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Travis Hunter is currently living his best life after being drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars and marrying his fiancée, Leanna Del Fuente, but as expected, the haters had plenty to say.
Hunter, the Jaguars’ newly drafted offense/defence specialist, put a bow on what many would consider a fantastic month by tying the knot to his longtime girlfriend.
Hunter, 22, and De La Fuente, 23, began their love story when they met at Collins Hill High School in Suwanee, Georgia, and it continued throughout his 3-year college stint in Colorado. It didn’t take long for them to seal the deal after their engagement in February 2024.
Along with her very expensive rock on her finger, Hunter wasn’t done blessing his now wife with gifts. Videos of the wide receiver and cornerback unveiling a black Mercedes-Benz AMG G63 Brabus 800, worth more than $200,000, as a gift to his bride, went viral on X, formerly Twitter timelines.
Other clips show Hunter with his new wife celebrating their nuptials, and another of him dancing with his bride while flashing the biggest grin on the planet.
Haters Were Hating On Travis Hunter Getting Married
But with the bliss, of course, comes the unnecessary vitriol of the man just being happy to be married.
“travis hunter actually married that girl *laughing emojis,” one post on X read.
Another hating ass comment read, “Bag Secured. Look at that GRIN on him. #TravisHunter got the stripper a ring AND a G-Wagon just to show everyone he’s all in on her. What could possibly go wrong?”
Someone on Instagram went as far as to write Kanye West, also known as Ye, entire verse from “Gold Digger” under a post.
Some came to the defense of the newly married couple.
Exactly.
We’re sending our best wishes to Travis Hunter and De La Fuente.
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With a brand new 10-year streaming deal with Netflix now well underway, the higher-ups over at WWE know they have to keep the company and brand as relevant and popular as ever and are reportedly looking to expand their reach and are making moves to ensure that the WWE remain at the top of the wrestling world for the foreseeable future.
According to Newsweek, the WWE are looking into recruiting new wrestling talent from around the world as they look to reel in new fans from different countries and cultures in an effort to get the WWE brand to be as popular and relevant as ever. It’s getting to the point where WWE officials are looking into kicking off an NXT Europe brand by the end of 2025 to attract European wrestlers into the fold before ultimately integrating them into the majors i.e. WWE’s main roster.
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This potential new branch in Europe would follow several of WWE’s recent attempts to attract more international wrestlers. These activities include the special UK Tryouts that WWE held while on its European tour in March 2025, which gathered many hopefuls.
From those tryouts, it has been reported that WWE found several wrestlers they are very interested in signing. Among these talents are Spanish wrestler Zozaya, Aigle Blanc from France, and Mike D. Vecchio, who represents Italy, along with other promising athletes who made an impression.
WWE’s concept of NXT Europe is not a brand-new idea, as it builds on previous international efforts. For a while, the company has discussed creating a new training and development center based in the European region to nurture local talent.
We’re sure there’s popular European wrestlers licking their chops at the chance to make that jump to the timeless WWE brand at some point and showing Americans exactly what they’re made of across the pond.
What do y’all think about WWE’s plan to recruit worldwide talent to the WWE brand? Let us know in the comments section below.
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For the past few weeks the New York Knicks playoff run has had all of New York in a chokehold as last second shots and big time comeback wins have given New Yorkers reason to celebrate and act-a-fool, but one particular fan has taken his love of the team to a new and entertaining level.
According to Page Six, a Brooklyn-based audio engineer and musician by the name of Doug Berns has been making a name for himself on social media by releasing his own remixed versions of New York Knicks game recaps that feature some music performed by the Brooklyn dad. Breaking down how each game stirred up emotions in his Knicks loving soul that millions of New Yorkers have been dealing with for the past few weeks, Berns has been going through the motions for months now and said the inspiration for his idea came due to “The emotional roller coaster of investing in this team is really, really intense. My songs tell the stories of those roller coasters, I hope.”
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While Berns started the project with the goal of writing one original metal song inspired by a Knicks game, he found that musical parodies of ‘90s rock and hip hop tunes resonated deeply with audiences – and his videos have since drawn over 15,000 Instagram followers and millions of views since he began the series on Nov. 13 after a win against the Philadelphia 76ers.
“My wheelhouse is music that I grew up listening to, and a lot of my millennial contemporaries are Knick fans that grew up in the last golden age of Knicks basketball,” Berns told The Post. “Most of [the parodies] are songs that swirl around in our emotional hearts and minds.”
In the months since Berns launched the endeavor, he’s found fans in filmmaker Spike Lee, as well as Knicks players Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart — who showcased one of Berns’ songs on their podcast Roommates Show.
The musical recaps really are hella entertaining and hilarious.
While most New Yorkers may be scared to look silly or even ridiculous by expressing their love of the Knicks in such a way, Berns has no issue with such judgement from others and is proud to have gone this route for the team he truly loves.
“I feel like I’ve been searching for a way to express my talent and fandom and personality for a long time, and I found it with this thing,” he added. “My goal is to continue giving fans this thing that makes them happy: win or lose.
“It’s a little microcosm of [the team’s] successes and failures and triumphs and rejection,” he added. “Music is a way of telling stories of people’s lives, and I think doing both is a meta way to look at all of that.”
Check out some of Doug Bern’s Knick game musical recaps and let us know your thoughts about his clips in the comments section below.
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Scary news coming out of the wrestling world as it’s being reported that up and coming female WWE superstar, Zoey Stark suffered a scary injury in a recent match this past Monday night (May 19).
According to Newsweek, the incident occurred during her match on Monday night’s WWE Raw livestream on Netflix after Zoey attempted to land a missile dropkick on her opponent only to apparently land wrong and injure her knee in the process.
After landing wrong and laying on the ground in pain, the referee called on WWE ringside staff to check on the injured WWE star, but after failing to stand on her own, she was helped out the ring and carried to the back where she was further evaluated.
No word from the WWE on the severity of Stark’s injury but this isn’t the first time the wrestler has found herself in this scenario as Newsweek reports that “Stark has had knee issues in the past, requiring surgery in 2021 to repair a torn ACL, MCL, and Meniscus.”
Prayers up for Zoey Starks as we wish her a speedy recovery and return to the WWE ring.
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Justin Bieber was riding hard for the Toronto Maple Leafs Sunday (May 18), showing up to Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs with Hailey Bieber at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto.
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Sitting right behind the player’s bench, the famous couple cuddled up while cheering on the Canadian hockey team as they faced off against the Florida Panthers. On Instagram, the “Baby” singer also shared a slew of toothy-grinned selfies he snapped inside, sneakily capturing right winger Mitchell Marner behind him.
“I’m a slut for these boys,” Justin wrote.
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Despite his and the Rhode founder’s moral support, the Leafs did end up losing 1-6 to their opponents. But that didn’t stop the pop star from feeling positive, writing on Instagram, “I don’t remember a time in my life when I haven’t been obsessed with the leafsssss.”
“This year we made it farther than we have in so long and im happy about that,” he added, sharing several photos of himself and Hailey, holding hands and giving each other kisses. “I can be patient cuz I know this is the team to do it.”
Even so, the Panthers couldn’t help but troll Justin a little bit after their big victory. On Instagram, the team shared an edited screenshot of one of the musician’s posts about the Leafs to look instead like he was praising Florida’s Brad Marchand. “[Brad Marchand] Gets It Done,” it reads on the Panthers’ Instagram.
Justin wasn’t the only star rooting for the Leafs on Sunday. Drake — who, like the Biebs, is a Toronto native — placed a bet of $1.25 million on a home-team win, and when that didn’t pan out, the “God’s Plan” rapper joked on his Story, “Bieber curse.”
One celebrity who is happy that the Panthers are advancing to the Eastern Conference Finals, however, is Ariana Grande. The pop star is a lifelong fan of the hockey team and, following Sunday’s win, shared a throwback photo of herself as a child, posing next to the Panthers mascot, and wrote on her Story “go cats!!!!!!!”
The Biebers’ date night at the playoffs comes a week after Justin threw Hailey — with whom he welcomed a son, Jack Blues, in August — a lavish Mother’s Day celebration, complete with a poolside dinner and Mariachi band. A few days later, the “Peaches” artist spoke out about Diddy for the first time since the Bad Boy Records founder’s federal trial began on May 5. Diddy, who faces life in prison on accusations of sex trafficking and racketeering (all of which the mogul has denied), used to have a friendship with Justin that began when the latter was a teenager.
“Although Justin is not among Sean Combs’ victims, there are individuals who were genuinely harmed by him,” a spokesperson for the “Love Yourself” singer told People last week. “Shifting focus away from this reality detracts from the justice these victims rightfully deserve.”
The New York Knicks are riding hot as a rocket blast in the 2025 NBA Playoffs, and Nick Jonas has an inkling that his role in Broadway‘s The Last Five Years might have something to do with the team’s success.
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“OK, so real quick: The Knicks are in the playoffs, and they could advance to the next round if they win their game against the Celtics tonight,” the superstar explained in an Instagram video posted Wednesday (May 14). “During rehearsals for The Last Five Years, I said to our director, ‘I really think Jamie,’ my character, ‘should be a New York basketball fan.’ And she was like, ‘Great. What team?’
“And I was like, ‘Well, hmm…good question, what team.’ And eventually we decided to make Jamie a Knicks fan,” the pop singer-turned-Broadway star continued.
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From his dressing room, Jonas then showed off a vintage Knicks crewneck found by The Last Five Years costume designer Dede Ayite, explaining that he wears the shirt during every performance of “Moving Too Fast,” one of Jamie’s first big musical numbers in the show.
“So I’m not saying that the Knicks are in the playoffs and could potentially go to the next round because of The Last Five Years and because of this,” he then concluded, gesturing to his costume. “But coincidence? I think not.”
While the Knicks ultimately lost Wednesday night’s game, they’re still currently leading the Celtics 3-2 in the Eastern Conference semifinals, and will have home court advantage going into Game 6 on Saturday night (May 16) at Madison Square Garden.
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It’s not looking good for the Boston Celtics right now. After a strong regular season, they were heading into the playoffs with a high chance of repeating as NBA champions. Now, they are on the brink of elimination and will likely have to pull off the impossible without their star player, Jayson Tatum.
The Boston Celtics came into their Conference Semifinals matchup with the New York Knicks as prohibitive favorites. However, they flopped in both home games, surrendering 20-point leads, allowing Jalen Brunson and the Knicks to steal two games in TD Garden.
The Celtics did find their form in Game 3 and didn’t relinquish their massive lead, smoking the Knicks in Madison Square Garden, leaving many to believe they have found their groove.
Then came Game 4, which was a repeat of Games 1 and 2, but this time the Celtics will limp back to Boston down 3-1 and likely without superstar Jayson Tatum, who left the game with what looked like a serious non-contact leg injury, an unfortunate end for what was one of his best games in the series.
After he was taken off the court, a visibly emotional Tatum was wheelchaired back to the Celtics locker room, covering his face to hide his tears.
The Sports World Reacts To Jayson Tatum’s Scary Injury
The reactions to the scary injury, many speculate, could be a torn Achilles, were instant, with names like LeBron James, Patrick Mahomes, and more all throwing up prayers for the NBA champion.
There’s still no word on the severity of Tatum’s injury, with his head coach, Joe Mazulla, saying his star player will undergo an MRI. But if the Celtics can extend it, chances are very high we will not see Big Deuce for Game 4 or the remainder of this series.
The sports world is awaiting the results of that MRI. Until it comes, you can see more reactions in the gallery below.
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4. Jalen Brunson speaks on the injury following the game
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6. Josh Hart
7. Kendrick Perkins
8. Ben Stiller
9. Skip Bayless
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