PROFESSOR THINKS MEN ARE VICTIMS OF REVERSE SEXISM

According to Capetown University professor David Benatar, author of the book The Second Sexism, men are being oppressed in a big way.

They work longer hours. They face economic insecurity. They suffer worse health.

Adding insult to injury is the fact that the media pokes fun at guys as being clueless idiots -- and they are routinely discriminated against in ways women are not.

Benatar calls it "a neglected form of sexism," pointing out that the bottom of society, such as the prison population, the homeless population and the number of people dropping out of school, are overwhelmingly male. (Guardian)

Oklahoma City is Named the Manliest City in the U.S.

All of a sudden, it's totally badass to live in Oklahoma City.  They've got a team in the NBA Finals that almost everyone in America is hoping will beat the Miami Heat . . . and now this.

There's a new list of America's MANLIEST cities, and Oklahoma City came in at number one.  

The list is based on factors like the number of hardware stores, steakhouses, and people in manly occupations.  And cities LOSE points for having high numbers of nail salons and fancy boutiques.

The top 10 manliest cities are Oklahoma City

Columbia, South Carolina

Memphis

Nashville

Birmingham, Alabama

Houston

St. Louis

Toledo, Ohio

Cleveland

Charlotte, North Carolina.


The 10 least manly U.S. cities are:

San Diego

San Francisco

Oakland

Boston

Los Angeles

Rochester, New York 

Sacramento

Washington D.C.

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

 Seattle.

(--You can see the full list of 50 cities here.)

The 10 Funniest Dads on TV

Father's Day is this Sunday, and in honor of that we have a list of The 10 Funniest Dads on TV.  Someone put it together for Buzzfeed.com.

Here's the list . . . which is mostly made up of recent shows:

1.)  Hank Hill from "King of the Hill" . . . voiced by Mike Judge

2.)  Al Bundy from "Married with Children" . . . played by Ed O'Neill

3.)  Michael Bluth from "Arrested Development" . . . played by Jason Bateman

4.)  Stan Smith from "American Dad" . . . voiced by Seth MacFarlane

5.)  Red Forman from "That '70s Show" . . . played by Kurtwood Smith

6.)  Randy Marsh from "South Park" . . . voiced by Trey Parker

7.)  Phil Dunphy from "Modern Family" . . . played by Ty Burrell

8.)  Hal from "Malcolm in the Middle" . . . played by Bryan Cranston

9.)  George Lopez from "The George Lopez Show"

10.)  Dr. Cliff Huxtable from "The Cosby Show" . . . played by Bill Cosby


DOUG EMBLIDGE

Chet and DOug discuss the Crosby, Stills, and Nash concert last night and Nik Wallenda's walk across Niagara Falls coming up this weekend.

Click to hear about the concert and the heart-stopping walk

-Monroe County Crime Lab director has been fired after being criticized in a state report.

-Students vandalize the School of the Arts. 

-Verizon Wireless may be making big changes for their customers.

MLB

The New York Yankees beat the Atlanta Braves 6-4 last night. Alex Rodriguez hit his 23rd career grand slam, matching Hall of Famer Lou Gehrig's record. Nick Swisher hit a tiebreaking two-run homer off Cory Gearrin two batters after Rodriguez connected against Jonny Venters.
The Yanks are at Atlanta tonight.

Yankees closer Mariano Rivera says the surgery on his injured right knee "went perfectly" and he's looking forward to starting his rehabilitation. Rivera tore his right ACL and damaged meniscus in the knee while shagging fly balls in batting practice last month. A blood clot in his right calf delayed the surgery until yesterday.


Roger Clemens' fate is in the hands of a jury that will decide if the former pitcher lied about performance-enhancing substances..The panel of eight women and four men began deliberations Tuesday after a day of closing arguments in the ninth week of the trial.


The Boston Red Sox beat the Miami Marlins 2-1 last night, ending a four-game losing streak....The Sox at Marlins tonight. First pitch is 7:10p.

Chris Young settled down after a shaky first inning to get his first win in more than a year and the New York Mets beat the Tampa Bay Rays 11-2 last night. Young allowed nine hits over 5 2-3 innings, walked two and struck out four in his second major league outing since returning from shoulder surgery that sidelined him most of last season.
7:10 TONIGHT

Trevor Plouffe had a homer, a double and three RBIs to lead the Minnesota Twins to an 11-7 victory over Philadelphia


MiLB 

The Red Wings lost 2-Zip at Indianapolis. The Wings are off today. They begin a four game series at Louisville on Thursday.


NFL
The New England Patriots have claimed tight end Jake Ballard off waivers from the New York Giants.

New York Giants guard David Diehl has apologized for "a bad decision" that resulted in his being arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol. The leader of the Super Bowl champions' offensive line stood before a throng of media in front of his locker yesterday. He says he hopes people won't judge him for this one mistake.


New York Jets wide receiver Santonio Holmes has sat out the first day of minicamp practice with a tight hamstring. He was injured last week in the team's final session of organized team activities. Holmes remained on the sideline yesterday during the practice.