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Pensioner splurged on Apple vouchers for scammer, who used them in major supermarkets Valerie Horwood, 81, was conned out of all her savings after being approached by a fraudster claiming to be Blackmore on Facebook. The OAP, who went to school with the rock star, was duped into buying hundreds of Apple gift cards for him, which the…
I fucking hate writing about old people getting scammed. It’s even worse when they’re terminally ill, so this story’s a double whammy. Why would I be writing about this on a metal site, you ask? Well it’s because the cosmic shitstain that did this pretended he was former Deep Purple guitarist Ritchie Blackmore. ccording to a report in The…
Sha’Carri Richardson ran to redemption on Saturday night. The 24-year-old sprinter won silver in the women’s 100-meter final at the Paris Olympics on Aug. 3, three years after she was controversially barred from competing in the Tokyo Games. Richardson ran the sprint event in 10.87, finishing 0.15 behind first-place finisher Julien Alfred of Saint Lucia. She looked disappointed…
Tigers fever has swept across Metro Detroit for Tuesday’s Game 1 showdown against the Houston Astros. The big picture: Just as fans settled in for the most-anticipated Lions season in years, the Tigers crashed the fall sports scene with an improbable hot streak that catapulted them into the MLB playoffs for the first time since 2014. Zoom in: First pitch…
Chicago Bears head coach Matt Eberflus’ seat might be cooling off as the end of the season draws closer. According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero, the Bears are expected to retain Eberflus for next season as the team’s head coach with a strong finish over the final two games. Bears head coach…
The timing could not have been more serendipitous for aspiring NRL franchise, the Western Bears. A grand final clash of two AFL heritage brands from non-heartland cities – one relocated (Swans), one merged in a new city (Lions). It smashed TV ratings for Channel Seven and was the highest streaming game ever of AFL. The…
Phil Collins’ son, 18, signs deal with top football team who had no idea he was related to 72-year-old rock legend The midfielder, whose mum is Collins’ Swiss ex-wife Oriane Cevey, 49, played for Hannover last season. However the German club’s Under-19 bosses decided to release Mathew earlier this summer. The teenager has now landed a deal…