New Generation Collective, a new initiative dedicated to helping young people in the entertainment, music and creator economy navigate growing up in the public eye, launched Tuesday. The initiative was announced during the inaugural summit for Hollywood & Mind in New York City. The Kids Mental Health Foundation, founded by Nationwide Children's Hospital, was also on hand at the summit to participate in the announcement.
The founding advisory board for the collective includes several entertainers and family members who have firsthand experience growing up in the public eye, including children's mental health advocate Angel Carter Conrad; the production company Artists for Artists; actor and singer Logan Henderson; actress and singer Isabela Merced; actor Kel Mitchell; actress and filmmaker Soleil Moon Frye; Carmela Wallace, mother of Juice WRLD and founder of Live Free 999; actor Hudson Yang; and actress and singer Breanna Yde. Additional members will be announced at a later date.
New Generation Collective was founded by Lilah Kojoori, a children's entertainment communications executive who departed her role as vice president of communications for Nickelodeon and Paramount+ Kids and Family last year. The organization draws on more than 20 years of experience working with young performers and their families.
Logo for the Next Generation Collective, founded by Lilah Kojoori. (Next Generation Collective)
The organization is designed to give young people, their families and the professionals who support them access to mental health experts through the Kids Mental Health Foundation. It also connects young performers with entertainment industry leaders who can offer guidance on mental health, boundaries and the realities of working on set, performing, creating content and building a public profile at a young age. The initiative will serve as an additional resource for studios, productions, agencies, managers and platforms supporting young talent

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No stadium and no canteen would be complete without it: the good old currywurst. In Germany, this cult dish is so important that it even has its own day on September 4.
So naturally, we find ourselves asking: which former or current Bundesliga pro would actually run the best snack stand and whip up an absolutely first-class currywurst for us there?
Mr. Kebab Toss is, of course, the undisputed number one. If you order a dish here, you'll either get it handed to you or, alternatively, thrown straight into your face from three meters away. Better not walk into this place wearing Schalke gear.
His snack stand would probably have 47 special offers at the same time. No one understands the menu, but in the end everything tastes delicious. The server talks nonstop to the guests or, if necessary, to the deep fryer.
As the owner of numerous kebab shops, Poldi is already deeply involved in the business. So what's stopping him from expanding it a little further? If it tastes good, it tastes good.

#september

Believe it or not, Soleil Moon Frye turned 50 on August 6, 2026. As one of the '80s stars who grew up to be gorgeous, Frye became a familiar face thanks to her role as Punky in "Punky Brewster," which aired from 1984 to 1988. "Punky is still such a huge part of my heart and soul," Frye told People in March 2021. "If I'm 88 and people still want to call me Punky, I'd be thrilled."
Although playing Punky may be the thing for which Frye is best known, over the years, she's appeared in other series, including "Saved by the Bell" and "Friends. She's also gotten married and had four kids (to no surprise, Soleil Moon Frye's daughters look so much like their famous mom). Frye has also had quite the style evolution since her days as Punky Brewster and being a teen star in the 1990s. "I immediately think of the scary clothes that I wore," Frye told Parade in August 2011 about her memories of that era. "Catsuits were big for me in the '90s, and I had many of them... I remember wearing a skintight bright cherry-red dress to my Sweet 16 party, and none of my friends told me I looked out of sight!"
With catsuits in the rearview mirror, Frye has had more than a few fabulous fashion occasions. From never surrendering her Doc Marten boots to the best way to style a chic blazer, Frye has slayed so many looks. In other words, her 40s were full of memorable style moments.
Read more: The Worst-Dressed Celebs In Oscars History
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While just about everyone considers Luka Doncic to be one of the NBA's best players, there are plenty who doubt that he can and will win a championship. The pundits point to his extremely high-usage style of play, defensive shortcomings and supposed lack of fitness and conditioning as reasons why he won't lead his team to the promised land.
Former NBA big man Channing Frye is one of those doubters. During an episode on his "Channing's Mailbag" YouTube show, he said that Doncic will not win a ring with that current high-usage style of play, although he did say that he thinks Doncic will eventually win it all.
"I think Luka will win a championship. I do not think that he will win with that style of play and high usage rate. He needs a team around him, sure, but he plays physical and is usually beat up by the time. Did he miss his one chance? No. I just think something's going to come around where Luka got to come to grips with like, that's not what is going to win.
"Luka's greatness is not better than OKC or San Antonio or New York or Philly, no matter how great Luka is individually. So you got to build an NBA team around him where he trusts and can get off the rock a little bit more."
Doncic has the highest career usage rate in NBA history at 35.8, and he has led the league in that category in four of his eight seasons. While he has put up super impressive numbers, it has taken a bit of a toll on him physically, and some feel it was a factor that contributed to the hamstring strain that prematurely ended his 2025-26 season in early April.

#high #team #championship

LeBron James could quickly become one of the most popular figures in the world of "YouTube golf" after the NBA star entered the fast-growing social media ***** e over the weekend.
James only started playing golf last year but has already become obsessed with the game—so much so that he's launched a YouTube channel focused entirely on golf content. His first video, ***** led "The 2016 Cavs 10-Year Reunion Golf Scramble," has amassed more than 2 million views since being published Saturday. In the video, James takes part in a 3 vs. 3 match in Scotland with his former NBA Finals-winning Cleveland teammates Kevin Love, J.R. Smith, Richard Jefferson, Tristan Thompson, and Channing Frye.
His YouTube channel—the handle is simply LeBron—had already surpassed 530,000 subscribers as of Tuesday afternoon. The account actually joined YouTube in 2010 and had about 121,000 subscribers as of last week but was dormant until Saturday with no recent videos, according to figures from social media data tracker Social Blade.
YouTube golf channels typically feature content creators playing matches in various competitive formats with contestants mic'd up. The heavily produced final product often includes broadcast elements seen in live professional golf, like shot tracers. The most popular channels each have millions of subscribers. Rick Shiels leads the way with 3 million-plus, followed closely by Bryson DeChambeau's 2.8 million.
James has a strong social media footprint. He boasts 154 million subscribers on Instagram and another 54 million on X/Twitter. He has regularly posted casual videos from the golf course on those apps in recent months, as well as commentary about professional golf tournaments.

#james #Media #year

LeBron James has added a new venture to his growing list of off-the-court interests: a YouTube channel dedicated to golf.
James, the 41-year-old who recently signed with the Philadelphia 76ers, released his first vlog-style video Aug. 15. The 96-minute video features James and several members of the Cleveland Cavaliers' 2016 championship team during a golf trip to Scotland in June.
Former Cavaliers Tristan Thompson, Kevin Love, J.R. Smith, Channing Frye and Richard Jefferson joined James at Cabot Highlands Resort's Castle Stuart Links. Matthew Dellavedova and Iman Shumpert also attended the reunion but were not featured in the video.
The group played in a 3-on-3 format while laughing and reminiscing about the Cavaliers' championship run. The 2016 team overcame a 3-1 deficit against the Golden State Warriors to win the NBA championship.
Cavs schedule: LeBron James chose 76ers over Cavaliers. Don't boo him for it

#championship #golf #philadelphia #Scotland

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New Philadelphia 76ers star LeBron James is expanding his reach beyond basketball, and his latest venture takes him from the hardwood to the golf course.
James has launched a YouTube channel centered on golf, debuting the project with a video lasting more than 90 minutes that chronicles a June golf trip to Scotland with several members of the 2016 Cleveland Cavaliers championship team.
The reunion included Kevin Love, J.R. Smith, Richard Jefferson, Tristan Thompson and Channing Frye, bringing together key members of the group that delivered Cleveland one of the most memorable championships in NBA history.
That Cavaliers team overcame a 3-1 deficit against the Golden State Warriors in the 2016 NBA Finals, ending Cleveland's 52-year major professional sports championship drought.

#cleveland

The entry deadline for the 2026 Charleston Senior Men's City Championship is 5 p.m. Aug. 21. The tournament will be played Sept. 11-13 at Charleston Municipal Golf Course.
The tournament is open to male amateurs 50 and older who have resided in Charleston, Berkeley or Dorchester counties as of Aug. 21.
There are three divisions — Senior Championship for ages 50-59 playing from the white tees; Super Senior Championship for ages 60-69 playing from the gold tees; and Super Super Senior Championship for ages 70-plus playing from the red tees. The tournament will be flighted after 36 holes.
Matt Wood is the defending champion, having won his second City Senior ****** le in 2025 with a score of 220, one shot better than Matt Laydon. Tadd Brown won the Super Senior division in a playoff with Tony Morelli and Sean McAvoy after the three tied at 227. John Frye shot 219 and scored a three-shot victory over Warren Peper in the Super Super Seniors division.
Our Lady of Mercy Community Outreach will hold its 33rd annual golf tournament and second annual Ralph Mastrangelo Golf Classic Sept. 21 at Crooked Oaks on Seabrook Island Club. Proceeds from the tournament directly benefit Our Lady of Mercy Community Outreach's programs and services, which provide food ****** istance, healthcare, education, employment support, and emergency resources to thousands of neighbors across the Lowcountry each year.

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LeBron James may still be really good at basketball, but the 41-year-old has a well-documented affinity for golf.
The newest Philadelphia 76er has committed to the sport in his leisure time away from hoops. So much that he's now dropped a YouTube channel dedicated to the craft of his hobby.
He released his first vlog-style video on Aug. 15 featuring himself and former teammates from the Cleveland Cavaliers' 2016 championship team as they gathered to celebrate their 10-year reunion at Cabot Highlands Resort's Castle Stuart Links in Scotland.
James' 96-minute video is a day-in-the-life vlog that includes banter amongst former teammates, friendly competition and memorable moments captured on camera. Former teammates who appeared at the golf retreat included Tristan Thompson, Kevin Love, J.R. Smith, Channing Frye and Richard Jefferson.
Together they laughed and reminisced on their ******* le run while enjoying wine. The group played in a 3-on-3 team setting.

#youtube

Just when you thought YouTube Golf couldn't get more popular, one of the most famous people in the world arrives on the scene.
LeBron James has launched a YouTube channel dedicated to golf. His first video was released Saturday morning, featuring James and his former teammates from the Cleveland Cavaliers 2016 championship team celebrating a 10-year reunion with a round of golf at Cabot Highlands Resort's Castle Stuart Links in Scotland, which is ranked No. 55 among Golfweek's Top 100 International Courses.
The 90-minute video features most of the memorable characters from that Cavs squad, including Kevin Love, Tristan Thompson, Richard Jefferson, Channing Frye and J.R. Smith, who is actually quite the stick (you might remember that he went back to college and played golf at North Carolina A&T after retiring from the NBA). Apparently Kyrie Irving couldn't make it, though.
The group plays a 3-on-3 match that gets a little heated at times, with James, Love and Jefferson teaming up against Thompson, Frye and Smith. I won't spoil who wins, but let's just say there weren't a ton of darts thrown or birdies made between the six of them. But it sure seemed like they were having a great time, and hey, that's all that really matters.
Earlier this week, a reporter at the FedEx St. Jude Championship posed a hypothetical to reigning Masters champ and world No. 2 Rory McIlroy: If he could offer a golf lesson to any one celebrity, who would he choose?

#frye

There are still several weeks to go in the summer of 2026, which means that people can only speculate about how good the new-look Los Angeles Lakers will be this coming season. LeBron James is gone, as are Marcus Smart, Rui Hachimura, Luke Kennard, Deandre Ayton and Jaxson Hayes, and the Lakers have replaced them with men such as Walker Kessler, Quentin Grimes, Collin ****** ton and Sandro Mamukelashvili, among others.
Some feel the franchise is definitely on the right track to building a championship team around Luka Doncic. Others feel its new players are incapable of getting the job done, and that the franchise gave those players outsized contracts while exhausting virtually all of its trade capital.
Channing Frye, who won the NBA championship with James on the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2016, said during an episode of the "Road Trippin' Show" that the Lakers won't be able to compete with most of the teams that will make the playoffs in the Western Conference (h/t Fadeaway World).
"Make a playoff run?" Frye said. "No. They can make the playoffs. But no. I don't like the way that team is built at all. And maybe something happens, but no, they're going to lose to a team like Denver, Minnesota, OKC, Houston. I even got Phoenix right there, Utah. I mean, do I even have to say San Antonio?
"I just don't see the way that this team is built that they're really going to compete versus those type of other teams," Frye continued. "So, no. I don't think so."

#feel #right

Legion Hoops: Russell Westbrook on being a free agent: "I don't think about it honestly. I love playing basketball and if it happens, it works and that's my plan." (via CNN, h/t TheWestbrookEra)
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NBA Courtside: Channing Frye says Steve Nash is a better overall player than Russell Westbrook: "Russell Westbrook is the most,top two most athletic guard ever to play basketball though. But, Steve Nash is a 50-40-90 guy. Where Russell has just God-given ability and motor that no one's ever seen ever before. So, Steve Nash is my guy. So, yes, Steve Nash is better than Russell Westbrook." (Via RoadTrippinShow) — 8/8/2026 x.com
One more pressing Kings note as relayed by The People's Insider Jake Fischer: League sources say that Sacramento covets a veteran point guard to mentor prized rookie Darius Acuff Jr. and is thus now weighing the prospect of bringing back Russell Westbrook … or bringing in Victor Oladipo to fill that role. The Kings were among the teams to attend Oladipo's recent workout in Las Vegas during summer league. — 8/4/2026 marcstein.substack.com
Jonathan Abrams: What if OKC had kept Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, and James Harden? Excited to announce my next book, WHEN WE WERE YOUNG AND FEARLESS, coming 11/3—a deep dive into the trio that reshaped the NBA. Pre-order link: harpercollins.com/products/when — 7/31/2026 x.com

#league

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McDonald's grew U.S. comparable sales 0.8% last quarter, missed estimates, and by Tuesday morning Joe Erlinger was no longer running the American business after almost 7 years. Skye Anderson, a 26-year company lifer, gets it now, with a mandate to bring "focus and urgency" to the home market. Reassuring to learn those were previously unavailable.
CEO Chris Kempczinski told ******* ysts the strategy is fine and the execution wasn't, which is corner office speak for "I asked for someone's head, and I'm now holding it up for the cameras."
At the clogged heart of McDonald's problems is that it launched so many new items that it clogged its own kitchens, slowed service, and annoyed customers. The World Cup marketing push landed with a thud. And fewer than 65% of US restaurants sold the sub-$3 value lineup at the prices corporate recommended, which made the centerpiece of the big turnaround effectively optional. Those operators skipped it because their margins have been chewed through by the same inflation hitting the people in the drive-thru. It's hard to discount your way out of a soft patch when the folks actually running the fryers can't afford to play along.
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Michaela Walsh delivered a punch-perfect display to guarantee herself at least bronze, dominating Scotland's Lara Brown in their featherweight quarter-final, but Caitlin Fryers bowed out in the flyweight division.
The defending Commonwealth Games champion put on an exhibition of counter-punching to win every round on all five cards, sweeping into Friday's semi-final where she will face Fiji's Jasmine Daunakamakama.
It is Walsh's fourth Commonwealth Games and the Holy Family fighter has now medalled in each, winning gold four years ago with silvers in 2018 and 2014.
However, it's performance rather than podium which is driving the 33-year-old this time.
"Medals don't define happiness," Walsh told BBC Sport NI.

#michaela

If behind-the-scenes dirt on the skeletons in people's closets is your thing, get ready for Season 2 of VICE TV's "Dark Side of the Cage."
VICE Studios on Thursday announced a new seven-episode season of the show with a premiere set for Sept. 1 at 9 p.m. ET on VICE TV. The season premiere episode features UFC Hall of Famer Don Frye, "whose willingness to absorb brutality in the cage led to the fight of his life against pain and addiction."
Of particular interest to many, most likely, later in the season will be an episode featuring longtime fighter Phil Baroni, who remains in prison in Mexico on a charge of murder. A teaser video for the season shows a clip of a phone interview with Baroni and him saying his lawyers won't be happy he did the interview.
"From house-fire heroism to SWAT stand-offs to full-blown arena riots, season two of Dark Side of the Cage pulls back the curtain on MMA's most extreme highs and devastating lows," the official show pitch says. "'Dark Side of the Cage' cuts through the glamour and glory of the MMA spectacle to reveal the never-before-told stories behind the sport's most iconic competitors, told by the fighters themselves."
Other episodes, according to VICE TV, will feature ****** o Ortiz, Jason "Mayhem" Miller, Chael Sonnen and Mark Coleman. Additionally, the season "will shed new light on one of the most heated feuds in UFC history: Conor McGregor vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov."

#vice #dark #episode #show

For the first time since IndyCar introduced its charter system in 2025, one of the 25 available charters has been sold. Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing is selling one of its three charters to Dreyer & Reinbold Racing, which will return as a full-time IndyCar team for the first time since 2012.
After Dreyer & Reinbold Racing owner Dennis Reinbold died in June, the team has continued operations and worked to become a full-time team, which Reinbold was working toward before his death. Dreyer & Reinbold Racing CEO Derek Reinbold worked with RLL's ownership group of by Bobby Rahal, Mike Lanigan and David Letterman to complete the deal.
"I want to thank Bobby Rahal, Mike Lanigan, David Letterman, and (RLL president) Jay Frye for the way they approached this from our very first conversation," Reinbold said in a news release. "They treated this as a partnership between two organizations that want to see each other succeed, and this announcement today reflects that.
"The NTT IndyCar Series is in the strongest position it has been in for decades, and that is a direct result of Roger Penske's stewardship and leadership. The growth of this series, on the track and off, made this the right moment for our team to return to full-time racing. My dad built Dreyer & Reinbold Racing and poured his life into it, and our family has been part of the Speedway for four generations. Competing for a full season again is the truest way we can honor his legacy, and we intend to make him proud."
Dreyer & Reinbold has competed in the Indianapolis 500 every year despite not being a full-time team, and it will now be the 11th team in the paddock in 2027. RLL has not announced which drivers will return next year, as the team's current lineup consists of Graham Rahal, Louis Foster and Mick Schumacher.

#full #lanigan

For the first time since IndyCar introduced its charter system in 2025, one of the 25 available charters has been sold. Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing is selling one of its three charters to Dreyer & Reinbold Racing, which will return as a full-time IndyCar team for the first time since 2012.
After Dreyer & Reinbold Racing owner Dennis Reinbold died in June, the team has continued operations and worked to become a full-time team, which Reinbold was working toward before his death. Dreyer & Reinbold Racing CEO Derek Reinbold worked with RLL's ownership group of Bobby Rahal, Mike Lanigan and David Letterman to complete the deal.
"I want to thank Bobby Rahal, Mike Lanigan, David Letterman, and (RLL president) Jay Frye for the way they approached this from our very first conversation," Reinbold said in a news release. "They treated this as a partnership between two organizations that want to see each other succeed, and this announcement today reflects that.
"The NTT IndyCar Series is in the strongest position it has been in for decades, and that is a direct result of Roger Penske's stewardship and leadership. The growth of this series, on the track and off, made this the right moment for our team to return to full-time racing. My dad built Dreyer & Reinbold Racing and poured his life into it, and our family has been part of the Speedway for four generations. Competing for a full season again is the truest way we can honor his legacy, and we intend to make him proud."
Dreyer & Reinbold has competed in the Indianapolis 500 every year despite not being a full-time team, and it will now be the 11th team in the paddock in 2027. RLL has not announced which drivers will return next year, as the team's current lineup consists of Graham Rahal, Louis Foster and Mick Schumacher.

#full

The arrival of next year's Tour de France in ****** bria will be a "once-in-a-lifetime opportunity" to get involved with a sporting event viewed as among the best in the world, bike enthusiasts say.
The opening stage of the men's race finishes in Carlisle on 2 July, with the second starting in Keswick the next day and passing Thirlmere, Grasmere, Rydal Water and Windermere.
Secretary of Carlisle Cycling ****** ociation Fiona Graham told the BBC the county had "never seen anything like this before".
Cumberland Council leader Mark Fryer said "thousands and thousands of people" were expected to line the routes, but he added "it's as much about our own communities [enjoying it] as the visitors".
It will be the fifth time the UK has partly staged the men's event after 1974, 1994, 2007 and 2014.

A former champion believes LeBron James returning to the Lakers is what's best for him originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
LeBron James has not yet decided on his NBA future after his contract expired with the Los Angeles Lakers. At 41, many people think that James is at the tail end of his career. That is true, and LeBron knows it, so he is taking his time to make his decision.
Of course, it is on the Lakers to make an offer, but that has not come just yet. As the calendar moves to July, free agency will be the talk of the town, and the Lakers will need to make some moves. Re-signing James could be a big part of those plans.
One of the most popular ideas that people are throwing out there is for LeBron to return to the Cleveland Cavaliers. It is his hometown team that he played for twice in his career, leading them to a championship in 2016.
One of his former teammates during that 2016 run was Channing Frye, who has been quite vocal in convincing Bron to stay with the Lakers rather than returning to the Cavaliers, who just can't get over the hump.

LeBron James reunited with his 2016 Cleveland Cavaliers teammates Tristan Thompson, Kevin Love, JR Smith, Channing Frye and Richard Jefferson for a trip to the United Kingdom
The group, who won the first NBA championship for Cleveland together in 2016, enjoyed luxe dinners and lots of time on the golf course during their trip
Smith said their former teammate Kyrie Irving "ghosted us" after fans questioned why the former Cavalier wasn't seen on the trip
LeBron James reunited with his former Cleveland Cavaliers teammates to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of their 2016 NBA championship.
James, 41, traveled to the United Kingdom with Tristan Thompson, Kevin Love, JR Smith, Richard Jefferson and Channing Frye for a reunion, and the group gave fans an inside look at their trip on social media.

In a joint Instagram post Wednesday between James, Smith, Thompson and Frye, the caption read: "The group chat finally linked up." Another joint post between Jefferson, Love, Thompson and Frye included a video of Thompson delivering drinks to the group on the course, captioned: "We all have roles."
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