Southwest
Texans' C.J. Stroud calls out Cowboys' Micah Parsons for 'terrible takes'
Texas isn’t a lone star state in the NFL these days. It’s overflowing with stars.
One of the youngest, Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud, is at the point in his stardom when he isn’t backing down from mocking some big-name rivals in his state. During an interview with Boardroom, Stroud addressed Dallas Cowboys star linebacker Micah Parsons.
“He has terrible takes,” Stroud said. “But also, he’s a great friend of mine. I have nothing but great things to say of him other than his takes.”
Stroud seemed to reference the takes Parsons started to dish out on his podcast, “The Edge,” starting last football season.
Parsons’ podcast was so successful last year, he will be returning to do it this year. And he was even promoted to an executive level role at Bleacher Report. Parsons took on the role of president of Bleacher Report’s Gridiron division, which focuses on the company’s football creative content, in May.
Parsons had a handful of unique takes on the podcast last year.
In one episode in September, while discussing the relationship between Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, Parsons encouraged other NFL players to pursue relationships with high-status celebrity women and specifically named Zendaya as someone players should pursue. He said this despite Zendaya being in a long-term relationship with actor Tom Holland since 2021.
After the Cowboys’ 31-10 loss to the Buffalo Bills in December, Parsons argued that multiple NFL TV analysts root for his team “to fail.”
“Former players are waiting for other current players to fail, so that way they can have something to talk about,” he said. “It’s not even to just get into names. I mean, I feel like, at this point, you kind of know who you are. And it’s like why do you want a person to lose so bad? It just seems a lot of people are just waiting for people to fail.”
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Ahead of the wild-card playoff round in January, Parsons made an attempt to predict each winner of the six playoff games that weekend. Parsons went 2-4 in those predictions, which included a prediction his Cowboys would beat the Green Bay Packers. Green Bay won 48-32 in Dallas.
The podcast drew criticism from Parsons’ Cowboys teammate, safety Malik Hooker, June 27. Hooker criticized Parsons during a podcast appearance of his own when he was a guest on the “All Facts No Brakes” podcast with former Pro Bowl receiver Keyshawn Johnson.
“My advice would be for Micah, it would be: Just make sure we’re all right and being where your feet are,” Hooker said June 27. “Because if we’re out working, and the run game’s terrible, but you’re doing a podcast every week — and you know the run game is terrible — then what are you really caring about? Are you caring about the crowd that’s watching your podcast or are you caring about the success of our team and the Super Bowl that we’re trying to reach?”
Parsons has insisted he will continue to do the podcast, and it won’t be a distraction to his team, adding he doesn’t try to be controversial with what he says.
“I don’t think no one really cares about what I’m doing on a Monday afternoon when I’m at home with my kids,” Parsons told reporters Aug. 21. “So, why would they care if I’m on Xbox? I think we all get our own free time. When y’all away from here, are y’all thinking about me at home? I would hope not.
“I try not to say (anything) controversial, but everyone always is gonna be drawn to something. They’re going to try to take one thing. We all have opinions. We’re not going to agree to what everyone says. That’s life.”
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Los Angeles, Ca
Gunfire erupts on bustling street in North Hollywood Arts District
A woman was injured when gunfire erupted Monday night on a bustling street lined with bars and restaurants in the North Hollywood Arts District.
The terrifying ordeal unfolded at around 8 p.m. on Magnolia Avenue between Lankershim Boulevard and Vineland Avenue, outside The Fat Dog Bar and Restaurant where a patio full of customers were dining.
In surveillance footage of the incident, a barrage of gunfire, a single shot followed by at least a dozen others can be heard.
A couple on the sidewalk are seen ducking, clinging to one another and running for cover.
The female victim, who has yet to be identified, was shot in the leg. It’s unclear if she was a customer at The Fat Dog.
Personnel with the Los Angeles police and fire departments responded to the scene and located the woman, who was conscious and breathing, authorities said. She was taken to a nearby hospital by paramedics.
Her condition was not immediately available.
“I think about 18 shots were fired on Magnolia Avenue,” David Chalem, who works a few doors over at DMC Real Estate, said. “It wasn’t one or two in the morning. It was 8 p.m.”
Chalem told KTLA’s Rachel Menitoff that in the last two years, criminal activity has increased along this once safe street of bars, restaurants, theaters and vintage shops.
“We’ve been here so long, and we always felt at least practically safe,” he explained. “But after something like that, we had a long discussion today about potentially leaving the spot.”
Aimee Conn was working across the street at the Cheba Hut and documented some of the harrowing experience.
“It was mayhem. Everybody started running different places and we didn’t know if it was a mass shooter or actually a drive-by,” she said. “I’ve lived 20 years in L.A., and I have never experienced that before, never in this neighborhood.
When she saw the active crime scene, Conn said she immediately thought of her friend, actor Johnny Wactor, who was shot and killed on May 25 in downtown L.A. after a bartending shift.
“This shouldn’t have happened,” Conn said. “It was preventable. What are we going to do about it? What’s the solution, together?”
Police are looking into the possibility that the shooting was the work of two gunmen who fled on foot and possibly got into a white BMW SUV that fled the scene.
Anyone with information about the shooting is urged to contact the Los Angeles Police Department’s North Hollywood Division.
Those wishing to remain anonymous can call the L.A. Regional Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-222-8477 or leave tips online at www.lacrimestoppers.org.
Los Angeles, Ca
California introduces new ways to turn in bottles and cans for money
California is making an effort to get more people to recycle cans and bottles by providing millions in grants across the state to add more recycling sites and provide new methods.
The state agency CalRecycle recently awarded nearly $70 million for 37 projects in more than half of the state’s counties.
The state has long had its California Refund Value program, commonly known and printed on recyclable products as CRV, which refunds between 5 and 25 cents per container, depending on the type and size.
According to CalRecycle, the statewide beverage container recycling rate was 71% in 2023.
A CalRecycle document states that the program has resulted in a 68% recycling rate.
The new grants fund projects that include things like reverse vending machines, which scan containers that are fed into it and provide the CRV. Other ways include mobile recycling teams that can pop up at different places, and bag-drop sites.
In the announcement of the funds, CalRecycle said that grocery store chains Save Mart and Smart & Final will have reverse vending machines in 19 counties, and that “modernized recycling sites” will come to underserved communities in Butte, Imperial, Lassen, Mendocino and Merced counties.
“Innovative ways to recycle will help more Californians cash in their beverage containers and provide recycled materials for in-state remanufacturers,” CalRecycle Director Zoe Heller said in a statement. “These new sites will make redemption as simple as feeding containers into a machine or dropping off a bag of empty containers.”
CalRecycle said it expects in the coming year to provide more than $200 million in grant funds to collect, reuse and recycle containers.
California recently expanded its CRV program, with wine and liquor in a box, carton or pouch having a 25-cent value, and wine, liquor and juices packaged in glass, plastic, aluminum or bimetal having a 5-cent value if under 24 ounces, and a 10-cent value if 24 ounces or over.
Southwest
Chargers players rescued from stuck elevator in Dallas hotel ahead of preseason game vs. Cowboys
Around 15 Los Angeles Chargers players and staff members were rescued by first responders in Dallas on Friday night after the group got trapped in an elevator the night before their final preseason game of the season against the Cowboys.
The team released a statement confirming the incident on social media, and thanking Dallas Fire-Rescue for their “quick response.”
“At approximately 7:30 p.m. CT Friday evening, several players and members of the Chargers traveling party were stranded in an inoperable elevator at the team hotel. Dallas Fire-Rescue responded to the incident and subsequently assisted everyone from the elevator, one-by-one, through its ceiling panel and into an adjacent elevator.”
The statement continued, “The Los Angeles Chargers thank Dallas Fire-Rescue for their quick response, professionalism and substantial efforts in ensuring everyone’s safety.”
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According to WFAA, 15 people were stranded in the elevator of The Westin hotel in downtown Dallas. Officials told the outlet that the elevator became stuck in a “blind shaft” somewhere between the third and fifteenth floors.
There were no reported injuries, and the Charges did not identify anyone involved in the incident.
Under new head coach Jim Harbaugh, the Chargers have gone winless in the preseason.
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