Pitcher Luis Severino agrees to 3-year, $67M deal with Oakland A’s

Right-handed pitcher Luis Severino has agreed to a three-year, $67 million contract with the Oakland A’s.  ESPN reported that Severino’s guaranteed money is the largest in the history of the franchise; and that he can opt out of the contract after the second year. Severino, 30, rejected a one-year, $21.05 million qualifying offer. A two-time …

John Mulaney, Awkwafina, Sam Richardson join ‘Poker Face’ Season 2

Peacock has added three new guest stars for Season 2 of Poker Face, with John Mulaney, Ego Nwodim and Sam Richardon joining the cast.  The streaming service also revealed new cast members including Awkwafina, Corey Hawkins, Method Man and Simon Rex set to appear in the mystery series. Peacock previously announced Giancarlo Esposito, Katie Holmes, …

Paul Mescal to host ‘Saturday Night Live’ with musical guest Shaboozey

Paul Mescal will host the Dec. 7 episode of NBC’s Saturday Night Live, which will mark the program’s first episode after a three-week hiatus through the Thanksgiving holiday. The ‘Gladiator II’ actor will be featured  alongside musical guest Shaboozey on the episode, marking the “SNL” debut for both artists. “Saturday Night Live” will also be …

Trump considering Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to replace Pete Hegseth as defense secretary pick

Sources close to President-elect Donald Trump said that he is considering selecting Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis as his pick for defense secretary, to replace embattled former Fox News host Pete Hegseth. The Wall Street Journal, who first broke this story, reported that the news comes after Trump and DeSantis attended a memorial for fallen law enforcement …

United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson shot and killed in targeted attack in NYC

UnitedHealth Group CEO Brian Thompson was shot and killed at point-blank range by a masked gunman in midtown Manhattan on Wednesday morning, shortly before he was set to attend an investor conference, according to police. Police said the 50-year-old CEO was shot once in the back and once in the leg; he was rushed to …

LPGA, USGA update gender policies for 2025 season to include female-at-birth clause

The LPGA and USGA announced on Wednesday new updates to their gender policies,  including a female-at-birth clause, that will take effect in the 2025 season. The new policy for the LGPA (seen in full here) largely resembles that of the USGA (seen HERE). It states in part that “players assigned male at birth and who …

Buffalo safety Micah Hyde re-signs contract to Bills’ practice squad

The Buffalo Bills announced on Wednesday that veteran safety Micah Hyde had re-signed to a practice squad contract.  The Bills also posted a photo of Hyde to social media with the caption: “First look at @Micah_Hyde in a Bills uniform. #GoBills | #BillsMafia” Hyde played the last seven seasons for the Bills, and became a …

Netflix’s ‘Outer Banks’ to end with fifth and final season

Netflix announced that it has renewed Outer Banks for a fifth and final season. Per Deadline, co-creators/executive producers Jonas Pate, Josh Pate and Shannon Burke said in a statement: “We imagined a mystery that would lead to a five-season journey of adventure, treasure hunting, and friendship. It seemed impossible that we would really get to …

Jon Stewart to continue hosting ‘The Daily Show’ through 2025

Comedy Central announced that Jon Stewart will continue to host The Daily Show through December 2025, keeping him as a once-a-week host and full-time executive producer of the show. The news comes just over nine months after Stewart made a deal to return to the show after an eight year absence, hosting the show once …

South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol to lift martial law after parliament rejects decree

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said early Wednesday that he would lift the ’emergency martial law’ he imposed on Tuesday, after South Korea’s National Assembly voted early Wednesday morning to lift the decree he’d imposed, in which he declared the opposition party was plotting a rebellion against the government. The official decree from Yoon, …