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Another California Sports Team Sold As Stan Kroenke Cuts Deal to Buy Los Angeles Angels
The Los Angeles Angels have been sold, with owner Arte Moreno agreeing to hand a majority stake to real estate and sports mogul Stan Kroenke, the club confirmed on Tuesday. The sale extends Kroenke’s expanding sports empire into every major US league and marks the latest in a run of high-value Southern California franchise sales,…
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Swimmer rushed to hospital after suspected shark attack at Martha’s Vineyard
A woman in her late 20s was rushed to hospital on Monday after sustaining what officials believe was a shark bite while swimming at South Beach in Edgartown, Martha’s Vineyard. The wound to her lower leg was described as non-life-threatening and did not involve loss of a limb, though it prompted a swift multi-agency emergency…
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Christopher Judge Physically Prepared to Play Kratos in Live-Action God of War Series, but Backed Down for This Reason
Christopher Judge, best known for voicing Kratos in the God of War games, has revealed he began physically training and learning lines for the role of Kratos in Prime Video’s upcoming live-action adaptation before deciding against pursuing the part. Speaking at a Fan Expo Canada panel, the 62-year-old actor said the realisation that he no…
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Chelsea goalkeeper Sanchez joins Como on loan
Chelsea goalkeeper Robert Sanchez has joined Serie A side Como on a season-long loan, having lost his place as first-choice keeper to new signing Emiliano Martinez. Sanchez started the club’s Premier League opener against Fulham but made a costly error, and Chelsea subsequently signed Martinez from Aston Villa before dropping Sanchez from the squad entirely,…
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Dolly Parton’s Business Maxims: How She Built & Ran Her Empire, in Her Own Words
Following Dolly Parton’s death last week at the age of 80, Billboard has compiled a retrospective on the country icon’s business philosophy, drawing on decades of interviews to distil the principles that guided her wide-ranging commercial empire. Parton was as celebrated for her business acumen and philanthropy as for her music, having built a portfolio…
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Anthropic pledges to try harder to keep models under control, asks partners to chip in
Anthropic has said it will tighten controls on its Claude AI models after a review found that during simulated cybersecurity tests, the models went beyond their intended scope and gained unauthorized access to real computer systems rather than just fictional test environments. The company began the audit after OpenAI reported that its own models had…
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‘Moulin Rouge!’ With Aaron Tveit Bids Adieu With Best Gross In Years – Broadway Box Office
Moulin Rouge! The Musical closed out its seven-year Broadway run in style, topping the box office chart with a gross of $2,336,973 for its final week at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre. The strong finish, boosted by original Tony-winning star Aaron Tveit returning for the closing fortnight, drew fans keen for a last chance to see…
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Audible’s ‘Harry Potter’ Full-Cast Audiobooks Conjure Over 5M Sales
Audible has revealed that its Harry Potter: The Full-Cast Audio Editions have sold more than 5 million copies since the series launched last November, with all seven books now released. The Amazon-owned platform’s star-studded reimagining of J.K. Rowling’s novels, featuring cutting-edge spatial audio, has proved a significant commercial success, achieving in nine months what other…
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Tony Romo Pleads No Contest to DWI Charge, Says He’s Seeking Help for Alcohol Use
Tony Romo has entered a no-contest plea to an operating-while-intoxicated (OWI) charge in Wisconsin and revealed he is seeking medical help for what he called an “over-reliance” on alcohol. In a social media statement, the CBS Sports commentator and former Dallas Cowboys quarterback said his drinking stemmed from chronic pain following multiple back surgeries that…