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The controversial NFL kicker Harrison Butker — labeled as sexist and homophobic by many after his infamous Benedictine College commencement speech over the summer — defiantly declared at Chiefs training camp on Wednesday that he planned to “stand behind what it is I’m saying” regarding his values and beliefs. This couldn’t help but bring to […]

You might have been able to spot Kevin Durant sitting courtside at Team USA women’s basketball 3×3 Olympic game against Australia on Thursday, but that doesn’t mean he or his fellow NBA superstars Steph Curry and LeBron James would ever play for the American 3×3 squad. Why? In a word, while it’s imminently watchable for […]

If there were a gold medal bestowed at these Paris Olympics for ‘most viral athlete’ there is a clear runaway winner — Stephen Nedoroscik, the nerdy, bespectacled pommel horse specialist and hero of the U.S. Men’s Gymnastics team. Make no mistake, there have been lots of heroes at the Paris Olympics thus far — Simone […]

Decisions haven’t always been black and white for Chilean table tennis Olympian Zhiying Zeng — or black and… any other color for that matter. The Chinese-born table tennis prodigy’s life was forever changed in 1986, two years before table tennis premiered as an Olympic sport at the Seoul summer games, when the Olympic committee introduced […]

If you thought the NBA’s greatest shooter of all time Stephen Curry was a one of a kind talent, you’re not wrong — but that doesn’t mean other superstars around the world who grew up watching Curry aren’t trying to emulate his game. The man being called “the German Steph Curry,” Andreas Obst, is currently […]

Anyone who says they had the USA men’s basketball team needing a last-second layup by LeBron James to beat South Sudan in exhibition play before the Paris Olympics is lying to themselves. But even more stunning and inspiring than the rise of the first Cinderella story of these summer games is who helped them get […]

In our insatiable need to compare and contrast every little element of the skill set of Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese on the basketball court, their ridiculous workout routines deserve a closer inspection. Both Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese put an absurd amount of work into their fitness regimen, which helps explain why the two […]

We know all about the diets of any GOAT-level athletes in the present era thanks to social media, sports docuseries, the streaming age, cell phone cameras, and any number of other modern forms of sharing (and oversharing) that we currently live in. Then why are sports fans still fascinated by the diet of Chicago Bulls […]

It should come as no surprise that another member of Kobe Bryant’s family — his nephew, Jett Washington — is on track to be a superstar athlete. What is turning heads however is the fact that his sport of choice is football, not basketball. Jett Washington, the son of Kobe’s sister Sharia, is one of […]

As Simone Biles and the rest of the U.S. women’s gymnastics team gear up for their attempt to win fresh gold at the Paris Summer Olympics later this month, NBC is on its own mission — as its cameramen pan across the gymnasts’ family members watching in the stands — to find the next Aly […]

For all those taking cheap shots about new Lakers coach JJ Redick’s lack of coaching experience, think again. Because although he hasn’t coached at the high school, college or pro levels, he has ample head coaching experience in one of the most aggravating, stressful, hair-splitting leagues imaginable — youth sports. Anyone who has had to […]

Is blue-collar Buffalo really charging LA and New York level big-city prices for season ticket holders to see their beloved Bills at the new Highmark Stadium? That’s the fear, though team higher-ups are keeping financial details closer to the chest than a Josh Allen handoff. The Buffalo media, including local newspaper The Buffalo News, has […]

If you’re not running around this week covering the NBA Finals for ESPN while also doing press for your new hit drama on FX, then you’re probably not Ramona Shelburne. The multi-hyphenate senior ESPN reporter and on-air personality can now add Hollywood executive producer to her impressive resumé. Clipped, the six episode limited series based […]

If there’s one thing more American than watching Joey Chestnut dominate competitive hot dog eating on the 4th of July, it’s listening to two monolith corporations throw shade at each other in what could best be described as, well… a wiener measuring contest. Major League Eating, the organization behind Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July Hot […]

The most potentially explosive reunion of this NBA Finals wasn’t Kyrie Irving and the Celtics, or Kristaps Porzingis and the Mavs — it was Jason Kidd and the Boston fanbase. The two sides had one of the most vitriolic and infamous showdowns of the early 2000s and yet for all the debate and attention surrounding […]

There are few sights more disturbing in this world than Donald Sterling sun bathing naked with a fortuitously placed newspaper covering his genitals — but that’s the final image of him we’re left with in FX’s powerful new limited series Clipped, about the demise of the former Clippers owner. It’s meant to be an ugly […]

As the paparazzi and tabloids reported on Jennifer Garner allegedly encouraging Ben Affleck to “work on” his marriage to Jennifer Lopez, the event that truly caused Garner to get emotional this week centered on something else entirely — her eldest daughter Violet’s high school graduation. Tearing up like her Capital One credit card just bounced […]

Warner Bros. just released a new trailer for the highly anticipated summer blockbuster Beetlejuice Beetlejuice and enthusiasm is only building for the Tim Burton sequel. This trailer lays out the plot the most clearly yet, nicely connecting to the original 1988 paranormal comedy classic while laying the groundwork for some fun new terrain as well. […]

Jennifer Lopez wasn’t in the mood to answer a question about her rumored divorce from Ben Affleck at a press junket for her upcoming Netflix film Atlas. Lopez also had some help shutting down the personal prying thanks to her Atlas co-star, Simu Liu. The two were fielding questions in Mexico City on the press […]

As generally happens online when a new season of Netflix’s Bridgerton comes out, fans’ glowing reviews of the romantic storyline of the season appear first — followed shortly thereafter by the steamy romance drama’s best boom-chicka-bow-wow moments (if that’s too delicately put for your sensibilities, I’m talking about what Anthony Edwards does with trophies). It’s […]

The war of words between Donald Trump’s legal team and the filmmakers of the controversial Trump biopic The Apprentice that premiered at the Cannes Film Festival this week continues to escalate. Ali Abbasi, the director of the film, fired back on Tuesday with some pretty choice words for the former president and his lawyers. A […]

Steve Carell has played an inept boss, a 40 year old virgin, an animated supervillain turned lovable dad, a biblical ark builder, a fake news correspondent, and a slew of other memorable roles — and it seems he’s adding author/college professor to the mix. Carell is returning to TV, HBO specifically, for a college-set single-cam […]

The MCU may be on the verge of coming out of its extended slump, if ticket pre-sales for Deadpool and Wolverine are any indication. Fandango announced on Tuesday that the upcoming Marvel blockbuster broke two impressive records thus far. In a post on X/Twitter, Fandango announced that the projected summer tentpole Deadpool and Wolverine “broke […]

Sometimes art imitates life in such a way that life then fires back with a priceless reaction too glorious for art to have ever imagined — and former Washington Commanders owner Daniel Snyder, former president Donald Trump, and the producers of his new biopic The Apprentice have just given us one of those very special […]

Look out Caddyshack and Happy Gilmore — it seems the next great golf comedy is upon us, though this time for the small screen. Netflix announced on Wednesday that the streamer is home to a new Will Ferrell, Ramy Youssef scripted comedy series called GOLF. In addition to starring in it, the two comedic masterminds […]

For those (like me) who fully intended to watch Caitlin Clark’s WNBA debut with the Indiana Fever, only to get a sports news alert on Tuesday night after the game ended with her stat line (leading to the inevitable “oh @#$*! I missed it?!” reaction), don’t let this happen again. The forgetfulness, FOMO, and expletive […]

The controversial and occasionally hyper-caffeinated juggernaut that is Logan Paul and KSI’s beverage brand, PRIME, is getting another major celebrity sponsor in Grammy-Award winning Mexican singer Peso Pluma. The viral, influencer-driven company announced the news in a press release on Wednesday, praising Pluma as a globally recognized artist and “one of the largest names in […]

Hollywood “It” boy of the moment Glen Powell addressed the massive success of his rom-com with Sydney Sweeney, Anyone But You, and the possibilities of a sequel in an interview with Vanity Fair published Wednesday. The magazine profiled Powell ahead of his summer blockbuster Twisters and a slew of other big projects in the works, […]

Olivia Munn opened up to Vogue in a profile published Sunday about her scary recent battle with breast cancer and her family plans for the future. Munn, who made her alarming health diagnosis public on social media in March, didn’t shy away in this interview from revealing more news about her recovery in the months […]

If you didn’t drop a reworked album, worldwide tour dates and new music video to kick your week off then clearly you’re not Donald Glover — also known in his musical endeavors as the Childish Gambino. The prolific and multi-talented actor/writer/singer announced a new version of “3.15.20” on Monday — an album he originally released […]

Hot on the heels of high-profile collaborations with Taylor Swift and Beyoncé, Post Malone proves once again he’s a musician of many genres and, like the lyrics of his new country anthem with Morgan Wallen proclaim, “Team work makes the dream work.” Wallen and Post Malone teamed up for a new country song, “I Had […]

The internet is still going wild for the news that Justin Bieber and Hailey Bieber are going to have a baby, baby, baby (ohhh!). Now the families of the two young stars are able to share their excitement publicly about the Baby Bieber on the way. Pattie Mallette, Justin’s mom, took to Instagram after the […]

If you find yourself going to the first major blockbuster of the season this weekend, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, and can’t help but be reminded of Tesla CEO and tech billionaire Elon Musk in one of the key characters… you’re not wrong. Kevin Durand, one of the stars of the new Planet […]

If you’re feeling like Taylor Swift is everywhere these days, you’re not wrong — as the pop mega-star is now even codified into state law in Minnesota. No, it’s not legally required to love her music (although judging by her airplay on radio stations and streaming services it might feel that way). The new “Taylor […]

A great debate about film influencers vs. traditional movie critics — really between old vs. new journalism tactics — has broken out in response to a viral red carpet clip from the Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes movie premiere. The hoopla began when an influencer, Easton Simpson (also known online as the “mumble […]

Tom Brady certainly showed a lot of concern for Robert Kraft’s feelings over a joke at the Patriots owner’s expense during Brady’s Netflix live roast special on Sunday night, but perhaps he should have saved that outrage for jokes at the expense of the mothers of his children — Bridget Moynahan and Gisele Bündchen. Both […]

It’s been 20 years since the series finale of NBC’s blockbuster sitcom Friends — which means Ross and Rachel should be celebrating their platinum anniversary, and Monica and Chandler’s twins are off having fun at college. But alas, we can only surmise what the Friends gang and their progeny would be up to in sitcom […]

Deadpool is not always a very good boy, but misery loves company and now at least he has a canine co-conspirator to commiserate with. Deadpool’s new pup, Dogpool, will make his big screen debut this summer when Deadpool & Wolverine premieres, with the adorably uggo dog set to be introduced in his four-legged breakout role. […]

For those not into Taylor Swift’s personal feuds with exes or reality TV stars, who prefer their Swift beef heavily riddled with legal terms and music rights related issues, good news — Warner Brothers Discovery is developing a new docuseries entitled Taylor Swift vs. Scooter Braun: Bad Blood. Scooter Braun is the high-profile music industry […]