Can the Arizona Cardinals just be two score underdogs at SoFi Stadium every week?
In their two games there the Cardinals have wins.
Everywhere else they look like a mess, but they own Los Angeles so there is that.
Despite a big win over the Rams, the Arizona Cardinals still open as home underdogs ahead of their Ring of Honor ceremony for Larry Fitzgerald in their home game against the Denver Broncos.
According to FanDuel Sportsbook, the Arizona Cardinals are 4.5-point underdogs ahead of their matchup with the Broncos.

#home #everywhere

With eight different teams the winners over the past eight seasons, it is hard to predict who takes home the NBA's Larry O'Brien Trophy in June.
If there is to be a ninth different name in as many seasons, you might look to San Antonio Spurs, with Victor Wembanyama leading the team to the Finals last season before coming unstuck against the New York Knicks.
Maybe the Philadelphia 76ers off-season moves to acquire Jaylen Brown and sign the NBA's all-time leading scorer LeBron James is an attractive pick, or perhaps the Cleveland Cavaliers.
As the season tips off, the first British-born coach in the NBA, Tim Lewis will be hoping he can ******* ist Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves to their first NBA ******* le.
Lewis has been something of a journeyman in basketball.

#seasons

Karoline Leavitt, the former Trump administration press secretary who spent much of her time chastising and denigrating the journalists who asked her questions, is joining one of the outlets that made some of the queries.
Leavitt will join Fox News Channel as a contributor, the network said Monday. Leavitt follows a well-trod path that has been walked on previously by people like Kayleigh McEnany, a former press secretary who also works for the Fox Corp.-backed media outlet, and Larry Kudrow, a former financial official who is a prominent host at Fox Business Network.
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On September 9, 2026, Reuters reported that GE Aerospace (NYSE:GE) agreed to buy castings maker Consolidated Precision Products for $11.75 billion. It is its largest acquisition since becoming a standalone company in 2024, to secure the supply of the precision metal turbine-blade components that have been a persistent bottleneck across the jet engine industry. CPP is the world's third-largest maker of these parts. CEO Larry Culp called the capacity "mission-critical" as the company works through a backlog stretching into the next decade.
GE Aerospace (NYSE:GE) can use the acquisition to convert its massive backlog into revenue faster. The company's backlog exceeded $210 billion after its second-quarter results. It includes roughly $170 billion in commercial services and more than $30 billion in defense. The $11.75 billion acquisition of Consolidated Precision Products directly targets one of the supply-chain bottlenecks that has limited GE's ability to increase engine production. CPP supplies about one-quarter of GE's casting needs. It gives GE greater control over a critical manufacturing process and could help it meet deliveries tied to its long-term backlog.
Bringing CPP in-house could improve GE's production economics while reducing supplier dependence. Spare-parts delinquencies jumped 20% sequentially in the second quarter. It shows the ongoing operational impact of supply constraints. GE plans to apply its Flight Deck lean operating model at CPP to improve factory yields and machine utilization and reduce scrap and rework. The company expects the acquisition to generate about $200 million in net synergies and achieve double-digit return on invested capital by the fifth year. It gives investors a measurable path to stronger returns from the deal.
The acquisition makes GE's position solid in the next generation of engines. GE expects demand for airfoils to increase more than 30% by 2030 from 2026 levels. CPP's casting expertise could help GE bring new airfoil designs into production faster. The business also expects CPP to make roughly $2 billion in revenue in 2027. That combination gives investors a potential path to higher production capacity, faster technology development, and stronger long-term participation in commercial and defense aerospace demand.
GE Aerospace (NYSE:GE) must justify a nearly $12 billion investment, and investors already ******* ign a premium valuation to the stock. GE Aerospace trades at roughly 46 times forward earnings. It leaves investors with limited tolerance for execution problems or weaker-than-expected returns. The company will fund $7 billion of the acquisition with cash and finance the remainder with new debt. So GE needs CPP's earnings and operating improvements to make sufficient returns to support the purchase price and protect shareholder value.

#billion #backlog #supply

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He doesn't get as much media attention as Larry Fink or Bill Ackman, but David Booth, chairman of Dimensional Fund Advisors, has played a foundational role in the creation of the modern ***** et management industry. Working alongside Rex Sinquefield since the early 1980s, Booth has championed the idea that academic research is superior to Wall Street intuition.
During that time, Dimensional has grown from a fledgling business operating out of a spare room of Booth's Brooklyn brownstone to a global investment manager with $1.1 trillion in ***** ets under management. He's no longer running the company, having passed the reins to current co-CEOs Dave Butler and Gerard O'Reilly, but Booth is still intimately involved in setting Dimensional's direction at a time when innovation in the exchange-traded fund market and related trends are driving another sea change in how professional portfolios are built.
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#company

A former No. 9 overall pick from UConn, Kemba Walker put together the strongest career in franchise history to this point. While Walker is famous for wearing the No. 15, he wore the No. 1 during his rookie season with the Charlotte Bobcats. Over his career with the franchise, Walker would play eight seasons in Charlotte, averaging 19.8 points, 5.5 **** ists, 3.8 rebounds, 1.3 steals and 0.4 blocks in 605 appearances.
Following his time with the Hornets, he'd land with the Boston Celtics in a sign-and-trade deal that brought Terry Rozier to Charlotte. After two seasons in Boston, Walker would play a season for the New York Knicks and finish his NBA career after nine games for the Dallas Mavericks. In 12 seasons total, Walker played 750 games while averaging 19.3 points, 5.3 **** ists, 3.8 rebounds, 1.2 steals and 0.4 blocks. He now works with the Hornets as a player development coach and has opened up "Kemba Walker Sports Academy" in Concord, North Carolina.
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#franchise

Shares of the artificial intelligence cloud provider Oracle (NYSE: ORCL) slid this morning after a report over the weekend showed that co-founder Larry Ellison was abandoning plans to sell up to $7.5 billion worth of Oracle stock.
That sort of news would typically cause a share price rally, but Ellison's move came as investors sold some AI stocks today, amid calls from Anthropic and OpenAI for more artificial intelligence regulation.
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Adding to investor pessimism today is the growing belief among investors that the Federal Reserve may hike rates at its next meeting. That could make Oracle's current AI spending even more expensive than it already is.
Oracle stock was down by 4.5% as of 11:04 am ET.

#intelligence #investors

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were the latest to get mocked on Saturday Night Live UK.
On the Saturday, September 12 episode of the American comedy show spinoff, the cast took a few jabs at several members of the British Royal Family, including the Duke and ******* ss of Sussex, as well as King Charles III and Queen Camilla.
During the opening sketch, Larry Dean and Emma Sidi portrayed The King and Queen while they enjoyed some downtime at Balmoral Castle in the Scottish Highlands.
"Oh, Camilla, nothing like a quiet Saturday in Balmoral. Clean Scottish air, dirty Scottish people … bliss," King Charles said, prompting Queen Camilla to add, "I do so love our weekends away. No responsibilities — just like every other day."
Prince Harry, portrayed by Jack Shep, then entered with Ayoade Bamgboye's Meghan. The Duke of Sussex said, "Daddy, I'm home."

#king #prince #sussex

(Bloomberg) -- Oracle Corp. Chairman Larry Ellison canceled his plan to sell as many as 50 million shares in the tech company, a holding worth $7.5 billion, a day after the company disclosed the founder's divestment plan.
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#bloomberg #plan #company #spend

Backup center Ryan Hollins was the fourth player in Charlotte Hornets franchise history to wear the No. 1, doing so for a brief stretch as a member of the Charlotte Bobcats. A former No. 50 overall pick out of UCLA, Hollins played two and a half seasons in Charlotte before being traded along with Matt Carroll to the Dallas Mavericks for DeSagana Diop.
In 105 games for the Bobcats, Hollins averaged 2.6 points, 1.7 rebounds, 0.2 **** ists, 0.2 steals and 0.5 blocks. Following his time in Charlotte, Hollins would go on to play seven more seasons, giving himself an impressive 10-year NBA career. In 518 career appearances, Hollins averaged 3.7 points, 2.2 rebounds, 0.3 **** ists, 0.2 steals and 0.5 blocks. Since his playing days, Hollins has served as a basketball **** yst and pundit for a variety of different outlets.
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#hollins #seasons

25-year-old Guardians LHP Parker Messick made his MLB debut last August, and so far the results have been pretty spectacular. Even if they're helped a little by a lucky batting average on **** in play (he's at .264 for the season, the MLB average is .289). That's not a crazy outlier though, I don't think. Messick relies heavily on a 94-ish fastball and slightly slower sinker; that combo has been dynamite for him this season. He'll frequently mix in a change, less frequently some breaking stuff.
75 years ago, Bill Veeck pulled one of his signature wacky baseball stunts. He signed 3'7" Eddie Gaedel to the Browns' roster and had him pinch-hit in a game. Gaedel drew a walk — obviously his strike zone was small — and Veeck replaced him with a pinch-runner. The pinch-runner didn't score
Now, Veeck owned the St. Louis Browns at that time, not the team in Cleveland. (So this is kinda the wrong week for this post. I thought this happened in Cleveland, until I started writing it.)
But Veeck had owned the Indians for four years, selling them in 1950 when he needed money for a divorce settlement. And had done some notable things with the team, like signing the first Negro League player to join the American League, Larry Doby. (When manager Lou Boudreau introduced Doby to the team, three players refused to shake his hand — and Veeck got rid of all three.) In 1949, Veeck signed Satchel Paige, the oldest rookie to ever play in MLB at the age of 41; he'd pitch 155.2 innings over two seasons for the team (and then became a two-time All-Star with the Browns).
Veeck claimed the idea of using a small person as a pinch-hitter was his own notion… however, there'd been a 1941 story in The Saturday Evening Post called "You Could Look it Up" by James Thurber, author of "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty." You can read the Thurber story here, if you like. It has paintings by Norman Rockwell which are very detailed and striking, as usual:

#pinch #cleveland

On September 8, 2026, GE Aerospace (NYSE:GE) agreed to buy Consolidated Precision Products (CPP) for $11.75 billion. The acquisition marks the company's largest bet yet on precision engine castings, a constraint that has been capping GE's growth. Trading already at roughly 40x earnings, the company has now attacked one of its genuine bottlenecks through the deal. But has it paid too much to do it?
Castings, including the superalloy and ******* anium hot-section parts inside the jet engines, have constrained GE's engine production, including programs such as LEAP and GEnx, as well as its high-margin aftermarket. Without these castings, the company can neither build nor service its engines. If the acquisition closes, the company will gain access to CPP's 20-plus plants and about 6,600 workers, which are essential for making those components. The deal would therefore enable GE to control the constraint as well as defend its margins. CEO Larry Culp characterized the move as securing manufacturing capacity to meet simultaneous demand across commercial engines, aftermarket services, and defense contracts.
The valuation is where bulls should slow down. GE is paying roughly 18x 2027 EBITDA including synergies (26x without synergies). The sellers are private equity firms Warburg Pincus and Berkshire Partners. They have basically offloaded a cyclical business near the peak of the aerospace cycle. This is smart money selling to GE instead of the other way around. The real tell is that GE felt compelled to buy its way past this capacity bottleneck instead of scaling organically, which reveals how tight its prized aftermarket really was. Also, CPP also supplies other major aerospace and defense companies such as Pratt & Whitney, Honeywell, and Lockheed Martin, and through the vertical tie-up, the company invites antitrust scrutiny before it closes in late 2027.
GE's 40x multiple rests on its high-margin razor-and-blade business model that services a huge installed base. And the casting supply shortages quietly constrain this aftermarket. Hence, more than merely fixing a supply chain issue, the CPP acquisition defends the company's high margin and multiple. Financially, the transaction is accretive to adjusted EPS and free cash flow in the first year, funded through $7 billion in cash alongside newly issued debt. Insider Monkey data shows 113 hedge funds held GE in Q2 2026, down modestly from 119 in Q1, reflecting firm institutional positioning. Short interest is just 1.3% of float, below peers like Honeywell International (1.6%). Almost no one bets against it.

#aftermarket #acquisition #including

U.S. Soccer has announced that Don Garber will serve as the chair of the federation's Soccer Forward initiative.
Garber has served as MLS commissioner since 1999, but will be replaced by Larry Berg starting on Jan. 1, 2027.
Though Garber will stay involved with MLS, transitioning into a role as chairman, he will now take on a new position with U.S. Soccer's program that aims to grow the game at the grassroots level.
As part of his new role, U.S. Soccer said that Garber will "bring new partners to the table, grow support for U.S. Soccer's long-term priorities, and offer soccer to more people in more places than ever before."
"I've spent more than four decades working in professional sports, and I've always believed that our greatest progress comes through strong partnerships and a shared vision," said Garber.

#garber #Soccer #grow

Larry Birkhead just celebrated his and Anna Nicole Smith's daughter Dannielynn Birkhead's major milestone: her 20th birthday.
On Monday, September 7, Birkhead, 53, took to Instagram with a slideshow of photos featuring his only child. "Happy 20th Birthday Dannielynn!" the doting father captioned his update, alongside red heart emojis. "Love, Dad."
For the featured image, Dannielynn posed on a stoop in an all-black outfit from Hot Topic and edgy black sunglasses. Other shots showed her with dyed red hair, as an adorable preschooler, and as a young child hugging her dad.
Larry welcomed his daughter with the late Playboy model, who died at 39 in 2007, following an accidental overdose. At the time of Anna Nicole's death, Dannielynn was just 5 months old.
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#dannielynn

Freshman wide receiver Devin Fitzgerald made his debut donning the blue and gold during Notre Dame's Shamrock Series game against Wisconsin on Sunday.
Fitzgerald – who was selected to the 2026 Hispanic College Football Player of the Year watchlist – didn't play, but his dad Larry Fitzgerald still showed support for him.
The Pro Football Hall of Fame wide receiver and Arizona Cardinals great posted on social media that it was a "proud dad moment" to see Devin suited up for the Irish at a sold-out Lambeau Field.
"What a day!," Larry Fitzgerald added.
Devin Fitzgerald competed at Brophy College Prep (Ariz.) for three years in his prep career. He compiled career totals in catches (149), receiving yards (2,125) and touchdowns (26). Fitzgerald's career catches are a Brophy school record, and the career yards and TDs are the second-most in program history.

#college

Steve Nash's two NBA regular-season MVPs still stir up debate, even more than two decades later.
NBA legend Steve Nash never lifted the Larry O'Brien trophy during his career, but he won several individual accolades.
Among them, Nash's back-to-back NBA MVPs in 2005 and 2006 remain his biggest achievement for the Phoenix Suns icon.
However, Nash's two MVPs have been heavily criticized, particularly by fans of late LA Lakers legend Kobe Bryant.
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#larry #o 'brien

Over a decade later, one of the most shocking moves in NBA history still requires a lot of brain power to process. Kevin Durant's decision to leave the Oklahoma City Thunder for the Golden State Warriors in 2016 is one of those history-altering events whose ripple effects can still be felt today.
After giving up a 3-1 series lead in the 2016 Western Conference Finals, Durant joined the arch-rivals to team up with Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green. That quartet of first-ballot Hall-of-Famers made the following couple of years skippable as they cruised their way to back-to-back NBA championships.
You know the story by now. The Thunder went all in to keep Durant. And despite their organizational pleas and pitches, it wasn't enough to convince the NBA superstar to stick around and run it back. His exit took a decade to get over as Shai Gilgeous-Alexander helped heal the scars with a Larry O'Brien trophy in 2025.
In one of an endless supply of perspectives on Durant's decision, Dion Waiters weighed in with his two cents. He appeared on the 'Real Talk with MJ' podcast in Oct. 2024 to reflect on his exit and how it affected the role player's next move as he signed a last-resort one-year deal with the Miami Heat in the aftermath.
"We was in the WCF up 3-1 against Golden State. Tricked it off, bro. We're supposed to went to the Finals against Cleveland," Waiters said. "I feel like we would've beaten Cleveland. We just messed up at the right time, bro."

#back #golden #decade

Larry Fitzgerald made just two trips to Lambeau Field during his Hall of Fame career with the Arizona Cardinals.
His latest visit to the home of the NFL's Green Bay Packers, however, comes in a much different role: dad.
The former NFL star was spotted on the field before Sunday's Shamrock Series matchup between No. 5 Notre Dame and Wisconsin, chatting with comedian and Fighting Irish fan Shane Gillis as Fitzgerald prepared to watch his son's collegiate debut.
Fitzgerald's son, Devin, is a freshman wide receiver on Marcus Freeman's Notre Dame squad.
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#notre #dame #hall

The 2026-27 Atlanta Hawks schedule is finally here, and it looks like a wild ride. Fans can look forward to intense matchups against old rivals and emotional returns to the arena.
I was just sitting on my porch thinking about how fast time flies. It feels like just yesterday we were worrying about last season's injuries. Now, we are already looking at the new calendar and dreaming of wins.
The season starts with a bang on October 21 against the Orlando Magic. This game is more than just a season opener. Per Peachtree Hoops, there is a lot of tension between these two teams.
The Magic have caused some real trouble for Atlanta lately. Two years ago, they caused injuries to Vit Krejci and Larry Nance Jr. in a single game. That was just the start of the mess. Last season, the Hawks actually swept Orlando, but the Magic also managed to sideline Jock Landale. He missed the rest of that season and the playoffs because of an injury. You can just feel that bad blood between these squads.
Then we have November 6, which is going to be a real tear-jerker. The Hawks play the Washington Wizards, and it marks the official return of Trae Young against his old team. Even though he got a video tribute last season, he could not play because he was hurt. Now, he will be healthy and ready to show them what they are missing.

#atlanta #like

There's a list of celebrities supporting Mark Ruffalo after the "Avengers" star's latest anti-Israel bombast.
Gina Carano might have settled for just one A-list defender. Or even a D-list dweller.
Ruffalo's chronic anti-Israel rhetoric finally caught up with the 58-year-old actor. Several Jewish groups chastised his recent anti-Paramount merger rhetoric wrapped in what some called antisemitic tropes.
"Larry Ellison will own most of 'Para Bros.' Larry is a classic Oligarch. They are crushing workers and consolidating the wealth of the world for their own power and concentrated dominance."
There's a list of celebrities supporting Mark Ruffalo after the "Avengers" star's latest anti-Israel bombast. WireImage

#Israel #ruffalo #larry #supporting

George Clooney is defending Mark Ruffalo's right to "speak freely," including his recent criticisms of Oracle and Paramount.
Ruffalo was previously accused by Paramount of "antisemitism" for calling out the leaders of the two companies.
Clooney is the latest actor to speak up for Ruffalo, on the heels of 170 Jewish artists signing an open letter in his defense.
George Clooney is defending Mark Ruffalo's right to "speak freely" as the actor fends off accusations of antisemitism.
The past few weeks have seen the Avengers: Endgame star at the center of Hollywood discourse after criticizing the links between the tech company Oracle — which is owned by Paramount Skydance boss David Ellison's father, Larry — and the Israeli military. Last month, Ruffalo accused the company of aiding the Israeli military in committing genocide, prompting a statement from Paramount slamming the actor for invoking "antisemitic tropes."

#clooney #actor #oracle

Few among us know NBA basketball like the players who make up that league. And while that may not come as much of a surprise to most fans of the sport, the fact that recency bias can warp the perception of historical greatness ought to not come as much of a shock either given not all of us (NBA stars or otherwise) are scholars of league history.
So when new Minnesota Timberwolves guard LaMelo Ball paid former Boston Celtics forward Jaylen Brown near the top of the mountain when it comes to all-time great Celtics on a recent episode of the semi-eponymous "Ball in the Family" podcast, one can hardly blame him, especially considering he was not all that far from the truth. "I have got to see all the accolades," said Ball (h/t to Yahoo Sports' Gautam Varier) with an understandable caveat, "but if you line up Boston's best players ever, he's in my top five."
Now if you were to say top at his position, that would be a more reasonable argument given the existence of players like Bill Russell, Bob Cousy, John Havlicek, Jo Jo White, Dave Cowens, Robert Parish, Kevin McHale, Larry Bird, Paul Pierce, and Kevin Garnett. There are reasonable arguments to rank him three or maybe even four of those names, but after that it gets tough given all these Hall of Fame players accomplished in Boston. Ball seemed to acknowledge this dynamic, shifting the frame to a more positional one.
"Only two wings is better than him is Paul Pierce and Larry Bird," said the Minnesota guard. Hondo and White would like a word, but to be fair neither looms as large in the lore of the wider league as they ought to. Perhaps most interestingly, Ball also thinks Boston dealt their best player to the Philadelphia 76ers.
"I think Brown's a little better," said Ball. "He's low-key frying Bird ... I don't want to be disrespectful… Bird is baking him too, but he's baking Bird. Bird is baking him, too, but he is also getting to it ... Jaylen Brown has a better chance of guarding him than he has of guarding Jaylen Brown."

#bird #jaylen #league

Over the last few recruiting cycles, Notre Dame has become a place that attracts former NFL and college players son's, both legacy's and non.
Larry Fitzgerald, an NFL Hall of Famer, who went to Pittsburgh has his son enrolled, as do multiple former Irish players like the Flanigan family. There could be another football legacy to play in South Bend, and one that might be like the Fitzgerald's as former Heisman Trophy winner Mark Ingram is a big fan of Notre Dame.
He recently said on "The Triple Option" podcast that 9 legacy's on the current roster and 15 during his time, and his son, Mark Ingram III could potentially be playing for Freeman. Ingram said that with him at the helm, the Irish are "right there at the top" of his list of coaches that he wants to play for.
Ingram won the Heisman Trophy in 2009 with Alabama, went on the be a first-round NFL draft selection and played in the NFL for twelve years before retiring following the 2022 season. It is still a few more years until Ingraham's son is ready to be recruited, and if Freeman is still in South Bend, there's a good chance that he ends up playing for Notre Dame.
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#former

Kenneth Lonergan has taken a firm stand for Mark Ruffalo amid antisemitism accusations tied to his Israel-Gaza remarks. The Oscar-winning filmmaker and longtime friend of Ruffalo addressed the allegations in a letter to The Hollywood Reporter. He called the antisemitism accusation against Ruffalo "overtly preposterous" and said it was being used to silence his criticism of Israel.
Ruffalo's latest controversy followed his criticism of Oracle founder Larry Ellison and the company's reported ties to Israeli military technology. He also faced backlash from Paramount Skydance after criticizing the proposed Warner Bros. Discovery merger. The company accused him of using antisemitic tropes, but Ruffalo denied it and said he was criticizing political and corporate actions.
Lonergan's relationship with Ruffalo dates back to You Can Count on Me, his 2000 directorial debut starring Laura Linney and Ruffalo. The film was widely praised and marked the beginning of their friendship, which has continued for decades.
Their long friendship led Lonergan to publicly defend the actor. In his letter, he referred to Ruffalo as his "dear friend for thirty years." Lonergan called the antisemitism accusation "a cynical and disgusting lie" and questioned the motives behind it. He wants the Simon Wiesenthal Center to review its response and clarify where it detects any antisemitism.
Lonergan said that attacking Ruffalo personally helps critics avoid addressing his actual arguments. He also acknowledged that he "disagrees profoundly with many of his positions on the Middle East, Israel, Gaza, and Iran's constellation of fanatical Islamic fundamentalist proxies." However, Lonergan said people can disagree with Ruffalo's views without labeling his criticism of Israel as antisemitic.

#ruffalo #friend #letter #accusation

The Hispanic Football Hall of Fame (HFHOF) recently announced its watchlist for the 2026 Hispanic College Football Player of the Year Award, and a Notre Dame freshman is one of 20 players on the list.
Irish wide receiver Devin Fitzgerald, the son of Pro Football Hall of Famer and Arizona Cardinals great Larry Fitzgerald, is in consideration for the second annual award this season. The award is given to the most outstanding college football player of Hispanic ancestry.
"Hispanic athletes are driving the future of college football, and this watchlist ensures their extraordinary achievements get the national spotlight they've earned," said Ron Rivera, HFHOF founding member and former NFL coach via a release. "Their stories bring great pride to our community."
Former Indiana Hoosiers star quarterback, College Football Playoff National Champion and Heisman Trophy winner Fernando Mendoza, who is currently the quarterback for the Las Vegas Raiders, was the first-ever recipient of the award.
Fitzgerald is set for his first season at Notre Dame. A Navy High School All-American, he was formerly a standout at Brophy College Prep (Ariz.). Fitzgerald posted career totals in catches (149), receiving yards (2,125) and touchdowns (26).

#fitzgerald #hall

As the world mourns Dolly Parton, it's her family and inner circle that is hurting the most. Parton was 1 of 12 children, and 5 of her siblings, Larry, Randy, Floyd, David, and Coy, passed before she did. One of her surviving sisters, Stella, took to Facebook to share a statement, revealing new details about her life.
Stella Parton and Dolly Parton in 2014 (@ Getty)
Stella shared an emotional tribute on Facebook Thursday, revealing that she and Dolly had a special Tuesday-morning tradition for years. They woke up before sunrise, made coffee and caught up over the phone.
"My big sister Dolly got her wings this past Tuesday," Stella wrote. "If anyone gets to heaven, I'm sure she made it right on time."
Stella was reminiscing about their phone calls (@ Getty)

#Facebook #made #larry

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Certain franchises and fan bases grow immune to wonky preseason predictions because of how long their teams have been perennial **** le contenders. The Boston Celtics know this exact feeling too well. A lot was said when Red Auerbach, Bill Russell, Larry Bird, Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, Jrue Holiday, and Kristaps Porzingis left. This pattern now repeats itself after they dealt Jaylen Brown to the Philadelphia 76ers for Paul George and some picks. It's evidenced by the fact that ESPN's Summer Forecast has the organization with the most **** les of all-time in the category of squads that are 'disappointing' and 'will take a tumble' this season.
Why should this not be a worry for the team led by Coach Joe Mazzulla and Jayson Tatum? Let's dissect it!
ESPN just released its annual Summer Forecast. Typically, the Celtics end up with projections that say they are frontrunners for the Larry O'Brien trophy, or at least the Eastern Conference **** le. The projections for the 2026-27 NBA season are not similar to those of previous years.
Because of Jaylen Brown's departure, ESPN says the Celtics are one of the teams likely to take a tumble and disappoint. The pundits' list goes as follows:

#sporting #larry #paul #summer

HOLLYWOOD, CA - SEPTEMBER 30: Voiceover actor Peter Cullen at the Optimus Prime hand and footprint ceremony held at TCL Chinese Theatre IMAX on September 30, 2014 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images)
Peter Cullen, the Canadian voice actor whose deep, measured baritone gave Optimus Prime his voice across four decades of the Transformers franchise, died at his Los Angeles home He was 85. No cause of death was confirmed, and the passing was first reported by TMZ.
His family said in a statement, "Peter Cullen passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family — and held in the hearts of his many friends and countless fans worldwide. His family asks that you honor his remarkable legacy by serving your communities and leading others with compassion, integrity, and loyalty, and always remember: be strong enough to be gentle."
That last phrase — "be strong enough to be gentle" — was the advice Cullen's brother Larry gave him when he auditioned for the role of Optimus Prime in 1984. Cullen based the character's voice on Larry, a Marine veteran, deciding that a true leader's strength should carry warmth rather than aggression. The audition won him the long-running role.
Cullen's animation career began well before Transformers, voicing characters across Pac-Man, Rainbow Brite, Voltron, The Addams Family, and Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers as Monterey Jack, and provided the vocal effects of the Predator in the ep 1987 film of the same name. He was also the voice of Eeyore in Disney's Winnie the Pooh properties for years, a role he described as among his favourites. Disney later turned to Brad Garrett for a couple of 2018 productions, though Cullen remained the character's primary voice elsewhere.

#peter

Dolly Parton's team broke their silence on what led to the country legend's death at 80. Her representatives shared details about her final days and the diagnosis she faced before passing on Tuesday, Aug. 25.
Dolly Parton's representatives told PEOPLE that the iconic country singer died following a "brief battle with cancer" at 80 on Tuesday, Aug. 25. Her team chose not to reveal the specific cancer type. She spent her final days at the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center in Nashville after being admitted on Friday, Aug. 21.
Her nephew Bryan Seaver shared the news through an Instagram video that same day. He identified himself as "son of Cassie Parton" and stated he was "representing the Parton and Owens family." Seaver described the announcement as "something Dolly asked of me years ago, before I fully absorbed it as a future reality."
Seaver spoke about his deep connection to his aunt during the video. "As her head of security for more than two decades, a role my father Larry held before me, I have imagined the heaviness of this moment but haven't truly felt it until now," he shared. He expressed that "Dolly has lived in the light and is in the arms of Jesus, surely met by Carl, her parents and countless others."
Parton had spoken about her health just four days before dying. "I am dealing with some health issues that I just didn't pay attention to when I was watching over Carl," she told PEOPLE. She recalled earlier battles, saying she "was down for several months with female issues" during the early 1980s.

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Jane Fonda has released a statement in support of Mark Ruffalo after Paramount slammed the four-time Oscar nominee as "antisemitic" for a recent post denouncing Larry Ellison's ties to Israel and David Ellison's planned merger with Warner Bros.
"Especially as a Jewish American, I find it deeply troubling to see false accusations of antisemitism used to silence legitimate political criticism in this country," Fonda wrote in a statement shared to the Committee for the 1st Amendment Instagram. "Antisemitism is real and dangerous, which is precisely why the charge should never be used as a cudgel against people whose political views you dislike, in this case as dedicated a crusader for democracy as Mark, whom we are proud to have as a Committee member and to be in this fight with us."
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