Monday Roundup: Michael Sam, Joan Rivers

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Monday Roundup featuring Michael Sam, Joan Rivers, Jennifer Lawrence

Monday Roundup featuring Michael Sam, Joan Rivers, Jennifer Lawrence

September 1, 2014

Michael Sam released by St. Louis Rams

Former University of Missouri defensive standout Michael Sam was released on Saturday by the St. Louis Rams. He then cleared waivers and became eligible to be signed by any NFL team to their practice squad. Sam is the first openly gay player to be drafted by the NFL and is working towards becoming the first openly gay athlete to play in a regular season NFL game. Sam played well in the preseason for the Rams, leading many to say that he proved he can play in the league. Others say that Sam needs a bit more work before he can play in the NFL. The Rams happen to be loaded at his position so, it’s highly unlikely the team will sign him to their practice squad.

Joan Rivers on life support

81-year-old comedian Joan Rivers went into cardiac and respiratory arrest last Thursday and had to be put into a coma. Rivers had stopped breathing during an otherwise “routine throat procedure on Thursday at Yorkville Endoscopy. She is currently being kept alive by life support machines and family members have been gathering around her at the hospital. Things are not looking good. Doctors are slowly bringing her out of the medically induced coma. There is real fear that she may be left as “either a vegetable or in a wheelchair”.

North Polar Ice Cap growing larger

In 2006, Al Gore warned that the Artic ice cap was shrinking away due to global warming. New satellite images actually show that it has grown for the second year in a row. An area double the size of Alaska that was once water has frozen.

Mizzou beats South Dakota State 38-18

Maty Mauk was 13-21 for 178 yards and threw 3 touchdowns in the win. Russell Hansbrough rushed 20 times for 126 yards and a TD. Darius White surpassed his 2013 numbers for the season with 2 touchdown catches totaling 83 yards on Saturday.

Missouri plays at Toledo this Saturday at 11 am.

Massive cache of stolen nude photos leaked; Jennifer Lawrence and Kate Upton among victims

A hacker allegedly broke into the celebrities’ iCloud accounts and stole the pictures. Someone then began posting them to 4chan. At least that’s what the theory was at first. Deadspin has another theory that they back up in a pretty convincing way. Representatives for Jennifer Lawrence and Kate Upton have confirmed the pictures of them are real. Redditors have been pointing fingers at Bryan Hamade as the hacker, a claim he has denied.

Guardians of the Galaxy again tops weekend box office

In its fifth weekend of release, Guardians of the Galaxy brought in an estimated $17 million to easily top the weekend box office. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles came in second with about $12 million. As Above, So Below was the top new release of the weekend, but still only managed $8.6 million. The November Man was slightly behind that, bringing in just shy of $8 million. We’ll have more about the weekend box office on Thursday in our Weekend Movie Guide.

Former owners file legal claim in attempt to get “Crying Elephant” back

Back in July, Raju the elephant was rescued from inhumane conditions in India by Wildlife SOS. Photos and video of him “crying” were all over the internet. Now, the owners he was rescued from have filed a legal petition to get him back. The animal rights group that rescued him is confident Raju will not be going back there.

Rare old footage of Katy Perry released
The footage was released by videographer Jim Standridge, who interviewed the then 17-year-old Katy Perry.


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