Boston Red Sox rookie outfielder Roman Anthony finalizing 8-year, $130 million contract extension

Boston Red Sox rookie outfielder Roman Anthony is finalizing an eight-year, $130-million extension with the club. The deal is pending a physical and will reportedly include a club option, keeping him with the organization through 2034. Sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan: “BREAKING: Outfielder Roman Anthony and the Boston Red Sox are finalizing an eight-year, $130 …

Leo Woodall to co-star with Rachel Weisz in Netflix limited series ‘Vladimir’

Leo Woodall has joined the cast of Netflix’s limited series, Vladimir, in the titular role.  The eight-episode series is based in the Julia May Jonas novel of the same name. Netflix announced: “Leo Woodall will star as the titular VLADIMIR — joining Rachel Weisz in the upcoming adaptation of the Julia May Jonas novel. As a …

Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons star in the trailer for ‘Bugonia’

Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons star in the first trailer for Bugonia, a new dark comedy from Oscar-nominated director Yorgos Lanthimos. An official synopsis reads: “Two conspiracy-obsessed young men kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major company, convinced that she is an alien intent on destroying planet Earth.” The latest film from Lanthimos (who previously received …

Suspect captured after manhunt in killing of 4 family members in Tennessee

The suspect wanted in connection with the killing of four people and the kidnapping of a baby in Tennessee was taken into custody on Tuesday after a week-long manhunt. Austin Robert Drummond, 28, was taken into custody in Jackson by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, according to the Jackson, Tennessee, Police Department. According to the …

House Oversight Committee subpoenas Clintons, other top former DOJ officials for testimony in Epstein probe

On Tuesday, House of Representatives Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chair James Comer, R-Ky., issued subpoenas to the Department of Justice, former President Bill Clinton, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and several top former Justice Department officials for documents and testimony in the probe of convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. Epstein was found dead …

L.A. Rams running back Kyren Williams agrees to three-year, $33M extension

Los Angeles Rams Pro Bowl running back Kyren Williams has agreed to a three-year, $33 million contract extension with the team, his agent Drew Rosenhaus confirmed Tuesday. The deal includes $23 million guaranteed. Williams reported to training camp last month and he has participated in all practices, instead of holding out as he headed into …

Veteran QB Teddy Bridgewater to sign with Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Veteran quarterback Teddy Bridgewater is expected to sign with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. A post from NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport read: “The #Bucs are now signing QB Teddy Bridgewater to his 1-year deal after he passed his physical, source says. Kyle Trask will backup Baker Mayfield, but with Michael Pratt …

Paramount+ shares new trailer for spinoff series ‘NCIS: Tony & Ziva’

Paramount+ released a new trailer for NCIS: Tony & Ziva, premiering Sept. 4 on Paramount+. The trailer shows Tony (Michael Weatherly) and Ziva (Cote de Pablo) living peacefully in Paris with their daughter (Isla Gie). quiet life is interrupted when 115 million euros are transferred into Tony’s bank account to frame him. Tony and Ziva go …

Jennifer Aniston to star in Apple TV+ series inspired by Jennette McCurdy’s memoir

Variety reports that Jennifer Aniston is set to star in an Apple TV+ series inspired by actress Jennette McCurdy’s best-selling 2022 memoir, “I’m Glad My Mom Died.”  Apple TV+ has given the show a 10-episode order. A social post from the Apple TV reads: “Jennifer Aniston stars in a new series based on Jennette McCurdy’s …

Shooting at after-party in downtown Los Angeles leaves 2 dead, 6 injured

Two people were killed and six others injured in a mass shooting in an area of downtown Los Angeles early Monday. Authorities said that the shooting took place during a music festival after-party around 1 a.m. Monday in the area of 14th Place and Griffith Avenue, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. There were …