Author: Alex Maschino
As ESPN’s Laura Rutledge continues to break boundaries in sports media, she’s eager for all football fans to celebrate the diversity of the sport’s fan base. Rutledge, 37, who joined ESPN’s Monday Night Football coverage this year in addition to her duties on the network’s NFL Live, couldn’t help but notice some of the predictable social media backlash to Taylor Swift attending her fiancé Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs’ game against the Detroit Lions on Sunday Night Football on Sunday, October 12. “I am shocked and saddened by it,” Rutledge exclusively told Us Weekly while promoting her partnership…
The Montreal Canadiens, their want for a second line center, and what would the cost for Sidney Crosby be? Sportsnet: Renaud Lavoie talking about the Montreal Canadiens and their need for a second line center. ** NHLRumors.com transcription Lavoie: “What, what the team is looking at right now is to find that, you know, that second line centerman that they hope to get at one point. But obviously they’re not the only one. What’s out there? And it’s been mentioned by a few people already is, I think Montreal and probably a couple of other teams are waiting to see…
The charges follow a September order from President Donald Trump labelling antifa as a ‘domestic terrorist organisation’.Published On 17 Oct 202517 Oct 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareFederal prosecutors in Texas have, for the first time, filed terrorism charges targeting antifa, according to Kash Patel, the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).The charges, announced on Thursday, cite United States President Donald Trump’s recent designation of the far-left movement as a terrorist organisation.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listCameron Arnold of Dallas and Zachary Evetts of Waxahachie, Texas, were charged on Wednesday with providing support to terrorists…
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Season 2 Golden Bachelor Mel Owens is down to his final three. The 66-year-old former NFL player (turned lawyer turned reality TV personality) handed out three roses on the Wednesday, October 15, episode of the ABC series, giving Peg, Debbie and Cindy coveted hometown dates. “Your families, of course, are your biggest protectors and have your best interests at heart,” Mel said to the six remaining women before he started handing out roses. “So if you get a rose, we will be spending some significant and real time. I don’t take this decision lightly. It’s very important to me and…
Nine Premier League players are among the shortlist of players nominated for this year’s Golden Boy award, which recognises the most impressive players under the age of 21. Lamine Yamal was the recipient of the award in 2024 after establishing himself in the Barcelona side and helping Spain lift the European Championship. The teenager went on to enjoy a treble-winning season with the Catalan club last season and came runner-up in the most recent Ballon d’Or, losing out to Paris Saint-Germain’s Ousmane Dembele. This year sees the likes of England’s Myles Lewis-Skelly make the 20-player list, alongside Arsenal teammate Ethan…
The Syrian strongman Bashar al-Assad was the face of the regime, but he was far from alone. During his two decades in power — and over the course of a 13-year civil war that left half a million people dead — Mr. al-Assad’s many enforcers oversaw the torture of political prisoners. They developed and deployed chemical weapons. They ran illicit drug trades to fund the dictatorship. When the Assad regime fell in December 2024, many of those enforcers disappeared without a trace. Some are believed to have fled to Libya or Russia or the United Arab Emirates. The picture is…
DBS CEO Tan Su Shan took on the top job just before an economic storm struck. The veteran of the Singapore-based bank, Southeast Asia’s largest, assumed the role in March, just a few days before U.S. President Donald Trump slapped steep tariffs on much of the world economy. That posed a challenge for DBS, which serves clients across China, Southeast Asia, and India. Her response to an uncertain economy? Diversify. “If you only sell to the U.S., you have to diversify,” Tan said at the Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit on Tuesday. Last week, Trump threatened to impose 100% tariffs…
Tamra Judge is spilling the tea on a message she allegedly received after The Real Housewives of Potomac’s Wendy Osefo and her husband, Eddie Osefo, were arrested on fraud charges last week. The Real Housewives of Orange County star, 58, claimed on the Tuesday, October 14, episode of her “Two Ts in a Pod” podcast that she received a DM from Wendy’s neighbor expressing doubts about Wendy and Eddie’s claims of a home burglary in April 2024. “Her neighbor slid into my DM. [She said] basically, they all got notices on their front door or in their mailbox that there…
A freed Palestinian prisoner was overwhelmed to find out his family were alive, after believing they had been killed.Shadi Abu Sido told the BBC an Israeli prison officer had lied to him and told him his family had been killed, and his home bombed.Mr Sido spent 20 months in an Israeli prison and was one of nearly 2,000 prisoners exchanged for Israeli hostages, under the first phase of the US-brokered ceasefire deal.But when he arrived in Gaza, he was overwhelmed to be greeted by his family.Israel’s prison service said they operated within the law and are not aware of any…