Blue Jays sign starting pitcher Chris Bassitt to 3-year, $63 million contract

According to ESPN’s Jeff Passan, the Toronto Blue Jays and starting pitcher Chris Bassitt have agreed to a three-year contract worth $63 million. The $21 million average annual salary is the third-highest handed out in free agency to a starting pitcher this off-season. The 33-year-old Bassitt was originally drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the …

Oakland Athletics trade catcher Sean Murphy to Atlanta Braves in three-team deal

The Atlanta Braves have acquired catcher Sean Murphy from the Oakland Athletics in a three-team deal, sending Oakland Manny Pina, and the Milwaukee Brewers acquiring William Contreras. All three players are catchers.  The Braves tweeted: “Welcome to the A, Sean Murphy! #ForTheA” Tbe 28-year-old Murphy has a career slash line of .236/.326/.429 with a WAR is 7.9. …

Cher’s mother, actress and singer Georgia Holt, dies at age 96

Cher’s mother, model, actress and singer Georgia Holt, has passed away at the age of 96. The 76-year-old Cher confirmed the news via Twitter, writing, “Mom is gone” with a sad face emoji. The news was confirmed to The Washington Post by Cher’s representative, Liz Rosenberg. No further details surrounding Holt’s death have been made …

2023 Golden Globes nominations are announced

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (“HFPA”) has unveiled the nominees for the 2023 Golden Globe Awards, with Lopez vs. Lopez actress Mayan Lopez and Orange is the New Black alum Selenis Levya announcing the nominations on Monday. Lopez’s father, George Lopez, was originally scheduled to present alongside his daughter but had to pull out after …

Four students from Maine Maritime Academy killed in SUV crash near campus

Four Maine Maritime Academy students were killed and three others were injured when their SUV crashed into a tree and burst into flames early Saturday morning in Castine. The driver and two other passengers, also students from the Maritime Academy, survived the fiery crash which authorities say occurred just one day after classes ended for …

NASA Artemis I Orion capsule returns to Earth with splashdown in Pacific Ocean

After traveling 1.4 million miles through space, including orbiting the moon and collecting data, NASA’s Artemis 1 capsule returned to Earth on Sunday. The 25 1/2-day Artemis I mission slammed into the upper atmosphere at more than 24,000 mph and endured a 5,000-degree re-entry inferno before descending under three huge parachutes and landing gently in …

Legendary NBA champion and coach Paul Silas dies at age 79

Former NBA star, College Basketball Hall of Famer and longtime NBA coach Paul Silas died on Sunday. He was 79. News of Silas’ death was shared by the Houston Rockets on Twitter, where his son, Stephen Silas, serves as head coach. The Rockets tweeted the following: “The Fertitta Family and the Rockets organization are deeply …

Denver Broncos QB Russell Wilson leaves game vs. Chiefs with concussion

Denver Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson left the fourth quarter of Sunday’s game against the Kansas City Chiefs after taking a hard hit by the goal line. With the Broncos trailing 34–21, Wilson was heading towards the end zone when he was tackled hard by Kansas City defensive end Frank Clark inside the Chiefs’ 10-yard line. …

Fox cancels ‘Monarch’ after one season

Fox’s first-year series “Monarch,” which starred Anna Friel, Trace Adkins, Susan Sarandon, Joshua Sasse and Beth Ditto, will not return for a second season. The Season 1 finale aired on Dec. 6.  The show revolved around the “first family of country music,” led by Sarandon’s Dottie Roman (who shockingly died in the series premiere). Over the …

Additional performers added to 2023 ‘Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve’

Additional performers have been added to the already star-studded lineup for Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2023. The show will take place from Disneyland, Los Angeles and New Orleans. As previously announced, 18x host and executive producer Ryan Seacrest will once again head to Times Square to lead the festivities, with actress and producer …