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Editor’s note: This was published just a couple of hours before the Commanders confirmed the signing of Preston Smith. You can read about that here. The Washington Commanders are reeling from the loss of defensive end Deatrich Wise Jr. to a season-ending injury. General manager Adam Peters is not one to sit on his hands, and a notable development before …

TORONTO (AP) — Sydney Sweeney came to the Toronto International Film Festival wanting to talk about her new film “Christy,” not her American Eagle ad campaign. After a rapturous response to the movie, she’s getting her wish. The 27-year-old, Emmy-nominated actor landed immediate Oscar buzz for her performance in David Michôd’s biopic of the boxer Christy Salters Martin. For the …

TORONTO (AP) — Sydney Sweeney came to the Toronto International Film Festival wanting to talk about her new film “Christy,” not her American Eagle ad campaign. After a rapturous response to the movie, she’s getting her wish. The 27-year-old, Emmy-nominated actor landed immediate Oscar buzz for her performance in David Michôd’s biopic of the boxer Christy Salters Martin. For the …

Finally, Venice Film Festival attendees can rest their hands. That’s after days of clapping and hollering at premieres, resulting in standing ovations that lasted into the double digits. But lengthy rounds of applause don’t necessarily translate to gold statues. After warm receptions in Italy, which films on the 2025 lineup will find their way into the awards race? Venice has …

American Eagle rides high on Sydney Sweeney ad buzz  Reuters American Eagle stock surges 25% after Sydney Sweeney’s ‘good jeans’ ad campaign boosts brand  CNN American Eagle Outfitters beats Q2 estimate, predicts tariff impact  Just Style American Eagle Credits Sydney Sweeney Ads for ‘Brand and Business Reset’  The Wall Street Journal American Eagle CMO on lessons from the Sydney Sweeney campaign controversy  Ad Age Source …

When people think of NASA, despite all the work it does monitoring the Earth’s climate and exploring the bodies of the Solar System, most people’s minds go to the Apollo era, when the US space agency repeatedly put humans on the Moon.  But Apollo was not the agency’s first steps into space, as newly restored photos from the pre-Apollo era …

Is the NFL — and Swifties everywhere — ready for it? During an appearance Wednesday on the “Today” show, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell didn’t do much to quell chatter over the possibility of the newly engaged Taylor Swift performing in the upcoming Super Bowl halftime show. “We would always love to have Taylor play. She is a special, special talent, …

Kayla Nicole, the recently engaged Travis Kelce’s ex-girlfriend, caught fans’ attention with a post perceived as a response to her old beau formalizing his relationship with Taylor Swift. The two dated intermittently between 2017 and 2022, when the breakup gave rise to infidelity rumors.  The following year, it became apparent that Kelce was pursuing Swift, with engagement speculation taking flight …

In a quaint theater in the Colorado mountains, where we lay our scene, a clear Oscar contender emerges. Before Chloé Zhao’s anticipated drama “Hamnet” held its world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival on Friday, the director took the stage with her two stars, Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal, to lead the audience in a meditation before they took in …

NEW YORK (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz showed up at the U.S. Open on Monday for his first-round match with a new look: a shaved head. Alcaraz, who is seeded No. 2 at Flushing Meadows, caused a bit of a buzz with his buzz cut when he got to the tournament grounds before heading out to beat big-serving Reilly Opelka 6-4, …