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ABC and NBC to Add 11 More NBA Games This Season, Further Squeezing Hollywood
ABC and NBC will broadcast 11 additional NBA games during the 2026–27 season, expanding their combined schedule from 79 to 90 games. The change shifts more prime broadcast time towards live sport, reducing space for original entertainment programmes and reruns, and is presented as another pressure point for Hollywood’s creative workforce. The extra games represent…
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Mark McKenna & Stephen Lang Enter Thriller ‘Isolation Booth’
Mark McKenna and Stephen Lang have been cast in psychological thriller Isolation Booth, which has completed filming in Minnesota. The film follows an ex-famous songwriter struggling with addiction who retreats to a remote studio for a final attempt at relevance, only to encounter a mysterious producer determined to finish the song whatever the cost. Directed…
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NBA YoungBoy, Now Living in Korea, Reveals Heart Condition and Says He Has One More Tour in Him
NBA YoungBoy has said he was told by a doctor that the left side of his heart was swollen while he was touring, but that he completed the tour without telling anyone. The rapper said the issue has not fully gone away and suggested it has influenced his music, though he gave no further medical…
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ABC And NBC Will Air 90 NBA Games Next Season, Up 14% From The Prior Year
ABC and NBC will broadcast a combined 90 NBA games in the 2026–27 season, 14% more than the 79 shown by the two networks the previous year. The increase underlines broadcasters’ growing reliance on live sport, which can displace scripted entertainment and reduce residual payments linked to dramas and comedies. The season begins on 20…
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Sam Ponder calls out the WNBA for cowardice: ‘Be courageous. Stand for women’
Former ESPN presenter Sam Ponder criticised the WNBA for what she described as a failure to defend women’s sport, urging the league to “be courageous” and “stand for women”. The article frames her comments within a wider dispute over the WNBA’s gender-eligibility policies and whether the league clearly defines who may compete. The piece also…
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Done in a weekend – the $12.5bn LA Lakers sale that shocked the NBA
The Los Angeles Lakers’ controlling stake has been sold for a reported $12.5bn (£9.3bn) to an investor group led by Josh Kushner and former Disney chief executive Bob Iger, in a deal agreed over a single weekend. Subject to NBA approval, it would be the most expensive reported sale of a sports team, highlighting the…
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Resurfaced WNBA post shows league celebrating males who stole wins from female athletes
A resurfaced 2021 WNBA social-media post has drawn criticism after it celebrated transgender athletes Andraya Yearwood and Terry Miller. The article argues that the post contrasts with the league’s current uncertainty over whether biological males should be eligible for women’s professional basketball, making it part of a wider debate about transgender participation in women’s sport.…
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The Women’s National Basketball Association can’t define a ‘woman,’ and it’s beyond shameful
The article criticises the WNBA’s response to a debate over transgender participation and changing-room access in women’s basketball. It argues that the league has delayed taking a clear position after former NBA players reportedly declared for the draft, framing this as a failure to protect female athletes and girls. According to the article, the WNBA…
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Moment ‘hundreds of tonnes’ of rock crash down onto beach metres away from sunbathers
A large cliff fall at Budleigh Salterton in Devon sent rocks and boulders crashing onto a beach close to sunbathers, narrowly avoiding beachgoers. The incident highlights the continuing danger posed by unstable coastal cliffs, particularly during busy summer periods. The collapse occurred on Saturday, 26 July, and an eyewitness estimated that thousands of tonnes of…
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Comedian declares Hugh Laurie ‘can’t be canceled’ as actor comes to Sophie Cunningham’s defense
Actor Hugh Laurie has defended WNBA player Sophie Cunningham in the debate over transgender participation in women’s sport, according to the article. A comedian also supported Laurie, arguing that the actor “can’t be cancelled”, highlighting the continued public disagreement over eligibility rules in female competitions. The article says Laurie rejected the idea of biological males…