Monday, November 13, 2017

A little of this and a little of that

While they're still trying to put TV icon Bill Cosby behind bars for ages old cases of sexual harrassment and/or assault, Hollywood now is reeling as more cases are being brought to light in recent days.

The current stream of allegations started with producer Harvey Weinstein, who has since been ousted from his own company. Then, it was actor Kevin Spacey, who subsequently came out as gay as a result of his indiscretions becoming public. The last few days have seen comedian Louis CK, 70's movie icon Richard Dreyfuss, and television producer Andrew Kreigsberg being accused. 

Kreigsberg in particular is galling for fans of CW's DC Comics shows (i.e. Supergirl, Flash, Arrow), especially after it came out that "Wonder Woman" star Gal Gadot, who will return later this week in "Justice League", reportedly said she wouldn't do a sequel to this spring's monster hit unless producer Brett Ratner was cut. Apparently, the dark secrets of the casting couch are still in play in the 21st century.

Supergirl star Melissa Benoist and Arrow co-star Emily Bett Rickards took to Twitter over the weekend, and while they didn't name Kreigsberg specifically, both actresses took a stand against rampant sexual harrassment. Benoist, in particular, made it clear she would return to the set of her show. Warner Bros. suspended Kreigsberg on Friday, pending an internal investigation. DC Comics, meanwhile, suspended long-time editor Eddie Berganza, as he, too, has been caught in the web.

It's only going to get worse before it gets better, friends. Stay tuned.
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Albany Academy For Boys' initial football campaign in the New England Prep School Athletic Council (NEPSAC) came to a crushing end on Saturday with a 41-19 road loss to Canterbury. The Cadets, at 4-4 (3-3 in the league) will not advance to any of the NEPSAC bowl games. 

Meanwhile, all 5 Section II teams will be in Middletown, just outside of Poughkeepsie, this weekend for state semi-final games. Courtesy of the Albany Times-Union, here's the lineup:

FRIDAY, NOV. 17

CLASS D SEMIFINALS

II-Cambridge (10-1) vs. IX-Millbrook (6-5), 4 p.m.

CLASS A SEMIFINALS
II-Burnt Hills (11-0) vs. I-Yorktown (11-0), 8 p.m.

SATURDAY, NOV. 18

CLASS C SEMIFINALS

II-Holy Trinity (10-1) vs. IX-Burke Catholic (10-1), 11 a.m.

CLASS B SEMIFINALS
II-Glens Falls (11-0) vs. I-Pleasantville (10-1), 3 p.m.

CLASS AA SEMIFINALS
II-Troy (11-0) vs. IX-Newburgh Free Academy (9-1), 7 p.m.

Troy beat Newburgh last year to advance to the semi-finals, so they're playing the same opponents as last year (Newburgh, New Rochelle), but in reverse order.
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Dallas Cowboys RB Ezekiel Elliott served the first game of a 6 game suspension by going out of the country. The result? Dallas lost to Atlanta, enabling idle Philadelphia to gain a 1/2-game on the Cowboys, as well as Washington & the Giants, in the NFC East. Big Blue, accused of going in the tank in a blowout loss to the LA Rams last week, fell to San Francisco, 31-21, but that doesn't assure them of the #1 pick in next year's draft. After all, Cleveland has yet to win a game this season. The calls are growing louder for coach Ben McAdoo to be cut loose.
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Similarly, the AFC East leading New England Patriots picked up a game on Buffalo and the Jets on Sunday. The defending champs blew out Denver, while Buffalo was wiped out by New Orleans. The NFC South leaders have now won seven in a row. The Jests, facing former QB Ryan Fitzpatrick, dropped a 15-10 decision to Tampa Bay, which won with just 1 TD & 3 field goals against one of their former QB's, Josh McCown. Luckily for the Jests, they get their bye week next week, but it would've been nice to go into said bye at 5-5 instead of 4-6. Either way, it's better than anyone expected. When the Jests return from the bye, they'll play Kansas City, as the Chiefs, on a bye this week themselves, spend the next two weeks at the Meadowlands (they play the Giants next), and should head home winning both games. Just sayin'.

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