The Florida Panthers are advancing to the second round after defeating the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 5 with a score of 6-1 on Monday night, winning the best-of-7 series in five games. Aleksander Barkov and Carter Verhaeghe each scored twice in the win, with Evan Rodrigues also scoring for the Panthers. Florida will next …
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NBA Playoffs: Thunder sweep Pelicans, Nuggets advance, Celtics win
The Oklahoma City Thunder have swept the New Orleans Pelicans in their opening-round playoff series with a 97-89 win in Game 4 on Monday. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Jalen Williams scored 24 points each to help the Thunder earn their first series win since the 2015-16 season, when they made the Western Conference Finals. The Thunder …
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Reba McEntire to return as host of the 59th Academy of Country Music Awards
Reba McEntire will return as host of the 59th Academy of Country Music Awards on Thursday, May 16th at 8 pm EDT/5 pm PDT, streaming live globally across 240+ countries and territories on Prime Video from Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas. Luke Combs leads this year’s nominees with eight nominations, followed by …
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Sam Hunt earns his 10th No. 1 on Country Airplay with ‘Outskirts’
Sam Hunt has earned his 10th #1 on Billboard’s Country Airplay Chart with his single, “Outskirts”. Written by Hunt with Zach Crowell, Jerry Flowers, and Josh Osborne, “Outskirts” is featured on Hunt’s EP, Locked Up, which was released April 5th. (per Billboard) Hunt recently wrapped his arena-headlining Outskirts Tour with country music’s Brett Young and Lily …
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ABC renews ‘Will Trent’ for Season 3
ABC has renewed its drama series Will Trent for a third season. According to Variety, the police procedural, based on the Karin Slaughter’s Will Trent novels, delivered its highest-rated episode ever with Ep. 5, with just over 9 million multi-platform viewers over seven days. Will Trent stars Ramón Rodríguez as the title character: “the top …
Bruno Mars sells-out opening shows at L.A.’s Intuit Dome
Due to popular demand, Bruno Mars has sold out both grand opening performances of Los Angeles’ new arena, Intuit Dome. The 14-time Grammy-winning showman is set to play two back-to-back opening night shows on Thursday, August 15th and Friday, August 16th. Fans first learned that Mars would be return to Los Angeles following a six-year …
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NBA Playoffs: Timberwolves sweep Suns, while Knicks, Clippers, Pacers all score wins
The Minnesota Timberwolves completed their first-round sweep of the Phoenix Suns with 122-116 win in Game 4 of their playoff series. Timberwolves’ Anthony Edwards scored 31 of his 40 points in the second half, while Karl-Anthony Towns added 28 to bring Minnesota the win. The Wolves will face either the Denver Nuggets or Los Angeles …
Stanley Cup Playoffs: Rangers sweep series, Avalanche, Canucks, Oilers all win
The NY Rangers swept the Washington Capitals with a 4-2 victory in Game 4 on Sunday night to advance to the second round of the playoffs. Artemi Panarin scored the go-ahead goal on the power play early in the third period, while Igor Shesterkin made 23 saves to bring New York the win. The Rangers …
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Pope Francis makes first trip outside of Rome in months with visit to women’s prison in Venice
Pope Francis made his first trip outside Rome in seven months on Sunday, visiting a prison for women in Venice ahead of a mass in the city. The Pope has not travelled since visiting the French city of Marseille in September 2023. Amid concerns over his health, the 87-year-old pontiff arrived by helicopter at 8:00am …
Tornadoes sweep across heartland leaving 5 dead, including infant, and dozens injured
Authorities confirmed on Sunday that a four-month-old baby was among two people killed in Oklahoma, in the wake of severe storms and multiple tornadoes that spread across four states. The Oklahoma tornadoes Saturday night were the latest in a series of tornadoes that have battered the Midwest beginning last week and into the weekend. According …