an interim title."
CHARISSA THOMPSON: "Well, Lorenzo, as you're well aware, Aldo was forced off of two other UFC cards due to injury. Does he need to do anything to tone down his training or how do you prevent this in the future?"
LORENZO FERTITTA: "Yeah, I mean, you know unfortunately sometimes you know guys just get nicks and get hurt. I think the good news is it doesn't sound like a real serious injury to the extent that he's going to be out for a really long time. I think if he lays off of it and obviously is very careful in his training, we're hopeful that he's going to be able to turn right around in October and that's why we made this decision. But, of course, you know it's something that all the fighters need to pay close attention to is making sure that they're very careful with what they're doing in training."
CHARISSA THOMPSON: "What do you say when people ask you the question is this a sign of too many fights?"
LORENZO FERTITTA: "You know what? Um, I don't think so. I think, you know, sometimes these come-and-go, a kind of ebb-and-flow. Last year, we went through the entire year and I don't think we had to replace one card. You know, this year unfortunately this happened and overall at the end of the day, um, we have all of these guys coming back and I think the Fall for us, the line-up in the Fall is going to be pretty strong as all of our champions are coming back and we've got some loaded cards on Fox Sports 1 as well. So, we're excited about moving forward from here."
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Chaos: Weidman-Machida go balls out, Struve faints, Ronda asked to save Staples Center August UFC show, empty seats
By Zach Arnold | July 3, 2014
On Saturday afternoon in Florida, we had the World Series of Fighting debut on NBC broadcast television. As John Nash discovered before the UFC helped pass a secrecy law in Florida, the TV deal between WSOF and NBC is a barter deal. WSOF got access but NBC isn't paying anything out of pocket. It's a good news/bad news scenario. At least MMA is able to get on network television, but there's no ad campaign whatsoever to promote anything. Just filler programming in the mindset of TV suits.
The WSOF card on Saturday had one fight in particular that I was extremely interested in watching. I thought it would be the most compelling fight this weekend. Well…
- Cody Bollinger defeated Pablo Alfonso in R1 in 2′37 by choke sleeper hold.
- Melvin Guillard defeated JZ Cavalcante in R2 in 2′36 by TKO.
- Jon Fitch defeated Dennis Hallman after 3R by unanimous decision.
- Justin Gaethje defeated Nick Newell in R2 in 3′09 by TKO.
UFC 175 – Attendance: 10,088; Gate $4.4 M; #mma #ufc #vegas
— MMA Supremacy (@MMASupremacy) July 6, 2014
Then came the UFC 175 card at Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. Perfect symbolism for UFC's situation right now. Total chaos everywhere. Dana going nuts in press row and with staffers.
The amount of empty seats in this building is mind boggling. What the fuck happened?
— Ross Finkelstein (@rossfinkelstein) July 6, 2014
- Bantamweights: Urijah Faber (-1000, 10 to 1 favorite) defeated Bruce Leeroy (+700) in R3 in 1′09 with a choke sleeper hold.
- Bantamweights: Russell Doane (EVEN) defeated Marcus Brimage after 3R by split decision.
- Middleweights: Uriah Hall (-500, 5 to 1 favorite) and his busted toe defeated Thiago Santos (+375) after 3R by unanimous decision.
- Heavyweights: Stefan Struve (-160, 8 to 5 favorite) vs. Matt Mitrione (+150) was canceled due to Struve fainting backstage.
- UFC Women's 135 pound title match: Ronda Rousey (-1000, 10 to 1 favorite) destroyed Alexis Davis (+700) in 16 seconds by TKO to retain her title.
- UFC Middleweight title match: Chris Weidman (-180, 9 to 5 favorite) defeated Lyoto Machida (+160) after 5R by unanimous decision in a gritty, gutty performance.
To show you the internal panic within UFC…
How fucking desperate is the UFC right now, putting Rousey on the spot for August 2nd. What a ridiculous plot. Embarrassing move.
— Fight_Ghost (@Fight_Ghost) July 6, 2014
In addition to Ronda, expect Faber to get asked for a quick turnaround to fight on the last-minute UFC booking at Arco Arena in Sacramento on August 30th. If you're noticed, UFC has done their guy Andy Foster a big favor with three shows within 60 days in California. I personally consider it a political contribution of sorts with three $35,000 TV tax checks, but the flipside is that none of the A-listers are going to work any of the shows unless Ronda saves the day at Staples. And as we saw on Saturday night, she's turning more into Brock Lesnar (big TV attraction more than a live gate attraction).
And in front of 6,500 people on Sunday night, BJ Penn was painfully put into retirement by Frankie Edgar.
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If Alex Rodriguez & Barry Bonds won't go away, neither will Chael Sonnen
By Zach Arnold | July 2, 2014
Well, well, well. It appears that it's not only MMA's bad boys getting permission slips to use testosterone. We knew that there were murky waters on this front in the major American sports, but now a new book on tarnished baseball star Alex Rodriguez claims that he was given an Exemption by Major League Baseball to use testosterone, the base chemical of anabolic steroids, in 2007. Rodriguez's excuse? Hypogonadism. You don't say. Plus he was allegedly given a pass to use a fertility drug, the same drug in question for both Chael Sonnen (UFC) and Robert Mathis (Indianapolis Colts).
The book further claims that over 100 players were granted some sort of Exemption by MLB.
What's interesting to note right away is the contrast in the way the sports media is covering this newest development versus the lack of coverage (until now) that we've seen on the steroid epidemic in combat sports. Wally Matthews for ESPN New York already has written a great column on MLB's alleged enabling of Rodriguez's drug usage. He rightfully pointed out that if the book's claims are true about Rodriguez getting an Exemption, then he got one after supposedly failing a drug test in 2003.
So while it may be hard to believe that a reputable doctor would diagnose low-T and prescribe testosterone to a man with the body, physical abilities, and history of Alex Rodriguez, that is precisely what happened.
A North Carolina physician, Bryan W. Smith, approved the medical exemption. Smith was the IPA — independent program administrator — appointed jointly by MLB and the MLBPA, but supposedly not answerable to either.
Requests for comment from Dr. Smith on Wednesday were rejected, and all calls were referred to MLB's public relations department.
No wonder Steve Austin reacted the way he did recently when discussing Sonnen getting busted on two random Nevada State Athletic drug tests.
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Take a break from the heartbreak and rage of Hot Stove action and join fellow LSBers for the second movie night of this off-season.
Tonight's feature is "Elf," starring Will Ferrell and Zooey Deschanel among others. It's much different from "Twister," but 'tis the season, right?
"Elf" begins at 8 p.m. CST on SyFy (yeah, I don't know why it's on that channel either.)
Mizzou918 has suggested the discussion of "Community" and "Parks & Recreation" as well. Why not?
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Forgive the lateness of my posting about a week since my last big board. I have been much busier at work and am expecting a TAW Jr. as well. Without further ado here is the final installment of my big board, receiver. I noticed there were plenty of players to look at and decided to select the few that stood out to me. I appreciate your input as usual.
AJ Green – UGA
This young man is being considered heavily by Carolina at number one. He is a physically imposing figure blessed with the ability to snare passes out of the air average receivers would not even attempt to make. He reminds me so much of a young Randy Moss on film. He reminds so much of Randy as a matter of fact due to his immediate success at Georgia and also his need to work on route running. I personally think Georgia under-utilized this talent and would have liked to see what he could do on returns since he looks so smooth on bubble screens and reverses. Unlike Moss however, he will not drop to number 21.
Julio Jones – Alabama
I actually like this kid more than Green personally. He was used on returns which would show his versatility as well as willingness to do whatever asked of him. He doesn't make as many circus catches as Green but is much better after the catch. Ever since Jerry Rice made it the norm NFL scouts understand the value of this feature. He does have a problem with drops which will hurt his stock and also needs to work on his route running. One thing that did bother me was I rarely saw him in press coverage. In fact, Alabama even started playing him in the slot more often later this season which hopefully has more to do with putting him in better match-ups than the fact he can't get a release off the bump.
Jonathan Baldwin - Pitt
At 6-5, 225 lbs, you better pay attention to a player of his stature whether he can catch or not. He can though and has shown it on multiple occasions. His size makes him a difficult match-up for any corner and is a great red-zone threat. His leaping ability and strength has me convinced if he can't make it in the NFL he can be a double-double guy in the NBA. Some question his ability to get separation and ability to cut in and out of his breaks which may drop him into the 2nd round depending on how leery some teams are of his development at the next level.
Randall Cobb – Kentucky
Wildcat? More like wild card. I have to place him on this list just because he is the best football player in this category. In spite of his size I'm sure if asked he could line up at OLB and DB and rush the QB as well as cover the opposition's best player. He averaged 188 all purpose yards in thirteen games last season playing receiver, at times QB, and returning punts. Also he scored rushing, passing, receiving, punt return, and passing for a TD on a fake field goal. He also scored 2-pt conversions via pass, rush and receiving. He doesn't have ideal size but then again neither did Tim Brown or Jacoby Ford. The main knock on his is maturity as he decided to forgo his senior season instead of improving his draft stock for 2012 and being a sure-fire Heisman candidate.
Leonard Hankerson – Miami FL
Another product of "The U" who has all the measurables you can ask for standing at 6'3 215 pounds. He also has had professional mentoring since he was a high school player with former All-Pro Cris Carter as his position coach and having 11 year veteran receiver Mark Duper working out with him prior to his senior campaign. He has issues with drops mainly caused by concentration as well as consistency. Of course watching him at the Sun Bowl, he was the lone bright spot and once Jacory Harris was benched was able to show what he was capable of. He did have a great Senior Bowl not including the practice week heading into the game but with a great combine or pro day can move likely into the late first round.
Greg Salas – Hawaii
Is he Davone Bess or another Ashley Lelie? We can't say for sure but you must factor his size and production. He doesn't wow you with ability and may be a product of the Hawaii passing attack but can be a steal if used correctly. He doesn't look like a number one receiver at the next level but could develop into a good slot receiver or possible number two with a strong number one option across from him.
Austin Pettis – Boise St.
Unless you live under a rock, you know I love this kid much more as an NFL prospect than his speedier ex-teammate Titus Young. He has better size at 6'3 200+ lbs and on a team that dominated everyone his entire career had great production. He doesn't have great speed and many question his competition playing in the WAC but then again Oakland needs a possession receiver and he is as solid a prospect as there is in that regard in the 2011 draft.
Armon Binns – Cincinnati
A late round prospect that had 1100 yards and 10 TDs in 2010 against BCS conference competition is nothing to scoff at. He was a first team all Big East selection, has good size 6'2 210 lbs and averaged 15 yards per reception the past two seasons. If he can have a good 40 time he will improve his draft stock dramatically.


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Three sets of triplets who first met in the 6th grade will graduate together at Spain Park High School.
Triplets Amanda, Carlton and Danielle Ivy are all going to the University of Alabama in the fall. Paige, Connor and Catherine Burleson will split between rival schools with the girls going to Alabama and their brother Connor going to Auburn.
Sam, Hannah and AJ Hudson are all going to different schools after graduation. Sam is headed to UAB, Hannah plans to attend Birmingham-Southern College and AJ is bound for Auburn.
Hannah Hudson says the triplets have all known each other since 6th grade but became really good friends during their senior year.
"We had heard rumors going into 6th grade that we were going to all go to the same school but I didn't know if it was going to be true," Hannah Hudson said.
"We had some classes together and we were in the same friend group so the fact that we're all triplets makes it even cooler," she added.
Plus, there's a little bit of love between the triple triplet sets: Hannah Hudson is dating Connor Burleson.
Spain Park's graduation is set for Wednesday, May 22 at 5 p.m. in Samford University's Pete Hanna Center.
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They had no plans for the night,
just sitting together as a family.
They had no arrangements for the night,
except talking and singing merrily.
It was New Year's eve and the celebrations had started.
Mother had prepared the food.
Father was busy watching tv,
but the brother was ready to set the party mood.
Television showed how Australia celebrated,
Mother said it looked beautiful.
Sister was all grumpy and cranky,
Because she wanted her new years to be as unforgettable.
An hour until midnight,
after the food had been gulped in.
Father was already asleep,
and Mother was cosy in the quilt.
Brother and Sister fired up their computer,
and started watching a movie.
Sister cursed her fate,
as she sat and heard about people going crazy.
When 5 minutes were left,
Brother and Sister went to their parents.
Father was awake and Mother was excited,
Why? It was New Year's for the sake of heaven's.
They sat in one quilt,
as they laughed and joked.
It was a scene of happiness,
Sister was finally enjoying her time with the folks.
She realised how partying for new years didn't matter,
what mattered was time with people you loved.
The countdown had started,
and all she wanted was for the time to stop.
5 seconds till midnight,
she counted on top of her voice.
Her parents told her to calm down,
but they knew it was her choice.
2 seconds were left
and she tried to capture the moment,
to smile about it when she was sad,
To always remember this enjoyment when times were bad.
The clock struck twelve,
and 2014 was knocking on the door.
Everybody hugged and wished
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Valdosta - Lowndes County students are quickly outgrowing their classrooms. "We're reaching the maximum capacity we feel suitable for our schools," said Superintendent Dr. Steve Smith.
Dr. Smith says Lowndes High Schools's ideal capacity is about 1,800 students. But the number of enrolled students has far surpassed that amount. "For Lowndes High School we had 2,588," said Smith.
An average Lowndes County middle school should hold about 1,100 students. Several schools are nearing, or already over the limit. "For Lowndes Middle we had 1,056 and for Hahira Middle was had 1,186," said Smith.
You can see how fast the schools are growing by looking at all the real estate development around town. Dr. Smith says more and more families are making their homes in Lowndes County. "It's a wonderful community to raise a family in and I think that word has spread through the United States," said Smith.
So what's being done to accommodate the increase in students? Construction is set to begin this summer on several classroom additions. "We are expanding Hahira Elementary School by six classrooms, we're expanding Moulton Branch Elementary by eight classrooms," said Smith.
The school board is also considering building a new Parker Mathis Elementary School. "That would increase our capacity for elementary schools by 350 students," said Smith.
And long term plans could include creating a 9th Grade Academy on the Westside Campus and a Fine Arts Magnet School at Valdosta State University.
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So far, the M's have taken one more toolsy OF and four college pitchers.
The pitchers are an intriguing lot. One of them, West Point's Nick Hill (Fett - how about a scouting report?) has great stats. Lotsa Ks, and very few BBs.
The others are more out of the Orta/Gallagher mold. SDSU's Donnie Hume missed most of the year with shoulder soreness (awesome!), and Houston's Aaron Brown has just been sort of mediocre.
The M's then drafted Franklin Pierce's Keith Renaud as a pitcher. This fits with Fontaine's love of guys who've developed outside of the sunbelt baseball hotbeds of Fla,Tex, Cal, but...let's just say Ari Kafka and Brian Sabatella didn't light the world on fire.
Any thoughts? Is it always an overdraft to pick up a guy with a bum shoulder in the first 10 rounds, or is that the only way to get Nick Adenhart-level sleepers (I know adenhart had a problem with his elbow, not shoulder, but you get the point).
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The 2013 Oscars will take place on February 24 at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center in Los Angeles and televised live on ABC in the United States, as well as in more than 225 countries worldwide.
Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln," which stars Daniel Day-Lewis and Sally Field, leads with 12 nominations. The movie is up for Best Picture, as are "Beasts of the Southern Wild," "Silver Linings Playbook," "Zero Dark Thirty," "Life of Pi," "Les Miserables," "Amour," "Django Unchained" and "Argo."
"Family Guy" creator Seth MacFarlane is hosting the ceremony. He and actress Emma Stone announced many of this year's Oscar nominees on Thursday, January 10 at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, California.
MacFarlane showcased his edgy sense of humor while announcing the Best Foreign Language Film and drew some laughs after saying: "Amour" was co-produced in Austria and Germany and the last time Austria and Germany got together and co-produced something, it was Hitler, but this was much better."
"So much better," Stone replied.
With the nominee announcements released, Oscar.com is inviting the public to play My Picks, an interactive and social Oscar ballot that allows users to pick who they think will win the Oscar in each award category. Fans can see the nominees their Facebook friends have picked to win. During the Oscar telecast, users will be able to compete with their friends to see who made the most accurate picks. The My Picks experience will live on Oscars.com, the Oscars App, Facebook, ABCNews.com, OTRC.com and gma.yahoo.com. Play My Picks right now!
Check out a full list of 2013 Oscar nominations below.
Best Picture
"Beasts of the Southern Wild"
"Silver Linings Playbook"
"Zero Dark Thirty"
"Les Miserables"
"Life of Pi"
"Django Unchained"
Actor in a Leading Role
Daniel Day-Lewis - "Lincoln"
Denzel Washington - "Flight"
Hugh Jackman - "Les Miserables"
Bradley Cooper - "Silver Linings Playbook"
Joaquin Phoenix - "The Master"
Actor in a Supporting Role
Christoph Waltz - "Django Unchained"
Philip Seymour Hoffman - "The Master"
Robert De Niro - Silver Linings Playbook"
Alan Arkin - "Argo"
Tommy Lee Jones - "Lincoln"
Actress in a Leading Role
Naomi Watts - "The Impossible"
Jessica Chastain - "Zero Dark Thirty"
Jennifer Lawrence - "Silver Linings Playbook"
Emmanuelle Riva - "Amour"
Quvenzhane Wallis - "Beasts of the Southern Wild"
Actress in a Supporting Role
Sally Field - "Lincoln"
Anne Hathaway - "Les Miserables"
Jacki Weaver - "Silver Linings Playbook"
Helen Hunt - "The Sessions"
Amy Adams - "The Master"
Animated Feature Film
"Brave" - Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman
"FrankenWeenie" - Tim Burton
"Paranorman" - Sam Fell and Chris Butler
"The Pirates! Band of Misfits" - Peter Lord
"Wreck-it Ralph" - Rich Moore
"Anna Karenina" - Seamus McGarvey
"Django Unchained" - Robert Richardson
"Life of Pi" - Robert Richardson
"Lincoln" - Janusz Kaminski
"Skyfall" - Roger Deakins
Costume Design
"Anna Karenina" - Jacqueline Durran
"Les Miserables" - Paco Delgado
"Lincoln" - Joanna Johnston
"Mirror Mirror" - Eiko Oshioka
"Snow White and the Huntsman" - Colleen Atwood
David O. Russell - "Silver Linings Playbook"
Ang Lee - "Life of Pi"
Steven Spielberg - "Lincoln"
Michael Haneke - "Amour"
Benh Zeitlin - "Beasts of the Southern Wild"
Documentary (Feature)
"5 Broken Cameras" - Emad Burnat and Guy Davidi
"The Gatekeepers" - Dror Moreh, Philippa Kowarsky and Estelle Fialon
"How To Survive A Plague" - David France and Howard Gertler
"The Invisible War" - Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering
"Searching For Sugar Man" - Malik Bendjelloul and Simon Chinn
Documentary (Short Subject)
"Inocente" - Sean Fine and Andrea Nix Fine
"Kings Point" - Sari Gilman and Jedd Wider
"Mondays at Racine" - Cynthia Wade and Robin Honan
"Open Heart" - Kief Davidson and Cori Shepherd Stern
"Redemption" - Jon Alpert and Matthew O'Neill
Film Editing
"Argo" - William Goldenberg
"Life of Pi" - Tim Squyres
"Lincoln" - Michael Kahn
"Silver Linings Playbook" - Jay Cassidy and Crispin Struthers
"Zero Dark Thirty" - Dylan Tichenor and William Goldenberg
Foreign Language Film
"Amour" (Austria)
"Kon-tiki" (Norway)
"No" (Chile)
"A Royal Affair" (Denmark)
"War Witch" (Canada)
"Hitchcock" - Howard Berger, Peter Montagna and Martin Samuel
"The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" - Peter Swords King, Rick Findlater and Tami Lane
"Les Miserables" - Lisa Westcott and Julie Dartnell
Music (Original Score)
"Anna Karenina" - Dario Marianelli
"Argo" - Alexandre Desplat
"Life of Pi" - Mychael Danna
"Lincoln" - John Williams
"Skyfall" - Thomas Newman
Music (Original Song)
"Before My Time" from "Chasing Ice" - music and lyric by J. Ralph
"Everybody Needs A Best Friend" from "Ted" - music by Walter Murphy, lyric by Seth MacFarlane
"Pi's Lullaby" from "Life of Pi" - music by Mychael Danna, lyric by Bombay Jayashri
"Skyfall" from "Skyfall" - music and lyric by Adele Adkins and Paul Epworth
"Suddenly" - "Les Miserables" - music by Claude-Michel Schonbergm, lyric by Herbert Kretzmer and Alain Boublil
Production design
"Anna Karenina" - Production Design: Sarah Greenwood, Set Decoration: Katie Spencer
"The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" - Production Design: Dan Hennah, Set Decoration: Ra Vincent and Simon Bright
"Les Miserables" - Production Design: Eve Stewart, Set Decoration: Anna Lynch-Robinson
"Life of Pi" - Production Design: David Gropman, Set Decoration: Anna Pinnock
"Lincoln" - Production Design: Rick Carter, Set Decoration: Jim Erickson
Short Film (Animated)
"Adam and Dog" - Minkyu Lee
Fresh Guacamole" - PES
"Head Over Heels" - Timothy Reckart and Fodhla Cronin O'Reilly
"Maggie Simpson in "The Longest Daycare'" - David Silverman
"Paperman" - John Kahrs
Short Film (Live Action)
"Asad" - Bryan Buckley and Mino Jarjoura
"Buzkashi Boys" - Sam French and Ariel Nasr
"Curfew" - Shawn Christensen
"Death of a Shadow (Dood van een Schaduw) - Tom van Avermaet and Ellen De Waele
"Henry" - Yan England
Sound Editing:
"Argo" - Erik Aadahl and Ethan van der Ryn
"Django Unchained" - Wylie Stateman
"Life of Pi" - Eugene Gearty and Philip Stockton
"Skyfall" - Per Hallberg and Karen Baker Landers
"Zero Dark Thirty" - Paul N.J. Ottosson
Sound Mixing:
"Argo" - John Reitz, Gregg Rudloff and Jose Antonio Garcia
"Les Miserables" - Andy Nelson, Mark Paterson and Simon Hayes
"Life of Pi" - Ron Bartlett, D.M. Hemphill and Drew Kunin
"Lincoln" - Andy Nelson, Gary Rydstrom and Ronald Judkins
"Skyfall" - Scott Millan, Greg P. Russell and Stuart Wilson
Visual Effects
"The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" - Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, David Clayton and R. Christopher White
"Life of Pi" - Bill Westenhofer, Guillaume Rocheron, Erik-Jan De Boer and Donald R. Elliott
"The Avengers" - Janek Sirrs, Jeff White, Guy Williams and Dan Sudick
"Prometheus" - Richard Stammers, Trevor Wood, Charley Henley and Martin Hill
"Snow White and the Huntsman" - Cedric Nicolas-Troyan, Philip Brennan, Neil Corbould and Michael Dawson
Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
"Argo" - screenplay by Chris Terrio
"Beasts of the Southern Wild" - screenplay by Lucy Alibar and Benh Zeitlin
"Life of Pi" - screenplay by David Magee
"Lincoln" - screenplay by Tony Kushner
"Silver Linings Playbook" - screenplay by David o. Russell
Writing (Original Screenplay)
"Amour" - written by Michael Haneke
"Django Unchained" - written by Quentin Tarantino
"Flight" - written by John Gatins
"Moonrise Kingdom" - written by Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola
"Zero Dark Thirty" - written by Mark Boal
"SNUBS" and Oscar records:
The list of those who were "snubbed" this year include Ben Affleck, who did not receive an individual directing or acting nod for "Argo," and most of the stars of "Django Unchained" -- namely Leonardo DiCaprio and Jamie Foxx. "Zero Dark Thirty" director Kathryn Bigelow also did not receive an Oscar nomination this year.
Two major records may also be broken this year. Quvenzhane Wallis of "Beasts of the Southern Wild" is the youngest nominee for Actress in a Leading Role. Emmanuelle Riva of "Amour" is the oldest best actress nominee. The actress will turn 86 on February 24 - the day of the Oscars. If she wins, she will beat the record of Jessica Tandy, who won at age 80 for "Driving Miss Daisy."
"Les Miserables" is the first musical movie to be nominated for Best Picture since the 2002 "Chicago" received a nod.


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THE Reserve Bank of India's Working Group on Warehouse Receipts and Commodity Futures has recommended that a Warehouse Receipt Act be passed to make the instrument negotiable.
A core group constituted by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution is already working on drafting this Bill, the group said in its report released on Wednesday by the RBI.
The Working Group, headed by Mr Prashant Saran, said in the report that financing against warehouse receipts is not popular among banks. "The concerned banks counted lack of negotiability, absence of electronic warehouse receipts, difficulty in disposal of security in case of default and lack of trust in the receipts issued by private warehouses as constraints in further expansion of such financing," the report said.
The group also recommended setting up an umbrella structure, which could act as a Closed User Group for those engaged in the commodities business. "Everyone who may be connected with production, grading, trading or financing of commodities may become a member of the group," the report said.
It has also recommended that the Government should bring about changes in the Banking Regulation Act, permitting banks to deal in the business of agricultural commodities, including derivatives.
The group examined the prospects of warehouse-receipt-based lending in India. Popularising such lending would help farmers to realise better prices for their produce, lower access barriers, overcome the problem of lack of track record and enable banks to screen borrowers with minimum delay.
The group also recommended that banks could offer commodity-derivative-based products tailor-made to meet specific needs.
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Cody Grimm - #35 - S
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|Virginia Tech
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|2010, 7th round, 3rd pick by Buccaneers
Bucs show gap between them and Falcons isn't so great
The fact that the Bucs gave one of the NFC's better teams that much of a scare, even with all their injuries, shows how far they have come.
Bucs place Talib, Faine on I.R.
CB Aqib Talib, who left the Falcons game with a hip injury, and C Jeff Faine, who suffered a triceps injury, have been placed on injured reserve.
Falcons win back-and-forth game over Bucs
Eric Weems scored on a 102-yard kickoff return and Matt Ryan threw a 9-yard touchdown pass to Michael Jenkins as the Falcons rallied from a 10-point deficit to beat the Buccaneers 28-24 on Sunday for their sixth straight victory.
Versatile Zuttah playing key role for Buccaneers
With his ability to play multiple positions on the offensive line, Jeremy Zuttah has been a valuable backup for Tampa Bay, and he'll move to right guard to replace the injured Davin Joseph this week, according to NFC South ...
Rookie S Grimm made strong impression on Bucs
Buccaneers rookie S Cody Grimm proved himself enough to ensure that he will be a top contender, if not the definite starter, at free safety when he returns before next season.
Bucs' Williams proving he was worth risk
Except for a recent DUI arrest, Buccaneers WR Mike Williams has done all the right things to convince his coaches and general manager that they made a wise gamble when they drafted him in the fourth round last April.
Flurry of roster moves by Bucs
The Buccaneers made a series of roster moves following a rash of injuries last Sunday, placing three starters on injured reserve and waiving S Sabby Piscitelli.
League looking into Bucs CB Talib's confrontation with official
The NFL is looking into a reported verbal confrontation between Aqib Talib and an official following the Bucs' 17-10 loss. Talib was upset about a teammate being penalized for pass interference at the end of the first half.
Injuries another setback for Bucs
The Buccaneers lost to the Ravens in Week 12 and also lost a pair of starters for the season.
Ravens remain perfect at home, beat Bucs 17-10
Joe Flacco threw two touchdown passes, and the Ravens beat Tampa Bay 17-10 Sunday for their franchise record-tying eighth straight home win.
2011 NFC South free-agent preview
Buccaneers OG Davin Joseph could be rather expensive to re-sign once the 2011 free-agent signing period begins, but GM Mark Dominik is expected to do whatever it takes to retain the highly regarded Joseph.
Job security not a concern for Bucs' Faine
While Jeremy Zuttah is a younger and much cheaper option than Jeff Faine, one team observer expects Faine will be the Bucs' starting center beyond the end of this season.
Bucs promote Okam, waive Sims
The Buccaneers have signed DT Frank Okam to their active roster and released veteran DT Ryan Sims.
Bucs release DT Sims
The Bucs released DT Ryan Sims on Tuesday. Sims had been inactive the past three games because of a knee injury.
Young Bucs D-linemen showing growth
The Buccaneers' young defensive line still has a ways to go, but it's often shown promise this season and was a major difference maker against San Francisco.
Grimm was placed on IR with a hamstring injury.||||||| Grimm has appeared in nine games this season, mostly on special teams.
Grimm has an injured right knee and likely will be replaced in the lineup by backup Corey Lynch. Grimm is out for the season.||||||| Grimm was hurt while he and linebacker Geno Hayes were stopping Atlanta's Michael Turner for a 1-yard gain with help from other defenders who converged on the pile.
Grimm is out for the season after breaking his left fibula during the second quarter of a game against the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday.||||||| Grimm was injured when Ravens receiver Anquan Boldin rolled over the safety's leg during an interception return by Tampa Bay's Aqib Talib.


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Nokia has taken the wraps off its new flagship smartphone, the Lumia 1020, a device which promises to "reinvent zoom" thanks to its 41 megapixel camera.
The new flagship has been unveiled at an event in New York City, putting an end to the rumours that a Windows Phone device with the same spec of camera seen on the Symbian powered 808 PureView was on the cards.
During the event Stephen Elop, Nokia's CEO, said: "Today I would like to introduce the next chapter in smartphone photography – the Nokia Lumia 1020, to change how you shoot, create and share pictures forever."
Featuring the largest sensor in any consumer product, the Lumia 1020 features Optical Image Stabilisation, a "super fast" Xenon Flash, and a wide-angle Carl Zeiss lens to enhance image quality even further and "make pictures come to life".
As well as offering highresolution photos the handset also uses a process called 'over sampling'. This combines the pixels to make for smaller five megapixel pictures, removing any unwanted visual noise, before allowing users to save both types at the same time. The manufacturer also boasts that its latest offering is perfect for those wanting to "shoot first, zoom later".
In addition, the Lumia 1020's video recording capabilities also take advantage of the extra resolution, allowing the user to zoom in four times while recording in 1080p HD video, and six times into a 720p version, without losing quality.
Aside from its impressive camera technology other specs include a 1.5GHz dual-core processor, 2GB RAM and Windows Phone 8 OS.
US network AT&T has revealed it will be selling the device for $299.99, although no official pricing has been confirmed for Europe, so we can but hope it's not such a steep figure.
The Lumia 1020 will be available in white, black and yellow with pre-orders for the handset starting on 16 July. Nokia added that the device will launch before September in some parts of Europe and China, so hopefully we shouldn't have to wait too long.
We got a few precious moments with a prototype of the Lumia 1020, but unfortunately it didn't feature final software or hardware, so we couldn't fully test out the camera capabilities.
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TRIBUTES have been paid to a Billington grandfather who died after contracting a deadly disease.
Steve Whitehead, 59, was diagnosed with Legionnaires' disease after collapsing following a holiday abroad.
His widow, Sue, yesterday described the IT specialist as being 'adored by everybody'.
A keen traveller, Mr Whitehead and his wife visited Malta in November. Shortly after arriving home, in Weavers Croft, Mr Whitehead fell ill.
Mrs Whitehead said: "He started to feel ill on the Wednesday, and on the Sunday he collapsed and went downhill fast."
After being treated in Royal Blackburn Hospital's intensive care unit, Mr Whitehead was taken to Wythenshaw Hospital.
Mrs Whitehead said: "He needed to be in a comatose state due to his treatments."
Despite the best efforts of doctors, who used specialist machinery in a bid to save Mr Whitehead's life, he died on January 6, a month before his 60th birthday.
It is believed Mr Whitehead contracted Legionnaires' disease, a form of pneumonia caused by bacteria, while abroad.
Mrs Whitehead said she would be looking for answers.
Senior environmental health officer for Ribble Valley Council Eamonn Roberts said a 'full, detailed investigation' of Mr Whitehead's illness had been done, to 'pinpoint where he acquired the infection'. He added: "We do not believe he became infected locally."
Mrs Whitehead said: "The environmental person came here and we spoke in great detail about where we had been and what we had done.
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Originally from Reedley, Mr Whitehead moved to the Ribble Valley around 20 years ago.
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Mrs Whitehead said: "He was into music to the point where he had surround sound, and he had gadgets for everything."
Mr Whitehead also helped to walk guide dog puppies with Sue, who said they were 'planning retirement' and 'loved just chilling'. They married on a beach in St Lucia in 1997. Mr Whitehead is also survived by two children, Joanna and Paul, two step-children, Laura and Michael, and six grandchildren.
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Buffalo Bills
Stevie Johnson - #13 - WR
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|San Francisco, CA
|Years played
|2008, 7th round, 17th pick by Bills
AFC East Spin cycle: Week Five
The Patriots and Dolphins both looked strong in wins, while the Bills are reeling after a historic loss to the 49ers, and the Jets couldn't get past the Texans.
49ers amass 621 yards in romp over Bills
Alex Smith threw for a season-high 303 yards and three touchdowns and the 49ers amassed a franchise-record 621 yards in blowing by the Bills 45-3.
Report: League looking into Bills DE Williams' injury
The NFL is investigating why Bills DE Mario Williams hasn't been listed on the injury report, according to Adam Schefter.
Bills need better play from ORT Pears
ORT Erik Pears struggled in Week Four and was splitting snaps up to that point, making the position a concern on a banged-up Bills O-line.
Tuesday's 60-second rant: Bills "D" not getting it done vs. AFC East
The Bills' defense, especially up front, is not living up to its lofty expectations in two division losses.
Three teams have to face facts at quarterback
Quarterback play is always the barometer in the NFL, and three teams who were blown out in Week Four came up wowfully short in that department.
AFC East Spin cycle: Week Four
The AFC East standings may look close, but Week Four proved that the Patriots are still ahead of the class.
Pats dominate second half, rally to beat Bills
Tom Brady led New England on six consecutive second-half touchdown drives and the Patriots rolled to a 52-28 win over the Bills on Sunday.
Bills' offense still has Smith, Dickerson in back pocket
The Bills have a pair of players that still have some intriguing upside to be utilized on offense by a creative mind like Chan Gailey.
Key matchup: Patriots interior O-line vs. Bills defensive tackles
If the Bills want to upset the Patriots for the second year in a row, they'll need to disrupt Tom Brady, something they can do up the gut.
Cowboys sign P Moorman
The Cowboys signed former Bills P Brian Moorman, the team announced Thursday.
Bills cut veteran P Moorman
The Bills cut P Brian Moorman on Tuesday, according to multiple reports. Tim Graham of The Buffalo News confirmed they will bring back rookie P Shawn Powell.
AFC East Spin cycle: Week Three
The Bills and Jets are tied atop the AFC East with records of 2-1, and the Patriots are below .500 for the first time in nine years.
Bills RB Spiller injures shoulder
Bills RB C.J. Spiller left Sunday's game against the Browns with a shoulder injury and did not return.
Bills lose Spiller, beat Browns
Ryan Fitzpatrick threw three touchdown passes and the Bills overcame the loss of running back C.J. Spiller to beat the Browns 24-14 on Sunday.
Johnson had a strong finish with six catches for 111 yards in the Bills' win over the Jets on Sunday.||||||| Johnson had more than 100 yards receiving in two of his last three games to finish with 1,046 on the season.
Johnson established season highs for catches (eight) and yards (115) on Sunday against Seattle while also scoring a touchdown.||||||| Johnson hasn't been a reliable scoring threat since receiving touchdown passes in three straight games at the beginning of the season but has two touchdown catches in Buffalo's last three games.
Johnson is active for Sunday's game against St. Louis after being limited in practice on Thursday and Friday because of a hamstring injury.||||||| Johnson pulled himself out of last week's game after sustaining the injury.
Johnson had 106 yards on six receptions in a 20-13 loss at Indianapolis on Sunday.||||||| It was the first 100-yard game since Dec. 11 for Johnson, who has 53 catches for 687 yards this season. He has topped 1,000 in each of the past two campaigns.
Johnson has questioned why a more experienced player wasn't targeted on the final offensive snap in a loss at New England last weekend. The receiver said rookie T.J. Graham shouldn't be faulted for running the wrong route that led to quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick having his pass intercepted by Devin McCourty in the end zone with 23 seconds left of a 37-31 loss.||||||| Johnson said Graham wound up running a play he had never attempted in practice. Graham had been the intended receiver but ran behind McCourty rather than in front of him. He raised his concerns Tuesday as the Bills (3-6) prepare to host Miami (4-5) on Thursday night.


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BENNETTSVILLE, SC (WMBF) - Authorities have identified the man found deceased in Marlboro County High School's electrical room.
Lt. Larry Turner with the Bennettsville Police Department says officers were called to Marlboro County High School just before 8 a.m. when a white male was found deceased in an electrical room.
He did not comment on who made that discovery, but adds that room is located on the west end of the high school.
Marlboro County Coroner Tim Brown identified the man 44-year-old Jeffrey Cheek of Rock Hill. Cheek had been working as an electrical sub-contractor for the school system, and was working on a generator at Marlboro County High.
Preliminary examination shows Cheek died after an apparent electrocution, says Coroner Brown. An autopsy has been scheduled at the Medical University of South Carolina on Thursday to determine an exact cause of death.
The investigation by Bennettsville Police and the Marlboro County Coroner's Office had wrapped up at the school before 10 a.m. and, according to Marlboro County Schools spokesman Herbert Gould, the students would stay at school and maintain a normal schedule for the remainder of the day Wednesday.
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