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25 Nov 2024

Watch Jason Kelce Belt ‘Total Eclipse of the Heart’ During Appalachian State Tailgate

Turn around, bright eyes, because Jason Kelce put his spin on a 1983 classic.

In a now-viral TikTok with 1.3 million views at the time of publication, the former Philadelphia Eagles center is seen at an Appalachian State University tailgate, standing in a circle of students performing karaoke. His song of choice was Bonnie Tyler’s Hot 100 chart-topping hit, “Total Eclipse of the Heart,” and the students cheered along as he belted the cinematic chorus.

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It’s a particularly musical era for Kelce, who recently released his A Philly Special Christmas Party alongside his Eagles’ offensive tackles teammates Lane Johnson and Jordan Mailata, marking the group’s third charitable holiday album. The festive set of tracks features the previously released collaboration with Jason, his brother Travis Kelce and Boyz II Men, “It’s Christmastime (In Cleveland Heights).” It also includes Jason’s team-up with Stevie Nicks on the cover of Ron Sexsmith’s “Maybe This Christmas.”

The 12-song album also features a sweet collaboration between Jason and his wife, Kylie Kelce, called “Loud Little Town,” an original song written by Brandon Beaver. 

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Proceeds from the album will be used to fund Operation Snowball, a new and ambitious initiative launched alongside The Fund for the School District of Philadelphia to that aims to give a gift to every student in the Philadelphia public school system. Additionally, The Philly Specials will be donating to the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Snowflake Station and the Children’s Crisis Treatment Center Toy Drive.

25 Nov 2024

MMA Star Conor McGregor Ordered To Pay $250K To Woman Who Claimed He Assaulted Her

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Conor McGregor, a professional combat sports fighter and entrepreneur, has faced several legal issues throughout his career, and the latest matter has a new development. The Irish MMA star was ordered to pay a woman $250,000 in a civil suit after she accused Conor McGregor of sexually assaulting her.

As reported by The Guardian, Conor McGregor, 36, was in Ireland’s high court last Friday (November 22) to hear the judgment regarding the civil rape and sexual assault case. Nikita Hand, the woman accusing McGregor, said that the former UFC champion raped her in a hotel in Dublin in December 2018.

Hand said she came across McGregor and invited him to a Christmas party at her place of work to join her and a friend. Hand also said that James Lawrence was also an attendee of the party and sexually assaulted her as well although the jury found no evidence backing the claim. Hand spoke to a throng of reporters outside the courthouse after the verdict was read and thanked her supporters and loved ones.

In a series of now-deleted replies on the X platform, McGregor lashed out at Hand, calling her a “vicious liar” and springboarded upon Lawrence being cleared of charges as an attempt to exonerate himself.

“Two men falsely accused One vindicated, the other soon to be,” McGregor wrote last Saturday. “Congrats James Lawrence on absolute exoneration! Twice this heinous accusation was put to you and twice it was shown as FALSE!”

Conor McGregor has vowed to seek an appeal and have the case overturned.

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22 Nov 2024

Here Are All the Outfits Taylor Swift Has Worn to Kansas City Chiefs Games

Ever since Taylor Swift began dating Travis Kelce, the multi-Grammy winner has become a mainstay at Kansas City Chiefs games, often seen supporting her Super Bowl champion boyfriend from a suite in Arrowhead Stadium.

Beyond her reactions to the intensity of the games, Swift has become known for the Chiefs-themed outfits she wears to the events. From Chiefs sweatshirts and bomber jackets to sleek matching sets and over-the-knee boots, the superstar is always dressed to the nines — complete with her signature red lipstick.

Swift has become so immersed in the football life, that she’s even begun suggesting plays to Kelce. During an episode of The Rich Eisen Show in September, the Kansas City Chiefs tight end revealed, “She had just been so open to learning the game. She didn’t know much about the rules and everything,” before adding, “I think what makes her so good in her profession is that she’s so detailed in every aspect of it, from the words to her music and even the releases and the music videos and everything. She’s just so detailed and apart of it, that I think she was just curious about the profession. I know none of the plays have gotten to Coach [Andy] Reid yet. If they ever do, I’ll let everyone know it was her creation.”

To honor Taylor Swift’s jaw-dropping sporty chic looks at the Kansas City Chiefs games, we’ve compiled a gallery of photos featuring all her looks over the past two seasons. Check it out below.

21 Nov 2024

Jason Kelce, Lane Johnson & Jordan Mailata Celebrate the Holiday Season With ‘A Philly Special Christmas Party’ Album: Stream It Now

Deck the halls with boughs of holly, because A Philly Special Christmas Party officially arrived on Friday (Nov. 22)  via Vera Y Records.

The project from The Philly Specials, a.k.a Jason Kelce and the Philadelphia Eagles’ offensive tackles Lane Johnson and Jordan Mailata, marks the group’s third charitable holiday album. The festive set of tracks features the previously released collaboration with Jason, his brother Travis Kelce and Boyz II Men, “It’s Christmastime (In Cleveland Heights).” It also includes Jason’s team-up with Stevie Nicks on the cover of Ron Sexsmith’s “Maybe This Christmas.”

The 12-song album also features a sweet collaboration between Jason and his wife, Kylie Kelce, called “Loud Little Town,” an original song written by Brandon Beaver. Plus, the project is filled with holiday favorites including “Last Christmas,” “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” “Christmas Don’t Be Late,” “Feliz Navidad,” “Sleigh Ride” and more.

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Proceeds from the album will be used to fund Operation Snowball, a new and ambitious initiative launched alongside The Fund for the School District of Philadelphia to that aims to give a gift to every student in the Philadelphia public school system. Additionally, The Philly Specials will be donating to the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Snowflake Station and the Children’s Crisis Treatment Center Toy Drive. Albums can be purchased here.

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Last year’s A Philly Special Christmas Special raised over $3 million and featured singles “This Christmas,” “All I Want for Christmas is You,” “Fairytale of Philadelphia” and “Pretty Paper.”

Listen to A Philly Special Christmas Party in full below.

18 Nov 2024

LaMelo Ball Says He “Didn’t Mean To Offend Anybody” Following $100K Fine For Using Anti-Gay Term

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Charlotte Hornets superstar LaMelo Ball’s wallet took a hit after the NBA fined him for language it deemed “offensive and derogatory” during a postgame interview over the weekend. He’s adamant there isn’t a hateful bone in his body.

You can bet LaMelo Ball won’t be saying “no homo” during his postgame press conferences ever again. The professional hooper learned the term often associated with “pause” and made popular by rappers like Cam’ron and Ma$e and often used during their sports debate show It Is What Is when trying to signify they are not gay after saying something that would be considered “homosexual” in nature.

“We loaded up,” Ball said before making sure to add in, “no homo,” during the postgame interview following the Hornets thrilling 115-114 win over the Milwaukee Bucks.

Following Sunday’s 128-114 loss to the still-undefeated Cleveland Cavaliers, Ball told reports that he “really didn’t mean anything” by the remark and doesn’t “want to offend anybody.”

“I’ve got love for everybody,” he added, “and I don’t discriminate.”Before the game, Hornets head coach Charles Lee said Ball was “very apologetic,” adding, “He and I talked about it, and he definitely said going forward, ‘I’m going to be better,’ and I want to see that happen. So for somebody to use those words and say that out of his mouth, we will make sure to hold him accountable to that.”

Ball is not the first player to feel the league’s wrath for using the term. Brooklyn Nets rising star Cam Thomas was fined $40K by the NBA, well below the league maximum fine of $100K Ball was hit with.

Social media also had thoughts on the matter. You can see those reactions in the gallery below.

18 Nov 2024

Beyoncé Fans & Lizzo Are ‘Not Ready’ for NFL Christmas Halftime Set: ‘This Is Revolutionary’

Texas can barely hold its excitement for Beyoncé‘s newly announced halftime-show performance at this year’s Houston Texans vs. Baltimore Ravens game on Christmas Day — much less the rest of her fans across the world. 

As revealed late Sunday (Nov. 17) via a cinematic teaser — which showed off the superstar’s impressive football-catching skills — Bey is set to take the stage in between halves during the Dec. 25 game at her home city’s NRG Stadium. It’ll mark the first time she’s performed since dropping her critically acclaimed Billboard 200-topping album Cowboy Carter in March, something her Hive couldn’t be more amped up for. 

One person, for instance, simply retweeted the preview with a video of themselves squealing. Another fan wrote on X, “A whole a– beyoncé half time show performance in the year of 2024…. u b—hes are not ready for what’s coming… and me neither….” 

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Lizzo, one of Queen Bey’s most famous fans, fired off a string of ecstatic posts on Bluesky. HAS THERE EVER BEEN A HALFTIME SHOW FOR A NON-SUPERBOWL GAME?! IF NOT.. THIS IS REVOLUTIONARY ?,” wrote the “About Damn Time” singer on the site, which she joined just a few days prior. “DO A B—H GOTTA GO HOME TO HOUSTON FOR CHRISTMAS? LIEKKKKKKK…” 

The Texans vs. Ravens match won’t be the only game NFL broadcasts on Christmas Day. Airing live on Netflix, the Kansas City Chiefs and Pittsburgh Steelers will start the day off at 1 p.m. ET before the next game begins at 4:30 p.m. ET. 

For all their excitement, though, some fans are nervous about streaming the “Texas Hold ‘Em” singer’s performance come game day. That’s because many of the viewers (Netflix reported 60 million+ households tuned in)  reportedly experienced widespread performance issues with the platform during the Nov. 15 Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul boxing match, which football lovers and Bey stans alike definitely don’t want a repeat of. 

“NETLFIX I KNOW ONE THING Y’ALL BETTER HAVE THAT STREAMING CONNECTION SECUREEEE FOR BEYONCÉ I’M NOT JOKING??????” one person wrote on X. 

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15 Nov 2024

Mike Tyson Gives Jake Paul A Little Love Tap Before Big Fight

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Mike Tyson and Jake Paul will be locking horns in the squared circle Friday night (November 15) in a bout that will draw plenty of views as the former heavyweight champion takes on a much younger fighter. During the mandatory faceoff for photo opportunities, Mike Tyson gave Jake Paul a little smack on the cheek to let him know what will be in store for tonight.

Mike Tyson and Jake Paul were in Texas at the weigh-in ahead of their super fight bout that will be held at the AT&T Stadium, which will air live on Netflix. As custom for most combat sporting events, Tyson and Paul greeted each other in the stare-down segment after the weigh-in with all the theatrics fighters used to intimidate or size up their opponents.

In a video clip that has since gone viral, Paul rushed Tyson and crowded his space, prompting Iron Mike to unleash five fingers to the face in yet another slap heard around the world. The pair were quickly separated with a smiling Paul mocking Tyson at the moment.

According to a report from ESPN, a Tyson insider claims that Paul stepped on Tyson’s foot during the faceoff and had enough of the trash talk with the footstepping being a final straw.

For what it’s worth, Tyson, 58, weighed in at a fit 233 pounds with Paul, 27, weighing in at 220. To date, this is the largest gap in age between two fighters in professional boxing history.

Tyson, who boasts a record of 50-6 with 44 knockouts, has not fought professionally in 19 years. Tyson has participated in a pair of exhibition fights, including clashing with Roy Jones Jr. Paul’s last fight came last July with a sixth-round stoppage of Mike Perry by TKO.

The Friday night bout between “Iron” Mike Tyson and Jake Paul kicks off on Netflix at 8 PM EST. Learn more here.

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15 Nov 2024

50 Cent Jokes Mike Tyson Is Scaring Kids After Boxer’s Viral Interview With 14-Year-Old Jazzy

Mike Tyson’s gearing up for a return to the ring against YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul on Friday night (Nov. 15), and Iron Mike is serving up plenty of viral moments heading into the bout. And unsurprisingly, 50 Cent has some thoughts to share about it.

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It all started when Tyson went deep with 14-year-old interviewer Jazzy when comparing legacy to ego, and how once you’re dead, life is meaningless and it doesn’t matter anymore. “Well, I don’t know. I don’t believe in the word legacy,” Tyson said in the interview posted Thursday (Nov. 14). “I just think that’s another word for ego. Legacy doesn’t mean nothing. That’s just a word everybody grabbed onto. Somebody said that word and everyone grabbed not the word so now it’s used every five seconds. It means absolutely nothing to me.”

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The boxing legend continued: “I’m just passing through. I’ma die and it’s gonna be over. Who cares about legacy after that? What a big ego. So I’ma die and I want people to think that I’m this, I’m great? No. We’re nothing. We’re dead. We’re dust. We’re absolutely nothing. Our legacy is nothing.”

Jazzy handled the response well for a teenager, admitting she’d never heard that type of answer to her question.

In another clip from the chat, the teen asked the boxer what he thought of his opponent. “I don’t think much of him,” Tyson admitted, before noting Paul is “very funny.”

The interview quickly spread like wildfire on social media, and 50 — not one to mince words when something gets on his radar — claimed Mike was scaring the kids.

“Goddam it ! Mike ya scaring the kids, WTF chill. Note to self, keep the kids away from Mike,” he wrote to X.

That wasn’t it for headlines for Tyson on Thursday (Nov. 14), as tensions boiled over at the official weigh-ins when Iron Mike took offense to Paul appearing to step on his toes during the face-off, with Mike slapping his opponent across the face.

50 had more jokes, as he reposted an older interview clip of Tyson admitting how much he hates when people step on his feet. “If someone stepped on my feet, I’d totally give up and tap out,” Tyson says in the video.

“See you step on an older man’s feet, and s–t can get crazy. LOL,” 50 added with his caption to the post.

No more talking, as Tyson and Jake Paul will finally step into the ring and fight on Friday night. The boxing main card starts at 8 p.m. ET and is streaming on Netflix.

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15 Nov 2024

Rudy Gobert Celebrates Our Health Potentially Going Down The Drain With RFK Jr. HHS Appointment

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Minnesota Timberwolves big man Rudy Gobert has once again stepped into it. This time, he threw his support behind one of Donald Trump’s heada** picks for his presidential cabinet and is getting roasted for it.

Felon 47, aka Donald Trump, is putting together what is easily one of the worst cabinets in the history of the presidency. His latest pick is Robert Kennedy Jr., a constant promoter of conspiracy theories related to health and vaccine hater, to run the Health and Human Services Department.

While the rest of the country knows just how BAD that is, Gobert took to Elon Musk’s dying platform, X, formerly Twitter, to express his excitement for the failed presidential candidate, landing a job he has no business having, writing in the post, “Let’s go @RobertKennedyJr (praying hands emoji).”

Now, why is this bad, you ask? Well, let’s quickly break it down. The former environmental lawyer turned his attention to public health and wrote numerous books that promoted baseless conspiracy theories, many of them about the use of vaccines, which ironically gained popularity during the COVID-19 pandemic, a subject he also had conspiracy theories about.

Then there are reports about Kennedy Jr’s nonprofit group, the Children’s Health Defense, causing a measles outbreak in American Samoa in 2019 because they believed his nonsense about vaccines, leading to vaccine skepticism, which is on the rise globally and led to the death of 70 people.

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Combine the worst Kennedy’s track record and Gobert’s presser incident, which many believe was the catalyst to the NBA shutting down after the pro hooper caught COVID-19; it’s no wonder people are now saying on social media Draymond Green was right for putting him in a chokehold and constantly being a thorn in Gobert’s side.

The backlash to Gobert’s post on X has been epic, and honestly, we wouldn’t be shocked if it made him cry like when he got “snubbed” for participating in the 2019 NBA All-Star Game.

On top of that, Minnesota Timberwolves fans and superstar Anthony Edwards might want their overpaid big man to put down his phone and focus on basketball because he’s struggling right now, and the Timberwolves are not looking like the team they were last year.

Granted, the Timberwolves are not the same team from last year, but there were big moves made, with Karl-Anthony Towns being traded to the New York Knicks for Julius Randle, who is off to a great start, while Donte DiVincenzo struggles to fit in on his new team.

Welp.

You can see more reactions to Rudy Gobert celebrating our health going down the drain in the gallery below.

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12 Nov 2024

Tori Kelly to Perform During 2024 NWSL National Championship Weekend

Tori Kelly is scoring yet another goal as the end of 2024 approaches.

The National Women’s Soccer League announced on Tuesday (Nov. 12) that the two-time Grammy Winner will perform on the Adobe Stage at this year’s fourth annual NWSL Fan Fest. The event will take place just before the 2024 NWSL National Championship in Kansas City on November 23, where Melissa Etheridge will perform the national anthem.

“Welcoming Tori Kelly to the Adobe Stage at this year’s fan fest is an exciting culmination to our second season working in partnership with Adobe to celebrate the incredible fans and creators that are a part of the NWSL community,” said NWSL Chief Marketing and Commercial Officer Julie Haddon in a press statement. “We thank Adobe for the opportunity to celebrate the end of the 2024 season with the creativity and passion that Tori’s music inspires.”

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It’s been an exciting year for Kelly, who dropped her fifth studio album Tori back in April, marking her first full length project since 2020’s A Tori Kelly Christmas. The album features guest appearances from Ayra Starr, Jon Bellion and Le Sserafim’s Kim Chae-won, and includes the singles “High Water,” “Missin U,” “Cut” and “Young Gun.” She’s in the midst of the Purple Skies tour in support of the album.

In addition to Kelly’s performance, Fan Fest will offer interactive games, food and beverages, photo opportunities with the NWSL Championship trophy and more, beginning at 4 p.m. at the CPKC Stadium in the Gold Lot before the big game kicks off at 8 p.m. ET. 

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The NWSL Fan Fest is free and open to the public, and more information can be found here.