The musician won Album of the Year for his release “We Are”, and he also earned the prizes for Best American Roots Performance and Best American Roots Song for “Cry,” Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media for Soul, and Best Music Video for “Freedom.” As the big winner of the night fans may well want to know more about Batiste and his illustrious career, here are some interesting facts about him....
Ossoff made his comment on a Wednesday Fox News interview after the interviewer asked him if he thought recent allegations of wrongdoing against fellow Georgia Democratic Senate candidate Reverend Raphael Warnock would possibly discourage state voters from choosing either Democratic candidate. Although the interviewer didn’t specify the exact allegations in question, it has recently resurfaced that Warnock was arrested during a physical child-abuse investigation at a church camp on July 31, 2002....
Jon Stewart returned to The Daily Show weeks after the 9/11 attacks, and like many comedians in the moment, he made a point of getting real with his audience about the terror and devastation that America was facing. Instead of opening the talk show with a number of jokes, Stewart delivered an incredibly powerful message that started with an important question to his viewers: “Are you OK?” But the truly inspiring moment came later in Stewart’s eight-minute monologue when he reflected on America’s strength and values of community and freedom....
Retail traders, many of whom were part of the Reddit stock trading forum r/WallStreetBets, bought large amounts of shares of GameStop stock this week. Some hedge fund managers had procured GameStop stock in the hopes that it would decrease in value, part of a practice known as “shorting” or “short selling.” When the stock in GameStop rose, hedge funds suffered financial loss. On Thursday, the commission-free trading app Robinhood halted purchases of GameStop stock, causing some observers to believe external pressure led the company to announce the restrictions....
The 6-1 professional dunker is no stranger to making the internet scratch its head over his aerial acrobatics. But this? Well, this is on another level. MORE: Conference finals predictions | Magic trolls the Clippers | Beatles inspire fan to write Curry song Kilganon calls his latest shenanigans “Lost and Found,” and it may just be the craziest dunk you’ll ever see. There’s a high probability your eyes won’t believe it at first....
The 22-year-old defending champion holed two bogeys and a quadruple bogey to start the back nine as he squandered a five-shot lead at Augusta. He finished the round with a one-over 73 to end up at 2 under for the weekend — three shots behind eventual winner Danny Willett. MORE: Worst Masters collapses | Winners and losers from Augusta Spieth struggled to explain his finish in a post-round interview....
MORE: 10 MLB single-season feats we’ll never see again Ramirez did not get the chance to become the first to have six extra-base hits in a single game, as he was pulled for a pinch-runner — Giovanny Urshela, who did come to bat, drawing a walk — in the eighth inning. After his big day, Ramirez joins: George Strief, Philadelphia Athletics – June 25, 1885 George Gore, Chicago White Stockings – July 9, 1885...
Duncan, 58, died in a Terre Haute hospital, in Indiana, near the penitentiary where he was incarcerated and waiting to be executed. He died shortly after 2.30 a.m. PT on Sunday. Duncan’s attorney said earlier this year that the serial killer had undergone brain surgery in October 2020, and was diagnosed with stage 4 glioblastoma. Court records filed on January 21 said Duncan had declined chemotherapy and radiation and a doctor said on November 20, 2020, that the killer was expected to live between six months and a year....
The defensive end had put together a standout performance, but late in the game, while chasing Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes on a scramble, he pushed the quarterback and was called for an unnecessary roughness penalty that set the Chiefs up in field-goal range. Harrison Butker promptly split the uprights to deliver the 23-20 win against the Bengals. MORE: Bengals’ Germaine Pratt vents frustration over Joseph Ossai penalty While not everyone will handle Ossai’s penalty positively, the EDGE said most of his teammates have had his back....
Brent is accused of drunkenly wrecking his Mercedes and killing practice squad player Jerry Brown in December 2012. Brent faces 20 years in prison if convicted either of manslaughter or intoxication manslaughter in the death of his friend, who was also a teammate of Brent's at the University of Illinois. Jurors heard from safeties Barry Church and Danny McCray, who played video games for several hours with Brent, then went to dinner and a nightclub with him and Brown....
According to a Tuesday feature on Gordon from Sports Illustrated — which coincides with his return to the league — the NFL receiver says he was able to make a significant profit from selling marijuana while at Baylor: According to SI’s feature, Gordon estimates he made as much as $10,000 a month from selling the drug. MORE: Gordon says Baylor coaches helped him pass drug tests From SI’s article:...
Gordon and Ferg must have hit it off. MORE: Another QB draft swing for Browns? | Cleveland’s worst first-round picks The A$AP Mob member features the NFL wideout in his latest music video, “New Level.” The song, featuring Future, and the accompanying video is a salute to sports stars who were able to make it to the top by working hard. “Future and I have a lot in common — we’re mutual fans of each other’s work and we both love the grind of getting a lot of work done,” Ferg told Noisey....
The wide receiver’s agent, David Canter, told ProFootballTalk nine different teams showed interest in working out Gordon, though he wouldn’t reveal any of their names. Gordon, who caught 20 passes for 287 yards and one touchdown in six games, was released from the Patriots off injured reserve after a short stint in New England. Seattle then claimed him off waivers Friday. The 2012 second-round supplemental draft pick out of Baylor was placed on the IR with a knee injury on Oct....
If this was the car he was using at the time, he was hardly keeping a low profile. Gordon, suspended two games at the start of the year, ranks 15th in receiving yards, fourth in yards per game and second in yards per catch. He ranks first (we're guessing) in camo-colored Porsches.
The Padres pulled off a stunner of a deal on trade deadline eve, acquiring star reliever Josh Hader in exchange for Taylor Rogers, Dinelson Lamet and a package of prospects, per multiple reports. The deal ends a years-long trade saga surrounding Hader. The Brewers have been rumored to want to move the relief ace for some time, and on Monday, got a decent haul to finally move on from him....
The lawmaker faces growing condemnation for his backing of President Trump’s unsubstantiated claims of election fraud and has been accused of fuelling the unrest that led to the insurrection in the U.S. Capitol last Wednesday. In a tweet on Tuesday, Steve Schmidt said the Lincoln Project would be “buying full page ads in Missouri papers listing all of the @HawleyMO donors demanding their money back.” He added: “We will also be buying advertising focusing on the continuing financiers of Hawley’s insurrection and sedition....
Hawley plans to introduce a Senate resolution condemning what he says is antisemitic rhetoric coming from the left. During an appearance on Fox News, the senator reacted to President Joe Biden’s Monday tweet condemning the “despicable” rise in antisemitic attacks, saying he was surprised the president “took this long” to address the issue. He suggested that other Democratic lawmakers who had spoken against Israeli government policies “contributed” to the recent rise in attacks....
When asked what the NFL can do to improve its brand, the Washington cornerback suggested wiping the slate clean in the league office. MORE: Is Richard Sherman right about Goodell? “Get the people who are in there out. Whoever’s making the rules, just get ’em out. We have a new president; have a new NFL commissioner,” Norman, said, via The Associated Press. “I hope I don’t get fined for that,” Norman added....
“Nine mistakes were made ahead of me,” Rosen said. “And I will make sure over the next decade or so that they will know that they made a mistake.” Three and a half years later, it’s looking like selecting Rosen in the top 10 was the mistake. He is moving onto his fifth team in four years and is running out of chances to prove himself at the NFL level....
The Brit makes his highly anticipated United States debut on Saturday night, as he puts his titles on the line against former title challenger Andy Ruiz Jr., live and exclusively on DAZN. Join DAZN to watch Joshua vs. Ruiz and 100+ fight nights a year For Joshua (22-0, 21 KOs) to get by Ruiz (32-1, 21 KOs) and remain undefeated, he will have to do three things: Utilize the jab The one thing Joshua didn’t do well in the fight with Alexander Povetkin was take advantage of his 82-inch reach....
