Simmons later played with the Los Angeles Clippers from 2003 until 2005, the Milwaukee Bucks from 2005 until 2008, the New Jersey Nets from 2008 until 2010, and the San Antonio Spurs in 2010. From 2011 until 2012, Simmons joined the Reno Bighorns of the D-League before playing his final season to date in 2012 with the Los Angeles Clippers. Simmons has not played since 2012, though he has not formally retired from professional basketball....
Kaepernick was named co-chair of Mission Advancement Corp., a blank check or special purpose acquisition company (SPAC). Mission Advancement will primarily focus on racial and diversity issues at enterprises worth more than $1 billion. The company is the latest in the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) space. The company is currently planning to raise at least $250 million by selling 25 million shares at $10 apiece. According to their SEC filing, the company plans to target a business that “delivers a significant impact financially, culturally and socially....
His legacy was cemented through postseason heroics, including three World Series championships. With Arizona in 2001, he formed an unstoppable duo with Randy Johnson, sharing World Series MVP honors. His defining moment came with Boston in 2004, pitching the famous “Bloody Sock” game despite a sutured ankle tendon, helping the Red Sox overcome an 0-3 deficit against the Yankees and ultimately break the 86-year “Curse of the Bambino.” Post-retirement, Schilling’s reputation became increasingly complicated....
Early Life and Education Danny Kaye was born as David Daniel Kaminsky on January 18, 1911 in New York City to Ukrainian Jewish immigrants Clara and Jacob. He had two older brothers named Larry and Mac. As a youth, Kaye attended Public School 149 and Thomas Jefferson High School. He did not graduate from the latter, however, as he ran away to Florida with his friend Louis after his mother passed away....
From his early career in London to his long association with California, and later work in Yorkshire and Normandy, Hockney’s art reflects both personal experience and technical innovation. His distinctive representations of the places and people he loves have earned him recognition as not only one of Britain’s most important living artists but a global cultural icon whose work continues to evolve and inspire. His commercial success matches his artistic acclaim, with his painting “Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures)” selling for $90....
Now, a frontrunner has emerged to buy the football team. Billionaire hedge fund manager David Tepper has emerged as the frontrunner to own the Carolina team. Tepper, who has a $10 billion net worth, is the founder of Miami based Appaloosa Management. Tepper is a minority owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers, giving him familiarity with NFL ownership. This should aid him in getting the 75% approval of the NFL’s 32 owners that he will need....
Gigi Chao (on the right in the photo above) recently married her long-time lesbian lover Sean Eav (on the left) in France. Gigi’s father Cecil announced the $65 million prize to any man who can break up the marriage and win his daughter’s heart. He went on to say “I don’t mind whether he is rich or poor. The important thing is that he is generous and kind hearted.” The real estate magnate is even offering to help any successful male suitor start his own business and invest the $65 million prize....
Yahoo paid a lot to get Mayer on the team in 2012. She had come from a high-level executive position at Google, where she had worked since the early days of the company. Yahoo gave her a $30 million signing bonus plus $14 million in compensation for the bonuses she was forgoing by leaving Google. Yahoo expected that Mayer’s experience would allow her to turn around the company after years of sinking sales and bad management....
Kwok Tak-seng founded Sun Hung Kai Properties in 1963. He was born in Zhongshan and moved to Hong Kong after World War II. He made his real estate firm a massive success by getting into every sector of the property business from residential to commercial to hotels to industrial developments. He was aided in part by the three-decade long rise in the price of homes in Hong Kong. Basically, Kwok and Sun Hung Kai properties were in the right place at the right time....
Mars, Inc. was founded 111 years ago in 1911 by Franklin “Frank” Mars. Frank had learned to hand dip chocolate candies from his mother when he was a young boy growing up in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He and his second wife Ethel V. Mars started the Mars Candy Factory in 1911 in Tacoma, Washington. They made and sold fresh candy wholesale but were hampered by a more established company doing the same thing....
Luxurious airliners have been hogging the spotlight as of late, with perhaps the most famous example being presidential hopeful Donald Trump’s elaborate $100 million business jet, the Boeing 757-200. But now, personalized planes surpassing $300 million in price are putting some of the air’s most awesome rides to shame. For the elite of the air, private jets such as the Gulfstream G550 (valued at $61.5 million) and the Bombardier Global Series (valued at $52 million and up) are extremely popular, but those with expensive taste are going a route similar to that of Mr....
Is Quibids a Scam? We spent the last week researching customer reviews, both bad and good, then we signed up for one of these penny auctions sites ourselves to find out how they actually work. The short answer to the question “is quibids a scam” is NO. Well, not exactly. If you actually take the time to read the fine print and learn about the service, you’ll know exactly what you are getting into and your expectations will be appropriately low....
Yoshiko Shinohara was born in 1934 and grew up during World War II. Her father was a school headmaster and died when she was just eight years old. Her mother never remarried and raised Yoshiko while working as a midwife. Yoshiko graduated from high school and got married in her 20s, but the marriage didn’t last. It turns out, that was a good thing. Shinohara’s family was unhappy with her for leaving her husband, so she packed her bags and moved....
Early Life and Education John Heard was born on March 7, 1946 in Washington, DC to John Sr. and Helen. His father worked for the office of the Secretary of Defense, while his mother appeared in community theater. As a teenager, Heard went to Gonzaga College High School. He subsequently attended Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts, and then the Catholic University of America back in Washington, DC. Heard has two sisters, and had a brother who passed away in 2017....
JoJo Simmons has also pursued a career in rap. A member of the rap group, Team Blackout, he has shot one music video for the group’s single “J5”. He is the third of seven children in the Simmons’ family, and graduated from Northern Highlands Regional High School. His wealthy family and opulent lifestyle have landed him in hot water on various occasions, and he is more widely recognized for his brushes with the law, then for his music....
Early Life and Education June Squibb was born on November 6, 1929 in Vandalia, Illinois to pianist JoyBelle and insurance agent Lewis. For her higher education, she attended but did not graduate from Whittier College in California. She later trained at the HB Studio. Theater Career Squibb began her career on stage in the 1950s performing at the Cleveland Play House. She appeared in such shows as “The Play’s the Thing,” “The Heiress,” “Detective Story,” and “Antigone....
Career Earnings During his PGA career, Lee Trevino earned $9.9 million in tournament winnings, which is in the top 30 of all-time career earnings totals as of this writing. More importantly, he earned tens of millions of dollars from endorsements. Early Life and Career Beginnings Lee Trevino was born on December 1, 1939, in Garland, Texas. He is from a family of Mexican descent. His father, Joseph, left the family early on, leaving Lee to be raised by his mother, Juanita, and his grandfather, Joe....
Earlier today it was revealed that Penn National Gaming Company was buying a 36% stake in Barstool that values the company at $450 million. Penn National will pay $163 million in cash today. They also have an option to invest an additional $62 million in three years to bring their stake up to 50%. This is not Barstool’s first major transaction. Back in January 2016, The Chernin Group paid $10 – $15 million for what eventually grew to be a 60% stake and a $25 million investment in Barstool....
Mark Mastrov was born on January 29, 1958 in Oakland, California. He attended Castro Valley High School then Cal State, Hayward. In 1983, Mark was recovering from a knee injury at a local gym called 24 Hour Nautilus. He soon struck a deal to buy out the gym’s owner and changed the name to 24 Hour Fitness. 24 Hour Fitness was the first major national gym to be open, not surprisingly, 24 hours a day....
