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Pope Francis passed away in Vatican City on April 21, 2025, a day after Easter Sunday. He was laid to rest on April 26, and buried at Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome, Italy. A conclave will start on May 7 to name his successor. The world came to a standstill on April 21, the day after Easter Sunday, when Pope Francis passed away. The leader of the Catholic Church had been the Pope for ove...

Yassine Chueko is a former soldier and MMA fighter, who is now the bodyguard of soccer star Lionel Messi. Chueko recently challenged Logan Paul to a fight, and Paul has sent a response. Messi and Paul have lawsuits going against each other, as they’re battling in the market of sports drinks. It is a strange time for sports beefs, and another one seems to be emerging from impending laws...

After three years of not having hosts for the Academy Awards, the ceremony has had hosts for the last three years. Regina Hall, Amy Schumer, and Wanda Sykes shared the job in 2022. Jimmy Kimmel hosted in 2023 and 2024. Conan O’Brien will have the honors of hosting the 2025 Oscars for Sunday’s ceremony. The Academy Awards are the biggest show in Hollywood, and the 97th edition will go o...

Karla Sofia Gascon is the star of Emilia Perez, a movie up for 13 Academy Awards on Sunday, including Best Picture. Gascon is nominated for Best Actress but has come under fire for social-media posts regarding Islam and Black Lives Matter. She hasn’t attended many of the pre-Oscar awards shows, but Gascon will be in Los Angeles on Sunday, and Netflix will pay her expenses. Emilia Perez...

It has been a busy period for ESPN, who re-signed various personalities but lost people like Adrian Wojnarowski and Zach Lowe. There is more movement on ESPN as they announced “Around the Horn” would be ending in 2025 after 23 seasons. However, they also announced that “Inside the NBA” would be joining ESPN, with TNT still producing the show from Atlanta. ESPN has been busy these last ...

Kansas City Chiefs’ tight end Travis Kelce is busy this week, with Week 1 of the NFL season just over a week away. Kelce and his brother, Jason, just signed a deal for their podcast, “New Heights”, with Amazon’s Wondery that is worth over $100 million. Kelce then bought a stake in a racehorse named Swift Delivery with the Zoldan family, who also had a stake in 2011 Kentucky Derby winner An...

Stephen Nedoroscik went viral at the Olympics as the gymnast looked like he was sleeping before his events. Nedoroscik came back to the United States with a pair of bronze medals. Nedoroscik will now join the cast of the 33rd season of Dancing with the Stars. Olympic betting sites are now quiet, and will be for the foreseeable future with the next Games in Los Angeles four years away. ...

Adam Sandler confirmed in July 2024 that there would be a sequel to the 1996 classic, Happy Gilmore. There have been theories on which pro golfers or celebrities would make an appearance in Happy Gilmore 2. Sandler confirmed on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon that Kansas City Chiefs’ tight end Travis Kelce would have at least a cameo in the movie. It has been over 28 years since...

Ipswich Town FC is a 145-year-old soccer club that recently earned promotion back to the English Premier League for the first time since 2002. Pop star Ed Sheeran has been sponsoring the club’s shirts since 2021, and the lifelong Ipswich Town fan has now purchased a minority stake in the club. Sheeran joins the likes of Kevin Durant and Michael B. Jordan, among others, with shares in socce...

Legendary street artist Banksy recently revealed two new pieces of art, and it has stirred up conversations regarding their identity once again. Banksy started doing graffiti in 1990, and has since turned into an icon due to his art, which usually features a social message. There are odds at online sportsbooks in regard to who Banksy could be, including Gorillaz members Jamie Hewlett and D...

The NBA has been in the market for a new media-rights deal, and it had accepted bids from NBC, Amazon, and Disney. This left Warner Bros., the home of TNT, out in the cold after a relationship that had started in 1989. Warner Bros. is looking to match Amazon’s bid, which could take this saga to the courtroom in the near future. On July 10, it was reported that the NBA had reached a dea...

Basketball Hall of Famer Charles Barkley has become one of the most beloved television analysts of all time in any sport, due to his work on TNT’s “Inside the NBA”. Barkley revealed that he is going to retire next season after 25 years, as TNT is left out of the NBA’s media coverage going forward. Online sportsbooks are favoring Barkley to go into golf next year, with sportswear, politics,...

Competitive-eating king Joey Chestnut has dominated the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest, winning the last eight in a row and 16 overall. He would have been an overwhelming favorite to win his 17th title, but Chestnut is banned from the 2024 edition. He has a deal with Impossible Foods, which is a rival of Nathan’s Hot Dog. Chestnut wanted to promote the new vegan hot dog from Impossible Fo...

The sequel to Adam Sandler’s 1996 hit, “Happy Gilmore”, has found a home at Netflix, where Sandler’s movies have been wildly successful recently. There is currently no release date for “Happy Gilmore 2”, but Bovada has odds for a “Fresh” rating of 85% or higher on Rotten Tomatoes after a month of being on Netflix. Sandler will likely be joined by Christopher MacDonald, who will reprise his...

Amid a wave of celebrities sharing that they’ve used Ozempic, TV personality and fashion designer Kelly Osbourne is the betting favorite to be the next. Osbourne has changed her mind on the weight loss drug in the past — initially opposing it, then supporting it, and recently saying she’s never taken Ozempic. Rebel Wilson is the latest celebrity to reveal that she used Ozempic to help her ...

Drake and Kendrick Lamar have recently been in a back-and-forth beef. A leaked Drake track, possibly AI-generated, was released over the weekend. Rick Ross responded to the track with a diss of his own directed at Drake. Kendrick Lamar’s “Like That” has generated quite a stir in the world of hip-hop. In his collaboration with Future and Metro Boomin for the Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 song...