Reigning Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell has agreed to a two-year, $62 million deal with the San Francisco Giants. Sources told ESPN about the terms of the agreement Monday night, while the left-handed pitcher confirmed the news by posting a photo of himself wearing a Giants uniform on Instagram. Snell, 31, entered the league …
Monthly Archives: March 2024
Toby Keith announced as part of 2024 Country Music Hall Of Fame Inductees
Brooks & Dunn announced the 2024 Class of Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum inductees in a live-stream held at the Hall of Fame Rotunda Downtown Nashville, Tennessee. The late Toby Keith will be honored in the Modern Era Artist category, along with James Burton in the rotating Recording and/or Touring Musician category and …
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59th ACM Awards to air live May 16th exclusively on Prime Video
The Academy of Country Music (ACM) has announced that the 59th ACM Awards will take place on Thursday, May 16. The annual event will stream live from Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas, exclusively on Prime Video. The 2023 show, hosted by Dolly Parton and Garth Brooks, streamed live globally on Prime Video …
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Kelly Clarkson, Peyton Manning, Jimmy Fallon to host Olympics ceremonies
Singer Kelly Clarkson and retired professional football player Peyton Manning announced on The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon that they will host the opening ceremony at the Paris Summer Olympics with ‘Sunday Night Football’ announcer Mike Tirico. The opening ceremony will take place July 26 along the Seine river, with the Olympic games to run through …
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Trump attorneys say he cannot secure $464 million appeal bond in New York fraud case
Attorneys for former President Donald Trump said in a court filing on Monday that he has not been able to get a bond to secure the $464 million civil fraud judgment against him. Trump’s lawyers said he needs to post a bond for the full amount by next week in order to stop New York …
EPA finalizes ban of last form of asbestos in U.S.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Monday announced a comprehensive ban on using and importing cancer-causing asbestos, a carcinogen still used in some vehicles and in some industrial facilities and other products in the U.S. The new rule would ban chrysotile asbestos, the only ongoing use of asbestos in the United States. The substance is …
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Bills All-Pro Taron Johnson becomes highest-paid CB with 3-year, $31M extension
The Buffalo Bills have signed All-Pro cornerback Taron Johnson to a three-year, $31-million extension. Johnson’s agent told ESPN’s Adam Schefter that the deal will make Johnson the highest-paid nickel cornerback in the NFL, a title had previously been held by the Colts’ Kenny Moore, who returned to Indianapolis on a three-year, $30-million. The 27-year-old Johnson …
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Ex-Cowboys linebacker Leighton Vander Esch retires from NFL after six seasons
Former Dallas Cowboys linebacker Leighton Vander Esch announced on Monday that he is retiring after six seasons in the NFL. The Cowboys had just released Vander Esch last Friday. Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said in a statement on Monday: “Seldom do you come across a player like Leighton, who grew up playing eight-man football only …
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Take a listen to Kenny Chesney’s ‘Thinkin’ Bout’ from upcoming LP ‘BORN’
Kenny Chesney recently shared his new song ‘Thinking’ Bout’, off his fifteen-song album ‘BORN’, set to drop on March 29. Chesney previously shared the tracks “Take Her Home” and “Just To Say We Did” off BORN. Chesney spoke at length about “Thinkin’ Bout”: “The hardest part of letting go is actually letting go. All that …
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2024 Glastonbury Festival headlined by Dua Lipa, Coldplay, SZA, and Shania Twain
The 2024 Glastonbury Festival has unveiled its 2024 lineup, featuring headliners Dua Lipa, Coldplay, SZA, and Shania Twain. The event returns to Worthy Farm in Pilton, United Kingdom from June 26-30. Glastonbury posted on social media: “Here is the first Glastonbury Festival 2024 line-up poster. Many more acts and attractions still to be announced. Tickets …
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