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Anna Kendrick reveals what she enjoyed most about directorial debutAnna Kendrick sat down with USA TODAY reporter Marco della Cava to talk about her directorial debut, Netflix’s “Woman of the Hour.”Spoiler alert! We’re discussing plot points in the new Netflix movie “Woman of the Hour” (streaming now), so beware if you haven’t watched it yet.Anna Kendrick’s directorial debut, “Woman of the Hour,” has an implausible plot that, sadly, is ripped right from the headlines.The movie stars Kendrick as Sheryl, a very close stand-in for Cheryl Bradshaw, a 28-year-old woman who in 1978 went on a popular TV show called “The…
Israeli forces have spent much of the past year destroying Hamas’ vast underground network in Gaza. They are now focused on dismantling tunnels and other hideouts belonging to Hezbollah militants in southern Lebanon.Scarred by Hamas’ deadly raid into Israel last year that sparked the war in Gaza, Israel says it aims to prevent a similar incursion across its northern border.The Israeli military has combed through the dense brush of southern Lebanon for the past two weeks, uncovering what it says are Hezbollah’s deep attack capabilities — highlighted by a tunnel system equipped with weapons caches and rocket launchers that Israel says pose a…
The Florida State Seminoles (1-5, 1-4) aim to turn their season around when they travel to Durham, N.C. to take on the Duke Blue Devils (5-1, 1-1) in a primetime ACC matchup on Friday. The Noles entered the season with high expectations after going 13-1 in 2023. FSU is coming off a bye week, and will be looking to bounce back from a 29-13 blowout loss to Clemson. Duke will be looking to clinch bowl eligibility and notch its first ever win against Florida State. The Blue Devils are also coming off a bye, and are looking to rebound from…
PROVO, Utah — On a night when it felt like all had gone wrong for Oklahoma State, something finally went right.But the joy of Cowboy receiver Brennan Presley’s go-ahead touchdown had a short life.One minute, three seconds, to be exact.That’s how long it took BYU to go 75 yards for the game-winning touchdown in a 38-35 Cougar victory that crushed OSU’s soul. OSU quarterback Alan Bowman, playing only because starter Garret Rangel was lost to injury, guided one of the best drives of his career, taking the Pokes 76 yards in 17 plays, hitting Presley for the TD that put OSU…
The No. 5 Georgia Bulldogs (5-1) are set to be underdogs for the first time since their 2021 season opener when they go on the road to face the No. 1 Texas Longhorns (6-0) on Saturday night. Georgia lost its No. 1 ranking when it fell to Alabama at the end of September, but it is still squarely in the College Football Playoff hunt. Texas won its sixth consecutive game to open the season when it beat then-No. 18 Oklahoma in a 34-3 final in the Red River Rivalry last week. This is the first meeting between these schools since…
Georgia’s Nazir Stackhouse discusses his durability and confidenceGeorgia Bulldogs’ Nazir Stackhouse spoke with the media and discusses his durability and confidenceGeorgia football’s top 5 matchup with Texas Saturday night will showcase two teams with designs on making a run to a national championship and two quarterbacks who were early Heisman Trophy favorites in the offseason.Carson Beck will lead the No. 4 Bulldogs (5-1, 3-1 SEC) against Quinn Ewers and the No. 1 Longhorns (6-0, 2-0).Their showings in this matchup could raise their Heisman stock and more importantly solidify their teams positioning for the College Football Playoff.“Getting to play on the…
The father of former One Direction star Liam Payne arrived in Buenos Aires on Friday to arrange for the return of his son’s body to England two days after the famous boy band singer fell to his death from a hotel balcony.After landing at the Buenos Aires International Airport in the early morning hours, Geoff Payne was photographed emerging in a blue suit from a downtown hotel accompanied by British consular officials. He was hustled by security officers into a sleek van with black-tinted windows. Payne visited the Buenos Aires morgue to identify his son’s body before heading to the local…
The No. 2 Oregon Ducks beat the unranked Purdue Boilermakers 35-0 on Friday night in a game that never seemed too stressful for Oregon coach Dan Lanning and his team. Before the game, the Ducks listed starting tight end Terrance Ferguson as “out” on the availability reports mandated by the Big Ten Conference and released two hours before kickoff.Ferguson did not appear to suffer an injury against Ohio State in the previous week, so his absence was certainly alarming for Oregon fans. After the win at Purdue, Lanning revealed that Ferguson underwent surgery to remove his appendix.”In the middle week,…
Renee Montgomery discusses the excitement surrounding WNBA FinalsWNBA great Renee Montgomery chats with Mackenzie Salmon about all things WNBA Finals and the energy surrounding them.Sports SeriouslyMINNEAPOLIS — Let’s be honest, this was the outcome we all wanted. A series — heck, a whole season — this tremendous deserves to go the distance, and that’s exactly what it’s going to do after the Minnesota Lynx staved off elimination with an 82-80 win over the New York Liberty on Friday night. It was a fitting performance by the Lynx. While Napheesa Collier is their best player, they got the No. 2 seed and a…
Alexa PhilippouCloseAlexa PhilippouESPNCovers women’s college basketball and the WNBA Previously covered UConn and the WNBA Connecticut Sun for the Hartford Courant Stanford graduate and Baltimore native with further experience at the Dallas Morning News, Seattle Times and Cincinnati EnquirerCharlie CremeCloseCharlie CremeESPN.comCharlie Creme projects the women’s NCAA tournament bracket for ESPN.com.Oct 19, 2024, 12:40 AM ETOf course it’s going to five.The 2024 WNBA Finals have been a roller coaster full of close finishes and big-time plays. So it’s only fitting that one of the most thrilling championship series in recent memory will go the distance. The Minnesota Lynx’s 82-80 Game 4…