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Good news, bad news for NASCAR Cup drivers ahead of Watkins Glen weekend

Good news, bad news for NASCAR Cup drivers ahead of Watkins Glen weekend

For the third time in the last six races, the NASCAR Cup Series will compete on a road course. Sunday’s race at Watkins Glen (coverage begins at 1:30 p.m. ET on USA Network) is the fifth and final road course race of the regular season. Shane van Gisbergen seeks his fourth consecutive road course victory. He also looks to make …

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Grateful Dead concerts boost S.F.’s Haight-Ashbury merchants: ‘Biggest weekend for us of the year’ – San Francisco Chronicle

Grateful Dead concerts boost S.F.’s Haight-Ashbury merchants: ‘Biggest weekend for us of the year’  San Francisco Chronicle Dead & Company closes Grateful Dead’s 60th in San Francisco with a soaring finale  San Francisco Chronicle Crazy rich Deadheads: VIP fans tell us why they blew a fortune to see the show  The San Francisco Standard Dead & Company concert series: San Francisco businesses ride …

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Caleb Williams had the worst weekend in the NFL

Caleb Williams had the worst weekend in the NFL

Coaches around the NFL will tell you that training camp is the time for mistakes, but Caleb Williams really stretched that adage over the weekend. Two videos of Williams went viral, as the second-year QB had some absolutely horrendous passes. The first came during a drill in which the Bears’ QBs worked against a throwing net in a target drill. …

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Sabrina Carpenter And A$AP Rocky Cap Off A Strong Lollapalooza Weekend

Sabrina Carpenter And A$AP Rocky Cap Off A Strong Lollapalooza Weekend

DOWNTOWN — Ideal weather and amazing performers continued to draw massive crowds as Lollapalooza capped off a successful weekend Sunday. On the north end of Grant Park, rap legend A$AP Rocky had the crowd moshing as he opened inside a model helicopter dangling above the Bud Light stage. It was his first Lolla performance in exactly ten years, on the …

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Fantastic Four faces steep drop-off at weekend box office

Fantastic Four faces steep drop-off at weekend box office

Could the age of Marvel’s uncontested dominance finally be over? Fantastic Four: First Steps had a “just fine” debut, though it couldn’t reach the heights of DC’s Superman. Now in its second weekend, the latest entry in the MCU faced a disappointing 66 percent drop off. It’s still Marvel’s biggest hit of the year, and it still came in at …

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‘Fantastic Four’ Sinks 66% From Box Office Opening Weekend

‘Fantastic Four’ Sinks 66% From Box Office Opening Weekend

Despite a largely strong critical and audience reception, Disney/Marvel Studios’ “The Fantastic Four: First Steps” is not holding as well in its second weekend at the box office as predicted, even as it stays No. 1 over Universal/DreamWorks’ “The Bad Guys 2” and Paramount’s “The Naked Gun.” After a $11.7 million second Friday, industry estimates have “Fantastic Four” earning a …

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‘Fantastic Four’ Braces For Big Second Weekend Drop

‘Fantastic Four’ Braces For Big Second Weekend Drop

“The Fantastic Four: First Steps” is hanging on to No. 1 in its sophomore outing at the box office, despite a disappointing weekend two result and competition from Dave Franco, Detective Frank Drebin Jr. and “The Bad Guys” crew. “Fantastic Four” grossed $11.7 million domestically in its second Friday on the big screen, marking a devastating 80% drop from its …

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