MLB to deaden baseballs slightly amid surge in home runs

Major League Baseball has slightly deadened its baseballs coming after a years-long surge in home runs. MLB anticipates the changes will be subtle; in a memo to teams last week. the league cited an independent lab that found the new balls will fly 1 to 2 feet shorter on balls hit over 375 feet. Five …

NHL Postpones 7 Games involving Devils, Wild, Sabres due to COVID-19 Issues

On Monday, the NHL announced the postponement of seven additional games as the New Jersey Devils, Minnesota Wild and Buffalo Sabres deal with the league’s COVID-19 Protocols.  Buffalo and New Jersey last played Jan. 31 against each other, and Minnesota hasn’t played since Feb. 2.  The new postponements include Buffalo’s games against the Washington Capitals on Thursday …

‘Mank’ and ‘Minari’ lead the Critics Choice Awards Film Nominations: See The Full List of Nominees

The nominees for the 26th annual Critics Choice Awards were announced on Monday, with Mank leading with 12 nominations, followed by Minari with 10. Mank is nominated for Best Picture, Best Actor for Gary Oldman, Best Supporting Actress for Amanda Seyfried,f an Best Director for David Fincher, amongst others. Minari is nominated for Best Picture, Best …

Christina Milian joins Starz series ‘Step Up’ in role originated by the late Naya Rivera

Christina Milian has joined the Starz series Step Up as Collette, a role originated by the late Naya Rivera. Rivera starred as Collette in the first two seasons of the series, which aired on YouTube before moving to Starz. Rivera died at the age of 33 in July from accidental drowning while boating with her 5-year-old …

Four skiers killed, four injured in avalanche in Salt Lake City, Utah area

Four skiers died and four others were injured after an avalanche in the Salt Lake County. The skiers, ranging in age from 23 to 48, were reported to be at 9,800 feet elevation near Wilson Glade in Millcreek Canyon around 11 a.m. Saturday. According to the Utah Avalanche Center, the avalanche covered 250 feet of …

House Democrats to introduce $3,000 per child benefit as part of Biden relief package

House Democrats plan to unveil legislation Monday to provide $3,000 per child to tens of millions of families as part of President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package. Under the proposal, the Internal Revenue Service would provide $3,600 over the course of the year per person younger than 6 years old and $3,000 per …

Tampa Bay Buccaneers defeat Kansas City Chiefs 31-9 to win Super Bowl LV

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are Super Bowl LV champions, defeating the Kansas City Chiefs 31-9 on Sunday night at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. The Bucs became the first team to win a Super Bowl in their home stadium, and quarterback Tom Brady earned his seventh Lombardi Trophy, the most of any player in …

Detroit Pistons trade Derrick Rose to NY Knicks for Dennis Smith Jr., draft picks

The NY Knicks will acquire point guard Derrick Rose in a trade with the Detroit Pistons. New York will send point guard Dennis Smith Jr. and Charlotte’s 2021 second-round pick to Detroit. Rose is a three-time All-Star. He won Rookie of the Year in 2008–09, earning an All-NBA selection in 2010–11. Rose, 32, is in …

M. Night Shyamalan’s new movie ‘Old’ debuts first trailer during Super Bowl LV

Filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan debuted the first trailer for his upcoming film Old during Super Bowl LV on Sunday. The synopsis of the film reads: “Old centers on a group of people who find a dead body on a beach and slowly realize there is something unnatural happening.” Old stars Gael Garcia Bernal, Eliza Scanlen, Thomasin McKenzie, Aaron Pierre, …

Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers announces engage amid reports he’s dating actress Shailene Woodley

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers announced he is engaged over the weekend, but the question being asked on social media is – to who?  Rodgers revealed the engagement news as he accepted the NFL’s Most Valuable Player Award for the third time in his career. “2020 was definitely a crazy year filled with lots …