On Thursday, the NBA fined Brooklyn Nets’ guard Kyrie Irving $25,000 for ‘directing obscene language’ toward a fan. The incident occurred with 4:19 remaining in the second quarter of the Nets’ 114-107 loss to the Cavaliers on Jan. 17. Irving began the season away from the Nets because he was not vaccinated (New York City’s …
Monthly Archives: January 2022
NBC cancels Ellen DeGeneres’ ‘Ellen’s Game of Games’ after four seasons
NBC has canceled ‘Ellen’s Game of Games’, hosted by Ellen DeGeneres, after four seasons. ‘Game of Game’ featured DeGeneres leading contestants through upsized versions of audience games from her daytime talk show. The cancellation of the NBC series comes as DeGeneres is also working on the final season of her daytime show. The comedian announced …
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Daniel Radcliffe to star as Weird Al Yankovic in upcoming biopic
Daniel Radcliffe will star as “Weird Al” Yankovic for the upcoming biopic, WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story, that will be available to stream for free on The Roku Channel. Radcliffe will take on the role in a new film focusing on Yankovic’s career as a pop culture parody icon. An official release of the film …
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Two Marines are killed, seven injured in vehicle rollover at Camp LeJeune, North Carolina
Two Marines were killed Wednesday in an accident outside Camp LeJeune in Jacksonville, North Carolina, after a military vehicle rolled over. The unit confirmed in a tweet that the seven-ton truck was carrying members of the 2nd Marine Logistics Group, which is headquartered at Camp LeJeune: “We are working closely with @camp_lejeune and Onslow County officials …
President Biden holds solo formal press conference ahead of 1-year mark in office
President Joe Biden held a formal news conference at the White House on Wednesday, the eve of the one-year anniversary of his inauguration. Wednesday’s session marked just the second time Biden has held a solo formal press conference at the White House; the first such news conference was held March 25, 2021. Biden took questions …
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NHL reschedules 98 postponed games; season set to end on time this April 29
On Wednesday, the NHL announced they have rescheduled 98 games that were postponed because of the surge of COVID-19 cases. Of those 98, 95 will be made up during the break in schedule that was initially to be used for the league’s participation in the Olympics in February. In total, the league has postponed 104 …
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians fined $50,000 for slapping safety Andrew Adams’ helmet
The NFL has fined Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians $50,000 for striking Bucs safety Andrew Adams on the helmet during the team’s 31-15 playoff win over the Philadelphia Eagles. Arians said during his news conference on Wednesday: “I’ll appeal it. It ain’t got nothing to do with the game, so we’re good.” The incident …
Celebrities pay tribute to the late André Leon Talley, former Vogue editor and fashion icon
The fashion world and celebrities are mourning the loss of André Leon Talley, who passed away on Tuesday at the age of 73. Talley died in at White Plains Hospital from an unknown illness; his friend Darren Walker, the president of the Ford Foundation, confirmed the news in a statement, saying: “André Leon Talley was …
Gaspard Ulliel, ‘Hannibal Rising’ and ‘Moon Knight’ actor, dies at age 37 following ski accident
French actor Gaspard Ulliel, known for his role in the film ‘Hannibal Rising’ and the upcoming Marvel miniseries ‘Moon Knight,’ has died following a skiing accident. Ulliel was 37. Following reports that Ulliel had been hospitalized Tuesday after suffering a head injury during a collision on the slopes in the Savoie region of France, his …
House January 6 committee subpoenas Rudy Giuliani and three other Trump allies
On Tuesday, the House select committee investigating the January 6 assault on U.S. Capitol issued subpoenas to former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani and three others – Jenna Ellis and Sidney Powell, two lawyers who worked to promote the president’s false claims about the election, as well as Boris Epshteyn, a former Trump White House aide. …
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