(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events:
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
New York 104, Detroit 102
Boston 134, Minnesota 112
Phoenix 114, Philadelphia 104
Washington 123, Golden State 115
New Orleans 116, LA Lakers 108
Dallas 114, Utah 100
Charlotte 119 Brooklyn 110
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Tampa Bay 4, NY Islanders 1
NY Rangers 5, Buffalo 4 (OT)
Pittsburgh 11, Detroit 2
Nashville 5, Philadelphia 4
Minnesota 3, Colorado 2 (OT)
Winnipeg 2, Arizona 1 (OT)
Toronto 5, Florida 2
New Jersey 3, Montreal 2 (SO)
TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Kansas 76, Miami 50
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER
Orlando City 1, Portland 1 (Tie)
Miranda Lambert and her husband Brendan McLoughlin recently jetted off on a magical trip to Europe.
The “Bluebird” singer shared photos from their Ireland getaway that included treats from Hazel Mountain Chocolate, a cooking class with chef Karen Coakley and plenty of Guinness beer. Some of the gorgeous shots from their stops in Kenmare, Adare and Ballyfin include her husband standing on a rock overlooking the sweeping mountains, an ancient stone castle, and a visit to the historic Molly Gallivan’s cottage, where they delighted in a shot of moonshine.
“Thank you Ireland for the most wonderful trip,” Miranda begins the tribute post, acknowledging the “green pastures,” chocolate and “yummiest” bread and butter they indulged in. “@brendanjmcloughlin and I can’t wait to come back to the homeland to visit again soon and see the friends we made. Miss y’all already!”
“Amazing!” commented Miranda’s brother, Luke Lambert, while her “Drunk (And I Don’t Wanna Go Home)” duet partner Elle King writes, “Looks so pretty! So fun!”
“Hot damn, that dress,” Lainey Wilson praised about a pink velvet dress Miranda wore on one of the couple’s date nights.
“Gah all of this looks EPIC! So glad y’all had a great time,” adds Charles Kelley‘s wife, Cassie Kelley.
Miranda and Brendan wed in January 2019 on her farm just outside of Nashville.
The Oscars are back and so is the extravagant and fierce fashion!
The 94th Academy Awards — hosted by Amy Schumer,Wanda Sykes, and Regina Hall — aired live Sunday night from the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles and while the films and its stars were the highlight for some, for others the red carpet fashion choices were the true stars of the show.
Here’s are some of the night’s looks.
Zendaya: Styled by Law Roach, the Euphoria star took over the red carpet in a two-piece look from Valentino Haute Couture designed by the brand’s creative director Pierpaolo Piccioli. Many eagle-eyed fans have called her look a subtle nod to Sharon Stone‘s 1998 look where she wore a crisp white shirt along with a satin maxi skirt.
Timothée Chalamet: The Dune star made jaws drop in a custom Louis Vuitton cropped embroidered jacket — with no shirt underneath — and black pants.
Ariana DeBose: The West Side Story star was lovely in a vibrant three-piece custom look from Valentino Haute Couture.
Chloe and Halle Bailey: Chloe opted for a dark purple one shoulder number with a slit that ran all the way up the side of her torso, while Halle rocked a bright aqua-colored one shoulder dress with a side stomach cut out and high slit that went to the top of one leg.
Billie Eilish: The singer wore a voluminous, layered black Gucci look along with side-swept bangs and flipped black hair.
Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker: The engaged couple sizzled on the red carpet hand-in-hand. Kourtney wore a sleeveless vintage black Mugler dress while Travis wore a stylish Maison Margiela suit.
Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith: The power couple lit up the red carpet with Will wearing a dapper three-piece suit and Jada donning a ruched green dress from Jean Paul Gaultier’s spring/summer 2022 couture collection.
Lupita Nyong’o: The actress was radiant in a sparkling gold Prada look that included stylish fringe details
Zoë Kravitz: Kravitz wore a dreamy pink Saint Laurent dress and cropped Audrey Hepburn-inspired bangs.
Jessica Chastain: The actress gorgeously glowed in a bronze and lilac-toned Gucci gown.
Kristen Stewart: The Spencer actress stood out in a more casual look: short shorts and a matching jacket custom-designed by Chanel.
Gabrielle Union is known for publicly supporting her daughter-by-marriage, Zaya Wade, who at the age of 12 came out as transgender. Gabrielle recently chatted with Buzzfeed about the importance of showing up for her children and “loving out loud.”
In response to the criticism that she and husband Dwyane Wade faced during Zaya’s coming-out, Union told Buzzfeed, “It’s important for us to live and love out loud. We didn’t exactly understand why [supporting Zaya’s trans identity] was a thing because it’s like, we love all our kids out loud.”
The Cheaper by the Dozen actress says she and Dwyane respect their children’s decisions and it is their duty to show up for them all, including Zaire and Xavier,Zaya’s brothers, and three-year-old daughter Kaavia James Union Wade.
“It’s our job to be loving, compassionate, protective guides for our children, but their lives are their lives and we have to respect that,” Gabrielle said. “We do not believe in any kind of shaming for existing. That is bizarre, cruel, harmful.”
In continued support and public display of love for her children, the 49-year-old actress said she and her husband will continue to be supportive, and will do so unafraid of possible backlash. “We’re going to speak out loud and lead in however each situation calls for us to be leaders when things are not where they should be,” she said.
Union’s comments come at a time when lawmakers are seeking progression on anti-LGBTQ legislation all across the country.
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Elton John was a guest on Friday’s episode of his pal Dua Lipa‘s podcast At Your Service, and among the topics they discussed were those unexpected moments that change your life completely. Elton revealed it was one of those moments which has led to his greatest happiness: becoming a father.
“I was never going to have children,” Elton told Dua. But several years ago, he and his husband David visited an orphanage in Ukraine, where he found himself carrying around an 18-month-old boy for a few hours.
“Then we had a press conference at the end,” Elton recalls. “And they said, ‘You seem very fond of this little boy. Would you think of adopting him?’ And I went, ‘Oh yeah, I’d actually love to.'”
That, of course, made headlines, but it turned out that Elton and David weren’t allowed to adopt the boy, nor his half-brother, because they were “too old” and, Elton says, “Because I was gay, they wouldn’t allow us to do it anyway.” But Elton and David were determined to get the boys out of the orphanage, and, he says, “Luckily they had a grandmother who took them.”
But then, Elton says, David asked him about having their own children.
“I always said no, but this little boy was telling me something,” Elton recalled. “He was saying, ‘Come on, you can be a dad.’ And that’s when we decided to have children, because of this little boy Lev, in Ukraine.”
While Elton and David continue to make sure Lev and his brother are safe, they’ve since welcomed their own children, Zachary and Elijah. And Elton’s desire to spend more time with them is why he tells Dua of his Farewell Tour, “I will be happy when it’s over.”
Genesis brought its The Last Domino? farewell tour to a close on Saturday night with a concert at London’s O2 Arena, during which singer Phil Collins announced it would be the band’s last ever.
According to Rolling Stone, Collins addressed the audience early on in the concert and said, “Tonight is a very special night…It’s the last stop of our tour. And it’s the last show for Genesis.” He added, jokingly, “After tonight we’ve all got to get real jobs.”
Collins also revealed that original Genesis frontman Peter Gabriel, who left the group in 1975, was in attendance.
“I think Peter’s here tonight,” Phil declared at one point during the show, BestClassicBands.com reports. “Peter Gabriel, ladies and gentlemen…Let’s hear it. I don’t know where he is. Maybe he’s the one shouting for [the 1972 Genesis song] ‘Supper’s Ready.'”
Rolling Stone reports that the event featured the same 23-song set that Genesis had played at nearly every show on the tour, which kicked off with a fall 2021 U.K. leg and also visited North America and mainland Europe.
The World of Genesis fan site tweeted a photo of Gabriel and Collins backstage at the show.
The concert’s final song was a rendition of the 1974 tune “The Carpet Crawlers.” You can check out fan-shot video of the performance on YouTube.
As previously reported, Genesis’ The Last Domino? tour featured the band’s classic trio lineup of Collins, keyboardist Tony Banks and guitarist/bassist Mike Rutherford reuniting to perform for the first time since 2007. Collins, who was unable to play drums on the trek due to recent health issues, was replaced behind the kit by his 20-year-old son Nic. Longtime touring guitarist Daryl Stuermer also took part in the outing.
Here’s the concert’s full set list:
“Behind the Lines”/”Duke’s End”
“Turn It On Again”
“Mama”
“Land of Confusion”
“Home by the Sea”
“Second Home by the Sea”
“Fading Lights”
“The Cinema Show”
“Afterglow”
“That’s All”
“The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway”
“Follow You Follow Me”
“Duchess”
“No Son of Mine”
“Firth of Fifth”
“I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)”
“Domino”
“Throwing It All Away”
“Tonight, Tonight, Tonight”
“Invisible Touch”
Encore:
“I Can’t Dance”
“Dancing with the Moonlit Knight”
“The Carpet Crawlers”
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Billie Eilish and brother FINNEAS took home the Oscar Sunday night for Best Original Song for “No Time to Die,” from the James Bond film of the same name. Backstage, the siblings said writing the song came with a lot of pressure, because they’re both such fans of the Bond series and its music.
“Very exhilarating and, like, peak life and also scary,” is how Billie described the experience to reporters. She added, “We just wanted it to be perfect and represent Daniel Craig‘s last film and all of his films and how much he put into it, and it just was the most amazing experience ever!”
On top of that, FINNEAS said they also felt pressure to make sure the song was true creatively to Billie’s sound and style.
“It was really important to us that it felt like a Billie Eilish song and a James Bond song at the same time and not one or the other,” he noted.
“Yeah, it was so, so important to have it all of the respect needed for all of the Bond films in the past and not take anything away from that,” Billie added. “I really didn’t want to disrespect the franchise in any way. I wanted to make everybody happy.”
“And you don’t want to feel like a cover,” FINNEAS added. “You want to feel like your song that you have ownership over.”
FINNEAS also said that he’d consulted with the most recent people who’d won an Oscar for writing a Bond theme: Sam Smith and Jimmy Napes, who wrote “Writing’s on the Wall” for 2015’s Spectre.”
He revealed, “They were very encouraging and gave really good advice, which was basically just to make a song we were really proud of.”
The 94th annual Academy Awards named CODA Best Picture, beating out a category with a whopping 10 nominees.
This marks the first time a movie from a streaming service claimed the night’s highest honor, as it was offered by Apple TV+. The movie’s producers, Philippe Rousselet, Fabrice Gianfermi and Patrick Wachsberger accepted the award and thanked the Academy “for letting our CODA make history tonight.”
They also spoke about the numerous difficulties they faced filming the groundbreaking movie, such as delaying scenes shot on the ocean at 4 a.m. because of inclement weather. Despite everything, they praised director Sian Heder, who “kept the boat afloat and you’ve been the best captain a producer can ever dream of, really.”
CODA became the film to beat on Sunday, winning all three awards for which it was nominated — Best Actor in a Supporting Role, which was won by Troy Kotsur, as well as Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Picture.
CODA is a heartwarming story about a musically talented teenager, played by Emilia Jones, and her relationship with her deaf parents and deaf brother.
The award was presented by Lady Gaga and Liza Minnelli.
Jessica Chastain was the actress to beat on Sunday night’s Academy Awards — winning Best Actress for her starring role as the late televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker in The Eyes of Tammy Faye. This is her first win and third nomination for the honor.
Jessica shouted out her fellow nominees, especially The Lost Daughter star Olivia Colman, saying “Being included with you in this conversation was such an honor.”
The actress also had love for her co-star, Andrew Garfield, calling him “brilliant” and praising, “Thank you for bringing out the best in me by showing up bringing the best of you.”
Chastain celebrated her character, Tammy Faye, whom she praised for showing kindness to everyone regardless of their sexual orientation, health or ethnicity.
“So many people… feel hopelessness and feel alone. Suicide is a leading cause of death in the United States,” she said, revealing it has affected her family. She then spoke out against the “bigoted legislation that is sweeping our country with the only goal of further dividing us.”
Chastain said everyone has a “desire to be accepted for who we are… and to live a life without the fear of violence or terror.” She added, “I want you to know you are unconditionally loved for the uniqueness that is you.”
If you are in crisis or know someone in crisis, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255) or contact the Crisis Text Line by texting HOME to 741741. You can reach Trans Lifeline at 877-565-8860 (U.S.) or 877-330-6366 (Canada) and The Trevor Project at 866-488-7386.
