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NBA says it has signed new 11-year media rights deal with Disney, NBC and Amazon
Jul 25, 2024 / Associated Press
The NBA signed its 11-year media rights deal with Disney, NBC and Amazon Prime Video on Wednesday after saying it was not accepting Warner Bros. Di...
Warner Bros. Discovery informs NBA it will match Amazon Prime Video's offer to air games
Jul 23, 2024 / Associated Press
Turner Sports intends to continue its longtime relationship with the NBA. Warner Bros. Discovery informed the league Monday that it will match the ...
‘Twisters’ whips up $80.5 million at box office, while ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ looms
Jul 22, 2024 / Associated Press
Moviegoers ran toward the tornadoes this weekend, propelling “Twisters” to a blockbuster opening. The standalone sequel to the 1996 hit...
EA Sports College Football 25, among most anticipated sports video games in history, hits the market
Jul 19, 2024 / Associated Press
EA Sports College Football 25, among the most highly anticipated sports video games of all time, has flooded the market as gamers who wai...
‘Despicable Me 4’ reigns at box office, while ‘Longlegs’ gets impressive start
Jul 16, 2024 / Associated Press
Gru and the minions are celebrating a second week in first place at the North American box office. But the surprise of the weekend was a small horr...
Singer Ingrid Andress says she was drunk during panned MLB anthem performance, will get treatment
Jul 16, 2024 / Associated Press
Country singer and four-time Grammy nominee Ingrid Andress says she was drunk during her widely panned performance of the national anthem at the 20...
Richard Simmons, a fitness guru who mixed laughs and sweat, dies at 76
Jul 16, 2024 / Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — Fitness guru Richard Simmons has died. Publicist Tom Estey tells The Associated Press that Simmons died Friday at his home in...
‘Despicable Me 4’ debuts with $122.6M as boom times return to the box office
Jul 8, 2024 / Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — After a historically bad first half of the year, the box office is suddenly booming. The Illumination Animation sequel &ldquo...
John Cena announces his retirement from professional wrestling after 2025 season
Jul 8, 2024 / Associated Press
John Cena has announced his retirement from professional wrestling after two decades in the ring. The wrestler-turned-actor told World Wrestling En...
ESPN’s Dick Vitale diagnosed with cancer for a 4th time with surgery scheduled for Tuesday
Jul 2, 2024 / Associated Press
BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — Longtime ESPN college basketball analyst Dick Vitale said on social media he has been diagnosed with cancer for a fourt...
‘A Quiet Place’ prequel box office speaks volumes as Costner’s Western gets a bumpy start
Jul 2, 2024 / Associated Press
“A Quiet Place: Day One” is making noise at the box office. The prequel earned an estimated $53 million in its first weekend in North A...
'Inside Out 2' scores $100M in its second weekend, setting records
Jun 24, 2024 / Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — Weekend number two was just as joyous for “Inside Out 2.” The Pixar sequel collected $100 million in ticket sales...
Celtics win 18th NBA championship with 106-88 Game 5 victory over Dallas Mavericks
Jun 18, 2024 / Associated Press
BOSTON (AP) — Jayson Tatum had 31 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds as the Celtics topped the Dallas Mavericks 106-88 to claim the franch...
Charles Barkley says next season will be his last on TV, no matter what happens with NBA media deals
Jun 17, 2024 / Associated Press
Charles Barkley says that next season will be his last on TV, no matter what happens with the NBA’s media deals. The Hall of Fame player has ...
An emotional win for theaters, Hollywood: ‘Inside Out 2’ scores massive $155 million opening
Jun 17, 2024 / Associated Press
Hollywood’s summer movie anxieties gave way to joy this weekend with the massive debut of Disney and Pixar’s “Inside Out 2.&rdquo...
Joey Chestnut, Takeru Kobayashi to compete in Netflix competition
Jun 13, 2024 / Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) — After organizers for Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest said Joey Chestnut wouldn’t compete...
Apple leaps into AI with an array of upcoming iPhone features and a ChatGPT deal to smarten up Siri
Jun 10, 2024 / Associated Press
CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) — Apple jumped into the race to bring generative artificial intelligence to the masses during its World Wide Developer...
'Bad Boys: Ride or Die' boosts Will Smith's comeback and the box office with $56 million opening
Jun 10, 2024 / Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — “Bad Boys: Ride or Die” opened with an estimated $56 million in theater sales over the weekend. The fourth instal...
‘Garfield,’ ‘Furiosa’ repeat atop box office charts as slow summer grinds on
Jun 3, 2024 / Associated Press
It was a quiet weekend at North American movie theaters, dominated once again by Sony’s “The Garfield Movie” and Warner Bros. &ld...
Bill Walton, Hall of Fame player who became a star broadcaster, dies of cancer at 71
May 28, 2024 / Associated Press
Bill Walton, who starred for John Wooden’s UCLA Bruins before becoming a Hall of Fame center for his NBA career and one of the biggest stars ...
Nashville council rejects proposed sign for Morgan Wallen's new bar, decrying his behavior
May 23, 2024 / Associated Press
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nashville councilmembers have rejected a plan to erect a glowing sign at Morgan Wallen’s new bar along a neon-l...
TNT Sports will begin airing College Football Playoff games this upcoming season through a sublicense with ESPN
May 23, 2024 / Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) — TNT Sports will begin airing College Football Playoff games this upcoming season through a sublicense with ESPN.
The Little River Band Chosen for State Fair Classic Rock Concert
May 22, 2024 / Nebraska State Fair
The Nebraska State Fair and 1868 Foundation are pleased to announce a change in the Nebraska Lottery Concert Series. Concert organizers weren&rsquo...
EA Sports College Football 25 comes out on July 19. Edwards, Ewers, Hunter are on standard cover
May 17, 2024 / Associated Press
EA Sports has revealed an image of the College Football 25 cover that features Michigan running back Donovan Edwards, Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers...
Lainey Wilson wins big at the 2024 Academy of Country Music Awards, including the top honor
May 17, 2024 / Associated Press
It was Lainey Wilson’s night, in many ways. She took home female artist of the year and the top prize of entertainer of the year at the 2024 ...
