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Sunday, Monday football games fight for ratings supremacy
Sep 21, 2022 / Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — As often happens, NBC's ‘Sunday Night Football’ game won the week's rating competition, but the Chicago-Green Bay...
CMT announces five stars as their 2022 Artists of the Year
Sep 21, 2022 / Associated Press
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — CMT will honor Carly Pearce, Cody Johnson, Kane Brown, Luke Combs and Walker Hayes as their 2022 Artists of the Year ...
'NFL Sunday Ticket' outages anger fans for 2nd straight week
Sep 19, 2022 / Associated Press
For the second straight week, DirecTV’s “NFL Sunday Ticket” package is experiencing problems for those trying to view games throu...
Anglers will benefit from completed aquatic projects at Fort Rob, Summit
Sep 16, 2022 / Nebraska Game and Parks Commission/Jerry Kane
Anglers at both ends of the state will benefit from improved fisheries after the recent completion of two Aquatic Habitat Projects at Nebraska stat...
Kane Brown takes his hitmaker status to the next level
Sep 9, 2022 / Associated Press
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Kane Brown has evolved from the outsider to the consistent hitmaker with a string of No. 1 hits and popular albums. H...
NBC's Melissa Stark back on sideline, 1st time in 20 years
Sep 8, 2022 / Associated Press
The last time Melissa Stark was regularly on the sidelines, Tom Brady was a one-time Super Bowl champion, and Matthew Stafford was a freshman in hi...
Lainey Wilson leads CMA Awards nominations in her 1st year
Sep 7, 2022 / Associated Press
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Louisiana-native Lainey Wilson is having a breakout year as she tops the Country Music Association nominations in her...
Big 12 looks to potential early extension of media rights
Sep 1, 2022 / Associated Press
IRVING, Texas (AP) — The changing Big 12 Conference plans to have discussions with ESPN and Fox about a potential early extension of its medi...
Microsoft's Activision Blizzard deal gets global scrutiny
Sep 1, 2022 / Associated Press
Microsoft’s plan to buy video game giant Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion could have major effects on the gaming industry, transforming ...
In quiet TV week, '60 Minutes' lead the Nielsen ratings
Aug 31, 2022 / Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — “60 Minutes” leads for Aug. 22-28 in television's prime-time ratings as measured by the Nielsen company, in anoth...
Coming to a theater near you: $3 movie tickets for one day
Aug 29, 2022 / Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — For one day, movie tickets will be just $3 in the vast majority of American theaters as part of a newly launched “Natio...
Naomi Judd autopsy confirms country singer's cause of death
Aug 29, 2022 / Associated Press
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — An autopsy report on the death of country singer Naomi Judd obtained by The Associated Press Friday confirmed what fa...
Mickey Mantle card breaks record, as sports memorabilia soar
Aug 29, 2022 / Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — A mint condition Mickey Mantle baseball card has sold for $12.6 million, blasting into the record books Sunday as the most ex...
ABC to air NCAA women's basketball title game for 1st time
Aug 24, 2022 / Associated Press
The NCAA women’s basketball title game will be broadcast on ABC this season for the first time. The championship game usually airs in prime t...
Walmart deal with Paramount gives members streaming perks
Aug 16, 2022 / Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart says it has signed a deal with Paramount Global to offer the entertainment company’s streaming service as a per...
More than 3.1 million TV viewers for 'Field of Dreams' game
Aug 15, 2022 / Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — More than 3.1 million viewers watched Fox Sports’ broadcast of Major League Baseball’s second “Field of Dre...
Judds asks court to seal report of death investigation
Aug 15, 2022 / Associated Press
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The family of country singer Naomi Judd filed an amended court petition to seal police reports and recordings made du...
As Spider-Man turns 60, fans reflect on diverse appeal
Aug 10, 2022 / Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — There are legions of fans of Spider-Man, who this month marks 60 years in the vast, imaginative world of comic books, movies ...
US inflation slips from 40-year peak but remains high 8.5%
Aug 10, 2022 / Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Falling gas prices gave Americans a slight break from the pain of high inflation last month, though the surge in overall pr...
Olivia Newton-John, superstar singer and actress, dies at 73
Aug 8, 2022 / Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — Olivia Newton-John, the Grammy-winning superstar who reigned on pop, country, adult contemporary and dance charts with such h...
Brad Pitt's 'Bullet Train' pulls into station with $30.1M
Aug 8, 2022 / Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — Sunday studio estimates say the Brad Pitt action romp “Bullet Train" arrived with a $30.1 million opening weekend as th...
Lady A postpones tour as Charles Kelley focuses on sobriety
Aug 8, 2022 / Associated Press
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Grammy-winning country trio Lady A is postponing its tour this year as band member Charles Kelley focuses on sobriety...
Dolly Parton among Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy winners
Aug 3, 2022 / Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — Country superstar Dolly Parton is among the 2022 Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy recipients. Also being honored are Dallas ent...
Vin Scully, Dodgers broadcaster for 67 years, dies at 94
Aug 3, 2022 / Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully, whose dulcet tones provided the soundtrack of summer while entertaining and informing...
