Following in his father’s footsteps with the Cornhuskers, highly touted Dylan Raiola is looking for a signature win in only his second career start this weekend.
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Magic Johnson joins Washington Spirit as investor
Five-time NBA champion Earvin “Magic” Johnson is the newest investor in the Washington Spirit, the National Women’s Soccer League team announced on Thursday.
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Big 12’s discussions to add UConn have stalled
The Big 12’s conversations about potentially adding UConn as a member have stalled.
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USWNT great Alex Morgan announces retirement
United States women’s national team stalwart Alex Morgan has announced that she is to retire from soccer in a video shared on social media.
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Commanders fire VP for comments made in video
The Commanders have fired an employee for comments on the team’s players, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and commissioner Roger Goodell.
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Verizon to Acquire Frontier for $20 Billion in Cash
Telecommunications giant Verizon Communications plans to take over smaller player Frontier Communications in an all-cash deal valued at $20 billion, as Verizon seeks to bolster its fiber footprint to battle its biggest rival, AT&T. According to Verizon, Frontier operates the “largest pure-play fiber internet” network in the U.S. with 2.2 million fiber subscribers across 25…
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Harvey Weinstein Indecent Assault Charges Dropped in U.K.: ‘No Longer a Realistic Prospect of Conviction’
The U.K.’s Crown Prosecution Service will not pursue criminal charges against disgraced film producer Harvey Weinstein saying there is not “a realistic prospect of conviction.” In June 2022, the CPS authorized two charges of indecent assault against a woman by Weinstein. The alleged assaults were said to have taken place in London in 1996. These…
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Hou Xin’s ‘Bound in Heaven’ Picked up by Rediance, Drops Trailer Ahead of Toronto, San Sebastian Premieres (EXCLUSIVE)
Specialty sales and finance firm Rediance has picked up international sales rights to “Bound in Heaven,” the directorial debut feature of experienced Chinese screenwriter Hou Xin. The tragic love story will have its world premiere this week in the Centerpiece section of the Toronto International Film Festival. It will subsequently travel to San Sebastian for…
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Ananya Panday on Starring in Prime Video’s ‘Call Me Bae’ and Reaching 25 Million Instagram Followers: ‘With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility’
Ananya Panday couldn’t put down the script for “Call Me Bae” — literally. “I finished reading all eight episodes in one night because I couldn’t stop,” the Bollywood star told Variety about her new Prime Video series. Written by Ishita Moitra, Samina Motlekar and Rohit Nair, “Call Me Bae” tells the story of Bae, a…
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‘The Piano Lesson’ Review: The Washington Family Comes Together Around August Wilson’s Legacy-Themed Masterwork
In August Wilson’s play “The Piano Lesson” — revived on Broadway in 2022, adapted with care and much the same cast for the screen by Malcolm Washington — Berniece hasn’t played the piano since her mother died. It just sits in her living room, reminding her of everything her parents, and their parents before them,…
