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Yahoo
17 hours ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Lions legend Calvin Johnson listed in ESPN's All Quarter Century Team
ESPN released its All Quarter Century Team for 2000-2025 on Wednesday, including just one name from Detroit Lions history. Hall of Fame wide receiver Calvin Johnson is the second receiver listed in ESPN's 53-man roster for the 21st century, behind Randy Moss and ahead of Julio Jones, Terrell Owens, Marvin Harrison, and Justin Jefferson. ESPN analysts Andrew Schatz and Seth Walder put the list together, acknowledging Johnson's short but dominant run in the NFL. Advertisement "Johnson leaped over defenders en route to two 1,600-plus-yard seasons and the all-time single-season receiving yards record (1,964) in 2012," Walder said. "He ranks fourth since 2000 in yards per game behind only three current players with far fewer games played (Justin Jefferson, Puka Nacua and Ja'Marr Chase)." Walder also pointed out Megatron's individual success despite the talent around him, particularly before the arrival of Matthew Stafford. "During Detroit's infamous 0-16 season in 2008, Johnson managed 1,331 yards with Dan Orlovsky, Daunte Culpepper and Jon Kitna at quarterback." No other Lions made this particular list by ESPN, though it's not entirely surprising given how the first 20 years of this century went. This article originally appeared on Lions Wire: Lions legend Calvin Johnson listed in ESPN's All Quarter Century Team
Geek Tyrant
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Geek Tyrant
TRANSFORMERS ONE Director Confirms Sequel Plans Are Dead at Paramount — GeekTyrant
Despite mostly positive reviews and a strong voice cast, Paramount Pictures isn't moving forward with a sequel to Transformers One . The animated reboot was originally planned as the launchpad for a trilogy, but it has officially hit a dead end, and director Josh Cooley confirmed the news during a panel at Bot Con '25 in Wayne, Indiana. 'I was excited for where we were going next,' Cooley admitted. 'But as of now, there are no plans to continue. Paramount isn't moving forward with the sequel.' That's a tough pill to swallow, especially for fans who embraced the movie's fresh approach to Transformers lore. It's even more frustrating when you consider how much groundwork was laid for future installments. The film explored the early friendship (and eventual fallout) between Orion Pax and D-16—better known as Optimus Prime and Megatron and it built an emotional foundation for the war between Autobots and Decepticons. Transformers One brought some serious talent to the table, with Chris Hemsworth voicing Optimus, Brian Tyree Henry as Megatron, Scarlett Johansson as Elita-1, and Keegan-Michael Key as B-127. The supporting cast included Steve Buscemi (Starscream), Laurence Fishburne (Alpha Trion), and Jon Hamm (Sentinel Prime). Critics and fans were largely on board, earning the movie a solid 83% on Rotten Tomatoes and a 7.3 average rating. But that wasn't enough to make up for a sluggish box office haul of just $129.4 million worldwide against a reported $75 million budget. Not disastrous, but not the return Paramount or Hasbro were hoping for. The fallout has been quick. Hasbro recently announced it would no longer co-finance theatrical films based on its brands, which is a move that all but slams the brakes on any future Transformers feature films, animated or otherwise. This decision reflects broader struggles at Paramount to figure out what Transformers is supposed to be in a post-Michael Bay era. The franchise was once a license to print money, especially from 2007 to 2014, but it's been sputtering ever since The Last Knight in 2017. It's disappointing news for fans who hoped this film would be the creative reboot the series needed. But sometimes, doing making a good first movie just isn't enough to get a sequel.
Yahoo
24-04-2025
- Yahoo
Ohio Game Wardens Who Busted CJ Alexander Honored with Pope and Young Award
A pair of Ohio game wardens who cracked one of the biggest poaching cases in state history — the CJ Alexander buck — have been honored for their work by the Pope and Young Club. Isaiah Gifford and Matt Roberts, both wildlife officers with the state's Department of Natural Resources, received P&Y's Wildlife Law Enforcement Officer Award at the club's Arizona convention this month. P&Y gives out the award once every two years to an officer (or in this case, officers) for their outstanding work related to wildlife violations. 'We started [an award] back in 1995 to recognize wildlife biologists for their work, and I started thinking we need to something [similar] for conservation officers,' P&Y conservation chair and retired game warden Doug Clayton tells Outdoor Life. 'You look at all the work these officers do and it's [mostly] behind the scenes. So the general public doesn't see this, and even the hunting community, they know poaching goes on but they don't really know the extent of it.' Gifford and Roberts are the first-ever co-recipients of the award as well as the first Ohioans, according to the agency. Giffords, 26, has worked for the DNR since 2023, while Roberts has more than 20 years with the agency. The two officers were selected for the award because of their roles investigating the now-notorious poaching case involving CJ Alexander. After using a crossbow to poach what would have been Ohio's new No. 1 all-time typical whitetail, Alexander made up an elaborate story to cover up the fact that he committed more than a dozen related crimes, including repeated trespassing. He then shared that fabricated story to promote himself and the deer with multiple media outlets — which included interviews with Outdoor Life and selling his story to at least one other hunting outlet. 'This was an excellent case,' Clayton says. 'A lot of wildlife cases are cut and dry, but then you have these big ones that just spiderweb out — you find one thing that leads to something else, and sometimes you're dealing with multiple jurisdictions or the Feds. A lot of people just don't realize how involved some of these cases are, and what it takes to bring them to fruition.' Gifford and Roberts conducted a careful investigation for a full year. Although Alexander repeatedly denied any wrongdoing and doubled down on his innocence, the two wardens eventually cracked the case wide open by securing his cell phone records. The texts, GPS location data, and other evidence therein revealed Alexander's long history with the buck he nicknamed 'Megatron', along with his true intentions for killing the deer. In Alexander's own words, texted to his fiancé just a few weeks before he poached the 200-plus-inch buck: 'I'm gonna get offered stupid money for this deer head babe …. Like buying house type money … This deer is gonna make us money.' Read Next: CJ Alexander to Serve Time, Pay $43K for Poaching Giant Ohio Buck and Trying to Cover It Up In October 2024, Alexander pleaded guilty to 14 charges related to the poaching. He was sentenced in December to 90 days in jail, along with $43,000 in fines. Of that, $39,696.73 went directly to the Ohio Wildlife Fund to reimburse the state for the loss of such an incredible buck. (Like some states, Ohio calculates a special restitution fee based on total inches of antler of an illegally-taken deer.) Alexander's accomplices, his sister Kristina and his friends Corey and Zachary Haunert, also pleaded guilty and were charged separately. The last recipient of P&Y's Wildlife Law Enforcement Officer Award was Lt. Stacey Lewton of the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission in 2023. Lewton and the NGPC were instrumental in the Hidden Hills Outfitters bust, which spanned multiple states and involved more than 30 other individuals, including the Bowmars.
Forbes
27-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
One Of The Best Action Movies Of 2024 With A 97% Audience Score Is Streaming Now On Prime Video
Some of 2024's biggest action movies. One of the best movies of 2024 is finally available to stream for free on Amazon Prime Video. It's an animated film, but still ranks as one of the best and best-reviewed action movies that came out last year, netting better Rotten Tomatoes audience scores than big blockbusters like Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (pictured left) and Gladiator II (pictured right). Transformers One tells the origin story of sworn enemies, Optimus Prime and Megatron, the key leaders in the age-old battle between the Transformers and the nefarious Autobots. On Rotten Tomatoes, Transformers One has an 89% critic score and a 97% 'Popcornmeter' or audience score. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (which I absolutely loved) has a 90% critic score and an 88% audience score. Gladiator II (which I loathed) has a much lower 71% critic score and an 82% audience score. Other big action movies in 2024 included: As you can see, Transformers One ranks higher than any of these with audiences, and near the top with critics. This is with good reason. It's one of the best Transformers movies ever made. Only Bumblebee scored higher with critics (91%) but even that one (which I found very charming) scored just 75% with audiences. The next-best rated Transformers movie is the 1986 animated feature, with a 62% critic score / 88% audience score, followed by 2007's first live-action entry at 57%/85%. None of these even come close to the combined critical and audience praise of Transformers One. If you missed this in theaters and haven't gotten it already on 4K or VOD, give it a shot this week now that it's free with a Prime membership.
Fox Sports
19-03-2025
- Sport
- Fox Sports
The story behind Sean McVay's 'funny' tapes to Davante Adams during Rams' courtship
The Los Angeles Rams offered a geographical advantage in the Davante Adams sweepstakes, but that didn't stop Sean McVay from putting on a unique recruiting pitch to land him. McVay sent Adams several highlights of the star receiver prior to him signing a deal to join the Rams, but with a twist: the head coach added narration over the plays, according to FOX Sports NFL insider Jay Glazer. "I've never heard this one before. Davante Adams, he's overseas, I think in Japan, on vacation. Sean McVay starts sending him narrated clips of Davante Adams," Glazer said on the most recent episode of the "NFL on FOX Podcast." "He's saying things, like certain things, basically there's a certain play where he's showing him this and Sean's calling it out, 'Why are they doing this?' Then, all of a sudden, the DB trips and falls over and Davante breaks one off. Sean's narrating and is basically like, 'Look at how many times we can do this if we're on the Rams.'" McVay continued to charm Adams through several clips, with each narration getting "funnier and funnier," Glazer said. "There was another play where I think [Adams] catches a touchdown to cap off a 99-yard drive," Glazer said. "But Sean says to him, 'But how cold was it out there? Sure, it's a touchdown. You know where it's not cold? Los Angeles. It's not cold.'" When Adams was introduced as a member of the Rams earlier in March, he said that McVay had sent him clips of his own highlights during the free-agent process. "It was kind of Jon Gruden-esque a little bit," Adams told reporters. "And you know how he is with ball, so he's breaking down every single clip. The first one was like seven minutes, and then he sent another one that was like probably another two minutes where he's just going through everything. "I thought he took that job to be on TV for a minute when I was watching it, but, yeah, it just shows how much ball means to him, how much of a priority I was for him." While Glazer didn't say when those specific plays were, there's a good chance the second one he mentioned occurred during his time with the Green Bay Packers. Adams called Lambeau Field home for the first eight years of his career. Despite playing in chilly Green Bay, Adams was one of the game's most productive receivers in his last four years with the team, averaging 108 receptions for 1,328 yards and 12 touchdowns per season over that stretch. Of course, Adams had a future Hall of Famer throwing to him over those years, catching passes from four-time NFL MVP Aaron Rodgers. But he'll have another potential future Hall of Fame quarterback in Los Angeles, with the Rams opting to keep Matthew Stafford after risking letting him leave this offseason. Adams shared that the way Stafford helped Calvin Johnson set the record for most receiving yards in a single season left a positive impression on him. "He doesn't make it any harder than it needs to be out there. He's simple. Dating back to when 'Megatron' broke the record, I think he needed like 180-something [yards] and he went and got him like 220-something [yards]," Adams said. "Seeing that and just knowing that in that situation, I don't think they were headed anywhere near the playoffs, but to play in that game, not check out in the last game of the year, know how much that means to 'Megatron' and know how much it means to him to be a part of something like that, it just says the type of person that he is." But as Adams waxed poetic about Stafford, Glazer also believes that McVay's tapes and narration were just as pivotal in getting the wide receiver to sign a two-year, $46 million deal. "When Sean gets enthusiastic about somebody, it's hard not to get the same enthusiasm back. Like, this dude is courting you, there's a good chance you're going to say, 'OK, I'm in. I want him as my prom date.'" Want great stories delivered right to your inbox? Create or log in to your FOX Sports account, follow leagues, teams and players to receive a personalized newsletter daily ! Want great stories delivered right to your inbox? Create or log in to your FOX Sports account , and follow leagues, teams and players to receive a personalized newsletter daily! recommended Get more from National Football League Follow your favorites to get information about games, news and more
