Veteran linebacker Myles Jack to retire after 7 seasons in the NFL

Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Myles Jack has told the team he plans to retire after seven seasons in the league. According to a tweet from NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport: “Veteran LB Myles Jack has informed the #Eagles that he plans to retire after seven NFL seasons and 617 tackles. Jack signed with Philly during camp, now will …

Team USA Basketball tops Germany 99-91 in comeback win

Team USA Basketball are heading to the 2023 FIBA World Cup, after defeating Germany in a comeback win 99-91 on Sunday night in Abu Dhabi. Team USA finishes the exhibition season with a perfect 5-0 record. After trailing by as much as 16 in the second half, Team USA’s Anthony Edwards scored 34 points, Austin …

Josh Groban to miss performances of Broadway’s SWEENEY TODD due to Covid

Josh Groban has tested positive for Covid-19, forcing him to sit out his next string of performances in Broadway’s ‘Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street ‘  Groban’s understudy, Nicholas Christopher, will go on stage in his place, taking on the title role of Sweeney Todd during his absence. Josh released the news in …

Emmy-winning ‘This Is Us’ actor Ron Cephas Jones dies at age 66

Ron Cephas Jones, who won two Emmy Awards for his role on the hit NBC television drama “This Is Us,” has died at age 66. Jones’ manager, Dan Spilo, confirmed the actor’s death in a statement: “Beloved and award-winning actor Ron Cephas Jones has passed away at the age of 66 due to a long-standing …

U.S. Treasury sanctions four Russians linked to 2020 poisoning of Alexei Navalny

On Thursday, the U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned four Russians accused in the poisoning of currently imprisoned Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny. The Treasury Department said the four individuals were members of Russia’s Federal Security Service, or the FSB (the main successor agency to the Soviet Union’s KGB). The sanctions targeted Alexey Alexandrovich Alexandrov, Konstantin Kudryavtsev, …

Interest rates reach 21-year high as mortgage demand drops

U.S. mortgage rates rose to their highest level in 21 years this week, as demand for mortgages decreased. According to data released Thursday, in the week ending August 17, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 7.09% — up from 6.96% the week before (one year ago, the 30-year fixed-rate was 5.13%). The last time rates were …

Miami LT Terron Armstead injured at Dolphins joint practice with Texans

Miami Dolphins star left tackle Terron Armstead injured his right leg during his first snap of 11 on 11 drills at Thursday’s joint practice with the Houston Texans at the Houston Methodist Training Center. The four-time Pro Bowler was unable to put any weight on his leg and was also unable to straighten his knee …

Detroit Lions’ Jameson Williams likely to miss rest of preseason with hamstring injury

Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell said on Thursday there’s a “good chance” the second-year wide receiver Jameson Williams will miss the rest of the preseason after suffering a hamstring injury during Wednesday’s practice. Williams sustained the injury during Wednesday’s training camp practice while running a route, leaving the session after the injury. Williams was already …

Take a look at the new trailer for ‘The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon’

AMC released a new trailer for the upcoming spinoff series The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon, starring Norman Reedus. The trailer sees Daryl Dixon (Reedus) is France, and features a new character (played by Clémence Poésy). Poésy’s character asks Daryl what led him to France; who replies, “bad decisions,” while she responds: “Maybe we’re the same …

Uma Thurman and Samuel L. Jackson reunite in the trailer for ‘The Kill Room’

The trailer for the new film The Kill Room has been released, starring Samuel L. Jackson and Uma Thurman. In The Kill Room, Thurman plays art dealer Patrice Capullo, while Jackson plays Gordon Davis, a mob boss who needs to launder money from hit jobs. According to a film synopsis, ‘Gordon concocts a scheme where …