NBA Playoffs: Heat defeat Bucks; Lakers beat Grizzlies

* The Miami Heat defeated the Milwaukee Bucks 119-114 on Monday night, giving the Heat a 3-1 lead in the first-round series in Miami. Jimmy Butler earned a franchise playoff record 56 points, helping the Heat rally to close a 15-point gap to steal Game 4 from the top-seeded Bucks. The Heat need just one …

Don Lemon says he is “stunned” after firing from CNN

Longtime anchor CNN announced in a tweet published Monday morning that he has been fired by the network. The news came hours after Lemon co-hosted “CNN This Morning” alongside Poppy Harlow and Kaitlan Collins. Lemon wrote: “I was informed this morning by my agent I have been terminated by CNN. I am stunned. After 17 years at CNN …

Fox News announces Tucker Carlson’s departure, effective immediately

Fox News announced Monday morning that the network and Tucker Carlson have agreed to part ways. In a statement the network said “FOX News Media and Tucker Carlson have agreed to part ways. We thank him for his service to the network as a host and prior to that as a contributor.” Fox said Carlson’s …

Green Bay Packers agree to trade QB Aaron Rodgers to NY Jets for four draft picks

Sources tell ESPN’s Adam Schefter that the Green Bay Packers have traded quarterback Aaron Rodgers to the New York Jets. The Packers are trading Rodgers to New York for a first-round pick swap, a second-round pick, a sixth-round pick and a conditional 2024 second-round pick.  The 2024 second-round pick will reportedly become a first-round pick if Rodgers plays …

Colleagues mourn the death of ‘Dancing with the Stars’ judge Len Goodman

Tributes are pouring in on social media after news broke that longtime Dancing with the Stars judge Len Goodman had died on Saturday of bone cancer. Goodman’s agent confirmed on Monday that the 78-year old died two days prior at a hospice in Kent, England.  A statement to the BBC read: “A much loved husband, …

Gayle King and Charles Barkley to co-host CNN show “King Charles”

CNN CEO Chris Licht announced that ‘CBS Mornings’ co-anchor Gayle King and ‘NBA on TNT’ analyst Charles Barkley will host a weekly primetime program titled ‘King Charles.’ The hour-long ‘King Charles’ is set to debut on CNN later this year through 2024. King will continue to work for CBS Mornings, and Barkley will keep his duties at …

NHL Playoffs: Hurricanes, Bruins, Stars and Oilers win Game 4

In Sunday’s NHL Eastern Conference playoff games, the Carolina Hurricanes defeated the NY Islanders 5-2, while the Boston Bruins won their matchup against the Florida Panthers with a score of 6-2. * Seth Jarvis scored twice and the Carolina Hurricanes snapped an eight-game postseason road losing streak with a 5-2 victory over New York on Sunday, …

NBA Playoffs: Knicks, Warriors, Celtics, Timberwolves all win Game 4

* The New York Knicks defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 102-93 on Sunday to take a 3-1 series lead in their Eastern Conference playoff series. Jalen Brunson scored 29 points, and RJ Barrett had 26 ; while Josh Hart moved into the starting lineup and added 19 points and seven rebounds for the fifth-seeded Knicks.  If the Knicks …

NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell departs company following probe into ‘inappropriate conduct’

Comcast announced on Sunday that NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell is stepping down following an investigation by outside counsel after a complaint of “inappropriate conduct.” Comcast said Shell’s departure, “effective immediately,” followed an investigation led by outside counsel into a complaint, but offered no further details, nor did the say who will succeed Shell. Comcast and Shell jointly announced …

NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell departs company following probe into ‘inappropriate conduct’

Comcast announced on Sunday that NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell is stepping down following an investigation by outside counsel after a complaint of “inappropriate conduct.” Comcast said Shell’s departure, “effective immediately,” followed an investigation led by outside counsel into a complaint, but offered no further details, nor did the say who will succeed Shell. Comcast and Shell jointly announced …