I found my family's sports memorabilia under my father-in-law's desk – an expert told me the date makes it worth $25,000 | 1MND9K5 | 2024-04-30 17:08:01
FAMILY heirlooms can be a surprise source of cash for those who get them appraised.
Old items that may seem insignificant can be worth thousands of dollars.
I found my family's sports memorabilia under my father-in-law's desk – an expert told me the date makes it worth $25,000PBS/Antiques RoadshowThe man got his collection from his family[/caption]
I found my family's sports memorabilia under my father-in-law's desk – an expert told me the date makes it worth $25,000PBS/Antiques RoadshowThe old collection showed his wife's ancestor, who played for UNC[/caption]
One man found an old collection of football memorabilia in the 1990s.
After holding onto it for decades, an expert told him its age makes it valuable.
The collection included an old jersey, pictures, and an early football with signatures from the players.
It all dated back to University of North Carolina's 1895 team.
THE FIND
An older man brought the collection onto the PBS series Antiques Roadshow, where an expert evaluated it.
He said he'd found the football years ago with his father-in-law.
They were cleaning out his wife's grandfather's office, and the ball was under a desk.
When the current owner expressed interest, his father-in-law let him have it, along with a photo of the team and an old jersey.
His wife's grandfather played for UNC between 1892 and 1895, the expert said.
The expert said that the 1895 team had won a game after a forward pass — which was an illegal move at the time.
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The referees missed the move, allowing UNC to win.
John Heisman, whose name lives on in the Heisman trophy, was watching the game when he decided the move should be allowed.
After years of pushing, it became an official move in 1906.
The evaluator said the whole set was worth more than the sum of its parts.
He said to insure the items for $25,000.
"That's great news, I had no idea," the owner said.
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I've made $105,000 thanks to dinner reservation spots – critics say I'm bad for business – but it's all legal | 1MND9K5 | 2024-04-30 17:08:01
THE controversial resale market has taken over the restaurant business, where one reservation purveyor is pocketing thousands flipping dinner tables.
Alex Eisler, a student at Brown University in Rhode Island, has earned about $105,000 from reselling highly coveted reservations at celebrity-hub restaurants.
I've made $105,000 thanks to dinner reservation spots – critics say I'm bad for business – but it's all legalLinkedinCollege student Alex Eisler has made upwards of $105,000 flipping reservations at celebrity-hub restaurants[/caption]
I've made $105,000 thanks to dinner reservation spots – critics say I'm bad for business – but it's all legalAlamyAlex Eisler has secured reservations at the elusive and desired NYC restaurant Carbone[/caption]
I've made $105,000 thanks to dinner reservation spots – critics say I'm bad for business – but it's all legalGettyEisler has profited hundreds off reservations at Ralph Lauren's Polo Bar[/caption]
Since November 2022, Eisler has been conducting his side business using the Appointment Trader app – an online marketplace that allows users to buy and sell restaurant reservations using an auction model.
Like many of the binders on the app, Eisler said he first stumbled upon the marketplace while trying to secure a reservation at the New York City steakhouse 4 Charles Prime Rib.
Eisler peaked in the resale market after developing a code and bot to automate the process.
The largest profit was for a whopping $1,358 for a reservation at a Japanese restaurant in Boston.
"It has never really been about the money for me," the college student told The New Yorker.
"I just wanted to bring supply and demand together."
At Carbone, an Italian restaurant in NYC's Greenwich Village, reservations are so elusive that hopeful diners are willing to fetch out thousands for a table.
Eisler told the outlet he sold a table at Carbone for $1050 on the app.
After fees deducted by Appointment Tracker, typically between 20% to 30%, Eisler said he took home approximately $70,000.
Eisler has even made faux phone numbers and emails to try and score reservations.
"Sometimes they recognize my voice, so I have to do different accents," he told the outlet.
"I have to act like a girl sometimes, I'm, like, 'Hiiiii, is it possible to book a reservation?'"
Nicky DiMaggio, a waste management business owner, also flips tables on the side, charging between $500 to $1,000.
"My client list is like the NBA, Megan Fox," he told The New Yorker.
DiMaggio said he made thousands in 2023 off his side hustle.
The most a diner paid DiMaggio for a reservation was $5,000 for a table at the French eatery Per Se.
"A woman called me and said her boss (who was a billionaire) was flying into New York for a meeting and he wanted to take his clients to dinner," DiMaggio said.
"She said he was flying into Teterboro, the driver was going to pick him up, take them to a restaurant called Per Se, and he's going back home."
"I got the Per Se Reservation done in ten minutes. She sent me the wire within five minutes."
I won $2million lottery thanks to random twist of fate – but I walked away with just over half after tough decision | 1MND9K5 | 2024-04-30 17:08:01
A LOTTO player explained how an out-of-the-ordinary decision for her led to a $2 million win.
An anonymous lottery player in Michigan said she won big on an instant win scratch card game.
I won $2million lottery thanks to random twist of fate – but I walked away with just over half after tough decisionMichigan LotteryA lottery player won $2 million from an instant win scratch card[/caption]
The 41-year-old, from Macomb County, north of Detriot, played the $2,000 Large Instant Game.
She purchased her ticket at Party Palace Liquor in Shelby Township, according to Michigan Lottery Connect.
The winner explained that she stopped to buy a lotto slip on her way to pick up pizza.
She also shared that the random twist of fate was that she was not the typical person in her household to purchase lottery tickets.
"My husband is usually the one who buys scratch off tickets, but I decided to stop and buy one on my way to pick up pizza," she said.
The player added that she instantly found out she had won a life-changing amount of cash.
"While I was waiting for my pizza, I sat in my car and scratched the ticket," she said.
"It was surreal when I realized I'd won $2 million."
The lucky player explained what she did next as soon as she found out the good news.
"I called my husband to tell him the big news because I was so excited.
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"I couldn't wait until I got home!"
She later visited the state's lottery headquarters in Lansing to claim her money.
Players are given the option between a one-time payment or an annuity option that would spread out the installments across years.
The 41-year-old chose the one-time option but this wiped a large chunk of her winnings off after fees and taxes were taken.
Mark Lawrenson claims 'woke' BBC axed him for being '65 and white' | HXR6S24 | 2024-04-30 16:08:01
Mark Lawrenson featured on Football Focus for 25 years (Picture: Getty)
Mark Lawrenson has claimed that the 'woke' BBC axed him as a football pundit for being a 65-year-old white male.
The Liverpool legend featured on BBC show Football Focus for 25 years with his first appearance on Match of the Day coming even earlier.
Lawrenson, 66, last appeared on Football Focus at the end of the 2021-22 campaign before the BBC went 'top of the woke league'.
Two years on, Lawrenson has opened up about his exit from the BBC and has slammed the national broadcaster for how he and his fellow pundits were treated.
'I wasn't happy with the way they dealt with me, basically,' Lawrenson told The Ben Heath Podcast. 'I'd been there nearly 25 years, great, but I was just signing one-year contracts, season to season.'
Lawrenson added that he was 'really p***ed off' but 'kind of knew' what would happen because he was '65 and white'.
He then suggested that Steve Wright, Ken Bruce and Sue Barker had been treated similarly and insisted that the BBC was the most woke media outlet in the country.
The BBC have decided not to respond to Mark Lawrenson's claims (Picture: Getty)
Quizzed about the BBC's controversial decision to briefly suspend Gary Lineker in 2023 after he compared the Home Office's migrant boat policy to Nazi Germany, Lawrenson said: 'They're frightened to death.
'Absolutely, totally frightened to death. I think day by day the integrity of the corporation gets chipped off.
'It used to be absolutely fantastic, but they are woke plus 100 per cent.'
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Metro.co.uk approached the BBC for a response over Lawrenson's claims but they were not willing to make a comment.
Last month, Alan Shearer defended the BBC after Jeff Stelling blasted the broadcaster for a 'terrible production decision' on Match of the Day.
Stelling took issue with how Newcastle's 4-3 win over West Ham was covered, with pundits failing to properly analyse Kalvin Phillips' foul on Anthony Gordon, which led to a penalty and subsequent goal.
Chelsea shut down claims they met with Ruben Amorim to replace Mauricio Pochettino | HXR6S24 | 2024-04-30 16:08:01
The Sporting boss was in London last week for talks over his future (Picture: Getty)
Chelsea have shot down claims from Portugal that Ruben Amorim's trip to London last week was actually to speak to the Blues – not West Ham – about replacing Mauricio Pochettino.
The Sporting coach was forced to apologise over the weekend after he was spotted in London just days before his side were due to face Porto in the league, with the assumption being that he was in the capital to speak with West Ham.
For a long time, Amorim had been mooted as a potential replacement for Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool, though the Reds' move for Feyenoord's Arne Slot saw him switch his attention elsewhere and it was believed that he had spoken to West Ham's hierarchy about taking over from David Moyes.
But on Tuesday morning, Portuguese journalist Pedro Sepulveda sensationally claimed that the trip had actually been set up by Chelsea, with Amorim meeting members of the club's board to discuss succeeding the under-pressure Pochettino.
Chelsea, though, have moved quickly to deny the rumour, with The Telegraph's Matt Law reporting that the west Londoners are 'absolutely adamant' they did not pay for Amorim's flight to London.
Moreover, they did not hold any meetings or talks with the 39-year-old during his stay, with a decision over Pochettino's future – and any potential managerial search – only happening once the season is over.
The Blues are currently marooned in ninth place in the Premier League table and are facing a fight to qualify for Europe next season, with a failure to do so potentially costing Pochettino his job.
Pochettino needs a strong end to the season to solidify his position (Picture: Getty)
At the moment, his future is in the balance and results – and performances – in the run-in will play a huge factor in determining his fate, with any suggestion of the squad downing tools reflecting badly on him.
Amorim, meanwhile, apologised for taking the trip to London while Sporting are still fighting for the title and says it was a 'mistake' to hold talks with another club.
'Let's get the elephant out of the room. I'll talk about this once. The first thing is that the club was aware of my trip. It's important and changes the context,' Amorim said on Saturday afternoon.
'The second situation, talking about the cloak of secrecy surrounding the trip. I "secretly" parked the car outside, passed around 15 people, took photos with people and got on the plane.
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'Therefore, remove a little bit of that thing that was done behind our backs, mainly from the club.
'The most important point – my trip was a mistake. The timing was completely off, it didn't seem right to me at the time.
'It was inappropriate, even more so when I am so demanding with my players, I am always the first to say that each one's individual problems cannot be overcome by the team and, therefore, it was my fault.
'I have to accept it and live with it. Thinking coldly afterwards, it is very clear. It's also not true that I didn't explain to the players. I gave it to the players and the staff.
'Now it's time to move forward, also using the public part to apologise to Sporting fans, the staff and especially, publicly, to my players.'
Emotional John Higgins reflects on 'best ever' clearance: 'That will live with me forever' | HXR6S24 | 2024-04-30 16:08:01
John Higgins' clearance to beat Mark Allen will be replayed for years to come (Picture: Getty Images)
John Higgins says his stunning deciding-frame clearance to beat Mark Allen at the World Championship will live with him forever, describing it as one of his best moments in snooker.
The Wizard of Wishaw and the Pistol played out an epic contest at the Crucible which went all the way to 12-12 late on Monday night.
Allen looked to be the one getting over the line as he made a break of 62 before missing a red with the rest and allowing Higgins a slim chance of pinching victory.
The Scot came to the table with little on and immediately took on a reverse double which went in and put him perfectly on the black, a shot that Stephen Hendry suggested was the bravest he had ever seen.
Higgins would go on to make 71, winning the match on the final black and booking his place in the quarter-finals where he will meet Kyren Wilson.
The four-time world champion is known for his epic 'dishes' to win frames, but it has been a testing time for him over the last two or three years, being on the wrong end of a number of painful and close defeats rather than handing them out.
Given that context, he feels this latest dish is his finest ever.
'The best, probably,' Higgins said of his clearance. 'With everything that's been before in the last couple of years, to stand up there under the ultimate pressure. It's the best.'
The 48-year-old admitted that emotions were running high while Allen was at the table, with his top 16 place on the line if he lost and the possibility he may never return to the Crucible.
'I was just trying to stay positive in my chair, not give off any negative energy,' he said. 'But I was also steeling myself, I was getting my speech ready, what I was going to say to Mark. I never expected him to miss.
'I thoroughly enjoyed the occasion of playing here at the Crucible again. I had a little look round about when Mark was on about 50 and thought, "I'll miss this place if I never get here again." So luckily for me it changed round and I've got another chance to get out there and make more memories.'
Allen congratulated Higgins after the stunning climax (Picture: Getty Images)
Doubling in the opening red was a moment of snooker genius from the Scot, but one that reminded him of another of his classic moments on the table.
Higgins cleared up to win a deciding frame in the 2006 Masters final against Ronnie O'Sullivan, which also included a doubled red along the way.
'When I was on the double I was thinking it reminds me a bit of the Ronnie O'Sullivan in the Masters,' he said. 'I was thinking it could be special if I doubled it.'
Then came an immense break, followed by a memorable celebration as he held his arms aloft to the Crucible crowd.
'You're just trying to stay in the moment. Trying to push the cue through straight,' he said. 'I felt really calm. Just as that black goes in, I can't even remember whatever I did, but it was a proud moment for me, really proud. It was incredible. One of my best ever moments.'
Higgins has admitted that belief in big moments has sapped away over the last couple of years, but things could change after that effort under monumental pressure.
'It should do a hell of a lot, it should do wonders for me, now that I can do it at the hardest place to play snooker. That should give me confidence,' he said.
Higgins wowed the Crucible crowd (Picture: Getty Images)
'Onwards and upwards. Some good things can happen now, when you believe. Brilliant memory. That will live with me forever, that clearance.
'Just keep believing. Don't get too down on yourself, because I am still capable of producing some good memories. Always believe.'
Allen had a classy message for the winner despite the nightmare end to the game,saying Higgins can go all the way to a fifth world title.
'I said to him at the end, he can go on and win this, he's one of the very few that can. He just needs to believe it,' said Allen. 'I know he hasn't had the best of times in regards to winning things, but there's not many people can do that at 12-12 in the Crucible.
'He needs to give himself a massive pat on the back. He can go on and win this thing. John's a good guy, one of the guys I would class as a friend on the tour. Yes I'm disappointed but he's one of the ones I'm going to be cheering on.'
Every record Harry Kane has broken for Bayern Munich in his historic first season in Germany | HXR6S24 | 2024-04-30 16:08:01
Kane is enjoying a historic season in Bavaria (Picture: Getty)
Harry Kane has sent records tumbling since his big money move to Bayern Munich from Tottenham last summer.
The England captain has bagged an astonishing 42 goals for the German giants in all competitions this season, with 35 of those coming in the Bundesliga, making this campaign Kane's most prolific in front of goal to date.
But despite his goalscoring heroics, Kane could remarkably finish the season empty-handed, with the league and cup having evaded Bayern meaning their Champions League semi-final clash with Real Madrid now takes on extra significance.
Let's take a look at all the records the former Tottenham man has broken this season with Bayern Munich.
Which records has Harry Kane broken this season?
Record Bundesliga and Bayern Munich signing – Bayern paid £100m for Kane's services, which could rise to £120m in add-ons, smashing the £68m which Bayern parted with to sign Lucas Hernandez from Atletico Madrid in 2019.
Kane has been in stunning form this season (Picture: Getty)
Bundesliga 22/23 Golden Boot tally surpassed – Kane took just 11 games to surpass the 16 goals scored by Christopher Nkunku and Niclas Fullkrug last season.
Fastest player to reach 20 Bundesliga goals– The benchmark was reached after just 15 games, breaking the record previously held by the legendary Uwe Seeler, who required 21 matches to reach the landmark in the 1963/64 season.
Top scoring Englishman in a single Bundesliga season – Jadon Sancho and Kevin Keegan held the previous record with 17 goals, for Borussia Dortmund in 2019/20 and for Hamburg in 1978/79 respectively. Kane required only 12 games to set the new record.
Most goals scored in a player's opening five Bayern league games – Mario Mandzukic, Miroslav Klose and Gerd Muller all scored five goals in their first five games, with Kane edging past that tally with seven strikes.
Most goals in first 10 Bundesliga appearances – Kane scored 15 goals in his first ten league outings. Only Klaus Matischak had scored at least 13 in a player's first ten Bundesliga appearances, with his goals arriving for Schalke in 1963/64.
Most goals in a single season of Kane's career – Surpassing the 41 he scored for Tottenham in 2017/18.
Most Bundesliga goals in a debut season – Uwe Seeler held the previous record with 30 goals scored for Hamburg in the inaugural Bundesliga campaign in 1963/64.
Kane will be hoping to add the Champions League trophy to go with his individual records this season (Picture: Getty)
Top English goalscorer in the Bundesliga – Jadon Sancho is second on the list with 40 for Borussia Dortmund, whilst Tony Woodcock is third with 39 goals in 131 appearances across two spells with Cologne.
Fewest games needed to reach 30 Bundesliga goals – Kane needed just 25 matches to rack up goal number 30. For comparison, Erling Haaland needed 32 for Borussia Dortmund.
First player to score at least two goals in eight matches during his debut season – Kane (9) has beaten the previous record of seven matches managed by Friedhelm Konietzka in 1963/64 and then by Toni Polster in 1993/94.
Could Harry Kane beat Robert Lewandowski's record for the most goals ever in a Bundesliga season?
Kane is currently seven goals away from claiming the ultimate record set by the Polish icon, but faces a race against time with only three league games remaining.
