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Based in Atlanta, GA - Rick Limpert is an award-winning writer, a best-selling author, and a featured sports travel writer.

Named the No. 1 Sports Technology writer in the U.S. on Oct 1, 2014.

Sunday
Nov212010

Young Boy Strip Searched at Salt Lake City Airport (Video)

This boy went through a metal detector and didn't set it off but was somehow selected for a pat down. The little boy didn't understand why he was being singled out, so the TSA couldn't complete the full pat on the young boy.

The boy's father tried several times to just hold the boys arms out for the TSA agent but  it didn't end up being enough for the guy.

The enraged father pulled his son shirt off and gave it to the TSA agent to search, thats when this video begins.

What security threat could this little boy pose at the Salt Lake City Airport?  This is a travesty and not necessary.  Hopefully a Utah Congressman or Senator sees this and calls for action. 

Sunday
Nov212010

'The Amazing Race' Heads to Bangladesh

CBS' The Amazing Race travels to Bangladesh this week in their quest to complete the race and win $1,000,000.

The teams leave their pitstop in Oman behind and head for Bangladesh, the most populated city on the planet. Tensions run high when teams discover a new twist: the Double U-Turn.

A U-Turn traditionally comes into play after a Detour has been completed. A team that has been U-Turned must go back and complete the Detour task that they did not complete. In this variation of the U-Turn 2 teams will each be able to force another team to complete the other half of the Detour. Both teams can not U-Turn the same team.  This should add some spice to what is already a spicy race. 

Sunday
Nov212010

Early Black Friday Campers get iPads

Two families have officially kicked off Black Friday fever by becoming the first in the nation to get in line for a bargain about an entire week early.

The Thain and the Davenport families set up camp together in a tent and gazebo outside the entrance of the Best Buy store in St Petersburg, Florida on Friday because they wanted to make sure they were first in what is sure to be a long line.

Family members will take it in turns to sit outside the shop until early on Friday morning when the doors are opened to the public.

The families have already been rewarded with an early Christmas gift.  When Best Buy managers realized mothers Tina Thain and Lorie Davenport were the first to start queueing in the country they gave them both an iPad.  A great goodwill gesture by Best Buy, but judging by the size of one of the ladies, let's hope she doesn't get hungry and eat the iPad.

‘We just wanted to be sure the early bird got the worm,’ said the pair.

‘'I really didn't think about the days. We really didn't think about it because we just wanted to be first,' Thain told ABC.

'Now it's really sinking in that we really are the first people in line. It's kind of exciting.'

The pair said that the camp-out was not just about getting the best deal - but also about their strong friendship.

'It's a great time for us to catch up because we don't get to see each other with our work schedules very often,' Thain said. 'It's a great time for friendship, fellowship.  it might've been easier if they just went to dinner or something.'

Mrs Thain and Mrs Davenport, in their 40s, may be the first, but they are definitely not the last to join a line for Black Friday.

Millions of shoppers will be out hunting for the best bargains on Black Friday, and some will be starting on stores that will be open Thanksgiving Day.  Retailers will be ready with plenty of product and good deals.

 

Sunday
Nov212010

Week 11: NFL Play of the Week

The New England Patriots

The Patriots take on a battered Colts team at 4:15 today.  The Colts have been decimated by injuries and the Patriots may be finally hitting their stride.

The Pats are only giving up 4 at home where they are 7-1 ATS in their last eight when favored by 3.5-10.

There are some strong trends favoring the underdog in this series, but not when one of the teams isn't nearly at full-strength.  The Patriots will will by at least 9.

Bonus Pick -Sunday Night Football - Giants at Eagles.  The Eagles are only giving up 3.5 at home and they are on a roll.  Take the Eagles, and "Take it Easy."

Sunday
Nov212010

Hamlin Still With Work to do in NASCAR Finale

 

Denny Hamlin, who is ahead of reigning champion Jimmie Johnson by 15 points, is not concerned about being so far back in the 43-car field for the Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

Johnson qualified sixth for this race which will decide the 2010 championship.  Hamlin hada disappointing qualifying effort, he ended p in the 37th spot. 

He won this race in 2009 from one spot farther back.

The difference in having to catch the Lowe's #48 this year is that a Cup title is on the line. The reigning four-time champion, Johnson trails Hamlin by 15 points in the standings. Johnson will start Sunday's race 31 spots ahead of Hamlin and 22 positions in front of Kevin Harvick, the other championship contender.

Johnson, who's won the Homestead-Miami pole twice (2007, '09), clinched his second-best starting position (sixth) in the Chase races. He won the pole at Dover on Sept. 26, but in the eight other Chase events Johnson's average starting position was 17.5.

Four of Hamlin's eight victories this year were from a starting position of 14th or worse. His two victories at Texas on April 18 and Nov. 7 came from the 29th and 30th spots, respectively.

Including Sunday, Hamlin and Harvick will have started in the top 10 in just nine of 36 races. That's 15 fewer top 10 starts than Johnson. Last weekend in Phoenix, a notoriously difficult passing track, Hamlin started 17th and finished 12th.

"With the multi-groove track like Homestead … most guys prefer to run up high," Hamlin said. "I always seem to run lower here so I get a whole lot cleaner air than what guys do. Passing has not been as big of an issue at this track in the past as Phoenix has been for me. If I have half of the car that I had at Phoenix here this weekend, we should be OK."

We should see a close race Sunday afternoon, and the title could be decided a matter of inches.