Houston Rockets Guard Russell Westbrook Tests Positive For COVID-19

Houston Rockets guard Russell Westbrook announced Monday on Instagram that he tested positive for COVID-19, but says he feels well and eager to play again.  “I tested positive for COVID-19 prior to my team’s departure to Orlando,” Westbrook wrote in the post. “I’m currently feeling well, quarantined, and looking forward to rejoining my teammates when …

Washington Redskins To Change Name And Logo After Backlash

Following decades of pressure to stop using a racial slur as its team name, Washington’s NFL team, the Washington Redskins, announced that it will finally change. The team said in a statement on Monday: “On July 3rd we announced the commencement of a thorough review of the team’s name. That review has begun in earnest. …

Death Of “Glee” Actress Naya Rivera Confirmed After Disappearance At California Lake

Authorities in Southern California said on Monday they are ‘confident’ that the body recovered from Lake Piru is that of actress Naya Rivera, who went missing while on the lake last week while boating with her son.  Ventura County Sheriff Bill Ayub said searchers found the body floating early Monday morning, from what they believe …

Bollywood Superstar Amitabh Rai Bachchan And Daughter, Hospitalized With COVID-19

The husband of Bollywood star Aishwarya Rai Bachchan confirmed on Twitter Sunday that his wife and their daughter, 8-year-old Aaradhya, have tested positive for COVID-19.  Aishwarya and her daughter have become the latest members of the Bollywood famous Bachchan family to contract the virus — husband and fellow Bollywood star Abhishek Bachchan and his father, …

Actress Kelly Preston Dies At 57 After Two-Year Battle With Breast Cancer

Actress Kelly Preston has died at the age of 57.  Preston’s husband, John Travolta confirmed that his wife died on Sunday morning after a long battle with breast cancer in an emotional post to Instagram: “It is with a very heavy heart that I inform you that my beautiful wife Kelly has lost her two-year battle with breast cancer,” the …

Florida Breaks U.S. Single-Day Record With 15,300 New COVID-19 Cases

Florida reported 15,300 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, the most new positive cases any state has reported on a single day since the onset of the pandemic.  Florida has now surpassed the previous record of 11,434 new cases set by the state on July 4, reporting a total of 269,811 cases — the third-highest tally …

Rookie Cole Custer Wins First Series Race At Kentucky Speedway

NASCAR Cup Series rookie Cole Custer completed a daring four-wide pass on the final lap to win Sunday’s Quaker State 400 at Kentucky Speedway in Sparta, Ky.  Custer became the first Cup Series rookie in almost four years to win a race. Martin Truex Jr. and Kevin Harvick were neck and neck for the lead …

Kamaru Usman Beats Jorge Masvidal At UFC 251 To Retain Title

Kamaru Usman defeated Jorge Masvidal by unanimous decision in the main event of UFC 251 on Sunday morning in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Usman (17-1) retained his UFC welterweight title and remained unbeaten in the UFC. His 12 straight wins ties lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov for the longest active winning streak in the UFC …