Miami Heat’s Victor Oladipo will undergo season-ending quad surgery

Miami Heat guard Victor Oladipo will miss the rest of the season to undergo surgery, the team announced Wednesday.  Oladipo’s surgery will take place on Thursday in New York; he has been out since early April with an injured right quadriceps tendon. According to Miami, there is no timetable for his return. Oladipo’s tendon isn’t …

Carrie Underwood and Luke Bryan announce Las Vegas residencies

Carrie Underwood and Luke Bryan announced their Las Vegas residencies at the Theatre at Resorts World Las Vegas. Bryan and Underwood join Celine Dion and Katy Perry as the founding headliners at the venue, which will open in November 2021. Underwood’s Reflection: The Las Vegas Residency will begin Dec. 1, 2021, with five additional currently …

Kelsea Ballerini and Kane Brown to host 2021 CMT Music Awards

CMT announced that Kelsea Ballerini and Kane Brown will co-host the “2021 CMT Music Awards,” airing Wednesday, June 9th at 8p/7c on CMT. This will be Ballerini’s first time hosting the CMT Music Awards, and Brown is returning to host for a second consecutive year. CMT said in a statement: “Kelsea and Kane are two of …

NBC’s ‘This Is Us’ to end after Season 6

NBC’s top-rated family drama This Is Us will end after the upcoming sixth season. According to The Hollywood Reporter, an official announcement of This Is Us‘ final season likely will come Friday when NBC unveils its official 2021-22 television schedule. The news about the popular series ending is not surprising, as creator Dan Fogelman, the writers …

Ellen DeGeneres confirms her talk show will end in 2022 after 19 seasons

Ellen DeGeneres announced that her talk show “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” will end in 2022 after 19 seasons. The Hollywood Reporter shared the news Wednesday. DeGeneres told THR that the decision had been made for a while, saying, “I was going to stop after season 16. That was going to be my last season and they wanted …

Former Pentagon chief to defend military response to Capitol riots

Former acting defense secretary Christopher Miller is expected to defend his decisions at a congressional hearing in response to the deadly attack on the US Capitol on January 6th, saying that sending in troops would have created the appearance of a “military coup”. Miller plans to say the military was deliberately restrained on the day …

Prosecutors in Georgia to seek death penalty in Atlanta-area spa shootings which killed 8

On Tuesday, prosecutors in Georgia said they would seek the death penalty for the man accused of fatally shooting eight people at Atlanta-area spas, charging the suspect with committing hate crimes. 22-year-old Robert Aaron Long was indicted on murder charges in the March 16 killings of four women in Fulton County, Georgia, as well as …

Philadelphia 76ers and Phillies will lift COVID restrictions to allow full capacity crowds starting June 11th

Philadelphia mayor Jim Kenny announced that starting June 11 the city will drop all capacity-related restrictions on businesses and activities, allowing for full capacity crowds to return for Phillies and 76ers games.  Fans will still be required to wear masks indoors and in crowded situations.  Starting May 21, the city will begin to loosen COVID-19 …

Oakland Athletics to consider relocation if new stadium plans fail to meet approval

The Oakland A’s announced on Wednesday that they will “explore other markets” as the franchise continues to pursue a new waterfront ballpark project. The Oakland Coliseum has served as the home of the A’s since 1968. A new waterfront stadium in downtown Oakland has been under consideration in recent years but has faced challenges, which …

Dan + Shay confirm they will hit the road for the 2021 “The (Arena) Tour”

Dan + Shay have confirmed they’ll be hitting the road on the 2021 The (Arena) Tour,  and have added two new stops to the trek. Dan + Shay’s arena tour will begin on Sept. 9, in Greenville, S.C., after sets at the North Dakota State Fair and Barefoot Country Music Fest in July and August, …