Pac-12 Football Players Won't Play this Season Without COVID Protections, Revenue Sharing and More

data-mm-id=”_kmhme5fsq”>Pac-12 football players will not play this season unless there are some major concessions made by their conference. Players of the Pac-12 released a list of statements and demands in The Players Tribune on Sunday morning. In it, the players call for safety measures and protections if they play during the pandemic, elimination of "excessive expenditures," funding for all sports, a share of the revenue and help ending racial injustice in the sport and society. Here's a sample, via TPT:”Because any player who does not feel comfortable playing this season should be free to opt out without losing their scholarship or any eligibility, #WeAreUnited.

Because immoral rules would punish us for receiving basic necessities or compensation for the use of our …

Convincing Myself That 'Fatman' Is a Good Movie, Actually

data-mm-id=”_q3lyid9a3″>*Spoilers for 'Fatman' follow*Fatman is a movie starring Mel Gibson and Walton Goggins. Gibson is an embittered and disillusioned version of Chris Cringle, married to Mrs. Claus, played by Marianne Jean-Baptiste. Goggins is a hitman hired to kill Santa Claus, sent by an angry young child named Billy who was displeased to receive coal for Christmas. When the trailer for this movie hit the timeline, it looked like one of the most ridiculous premises for any movie ever. We've gotten some absurd Santa movies, but never one where he gets into a firefight with a killer-for-hire sent by a disgruntled kid. Why is the kid given coal? In part because he threatened to torture a fellow fifth-grader with a car battery if she didn't give up first place in …

Yankees Left Scrambling As Carlos Rodón's Back Injury Won't Go Away

data-mm-id=”_8hey52hg6″>The New York Yankees gambled big when they signed Carlos Rodón to a six-year, $162 million contract this winter. They inked an oft-injured pitcher to a big deal praying he would stay healthy. So far they've rolled snake eyes on that bet. In spring training, Rodón suffered a left forearm strain after his first outing. He hasn't pitched in a game since. The elbow injury turned into a back problem as he rehabbed. He's undergone several rounds of testing on it over the past few weeks and the Yankees claim he's come back clean. But now it appears Rodón's recovery has stalled. Carlos Rodón’s recovery seems to have stalled. He has thrown from the mound, but still isn’t feeling right. More medical opinions to come. “He can’t get over…