Hall of Famer Lisa Leslie will join some of the most accomplished athletes in the history of sport as she will be memorialized with a statue outside of Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. The two-time WNBA champion, three-time MVP and four-time Olympic gold medalist will be honored with a ceremony on Sept. 20 in the…
Eric KarabellMay 14, 2026, 12:18 PM ET Close Eric Karabell is a senior writer for fantasy baseball, football and basketball at ESPN. Eric is a charter member of FSWA Hall of Fame and author of “The Best Philadelphia Sports Arguments”. Multiple Authors Each week in MLB is its own story — full of surprises, both…
The TARDIS is set to land in a new location in a few weeks. AMC+ has acquired streaming rights to most of the 21st century run of Doctor Who. Thirteen seasons of the series, spanning the runs of the ninth through thirteenth Doctors (2005-22), will be available on the streamer starting June 11. The AMC+…
Andreas HaleMay 14, 2026, 11:24 AM ET Close Andreas Hale is a combat sports reporter at ESPN. Andreas covers MMA, boxing and pro wrestling. In Andreas’ free time, he plays video games, obsesses over music and is a White Sox and 49ers fan. He is also a host for Sirius XM’s Fight Nation. Before joining…
Legendary Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda has become a mainstay of the Cannes Film Festival. His newest film, Sheep in the Box, a sci-fi tale about a couple who adopt a humanoid robot after the death of their son, will be his eighth film to play in competition. The Toyko-born Kore-eda served on the jury, headed…
Drama is not exclusive to the big screen in Cannes. Naïma Bremer — a celebrity makeup artist and Fenty global artistry ambassador whose work has appeared at Paris Fashion Week and in the pages of Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar — has been to the film festival for four years to help boldfaced names prep their…
A few names long associated with old-school television are partnering to chase a very new-media trend: vertical video series. BET, the Paramount-owned media group focused on the Black community and best known for its basic cable channel, revealed on Wednesday that it is partnering with microdrama company aTwist to develop and distribute these series, also…
Diego Luna had both personal motivations and more universal ones that drove him to make Ashes, his fifth feature as director. While Luna continues to tackle an array of high-profile fare in front of the camera — starring opposite Jennifer Lopez in last year’s Kiss of the Spider Woman, leading the Emmy-winning Star Wars series…
Pete Townshend is entering a new partnership with Primary Wave focused on the legendary The Who co-founder’s name, image and likeness, the company confirmed on Thursday. Financial terms of the partnership weren’t disclosed. In a press release, Primary Wave touted the deal’s “potential for branding and content opportunities.” Primary Wave said the company is already…
