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The result was historic. The way it happened was all too familiar. Never before, since interleague play began in 1997, had the Dodgers been swept in a six-game season series against the Angels. But plenty of times in recent weeks had they suffered the kind of fate that befell them Wednesday. Entering the eighth inning,…
The entertainment news show βExtraβ is getting a new host in its old age. Derek Hough, best known as a dance pro and now judge on βDancing With the Stars,β will replace Billy Bush as lead anchor of the syndicated series, which is going into its 32nd season in September. In a statement to The…
Comedy Centralβs βSouth Parkβ continues to target President Trump, and viewers appear to be loving it. Ratings for the 27th season of the irreverent and often ribald animated series have surged, according to data from Nielsen and Comedy Central. The second episode, which premiered Aug. 6, scored 6.2 million viewers across the cable network and…
Tech scion David Ellison and his leadership team at Paramount sent a message to Hollywood: A new era is underway. Nearly a week after taking the keys to the battered media company, Ellison and his top executives met with reporters at the Paramount Pictures lot Wednesday to show that they mean business. Ellison and his…
Taylor Swift will enter her latest era in a matter of months. The ubiquitous βShake It Offβ pop star announced her upcoming album, βThe Life of a Showgirl,β would drop Oct. 3 as she made her podcasting debut Wednesday on βNew Heights,β co-hosted by her NFL star boyfriend Travis Kelce and his retired football pro…
Marc Maron is not interested in being just another podcaster in a sea of mediocrity. In a new interview, the comic β who recently announced the end of his popular and long-lived podcast βWTFβ β criticized the current podcast landscape as awash in meh. βThings were better before everyone had a voice,β Maron told the…
Before he arrived at USC, Micah Banuelos was already pretty accustomed to playing through pain. As a standout offensive and defensive lineman at Kennedy Catholic High in Washington, his shoulder would pop out of its socket during almost every game. So Banuelos would check out, have his shoulder popped back in and then reenter the…
Tory Lanezβs attempt to submit new evidence and challenge his 2022 felony conviction has collapsed. Lanez, whose legal name is Daystar Peterson, brought forward two petitions in his case, which concerns the 2020 shooting of hip-hop artist Megan Thee Stallion. According to Complex, one involved Petersonβs driver not testifying and the other sought to bring…
A decade ago, the languishing St. Louis Rams were ranked dead last in the NFL with a franchise valuation of $930 million. Today, according to Sportico rankings released Wednesday, the Rams are valued at $10.43 billion, second only to the Dallas Cowboys at $12.88 billion. The Rams, owned by developer Stan Kroenke, saw a 34%…
Puerto Rican pop visionary Rauw Alejandro will be honored at the 38th annual Hispanic Heritage Awards. On Wednesday, the Hispanic Heritage Foundation announced that the singer-songwriter will receive the 2025 Hispanic Heritage Award for Vision, a title that honors his groundbreaking contributions to Latin music and his role in shaping its global future. βAs an…
