Month: March 2025

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Sports Daypop

Dallas Mavericks’ Kyrie Irving out for season with torn ACL

Kyrie Irving of team United States in action during group A basketball match between Team USA and Australia of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games RIO DE JANEIRO^ BRAZIL - AUGUST 10^ 2016

Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving will miss the rest of the 2024-25 NBA season after sustaining a torn ACL in his left knee. Sources told ESPN about the injury Tuesday, which Irving sustained late in the first quarter of the Mavericks’ 122-98 loss to the Sacramento Kings in Dallas on Monday.

Irving went down in the Mavs loss to the Kings as he was driving to the hoop late in the first quarter. His left knee bent awkwardly as he attempted a layup, crashed to the court hard and immediately called for a trainer. Irving remained in the game to shoot free throws after drawing the foul, but then was helped off the court without putting much weight on his leg as he went back to the locker room.

Irving averaged 24.7 points, 4.8 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game through 50 appearances this season for the Mavericks, who are in 10th place in the Western Conference.

Irving’s injury is the latest to impact the Mavericks’ roster: forward-center Anthony Davis, who joined the Mavericks in the trade with Luka Dončić, was sidelined after one appearance with the team due to an adductor strain, and hasn’t played since Feb. 8.  Dereck Lively II and Daniel Gafford also last played before the All-Star break.

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Country Daypop

Jake Owen to embark on 2025 tour with Uncle Kracker

Jake Owen headlines Country Summer Music Festival day 1. Santa Rosa^ CA/USA: 6/14/2019

Jake Owen will embark on the 2025 Driftwood Ramble Tour featuring special guest Uncle Kracker. The 10-date series will launch on May 30 at Harrah’s Stir Cove in Council Bluffs, IA, with stops across the United States and Canada, including Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Virginia, North Carolina and Ontario.

Said Owen: “Music is a getaway, and touring with an artist that has the same outlook and easy-does-it, laid-back vibe is gonna be great I look forward to good times and making memories at this fun-filled destination for the audience alongside Uncle Kracker on The Driftwood Ramble Tour.”

Uncle Kracker added: “You don’t always get to go on tour with people you admire, who are doing things that inspire. As a long-time fan of Jake, I couldn’t be more excited to be hitting the road with him, and handing out sunshine one city at a time.”

Tickets are available now via: TICKETMASTER.

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Rock Daypop

Jake Owen to embark on 2025 tour with Uncle Kracker

Jake Owen headlines Country Summer Music Festival day 1. Santa Rosa^ CA/USA: 6/14/2019

Jake Owen will embark on the 2025 Driftwood Ramble Tour featuring special guest Uncle Kracker. The 10-date series will launch on May 30 at Harrah’s Stir Cove in Council Bluffs, IA, with stops across the United States and Canada, including Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Virginia, North Carolina and Ontario.

Said Owen: “Music is a getaway, and touring with an artist that has the same outlook and easy-does-it, laid-back vibe is gonna be great I look forward to good times and making memories at this fun-filled destination for the audience alongside Uncle Kracker on The Driftwood Ramble Tour.”

Uncle Kracker added: “You don’t always get to go on tour with people you admire, who are doing things that inspire. As a long-time fan of Jake, I couldn’t be more excited to be hitting the road with him, and handing out sunshine one city at a time.”

Tickets are available now via: TICKETMASTER.

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Entertainment Daypop

Peter Dinklage joins the cast of ‘Dexter: Resurrection’

Peter Dinklage at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards at the Microsoft Theatre LA Live. LOS ANGELES^ CA - SEPTEMBER 20^ 2015

Peter Dinklage has joined the cast of Dexter: Resurrection alongside Michael C. Hall and Uma Thurman.

Dinklage, 55, will play Leon Prater, described as “a billionaire venture capitalist. To the world, Leon is a generous philanthropist, but behind his polished exterior lies dark intrigue. To the world, Leon is a generous philanthropist, but behind his polished exterior lies dark intrigue.”  Thurman’s character, Charley, will helm security for Leon’ while Hall will once again portray the titular Dexter Morgan.

Dexter: Resurrection, a sequel to Dexter and Dexter: New Blood, also stars James Remar, David Mayas and Jack Alcott. The series will first premiere on Paramount+ for subscribers who also have a Showtime subscription.

A specific release date has not yet been shared; however, a press release says that the show will premiere sometime this summer.

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Entertainment Daypop

See the Season 3 trailer for Prime Video’s ‘The Wheel of Time’

Rosamund Pike at the 29th Annual Critics Choice Awards - Arrivals at the Barker Hanger on January 14^ 2024 in Santa Monica^ CA

Ahead of its March 13 premiere date, Prime Video is previewing Season 3 of its fantasy series The Wheel of Time. The show, based on Robert Jordan’s books, follows Rand al’Thor (Josha Stradowski) after he is told of a prophecy that describes him as “The Dragon Reborn,” who holds the world’s fate in his hands.

An official synopsis reads: “As the ties to his past begin to unravel, and his corrupted power grows stronger, Rand becomes increasingly unrecognizable to his closest allies, Moiraine (Rosamund Pike) and Egwene (Madeleine Madden). These powerful women, who started the series as teacher and student, must now work together to prevent the Dragon from turning to the Dark… no matter the cost.”  

Nukaka Coster-Waldau, Salome Gunnarsdottir, Synnove Macody Lund, Bjorn Landberg and Isabella Bucceri also join the cast for Season 3; which also stars: Marcus Rutherford, Daniel Henney, Zoe Robins, Donal Finn, Ceara Coveney, Sophie Okonedo, Kate Fleetwood, Natasha O’Keeffe, Ayoola Smart, Kae Alexander, Priyanka Bose, Taylor Napier, Hammed Animashaun, Meera Syal, Jennifer Cheon Garcia, Johann Myers, Jay Duffy, Laia Costa, Isabella Bucceri, Olivia Williams and Shohreh Aghdashloo.

See the trailer for Season 3 of The Wheel of Time – HERE.

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Country Daypop

Jason Isbell releases title track to ‘Foxes in the Snow’

Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit performs at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival in Louisiana. New Orleans^ LA - May 4^ 2018

Jason Isbell has released “Foxes in the Snow,” the title track from his upcoming solo acoustic record Foxes in the Snow, out March 7th.

Per Rolling Stone: “Foxes in the Snow was recorded in New York City at the famed Electric Lady Studios in October 2024. Recorded entirely on the same all-mahogany 1940 Martin 0-17 acoustic guitar, and in the span of just five days, the album captures an artist at the peak of their powers; the virtuosic guitar playing and commanding vocal delivery on this collection is some of the most impressive of an already remarkable recording career. Isbell is one of the most highly lauded songwriters of his generation, and this stripped back, bare-bones format puts his immense talent for evocative storytelling and the complete mastery of his craft on full display.”

Isbell is on the road with his solo US tour — An Evening With Jason Isbell, which made stops in Chicago before two nights at New York City’s Beacon Theater, a night at the LA’s Disney Concert Hall, four nights at The Pinnacle in Nashville and many more.  For information head HERE.

Listen to Foxes in the Snow – HERE.
Pre-order the album – HERE.

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Pop Daypop

Doechii & JENNIE team up in the video for ‘ExtraL’

Doechii at the 2023 BET Awards Arrivals at the Microsoft Theater on June 25^ 2023 in Los Angeles^ CA

Blackpink’s Jennie and rapper Doechii have teamed up for their collab, ‘ExtraL’, along with the music video for the track, directed by Cole Bennett.

The song will be featured on Jennie’s upcoming first full-length solo album, Ruby which is set for release on March 7. Ruby features 15 songs (including the hit single ‘Mantra‘ which was released last October) as well as features with Childish Gambino, Dua Lipa, FKJ, and Kali Uchis.

Watch the music video for ‘ExtraL’ – HERE.

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Pop Daypop

Hozier to embark on Summer 2025 North American tour

HOZIER at Pinkpop Festival The Netherlands. 23 June 2024

Hozier will head back to North America this summer for a 2025 tour, with an extended run of show dates across North America. In addition to the new dates, rescheduled dates have been announced for his previously postponed shows in Casper, Wyoming and Billings, Montana. Gigi Perez will open the majority of the dates.

The new tour dates will take place in-between Hozier’s headlining slots at several big music festivals including Bonnaroo, Governors Ball, Summerfest, and the second annual Minnesota Yacht Club. The trek comes in support of the Irish singer-songwriter’s third album Unreal Unearth (2023), as well as the companion EP Unheard, which featured the hit single “Too Sweet.”

Tickets are on sale now via Ticketmaster.

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Rock Daypop

Hozier to embark on Summer 2025 North American tour

HOZIER at Pinkpop Festival The Netherlands. 23 June 2024

Hozier will head back to North America this summer for a 2025 tour, with an extended run of show dates across North America. In addition to the new dates, rescheduled dates have been announced for his previously postponed shows in Casper, Wyoming and Billings, Montana. Gigi Perez will open the majority of the dates.

The new tour dates will take place in-between Hozier’s headlining slots at several big music festivals including Bonnaroo, Governors Ball, Summerfest, and the second annual Minnesota Yacht Club. The trek comes in support of the Irish singer-songwriter’s third album Unreal Unearth (2023), as well as the companion EP Unheard, which featured the hit single “Too Sweet.”

Tickets are on sale now via Ticketmaster.

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News Daypop

Highland Park parade shooting suspect Robert Crimo III changes plea to guilty

Highland Park parade shooting memorial in front of the Freedom’s Sacrifice Memorial a mass shooting during the Independence Day parade Highland Park^ IL July 16^ 2022

The Highland Park, Illinois parade shooting suspect has changed his plea to guilty on the first day of the trial (per Chicago ABC affiliate WLS). The trial was expected to last three to five weeks, and see nearly all shooting survivors take the stand.

Shooting suspect Robert E. “Bobby” Crimo III, 24, pleaded guilty at the start of the trial to all 21 counts of first-degree murder (three counts of each person killed) and 48 counts of attempted murder. He is accused of killing seven people and injuring dozens of others in the mass shooting at a 2022 Fourth of July parade in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park. (from NBC News.). He is now scheduled to be sentenced on April 23; he faces life in prison without parole if convicted.

Crimo was arrested several hours after the Independence Day shooting and confessed to firing more than 80 rounds into the parade crowd from a nearby rooftop.  After leaving the murder weapon from the Highland Park shooting in an alley near the scene, prosecutors said Crimo was armed with a second rifle and 60 rounds of ammunition while in Wisconsin. Lake County Major Crime Task Force spokesman Chris Covelli stated at the time that Crimo “seriously contemplated using the firearm he had in his vehicle to commit another shooting in Madison. Following the attack, Crimo exited the roof, dropped his rifle, and he blended in with the crowd and escaped.” He was dressed as a woman on the day of the attack and wore makeup to hide his facial tattoos to blend in with the crowd, according to prosecutors.

Crimo had originally pleaded not guilty in August 2022 to all criminal charges after he was accused of opening fire from a rooftop during the parade. Crimo was expected to accept a plea deal in June 2024, but later rejected the deal and keep his plea of not guilty.

Those killed in the attack were married couple Kevin McCarthy, 37, and Irina McCarthy, 35; 88-year-old Stephen Straus; Nicolas Toledo-Zaragoza, 78, Eduardo Uvaldo, 69, Katherine Goldstein, 64 and Jacquelyn Sundheim, 63.

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