Former Canadian-record holder praises Cam Levins' inspiring marathon

On Sunday morning, Jerome Drayton remained at his home a few miles away in the city's west end, while thousands of runners braved near-freezing temperatures at the 29th annual Toronto Waterfront Marathon. The 73-year-old began the day with a strong grip on the Canadian men's record of two hours nine minutes 10 seconds, a mark […]

The St. Louis Blues called in a season-ticket holder to serve as their emergency backup goalie

@FSMidwest/Twitter The St. Louis Blues were in need of a backup goalie on Thursday night after Carter Hutton was hurt during the team’s morning skate. Tyler Stewart, a Blues season-ticket holder who brings his pads to every game in case his services are needed, got the call on Thursday afternoon after finishing his shift filling vending […]

Super-litigious patent holder ordered to pay defendant’s legal fees

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Shipping and Transit, LLC is a company that has spent more than a decade filing patent lawsuits against big businesses, public transport systems, and one-man software companies. Now for the first time, the organization has been ordered to pay the legal fees of one of the companies it sued. A federal judge has ordered (PDF) Shipping […]

Uber’s review of sexism allegations will be run by Eric Holder and some Uber employees

Uber is moving fast to try and quell backlash from a damning blog post that alleged the company suffers from rampant sexism and failed at every turn to solve the issue. According to an internal email sent to Uber employees this afternoon, CEO Travis Kalanick says his company has brought on former US Attorney General […]