By BETH HARRIS Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Oscars looked kindly on Jessica Chastain. She won the Academy Award for best actress on Sunday night for playing televangelist Tammy Faye Baker in “The Eyes of Tammy Faye.” It’s the first Oscar for Chastain in three nominations. She was previously nominated for “Zero Dark
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — ‘CODA’ wins best picture Oscar, making Apple TV+ the first streaming service to win film’s highest honor.
Continue Reading By BETH HARRIS Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Troy Kotsur, the first deaf male actor nominated for an Oscar, won best supporting honors for his role in “CODA” at the Academy Awards. Kotsur joins “CODA” costar Marlee Matlin as the only deaf Oscar winners. Matlin remains the youngest best actress winner at age 21
Continue Reading By BETH HARRIS Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Troy Kotsur, the first deaf male actor nominated for an Oscar, won best supporting honors for his role in “CODA” at the Academy Awards. Kotsur joins “CODA” costar Marlee Matlin as the only deaf Oscar winners. Matlin remains the youngest best actress winner at age 21
Continue Reading By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. and TIM REYNOLDS Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Will Smith marched on stage and smacked presenter Chris Rock during Sunday night’s Oscars after Rock made a joke about the appearance of Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. Smith was awarded best actor for his role in “King Richard” moments later and
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jessica Chastain wins best actress Academy Award for her transformative performance in ‘The Eyes of Tammy Faye’.
Continue Reading SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Reigning national champion Stanford advances to women’s Final Four with 59-50 win over Texas.
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — Will Smith wins his 1st Oscar for best actor; win comes after onstage confrontation with Chris Rock earlier in live show.
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jane Campion has won the best director Oscar for “The Power of the Dog.” The 67-year-old filmmaker won the Academy Award on Sunday night for the unconventional Western starring Benedict Cumberbatch that was shot in her native New Zealand. It’s her first best director Oscar. She won a best original screenplay
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By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Aliyah Boston and South Carolina are headed back to the Final Four. The Associated Press first-team All-American helped the Gamecocks beat Creighton 80-50 to win the NCAA Tournament’s Greensboro Region title. Boston was named the region’s most outstanding player. She had 19 points in this
Continue Reading By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Christian Pulisic scored his first international hat trick, leading the United States to the brink of returning to the World Cup with a 5-1 rout of Panama. Pulisic converted two penalty kicks during a four-goal burst in the first half that also saw Paul Arriola
Continue Reading By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer “No Time to Die” is proving a song very much alive at awards shows. The 007 song by Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell has won a Golden Globe, a Grammy and now an Oscar for best original song. To win, they beat out some impressive names, including Beyoncé, Van
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS Associated Press Will Smith marched on stage and appeared to smack presenter Chris Rock during Sunday night’s Oscars after Rock made a joke about the appearance of Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. The crowd at the Dolby Theatre hushed as Smith twice shouted at Rock to “keep my wife’s name out of
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France and Stephanie Elam, CNN Chris Rock made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith’s shaved head, which did not appear to go over well with her husband Will Smith. While presenting the award for best documentary, Rock joked, “Jada I love you, ‘G.I. Jane 2,’ can’t wait to see it.” The camera
Continue Reading TORONTO (AP) — John Tavares scored two power-play goals in the second period, helping the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 5-2 victory over the Florida Panthers. Mitch Marner set up three goals, including both of Tavares’ scores, and Morgan Rielly, Ilya Mikheyev and Auston Matthews — into an empty net with less than a second
Continue Reading By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Oscars ground to a shocked silence after Will Smith smacked Chris Rock onstage after the comedian made a joke about Smith’s wife. Smith cursed at Rock after returning to his seat. Rock was presenting the award for best documentary when the tense exchange happened.
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — Will Smith confronts Chris Rock on Oscars stage after comedian makes joke about Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett-Smith.
Continue Reading By LEANNE ITALIE AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Jessica Chastain hit the Oscars red carpet in a purple and copper sparkle gown Sunday. She was joined by 15-year-old Saniyya Sidney, who twirled and beamed in a floral-adorned princess look. Her “King Richard” castmate Demi Singleton lit up in soft purple. Chastain’s Gucci ombre
Continue Reading By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — LaMelo Ball had 33 points, nine assists and seven rebounds and the Charlotte Hornets spoiled Kyrie Irving’s first home game of the season by beating the Brooklyn Nets 119-110. Irving misfired for 3 1/2 quarters, finally warmed up to give the Nets the lead, and
Continue Reading WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Mark Scheifele scored his second goal of the game with 9.7 seconds left in overtime, giving the Winnipeg Jets a 2-1 victory over the Arizona Coyotes. Scheifele went in alone and beat Arizona goalie Karel Vejmelka to send the Coyotes to their fifth straight loss. Scheifele also scored in the first
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