North Carolina announced Thursday that Hall of Fame basketball coach Roy Williams is retiring after 33 years.
The 70-year-old Williams closed his 18th season with the team after a highly successful run at Kansas. Over the course of his career, Williams won 903 games including three national championships in 2005, 2009 and 2017.
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The MLB announced that Thursday’s opening say matchup between the Washington Nationals and New York Mets has been postponed due to positive COVID-19 tests and contact tracing within the Nationals organization. The MLB said in a news release: “Out of an abundance of caution, the game will not be made up on Friday. MLB will continue to provide updates as available.”
The Nationals were scheduled to host the Mets home; however the Nationals said Wednesday that they would be without five players and a staff member because a player had tested positive for COVID-19. The positive test result came from Monday’s round of testing, while the team was still in West Palm Beach, Fla., for spring training.
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Actor Dan Stevens is joining the cast the upcoming Starz Watergate series Gaslit, replacing Armie Hammer. Stevens will portray former White House counsel John Dean, a role Hammer was first cast in before he exited the project in January.
Gaslit will follow the untold story of Martha Mitchell, a celebrity Arkansan socialite who was married to Attorney General John Mitchell. The film is based on Slate podcast Slow Burn from creator Leon Neyfakh who is consulting on the film.
Julia Roberts will portray Martha Mitchell, the first person to publicly sound the alarm on President Richard Nixon’s involvement in Watergate. Sean Penn will star as John Mitchell, who will be forced to choose between his wife and the president.
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18-year-old singer and actress Olivia Rodrigo has released a single and music video for her new song “Deja Vu”. Rodrigo says her new song explores the “complex feelings” after a split, and in it she sings about special memories with an ex, who is now doing the same things with a new partner.
“Deja Vu” is Rodrigo’s first song since her hit single “Drivers License.” Both “Deja Vu” and “Drivers License” are set to appear on Rodrigo’s forthcoming debut album, slated for release May 21.
Take a look at the video for “Deja Vu” at the link – here.
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Snoop Dogg will serve as ‘Mega Mentor’ on Season 20 of NBC’s musical competition series, The Voice. Snoop joins coaches Kelly Clarkson, Nick Jonas, John Legend and Blake Shelton to mentor the remaining artists who have made it through the Battle Rounds, as each team prepares for the Knockouts, beginning Monday, April 19/
Snoop Dogg will impart “fresh perspective in the knockout rounds where artists are paired against a teammate, but select their own song to perform individually while their direct competitor watches and waits.” The press release continued: “Additionally, the four artists that were saved by their individual coaches during the Battle Rounds will compete in the Four-Way Knockout. Each of the four artists will receive individualized coaching and rehearsals with their coach and Snoop Dogg in preparation for the Four-Way Knockout. However, the winner will ultimately be chosen by America. At the top of the final Knockouts episode, voting will open for America to choose which of the four artists moves forward in the competition after their performances. Then, at the beginning of the first Live Show, host Carson Daly will reveal which of the four artists was voted through by America, and that artist will continue to the Live Shows with their original team.”
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Snoop Dogg will serve as ‘Mega Mentor’ on Season 20 of NBC’s musical competition series, The Voice. Snoop joins coaches Kelly Clarkson, Nick Jonas, John Legend and Blake Shelton to mentor the remaining artists who have made it through the Battle Rounds, as each team prepares for the Knockouts, beginning Monday, April 19/
Snoop Dogg will impart “fresh perspective in the knockout rounds where artists are paired against a teammate, but select their own song to perform individually while their direct competitor watches and waits.” The press release continued: “Additionally, the four artists that were saved by their individual coaches during the Battle Rounds will compete in the Four-Way Knockout. Each of the four artists will receive individualized coaching and rehearsals with their coach and Snoop Dogg in preparation for the Four-Way Knockout. However, the winner will ultimately be chosen by America. At the top of the final Knockouts episode, voting will open for America to choose which of the four artists moves forward in the competition after their performances. Then, at the beginning of the first Live Show, host Carson Daly will reveal which of the four artists was voted through by America, and that artist will continue to the Live Shows with their original team.”
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Washington Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo announced on Wednesday that a player tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss Thursday’s opener, as well as an additional four players who were identified as close contacts with the player and must quarantine. One staff member was included in the close contact group.
Just 33 players tested positive in Spring Training through both intake and monitoring testing; two players and two staff members among MLB’s 30 teams tested positive in the most recent report issued by MLB. The Nationals made it through intake and monitoring testing with no positive COVID-19 tests.
The Nationals will be a few players short in the 2021 opener against the Mets, in which Max Scherzer will face off against Jacob deGrom.
MLB on Monday announced that distancing protocols will be relaxed for teams that reach an 85% vaccination rate among Tier 1 staff.
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The Seattle Seahawks and wide receiver Tyler Lockett have agreed to a four-year, $69.2 million contract extension that includes $37 million guaranteed. The 28-year-old Lockett had previously signed a three-year, $31.8 million contract extension with Seattle through the 2021 season ahead of the 2018 season.
Lockett has played all of his NFL seasons with the Seahawks, catching 376 passes for 4,892 yards and 37 touchdowns for his career. In 2020 Lockett led Seattle in receptions (100), finished second on the team in receiving yards (1,054) and tied for second in touchdown receptions (10). He broke a single-season team record for pass receptions last season that was previously held by Doug Baldwin and Bobby Engram.
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After years of rumors and delays, the highly anticipated Disney+ series “Obi-Wan Kenobi” is finally set to begin filming. The limited series, set 10 years after the events of “Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith,” will begin production in April, and Disney+ has announced the full cast lineup.
Ewan McGregor will star in the title role, and the series will also feature the return of Hayden Christensen as Darth Vader. Also joining the cast are Moses Ingram, Joel Edgerton, Bonnie Piesse, Kumail Nanjiani, Indira Varma, Rupert Friend, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Sung Kang, Simone Kessell, and Benny Safdie.
Deborah Chow, who has worked on “The Mandalorian,” will direct the series. “Obi-Wan Kenobi” is set to premiere on Disney + in 2022.
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The fourth season of Hulu’s drama series The Handmaid’s Tale is set to premiere to Hulu this April, and the network just released a sneak peak trailer. The final scene of the two-minute trailer features the show’s lead, June played by Elisabeth Moss asking for “justice.”
A press release read: “In the upcoming fourth season of The Handmaid’s Tale, June (Elisabeth Moss) strikes back against Gilead as a fierce rebel leader, but the risks she takes bring unexpected and dangerous new challenges. Her quest for justice and revenge threatens to consume her and destroy her most cherished relationships.”
Season 4 is set to premiere on Hulu on April 28. Check out the trailer for the new season – here.
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