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11 Mar 2025

How to Watch the 2025 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament Online

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We’re getting closer to the 2025 March Madness tournament, but first, some of the country’s best basketball schools will have to go through the Big Ten Conference Tournament, taking place this week in Indianapolis.

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The 2025 TIAA Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament takes place March 12-16 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Tickets to the NCAA event are still available on sites like Stubhub and Vivid Seats (bonus: use our exclusive promo code BB30 to take $30 off your purchase at VividSeats.com).

How to Watch 2025 Big Ten Basketball Tournament

All 14 games of this year’s Big Ten Tournament will be broadcast live, through a mix of network television and streaming services.

The Big Ten tournament first round is streaming live on Peacock and you’ll be able to watch the basketball games online by logging into your Peacock account. Don’t have Peacock? You can sign up right now for just $7.99 and get instant access to a college basketball livestream as well as thousands of hours of TV shows, movies, specials and more live sports.

The second and quarterfinal round games will air on the Big Ten Network, while the semifinals and championship game air live on CBS. If you want to watch the Big Ten Championship on TV, you can do so with a basic digital antenna or any cable package that includes a local CBS feed. Otherwise, you can stream the games online through Fubo, which includes Big Ten Network and CBS as part of its channel offerings.

Fubo lets you watch Big Ten basketball live online through your phone, computer, tablet or smart TV, and you can stream the games without needing cable. Fubo currently has a seven-day free trial that you can use to livestream the Big Ten tournament online free.

The Big Ten Tournament semifinal and championship games will also be available to stream online through Paramount+. Try it out with a free trial here.

Michigan State is the number-one seed in this year’s Big Ten Basketball Tournament, taking the top spot for the first time since 2019. Maryland is number two, with Michigan and UCLA rounding out the top four teams. All four seeds have earned double-byes and don’t open play until Friday’s quarterfinal round.

Michigan State is once again favored to take home the championship. The school’s 17 Big Ten wins are the most in program history.

07 Mar 2025

50 Cent Trolls Jim Jones & Floyd Mayweather With ‘Rocky III’ Edit

50 Cent is up to his trolling ways again, and he’s still relishing being somewhat responsible for the recent spat between Cam’ron and Jim Jones.

The Queens rapper and filmmaker posted and deleted an AI-created video on Instagram of Jim Jones, Cam’ron, and Floyd Mayweather playing characters in a scene from Rocky III. Jones, as Clubber Lang, publicly challenges Killa as Rocky, but Cam’s trainer Floyd Mayweather as Mickey advises him not to take the fight and stay retired.

This all stems from 50 making an appearance on Cam’ron’s talk show Talk With Flee a few weeks back when the two old foes reminisced about the time when they were trading diss songs because 50 downplayed The Diplomats signing with former indie label Koch. It was also a situation that gave us one of the more memorable moments in Rap Internet history in Cam sending 50 a video message as he stood in front of the pool of his vacation home while in his boxers.

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Jim Jones got involved because 50 and Cam talked about when he and Juelz Santana performed at a G-Unit show during their beef, prompting Jones to take offense when the interview was brought up while he was talking to Justin Laboy.

Anyway, while on The Breakfast Club, Capo referred to Cam as “a birdhead” and challenged him to a boxing match for $10 million. “You with Mayweather and ’em,” Jones said referring to Cam living in Las Vegas these days. “$10 million. I’ll meet you in any boxing ring. Now go make some jokes about that on your next show. I’ll box your head off. You know that. Don’t play with me. Now go type about that.”

Speaking of boxing, Cam and Mase blamed Jimmy and Juelz for Gervonta Davis earning himself a draw in his recent fight with Lamont Roach Jr., which made Jim tell Mase to go on a diet.

Instagram page HolliHoodNews is responsible for the edits and they posted about four videos in total. You can check them out here.

07 Mar 2025

Here’s Why FIFA President Thinks Drake Performing at 2026 World Cup Is a ‘Good Idea’

Drake, a Toronto native, represented for Canada when the 2026 World Cup host cities were announced last year, and he could be making an appearance at the 2026 games as a performer.

FIFA President Gianni Infantino pulled up to FOX 5’s Good Day New York on Thursday (March 6), and co-host Rosanna Scotto pressed Infantino about the possibility of Drake performing at the World Cup next year.

“I have a great idea for you for the halftime — Drake,” she said. “Because you were at the Super Bowl — Kendrick Lamar dissed him at the Super Bowl.”

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“So we can create a bit of a rivalry,” Infantino quipped about Drake’s feud with Lamar. “That’s a good idea. Actually, Drake was with us when we announced the host cities. I should have his number saved somewhere.”

Infantino called the World Cup halftime show — which is produced by Coldplay’s Chris Martin — the “best halftime show ever.”

“We’re thinking big,” he told FOX 5. “We’ll have 2 billion viewers from every corner of the world. It’s like 20 times the Super Bowl. So, we are very excited about that. You have to watch it – that’s the surprise. … It will be global, different languages, different countries.”

Toronto will be playing host to the first tournament game of the World Cup on June 12, 2026. Vancouver, B.C, will also host a match north of the border.

“Canada as a whole, we have an incredible melting pot. But in Toronto, there are just so many different cultural experiences,” Drake told Infantino in February 2024. “So when the world comes, it’s going to be beautiful.”

Eleven U.S. cities will also host, including Los Angeles, Miami, Atlanta, Seattle, Houston, Philadelphia, Kansas City, Boston, Dallas, San Francisco (Bay Area) and the greater New York City area.

Watch FOX 5’s full interview with FIFA’s Gianni Infantino below.

06 Mar 2025

UFC 313 Livestream: How to Watch Alex Pereira vs. Magomed Ankalaev Live From Las Vegas Online

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The UFC returns back home to “The Entertainment Capital of the World” for UFC 313. Two premier fighters face off against each other as the main event. Brazilian fighter Alex “Stone Hands” Pereira (12-2-0) defends his UFC Light Heavyweight Championship belt against Russian Magomed “Alibulatovich” Ankalaev (20-1-1) in a title fight rematch on Saturday (March 8).

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UFC 313: Pereira vs. Ankalaev takes place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, with a start time of 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT. The main card is expected to begin at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT.

Want to watch UFC 313 online? This event is streaming on ESPN+ with pay-per-view access, which goes for $79.99 for subscribers only.

If you’re not a subscriber, you can get PPV access and an ESPN+ monthly subscription — which is $11.99 per month — for $91.98 in total, or pick up an ESPN+ annual subscription for $134.98. The annual subscription bundle is the best deal because it saves you more than 30% overall instead of going month-to-month.

Subscribers to ESPN+ and Disney+ can livestream the early prelim and prelim portions of UFC 313 for free. In fact, the prelims card airs on the cable networks ESPNEWS, so it’s streamable on Fubo, as well as Hulu + Live TV — which comes with Hulu, ESPN+ and Disney+.

In addition, you can get the Disney Trio — which comes with ESPN+, Hulu and Disney+ — starting as low as $16.99 per month.

What Is Pereira and Ankalaev’s Walkout Music for UFC 313

Although the UFC has yet to announce each fighter’s walkout music for UFC 313, the pair usually go out to the octagon to the same songs during their matches. Alex Pereira walks out to “Itsári” by Sepultura, while Magomed Ankalaev prefers to walk out to the Russian song, “My Nanak (Мой Нанак)” by Tamila Sagaipova.

Check out the full UFC 313 fight card below, and PPV livestream here.

Main Card, 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT

  • Alex Pereira (Champion) vs. Magomed Ankalaev (Light Heavyweight) — Title Fight, Main Event
  • Justin Gaethje vs. Rafael Fiziev (Lightweight)
  • Jalin Turner vs. Ignacio Bahamondes (Lightweight)
  • Amanda Lemos vs. Iasmin Lucindo (Women’s Strawweight)
  • King Green vs. Maurício Ruffy (Lightweight)

Prelims Card, 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT

  • Curtis Blaydes vs. Rizvan Kuniev (Heavyweight)
  • Joshua Van vs. Rei Tsuruya (Flyweight)
  • Brunno Ferreira vs. Armen Petrosyan (Middleweight)
  • Alex Morono vs. Carlos Leal (Welterweight)

Early Prelims Card, 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT

  • Mairon Santos vs. Francis Marshall (Featherweight)
  • Chris Gutiérrez vs. John Castañeda (Featherweight)
  • Djorden Ribeiro dos Santos vs. Osman Diaz (Middleweight)

UFC 313: Pereira vs. Ankalaev is streamable on ESPN+ with PPV on Saturday, March 8, starting at 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT, with the main card beginning at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT.

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06 Mar 2025

Will Taylor Swift & Travis Kelce Get Married This Year? Here’s What Stephen A. Smith Thinks

It feels like almost as soon as Taylor Swift started dating Travis Kelce, the conversation turned to whether wedding bells were in the superstar couple’s future. Well, one person who’s never afraid to share his opinion has officially weighed in on the hot topic.

ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Wednesday night, and he was asked to give his signature “hot takes” on a few topics, including whether the New York Knicks could win the NBA championship this year (“hell to the no”) or if he would be the next Democratic nominee for president (also a hard no). But there was one topic he was bullish on: Will Swift and Kelce get married this year?

“This is a hard one,” Smith said. “I’m scared to get this wrong.”

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The commentator continued: “Travis Kelce, that’s my dog. I gotta tell you: A lot of ladies love Travis Kelce. Travis Kelce has loved a lot of ladies. But Taylor Swift’s a different animal. She looks good. She’s incredibly talented. And she’s worth about a billion. We’re going to guess a yes on this one,” he finally said, to wild audience applause.

Smith explained that when you find that trifecta of traits in a potential wife, you best not fumble. “That’s a three-headed monster that’s hard to turn down right there. That’s a hard thing to turn down. Look good, talented and you’re a billionaire?”

We’ll just have to wait and see whether Smith’s prediction turns out to be accurate. The couple has been public since September 2023, when Swift first attended one of Kelce’s Kansas City Chiefs games, but she revealed in a TIME cover story later that same year that they actually started hanging out in July 2023, not long after Kelce attended his first Eras Tour concert. (You can find a full timeline of their relationship here.)

Smith has been vocal throughout their relationship, with the ESPN talking head defending Swift’s much-debated high profile at Kelce’s games and also arguing to Howard Stern that they don’t need each other for a career boost.

Check out Smith’s hot takes on The Tonight Show below:

05 Mar 2025

Coldplay to Curate First-Ever Halftime Show at 2026 World Cup Final

Coldplay vocalist Chris Martin is working with FIFA to curate the first Super Bowl-style halftime show at the World Cup final next year.

The MetLife Stadium in New Jersey — to be known as New York New Jersey Stadium for the World Cup — will host the final on July 19, 2026. FIFA is also staging what its president Gianni Infantino called a “takeover” of Times Square for the final weekend of the tournament, which will be co-hosted by the U.S., Mexico and Canada.

“I can confirm the first ever halftime show at a FIFA World Cup final in New York New Jersey, in association with [advocacy organization] Global Citizen. This will be a historic moment for the FIFA World Cup and a show befitting the biggest sporting event in the world,” Infantino posted on Instagram on Wednesday (March 5) after attending a FIFA conference in Dallas.

He didn’t clarify whether Coldplay would perform, but said Martin and Coldplay manager Phil Harvey would be involved in booking other artists.

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“I also want to thank Chris Martin and Phil Harvey of Coldplay, who will be working with us at FIFA to finalize the list of artists who will perform during the halftime show, as well as at Times Square,” Infantino wrote.

Infantino didn’t say whether the show will require extending halftime beyond the usual 15 minutes.

The NFL’s Super Bowl has played host to decades of A-list artists at its halftime show, with Kendrick Lamar most recently headlining the 2025 halftime and Coldplay helming the 2016 show, with memorable appearances from Beyoncé and Bruno Mars.

05 Mar 2025

Travis Scott Says Appearing on WWE ‘Might Be Better’ Than Performing Live

Travis Scott is one of music’s most exciting live performers, but even he can’t deny the allure of stepping inside the squared circle.

The Houston rapper made headlines over the weekend when he reportedly ruptured Cody Rhodes’ eardrum and gave him a black eye during John Cena‘s Elimination Chamber heel turn. And he couldn’t contain himself when he ran into Triple H and The Rock backstage afterward.

When Triple H asks, “How fun’s that sh–?” An excited Scott answers, “Bro, this might be better than, low-key, performing. It was like a whole ‘nother vibe. Yo, it was so crazy because in the ring I was like, ‘We about to be straight bad guys.’” He then added, “I’m already hooked,” after Triple H told him to wait until he was in the ring actually wrestling and said he’s going to build rings in all his houses to practice and come back “100 pounds bigger.”

Cody seems to be doing fine as he appeared on Monday Night Raw a couple of days later.

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During a press conference at the top of the year, Triple H told fans that they can expect to see Travis more often. “Everybody should expect to see more things from Travis Scott in a big way,” he said. Scott’s song “4×4” was then used as Monday Night Raw‘s theme music when the influential show moved from cable to Netflix, and he walked Jey Uso to the ring for his match against Drew McIntyre.

With Travis planning to actually wrestle, maybe we can get a match between him and Bad Bunny.

05 Mar 2025

Los Angeles Lakers vs. New York Knicks: How to Stream the NBA Game Online

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The Los Angeles Lakers vs. the New York Knicks is gearing up to be one of the most exciting NBA games of the week. Tipping off at Crytpo.com Arena in Los Angeles, LeBron James and Luka Dončić will defend their home court against Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns. The star power on the court will surely bring Hollywood’s biggest stars courtside, including many musicians who root for the Lakers, such as Snoop Dogg, Flea, Adele, Dr. Dre, Kendrick Lamar, Ice Cube and Lil Wayne.

Since acquiring Luka in a blockbuster trade between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Dallas Mavericks, all eyes have been on the purple and gold. The unexpected duo of Dončić and James has been a gift that keeps on giving for NBA fans. Since the trade, the Lakers are 11-2, climbed up to the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference, James was named the NBA Western Conference player of the month and has become the first player in NBA history to reach 50,000 points.

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The Knicks may not be making as many headlines as the Lakers, but the New York squad is just as impressive. Sitting at No. 3 in the Eastern Conference, the Knicks have a deep roster of talent led by Brunson and the newly acquired Towns, and already has 40 wins in the season.

Could this matchup be a preview of a potential NBA finals? Keep reading to learn how you can watch the Lakers vs. Knicks game online.

When and Where Is the Los Angeles Lakers vs. New York Knicks Game?

The Knicks and Lakers will square off on Thursday, March 6, at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT. The game will broadcast live on TNT and available to stream on Fubo TV, Max (via Prime Video and Hulu), Sling TV and DirecTV.

How to Watch the Los Angeles Lakers vs. New York Knicks Game Online

To watch the Los Angeles Lakers vs New York Knicks game online, Fubo TV offers a seven-day free trial to new users. With the streaming service, subscribers can stream hundreds of cable, network and sports channels with Fubo’s Pro package, which is $84.99 a month for 145 channels such as CBS, ABC, Fox, NBC, FX, TLC, AMC, MSNBC, ESPN, FS1 and Nickelodeon. But you don’t have to sign up right away: Try it out with a weeklong free trial with no commitment to livestream the NBA game online free.

Max will also be livestreaming the Lakers vs Knicks game, starting at $9.99 per month via Prime Video. It’s streamable on smart TVs, smartphones, tablets and on web browsers. However, you’ll need a subscription to Prime Video (or an Amazon Prime membership) to add Max to your account (no free trial available).

Not a member? Sign up for a 30-day free trial to take advantage of all that Amazon Prime has to offer, including access to Prime Video; Prime Gaming and Amazon Photos; fast free shipping in less than two days with Prime Delivery; in-store discounts at Whole Foods Market; access to exclusive shopping events — such as Prime Day and Black Friday — and much more. Learn more about Amazon Prime here.

Sling Orange is another affordable streaming choice, especially for sports fans. Watch TNT, ESPN and other sports, news and entertainment channels for just $23 for the first month ($45.99/month afterwards).

You can watch local networks such as TNT, ABC and NBC, as well as many cable networks, including Lifetime AMC, A&E, BET, Cartoon Network, Fuse, CNN, Food Network and many others.

The Lakers vs Knicks game will also be available on Hulu + Live TV. The subscription gets you access to more than 90 live channels, including Max, and loads of on-demand content that you can stream at home or on the go for $82 a month. With the subscription, you’ll also gain access to Hulu, Disney+ and ESPN+.

A subscription to DirecTV Stream — which comes with TNT gets you access to live TV, local and cable channels, starting at $74.99 per month. The service even offers a five-day free trial to watch for free if you sign up now.

You can watch local networks such as NBC, ABC, Fox and PBS, as well as many cable networks, including FS1, Lifetime, FX, AMC, A&E, Bravo, BET, MTV, Paramount Network, Cartoon Network, VH1, Fuse, CNN, Food Network, CNBC and many others.

How to Get Last-Minute Tickets to the Los Angeles Lakers vs. New York Knicks Game

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05 Mar 2025

Jennifer Hudson Hit in the Face With Rogue Basketball at New York Knicks Game

Jennifer Hudson inadvertently became part of the action at a New York Knicks game Tuesday (March 4), with the vocalist taking a basketball to the face in a moment that’s going viral on social media.

In a clip from the team’s match against the Golden State Warriors at Madison Square Garden, Hudson sits courtside with Common. Suddenly, a rogue ball comes flying and hits her in the head — knocking off her glasses as the “Go!” artist attempts in vain to shield his partner — while point guard Miles McBride comes crashing into her seat.

In the aftermath, the bewildered Dreamgirls star shakes her head and appears to say, “Wow,” as McBride checks to see if she’s OK. Common pulls her in for a comforting hug and Hudson readjusts her glasses, which the scuffle had knocked awry seconds before.

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Billboard has reached out to Hudson’s reps for comment.

The “Spotlight” artist and Common’s momentarily interrupted date night comes over a year after they first confirmed their romance on the former’s Jennifer Hudson Show, which was recently renewed for a fourth season. In January 2024, the rapper served as a guest on the talk program and said as Hudson blushed, “I am in a relationship with one of the most beautiful people that I ever met in life.”

“She’s smart, she loves God, she has something real down to earth about her,” he added at the time. “She’s talented but I set my standard kind of high because she had to have an EGOT, she had to win an Oscar on her first movie, she had to get her own talk show.”

05 Mar 2025

Lady Gaga’s Unreleased Song ‘Garden of Eden’ Named ESPN’s Formula 1 Anthem for 2025 Season

Lady Gaga‘s song “Garden of Eden” isn’t even out yet, but it’s already the soundtrack for the 2025 Formula One racing season.

As announced Wednesday (March 5), the unreleased track — which is set to arrive in full Friday (March 7) along with the rest of the pop star’s highly anticipated Mayhem album — will serve as ESPN’s theme song for the sport this year. Sharing a video montage of its top drivers and sparks flying from race cars speeding down the track, the network wrote on Instagram, “Introducing @espnf1’s anthem for the 2025 season, ‘Garden of Eden’ by the one and only @ladygaga.”

ESPN paired the video with a snippet of “Garden of Eden,” which comes third on the previously announced Mayhem tracklist. “Go get your friends and meet me on the floor,” Gaga sings over a throbbing dance beat and euphoric synths on the track. “Take you to the Garden of Eden/ Poisoned apple, take a bite/ I’ll t-t-take you to the Garden of Eden.”

The 2025 season will officially kick off March 14 with the Round 1 Louis Vuitton Grand Prix in Australia.

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The clip is just the latest snippet Little Monsters have gotten of Mayhem. The long-awaited LP was preceded by singles “Die With a Smile” — the A Star Is Born actress and Bruno Mars’ duet spent five weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 — “Disease” and “Abracadabra.” Gaga has previously teased that the album is properly pop, but “leaps around genre in a way that’s almost corrupt,” as she put it to The Los Angeles Times in December. 

The F1 news comes just a couple days after the 14-time Grammy winner announced plans to perform a ¡Viva La Mayhem! concert in Mexico City in April, which will come a few days before she plays a beachside show in Rio de Janeiro. Also in April, Gaga will headline Coachella 2025.

See ESPN’s “Garden of Eden” announcement below.