Buffalo Bills running back James Cook agrees to 4-year, $48M extension

Buffalo Bills running back James Cook has agreed to a four-year, $48 million contract extension. The pact includes $30 million guaranteed, the most paid to a running back in the last five years. Cook, 25, was entering the final year of his rookie contract. He reported to training camp on Tuesday in uniform to fully participate, …

Portland Trail Blazers sold to owner of Carolina Hurricanes for over $4 Billion

Eben Novy-Williams of Sportico reported Wednesday that Carolina Hurricanes owner Tom Dundon has agreed to purchase the Portland Trail Blazers from the estate of the late Paul Allen for more than $4 billion. Last October, Forbes valued the team at $3.5 billion. Allen, a co-founder of Microsoft, purchased the Blazers for $70 million in 1988. …

Blake Shelton shares video for ‘Stay Country or Die Tryin’

Blake Shelton has shared the music video for his new single, “Stay Country or Die Tryin’,” which appears on Shelton’s new album, “For Recreational Use Only.” Written by Drew Parker, Graham Barham, Sam Ellis, and Beau Bailey, “Stay Country or Die Tryin’” is the follow-up to Shelton’s 30th career No. 1 hit, “Texas.” The cinematic …

Miranda Lambert, Parker McCollum to livestream ‘Band Together Texas’ flood relief event

Miranda Lambert and Parker McCollum will livestream their upcoming benefit concert ‘Band Together Texas’ in support of their devastating floods last month in their home state. Band Together Texas will take place at 7 p.m. CT on August 17 at Moody Center in Austin, Texas. Proceeds will benefit Community Foundation of Texas Hill Country and …

Ryan Gosling stars in the trailer for the film ‘Project Hail Mary’

Ryan Gosling stars in the trailer for the new film Project Hail Mary, based on a novel by Andy Weir (author of ‘The Martian’). Gosling portrays a middle-school science teacher Ryland Grace, who gets recruited by Eva (German actress Sandra Hüller) into a last-ditch effort to save the Earth from extinction, but winds up alone …

Taylor Swift reveals album cover, tracklist for new album ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ dropping Oct. 3

Taylor Swift revealed the cover art and tracklist for her 12th studio album “The Life of a Showgirl”, which will be released on October 3. The tracklist also noted that Sabrina Carpenter will be featured on ‘The Life of a Showgirl’, the title track to the new LP. Swift shared the news on her social …

DOJ says George Washington University is ‘acting deliberately indifferent’ to antisemitism

The U.S. Department of Justice announced Tuesday that George Washington University was in violation of federal civil rights laws by “acting deliberately indifferent” to instances of anti-Semitism on campus. In a letter from Assistant Attorney General Civil Rights Division Harmeet K. Dhillon to GWU President Ellen M. Granberg, the DOJ stated that the department had …

Bureau of Labor Statistics nominee E.J. Antoni suggests the agency suspend its monthly jobs reports

E.J. Antoni, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), has proposed pausing the release of monthly employment reports in favor of more reliable quarterly updates. In an interview with Fox News Digital on Monday (ahead of his nomination) that was published Tuesday, Antoni argued that the BLS’s current approach to …

Houston Texans tight end Brevin Jordan out for season after injuring knee in practice

The Houston Texans have placed fifth-year tight end Brevin Jordan on season-ending injured reserve after he hurt his knee during practice on Monday. Last season, the tight end suffered a torn ACL in Week 2 against the Chicago Bears. ESPN’s Adam Schefter confirmed the news on Tuesday, with the exact nature of Jordan’s knee injury …

Tennis legend Monica Seles reveals myasthenia gravis diagnosis

Tennis legend Monica Seles, 51, is speaking out about her diagnosis of myasthenia gravis (also known as MG); a rare, chronic neuromuscular autoimmune disease she was diagnosed with three years ago. The nine-time Grand Slam champion and International Tennis Hall of Famer shared in an interview with “Good Morning America” on Tuesday that she chose …