Month: March 2024

Chicago Bears trade Justin Fields to Pittsburgh Steelers

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Post date March 18, 2024
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Justin Fields #1 - at University of Maryland Terrapins Vs. Ohio State Buckeyes on November 11th 2019 at the Ohio State Stadium in Columbus^ Ohio USA

The Chicago Bears announced they have traded quarterback Justin Fields to the Pittsburgh Steelers. Sources tell ESPN’s Adam Schefter that the Steelers sent a 2025 sixth-round pick to the Bears that converts to a fourth-round selection if Fields plays 51% of snaps this season. Fields completed his third season with Chicago in 2023; he ends his time with the Bears after 38 starts, where he completed 60.3% of his passes for 6,674 yards, 40 touchdowns and 30 interceptions.

In a social media post, Fields thanked the Bears and Chicago in a statement: “Can’t say thank you enough to the city of Chicago for taking me in and embracing me. Thank you to the entire Bears organization and ownership for allowing me the opportunity to be part of such a historic franchise. But most of all thank you to my all my brothers that I played with. You all were the reason I attacked each day the way I did. I can’t thank you all enough for what y’all have meant to me over the last 3 years through the ups and downs. I wish each one of you nothing but success. Ready for this next chapter!”

Bears general manager Ryan Poles addressed the Fields trade, saying in part: “we have engaged in multiple trade conversations in recent weeks and believe trading Justin at this time to Pittsburgh is what is best for both Justin and the Bears. Today we spoke to Justin to inform him of the trade and the rationale behind it for us as a club. We want to thank him for his tireless dedication, leadership and all he poured into our franchise and community the last three years and wish him the best towards a long and successful NFL career.”

The Bears finished with a 7-10 record in 2023; Fields missed four games during the season after dislocating his right thumb. He threw for a career-best 2,562 yards, 16 touchdowns and 9 interceptions in 2022.

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Ohio State officially announces Jake Diebler as new head coach

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Post date March 18, 2024
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Ohio State announced on Sunday that they have promoted interim basketball coach Jake Diebler to the full-time role of head coach. It is the first head coaching job for Diebler, 37, who previously served as the team’s associate head coach, and took over the interim head coaching role on Feb. 14 after Ohio State fired Chris Holtmann in the middle of Holtmann’s seventh season. Holtmann has since been hired by DePaul. Diebler has signed a five-year contract, and is the first Ohioan to be named the men’s basketball head coach since Randy Ayers was promoted from assistant to head coach in 1989.

Athletic director Ross Bjork said: “Jake Diebler possesses all of the characteristics we were seeking as we conducted a very comprehensive and thorough search for a new head coach. Those include coaching ability, passion, energy, program knowledge, character, integrity and ties to Ohio. As an Ohio native, the son of a longtime Ohio high school coach and with deep connections to Ohio State, Jake knows what it takes to lead this program on a championship course.”

Diebler is in his second stint with Ohio State; his first job at OSU was as the team’s video coordinator from 2013-16 and he was later hired as an assistant for the 2018-19 season after three years as an assistant at Vanderbilt. Said Diebler: “It’s a blessing and a privilege to serve this program and I’m excited for this opportunity. I’d like to thank Ross Bjork and President (Ted) Carter for believing in me and the vision that I have moving forward. Ohio State basketball is special and means so much to me and my family. I look forward to serving the entire Ohio State basketball family as best as I possibly can.”

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Eric Church announces ‘To Beat The Devil’ Nashville residency at Chief’s on Broadway

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Eric Church at the Runaway Country Music Fest at Osceola Heritage Park on March 20^ 2016 in Kissimmee^ Florida.

Eric Church has announced a 19-show residency at ‘Chief’s on Broadway’, his new six-story entertainment complex on Nashville’s Lower Broadway. The residency, titled To Beat The Devil, kicks-off with a grand opening performance on Friday, April 5th, with dates running through June 9th.

Church said in a statement: “These shows at Chief’s will be one of a kind, only for Chief’s and with some songs that will only ever be performed during these shows. It’s the most unique show I’ll probably ever do, and I’m excited to enjoy this chapter of what Chief’s will be.”

All tickets will be offered first to Premium Church Choir members via a presale sign-up system through Sunday, March 17th. General on-sale will begin on Friday, March 22nd at 10 am local time via Church’s website. A portion of the proceeds will benefit Chief Cares, a non-profit Eric and his wife Katherine founded in 2013 that serves over 2.5 million people with charitable giving, helping Chief Cares make a difference in ways that matter.

For more info, head to ChiefsOnBroadway.com.

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Oprah Winfrey primetime special on weight loss drugs airing on ABC

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Oprah Winfrey at premiere of 'A Wrinkle In Time' at BFI IMAX in London^ England - March 13^ 2018

Oprah Winfrey will host an ABC primetime special about weight loss drugs, airing on ABC. Oprah recorded the special, titled “An Oprah Special: Shame, Blame and the Weight Loss Revolution,” in front of a live studio audience, where she gathers medial experts to discuss weight loss drugs such as Ozempic, Mounjaro and Wegovy. The medical experts featured in the primetime special are Cleveland Clinic’s Dr. W. Scott Butsch, ABC News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jennifer Ashton, ABC News medical correspondent Dr. Darien Sutton and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center’s Dr. Amanda Velazquez.

Oprah in a statement: “It is a very personal topic for me and for the hundreds of millions of people impacted around the globe who have for years struggled with weight and obesity. This special will bring together medical experts, leaders in the space and people in the day-to-day struggle to talk about health equity and obesity with the intention to ultimately release the shame, judgment and stigma surrounding weight.”

Craig Erwich, president of Disney Television Group, in a statement: “We are thrilled to work with Oprah and the voices she has assembled to open a dialogue that destigmatizes and educates viewers on the important and polarizing topic of weight loss. I can think of no one better to lead this meaningful conversation about such a critical issue that touches all of our lives.”

Oprah recently announced she was stepping down from the board of WeightWatchers after almost 10 years. She had served on the company’s board since 2015, when she acquired a 10% stake in WeightWatchers. The news cam after Winfrey told People magazine last December that she decided to start taking a weight-loss medication: “The fact that there’s a medically approved prescription for managing weight and staying healthier, in my lifetime, feels like relief, like redemption, like a gift, and not something to hide behind and once again be ridiculed for.”

“An Oprah Special: Shame, Blame and the Weight Loss Revolution” airs Monday, March 18 at 8pm ET on ABC and streams on Hulu the next day.

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Netflix’s ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ renewed for two seasons; will conclude with Season 3

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Netflix has renewed Avatar: The Last Airbender for Season 2 and Season 3, with the show to end after its third season. Episode counts and release dates for Seasons 2 and 3 will be announced at a later date. Netflix posted: “The Avatar will return!! Seasons 2 & 3 of AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER are coming!” Netflix also shared a video of Daniel Dae Kim, who plays Fire Lord Ozai, sharing news of the renewal with the cast.

The show’s eight-episode first season premiered on Feb. 22 and recorded 41.1M views in its first 11 days, topping its TV list for the last two weeks and being on track to enter its top ten most-watched list over its first three months. It debuted ranking at No. 1 in 76 countries.

Avatar: The Last Airbender is based on the animated Nickelodeon series of the same name, which had a three-season run from 2005 to 2008. Netflix’s Avatar: The Last Airbender stars Gordon Cormier as Aang, a powerful young warrior who must master the four elements (air, water, earth and fire — in that order!) to defeat the merciless Fire Nation and restore balance to a world threatened by the terrifying Fire Nation. Kiawentiio, Ian Ousley, Dallas Liu, Paul Sun-Hyung Lee, Ken Leung and Daniel Dae Kim also star.

The show’s three season run will mirror the structure of the animated series, which featured three books across three seasons to Aang’s story that premiered on Nickelodeon in 2005, and became a hit on Netflix during the early stages of the pandemic. Netflix plans to film Seasons 2 and 3 in close succession in order to mitigate the fact that child actors tend to grow up quickly.

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311 to launch summer North American ‘Unity Tour’

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Post date March 18, 2024
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311 performs at the High Times Cannabis Cup in Santa Rosa^ CA. 6/3/17

311 have announced the dates for their 2024 ‘Unity Tour‘ featuring AWOLNATION & Neon Trees. 311 posted on its socials: “Happy 311 Day. The Unity Tour is BACK! We’re hitting the road across the US this summer with our friends in @awolnation and @official_neontrees! 311 Nation fan club pre-sale starts tomorrow, March 12 @ 10am. Sign up now at 311.com/311-nation Tickets and VIP Packages on sale March 15 @ 10am local at 311.com/tour”

The band’s statement reads: “We’re stoked to bring back the Unity Tour! This tour was a staple of the summer for the band and fans and we can’t wait to experience that atmosphere again with all of you. Joining us on the road will be our friends AWOLNATION and Neon Trees. We’ve got an incredible show in store for you this year so grab your tickets and get ready!”

The tour kicks off in Cincinnati, OH on July 20th and will be making stops throughout the United States in Chicago, Boston, Raleigh, Tampa, Houston, Costa Mesa, and more before wrapping up in Redmond, WA on August 31st.

Tickets are on sale now; head here for tickets: https://311.com/pages/tour.

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Take a look at Ariana Grande’s video for ‘We Can’t Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)’

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Ariana Grande arrives to the 2014 Mtv Vidoe Music Awards on August 24^ 2014 in Los Angeles^ CA

Ariana Grande is sharing the official music video for “We Can’t Be Friends (Wait for Your Love),” directed by Christian Breslauer. The song is taken from Grande’s seventh full-length album, Eternal Sunshine, available now.

The video finds Grande wearing a furry grey coat over a mini dress and knee-high boots and sporting some dramatic, tribal-like makeup around her left eye — sitting in the drab, wood-paneled lobby of the Brighter Days Inc. clinic awaiting an appointment with a doctor. While waiting, Grande grabs a white box filled with memories and enters a surgery arena, where she lays back on a chair as she begins to sing the ballad’s introspective lyrics.

Eternal Sunshine features the chart-topping single “Yes, And?”, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and marked Ariana Grande’s eighth No. 1 and 21st Top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100.

Watch the video for “We Can’t Be Friends (Wait For Your Love)” – here.

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Slash to release sixth solo album featuring Demi Lovato, Chris Stapleton and more

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guitarist Slash during performance in Prague^ Czech republic^ February 11^ 2013

Guitarist Slash will release his sixth solo album, titled Orgy of the Damned on May 17 , featuring a wide-array of special artists including Demi Lovato, Brian Johnson, Chris Stapleton, Beth Hart, Iggy Pop, Paul Rodgers, Gary Clark Jr., Billy F. Gibbons, Chris Robinson, Dorothy and Tash Neal.

Slash released the first track, a cover of Howlin’ Wolf’s “Killing Floor,” on his YouTube channel. The song features AC/DC’s Johnson singing the lyrics, and Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler plays harmonica; you can check out the video: here. Slash said in a statement of the song: “‘Killing Floor’ is one of my favorite Howlin’ Wolf songs, but also one of the iconic blues riffs that turned me on as a young guitar player. I’ve always wanted to cover it in some capacity and this record was the perfect vehicle.”

For this album, Slash has assembled a blues band which includes Johnny Griparic on bass, Teddy Andreadis on keyboard, Michael Jerome on drums and Tash Neal on guitar/vocals. The 12-track LP includes Robert Johnson’s “Cross Road Blues,” Willie Dixon’s “Hoochie Coochie Man” (first recorded by Muddy Waters) and T-Bone Walker’s “Stormy Monday.” Demi Lovato joins him on”Papa Was a Rolling Stone,” and Iggy Pop appears on “Awful Dream.”

Orgy of the Damned is available for pre-order now.