Fresh off winning back-to-back national championships, including Monday’s victory over TCU in Inglewood, California, Georgia was tabbed the overall betting favorites at +375 to win the College Football Playoff title again next season.
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CA women’s caucus: Remove White as UFC head
The California Legislative Women’s Caucus, in a letter to the head of the UFC’s parent company, called for the removal of Dana White as UFC president after video surfaced of him slapping his wife.
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Bulldogs barrel their way to 2nd straight CFP title
Georgia quarterback Stetson Bennett and the No. 1 Bulldogs made quick work of the No. 3 TCU Horned Frogs on Monday night, posting an easy 65-7 victory in Inglewood, California, securing the program’s second straight national championship.
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Striking the Right Note: Hildur Guðnadóttir Lets Her Music Do the Talking
She may have an Oscar, an Emmy and two Grammys, but composer Hildur Guðnadóttir is uncomfortable in the spotlight. She’d much rather be in her Berlin studio practicing her cello, driving her son to school or making dinner for her family. The Icelandic composer of “Joker” and “Chernobyl” is in Hollywood to talk about her…
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7 Podcasts to Help You Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions
With the new year comes a new collection of pressures: get fit, eat better, get your finances in order, become an entirely new person. That’s probably not the most realistic goal, but experts say changing one thing at a time can lead to permanent results. One painless way to get into the habit-changing mindset is…
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Bills, Bengals led the way after Hamlin collapsed
While NFL officials insisted all week that they never intended to restart the Bills-Bengals game, interviews by ESPN with coaches, players, union officials and team executives have told another story: Postponing the game was a ground-up decision.
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Enty Lawyer Seeks to Throw Out Diana Jenkins’ Defamation Lawsuit
The proprietor of the “Crazy Days and Nights” gossip blog has filed a motion to throw out a defamation suit filed in November by Diana Jenkins, a former cast member of “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.” Jenkins is seeking to reveal the true identity of the proprietor, who goes by the pseudonym Enty Lawyer….
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‘RRR’ Composer and Director on How the Song ‘Naatu Naatu’ Became Such a Rip-Roaring Rouser
If anyone was ever able to calculate the number of musical sequences that occur in film in the classic movie-musical tradition, the Indian film industry would almost surely be responsible for a plurality of them each year. But having an Indian songwriter nominated for a best song Oscar? That last happened in 2008, when A….
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Andrew Temple Promoted to Chief Operating Officer at Allen Media Group (EXCLUSIVE)
Allen Media Group has promoted Andrew Temple to chief operating officer of broadcast sales & syndication. Temple previously served as president of domestic television distribution. In his new position, Temple will continue to be responsible for the distribution and syndication of AMG’s 70 television series, its over-the-air digital broadcast networks ThisTV and The Grio., as…
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Paul Mescal Takes Over Blake Jenner Role in Richard Linklater’s Decades-Spanning ‘Merrily We Roll Along’
Richard Linklater’s feature film adaptation of Stephen Sondheim and George Furth’s musical “Merrily We Roll Along” is merrily rolling again, with “Aftersun” and “Normal People” star Paul Mescal stepping into the lead role of Broadway composer Franklin Shepard, replacing original star Blake Jenner. Mescal joins Ben Platt, who plays Franklin’s creative partner and lyricist Charley,…
