New Stained Glass Backboards

Yep, stained glass backboards are now a reality thanks to the good people at Literally Balling. Headed up by designer Victor Solomon, the boards “are an aesthetic convergence of historical opulence and our modern day kings of court.” Which is a fancy way of saying, “The official hoop of the 2015 Vatican Dunk Contest (Powered by Sprite).”

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Snoop Dogg Starting A Venture Capital Fund For Marijuana Start Up Companies

Following Snoop Dogg’s investments in entertainment website Reddit, and zero-fee stock trading platform Robinhood, the marijuana aficionado has decided to focus his efforts towards an industry in which he has a lot of expertise. The rapper is hoping to gather a fund of $25 million USD to finance cannabis-related startups, with weed delivery service Eaze being a potential recipient. As medical and recreational marijuana legalization continues, startups within the industry is ripe for investment, and the Long Beach rapper is hoping to reap some of the inevitable profit.

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A World Record Was Broken Today In London!

Farah, 31, left the field behind as he stormed home in a time of eight minutes 3.40 seconds – breaking Kenenisa Bekele’s previous record of 8:04.34.

It is the double Olympic champion’s first world record.

“This means a lot to me,” Farah told BBC Sport. “I love representing my country, giving something back to all the people. Unbelievable.”

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Was Mayweather Waiting For The CBS Deal To Be Inked Before He Signed On For The Pacquiao fight?

What the world has been waiting for has arrived. Mayweather vs. Pacquiao on May 2, 2015, is a done deal. I promised the fans we would get this done, and we did. We will make history on May 2nd. Don’t miss it! This is the signed contract from both fighters. www.themoneyteam.com @melissiarene@moneyyaya @badmedina @theharlemhotboy@lizahernandez23 @rickibrazil @thatjessilee@kitchie

The Hollywood Reporter reports:

The highest-grossing pay-per-view boxing match to date is Showtime’s 2013 showdown between Mayweather and Saul Alvarez. That took in $150 million viewers with total fight revenues closer to $200 million including sponsorships, international TV rights and a blockbuster $20 million gate. It’s for all of these reasons that a Mayweather-Pacquiao matchup has been a top priority for CBS-owned Showtime and CBS Corp. president and CEO Leslie Moonves, who was intimately involved in the negotiations.

It’s a big coincidence that Mayweather signed the deal after it was announced the replay would be played during a CBS boxing event.

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