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Thursday, December 3, 202012/03/2020

The Scoop for Dec. 3, 2020

In The Scoop

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

In Little Bit of Awesome

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

In The Scoop

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

In Little Bit of Awesome

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

In The Scoop

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

In Little Bit of Awesome

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

In The Scoop

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

In The Scoop

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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