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A man who was competing in a New York triathlon on Sunday reportedly died during the swimming leg of the event, per The Southampton Press. According to the outlet, Lin Chung, 34, was “pulled unconscious from the waters of Noyac Bay during the swim portion of the Mighty Hamptons Steve Tarpinian Memorial Triathlon….” When it […]
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Concerts can entail more than just warming up a seat and hearing music. They can also be deeply transformative experiences on an almost gritty, gut level. A concert can resonate in the heart, mind, and soul long after the last note fades. For Ward Davis, it was that way when he went to see Garth […]
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An additional person has been indicted in the 2025 slaying of Patrick Houston Jr. The son of popular Memphis rapper Project Pat. And to the surprise of many, the suspect is another teenage girl. Second Teen Arrested in Connection To Murder of Rapper’s Son The teen, named Jermiesia Franklin, was just 16 years old at the time of […]
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Oh well. The NCAA has weighed in on the controversial week 1 ending in the matchup between the Michigan Wolverines and the Western Michigan Broncos, which resulted in the Wolverines sneaking out a win on a last-second Hail Mary. By now I’m sure you know what happened, but if not, here’s a quick summary with everything you need to know. The Broncos, who compete in the Mid-American Conference, came into the game as 28 point underdogs. But they managed to […]
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Together again for the first time in a long, long time. Tonight at the 25th Annual Americana Honors & Awards, Tom Petty’s band, The Heartbreakers, reunited for the first time in nearly a decade with the great Chris Stapleton filling in as frontman at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium. The band received the Americana Music Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award tonight as well. Original Heartbreakers Mike Campbell, Benmont Tench, Stan Lynch and Ron Blair shared the stage for the first time all as […]
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It’s been a long time coming. But really, it’s been that way for most every Whitey Morgan album. He might not be the most prolific artist. But those that have followed him know he’s the premier torchbearer for Outlaw country.
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Best to let the family of bears have the right of way. Coming face-to-face with one bear on a hiking trail is bad enough. Running into three bears while you are out in the great outdoors? That’s about as unlucky of a nightmare scenario as there is. This wildlife expedition guide – and Alaska bear guide – named Brooke Bartleson recently lived through that nightmare. Though I suppose if she’s an Alaskan bear guide… an encounter like this is part […]
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Jimmy Eat World is cancelling their upcoming festival appearances after its frontman was nearly blinded. Jim Adkins, the band’s lead singer, announced Tuesday, Sept. 15, that he suffered a detached retina and underwent surgery. The 50-year-old rocker said that the health scare began shortly before Jimmy Eat World was scheduled to perform at Warped Tour […]
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Had to have been the only person who didn’t see this coming. The Kansas City Chiefs tight end (and husband of Taylor Swift) Travis Kelce has been named as a victim in a multimillion dollar Ponzi scheme who pleaded guilty to wire fraud in a Missouri court. According to an indictment from December 2023, illegal immigrant Siddharth Jawahar and others founded an investment company called (ironically) Swiftarc Capital, LLC. He then invested nearly all of the investors’ money in a […]
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The situation in California is evidently getting so dire that even the movie studios are planning their exits, and Paramount Studios might already be in the process of leaving. At one point in time, it would have been laughable to suggest that Paramount would pick up their business and move it to elsewhere. But as high taxes, burdensome regulations and a pending antitrust suit against an $111 billion merger between Paramount and Warner Brothers continue to be an issue in […]
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