Darren Rovell
@darrenrovell
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Founder of @cllctmedia. Founder of Kickstand Cocktails. Partner, Tastemaker Capital. Investor in @athleticbrewing, @popupbagels.
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Joined March 2009
BREAKING: Nike had been paying Colin Kaepernick all along, waiting for the right moment. That moment is now, as he becomes the face of the company’s 30th anniversary of the “Just Do It” campaign.
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This is hands down the best 2024 Olympic collectible.
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Girl named Riley Morrison asks @StephenCurry30 why his sneakers don’t come in girls sizes. Steph responds.
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Wimbledon reportedly paid $2 million a year for pandemic insurance for the last 17 years . (Total: $34 Million). For this year's cancellation as a result of the Coronavirus, Wimbledon will reportedly receive $141 million from the policy.
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Senegalese painter Bou Bou, who paints with non traditional materials, paints Kobe with a basketball hoop.
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JUST IN: 93-year-old Olive Veronesi of Seminole, PA, who held up a sign at her window asking for more beer, has received a delivery from @CoorsLight. The brand tells me 150 cans arrived at her house today.
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Disney announces it has reached a deal to acquire 21st Century Fox, as predicted by a Simpsons episode that first aired on November 8, 1998.
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Chadwick Boseman, who played Jackie Robinson in “42,” has died at the age of 42 on Jackie Robinson Day. What an awful loss for this world.
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Called too short. Only FAU, New Mexico & Rice offer. Walks on to Texas Tech. Wins QB job. Gets Hurt. Transfers. Walks on to Oklahoma. Becomes three-year starter. Leads Sooners to 34 wins in 40 games. Wins 2017 Heisman. Hell of a run, Baker Mayfield.
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Called too short. Walks on to Texas Tech. Wins QB job. Gets Hurt. Transfers. Walks On to OU. Becomes 3-year-starter. Wins 34 out of 40 games. Wins 2017 Heisman. Drafted #1 overall. In 1st game, leads Browns to first win in 20 games.
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Kansas State student had Kit Kat stolen from his car. Hershey execs saw note, filled his Camry with 6,500 Kit Kats
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A kid who went from home to home, sleeping on whatever was there & raised by a single mom, became one of the greatest athletes ever, banking more than $600M in on- and off-the-court money. Remarkable. Happy 33rd Birthday, @KingJames.
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Tried out for Astros. Asked not to come back. Came back. "Are you sure? I just want to get a chance," he said. They signed him for $15K. Played 7 years in MLB. Won World Series. Named League MVP. Jose Altuve. A case study in grit.
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A reddit user found a correlation between James Harden’s lack of performance on the road and the quality of strips clubs in that city.
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JUST IN: Ticket prices have risen 5x to tomorrow’s Lakers-Clippers game since Kobe Bryant’s passing. StubHub has decided to donate all the money it makes from the game to the Kobe & Vanessa Bryant Family Foundation.
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Nike stock closes at $83.47, an all-time high for the company.
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Friend: How could JR not know the score?. Me: This is the guy who, during one game, forgot he was IN THE GAME.
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JUST IN: Michael Jordan and the Jordan Brand announces $100,000,000 donation over the next decade to causes that will ensure racial equality, social justice and greater access to education (via @esteep)
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BREAKING: Coke & Jack Daniels have agreed to can their famous bar combo.
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In 1972, the Yankees asked former players for their most outstanding experience at Yankee Stadium. Mickey Mantle’s response was so lewd and graphic it could never be printed. The original is up for auction for the first time at @Lelandsdotcom.
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10 years ago: A 9-year-old named Katie Ledecky gets an autograph from Michael Phelps (Credit: Ledecky Family)
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England fans in Hyde Park waste about $10,000 in beer on team’s first goal against Croatia
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Tattoo artist Steve Butcher has been commissioned to tattoo the famous @KingJames & @DwyaneWade dunk photo. Here’s his work so far.
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Astros Hat: $25. Alex Bregman Jersey: $125. Front row World Series ticket: $5000. Getting to the next level in a video game: Priceless!
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When your kids are watching highlights of Baylor-Gonzaga this morning, make sure they don’t miss plays like this, which they won’t find on the stat sheet, but mean just as much
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JUST IN: Harvard announces all course instruction will be taught online for the 2020-21 academic year. Undergraduate tuition of $49,653 remains the same.
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Cool Jersey Alert: Mom of @jjwatt, @_TJWatt & @DerekWatt34 has a jersey with the logos, numbers and letters on each of her son’s jerseys.
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The recruit who Brian Kelly danced with, Danny Lewis, announces he is going to Alabama.
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James Madison becomes the first team in the history of college football to get paid to play a game ($500K) and hang 70 on their opponents.
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Unreal National Anthem shot from last night's Game 1 of the World Series at Dodger Stadium by @westcoastaerial.
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JUST IN: The deal has been made with the Bucs fan who gave up the Brady ball. He will receive:. 2 signed jerseys + a helmet from Tom. A signed Mike Evans jersey + his game cleats. A $1K credit at the Bucs team store. 2 season tickets for the remainder of this season + next.
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In 2006, Warrick Dunn gave Deshaun Watson's (in black sweatshirt) family a home. Watson just gave his 1st NFL check to hurricane victims.
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This Day In 1998: Phil Ozersky, a fan making $30K a year, catches McGwire’s 70th HR. Cardinals ask for the ball in exchange for a signed bat, ball & jersey. Ozersky also wants to meet McGwire. McGwire says no. Ozersky backs out. 3 months later, Ozersky sells ball for $3M
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The Simpsons has now predicted Disney buying Fox, the FIFA scandal, Greece’s economic collapse & President Trump (via @TomButler)
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One month before Coach K coached his first game at Duke, he wrote a letter to a kid named Mike who he lost to rival North Carolina in a recruiting battle.
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25 Years Ago Today, Forrest Gump Debuts. In the film, his Bubba Gump shrimp money is put into Apple. Based on the timeline, Gump could've bought 3% of the company for about $100,000. Today that's worth $28.1 billion, which would make him the 31st richest in the world today.
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A historic day in college basketball . No. 1 Gonzaga LOST.No. 2 Arizona LOST.No. 3 Auburn LOST.No. 4 Purdue LOST.No. 5 Kansas LOST.No. 6 Kentucky LOST.
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Called too short. 25-2 HS record. Offers: Washington St, FAU, New Mexico & Rice. Walks on to Texas Tech. Wins job. Gets Hurt. Transfers To Oklahoma. 3-year starter. 34-6 record at OU. Wins Heisman. Drafted #1 overall in 2018. Life isn't a straight path. Ask Baker.
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Michael Phelps' fiancée Nicole took pregnancy photos underwater
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The XFL, before kickoff, has already surpassed ticket sales revenue for the entire season of the AAF.
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So Altuve’s first excuse for not taking off his jersey was that his wife would be upset. Now Carlos Correa is saying it was because of an unfinished tattoo. Baseball needs to reopen its investigation now.
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Happy Bobby Bonilla Day!. Bobby gets his 13th installment of $1,193,248.20 today. The Mets have so far paid him $15,512,226.60 for him to NOT PLAY the 2000 season. There is 12 years and $13,125,730.20 left.
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FIRST LOOK: @TigerWoods wins Masters. Nike, one of two companies to stand by him, releases "Tiger Woods: Same Dream" spot.
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Tried out for Astros. Told “Don’t come back.”. Came back anyway. Given a deal for $15K. Entering 8th year in league. Won World Series & AL MVP. Gets 5-year, $151 million extension. When you want to give up kids, look no further than Jose Altuve.
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4 years ago, Conor McGregor picked up a welfare check of $235. He'll likely walk away with $100,000,000+ from Mayweather fight.
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Crowd on 18 to watch Tiger close out the Tour Championship 😳
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Taylor Swift performs in Japan the night before the Super Bowl. It will end around 10pm Tokyo time (5 am Las Vegas time). The flight from Tokyo to Vegas takes 12 hours, meaning Swift can arrive at 5pm local on the day before the Super Bowl, 25 hours, 35 mins before kickoff.
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Imagine what it takes for a company to retweet its greatest competitor.
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No one could have predicted that the US would win curling gold, right? Actually, the Simpsons did in a February 14, 2010 episode. They beat Sweden, who the US happened to beat to win gold today (H/T @dansnierson)
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Seven years ago, Victor Assaf was a top Crossfit athlete. On the way home from a competition, he got in a horrible motorcycle accident. His body was changed forever. His mind was not. This is Victor Assaf today
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In August, Eagles long snapper @JonDorenbos got traded to the Saints after 11 seasons in Philly. Saints doctor on physical discovered aortic aneurysm. Ended his career, voided the trade, but saved his life. Dorenbos said Eagles owner Jeff Lurie told him he’s getting a ring.
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Happy Bobby Bonilla Day!. Bobby gets his 12th installment of $1,193,248.20 today. The Mets have so far paid him $14,318,978.40 for him to NOT PLAY the 2000 season. There is 13 years and $15,512,221.60 left. There have been no discussions to buy him out early.
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Overhead look at people trying to escape Los Angeles for Thanksgiving. Just a guess: Already looks too late
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Shaun White goes down as one of the best Olympians of all time. His post gold interview on CNN in 2006 will go down as the greatest post medal interview ever.
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The aerial photographer goat Mark Holtzman of @westcoastaerial has captured the stealth bomber flying over the Rose Bowl parade this morning.
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Aaron Rodgers fined $14,650 for violation of Covid protocols. Based on his $22.4 million salary, that’s the equivalent of fining the average American $33.80.
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Unreal picture taken by Leonardo Sens of the Christ the Redeemer statue in Brazil seemingly holding the moon. After three years of observing celestial patterns, Sens figured out that the picture would perfectly line up on June 4, which when he took the shot.
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Myles Brennan signed NIL deals with Raising Canes, Smoothie King, GameCoin, Smalls Sliders and Hollingsford Richards Ford. He didn’t play a single game since signing, but because NIL deals can’t be based on performance, he keeps all the money.
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49ers defensive end Arik Armstead shares a game check. He makes $393,055 a game. 49.3% comes out in taxes.
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Tattoo artist Steve Butcher has finished his @kingjames + @DwyaneWade masterpiece (📷 on Instagram/SteveButcherTattoos)
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JUST IN: Starting today, @budlight is installing “Victory Fridges” that will be full of beer in 10 Cleveland bars. When the Browns win first regular season game, fridges unlock and beer inside is free to fans.
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2009: Adam Thielen's only option was a $500 scholarship at Minnesota State. 2012: Undrafted. 2014-16: Vikings paid him $1.5M total. 2017: Gets $11M guarantee. 11/23/17: Becomes 1st Viking since Randy Moss to have 1,000 yards receiving before end of November.
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In 2000, Blockbuster had a chance to buy Netflix for $50 million. Today, Blockbuster is down to one store. Netflix is worth $172 BILLION.
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Today was the most canceled subscription day in streaming history.
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Stealth Bomber over Rose Bowl taken by helicopter today from Michigan Sky Media out of Traverse City.
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Arizona Governor Doug Ducey says, after Nike’s decision to pull “Betsy Ross flag” sneakers that he is pulling incentives for company to have a plant there. Two days later, shows up to 4th of July party with Nikes on his feet! (📷 from @CoconinoDems)
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Chelsea Renee Farmer walked into her gym in Warner Robins, Ga. today. She saw two firefighters dressed in full gear. At 8:46 a.m., the time the 1st plane hit, they started on the Stairmaster. They climbed 110 flights, the same number that were in the World Trade Center.
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They said he couldn’t play football without a hand. He played. They said he couldn’t play big time college football. He did. They said he probably shouldn’t be invited to the combine. He was. Shaquem Griffin just ran the fastest 40 for a linebacker in 15 years.
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FIRST LOOK: New Nike “Just Do It” ad, voiced by @Kaepernick7, scheduled to air, as of now, on tomorrow night’s Falcons-Eagles season opener.
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The amount of people applauding players changing their salary into Bitcoin as if they were heroes has been comical. Rams WR Odell Beckham Jr., at least in the moment, provides a cautionary tale.
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The boys of “The Sandlot” got together 25 years after the movie came out. Here’s what they looked like then & what they look like now.
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Dennis Rodman skipped a media session the day before Game 4 of the 98 NBA Finals and was fined $20,000. He instead was paid $250,000, plus use of a private jet, to appear at a WCW show. When he returned, his teammate Ron Harper said "I think that makes him a good businessman."
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Anyone want to check on Dan Bilzerian? He lost all of this in 40 seconds tonight
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Four years ago today, Zion blows out his shoe during UNC game. Nike says they are investigating. They never disclose results of investigation. They sign Zion when he turns pro. He never says anything.
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In 2005, a man happily accepted the job to be an assistant coach for a summer basketball team in Oklahoma. It paid $43 a day. To earn it, he would have to coach, wash the uniforms and drive the team to games. Tonight, Nick Nurse is the coach of the NBA Champions.
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Hate Mattress Mack all you want. He’s beloved here. Last night he brought moms and dads who lost their sons & daughters in combat. Tonight, he brought kids with cancer to the game. Wearing a hat now knitted by Mia Spargo, a 12-year-old who has cancer.
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My favorite Kobe story, and one of his favorites to tell me: After studying Michael Jordan on film, what it was like the first time a trademark dunk move happened before his eyes the first time he played MJ & the Bulls. I think he would have wanted you to all know this one.
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Colin Kaepernick donates another $100K on way to $1M pledge, now at $800K total. Detail of where $ goes is admirable.
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Bryce Harper wearing these “Betsy Ross” cleats today.
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Whatever the logistics are. This game is over. Figure it out later.
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US confirmed Coronavirus cases are not double China’s cases. They are double what China REPORTED. There is a huge difference in those two sentences.
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Ten years ago today: Boston Bruins players leave bar in the early morning hours after compiling a legendary bill to celebrate their Stanley Cup win.
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