Founder of Pizza Hut, Frank Carney, dies at age 82.

Carney had been in an assisted living facility located in his hometown in Wichita, Kansas. The cause of death was pneumonia, but Frank had recently recovered from Covid-19 and had been suffering from Alzheimer’s disease for the last decade.

In 1958, when Frank Carney was just 19 years old him and his brother, Dan, borrowed $600 from their mother to start their own pizza business in Wichita, Kansas.

Starting in a 600-square-foot building, Dan and Frank opened their business one night and attracted customers with free pizza. The restaurant was an immediate favorite to many.

Next year, the brothers began to sell franchises. Through aggressive marketing and intense focus on the quality ingredients and service, Pizza Hut began to make a country wide name for themselves.

The pizza business originally started as an idea to pay through both Frank and Dan’s college bills, but has since turned into the world’s largest pizza chain, 38 years later.

This news is important to anyone who was a big fan of Pizza Hut and is saddened by the news of Frank Carneys death.

The extravagant Carter Kratz is a senior baseball player at Morningside College. He is set to graduate in the spring of 2021 with a major in business management.

Throughout his time on campus, Kratz has excelled as both an athlete and student. He has started 3/4 season for the baseball team and has received honorable mentions as GPAC athlete. In the classroom, Kratz has displayed excellence as well, particularly as a skilled time-filler.

“That man is very good at meeting the proper length of in-class presentations. I have gotten the opportunity to present with him a few times, and he always is superb at milking the last few minutes to get our time frame goal. I truly don’t know how he does it,” says Hunter Hope, friend and roommate of Kratz.

When Carter isn’t on the baseball diamond or in the classroom, he likes to spend his time hunting. “I’ve been hunting every since I was a little kid and I still love it just as much!” says Carter. He and his younger brother both share the same love for hunting so much that they started their own outdoor & sporting goods company, 2 Brothers North.

When asked about 2 Brothers North, Carter was very excited to share about it. “Originally, it started as a fun hobby for my brother and I. As we kept doing it, we actually started to build a following,” he said. Their Instagram account is: 2brothersnorth if you are interested and want to find out more!

In an interview with one of Kratz’s teammates, Carter Ades, he had very good things to say about him. “Kratz is a great teammate and even better person. He is very passionate about what he does. His personality makes everyone better around him, so that’s why I love him as a teammate and person.”

After school ends for Carter in the spring, he plans to go work for his dad at Coyote Chemical in Vermillion, SD. Additionally, he plans to continue building his personal brand with his brother, for 2 Brothers North.

Despite continued uncertainty revolving global pandemic, the Tokyo Olympics is being promoted as the light at the end of the tunnel.

Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee, has spoke for the committee with nothing but optimism for Summer Olympics happening next summer in Tokyo.

However, 9 months after the postponing of the original Olympics, the aspect of uncertainty hasn’t really gone away like everyone had originally thought. U.S. cases continue to rise and parts of Europe are on lockdown.

Pharmaceutical companies Pfizer and Moderna have announced successful trials for the COVID-19 vaccine and expect distribution to be started next month. It is unknown know how many Olympians and potential fans will have access to the vaccine, though.

This article is important for fans of the Olympians and fans of the Olympics, because it could farther push back the start date of the Summer Olympics. Additionally, this is very important for all surrounding areas of Tokyo, because they don’t know when they can start generating large amount of money from the Olympics.

The Houston Texans closed their facility on Thursday, after a player tests posiitvie for COVID-19.

The Texans announced  they were informed about a positive test on Wednesday night, moving all their operations to virtual until further notice.

“In consultation with the NFL and medical experts, we have made the decision to close the facility and conduct all operations virtually today,” the team said in a statement. “The player immediately self-isolated and contact tracing has begun. We will follow the NFL’s intensive protocols and guidance regarding the team’s operations. The health and safety of our team, as well as our entire staff, are of highest priority.”

They are supposed to play the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday, and there has been no word about the status of the game yet. This information is important to fantasy owners of Texans and Jaguars players, because it could throw their fantasy roster off for a week.

1.     Florida turtle population may see a boost, thanks to the pandemic.

According to Sea Turtle Conservancy, approximately 90 percent of sea turtle nesting in the U.S. happens on Florida’s beaches. Each year, thousands of sea turtle mothers dig into the sand to lay their eggs, and then return to the sea.

Florida’s nesting season for turtles runs from March through October, the sands are normally filled with humans. However, this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, severely curtailed travel and some beaches had to close their beaches for weeks.

Scientists believe that there have been far more successful turtle nesting this year, due to the fact that people weren’t on the beach to mess with turtles. “We actually did find a significant difference during the beach closures and then after in terms of a successful rate of nesting,” says Justin Perrault, director of research for the Loggerhead Marinelife Center. 

Loggerhead Marinelife Center, also observed approximately 17,000 nests along Juno, Jupiter-Carlin and Tequesta beaches this year. They reported a 62 percent successful nesting rate for turtles during the time the beaches were closed. When the beaches reopened that number dropped to 46 percent.

2.     Wisconsin Football Cancels Due to COVID-19… Again.

The 10^th ranked Wisconsin Badgers will be sidelined again this week as they face an ongoing battles with the coronavirus. 

The Badgers were supposed to play Purdue this Saturday, but said on Tuesday that the game would not go on due to coronavirus being spread throughout the team. Wisconsin reported at least 15 players and 12 staff members have tested positive since October 24^th.

Wisconsin’s athletic director, Barry Alvarex, said, “We have seen a level of improvement in our testing numbers, but not enough to give us confidence to resume normal activities and play our game on Saturday.”

Wisconsin as a state even finds themselves in trouble with the coronavirus as of late. About 245,000 people have tested positive for the virus; more than 2,100 have died, many of them in October.

The Badgers canceled last week against Nebraska, meaning they will have played no more than six regular-season games by the time the Big Ten Conference’s championships matchus is decided.

3.     Many Big-Name Companies Delay Return to the Office

Big name companies like Ford & Microsoft are extending working from home for most of their employees, through next summer.

When employees originally started to work from home, it was only supposed to be a few weeks. Weeks turned into months and months will turn into over a year for some companies. With virus numbers still surging, companies have delayed the return to office dates once again, to the summer of 2021 at the earliest.

Tons of companies are expected to delay their return-to-office dates. 73% of employees fear that being in their workplace could pose a risk to their personal health and safety, in a study conducted by Wakefield Research. 

https://www.espn.com/nfl/insider/story/_/id/30213723/why-tampa-bay-buccaneers-nfl-best-team-mile

The Buccaneers are the best team in the NFL, by a long shot, writes ESPN writer Aaron Schaltz. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers were supposed to be a great team in the NFL this year, before signing 5x Super Bowl champion Tom Brady.

If you look at their record you might not be able to associate “best team in the NFL” to the Buccaneers, due to their 2 loses. However, when you break down the stats, it is clear who is at the top of the NFL.

Tampa Bay is now number 1 in the Football Outsiders DVOA (defense-adjusted value over average) rating. In fact, they are number 1 by a long ways. The gap between the Buccaneers and the number 2 Baltimore Ravens is equal to the gap between the Ravens and the number 7 Los Angeles Rams.

Since 1985, 10 of the 10 best teams in DVOA went on to the Super Bowl, with seven of those teams winning it all. The Buccaneers have a very good chance of finding themselves late into the postseason, and doing well.

Their defense isn’t the only thing thriving either. Tom Brady is averaging 9.1 average depth target, which is up from 7 from years prior. Brady isn’t fully emerged in his offense yet either. It has taken him to adjust to a previous 20 year in a completely different scheme at New England with Bill Belicheck. He is slowly showing signs that he is starting to figure things out at Tampa Bay.

This information is relevant to anyone that is an avid sports watcher, sports gambler, or fantasy player. This shows how, even though you wouldn’t think, the Buccaneers are at the top due to their successful defense and Tom Brady led offense.

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/2020/10/florida-could-see-a-sea-turtle-baby-boom-thanks-to-pandemic/

Florida turtle population may see a boost, thanks to the pandemic.

According to Sea Turtle Conservancy, approximately 90 percent of sea turtle nesting in the U.S. happens on Florida’s beaches. Each year, thousands of sea turtle mothers dig into the sand to lay their eggs, and then return to the sea.

Florida’s nesting season for turtles runs from March through October, the sands are normally filled with humans. However, this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, severely curtailed travel and some beaches had to close their beaches for weeks.

Scientists believe that there have been far more successful turtle nesting this year, due to the fact that people weren’t on the beach to mess with turtles. “We actually did find a significant difference during the beach closures and then after in terms of a successful rate of nesting,” says Justin Perrault, director of research for the Loggerhead Marinelife Center.

Loggerhead Marinelife Center, also observed approximately 17,000 nests along Juno, Jupiter-Carlin and Tequesta beaches this year. They reported a 62 percent successful nesting rate for turtles during the time the beaches were closed. When the beaches reopened that number dropped to 46 percent.

Macaroni salad turns deadly for this newly wed couple yesterday at 5 p.m. Police were called to the scene after a neighbor reported shooting coming from the couple’s house.

A police spokesperson reported that Richard Brunson, 50, shot his wife Laurette Brunson, 38, with a .22-calibre handgun after she threw a plate of wedding reception macaroni salad at him. Laurette Brunson was taken to to St. Luke’s Hospital, while the whereabouts of the groom, Richard Brunson, are still unknown.

Just 3 hours earlier, Richard and Laurette Brunson were married on the front porch of their home, with about 30 relatives and friends in attendance.

Mr. Brunson worked for a construction company and his wife had been working for a government housing program but had recently quit. The bride had three children, who were at the couples home at the time of the incident.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/30154407/source-miami-dolphins-naming-tua-tagovailoa-starting-quarterback

For this assignment, I will be doing a video and article comparison about Ryan Fitzpatrick getting benched for Tua Tagovailoa. I will be comparing the video report from ESPN and the article from NBC.

The video from ESPN was just under 2 minutes long, and was quite different from the article written on NBC. The video does a lot of explaining about why Tagovailoa got the job over Fitz, where the article just explains how Fitz got demoted and his feelings about it.

The video mainly explains what starting Tagovailoa means for the Dolphins going forward in the future. The article talks more about the emotional side of the story, like how Fitzpatrick felt when he got his job taken by a rookie.

Considering it’s the same subject, both the video from ESPN and the article from NBC are completely different. The ESPN video talked more about the analytics side of benching of Fitzpatrick. They explained why the Dolphins did it and how it could pay off for them in the future.

NBC really only talked about the emotional side of the story. They got Fitzpatrick’s side of the story and created their article around that.

A rise in NFL COVID-19 cases has a lot of coaches, players, and fans wondering if they will make it through the season.

After starting QB for the New England Patriots tested positive last week, teammate and star CB has tested positive this week. Additionally, two more Titans test positive this week after they had two positive tests last week as well. Chief medical officer, Dr. Allen Stills, explained how tough the virus is to stop, even if they continue to follow protocols and add new ones.

The NFL was thrown into a scramble last week when they had to postpone the Steelers vs. Titans game and the Chiefs vs. Patriots game. The NFLs decision to not do a bubble (similar to the NBA playoffs) or in some sort of closed community has made it even harder to reduce the risk of infection.

David Canter, agent to over 2 dozen N.F.L. players, thinks that a bubble would be the best option. “Once players go home or walk into Chipotle or go to their chiropractor, they are at risk because COVID is everywhere,” he says.

Even with the cases starting to kick up, some NFL stadiums are letting a select amount of their fans in. The Steelers, , Buccaneers, and Panthers are the newest teams to allow a small amount of their fans in after originally deciding to not have any at the start of the season.

This article is very important to those that are involved in watching NFL, betting on sports, or NFL fantasy. This is important information because it shows that the NFL might not make it much longer if they don’t decide to make some changes.