Frank Gruber

Founder of Established, Former CEO & Executive Editor of TechCo Media, Author of Startup Mixology and angel investor and mentor to startups.

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Golf
'Really rude' Tour caddie who shot 202 was going for highest-ever score
GOLF - By Jessica Marksbury
Trey Bilardello (left) assesses a shot with Tour player Matt Every at this year's AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. PGA Tour caddie Trey Bilardello failed to …
Chicago Cubs
Cubs 4, Reds 3, 10 innings | Schwarbers homer ends game
dispatch.com - John Jackson
CHICAGO — Kyle Schwarber wasn't thinking home run when he stepped to the plate in the bottom of the 10th inning Tuesday night. Schwarber hit a solo …
Jeff Bezos
Jeff Bezos Says the Very Best Leaders Empower Others In This 1 Way
Inc Magazine - Scott Mautz
What a leader should decide or delegate can be tough to discern -- but Jeff Bezos has a distinct POV on the matter. Jeff Bezos couldn't have gotten to the heights he's achieved by keeping a firm hold all
Chicago White Sox
White Sox outfielder Eloy Jimenez exits with apparent injury after bizarre collision
USA TODAY Sports - Chris Bumbaca
Chicago White Sox outfielder and touted rookie Eloy Jimenez departed Tuesday's game against the Royals after colliding with Charlie Tilson on the warning track in the first inning at Kauffman Stadium Kansas
CC Sabathia
Yankees, Rays Benches Clear After CC Sabathia, Avisail Garcia Exchange Words
Bleacher Report - Paul Kasabian
The benches and bullpens cleared at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday after New York Yankees left-hander CC Sabathia and Tampa Bay Rays right fielder Avisail Garcia exchanged words, per John Healy of SNY.tv. struck
Science
Giant jellyfish takes a swim with new diver friend, goes viral
Mashable - Shannon Connellan
Exactly what lurks beneath the ocean? Well, off the coast of Cornwall, giant, apricot-coloured jellyfish. The incredible creature, known as a barrel jellyfish, has been captured in a now-viral photograph
Bryce Harper
Bryce Harper walks off Dodgers to give Phillies wild 9-8 come-from-behind win
FOX Sports
After hitting a towering home run earlier in the game, Bryce Harper drove in two in the ninth to give the Phillies a 9-8 win over the Dodgers who …
Area 51
1.4 million people have signed up to storm Area 51. What could go wrong?
The Guardian - Adrienne Matei
Urban legend has it that Area 51 is a weird place. Yet even if the conspiracy theories are true and the Nevada air force facility harbors extraterrestrial technology and/or life, it would still barely
Yu Darvish
Yu Darvish's $126 Million Nightmare May Never End for Cubs
Bleacher Report - Zachary D. Rymer
Yu Darvish was outstanding his last time out for the Chicago Cubs. Starting against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday, he allowed only two hits, one walk and zero runs over six innings. Yet after he did
Willson Contreras
The curious ripple effects of the Cubs' trade for Martin Maldonado
nbcsports.com - Tony Andracki
While the Cubs put the finishing touches on a lackluster loss to the Reds Monday night at Wrigley Field, the game quickly took a backseat as reports …
Technology
The flamethrower drone will soon be a thing you can buy
The Verge - Sean Hollister
In 2015, a Connecticut teenager raised the question of whether our robots have the right to bear arms when he jury-rigged a working flamethrower — and separately, a semiautomatic pistol — to his drone.
Baseball
Video: Starling Marte refuses to take first base after being hit by pitch
nbcsports.com - Bill Baer
Pirates outfielder Starling Marte was hit on the hand by a Jack Flaherty pitch in the fourth inning of Tuesday night’s game against the Cardinals. …
Sports
Chicago's alligator catcher throws out 1st pitch
ESPN
Frank Robb, who became an overnight celebrity in Chicago when he caught the elusive alligator roaming the Humboldt Park lagoon, threw out the first …
Aliens
5 Scientific Reasons for Believing in Aliens
Popular Mechanics - By Daisy Hernandez
We can't be the only ones in the vast expanse of the cosmos ... right? Are aliens real? We don't know for sure, but we want to believe. Outer space is a vast expanse that we have so much more to learn
Amazon
One of Yeti's Best Coolers Is $90 Off for Prime Day
WIRED - Adrienne So
I come by my Yeti fandom reluctantly. As I've said before, Yeti's reengineering of utilitarian objects like a bucket, or a lunch bag, is so extensive …
Falcon 9
SpaceX capsule explosion means it probably won’t fly astronauts until 2020
Los Angeles Times - Samantha Masunaga
A leaky valve in the propulsion system of a SpaceX Crew Dragon astronaut capsule is probably what caused the spacecraft to explode during a test three months ago, a company official said Monday, and he
Jake Arrieta
After pitching through pain in win over Nationals, Jake Arrieta believes 'the group in here can do it' for Phillies
nbcsports.com - Jim Salisbury
The Phillies got back to work Sunday afternoon, just a few short hours after blowing a late lead and losing to the Washington Nationals the night …
Joe Maddon
Joe Maddon says Ben Zobrist won’t return to the Cubs ‘anytime soon’
Chicago Tribune - Teddy Greenstein
Asked before Sunday’s game for a “wish list” before the July 31 trade deadline, Joe Maddon replied: “We have to become a little bit more offensive in the right moments. I’m certain, I would believe, we
Steve Jobs
"Loonshots" Applies Science, Structure And Fresh Thinking To Solving Hard Problems
Forbes - Alisa Cohn
I write about leadership, start ups, and interesting related topics. "Loonshots" is an insightful look into how to nurture crazy ideas that win in your company A book came out earlier this year that I
Tony Romo
Tony Romo Wins 2019 American Century Championship; Stephen Curry Finishes 7th
Bleacher Report - Paul Kasabian
Former Dallas Cowboys quarterback and current NFL on CBS color commentator Tony Romo won his second straight American Century Championship celebrity golf tournament in Stateline, Nevada, on Sunday. Romo,
Chicago Cubs
The simple solution for Cubs' hot start to the second half
nbcsports.com - Tony Andracki
After all the hand-wringing over the Cubs heading into the All-Star Break, they began the second half with an impressive sweep over a Pirates team …
Lifestyle
The rise of the only child: How America is coming around to the idea of ‘just one’
The Washington Post - By Caitlin Gibson
They rush up to him sometimes after a poetry reading, wanting to talk — not just because Billy Collins is a beloved former U.S. poet laureate, but because he is a poet who once began his autobiographical
Employment
The next big inequality crisis
Axios - Kim Hart
Think polarization and inequality are bad now? Buckle up: big cities are poised to get bigger, richer and more powerful — at the expense of the rest …
Oklahoma City Thunder
Russell Westbrook says goodbye to Oklahoma City in touching post
USA TODAY Sports - Nick Schwartz
After 11 seasons with the Oklahoma City Thunder, eight-time All-Star and 2017 MVP Russell Westbrook will take the floor next season in a new uniform following his trade to the Houston Rockets. The Thunder
Luke Voit
The Electronic Strike Zone Is On Its Way To The Majors, Like It Or Not
Forbes - Barry M. Bloom
Major League Baseball began its experiment this week with the electronic strike zone in the Atlantic League and it can’t come a moment too soon. The Yankees lost a baseball game Saturday to the Toronto
Karen Pence
Pence Defends Conditions at Migrant Detention Centers in Texas
The New York Times - By NEIL VIGDOR
Vice President Mike Pence played down reports of overcrowding and unsanitary conditions at two migrant detention centers in Texas that he visited on Friday, but he acknowledged the gravity of the humanitarian
Maldives
Instagrammers flock to Russian lake dubbed the Siberian Maldives — unaware it’s a toxic waste dump
thesun.co.uk - Daniel Hammond
POSERS desperate for the perfect photo flock to a turquoise lake — unaware it is a toxic waste dump. Newlyweds are among those at “The Maldives of …
Tony Romo
Tony Romo Leads 2019 American Century Championship Entering Final Round
Bleacher Report - Kyle Newport
Tony Romo holds the lead at the 2019 American Century Championship as the tournament heads into the final round at Edgewood Tahoe South in Nevada. The former Dallas Cowboys quarterback holds a comfortable
Andrew Cashner
Red Sox acquire Andrew Cashner from Orioles
nbcsports.com - Ashley Varela
The Red Sox swung an interesting deal with the Orioles on Saturday, acquiring right-hander Andrew Cashner for outfield prospect Elio Prado and …
Chicago Cubs
Jon Lester's made a dramatic change in how he pitches this season. How much a difference has it made?
nbcsports.com - Cam Ellis
For the first time in his 14-year career, the book on Jon Lester may be changing. Lester, who’ll take the mound against the Pirates on Saturday …

Frank Gruber

Founder of Established, Former CEO & Executive Editor of TechCo Media, Author of Startup Mixology and angel investor and mentor to startups.