United Airlines said Monday it had ended its pursuit of a merger with American Airlines after the rival carrier declined to engage following an initial approach. “I was hoping to pitch that story to American, but they declined to engage and instead responded by publicly closing the door,” United CEO Scott Kirby said. Kirby raised the idea of a combination with … Read more
In Baker Mayfield’s love story, his now-wife, Emily, eventually said yes. Reflecting on the early days of their romance in a joint ESPN interview ahead of the Buccaneers’ “Monday Night Football” clash against the Lions in Week 7, Mayfield detailed how a friend helped put his pursuit of Emily in motion — but that it … Read more
The transfer portal isn’t just a threat to college sports programs. It’s also impacting broadcasters. As The Athletic first reported, Fox Sports attempted to swipe ESPN’s Rece Davis from “College GameDay” for its own “Big Noon Kickoff,” but Davis will be staying in Bristol. Rece Davis, Dwight Howard and Jay Bilas smile during the 2025 Basketball … Read more
First Instagram, now a new teaser. Meghan Markle shared the first trailer for her Netflix lifestyle series on Thursday. In the “With Love, Meghan” teaser, the Duchess of Sussex, 43, shows off her cooking and gardening skills with appearances from her celebrity friends including Mindy Kaling, Roy Choi, Alice Waters and her “Suits” co-star Abigail … Read more
Michael Kay is pouring some water on the hot stove for Yankees fans. The Yankees’ television broadcaster believes owner Hal Steinbrenner is not going to go dollar for dollar with Mets owner Steve Cohen in the bidding war for prized free agent Juan Soto and said he heard from a baseball source that Cohen intends … Read more
Sometimes persistence is key. Ali Wong opened up about her personal life, from her divorce to the start of her budding romance with Bill Hader, during a set at The Wiltern in LA on May 12. Wong and Hader briefly dated in 2022 for two months. After reconciling, they made their first public appearance together at … Read more
A runaway pony in Alabama must have a great legal team after “charges” against him have been dismissed following a viral game of cat and mouse. Tuscaloosa police dubbed the loitering stallion as “Ginuwine” after he showed an extreme unwillingness to cooperate with officers back on March 20. Authorities even “charged” him with criminal trespassing and resisting … Read more