Bill Maher poked fun at the many artists who have dropped out of President Donald Trump‘s forthcoming Freedom 250 concert series during his monologue on Real Time Friday night. “We’re having a big 250thbirthday party for America, a concert. They announced the lineup. Vanilla Ice, Milli Vanilli, Morris Day,Bret Michaels,” he said. “I think this…
Jake TrotterMay 29, 2026, 07:30 AM ET Close Jake Trotter is a senior writer at ESPN. Trotter covers college football. He also writes about other college sports, including men’s and women’s basketball. Trotter resides in the Cleveland area with his wife and three kids and is a fan of his hometown Oklahoma City Thunder. He…
Under these proposals, Healthwatch’s responsibilities will be transferred to integrated care boards (ICBs) and local authorities, meaning they would have to respond to feedback about their own services, rather than being challenged by an independent body.
Paramount is closing in on acquiring hot Cannes film market titles The Midnight Library, to be directed by Garth Davis and to star Florence Pugh, sources tell The Hollywood Reporter. Paramount is paying more than $30 million for the rights to the film. StudioCanal, which is backing the feature project, will distribute the film in…
May 29, 2026, 08:45 AM ET The San Antonio Spurs and Oklahoma City Thunder are going to seven games in the Western Conference finals. Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs — facing elimination in Game 6 in San Antonio — took down the defending NBA champions 118-91, with Wembanyama leading the way with 28 points and…
Andrea Martin’s journey to stage and screen stardom on Broadway and in Hollywood came full circle Thursday when she received a tribute at The Hollywood Reporter’s Women in Entertainment Canada gala in Toronto within eyeshot of the Royal Alexander Theatre, where a quirky 1972 Toronto staging ofGodspellshe performed in became a life-changing experience. “Basically this…
Greg WyshynskiMay 29, 2026, 08:00 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Multiple Authors How deep the NHL free agent pool could have been. This was supposed to be the summer of Connor McDavid, before he gave the Edmonton Oilers two more years to win a Stanley Cup with his services. Or…
Alyssa RoenigkMay 29, 2026, 08:00 AM ET Close Alyssa Roenigk is a senior writer for ESPN whose assignments have taken her to six continents and caused her to commit countless acts of recklessness. (Follow @alyroe on Twitter). Multiple Authors IT’S THE MIDDLE of the sixth inning at Texas A&M’s Kyle Field, the fourth-largest football stadium…
Rachel KryshakMay 29, 2026, 08:00 AM ET Close Rachel Kryshak is a professional data consultant specializing in data communication and modelling. She’s worked in the NHL and consulted for professional teams across North American and Europe. She hosts the Staff & Graph Podcast and discusses sports from a data-driven perspective. Multiple Authors More than ever,…
