Tag: series
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Yankees advance to first World Series since 2009 after defeating the Guardians
The New York Yankees are going to the World Series after beating the Cleveland Guardians 5 to 2 in Game 5 of the American League Championship Series on Saturday. It’s a return to baseball’s biggest stage for the Yankees, who have not played in the World Series since winning it in 2009. While the 15-year…
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New heart stents for infants mean kids could avoid series of surgeries
The Food and Drug Administration recently approved a heart stent made specifically for infants and young children, a device that could help kids born with certain congenital heart defects avoid a series of open heart operations over their childhoods. About 40,000 babies are born with congenital heart defects in the U.S. each year, according to…
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MLB playoff viewership surges as big market stars vie for World Series
Major League Baseball’s postseason has been knocking it out of the park. The National League Championship Series’ first game between the New York Mets and Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday averaged 8.26 million viewers across Fox Sports’ TV networks and streaming, making it the most watched LCS game on any network since 2009, according to Fox Sports.…
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Gael García Bernal and Diego Luna explore boxing in Hulu’s first Spanish-language series ‘La Máquina
Boxers have to learn how to outfight, outscore and outlast their opponents in the ring. But Mexican actor Gael García Bernal, who co-stars in “La Máquina”— Hulu’s first original Spanish-language project — with childhood friend and fellow actor Diego Luna, says that he wanted to tell a story about the lessons that a champion has…
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Luis Tiant, Cuban legend who pitched the Red Sox to the World Series brink, dies at 83
BOSTON — Luis Tiant, the charismatic Cuban with a horseshoe mustache and mesmerizing windup who pitched the Red Sox to the brink of a World Series championship and himself to the doorstep of the Hall of Fame, has died. He was 83. Major League Baseball announced his death in a post on X on Tuesday, and the…
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Kim Ye-Ji, viral Korean sharpshooter, to star as assassin in upcoming series
After her stone-cold expression went viral at the Paris Olympics, sharpshooter Kim Ye-Ji will play the role of an actual assassin in an upcoming Korean series. Kim, 31, has been pegged by Korean entertainment company Asia Lab to star in a new multinational short-form series called “Crush.” Alongside Indian actor Anushka Sen, Kim will play…
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Ryan Murphy defends Menendez brothers Netflix series after Erik Menendez blasts it as ‘blatant lies’
Ryan Murphy, the creator of “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story,” is defending the new Netflix series after it was harshly criticized by one of the brothers. Erik Menendez slammed the series, released Sept. 19 on Netflix, as “blatant lies” and called the portrayal of his brother Lyle “ruinous” in a statement from prison…
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Erik Menendez’s wife, Tammi, shares statement criticizing Netflix series as ‘dishonest portrayal’
Erik Menendez is slamming Netflix’s show “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story,” based on the 1989 murder of Jose and Kitty Menendez, as “awful lies” and a “horrible narrative,” in a statement shared by his wife, Tammi Menendez. Tammi Menendez, who married Erik Menendez in 1999, posted what she labeled as “Erik’s response to the Netflix’s…
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John Leguizamo was ready to lead a dramatic TV series — so he helped create a platform to stream it
When John Leguizamo spoke out about diversity on Sunday night’s Emmy Awards telecast, he said, the audience at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles “got real quiet.” “I’m one of Hollywood’s DEI hires,” he said from the stage. “That’s right. DEI: The D is for ‘diligence,’ the E is for ‘excellence,’ the I is for…