MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred hinted at the potential benefit of a lockout should league owners and the MLB Players Association fail to agree to a new collective bargaining agreement by Dec. 2. On Thursday, Manfred said that “an offseason lockout that moves the process forward is different than a labor dispute that costs games. I …
Monthly Archives: November 2021
Ravens QB Lamar Jackson misses second straight practice due to non-COVID related illness
Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson missed practice for the second straight day on Thursday due to a non-COVID related illness. Jackson was sent home Wednesday along with starting center Bradley Bozeman, who is also sick. Baltimore Ravens offensive coordinator Greg Roman said Thursday that Jackson is feeling better but did not have a complete update …
Florida’s 2022 Tortuga Music Festival to feature Luke Combs, Thomas Rhett and more
Luke Combs, Thomas Rhett and Morgan Wallen will headline the 2022 Tortuga Music Festival in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The annual music event will take place on April 8-10, 2022 and will mark the fest’s return to its typical April schedule after it was canceled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Among the other stars slated …
Thomas Rhett and wife Lauren Akins welcome their fourth daughter, Lillie Carolina
Singer Thomas Rhett and his wife, Lauren Akins, have welcomed their fourth daughter, Lillie Carolina. The 31-year-old Rhett shared the news Wednesday on Instagram alongside a photo of himself with Akins and their baby girl at the hospital, along with the caption: “Lillie Carolina Akins born November 15th. 7.5 pounds of pure joy. @laur_akins you …
Continue reading “Thomas Rhett and wife Lauren Akins welcome their fourth daughter, Lillie Carolina”
Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss are back as Neo and Trinity in the new poster for ‘The Matrix Resurrections’
Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss are back as Neo and Trinity in a new poster for the upcoming film The Matrix Resurrections. Co-stars include Jada Pinkett-Smith reprising her role as Niobe, Priyanka Chopra, Christina Ricci, Jonathan Groff, Jessica Henwick, Brian J. Smith, Telma Hopkins, Eréndira Ibarra, Max Riemelt and Toby Onwumere. In the poster released …
Take a look at the new teaser and first-look photos from ‘Ozark’ Season 4
Netflix shared a teaser and first-look photos for Season 4 of Ozark. The teaser features moments from the show in reverse, as Marty Byrde (Jason Bateman) reflects on the “snowball effect” of ones actions. He says in the trailer: “Human beings make decisions, they commit acts and that makes things happen. It creates a snowball effect — …
Continue reading “Take a look at the new teaser and first-look photos from ‘Ozark’ Season 4”
House votes to censure Arizona Rep. Paul Gosar for violent tweets
The U.S. House on Wednesday voted to censure Rep. Paul Gosar for tweeting an animated video of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez being killed. The chamber voted 223-207 in favor of the resolution, with two Republicans — Reps. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., and Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill. — siding with Democrats. A censure is the most serious action the …
Continue reading “House votes to censure Arizona Rep. Paul Gosar for violent tweets”
Jacob Chansley, ‘QAnon shaman’, sentenced to 41 months in Capitol riot
Jacob Chansley, the self-styled “QAnon shaman” who became one of the faces of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, has been sentenced to nearly three and a half years in prison for his role in the riot. At a hearing Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., Judge Royce Lamberth sentenced Chansley to …
Continue reading “Jacob Chansley, ‘QAnon shaman’, sentenced to 41 months in Capitol riot”
MLB Cy Young Award 2021: Toronto Blue Jays’ Robbie Ray, Milwaukee Brewers’ Corbin Burnes Named AL and NL Winners
Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Corbin Burnes was named the 2021 National League Cy Young Award winner, and Robbie Ray of the Toronto Blue Jays took home the American League Cy Young. Ray received 29 of 30 first-place votes while Gerrit Cole received the only other vote. Ray was the favorite to win in the AL after …
Pitcher Justin Verlander to sign one-year, $25M deal with Houston Astros
According to MLB Network’s Ben Verlander, his brother – pitcher Justin Verlander – is returning to the Astros. Verlander will sign a one-year deal worth $25 million with a player option for a second year. If Verlander were to opt in for the second year, it would be for another $25 million. Verlander rejected the …
Continue reading “Pitcher Justin Verlander to sign one-year, $25M deal with Houston Astros”