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Time of India
36 minutes ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Antonio Brown makes fun of Stefon Diggs' viral yacht party in fake Madden cover and fans are loving it
Antonio Brown makes fun of Stefon Diggs' viral yacht party in fake Madden cover. (Credit- X) You know Antonio Brown never misses a chance to stir things up, and this time he went straight for Stefon Diggs. AB just posted a hilarious Madden NFL 26 meme roasting Diggs' recent off-field party drama. Instead of showing football moves, this fake cover highlights Diggs' yacht party antics, making the whole NFL fan community crack up and honestly, it's a little brutal. Antonio Brown's meme hilariously mocks Stefon Diggs' yacht party controversy So here's the deal: the meme is a photoshopped Madden 26 cover showing Stefon's viral chilling on a yacht with a bunch of women image. Totally not your typical Madden cover vibe, right? This is AB's way of making fun of Diggs' viral video partying in Miami with Cardi B, surrounded by rumors about some weird pink powder. The Patriots still back Diggs, but the internet is loving this savage roast. Diggs is a top wide receiver, no doubt, but lately his off-field life is stealing all the headlines. Antonio Brown's meme is basically saying if Diggs were the Madden cover star, the game wouldn't be about touchdowns, it'd be about the party life. It's a funny, kinda brutal way to remind everyone that Diggs' drama is hard to ignore right now. NFL fans react with hilarious memes, jokes, and savage comments Of course, the fan reactions didn't hold back. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Switch to UnionBank Rewards Card UnionBank Credit Card Apply Now Undo One fan commented, 'Turn the man, Stefon Diggs, in this photo to Antonio Brown sitting with Shannon Sharpe please' Another one added, 'Turn the man in this photo, Stefon Diggs, into Stephen Hawking' What started as a simple roast has now turned into full-blown meme madness. Fans are tagging @grok, asking for edits that turn Stefon Diggs into everyone from Stephen Hawking to Lionel Messi . Some even joked about a 'Madden 26: Offseason Edition,' where instead of gameplay, you just hand out 'pink goodie bags.' The creativity is off the charts, and it's proving that once the internet latches onto a moment. This whole meme situation shows just how much off-field moments can take over the NFL headlines these days. Antonio Brown's savage Madden 26 roast is a funny reminder for Stefon Diggs to maybe keep the party scenes low-key if he wants the focus back on football and avoid becoming meme material. Also read - Once a rising NFL star, now a punchline: Fans clown Colin Kaepernick's comeback talk
San Francisco Chronicle
a day ago
- Lifestyle
- San Francisco Chronicle
Letters: How a trans high school athlete is making me rethink my sports fandom
Regarding 'Trans athlete embraced as California track and field champion by peers while adult activists duel' (High School, June 1): As a child in the 1960s, my hero was Willie Mays. As an adult and 72-year-old lifetime sports fan, I had no sports heroes — until now. The accomplishments of Jurupa Valley High School track standout and trans female AB Hernandez at the state championship made me reconsider my hiatus from worshipping athletes. As a high-jumper, long-jumper and triple-jumper, AB has persevered and soared (pun intended), while tolerating the relentless bigotry, hatred, religious intolerance, transphobia and the profound ignorance of adults led, shamefully, by our president. These adults not only protest against this young woman's participation in sports, they deny her very existence. Let me add Brooke White as a sports hero. The cisgender River City High-West Sacramento long jumper who competed with AB said, 'Sharing the podium was nothing but an honor … she's a superstar, she's a rockstar, she's representing who she is.' As for 'local right-wing activist and blogger Josh Fulfer,' who says young people like White have a 'fear of speaking out' and need 'adults in the room to be the voice for them,' I trust these young people to get this right. Condescending bigots like Fulfer notwithstanding. Barry Goldman-Hall, San Jose Refocus LGBTQ+ lens Most of the LGBTQ+ community are just people living their lives openly and freely. Drag and being trans are a part of this community, but it is a small part. During this time of assault against the LGBTQ+ community, it may be smart to focus on people such as Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, or Tim Cook, CEO of Apple. Emphasizing drag and trans people adds fuel to the fire that President Donald Trump is igniting around the country. This is the mistake that the Democratic Party made, and look where it got them. Gloria Judd, San Francisco Losing small-town charm Regarding 'A luxury hotel could transform this California town. Some residents are fighting back' (Bay Area, May 30): When I moved to Petaluma in 1986, it still had the feel of a small town. That, of course, has changed. But, until recently, it still had the feel of a town whose stores and restaurants were there to serve the people of Petaluma, not tourists. Petaluma used to have visitors. People from the Bay Area who wanted to see the Butter and Eggs Day parade or the antiques fair or just visit family. We had some nice clothing stores and some decent, unpretentious restaurants. Now we have trendy boutiques and expensive, fancy restaurants that bring in rich tourists. It's a sad commentary if the only way a city can survive is with an economy based on tourism. As a society, our hobbies are now eating, drinking and shopping. And we like to travel all over the world to do it. Sometimes, change is good. Sometimes, it means improvement. But sometimes, it means taking something fine and twisting it to meet the demands of a privileged few who are just trying to make more money. Gail Sickler, Petaluma Hold a benefit concert The Golden Gate Park shows by Dead & Company have stirred up a lot of debate and anger about high ticket prices, especially since the original band used to play there for free. But there's one option that might take away some of the rancor and keep with the original band's ethos: Make at least one of the three shows a benefit concert. There are plenty of worthy organizations, soon to be more needy than ever in these trying MAGA times. There's also the Dead's longstanding and fine Rex Foundation.
Time of India
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
IPL 2025, RCB vs PBKS: AB de Villiers keeps his promise to Virat Kohli, arrives in Ahmedabad; fans celebrate the reunion
The D-Day has finally arrived, and the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 winner will be announced in the coming hours, on June 3, 2025. Well, ahead of the thrill and excitement, fans of both Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Punjab Kings (PBKS) seem to be no calm over social media. Amid this, a post shared by the Virat Kohli Fan Club, which says AB de Villiers touched down in Ahmedabad, has grabbed the attention of RCB fans. Let's find out what the hype is all about. On Tuesday, RCB star AB de Villiers touched down in Ahmedabad, where the finals are going to take place. According to OneCricket, this was the reunion that everyone has been waiting for, and it might just happen; if RCB makes it all the way, AB will be on the pitch with Virat, holding that trophy aloft. AB de Villiers arrives for the RCB vs PBKS final showdown As per the report, AB had made it very clear that if RCB makes it to the final, then he will be present there. Well, as promised, the RCB legend will possibly join the commentary panel. While speaking to Star Sports, AB left a heartfelt message for his long-time friend, saying, "Go out and enjoy and have fun out there. Put a smile on your face. I'll be there watching you. Bring that trophy home." AB de Villiers has reached Ahmedabad to support RCB ❤️ Additionally, he will take part in the emotional journey that could end RCB's title drought. It's poetic that de Villiers is here for what might be the moment after years of heartbreaks and near misses. Fans celebrate the reunion of AB de Villiers and Virat Kohli As soon as the post surfaced on social media, it quickly grabbed the attention of fans on the internet. Some celebrated the most awaited reunion of both Villers and Kohli, while another said, 'Wear rcb jersey and come to bat or field asap' One user on X (formerly called Twitter) wrote, 'Support Krna Toh bnta hai na ...They are well Known best friend' 'Boss arrives' Probable XIIs: RCB vs PBKS RCB Playing XII Virat Kohli, Phil Salt, Mayank Agarwal, Rajat Patidar (c), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yash Dayal, Josh Hazlewood, Suyash Sharma PBKS Playing XII Prabhsimran Singh, Priyansh Arya, Josh Inglis (wk), Shreyas Iyer (c), Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Azmatullah Omarzai, Kyle Jamieson, Arshdeep Singh, Harpreet Brar/Yuzvendra Chahal, Vijaykumar Vyshak. To stay updated on the stories that are going viral, follow Indiatimes Trending.
San Francisco Chronicle
3 days ago
- Politics
- San Francisco Chronicle
Despite pro-Trump past, trans state champ's mom gives daughter unwavering support
CLOVIS, Fresno County — Nereyda Hernandez, the mother of transgender track and field athlete AB Hernandez, 16, who was recently crowned a California state champion in girls triple jump and high jump, told the Chronicle in an exclusive interview that she used to be a supporter of President Donald Trump. She raised her four daughters, including AB, in the Catholic faith. They regularly attended Sunday service in the small town of Jurupa Valley in Riverside County, which Trump won by a slim margin of 1.26% in the 2024 election. As reported by Capital & Main in April, Nereyda did not find out that AB, now a junior at Jurupa Valley High School, was trans until she was in the eighth grade. The journey they then embarked upon together led Nereyda, who did not specify in which election or elections she voted for Trump, to rethink her disposition toward the President. 'I just admired our President, I just thought, 'Oh OK, he's intelligent, he's a businessman,' and he had my initial vote,' Nereyda said. 'But just talking to AB … you start analyzing things in a different way.' AB was publicly outed as transgender in October, when Jessica Tapia, president of the Jurupa Unified School District Board of Education and who formerly taught physical education at Jurupa Valley High School, doxxed the teenager via a series of Instagram posts. Tapia was reportedly fired from the school in January of 2023 for refusing to acknowledge the pronouns of trans and nonbinary students, in violation of district policy. By February, Sonja Shaw, president of the Chino Valley Unified School District, joined Tapia in doxxing AB with an Instagram post that revealed her full name and the high school she attended. Nereyda sent a cease-and-desist letter to Tapia and Shaw, both of whom are part of the Save Girls Sports association, an organization dedicated to banning trans athletes from competing in California school sports. Three weeks ago, Tapia and Shaw showed up to a track meet at Yorba Linda High School to heckle AB and Nereyda, who still had yet to witness the full magnitude of criticism and national media attention her daughter would receive. Trump threatened in a Truth Social post on Tuesday that he would withhold federal funding from California if the California Interscholastic Federation followed its own rules and allowed AB to compete at the state meet. 'I'm not surprised,' Nereyda said of Trump's post. 'Even on the first term, I had my own ideas about our President. But I was a Trump supporter, and I don't think people understand that. I feel like people think, 'OK, well, if you're allies with this community or you represent this community, you can't have this presidential vote.' And it's not like that. I always admired the President for being a businessman. I was like, 'OK, he could be good for our economy,' but when it comes to putting stuff out there (on social media), I've always thought it's immature of a person to have that leadership role, to put a lot of information.' In what appeared to be a response to Trump, the CIF announced mere hours later its new policy, that would allow the athlete with the next qualifying mark in triple jump, high jump and long jump to participate, also issuing a duplicate medal to the next-best finisher behind Hernandez in those three events. 'I wish they would have waited,' Nereyda said Sunday morning of the policy change. 'I mean, we can see that the girls weren't having a problem with it.' Despite expectations that protesters against AB's participation would show up at Veteran's Memorial Stadium, the site of the CIF state track and field championships, Nereyda said her daughter never considered skipping the event. A pair of transgender athletes qualified for the 2023 track and field championship, but both did not show up in the wake of harassment they received. Among the demonstrations across the two-day event this weekend was plane trailing the banner, 'NO BOYS IN GIRLS' SPORTS!' which was flown over the stadium at the start of prelims. Neither Nereyda nor AB noticed, according to Nereyda; they were both too focused on the meet itself. AB had an opportunity to achieve a goal she had first set for herself as a freshman, which marked her first year as a track and field athlete. She aimed to be a state champion. AB won a third-place medal at state in 2024. Amid the current political focus on this particular front in the long-simmering argument over transgender people's place in public life, Nereyda only hoped her daughter could compete in a safe environment as she looked to place in three events this time around. 'What I saw with that is a culture war, and I wasn't going to entertain it,' Nereyda said. 'We're here to support AB and the other kids.'
Associated Press
3 days ago
- General
- Associated Press
The Canadian Association of Journalists celebrates three journalists for their courage, perseverance and dedication to public service journalism with the annual Charles Bury Award
CALGARY, AB, May 31, 2025 /CNW/ - The Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) announced that journalists Kim Bolan, Daniel Renaud, and David Pugliese have been recognized with this year's prestigious Charles Bury President's Award at the annual CAJ Awards ceremony held earlier this evening in downtown Calgary. 'Kim, Daniel and David have all exhibited incredible levels of courage and determination to persevere through unprecedented challenges to tell stories that matter,' said Brent Jolly, CAJ president, in a speech announcing the awards. 'They are living proof that even in today's fragmented age, journalism matters. The power of the pen to tell the truth and expose wrongdoing is an endeavour that is so vital to the proper functioning of our society.' Bolan has been a reporter at the Vancouver Sun since 1984. During that time, she has reported internationally on wars in El Salvador, Guatemala and Afghanistan. Domestically, she has covered the Air India story from the night it happened on June 23, 1985. She has also spent her career shining a spotlight on a long list of minority, women's, education, and social service issues. Bolan was also the first Canadian to win the International Women's Media Foundation's Courage in Journalism Award in 1999. 'Despite numerous threats on her life over the past 40 years from gangs and militant groups, Bolan's commitment to the craft has been unwavering,' Jolly said. Renaud is a reporter who specializes in reporting on organized crime at La Presse. He was recognized after a report came to light late last year that chronicled how he had been targeted for assassination in organized crime in 2021. In Nov 2024, La Presse reported that Frédérick Silva, a professional killer-turned-police informer, placed a $100,000 bounty on Renaud's life while he was covering Silva's trial for three murders. Earlier this year, Renaud was recognized by World Press Freedom Canada with its annual Press Freedom Award. 'Renaud's experience was a shocking revelation that should send a chill down the spine of every journalist in Canada,' Jolly said. 'But even when his life was on the line, he did not cower to pressure. He maintained his wherewithal and resolve and did his job, which was to shine a light on the clandestine operations of organized crime.' Pugliese has spent more than 40 years working at the Ottawa Citizen, where he specializes in covering one of Canada's most secretive government departments - the Department of National Defence. Late last October, Pugliese was accused of being a paid KGB agent in the 1980s by Chris Alexander, a former federal cabinet minister. At the time of the comments, Alexander was testifying, under privilege, before a House of Commons committee meeting on Russian interference and disinformation campaigns. Alexander has never repeated the claims in a forum where he could be sued for defamation. 'These allegations were nothing more than a McCarthy-esque smear job,' Jolly said. 'But what they show us is a shift in tactics to spread disinformation. Rather than question the accuracy of a deeply reported investigative story, bad actors now attack a journalist's credibility in an effort to impune critical inquiry. So, if you can't refute the truth, then the next best course of action is to attack the messenger.' Last year, the Charles Bury Award was presented to the Committee to Protect Journalists for their continued commitment to ensuring the safety and security of journalists who work in some of the most dangerous environments around the world. Previous winners of the Bury Award include: journalists Jerome Turner, Jessie Winter, and Amber Bracken; the late Canadian photojournalist Zahra Kazemi and Journal de Montréal crime reporter Michel Auger; and Radio-Canada investigative reporter Marie-Maude Denis. Organizations that have won the Bury Award include: The Aboriginal People's Television Network, J-Source, Massey College and the Canadian Media Lawyers Association. The CAJ is Canada's largest national professional organization for journalists from all media, representing members across the country. The CAJ's primary roles are to provide high-quality professional development for its members and public-interest advocacy. SOURCE Canadian Association of Journalists
