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Former NBA star Blake Griffin is engaged to swimwear designer Francesca Aiello.  A source exclusively tells Us Weekly that Griffin, 35, popped the question to Aiello, 29, around the holidays and the couple has been keeping it low-key and under wraps. The source said Griffin does not like his relationships to be in the public […]

Isaiah Vazquez/Getty Images Florida Panthers star Matthew Tkachuk knows hockey culture is steeped in tradition, but he’s not particularly concerned about ruffling some feathers.  Tkachuk, 27, who won a Stanley Cup with the Panthers last season, has enjoyed pushing boundaries both on the ice with his hard-nosed style of play and off the ice with […]

The Dallas Cowboys are down bad — and Hall of Famer Michael Irvin says Taylor Swift is partially to blame.  Irvin, 58, who played for the Cowboys from 1988 to 1999, said Dallas is in danger of losing its moniker of “America’s Team” to the Kansas City Chiefs, thanks in part to Taylor Swift and […]

Kelly Stafford preached unity while defending Carrie Underwood’s controversial performance at Donald Trump’s Presidential Inauguration.  Underwood, 41, sang “America the Beautiful” at the Monday, January 20 event — a cappella, no less, thanks to technical issues — which earned some backlash from certain sectors of the country singer’s fanbase.  After Stafford’s “Morning After” podcast cohost, […]

Travis Kelce responded after Lil Wayne aired his beef with the “cheating” Kansas City Chiefs on social media.  During the Chiefs’ NFL Divisional playoff game against the Houston Texans on Saturday, January 18, Wayne, 42, took to X and let his feelings about Kelce’s squad be known.  “I hate the cheating azz chiefs,” the rapper […]

Patrick Mahomes admitted this weekend’s AFC Championship Game could be Travis Kelce’s Kansas City swan song.  As Mahomes, 29, and the Chiefs prepare to host the Buffalo Bills on Sunday, January 26, with a trip to the Super Bowl on the line, the quarterback addressed the retirement rumors that have swirled around his tight end.  […]

Quinn Harris/Getty Images Four men have been indicted on charges related to the break-in at Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow’s home in December 2024.  The men, all of Chilean descent, were indicted on Tuesday, January 21, according to Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost. They all face charges of engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity, […]

Cooper Neill/Getty Images Kirk Herbstreit revealed the personal reason his emotions overflowed during the broadcast of the College Football Playoff National Championship. Herbstreit, 55, was seen wiping away tears after the Monday, January 20 game between his alma mater Ohio State and Notre Dame, which saw the Buckeyes defeat the Fighting Irish 34-23. “I haven’t […]

Despite the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City fangirling at the sight of him, IndyCar driver Josef Newgarden was left stumped after making an appearance on the Bravo reality series.  Newgarden, 34, made a cameo on a November 2024 episode of the show, in which Bronwyn Newport treated the cast to a trip to an […]

Courtesy of Meredith Gaudreau/Instagram Meredith Gaudreau spent her first birthday since the death of her husband, Johnny, surrounded by her children and loved ones.  The birthday celebration happened on Monday, January 20, nearly five months after Johnny, 31, and his brother, Matthew, 29, were killed by a drunk driver while riding their bicycles in Oldmans […]

In addition to being one of the best tight ends in NFL history, Travis Kelce also has a reputation for being a legendary teammate — just ask former Chiefs running back Charcandrick West.  West, who played for the Kansas City Chiefs from 2014 to 2018, recalled how Kelce, 35, had his back when he was […]

Moments after winning the National Championship, Ohio State head coach Ryan Day and his star players were forced to huff it to the postgame press conference on foot after their golf cart crashed into a wall.  The incident inside Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Monday, January 20, which was shortly preceded by Ohio State defeating Notre […]

Paras Griffin/Getty Images After Notre Dame’s loss to Ohio State in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game, head coach Marcus Freeman was blunt in his assessment of what went wrong.  “You’re always making mistakes, but those type of detrimental mistakes when you play a really, really good football team cost you points,” Freeman, 39, […]

Notre Dame football head coach Marcus Freeman has never shied away from professing his love for his support system off the field: wife Joanna Freeman. Marcus and Joanna got married in 2010 after meeting while Marcus was a star linebacker at The Ohio State University. Along the way, they have welcomed six kids together: son […]

Courtesy of Netflix Aaron Rodgers has his rich history of spiritual healing to thank for preserving his mental state as wildfires continue to ravage southern California.  Rodgers, 41, owns a home in Malibu, an area that was greatly impacted by the fires that have caused devastation across the region and killed at least 27 people.  […]

Wesley Hitt/Getty Images LSU freshman quarterback Colin Hurley was found unresponsive after crashing his car into a tree on the university’s campus.  Hurley, 17, crashed his Dodge Charger at 2:45 a.m. on Thursday, January 16, according to a report obtained by ESPN. He was taken out of the vehicle by EMS and transported to a […]

Meredith Gaudreau found a poignant way to keep her late husband’s legacy alive permanently. Following the death of Meredith’s husband, NHL star Johnny Gaudreau, in August 2024, she recently received tattoos to commemorate Johnny using his ashes in the ink.  “A month ago, a client reached out to me for a cremation tattoo,” tattoo artist […]

The Office star Brian Baumgartner debunked some of the unsavory narratives surrounding his friend, Aaron Rodgers.  The actor, 52, met the NFL quarterback in the summer of 2008 when the two played at the American Century Championship golf tournament in Lake Tahoe. Since then, Baumgartner and Rodgers, 41, have become close buddies, with Rodgers even […]

LeBron James gave one young Lakers fan a memory she’ll cherish for a lifetime.  During the first quarter of the Los Angeles Lakers’ game against the Miami Heat on Wednesday, January 15, James, 40, acknowledged a girl sitting courtside in one of his No. 23 jerseys. The girl was overcome with emotion after being spotted […]

Megan Briggs/Getty Images Notre Dame quarterback Riley Leonard argued this year’s national championship game is the work of some divine intervention.  Leonard, 22, and the Fighting Irish will face The Ohio State University in the College Football Playoff National Championship on Monday, January 20, and the devout quarterback said that’s no coincidence.  “We’re the two […]

Kevin Mazur/Getty Images Since officially retiring from the NFL in June 2022, Rob Gronkowski is still figuring out what work-life balance looks like in a post-football world.  Gronkowski, 35, who now works as an analyst for Fox Sports after 11 seasons with the New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, still keeps himself remarkably busy […]