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Pat McAfee goes on stage for 2026 NFL Draft

Pat McAfee, ESPN reportedly near deal worth over $60 million, making him among highest paid in biz

By Ian Maile

States extend last call hours for alcohol sales during World Cup; bar owners have mixed emotions

Bars and restaurants to sell alcohol further into early-morning hours during World Cup

San Antonio Spurs defeat the New York Knicks in Game 3 of the NBA Finals

The fourth game of the Finals will take place Wednesday night in Manhattan.

Croatia soccer team practices at famed Virginia prep school, Episcopal, John McCain's alma mater

FIFA World Cup begins Thursday

Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers: 'I'm not part of this woke cancel culture'

"I’m not part of this woke cancel culture that gets off on trying to silence people all the time," said the quarterback

Netflix fires employee who leaked financial information about Dave Chappelle's special

The company is facing an external and internal backlash due to the controversial comedian's new special.

Lego pledges to make toys more gender-neutral, continue to work toward elimination of stereotypes

The decision from the massive toymaker came earlier this month in response to the results of a survey it had commissioned

Liberal comedian Jon Stewart scolds media for blaming Trump for nation's divisiveness

Stewart also pointedly declined to endorse President Joe Biden for doing an effective job: "I don't think anybody is."

'Let's Go Brandon': Mischievous meme mocks fake news and a failing presidency

Chant goes viral amid plummeting confidence in the Biden administration and media gatekeepers.

Joke anti-Biden song 'Let's Go Brandon' goes viral, hits #1 on iTunes hip-hop chart

“Let’s Go Brandon” has been a meme sensation for weeks

Hollywood ending? Film crews, movie studios reach deal to avert strike

A strike would have paralyzed the movie industry just as it rebounds from the pandemic.

Amazon-owned IMDB steps in to prop up audience rating of Fauci documentary

Citing "unusual voting activity," the film reference site says it's applying "alternate weighting calculation" to friendly portrait of polarizing COVID czar "to preserve the reliability of our rating system."

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South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh charged in case of dead housekeeper's missing settlement money

Murdaugh, whose legal problems continue to mount, was arrested Thursday morning

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Jon Gruden resigns as coach of NFL’s Las Vegas Raiders after email controversy

Gruden fell into an unfavorable spotlight last week when emails surfaced with allegedly racist comments he wrote.