COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — The clock moves forward, and now all eyes are on Dusty Baker for the National Baseball Hall of Fame, Class of 2027. The former Cubs manager (2003-06), who might be best known for his 10 years leading …
Dusty Baker on deck for Baseball Hall of Fame Read MoreThe Sky are not in a good spot heading into the back half of the season. They’re back practicing at UIC after failing to deliver on their promise of moving into a new practice facility this year. And according to …
To make the playoffs, the Sky need an epic surge and a Mystics collapse Read MoreST. LOUIS — The Cubs couldn’t afford to keep sending struggling pitcher Jameson Taillon to the mound in the middle of a playoff race, cutting their longest-tenured active arm loose Monday. Taillon was designated for assignment a day after he …
Cubs DFA Jameson Taillon in middle of rough season, further stressing pitching need ahead of trade deadline Read MoreSean Astin said in a new interview with The Guardian that he was forced to sell his house amid “The Lord of the Rings” fame in the early 2000s because he negotiated such a small salary to play Samwise Gamgee …
Sean Astin Says ‘I Had to Sell My House’ During ‘Lord of the Rings’ Era Because $250,000 Payday Was So Low: ‘I Negotiated Such a Small Amount on the Trilogy’ Read MoreHorror is red-hot at the box office, but what is up next for the genre? Ideas flowed freely at the San Diego Comic-Con panel for Bold Voice of Contemporary Horror: Tenth Anniversary Edition, which took place on July 24. Panelists …
‘Bold Voice of Contemporary Horror’ Comic-Con Panelists Predict the Four Biggest Upcoming Trends in Genre Filmmaking Read MoreNBC’s new multi-cam comedy “Newlyweds” has cast three new series regulars, Variety has learned. Emma Meisel, Ignacio Diaz-Silverio and Bill O’Neill have all joined the series opposite leads Téa Leoni and Tim Daly. As previously reported, series executive producer Jamie …
NBC Comedy ‘Newlyweds’ Casts Emma Meisel, Ignacio Diaz-Silverio, Bill O’Neill Read MoreABC has announced a slate of fall premiere dates. After some football kickoffs, “Dancing With the Stars” will return with a two-episode premiere on Sept. 15. Celebrity cast members include Ciara Miller, Maura Higgins and Jackson Olson, with more to …
ABC Sets Fall Premiere Dates for ‘Shark Tank,’ ‘Abbott Elementary,’ ‘DWTS’ and More Read MoreCanal+ has reached a five-year deal with French cinema organizations which will see the pay-TV powerhouse invest nearly €1 billion ($1.1 billion) in French and European films between 2028 and 2032. Canal+ Chairman and CEO Maxime Saada announced the deal …
Canal+ Seals Landmark Pact to Invest Nearly $1.1 Billion in French and European Films Read MoreBears veterans will report to Halas Hall for the start of training camp Tuesday. Bears decision-makers, meanwhile, will have plenty of questions to answer in their annual report date press conference. Here are four pressing issues general manager Ryan Poles …
Four questions facing Bears’ decision-makers as training camp begins Read MoreCicero officials believe that there could be plans in the works for a data center to replace the Hawthorne Race Course, which recently closed after 135 years of horse racing. In a symbol of how unpopular data center developments have …
Is Hawthorne Race Course being torn down for a data center? Cicero thinks so. Read MoreA second round of severe storms was set to pass through Chicago Monday evening, just hours after thunderstorms dropped the area’s first rainfall in weeks and caused hundreds of thousands to lose power. The Chicago area remains under a thunderstorm …
More storms expected in Chicago after rain, gusts cancel flights and cut power to nearly 250,000 ComEd customers Read MoreRetired Four-Star U.S. Army General Jack Keane, who served vice chief of staff of the United States Army from 1999 to 2003, appeared on Fox on Sunday and warned that even if Iran does agree to a deal with the …
Mike Flynn Tells Trump “Get Over It” Read MoreElizabeth Waddell had been on a trip to Grenada when she vanished (Picture: Facebook) Concern is growing for a woman who disappeared after travelling to the Caribbean island of Grenada. Elizabeth ‘Liz’ Waddell, 44, from North Carolina, was last seen …
US tourist vanishes on trip to Caribbean as husband issues heartfelt plea Read MorePITTSBURGH – Pete Crow-Armstrong knows what happens at this time of year. He knows additions are likely coming the Cubs’ way at the trade deadline. That’s what happened last year, even if fans were underwhelmed by the multiple moves Jed …
Pete Crow-Armstrong says any trade-deadline adds will only help Cubs, but ‘I love what we’ve got’ Read MorePITTSBURGH – Things have gone from bad to worse for Jameson Taillon. The Cubs’ veteran righty hasn’t figured out how to keep the ball in the yard this season, tagged for three more home runs Sunday, jacking his season total …
Cubs will discuss whether Jameson Taillon makes next start after he gets rocked again: ‘I’m hurting the team’ Read MoreDwyane Wade, a 13-time NBA All-Star and a three-time NBA champion, was once a 5-year-old boy whose dad would take him to play basketball in high school gyms on Friday nights and watch Michael Jordan’s “Come Fly With Me” VHS …
Robbins renames Dwyane Wade’s childhood street after the NBA champ, All-Star and hometown hero Read MoreMarvel boss Kevin Feige recently told Empire how David Jonsson was cast as the next Black Panther. He explained that “The Long Walk” star met with “Black Panther” director Ryan Coogler in a “secret meeting,” and that the Oscar winner …
Kevin Feige Says Ryan Coogler Met With David Jonsson Six Months Ago in a ‘Secret Meeting’ to Discuss ‘Black Panther 3’ Role: ‘I Got Chills’ Read MoreTom Holland is having a great time doing the press circuit for both “The Odyssey” and “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” because he’s fond of the movies. That hasn’t always been the case. On the July 22 episode of Dish Podcast, …
Tom Holland: Some of My Movies Are ‘S–t’ and You ‘Shouldn’t’ Watch Them Read MoreSaïd Boumazoughe gets a “created by” credit just below director Bob Colaers at the end of “Attack on Paradise,” amplifying the fact that this project is very much the Belgian-Moroccan star’s realized personal fantasy of an action vehicle. That translates …
‘Attack on Paradise’ Review: Under Siege From Both Criminals and Cops, a Hero Battles Upward in a Zesty High-Rise Actioner Read More