Dallas, TX
Dallas firefighters start successful coffee company
DALLAS – Two Dallas firefighters are seeing their coffee business took off.
Firegrounds Coffee Co., a company founded in 2019 by Dallas firefighters Paul Clark and Kyle Lund, will expand into more than 326 Walmart stores in Texas in late July.
Clark and Lund are both veterans of the U.S. military. Clark said he got the idea for the company while he was deployed in Iraq, where he was frustrated with the subpar coffee that was available to service members.
“I just got tired of all the substandard coffee that they were sending us,” Clark said. “So I decided when I got back to my civilian job as a Dallas firefighter, I was going to start my own coffee company.”
Clark said that the pair first agreed to move forward with the idea while at the firehouse.
“We’re throwing the football in the parking lot in the back of the fire station, and I was telling him about my idea, and he said, ‘I’m in’ and I said, ‘Well, what, what do you mean you’re in?’ He goes, ‘No, I’m going to help you, I’m going to help you launch this company.’
Clark and Lund roast their coffee beans in a facility in Dallas. They also offer a program called “Caffeinate-A-Station,” which connects businesses with local fire and police stations to provide them with free coffee.
“We believe that love goes into every cup we make here,” Clark said. “And we’re excited to share our coffee with even more people in Texas.”
In addition to the expansion into Walmart stores, Firegrounds Coffee Co. is also available online and at select retailers in Texas.
You can learn more about Firegrounds Coffee Company here.
Dallas, TX
Mark Cuban takes aim at NBA All-Star after no Dallas Mavericks selected
Dallas, TX
Cam Newton Proposes Wild Dallas Cowboys Arch Manning Theory
Whether he likes it or not, Texas Longhorns quarterback Arch Manning is going to be one of the faces of college football in 2025, and will likely be projected to be a top NFL Draft pick the following spring if he has the season that many are expecting.
And according to former Heisman winner Cam Newton, that is exactly what the Dallas Cowboys are hoping for.
During a recent appearance on ESPN’s First Take with Stephen A. Smith, Newton proposed that Jerry Jones and the Cowboys, who recently made a questionable head coaching hiring with Brian Schottenheimer, are secretly planning to tank their season, position themselves to pick Manning No. 1 overall in 2026, and then hire Nick Saban as their next head coach.
“I think they’re tanking for Arch. Make it make sense. Coach Schottenheimer has one-and-done written all over him,” Newton said on Thursday, per On3. “Ok, why do you want one and done? You get the first pick of the draft. Not only that, I’m going to go back into my godfather bag and say, Ok, Jerry Jones is a businessman, and he’s going to get into his Don Corleone mentality and he’s going to give him a deal he can’t refuse. Who? Nick Saban. Go get Nick Saban as your head coach and Arch Manning as your No. 1 pick.”
Newton has been known to be a bit outlandish in his takes from time to time. That said, it certainly seems like the kind of strategic move that could play to the Jones familiy’s priorities of driving revenue into the franchise.
As for Manning, it is far too early to project him as the No. 1 pick at this point in his career.
He certainly has the tools, yes. But the rising red-shirt sophomore has only started two games in his career and has thrown less than 100 passes in his career.
Of course, that won’t stop the hype train from reaching critical mass any time soon, and Newton’s crazy theory certainly won’t help either.
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CJ McCollum Makes History In Pelicans vs Mavericks
The New Orleans Pelicans and CJ McCollum have not had much to celebrate this season after another loss at home on Wednesday night. New Orleans dropped their fourth straight game and fell to 12-36 on the season. McCollum set the franchise record for three-pointers, passing Jrue Holiday at the end of regulation.
The former LeHigh standout joined the Pelicans in 2022 after being traded from the Portland Trail Blazers. New Orleans rallied and made the playoffs for the first time since 2018 that season. Last year, McCollum set the franchise record for three-pointers in a season with 239 while shooting over 40% from beyond the arc.
After the game, head coach Willie Green told reporters the importance of having a player like McCollum in New Orleans. “It’s a blessing to have a guy like CJ to be a part of our organization,” Green said after the game. “I’m extremely proud of him breaking the record tonight, and he’s going to continue to excel because of his professionalism and the way he approaches the game.”
With young stars Brandon Ingram and Zion Williamson on the team, New Orleans thought adding the veteran McCollum would thrust the Pelicans over the top in the Western Conference. However, McCollum has been the constant in the rotation, with both Ingram and Williamson struggling to stat on the court with injuries.
The veteran guard came to New Orleans hoping to win his first NBA championship as he gets later in his career, but the Pelicans have zero chance of winning that this year. It will be interesting if another team views McCollum as the piece they need to contend with before the trade deadline passes.
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