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The newspaper’s headline was brutal: “Where Have You Gone, Mark Hamill?” asked The Pittsburgh-Post Gazette in 1999. The story’s answer practically jeered: “Luke Skywalker doing a voice on The Woody Woodpecker Show? A supporting voice? Yep.” Yet the biggest blow was yet to come: Hamill, star of the world’s biggest sci-fi franchise, would continue to mainly do voice work for …

Turning Point: Here comes Hendrick at Bristol, with Larson leading the charge  NASCAR.com Saturday’s Bristol race will mark end of the playoffs for four Cup drivers  Yahoo Sports Bristol weekend schedule, TV, weather info for NASCAR Cup, Xfinity, Truck and ARCA  NBC Sports NASCAR driver averages, statistics: Kyle Larson looks to continue Bristol bludgeoning in Round of 16 finale  Hendrick Motorsports Statistical Advance: Analyzing …

The mortality rate in the United States declined by 3.8% in 2024, and COVID-19 was no longer among the 10 leading causes of death, according to a federal report released Wednesday. Using provisional death certificate data, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics estimates there were 3,072,039 deaths last year, which equates to about 722 …

Glen Powell is tipping his hat to Chris Pratt for indirectly helping him became a bonafide movie star. That’s because Powell views Pratt’s breakout role in Marvel’s “Guardians of the Galaxy” as a turning point when Hollywood became more open to leading men who were “a little more silly and buoyant.” “Guardians of the Galaxy” opened in 2014, the same …

Everything’s currently coming up Glen Powell—but as far as he’s concerned, he’s standing on the backs of actors before him. In GQ’s latest cover story, the Running Man actor talked a lot about the stars who helped him breakout, even indirectly. Chief among them, according to Powell at least, is Chris Pratt as Star-Lord in the first Guardians in the Galaxy. It …

COVID-19 has claimed the lives of more than 7 million people across the world, to date, including over 1 million people in the U.S., according to the World Health Organization. In addition to this staggering death toll, the disease has unleashed a wave of chronic illness, and at the peak of the pandemic, it triggered widespread disruptions in supply chains …

Nuno Espirito Santo has left his position as Nottingham Forest head coach with Ange Postecoglou a leading candidate to replace him at the City Ground. The Athletic reported on Monday that Nuno was set to leave, before the club confirmed his departure “following recent circumstances”. Postecoglou is on a Forest shortlist to be their new head coach, having parted company with …

Kevin O’Connell on J.J. McCarthy leading Vikings’ improbable comeback: ‘Now, we know it’s possible’  NFL.com McCarthy delivers in debut, leads Vikings’ rally  ESPN Vikings-Bears on ‘Monday Night Football’: What We Learned from Minnesota’s 27-24 win  NFL.com Vikings QB J.J. McCarthy stages comeback for the ages, showing everyone what’s possible  USA Today Vikings had 7.7-percent win probability late in the third quarter  NBC Sports Source link

In a high scoring game, Aaron Rodgers and the Steelers recorded a 34-32 win over the Jets in Week 1 of the 2025 regular season. Rodgers led the Steelers to victory by throwing four touchdown passes against his former team.  Pittsburgh took the lead for good on Chris Boswell’s career-long 60-yard field goal with just over a minute left. The …

Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, or HFpEF, has puzzled doctors for years. Nearly four million Americans and more than 30 million people worldwide live with this condition, yet treatment options remain limited. Unlike traditional heart failure, where the heart muscle weakens and struggles to pump, HFpEF looks normal on scans. The heart still pushes blood forward, but it cannot …