Fred Ottman, better known to professional wrestling fans as Typhoon, Tugboat, and The Shockmaster, told fans on Sunday, Feb. 8, that he recently survived a near-death experience. The 69-year-old 2025 WWE Hall of Fame inductee said on Instagram that he has been bedridden after his gallbladder ruptured. The health incident nearly killed him. “If I would […]
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What words describe Luke Bryan? Fun, honest, talented, and likable are a good start. The country music star and American Idol judge has had a full-tilt professional career going for a long time. But he seems to be in a new, more relaxed and contemplative stage of his life now. Bryan is deciding what really […]
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The restaurant Steak ‘n Shake is supporting the White House initiative known as “Trump Accounts.” Here’s what you need to know.
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Jason Aldean usually avoids running shows at the start of the year for one very specific reason. But, in 2026 he’s making an exception
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High praise from one of the best. Sadly, 3 Doors Down frontman Brad Arnold passed away on February 7th after a battle with cancer. He co-founded the band in 1996 and wrote their biggest hits like “Kryptonite” and “Here Without You.” Arnold first revealed last May that he had been diagnosed with cancer last May, and it was in stage 4 when he was diagnosed. He was a man of faith, and leaned on that throughout his battle. The band was […]
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USA! USA! USA! Ladies and gentlemen, the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan Cortina are in full swing, and if you aren’t watching, there’s something wrong with you (sorry, not sorry). The Summer Olympics always get the majority of the hype, but I’d argue that the Winter Olympics are just as good – if not better. World class athletes fly through the air with snowboards and skis clipped to their feet, people lay down on a sled and rocket down a […]
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Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show has come and gone… so who’s got next? Super Bowl LX didn’t bring the world a very competitive football game (the Seattle Seahawks pummeled the New England Patriots). But it did present quite the halftime show spectacle, and I say that because it’s the first time in my memory that there were two halftime shows that happened at the same time. If you didn’t touch the dial (old phrase, I know), then you watched […]
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Bad Bunny made heads turn with his Super Bowl halftime performance. Here’s what his fellow ‘Happy Gilmore 2’ star had to say about it.
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Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show seems to have divided the nation. Some people enjoyed the impactful extravaganza with surprise cameos from Lady Gaga and Ricky Martin, plus exuberant dancing. Others expressed displeasure with Bad Bunny’s selection for the glam gridiron gig. Some of them instead watched the competing “All-American” halftime show put on by […]
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