Drake Bell Says People Assume Everyone on TV Is Rich, but ‘No One’ on Nickelodeon Got Paid Residuals

Drake Bell Says People Assume Everyone on TV Is Rich, but 'No One' on Nickelodeon Got Paid Residuals

Cinematic / Alamy Stock Photo; The Unplanned Podcast/YouTube Drake Bell reflected on starring in Nickelodeon'sDrake & Joshas a child during his July 2 appearance onThe Unplanned Podcast The actor, 39, said he doesn't receive residuals from his time on the kids' show and alleged that the way that child stars are treated contributed to his bankruptcy "If Elon [Musk] gets us to Mars and they showDrake & Josh, it's impossible for me to get paid for it," Bell said Drake Bellis feeling short-changed. During a July 2 appearance onThe Unplanned Podcast, the actor, 39, revealed to hostsAbby Howard and Matt Howardthat he doesn't receive residual checks from his time as a child star on Nickelodeon. Following his debut on the network onThe Amanda Show, Bell starred alongsideJosh Peckin the hit seriesDrake & Joshfor four seasons between 2004 and 2007. Bell described the system in place for protecting child stars' earnings as "flawed" before revealing that his experience on Nickelodeon wasn't as profitable as people may assume. "That's the perception of the world, it's always been this way," Bell said, after Matt confessed he grew up idolizing kids on TV. "It's like, you know, 'Oh, you made a Folgers Coffee commercial. You must live in a mansion in Hollywood. Like, I saw you on TV. You're rich.' "That's far from the case," he continued. "And especially, which is the bummer for most of us on Nickelodeon, we don't get residuals for our shows." Bell explained that almost everyone who featured on the network received a one-time payment for their work, while other people in the television and film industry are paid every time their art is shown. He gave the example of Netflix having to pay the cast ofSeinfeldevery time a subscriber streams the sitcom. The actor added that residuals are how actors make the "majority" of their money. "You wanna get into syndication," Bell explained. "You wanna get to 100 episodes so that you can get to syndication, and then you wanna get into syndication because then you get your residual money, that's where you make your money." "For example, theFriendscast at the peak was making a million dollars an episode," he continued. "You make 13 episodes that year, you make $13,000,000. You make 20 episodes that year, you make $20,000,000, right? "But right now, each cast member ofFriendsjust in syndication alone is making over $20,000,000 a year, and they're not filming a show every week. They're not going to work, but they're playing their show and they're using their likeness and they're doing all this, so they get paid for it. And they're making over $20,000,000 in a year just because other networks are buying the rights for syndication," he added. Nickelodeon / Courtesy Everett Collection Matt questioned whether Nickelodeon stars didn't receive residuals because of their age at the time they were filming. "It's a lot of evil, corrupt people. That's the only thing, that is the answer," Bell said, adding, "There's no other answer." He then clarified that only a few guest stars from the show continue to receive a check in the mail from all the people who featured on the network around the time that he did. Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE's free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. The Unplanned Podcast/YouTube Bell said he sees marathons ofDrake & Joshon television with commercials that make corporations huge sums of money, yet he doesn't receive anything from the replays. "Do everything that they do to us mentally and emotionally, and then throw us to the wolves," Bell said. "And we're like, okay, cool. I got rent this month. "There are three channels doingDrake & Joshmarathons," he continued. "Netflix just bought it, it's top 10 on Netflix, and I gotta figure out how to pay my rent this month. "And some fat cat with a cigar is just sitting up at the top of Viacom just going [chuckles]. What do you call it? It's just like getting high on child labor," Bell added. Gonzalo Marroquin/Getty TheDrake & Joshstar said people outside of the industry don't understand that it's easy to go broke without residual income. Paying publicists and managers, traveling to auditions and California taxes are just a few things that contribute to a huge financial burden that people don't see. "People don't understand how the business works, the business side of this. They just see what the perception is on Instagram and social media and all the glitz and the glamour of Hollywood," he said. The PEOPLE Appis now available in the Apple App Store! Download it now for the most binge-worthy celeb content, exclusive video clips, astrology updates and more! Bell added, "We're putting in all of this work. This corporation is making billions with a 'B' off of us, and we're being compensated for the week of work, cool, but that's it. And forever, in perpetuity, it literally says in the contract, across universes and galaxies and planets." Claiming that a lack of residuals contributed to his going bankrupt, Bell emphasized, "If Elon [Musk] gets us to Mars and they showDrake & Josh, it's impossible for me to get paid for it." Read the original article onPeople

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Drake Bell Says People Assume Everyone on TV Is Rich, but ‘No One’ on Nickelodeon Got Paid Residuals

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Phil Hartman's 2 Kids: All About Birgen and Sean (and How They Honor His Legacy)

Phil Hartman's 2 Kids: All About Birgen and Sean (and How They Honor His Legacy)

Ron Galella Collection via Getty ; Bill Nation/Sygma via Getty Phil Hartman welcomed two kids, son Sean and daughter Birgen, before his death in 1998 When theSNLstar was shot and killed by his wife, Brynn, their son was 9, and their daughter was 6 Now Hartman's daughter is honoring his legacy Saturday Night LivelegendPhil Hartmanwas one of the most beloved comedic actors of his generation when he died in ashocking crime. His wife, Brynn, ended both their lives in a tragic murder-suicide on May 28, 1998, leaving behind their kids: 9-year-old Sean and 6-year-old Birgen. The children went to live with Brynn's sister in Wisconsin and lived largely out of the spotlight until adulthood. "This is justa tragedy beyond description,"Rita Wilson, Hartman's costar inJingle All the Way, told PEOPLE at the time. "Now two children are left without the two most important people in their lives, and with a lifetime of confusion." OnSNL, Hartman played characters like "Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer" and impersonated celebrities likeFrank SinatraandBill Clinton. He was also a longtime voice actor onThe Simpsons,and had just wrapped his fourth season of his sitcomNewsRadiowhen he was killed. Taking the sitcom, Hartman said, was a way to be able to spend more time with his young children. "I think in my old age, I've come to realize just how precious everything is and I try to value the many blessings that have been bestowed upon me," he said in a 1998 interview, just months before his death, perABC News. "But there's also this sense of vulnerability if fortune took a turn for the worse, and that you live with the awareness that anything could happen in this world." Here is everything to know about Phil Hartman's two kids and how they've maintained his legacy. Richard Corkery/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Hartman and Brynn welcomed their son, Sean Edward Hartman, around June 1988. Sean was "a particular source of pride" for Hartman because of his talent for visual arts, according to an interview former Groundlings member Tim Stack gave to theLos Angeles Timesin 1998. Hartman started his career as a graphic designer, creating album covers for bands like Steely Dan, America, Poco and Crosby, Stills and Nash. He was only 9 years old when his parents died, and he and Birgen were both in the family home when their dad was shot. During the massive police response and media circus that ensued, images of the kids being escorted out of the home circulated widely in the news. "This a situation that occurred that redefines tragedy in every conceivable way," Stan Rosenfield said in a statement at the time, according to theLos Angeles Times. "There are two very young children and their needs must be attended to." In the Hartmans' will, they specified that custody of the children would go to Brynn's sister Katharine Wright, who raised them in Wisconsin and Minnesota with her husband Mike. "They grew up as loved children," Brynn's brother Greg Omdahl told ABC News in 2019. "I believe my sister would be very proud of how Sean and Birgen have grown up and the people they've turned into," he added. Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic Hartman and Brynn welcomed their daughter, Birgen Anika Hartman, in February 1992. "I remember him calling me when Birgen was born," Lynne Stewart, Hartman's costar onPee Wee's Playhouse,told ABC News in 2019. "He was very, very choked up ... He said, 'She's the most beautiful baby in the world.' " Many tributes after the Hartmans' deaths spoke of their mutual devotion to their children. "When I watched the old home videos of Brynn and Phil and their kids, it really brought home what loving parents they were ... and what a great mother she was," Omdahl told ABC News. Birgen has shared that she had substance abuse issues in the past. On her 9-year "soberthday" in 2021,she posted an Instagram photoof a vista in Lake Como, Italy, captioning it, "I know the pandemic has been difficult for many, & resisting substance abuse can become an even greater challenge in times of isolation. Asking for help isn't easy either. But you are deserving of love, health, & happiness." Today, she works as a consent educator, according toher LinkedIn. "My goal is to ensure that proper education about consent, safe and unsafe touch, and resources to receive external support are being offered to children, and that the adults in charge of their care are prepared to report any abuse disclosed to them," her bio reads. As a part of her work, Birgen testified before the Minnesota House of Representatives in 2022 and 2023 in support of the Beyond Bullying bill. She doesn't post often on social media, but Birgen does share about her family sometimes. In 2022, on what would have beenHartman's 74th birthday, she jokingly posted on X, "My dad's 74th birthday today! Thanks for the personality disorder!" In September 2018, Birgen married Brandon Dragos in Italy. On their first anniversary, she posted a photo of the couple on their wedding day onInstagram, captioning it: "Fun Fact: I fainted literally 20 seconds after this photo was taken... 🤷🏼‍♀️ happy anniversary my dude (in sickness and in health, am I right?!)" She's also proud of the work her dad has left behind and how relevant it still is today. "It's great that people still love and remember my dad's characters onThe Simpsons," she toldThe Hollywood Reporterin 2017. "Even after 20-plus years, I still see people quoting Lionel Hutz or sharing Troy McClure memes. The fact that those characters have carried themselves into the modern day and have remained relevant is just so cool to see, and I think my dad would have been proud of that." Read the original article onPeople

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Phil Hartman's 2 Kids: All About Birgen and Sean (and How They Honor His Legacy)

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Landmark ruling on trans women by U.K.'s top court sparks heartbreak and confusion

Landmark ruling on trans women by U.K.'s top court sparks heartbreak and confusion

LONDON — Soccer fans know it as "hallowed ground," so when Billie Sky Walker walked onto the field atLondon's Wembley Stadiumtwo years ago, she achieved a dream held by players around the world. Before a Community Shield men's match betweenManchester CityandArsenalin August 2023, she proudly donned an official shirt as a representative of the Football Association, the regulatory body for soccer in England, that read, "The FA is for all." Today, the 28-year-old is barred from playing in FA-organized tournaments following alandmark judgment by Britain's Supreme Courtin April that said the legal definition of "woman" is based on biological sex — a huge blow to campaigners for transgender rights that could have far-reaching implications for a wide range of life in the U.K., be it admission to changing rooms, and decisions on hospital beds, equal pay claims and domestic violence shelters. After the judgment, a number of sporting governing bodies, including the FA, changed their rules so that only those born biologically female are allowed to play, excluding Walker and 28 other transgender players across England from the association. The Scottish Football Association followed suit, and Northern Ireland's Irish Football Association appears likely to do the same. Describing the ruling as "confusing and upsetting," Walker said she had been welcomed "into this space" by her cisgender peers, or biological women. Calling the decision to bar Walker "heartbreaking," her former teammate Lucy Leiter, 24, said it was not the case that "only trans women think they should play," adding, "The support has been unequivocal from everyone I've ever played with." Walker, who said she felt that she was a girl from the age of 5 and transitioned at the age of 24, said that playing soccer on a women's team "really established a huge essence of who I am, because it gave me the safety and comfort and knowledge that I'm enough." The Supreme Court ruling came amid intense and sometimes toxic public debate in the U.K. over the intersection of transgender and women's rights. The debate has also simmered in the U.S., wherePresident Donald Trumphas made it one of his signature issues by signing anexecutive order in February banning trans women from women's sportsat the national level. In December 2022, Scottish lawmakers approved a bill that allowed anyone over the age of 16 to change their gender identity using gender certificates, removing the need for a medical diagnosis ofgender dysphoria, the medical term for the distress that results from the conflict between someone's gender identity and sex assigned at birth. The campaign group For Women Scotland later brought a legal case against the semiautonomous government, arguing that sex-based protections should apply only to people who were born female. And Britain's central government blocked the law the following year, invoking for the first time a section of the 25-year-old act that gave the Scottish Parliament control over most of its own affairs. The For Women Scotland case nonetheless worked its way through the court system, reaching the Supreme Court this spring. After the court's 12 justices ruled unanimously in the group's favor, the presiding judge, Lord Hodge, said the decision should not be seen as "a triumph of one side over the other," and emphasized that transgender people remain protected under the law. For Women Scotland campaigners celebrated the verdict with hugs, tears of happiness, and champagne as they left the courtroom. "There was elation and disbelief and, yes, I was absolutely thrilled," Susan Smith, one of the group's co-founders, told NBC News in a telephone interview last month. "If people were entitled to say that their sex in law had changed, you can't control who applies for that." For Smith and her group, the issue of legal gender recognition touches on who gets to make decisions about women's lives and bodies, including their access to spaces from hospital wards to rape crisis centers and prisons. While she acknowledged "gender reassignment is also a protected characteristic," Smith cited the case of Isla Bryson, a convicted rapist who changed gender while awaiting trial. "These things are at the extreme; they're not common, but being rare is not a reason for ignoring an issue," she said. While there is no robust data on the U.K.'s trans population, in the latest census, in 2018,the government estimatedthat around 200,000 to 500,000 people — less than 1% of the population — identified as transgender. Some, like Willow, a 31-year-old delivery driver from the county of Cheshire in northwest England who uses the pronouns they/them, are already feeling the implications of the ruling at a basic level. NBC News agreed not to use Willow's last name because they feared for their job. Willow said they had long avoided using the women's toilets at work, opting instead for the one disabled toilet because it was "a safer option," although "the men at work often use it." On one occasion, Willow said they had no choice but to use the women's toilet and were later reprimanded for doing so. "It was upsetting and I actually ended up walking out of work that day," they said, adding, "I just feel like I'm not treated equally to everyone else at work, like I'm seen as lesser." Willow's predicament highlights the issues legislators now face as they attempt to interpret the Supreme Court ruling. After initially issuing guidance that "trans women should not be permitted to use the women's facilities," Britain's rights watchdog, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), was forced to backtrack following a legal challenge. Its latest guidance says, "Toilets, showers, and changing facilities may be mixed-sex where they are in a separate room lockable from the inside." The Good Law Project, an advocacy group that challenged the guidance, said in a statement that the EHRC had conceded a key point in its case and that it was "considering our next steps." Smith said For Women Scotland's case was never about toilet access. "No one is standing at the door checking who goes in and out," she said. But there has already been some pushback against the Supreme Court ruling. The doctors' union at the British Medical Association said in a statement it was "biologically nonsensical," adding, "Attempting to impose a rigid binary has no basis in science or medicine." More than 20 of the U.K.'s leading charities and service providers, including Refuge, the country's largest charity for women affected by domestic abuse, and the mental health charity Mind, have also urged the EHRC to think carefully before drawing up new guidelines. Meanwhile, transgender hate crimes in the UK have jumped 11%, from 2,253 in 2018–19 to 4,732 in 2022–23,official statisticsshow. The country's interior ministry said this increase may be due to transgender issues being "heavily discussed by politicians, the media, and on social media over the last year." Over the past two years, a handful of international sporting associations, including track and field, cycling and swimming, have banned trans women from elite games, citing unfair competitive advantage. The International Olympic Committee changed its rules in November 2021 to allow individual sports to determine whether trans athletes can compete. And the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee said in April that it would not set any policy on transgender athlete eligibility ahead of the 2028 Los Angeles Games, despite Trump's Executive Order 14201 —Keeping Men Out of Women's Sports— threatening to upend protocols for participation. "Biology in sport cannot be ignored," former British swimmer Sharron Davies and an Olympic medalist, said in a telephone interview last month. Women "already have huge unfairness and inequality," she said, adding, "It's up to men to make men's sport welcoming for all men, including nonconforming males." Those views were echoed by Smith from For Women Scotland, who said that "women just wouldn't get the opportunity" unless there were "separate sex categories." But an April 2024 study funded by the International Olympic Committee found that while transgender female athletes had greater handgrip strength than biological women, they also had lower jumping ability, lung function and cardiovascular fitness. Given the physiological differences, the authors stated that the study's most important finding was that trans women are not biological men. Aconsensus statementfrom the American College of Sports Medicine a year earlier also noted that trans women held the same advantages as men by typically outperforming women due to fundamental differences dictated by their "sex chromosomes and sex hormones at puberty, in particular, testosterone." But, it noted, those differences were reduced if a trans person underwent hormone therapy. As for Walker, while she can no longer play for London Galaxy, her second team, Goal Diggers FC, withdrew from FA-affiliated leagues so she could keep playing. But the association's decision nonetheless cuts deep. "Imagine taking 24 years to get from hiding my identity from everyone, including my parents, to then being invited by ciswomen to play a sport I love and finding my place in the world," Walker said. "Now, that's all being taken from me."

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Landmark ruling on trans women by U.K.'s top court sparks heartbreak and confusion

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How can the WNBA improve? Player salaries aren't only thing it needs to fix

How can the WNBA improve? Player salaries aren't only thing it needs to fix

INDIANAPOLIS — WNBA players want to get paid, that much is obvious after an All-Star weekend that became as much about the ongoing contract negotiations as the game itself. The players are looking for higher salaries and better revenue sharing, and rightfully so. They see very little of the money that's pouring into the WNBA now from expansion fees, media rights and sponsors. Those aren't the only issues on the table, however. Here are four other problems that must be addressed for the WNBA to continue to thrive: Complaining about officiating is as much a part of sports as uniforms and scoreboards. In this case, however, the critics have a point. The W is, was and always will be a physical league. But the refs haven't kept pace with the players' speed and the strength, and it's resulted in too many games getting out of control. They've also missed calls and made the wrong ones. And for the love of God, turn reviews over to a replay center — like in the NBA. The calls and consultations this season have felt excruciatingly long and disrupted the flows of games. "Our game is growing … and I feel like as the game grows, we need the officiating to grow with us," Las Vegas Aces center A'ja Wilson said. "Sometimes that takes time, and I know they're human, they're going to make mistakes. But I think at some point we're going to have to start meeting each other at the middle. "I mean, James Harden created a whole other look of a step back, but refs understood that and was like, `OK, this is how the game is played. It's legal. Let's try to work from there,'" Wilson said. "We just got continue to grow together. We are getting really, really, really good at what we do, so we need them to be the same." WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert didn't throw the refs under the bus. But she acknowledged hearing the complaints and said the league is actively working to make officiating better. "Every play is reviewed. We spend hours and hours and hours (doing that). We use that then to follow up with officials (and) training," she said. "We're working hard to make sure we're putting the best product out on the court and our officiating has to follow that." The Minnesota Lynx's schedule before the All-Star Game was a nightmare. Eleven games between June 24 and July 16, including a stretch with five games in eight days. Two sets of back-to-backs during the stretch. Four noon starts in the five games between July 9 and 16. "When we received the schedule, we thought it was about as illogical as you can get," Minnesota coach Cheryl Reeve said. "Every team has stretches for sure, but this one's illogical." And there's more! TheGolden State Valkyriesbegin the second half of the season with four games in seven days. The New York Liberty will play five games in eight days between July 25 and Aug. 1. The Dallas Wings have games on July 25, July 27 and July 28. You get the picture. "The scheduling is always a Rubik's cube," Engelbert said. But the W is also doing this to itself. The league will play 44 games this season, up from 40, yet Engelbert sounds reluctant to stray from the traditional mid-May to mid-October timeframe except in years when there are international competitions. "I don't think there's much you can do on the front end. You can a little on the back end," she said. "How much college football Saturdays do you want to go into? … Then the NBA would be starting. We generally haven't overlapped with them." The league has grown to the point that it needs to prioritize itself rather than worrying about other sports. Otherwise, it's going to drive its players into the ground. Making a WNBA roster can often feel like basketball's version of The Hunger Games. Even with the addition of the expansion Golden State Valkyries, there are only 156 roster spots available in the league. It's often even less, though, because many teams will only keep 11 players on their rosters due to the salary cap. Just three months after being drafted, second-round picks Madison Scott, Shyanne Sellers and Dalayah Daniels are out of the league. Alissa Pili, a first-round pick last year, was cut by the Minnesota Lynx earlier this month. These thin rosters are tough on teams, too. There was a point last month when the Dallas Wings had just eight players available. Teams were using hardship contracts the first week of the season. Though Engelbert has said in the past she'd rather increase the number of players in the league through expansion, she now sounds more open to adding roster spots. "That is certainly on the list," she said. This isn't necessarily part of the CBA negotiations, but it needs addressing. Even if the WNBA isn't trying to hide anything, its caginess about fines and end-of-game officiating makes it look as if it is. The major men's professional leagues have realized transparency makes the game better. The NBA releases an assessment of all officiating calls over the last two minutes of any game where the lead is three points or less. The NFL, which takes paranoia to an art form, discloses how much players are fined and reasons for suspensions. They're small things, but they serve to create trust in the leagues and the people running them. Given the fan response to the players' contract demands during All-Star weekend, the WNBA can use any goodwill it can get. Follow USA TODAY Sports columnist Nancy Armour on social media @nrarmour. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:WNBA schedule, roster sizes and officiating also need to be addressed

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How can the WNBA improve? Player salaries aren't only thing it needs to fix INDIANAPOLIS — WNBA players want to get paid, that much is o...

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Today’s NYT ‘Strands’ Hints, Spangram and Answers for Sunday, July 20

Today's NYT 'Strands' Hints, Spangram and Answers for Sunday, July 20

Today's NYT 'Strands' Hints, Spangram and Answers for Sunday, July 20originally appeared onParade. Move over, Wordle,Connectionsand Mini Crossword—there's a new NYT word game in town! The New York Times's recent game, "Strands," is becoming more and more popular as another daily activity fans can find on the NYT website and app. With daily themes and "spangrams" to discover, this is the latest addicting game to cross off your to-do list before a new one pops up 24 hours later. We'll cover exactly how to play Strands, hints for today's spangram and all of the answers for Strands #504 on Sunday, July 20. Related:16 Games Like Wordle To Give You Your Word Game Fix More Than Once Every 24 Hours According to the New York Times, here's exactly how to play Strands: Find theme words to fill the board. Theme words stay highlighted in blue when found. Drag or tap letters to create words. If tapping, double tap the last letter to submit. Theme words fill the board entirely. No theme words overlap. Find the "spangram." The spangram describes the puzzle's theme and touches two opposite sides of the board. It may be two words. The spangram highlights in yellow when found. An example spangram with corresponding theme words: PEAR, FRUIT, BANANA, APPLE, etc. Need a hint? Find non-theme words to get hints. For every three non-theme words you find, you earn a hint. Hints show the letters of a theme word. If there is already an active hint on the board, a hint will show that word's letter order. Related:300 Trivia Questions and Answers to Jumpstart Your Fun Game Night Today's Strands game deals with words you'd use to describe what you'd wear when it's warm. Warning: Spoilers ahead!In today's puzzle, there aresixtheme words to find (including the spangram). Here are the first two letters for each word: WR BI SA TR SA SW BE (SPANGRAM) Today's spangram is mostly vertical.Related:The 26 Funniest NYT Connections Game Memes You'll Appreciate if You Do This Daily Word Puzzle Today's spangram answer on Sunday, July 20, 2025, isBEACHATTIRE. WRAP BIKINI SARONG TRUNKS SANDALS SWIMSUIT SPANGRAM:BEACH ATTIRE Today's NYT 'Strands' Hints, Spangram and Answers for Sunday, July 20first appeared on Parade on Jul 20, 2025 This story was originally reported byParadeon Jul 20, 2025, where it first appeared.

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Today’s NYT ‘Strands’ Hints, Spangram and Answers for Sunday, July 20

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NYT Connections Sports Edition Today: Hints and Answers for Sunday, July 20

NYT Connections Sports Edition Today: Hints and Answers for Sunday, July 20

NYT Connections Sports Edition Today: Hints and Answers for Sunday, July 20originally appeared onParade. Get excited—there's another New York Times game to add to your daily routine! Those of us word game addicts who already playWordle,Connections,Strandsand theMini Crosswordnow have Connections Sports Edition to add to the mix.So, if you're looking for some hints and answers for today's Connections Sports Edition on Sunday, July 20, 2025, you've come to the right place. 🎬SIGN UP for Parade's Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news & celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox🎬 Connections Sports Edition is just like the regular Connections word puzzle, in that it's a game that resets at 12 a.m. EST each day and has 16 different words listed. It's up to you to figure out each group of four words that belong to a certain category, with four categories in total. This new version is sports-specific, however, as a partnership between The New York Times and The Athletic. As the NYT site instructs, for Connections Sports Edition, you "group sports terms that share a common thread." Related:The 26 Funniest NYT Connections Game Memes You'll Appreciate if You Do This Daily Word Puzzle Here are some hints about the four categories to help you figure out the word groupings. Yellow:The numbers Green:Jerry Rice Blue:Adam Sandler Purple:In the hole. OK, time for a second hint…we'll give you the actual categories now. Spoilers below! Yellow:STATISTIC Green:NFL WIDE RECEIVERS Blue:FOOTBALL MOVIES, WITH "THE" Purple:WHAT "ACE" COULD MEAN If you're looking for the answers, no worries—we've got them below. So, don't scroll any further if you don't want to see the solutions!The answers to today's Connections Sports Edition #300 are coming up next.Related:15 Fun Games Like Connections to Play Every Day STATISTIC:DATUM, FIGURE, NUMBER STAT NFL WIDE RECEIVERS:CHASE, LAMB, NABERS, WADDLE FOOTBALL MOVIES, WITH "THE":EXPRESS, LONGEST YARD, REPLACEMENTS, WATERBOY WHAT "ACE" COULD MEAN:PITCHER, PLAYING CARD, TENNIS SERVE, WNBA PLAYER Don't worry if you didn't get them this time—we've all been there. Up next,catch up on the answers to recent Wordle puzzles. NYT Connections Sports Edition Today: Hints and Answers for Sunday, July 20first appeared on Parade on Jul 20, 2025 This story was originally reported byParadeon Jul 20, 2025, where it first appeared.

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Max Holloway spoils Dustin Poirier’s retirement sendoff with decision win

Max Holloway spoils Dustin Poirier's retirement sendoff with decision win

The trilogy fight between Max Holloway and Dustin Poirier may not have been a microcosm of their first two encounters, but it delivered an electrifying final 15 seconds when Holloway and the retiring Poirier traded blows in Round 5. The result was a victory for lightweight Holloway by unanimous decision on the three judges' cards -- 48-47, 49-46, 49-46 -- at UFC 318 in New Orleans on Saturday night. Holloway (27-8 MMA) was classy in victory against Poirier, as he had lost the first two fights of the series before returning the favor in Louisiana native Poirier's last MMA bout. "The baddest man alive, bro," said Holloway, 33. "Give it up for Dustin Poirier." A first-round knockdown from the Hawaiian set the tone early as Holloway nearly finished Poirier (30-10) but his 36-year-old opponent persevered. By Round 4, Poirier had little energy left but admitted post-fight that he was impressed that the former featherweight champion Holloway's striking was still as sharp as ever. According to the final stats on the broadcast, Holloway outlanded Poirier 113-99 in significant head strikes. "I thought he was going to be in here cracking a little bit harder, which he was," Poirier said of Holloway. "This guy is tough to deal with when he's in front of you. He's slick. He's crafty. He's fast. He's the (BMF) champ. I got nothing but respect for Max, man. He's one of the good guys." Holloway made his first defense of the "BMF" title a successful one since winning it last April at UFC 300. It is unclear what direction the belt takes, as it is not associated with a division and has been used infrequently since November 2019 Paulo Costa of Brazil got back in the win column with a unanimous decision over Roman Kopylov, utilizing his boxing to sweep the cards 30-27, 30-27, 29-28. Costa (15-4) remains in the middleweight title picture, while Kopylov (14-4) had won his last two fights. The next two fights also saw another string of decisions with welterweight Daniel Rodriguez outlasting Kevin Holland despite a late rally from Holland nearly finishing him in Round 3 with strikes. The cards read 29-28, 29-28, 29-28, as Holland (28-14) was another betting favorite at the expense of Rodriguez (20-5). Patricio Pitbull earned his first UFC victory with a win by unanimous decision over featherweight Dan Ige by identical 29-28 scores. Pitbull's wrestling was too much for Ige, who entered the fight having lost two of his last three fights. Pitbull (37-8) last fought in April at UFC 314, where Ige (19-10) earned a win on the same card. UFC 318's pay-per-view got underway with lightweight Michael Johnson earning a unanimous decision in an upset of Daniel Zellhuber. The 39-year-old Johnson (24-19) was a significant underdog entering the fight but won the cards with matching 29-28 scores. A second-round knockdown swung the fight in Johnson's favor, as Zellhuber (15-3) now has lost back-to-back outings. --Field Level Media

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July 20, 2025

Max Holloway spoils Dustin Poirier’s retirement sendoff with decision win

Max Holloway spoils Dustin Poirier's retirement sendoff with decision win The trilogy fight between Max Holloway and Dustin Poirier may ...

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Gregor Brown called up to Lions tour over concerns of the fitness of lock Joe McCarthy

Gregor Brown called up to Lions tour over concerns of the fitness of lock Joe McCarthy

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Scotland second rower Gregor Brown has been called up to the British and Irish Lions' tour of Australia because of concerns over the fitness of lock Joe McCarthy. Brown was to join Andy Farrell's squad in Melbourne on Sunday to provide cover for Tuesday's final midweek match against a First Nations and Pasifika XV. McCarthy left the field in the 44th minute of Saturday's27-19 victoryover the Wallabies because of a foot issue that makes him in doubt for the Lions' attempt at clinching the three-test series at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Saturday. "It was niggling away at Joe. We got him off. Hopefully we got him off in time," said head coach Farrell, who revealed that the Ireland player also has heel pain due to plantar fasciitis. Brown joins Rory Sutherland and Ewan Ashman in leaving Scotland's tour of New Zealand to link up with the Lions. All three of them started Friday's41-12 victory over Samoain Auckland. The Lions are now 6-0 in their Australian tour after wins over Super Rugby franchisesWestern Force,Queensland Reds,WaratahsandBrumbiesand an Australia-New Zealand invitational XV. ___ AP rugby:https://apnews.com/hub/rugby

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July 20, 2025

Gregor Brown called up to Lions tour over concerns of the fitness of lock Joe McCarthy

Gregor Brown called up to Lions tour over concerns of the fitness of lock Joe McCarthy MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Scotland second rower Gre...

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‘90s Country Music Legend Just Tried Viral TikTok Trend and You Won’t Believe What Happened Next

'90s Country Music Legend Just Tried Viral TikTok Trend and You Won't Believe What Happened Next

'90s Country Music Legend Just Tried Viral TikTok Trend and You Won't Believe What Happened Nextoriginally appeared onParade. Jo Dee Messinajust delivered the kind of wholesome family content that reminds everyone why authentic moments create the mostpowerful viral videos. The 54-year-old country legend shared aTikTok featuring herselfand her son dancing toRussell Dickerson's "Happen To Me" trend, and the result has fans collectively reaching for tissues while hitting the replay button. The video opens with the Massachusetts native and her son executing the viral dance with perfect synchronization and undeniable joy. Theirnatural chemistryand genuine fun transformed what could have been a simple trend participation into something that feels like a glimpse into the kind of family relationships everyone hopes to have. Messina's approach to the collaboration shows hercharacteristic enthusiasm, captioning the video "Having so much fun with this one @Russell Dickerson!!!" The exclamation points feel completely earned when you witness the pure happiness radiating from both mother and son as they navigate the choreography together. What makes thisTikTokparticularly special is how it showcases the perfect blend of Messina's professional entertainment background with her role as a devoted mother. Her six number-one Billboard country hits and Grammy nominations established hermusical credentials, but this dance video reveals the personal warmth that makes herso belovedbeyond her chart success. Related: '90s Country Legend Takes Requests and Performance Goes Viral Fan reactions reveal the deep emotional impact of witnessing authentic family joy. Oneparticularly touchingcomment shared how her videos are "healing a piece of me" from a supporter whose mother passed away after being raised on Messina's music. Another fan envisioned themselves dancing with their own son in future years, inspired by this mother-son moment. 🎬SIGN UP for Parade's Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news & celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox🎬 The cross-generational appeal extends beyond the family dynamic to include age-related praise, with one parent sharing how their 10-year-old declared Messina "looks 28." These responses demonstrate how genuine happiness createstimeless appealthat transcends demographic boundaries. This viral moment also sparked enthusiastic calls for an officialcollaborationbetween Messina and Russell Dickerson, proving that sometimes the bestmusical partnershipsbegin with simple social media fun rather than formal industry arrangements. '90s Country Music Legend Just Tried Viral TikTok Trend and You Won't Believe What Happened Nextfirst appeared on Parade on Jul 20, 2025 This story was originally reported byParadeon Jul 20, 2025, where it first appeared.

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July 20, 2025

‘90s Country Music Legend Just Tried Viral TikTok Trend and You Won’t Believe What Happened Next

'90s Country Music Legend Just Tried Viral TikTok Trend and You Won't Believe What Happened Next '90s Country Music Legend Just ...

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Victoria Beckham Shows Off Husband David Beckham's 'Terrible' Hair Mishap

Victoria Beckham Shows Off Husband David Beckham's 'Terrible' Hair Mishap

Victoria Beckham Shows Off Husband David Beckham's 'Terrible' Hair Mishaporiginally appeared onParade. David Beckhamwent viral for calling out wifeVictoria Beckhamon their TV show — and now it's her turn to get him back. The former Spice Girl, 51, took to Instagram on Saturday, July 19, to share a video of her husband's new buzzcut. The only problem? He buzzed just a little too much off the top — accidentally giving himself an obvious, triangle-shaped bald spot. "What have you done?" Victoria asks David, 50, in the close-up clip, in which the shirtless soccer icon attempts to hide the mishap with his hand. "The thing of the clippers fell off my head," he explains, clarifying it was the "clipper head" that fell off. Victoria repeats her question while laughing. "You tried to give yourself a haircut," she she tells her husband. "What have you done?" "It's not funny," David responds, as Victoria cracks up and tells him that their four kids — Brooklyn, 26, Romeo, 22, Cruz, 20, and Harper, 14 — have already have "hours" worth of content from his haircut fail. "I'm always going to be honest with you," she tells David, deadpanning: "It looks terrible." View this post on Instagram A post shared by Victoria Beckham (@victoriabeckham) Romeo, for his part, was already in the comments section immediately after his mom posted it. "🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 bruh," he commented. "Had a shocker." The couple — who frequentlyshare sweet momentstogether on social media — are clearly not afraid to roast each other when need be. In their 2023 docuseries,Beckham, David famously demanded that Victoriatell the truthwhen she claimed she grew up in a working-class family, getting her to admit that her father drove her to school in a Rolls Royce in the 1980s. Earlier this month, the pair celebrated asignificant relationship milestone. "26 years today you said YES to me 🩷," David captioned his Instagram post to Victoria, which featured multiple photos of the happy couple throughout the years. "Happy Anniversary and thank you for giving me our beautiful children and building the life that we have together 🩷 I love you Lady Beckham." Victoria Beckham Shows Off Husband David Beckham's 'Terrible' Hair Mishapfirst appeared on Parade on Jul 20, 2025 This story was originally reported byParadeon Jul 20, 2025, where it first appeared.

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Victoria Beckham Shows Off Husband David Beckham's 'Terrible' Hair Mishap

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