There was an easy question on today's page of my Year of Football Trivia calendar.
They have Hulk Hogan, Dave Bautista, John Cena, Dwayne Johnson and 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin as the possible answers.
The correct option is Dwayne Johnson. He, and his partners, merged the XFL with the USFL - to create the UFL - in late 2023.
As I mentioned, back on June 15th, the 2026 issue of Lindy's Pro Football Preview Guide has been published.
My copy arrived that morning with Seattle's Sam Darnold on the cover.
In today's post, I'm going to give away a spoiler from the publication because a betting opportunity has arisen from it.
Each year, the writers of the yearbook dedicate one of the earlier pages to predicting which teams will compete for the Vince Lombardi Trophy at the conclusion of the season. For Super Bowl LXI, they guess the Los Angles Rams will defeat the Cincinnati Bengals.
That scenario will be a repeat of Super Bowl LVI, which saw the Rams beat the Bengals 23-20 on February 13th 2023.
Oh, and another wrinkle: the 2023 game was played at SoFi Stadium. Guess where Super Bowl LXI is going to emanate from? Yep, the Rams' home once again.
As mentioned above, there's a betting opportunity that is available for this result.
Some bookies might have an exact forecast on the Super Bowl result. Bet365, for example, is offering odds of 60/1 for the Rams to win the big one over the Bengals.
I've placed a £1 punt on it for a laugh.
Another thing I've done is gambled on the Bengals to reverse the result from the conclusion of the 2022 season and beat the Rams in Los Angeles. That was 100/1.
The fact I've only put £1 on each option should indicate just how much I consider this a crapshoot.
In February of last year, I wrote about two 'cream' Pepsi flavours that had hit the British market. I now bring you news of another one. It's on a similar theme.
While browsing the Tesco website yesterday morning, I noticed they were selling a bottle of a zero sugar Pepsi which has a raspberry ripple flavour.
I had it as part of the meal deal I had for lunch.
Just like the previous flavours, this one mixes a common flavour with vanilla to give an ice-creamy experience.
To remind you - the strawberries and cream Pepsi beat out the cream soda flavour in 2025. But, it was only because I have a hate/hate relationship with cream soda (long story!).
I've enjoyed a few cans of raspberry Pepsi Max in the past, so this tasted slightly like that with the added ice-cream/vanilla enhancement.
Does it work? Yes, I reckon so. There's a good balance of raspberry, cola and vanilla. Would I try it again? Maybe.
Raspberry Ripple Pepsi is better than the cream soda and strawberry editions from 2025. That's for sure.
With the drink aside, I'd also like to point out how great the label looks. As you'll see above, it mixed the pink colour you'd associate with packaging of a raspberry ripple box and has the classic Pepsi logo within an ice cream on a cone.
Great design.
There are two other flavours out there in the wild with one being cherry and vanilla (oooh!) while the other is salted caramel.
I'll be on the hunt for those. Stay tuned.
I'm not going to gamble on Mexico .vs. England tonight.
No, not a wagering kind of gamble. I'm on about a sleep deprivation one.
The round of 16 World Cup clash has been threatened by potential thunder and lightning in, and around, Mexico City. Going by FIFA's safety regulations, the game will be postponed for thirty minutes each time there is a strike within the vicinity of Estadio Azteca.
Even though I'd like to watch the match, the storm threat is too much.
I have history in these kinds of things. I recall staying up for an NFL game a few years back (might have been a Sunday or Monday night game from Denver) and I ended up switching everything off for bed when there were delays.
The fact that it's England enhances my reluctance to weather the storm.
