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Thursday, December 3, 202012/03/2020

The Scoop for Dec. 3, 2020

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If you need some WWE Style motivation in your world, you’re in luck. John Cena is releasing a book of…

Thursday, December 3, 202012/03/2020

Jason Mack talks about his World Record Attempt This Saturday

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Jason Mack, from Mack Glass, here in Champaign, is attempting a world record this Saturday, 12/5/2020: The World’s Tallest Glass…

Wednesday, December 2, 202012/02/2020

A Little Bit of Awesome: 12/2/2020 Edition

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Just one story today, but man is it awesome. This random dude is awesome. Some guy was at an Oregon…

Wednesday, December 2, 202012/02/2020

The Scoop for Dec. 2, 2020

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I know I poke fun at celebs quite a bit. But sometimes, they do really good things. Like Justin Timberlake…

Tuesday, December 1, 202012/01/2020

A Little Bit of Awesome: 12/1/2020

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Jason Lobdell and his friends are awesome. They are all successful entrepreneurs, and wanted to pay it forward. So they…

Tuesday, December 1, 202012/01/2020

The Scoop for Dec. 1, 2020

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The Goonies are doing it again. This Saturday at 7pm, the cast of the Goonies is going to do a…

Monday, November 30, 202011/30/2020

A Little Bit of Awesome: 11/30/2020 Edition

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This dad gets bonus points for the awesome way he motivates his toddler daughter to clean her room: He uses…

Monday, November 30, 202011/30/2020

The Scoop for Nov. 30, 2020

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In case you missed it, Mike Tyson fought Roy Jones Jr. this weekend. And Mike didn’t look bad at all.…

Wednesday, November 25, 202011/25/2020

A Little Bit of Awesome: 11/25/2020 Edition

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Elizabeth Pearce is a professor at The University of Iowa, and she sent out an email to students last week,…

Wednesday, November 25, 202011/25/2020

The Scoop for Nov. 25, 2020

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Dave Chappelle has a request. He wants you to boycott old episodes of “Chappelle’s Show” that are streaming. Yep. It’s…

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