WNBA All-Stars make statement with warmup shirts over CBA

WNBA All-Stars make statement with warmup shirts over CBA

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The WNBA All-Stars wanted to send a clear message to the league on the game's brightest stage. All of the players on Team Clark and Team Collier warmed up for Saturday night'sWNBA All-Star Gamein shirts that read "Pay us what you owe us." "We get a very tiny percentage of all the money that's made through the WNBA, which obviously is made through the entertainment we provide," said Napheesa Collier on the decision to wear the shirts. "So we want a fair and reasonable percentage of that." The idea was hatched Saturday morning at a players meeting. The demonstration comes after the players and the league failed to reach a new collective bargaining agreement atan in-person meeting Thursday. The league's players opted out of their last CBA in October, and are looking for a better revenue-sharing model, increased salaries, improved benefits and a softer salary cap. After the failed negotiations, many players said there was a large discrepancy between what they wanted and what the league was offering. If a new CBA is not reached by October some players, including All-Stars Napheesa Collier and Angel Reese, have mentioned the potential of a walkout. At the end of the game, chants of "Pay them!" broke out in the arena. Some fans held signs that read "Pay the players," during the game. "We had no idea that they were in solidarity with our demonstration," said Nneka Ogwumike, president of the WNBPA. "I've been hearing it all weekend at the fan events, supporting us and wanting us to get our fair share of the value." This was potentially the last time that so many players would be together in one place before the season ends — a fact not lost on the union leadership. "This is a perfect opportunity to raise awareness for what we're doing and do it together," Collier said. The players aren't decided whether they'll wear the shirts on their own teams over the course of the second half of the season which begins Tuesday. They hope that fans will wear them as the union announced on social media during the game that the shirts were on sale. Ogwumike was unaware that the shirts were already on sale. "You put it out there, and you stand on business," said Courtney Williams about the shirts. "And we're standing on business." ___ AP WNBA:https://apnews.com/hub/wnba-basketball

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WNBA All-Stars make statement with warmup shirts over CBA

WNBA All-Stars make statement with warmup shirts over CBA INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The WNBA All-Stars wanted to send a clear message to the leagu...

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Memphis guard Sincere Parker arrested on assault charge after girlfriend says he choked her

Memphis guard Sincere Parker arrested on assault charge after girlfriend says he choked her

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Memphis guard Sincere Parker was arrested Saturday on an aggravated assault charge for an attack on his girlfriend, who told police that he choked her and hit her, according to court documents. The woman told police that the attack occurred on May 27 at the Memphis apartment the couple shared. She reported that Parker pushed her, slapped her in the face and choked her, leaving her bruised and bloodied, according to a police report. The woman also told police that Parker broke her cellphone because he didn't want her to have the digital key to the apartment. A warrant for Parker's arrest was issued Friday and the 22-year-old was taken into custody Saturday. An arraignment was scheduled for Monday on charges of felony aggravated assault and misdemeanor vandalism. It was not immediately clear whether Parker had an attorney. The 6-foot-3 Parker transferred to Memphis after averaging 12.2 points last season for McNeese, helping the Cowboys and coach Will Wade reach the second round of the NCAA Tournament. He played his first two seasons for Saint Louis. ___ AP college basketball:https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketballandhttps://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll

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Memphis guard Sincere Parker arrested on assault charge after girlfriend says he choked her

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This week on "Sunday Morning" (July 20)

This week on "Sunday Morning" (July 20)

The Emmy Award-winning "CBS News Sunday Morning" is broadcast on CBS Sundays beginning at 9:00 a.m. ET.  "Sunday Morning" alsostreams on the CBS News appbeginning at 11:00 a.m. ET. (Download it here.) Hosted by Jane Pauley COVER STORY:The science of redesigning your personality|Watch VideoWriter Olga Khazan was unhappy with the person she was – anxious, obsessed with work, unable to have fun, and constantly worried about things. And when therapy, medications and self-care failed to work for her, Khazan decided a more radical approach was needed: she vowed to redesign her personality. Khazan talks with "Sunday Morning" correspondent Susan Spencer about the surprising steps she took to live outside her comfort zone – a journey she documented in her new book, "Me, But Better: The Science and Promise of Personality Change." Spencer also talks with University of Kentucky professor Shannon Sauer-Zavala about how it's possible to change seemingly intractable personality traits. READ AN EXCERPT:"Me, But Better: The Science and Promise of Personality Change"Atlantic staff writer Olga Khazan, a lifelong introvert, set out to change aspects of her personality she didn't like by forcing herself outside of her comfort zone. How about trying improv comedy? For more info: "Me, But Better: The Science and Promise of Personality Change"by Olga Khazan (S&S/Simon Element), in Hardcover, eBook and Audio formats, available viaAmazon,Barnes & NobleandBookshop.orgOlga Khazan, The AtlanticShannon Sauer-Zavala, associate professor, Department of Psychology, University of KentuckyDC Arts Center ALMANAC: July 20 (Video)"Sunday Morning" looks back at historical events on this date. WORLD:Life within Naples' volcanic "red zone" (Video)There has been increasing volcanic activity around Naples, Italy (with around two thousand earthquakes in February alone). Just 30 miles west of Mount Vesuvius lies Campi Flegrei, a volcanic caldera that stretches for 125 miles underneath urban areas, where half a million people now live. Correspondent Seth Doane talks with scientists monitoring this activity. For more info: National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology, Italy U.S.:A Civil War landmark in downtown D.C. (Video)One little-known landmark in Washington, D.C., is an inconspicuous building that was the site of a revolutionary effort at the end of the Civil War – one that changed the military ever since – where Clara Barton worked to locate thousands of soldiers missing or dead. Correspondent Falie Salie visits the Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum. For more info: Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum, Washington, D.C.Library of Congress Manuscript Reading RoomPhotos and footage courtesy of OLBN and Coronation Media/NMCWM BOOKS: Restaurateur Keith McNally on why he regrets "almost everything" | Watch VideoBritish-born restaurateur Keith McNally opened such popular New York City institutions as the Odeon, Balthazar and Pastis. But a 2016 stroke, which caused immobility and affected his speech, led to a suicide attempt two years later. It also led him to take to social media, and pen an irreverent memoir, "I Regret Almost Everything." He talks with correspondent Mo Rocca about overcoming public embarrassment about his condition, and the importance of having a hamburger on the menu. READ AN EXCERPT:"I Regret Almost Everything: A Memoir" by Keith McNally For more info: "I Regret Almost Everything: A Memoir"by Keith McNally (Simon & Schuster), in Hardcover, eBook and Audio formats, available viaAmazon,Barnes & NobleandBookshop.orgKeith McNally on InstagramBalthazar, New YorkThe Odeon, New YorkPastis, New YorkMinetta Tavern, New YorkMorandi, New York PASSAGE: In memoriam (Video)"Sunday Morning" remembers some of the notable figures who left us this week. TV: Bridget Everett on how she ended up as "Somebody Somewhere" | Watch VideoActress and cabaret star Bridget Everett put her hometown of Manhattan, Kansas, on the map with "Somebody Somewhere." Everett was a writer, producer and lead actor in the Peabody Award-winning HBO series about a Midwestern woman returning home and working through grief. Correspondent Luke Burbank visited Everett in Manhattan, to talk about her surreal journey, and about a show whose characters can be hopeless and hopeful in the same moment. For more info: bridgeteverett.net"Somebody Somewhere"(HBO/Max)Thanks toJoe's Pub, New York City, andThe Chef, Manhattan, Kansas HARTMAN: The Carousel of Happiness (Video)While under fire during the height of the Vietnam War, Marine Corporal Scott Harrison got through those dark days thanks in no small part to a vision he had, of a carousel in a mountain meadow. Years later, he bought a broken-down carousel, and made his vision a reality. Today, in Nederland, Colorado, his non-profit Carousel of Happiness is on a mission to spread joy. Correspondent Steve Hartman reports. For more info: The Carousel of Happiness, Nederland, Colo. TV: What shocked "Matlock" star Kathy Bates? (Video)Academy Award-winning actress Kathy Bates, who sat down with Turner Classic Movies host Ben Mankiewicz to talk about some of her most memorable stage and screen roles, from "Misery" to "Matlock," learned a startling fact about her relationship with her mother the night she won the Oscar. (Originally broadcast Oct. 6, 2024.) For more info: "Matlock" onCBSandParamount+ THESE UNITED STATES: Yellowstone National Park (Video)Correspondent Conor Knighton reflects on the American treasure whose preservation as our first national park inspired similar conservation efforts around the globe. For more info: Yellowstone National Park(National Park Service) MUSIC: Conductor Herbert Blomstedt, a man who has cheated time (Video)Herbert Blomstedt is still conducting major symphony orchestras around the world at the age of 98. And as correspondent Martha Teichner reports, he plans to continue doing so past 100 because, he says, "I have gifts I have to live up to." For more info: Herbert Blomstedt, New York Philharmonic Footage courtesy of: Boston Symphony OrchestraMedici.tv Photos courtesy of: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic OrchestraSveriges Radio ©Chicago Symphony Orchestra/Todd Rosenberg Photography COMMENTARY: Former Obama speechwriter David Litt on finding neutral ground | Watch Video"Common ground" may be increasingly difficult to find in a time when everything seems political. Instead, David Litt, a former speechwriter for President Barack Obama, suggests finding "neutral ground" with others – a place to spend time together focused on something other than our differences. Surfing, he found, is a good option. For more info: "It's Only Drowning: A True Story of Learning to Surf and the Search for Common Ground"by David Litt (Gallery Books), in Hardcover, eBook and Audio formats, available viaAmazon,Barnes & NobleandBookshop.org CALENDAR: Week of July 21 Photo: Red Ants Pants Music Festival: Thanks toGloria Goñi NATURE: Mammoth Hot Springs at Yellowstone WEB EXCLUSIVES: THE BOOK REPORT:Ron Charles on new summer reads (July 20)|Watch VideoThe Washington Post book reviewer offers highlights from the season's fiction and non-fiction releases. Book excerpt:"The Beast in the Clouds" by Nathalia HoltIn the latest book by the bestselling author of "Rise of the Rocket Girls," two sons of Theodore Roosevelt set out for China on a quest to find a mythical creature: the giant panda. Book excerpt:"Bug Hollow" by Michelle HunevenA summer lark turns tragic, and a shattered family must carry on, in the latest novel by the author of "Round Rock" and "Blame." Book excerpt:"The Satisfaction Café" by Kathy WangIn her search to overcome loneliness and build connections, a woman from Taiwan creates a new life for herself in California, in a gently witty new novel from the author of "Family Trust." Book excerpt:"The Slip" by Lucas SchaeferThis debut comic novel, set in and around a boxing gym in Austin, Texas, pounces on issues of race, sex and gender identity in America today. FROM THE ARCHIVES:Songwriters Alan and Marilyn Bergman (YouTube Video)Alan Bergman, part of the songwriting team of Alan and Marilyn Bergman (who created Oscar-winning lyrics for "The Thomas Crown Affair," "The Way We Were," and "Yentl"), died Thursday, July 17, 2025, at age 99. In this "Sunday Morning" profile that originally aired March 7, 2010, the Bergmans talked with correspondent Nancy Giles about writing for Barbra Streisand; and what a good collaboration and a good marriage have in common. FROM THE ARCHIVES:Martin Cruz Smith on writing mysteries (Video)Martin Cruz Smith, author of such bestsellers as "Gorky Park" and "Polar Star," died on July 11, 2025, at age 82. In this "Sunday Morning" profile that aired Oct. 20, 2002, Smith talked with correspondent Anthony Mason about how he continued writing mysteries featuring Moscow detective Arkady Renko, despite being blacklisted by the Soviet Union. He also discussed the "boring" aspects of writing, and the research he conducted in Japan for his novel "December 6," set in Tokyo on the eve of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Notable Deaths MARATHON:Fun 'n' Games (YouTube Video)Enjoy these classic "Sunday Morning" features about gaming, from board and tile games, to bizarre new games that might not catch on. MARATHON:Pieces of history (YouTube Video)In this compilation, "CBS Sunday Morning" delves into the pages of history, from the fall of Saigon to the reconstruction of the Notre Dame Cathedral. The Emmy Award-winning "CBS News Sunday Morning" is broadcast on CBS Sundays beginning at 9:00 a.m. ET. Executive producer is Rand Morrison. DVR Alert! Find out when "Sunday Morning" airs in your city "Sunday Morning" alsostreams on the CBS News appbeginning at 11:00 a.m. ET. (Download it here.) Full episodes of "Sunday Morning" are now available to watch on demand on CBSNews.com, CBS.com andParamount+, including via Apple TV, Android TV, Roku, Chromecast, Amazon FireTV/FireTV stick and Xbox. Follow us onTwitter/X;Facebook;Instagram;YouTube;TikTok;Bluesky; and atcbssundaymorning.com. You can also download the free"Sunday Morning" audio podcastatiTunesand atPlay.it. Now you'll never miss the trumpet! Would you go on a retirement cruise? Restaurateur Keith McNally regrets "almost everything" A Civil War landmark in downtown D.C.

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This week on "Sunday Morning" (July 20)

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Julianne Moore's Daughter Liv Looks Just Like Her Mini-Me in Rare Family Photos

Julianne Moore's Daughter Liv Looks Just Like Her Mini-Me in Rare Family Photos

Getty Julianne Moore shared new photos of her kids, including two snaps of her daughter, Liv, 23. In one photo, Moore kissed her daughter on the cheek, while in another, Liv sat smiling in a sun-lit room. Moore previously shared images of her two children during a Hamptons vacation earlier this summer. Julianne Moore's daughter really is growing up to be her mother's mini-me. Moore shares son Caleb, 27, and daughter Liv, 23, with her husband Bart Freundlich. In new family photos shared by Moore onInstagram, Liv looks like the spitting image of her mother. In one photo from the carousel captioned, "Summer stuff," Moore kissed her daughter on the cheek as Liv smiled into the camera. In another, Liv sat in a sun-lit room wearing sunglasses, her long red hair pulled back in a half-up, half-down look. Instagram/Julianne Moore A quick reminder of what Moore looked like in the '90s (aka, almost exactly the same as she does now—and even more like her daughter, Liv): Getty Elsewhere in the carousel, Moore included some snaps of her son, Caleb, including a picture of the musician laughing with her dad. Earlier this month,Moore shared some pictures from the family's vacation to the Hamptonswhere Caleb performed on stage as his family watched on. "Cal killed it at@thesurflodgethis weekend. What an epic night. Love these guys so much.@musicbycalebmoore❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️," she wrote in the caption. Instagram/Julianne Moore Liv graduated from Northwestern University in 2024 and, according toThe Guardian, currently works as an assistant at a talent agency. As Moore explained toHarper's Bazaarin 2022, she passed on her appreciation for subtle makeup to her daughter. "She doesn't overdo it," she said. "She really wants to play up what she has and to not obliterate it. When you obliterate a face with makeup, you just see the makeup... That idea that you still want to see a person under all the makeup is one thing I'll pass on to my daughter." Read the original article onInStyle

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Julianne Moore's Daughter Liv Looks Just Like Her Mini-Me in Rare Family Photos

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Dodgers give Mookie Betts day off, maybe 2, amid season-long slump: 'I’ve never been this bad for this long'

Dodgers give Mookie Betts day off, maybe 2, amid season-long slump: 'I've never been this bad for this long'

Mookie Bettswon't play in theLos Angeles Dodgers' matchup with theMilwaukee Brewerson Saturday amid an 0-for-12 slump and a season-long struggle for the eight-time All-Star. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts told reporters he made the decision after Betts went 0 for 4 and was visibly frustrated inFriday's 2-0 lossto the Brewers. Depending on how Betts appears to respond, he may get Sunday off as well. "I don't know how long it's going to be. It could be one night, it could be two," Roberts told reporters,via Dodger Blue's Matthew Moreno. "My expectation is he's going to be back in there tomorrow." "But for me, it's going to be a day-to-day thing," he continued, "and it's going to be my decision on how I feel he is mentally to take on that night's starter." Milwaukee is scheduled to start All-StarFreddy Peralta(11-4, 2.66 ERA) on Saturday, followed byJose Quintana(6-3, 2.28) on Sunday. Betts is 1 for 11 (.091) with a .455 OPS versus Peralta and .258 with a .755 OPS in 33 plate appearances against Quintana. Betts is going through the worst season of his career, batting .241/.311/.377 in 395 plate appearances. He went into the All-Star break with a .696 OPS andwent home to Nashvilleduring his time off to work on his swing. This season was the first time in four years — eight years if you don't count 2020's COVID-shortened season — that he wasn't named to the All-Star Game. One of Betts' biggest issues, demonstrated in Friday's loss, is that he's chasing pitches out of the zone more frequently in an effort to jumpstart his performance. "Once you go down a rabbit hole — not a rabbit hole like I'm chasing something — but once you get down so far, up is so high that you just don't even care about it anymore," Betts toldThe Athletic's Fabian Ardaya. "Obviously, yes, I do want to play better. But where I was and where I am now, it's so night and day different." It's possible that playing shortstop has contributed to Betts' struggles. He's played the position full-time this season after beginning last season there before moving back to right field, where he's had his most success — including an MVP season for theBoston Red Soxin 2018. However, the Dodgers apparently have no intention to move Betts off shortstop for the remainder of the season. Roberts doesn't believe moving Betts out of the No. 2 spot in the batting order is a solution, either. Betts' 2025 season has been a strugglesince developing a stomach illnessat the end of spring training that rendered him unable to keep food down and eventually caused him to lose 20 pounds. While he gained the weight and his health back, the effect it had on his swing is still lingering. At his size, Betts' mechanics are extremely important in making contact and generating power. Those were thrown out of sync with his early-season illness. "I've never done this,"Betts said to Ardaya. "It's all new. I've never been this bad for this long."

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Dodgers give Mookie Betts day off, maybe 2, amid season-long slump: 'I’ve never been this bad for this long'

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Marcus Smart to the Lakers: How will the veteran guard fit with Luka Dončić and LeBron James?

Marcus Smart to the Lakers: How will the veteran guard fit with Luka Dončić and LeBron James?

In a twist that will bring smiles to the faces of Lakers fans, former Defensive Player of the Year Marcus Smart plans to sign atwo-year, $11 million dealwith Los Angeles, bringing depth to a Lakers team that needs it. Smart, 31, spent nine years with the Boston Celtics carving out a name for himself as one of the league's best, and most physical, defenders. After a disappointing 39-game stint with the Memphis Grizzlies, Smart was acquired at the trade deadline by the Washington Wizards, who have reportedly agreed to a contract buyout. The point guard was scheduled to make over $21 million for the club this season. Smart isn't the player he once was. He's lost a step, and injuries have ravaged his availability in recent years. However, assuming Smart is asked to play a complementary role and not feature as a high-minute starter, there's a good chance he'll prove enormously helpful to a Lakers team that needs point-of-attack defense. At 6-foot-4 and a sturdy 220 pounds, Smart has historically been able to guard most players, ranging from small point guards to former All-Star power forward Paul Millsap. While that level of defensive fluidity is probably only a memory, his defensive IQ hasn't gone anywhere, and Smart is likely to inject a hefty portion of defensive know-how to the Lakers. Offensively, Smart is a bit of a question mark, as he's frankly always been. He'll take a lot of 3-pointers, but it varies season-to-season whether that's justifiable given his inconsistencies from out there. To Smart's credit, he is fully aware of his limitations and has thus never had a quick trigger. In 11 seasons, he's yet to even crack 6,000 shot attempts, and that's always been an asset of his given how he's hit just 38.8% of his total shots over that span. The fit with Luka Dončić and LeBron James should mesh well defensively, as Smart can rotate onto the best opposing perimeter player. Offensively, there will be questions as to whether or not Dončić will have enough spacing around him, should he see a significant chunk of his minutes with Smart on the floor. The Wizards have a small army of young players, and Smart would have been a strong mentor to have around for this season, especially to give defensive pointers to Bub Carrington and rookie Tre Johnson. It makes sense that Smart wanted to be in a more competitive situation given his age, but the Wizards lost a player who could have made a stark difference behind the scenes. Granted, not having Smart on the roster does mean more minutes for the young players in the organization, which will prove crucial in their continued development. But the veteran's intensity, work ethic and understanding of how to play angles are now qualities the team will have to go without.

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Marcus Smart to the Lakers: How will the veteran guard fit with Luka Dončić and LeBron James?

Marcus Smart to the Lakers: How will the veteran guard fit with Luka Dončić and LeBron James? In a twist that will bring smiles to the faces...

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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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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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July 20, 2025

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."

byLiam Oneel

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July 20, 2025

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

byLiam Oneel

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July 20, 2025

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 o...

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