Center Nikola Vucevic signs three-year, $60 million extension with Bulls

The Chicago Bulls announced Wednesday that Nikola Vucevic has agreed to a three-year, $60 million extension. Chicago traded for Vucevic at the 2021 trade deadline, giving away Wendell Carter Jr. as well as draft picks Franz Wagner and Michigan’s Jett Howard. Bulls general manager Arturas Karnisovas recently said that he “thought that deal worked out …

Golden Knights and Ivan Barbashev agree to 5-year, $25 million extension

The Vegas Golden Knights and winger Ivan Barbashev have agreed on a five-year deal worth $5 million per season. The 27-year-old Barbashev came to Vegas this year in a midseason trade with the St. Louis Blues, where he spent the first five years of his career as a bottom-six player. He scored 16 goals and …

Jason Aldean, Morgan Wallen headlining Covenant School benefit concert

Jason Aldean, Morgan Wallen, Old Dominion, Lee Brice, Maddie & Tae, Jeffrey Steele, Needtobreathe, and Anne Wilson are among the artists who will appear this summer at A Covenant Knight at the Grand Ole Opry House  benefit concert, to assist The Nashville Covenant School – the victim of a school shooting in March 2023. Hosted …

Miranda Lambert’s MuttNation Foundation award over $250K to 52 animal shelters

Country superstar Miranda Lambert’s MuttNation Foundation along with Tractor Supply Company have teamed up for the third consecutive year to donate more than $250k to 52 animal shelters across the U.S.. MuttNation’s Mutts Across America program awarded one outstanding shelter or foster-based rescue in every state (including Washington, DC and a “wildcard” pick) with a …

John Legend and wife Chrissy Teigen welcome baby No. 4 via surrogate

Chrissy Teigen and John Legend have welcomed baby No. 4 via surrogate. Teigen and Legend welcomed their third child, a daughter named Esti, in January. The couple also share daughter Luna, 7, and son Miles, 5. In an Instagram post on Wednesday, Teigen revealed that she and Legend recently welcomed their fourth child together via surrogate on …

HBO’s ‘The Idol’ ending one week earlier than planned

HBO’s controversial series ‘The Idol’, starring The Weeknd and Lily-Rose Depp, is coming to an end sooner than planned. The fifth episode of the series, co-created by The Weekend (Abel Tesfaye), Euphoria creator Sam Levinson, and Reza Fahim, will be the last of the season, concluding this Sunday (July 2).  TV Line shared that the …

Government watchdog report states more than $200 billion in pandemic relief was potentially squandered

According to a report published Tuesday by the inspector general of the Small Business Administration (SBA), the federal government squandered more than $200 billion in potential fraud to prop up small businesses as the COVID-19 pandemic threatened the U.S. economy. The report from the inspector general of the SBA gives an estimate of how much …

Supreme Court overturns online stalker conviction over ‘true threats’

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of a Colorado man convicted of making “true threats” who repeatedly sent abusive messages to a local musician. The high court said that Billy Counterman’s conviction — for sending Facebook messages to singer-songwriter Coles Whalen — was based on the wrong legal standard. The justices ruled on …

NASCAR’s Jimmie Johnson’s in-laws, nephew found dead in suspected murder-suicide

NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson’s in-laws, along with one of their grandchildren, were found dead in Muskogee, Oklahoma on Monday night in what police suspect was a murder-suicide. The Muskogee Police Department said in a statement that three people were found dead inside a home on Monday night after receiving a 911 call at around 9:05 …

Avalanche deal forward Alex Newhook to Canadiens for two 2023 draft picks

The Montreal Canadiens announced on Tuesday that they have acquired Alex Newhook from the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for a 2023 first-round pick, a 2023 second-round pick and defenseman Gianni Fairbrother. The first-round selection that Montreal dealt to Colorado is the No. 31 overall pick, which was previously owned by the Florida Panthers. The second-round …