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Kyle Busch has been hospitalized with a severe illness, his family revealed in a statement via the NASCAR Cup Series driver’s X account on Thursday, May 21. “Kyle has experienced a severe illness resulting in hospitalization,” the statement read. “He is currently undergoing treatment and will not compete in any of his scheduled activities this […]

Legendary competitive eater Joey Chestnut will still compete in his signature event, Nathan’s Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest, on July 4, despite being on probation after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor battery charge. Chestnut, 43, was sentenced to 180 days of probation on April 20 after being accused of slapping a man in the […]

Survivor alum and The White Lotus creator Mike White can’t resist drawing parallels between his reality breakout and his hit HBO show. White, 53, was a contestant on Survivor: David vs. Goliath in 2018, where he was runner-up to Nick Wilson in a controversial finish. The White Lotus premiered three years later and was an […]

After years — if not decades — of rumors and conjecture, there is increased speculation that Taylor Swift could finally play the Super Bowl Halftime Show thanks to some major news announced by the NFL. The league announced on Tuesday, May 19, that Super Bowl 64, set for 2030, will be held in Nashville’s new […]

It’s only her third year in the WNBA, but Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark is already facing pressure to take her game to new heights. “When is she gonna start winning at the next level?” Fox Sports’ Colin Cowherd, 62, asked on the Monday, May 18, episode of his show, The Herd. “She has not […]

Bryson DeChambeau might need to renounce his nickname of “The Scientist” if NASA hears what he thinks about the moon landing. No, the pro golfer doesn’t doubt that Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin actually touched down on the lunar surface in 1969. But the grainy video we’ve all seen? He’s unsure about that. “I don’t […]

Jordon Hudson took aim at NFL reporter Mike Florio after he wrote a scathing column about her boyfriend, University of North Carolina head football coach Bill Belichick. “Mike Florio is still complaining about a coach who pivoted away from ‘ProFootball’ 2+ years ago,” Hudson, 25, wrote via X on Tuesday, May 19. Florio, 60, is […]

A former schoolteacher had one wish when she entered hospice care: to reconnect with one of her students, NBA great Michael Jordan. Ms. Etta was the transportation coordinator at Emsley A. Laney High School in Wilmington, North Carolina when Jordan, 63, was a teenager. She said she wanted to give her former student one last […]

Jonathan Young finds himself on the verge of winning the biggest Survivor season ever, and if he does, he might have Survivor legend Boston Rob Mariano to thank. Young, 32, struck up a friendship with Mariano, 50, after his original run in Survivor 42. Mariano is a five-time Survivor player himself and winner of Survivor: […]

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice will miss his team’s minicamp to serve a 30-day jail sentence after testing positive for marijuana, violating his probation, Matt Foster of Kansas City’s KSHB first reported on Tuesday, May 19. His probation stemmed from charges related to a multi-car crash in 2024. Rice, 26, was booked at […]

Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown married his longtime partner, Kelsey Riley, last weekend, but it appears many of his teammates were not in attendance — including old friend and quarterback Jalen Hurts. The intimate ceremony happened at the Montage Laguna Beach resort in California on Saturday, May 16, against the backdrop of reported turmoil […]

Tennis star Aryna Sabalenka is looking back at the moment in March 2024 when she learned that her ex-boyfriend, former professional hockey player Konstantin Koltsov, had died. She was on the practice courts in Miami ahead of the Miami Open when, as she recalled to Vogue, she was approached by police with the news that […]

SUNY Potsdam women’s basketball guard Emily Smith died on Saturday, May 16, after she was struck by a vehicle in an alleged hit-and-run near campus, the school announced on Sunday, May 17. She was 20. Potsdam police arrested the alleged driver, Jakob Krise, Saturday morning, according to North Country Now. Krise, 18, was reportedly driving […]

The NBA Playoffs have reached the conference finals, but the real excitement seems to be happening off the court. After ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith took multiple shots at Boston Celtics forward Jaylen Brown, the five-time All-Star unloaded with a lengthy Twitch rant on Sunday, May 17, that included him saying, “f*** Stephen A., Stephen […]

Pro golfer Rory McIlroy didn’t take kindly to a heckler attempting to disrupt his play during his final PGA Championship round over the weekend. After a poor shot sent his ball into a bunker at Aronimink Golf Club in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania on Sunday, May 17, McIlroy, 37, appeared to turn to a fan and […]

A friend of Sarah Jane Ramos, ex-fiancée of Dak Prescott, is clearing the air after photos surfaced of her at a rodeo with the Dallas Cowboys quarterback. “I think that this is the opportunity to make sure that everyone knows that I am single,” Caitlin Rance, who was set to be a bridesmaid for Ramos, […]

The fiancée of late Memphis Grizzlies star Brandon Clarke has broken her silence, nearly one week after his unexpected death at age 29. “There are no words to describe this feeling,” Amber Lorraine wrote in the caption of a heartfelt Instagram post on Sunday, May 17. (Lorraine has since switched her account to private.) “I […]

Pro golfer Brooks Koepka is currently competing at the 2026 PGA Championship, and he’s doing so with a clearer mind after “family issues” took a toll on him in 2025. “We had a lot of family issues go on last year,” he told reporters after his first round on Thursday, May 14. “That took a […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr knows the rigors of the NBA season all too well, so he channeled Taylor Swift to add some levity during an uneven 2022-23 campaign. As the Warriors stumbled to a 44-38 regular season record, Kerr, 60, subtly worked phrases from Swift’s song “All Too Well” into his press […]

Dallas Mavericks rookie Cooper Flagg and Duke women’s basketball star Arianna Roberson are officially official. Roberson, 20, and Flagg, 19, both confirmed their relationship via their social media channels on Thursday, May 14. Roberson went first, posting a TikTok video of the two of them, which she captioned, “Carry on…” In the video, she and […]

Cleveland Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders clearly has his family’s unconditional support. Two weeks after his brother, Shilo Sanders, went after a reporter for speculating that Shedeur, 24, might not be the Browns’ starting quarterback for the 2026-27 season, his father, NFL legend Deion Sanders, defended his son after a rough first campaign. “When he takes […]