(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Monday’s sports events:
INTERLEAGUE
Baltimore 2, Philadelphia 0
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Kansas City 7, Cleveland 2 — Game 13
Detroit 4, Chicago White Sox 3
Kansas City 4, Cleveland 2 — Game 14
NY Yankees 4, Texas 3
Tampa Bay 6, Toronto 4
Seattle 4, Oakland 2
Houston 10, LA Angels 0
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cincinnati 9, Pittsburgh 5
St. Louis 5, Milwaukee 2
Miami 8, Washington 7
Atlanta 11, Arizona 4
As Blake Shelton kicks off the latest season of The Voice, the veteran judge is happy to have some new blood joining the panel, as pop superstar Ariana Grande takes over one of the big red chairs, alongside Kelly Clarkson and John Legend.
“To be honest, I was really excited when I heard that Ariana was coming to join the coaching group here on The Voice for season 21,” Blake says. “I’m always excited to work with somebody new, and she’s incredibly talented and obviously a huge star.”
Of course, that’s about where Blake’s compliments end, since he can’t resist a little good-natured trash talk about his competitors.
“It’s always more exciting for me — the bigger the star, the harder they fall,” he jests. “And it’s always way more exciting to me to beat somebody of her level of popularity than it is just to beat, you know, some loser like Kelly or John, you know.”
You can check out the second night of the new season of The Voice tonight at 8 p.m. ET on NBC.
Dancing with the Stars welcomed back head judge Len Goodman and a live studio audience when kicking off its 30th season on Monday.
Of course, a brand new season brought a fresh crop of star power, who brought their A-game to the ballroom floor. Besides Goodman, fellow judges Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli and Derek Hough regularly remarked on how the competitors exceeded their expectations for a first night performance.
Monday’s premiere even yielded the first 8 of the season after Nickelodeon star JoJo Siwa — who made history by becoming the first female competitor to dance with another woman, pro Jenna Johnson — ruled the dance floor with her colorful and cheerful quickstep to Jet‘s “Are You Gonna Be My Girl.” The peppy number drew rave reviews from all four judges, with Bruno dubbing her performance the “groundbreaking moment we’ve been waiting for!”
Siwa ended the night at the top of the leaderboard with an impressive 29 out of 40 points.
However, she shouldn’t get too comfortable in first place. Several other competitors made a strong first impression during the premiere and could easily steal her thunder. The people to watch out for are The Talk co-host Amanda Kloots, Spice Girl singer Melanie C, Olympic Gold medalist Suni Lee, Real Housewives of Atlanta star Kenya Moore and Peloton instructor Cody Rigsby.
Not everyone shined on the dance floor on Monday. Cobra Kai star Martin Kove only managed to earn a meager 13 out of 40 possible points for his ill-prepared Paso Doble to “You’re the Best Around” off the Karate Kid soundtrack. Hough hinted that the disastrous performance could possibly be due to Kove not attending every rehearsal and told him, “Put in the hours and we’ll see you next week.”
The night also offered up many memorable moments, such as Brian Austin Green revealing he’s the lucky chap to be partnered with his significant other, pro dancer Sharna Burgess. The two shared a celebratory kiss upon completing their upbeat Foxtrot to Silk Sonic‘s “Skate.” However, Green hinted that his dance partner won’t go easy on him and even joked before the two stepped onto the ballroom floor, “If I mess this up, I wouldn’t be surprised if Sharna left me!”
“We’ll see,” she shot back with a devilish grin before amending, “I’ll judge him… but I wouldn’t leave him.”
Olivia Jade also made waves when she openly addressed the elephant in the room prior to her performance, speaking about the college admissions cheating scandal involving her famous parents — actress Lori Loughlin and designer Mossimo Giannulli.
“After everything that happened, I did step back from social media and just soaked in what everybody was saying,” she told the camera. “I’m not trying to pull a pity card. I need to move forward and do better.” She finished the night in the middle of the pack with a score of 25 out of 40.
Dancing with the Stars returns next Monday, September 27, at 8 p.m. ET on ABC. Scores from the premiere will be combined with next Monday’s scores before the series announces its first elimination.
Here are the current standings:
First Place:
JoJo Siwa, Nickelodeon star, with Jenna Johnson — 29/40
Amanda Kloots, The Talk co-host, with Alan Bersten — 28/40
Suni Lee, Olympic Gold medalist, with Sasha Farber — 28/40
Melanie C, Spice Girl, with Gleb Savchenko — 27/40
Kenya Moore, Real Housewives of Atlanta star, with Brandon Armstrong — 26/40 Melora Hardin, The Office actress, with Artem Chivensky — 26/40 Christine Chiu, Bling Empire star, with Pasha Pashkov — 25/40
Olivia Jade, influencer, with Val Chmerkovskiy — 25/40
Cody Rigsby, Peloton instructor, with Cheryl Burke — 24/40 Matt James, Bachelor star, with Lindsey Arnold — 24/40 Brian Austin Green, Beverly Hills, 90210 star, Sharna Burgess — 24/40 Michael “The Miz” Gregory, WWE superstar, Witney Carson — 24/40 Jimmie Allen, country music singer, with Emma Slater — 22/40 Imam Shumpert, NBA player, with Daniella Karagach — 21/40
Lowest score:
Martin Kove, Cobra Kai star, with Britt Stewart— 13/40
If you didn’t get your hands on Lil Nas X’s infamous Satan Shoes, he’s got another exclusive piece of clothing for you.
This time, the singer has teamed up with French designer Jean Paul Gaultier for a limited edition shirt in celebration of his new album, Montero.
The unisex long-sleeved mesh top is decorated with an ornate image featuring a shirtless Lil Nas with angel wings surrounded by tiny winged devils. It’s design was inspired by one of Jean Paul Gaultier’s iconic ‘90s prints.
Much like the controversial Satan Shoes collab with design company MSCHF, only 666 of the Jean Paul Gaultier x Lil Nas X shirts were made. The shirt will set you back nearly $400 and is available for pre-order now.
Top Chef‘s Padma Lakshmi has been open about the fact that she gains 10 to 15 pounds while taping each season of the show. So of course, Meghan Trainor was concerned about the issue when she signed on to host the new Peacock cooking competition Top Chef: Family Style. But as Meghan tells ABC Audio, she wasn’t going to let it happen to her.
Meghan started out with two strikes against her: Not only was she required to eat delicious and fattening food every episode, but when she started hosting the show, her son Riley was just two months old. “I was [also] trying to lose my baby weight,” she tells ABC Audio. “So I was on a mission!”
“I worked out every single day before that show — and after that show, sometimes,” she reveals. “But I was the only person — I think I’m the only person in history, dare I say — to lose weight on Top Chef!
Yes, believe it or not, through diligent workouts and a nutrition plan, Meghan was able to avoid packing on the pounds while shooting the series.
“I was very excited. I kept coming in each week telling people, like, ‘We’re another pound down!'” she laughs. “So I worked very hard, and it showed me, too, like, you don’t have to be afraid of carbs and all the treats. Because if you balance it out, you can still lose weight. So I did very well!”
Top Chef: Family Style, which features kids and their relatives competing in teams, will be about halfway through its first season when Meghan’s other show, Clash of the Cover Bands, premieres on E! on October 13. She’s also working on a new album.
Earlier this month, Vanilla Fudge released a new cover of the classic 1965 Supremes hit “Stop in the Name of Love” that featured the final recording of original Fudge bassist Tim Bogert, who died of cancer in January of this year.
Vanilla Fudge drummer Carmine Appice tells ABC Audio that it was his idea to have Bogert — who had retired from the group in 2009 — record a bass part for the track, which the group had started working in in 2019.
“[When] we found out Tim was really ill…I said, ‘Let’s get Tim on this before he passes away,'” Appice recalls. “And in the January [2020], I went to L.A. and got Timmy to play on it.”
Similar to Vanilla Fudge’s 1967 hit version of The Supremes’ “You Keep Me Hangin’ On,” the group’s rendition of “Stop in the Name of Love” turns the tune into an extended, multi-part psychedelic epic.
Appice says the arrangement began with singer/keyboardist Mark Stein, with the rest of the band then pitching in ideas. Carmine notes that it was particularly special to lock in his drum parts with Bogert’s signature bass fills.
“[I]t fit like a glove,” he gushes. “It was magic.”
Along with the “Stop in the Name of Love” single, which is available now digitally and via streaming services, Vanilla Fudge released a special audio tribute to Bogert, that features the group’s surviving original members — Appice, Stein and guitarist Vince Martel — sharing recollections about Tim, soundtracked by music from the band.
Vanilla Fudge also has released a music video for “Stop in the Name of Love” that combines vintage footage and photos of the band with lava-lamp style projections that were popular at concert during the late 1960s. The clip also is dedicated to Bogert.
Crafters and scrapbookers are onto something. According to research done by the Mayo Clinic, people who regularly get crafty are less likely to suffer from age-related memory or thinking problems.
And it holds true whether you like to paint, draw, build models, sew, or scrapbook. And you can get the brain benefits even if you take up the hobby in middle age or later in life. It lowers the risk of cognitive impairment up to 73%!
All those activities protect your neurons from dying, which are the building blocks of your brain. And it works in two ways.
First, because all those activities are detail-oriented and involve problem-solving, even on a small level – so you’re giving your brain a workout.
Crafting also involves repetition, which our brain finds relaxing. And that stimulation plus stress-relief is a one-two punch that protects the brain.
So what if you’re not artsy in the least? You can get the samemental boost by attending virtual book clubs or cooking.
Our pumpkin spice obsession is real! OnePoll conducted research, asking 2,000 adults how they felt about the seasonal flavor…
And 80% are on the pumpkin spice bandwagon!
So why do we go so crazy for pumpkin spice? Catherine Franssen is a biopsychology professor at Longwood University in Virginia… and she says, it all has to do with how our brains respond to nostalgia and marketing. For example…
Just smelling pumpkin spice taps into our sense of nostalgia, because we’ve come to associate it with fall and family time. And smell is the only one of our senses that’s transmitted directly to the emotional center of the brain. So the scent becomes a portal to happy times from our past.
Another big factor is how it’s marketed. Pumpkin spice is only available for a limited time – which is an example of what’s known as “reactance theory.” Essentially, when we feel our choices – or our window of opportunity – is limited, we feel an urgency to take advantage of that freedom while it exists. So we “react” more strongly to something when we know it’ll be gone soon.
And that’s the science behind the popularity of pumpkin spice!
To get a better night’s sleep: Put down your electronic gadgets an hour before bed, and read a book instead! Here’s why:
First: You’ll be less stressed. Research at the University of Sussex found reading for just 6 minutesreduces stress by up to 68%. That’s a bigger drop than from walking, drinking hot tea, or listening to mellow music.
As a result, a survey of 1,000 people found that those who read before bed slept nearly an hour longer than non-readers, on average. In fact, nearly three-quarters of the respondents said they had a harder time falling asleep if they didn’t read something.
Part of it might be that reading tires your eyes out enough for you to fall asleep. That’s according to neurology professor, Dr. Raman Malhotra, at the Washington University Sleep Center in Missouri. Dr. Malhotra says that focusing on the words you’re reading can make your eyes feel heavy and ready for sleep.
Reading can also tire out your brain. Research shows sustained reading trains our brain to concentrate and solve complex problems. And when we’re engrossed in a story, it distracts us from the problems of the day. And when our mental energy is depleted – and our body is in a comfortable, stationary position while reading – our breathing and heart rate slow, putting us in the ideal state for sleep.
(NEW YORK) — As millions of kids head back to school this fall, “World News Tonight” has followed three incredible teachers caring for students in and outside the classroom.
In Washington D.C., Imani Baucom teaches at the Bilingual Public Charter School. She said her students’ safety comes first.
“The kids are really happy to be back… Walking to class. Masks on,” said Baucom. “We just remember to put the kids first, to put our health first, and to just take it one day at a time.”
With some students and teachers returning to in-person learning amid the pandemic, some adjustments are having to be made.
World News Tonight previously reported that Jennifer Martin, who lives outside of Austin, Texas, turned her garage into a library. With the help of “World News Tonight” viewers, she has now collected more than 4,000 books and 350 students have visited her library.
“Thanks to supporters from all over the country,” Martin said. “It’s important to continue this effort because once you grow a reader. A reader needs books to read.”
Across the country, in Livermore, California, Heidi Robinson has been going the extra mile — quite literally.
Robinson, who teaches at Marylin Avenue Elementary School, had delivered lesson plans door-to-door during the pandemic and sent her students many virtual hugs along the way.
Nearly a year and a half later, Robinson reports that the class is back together again.
“We are back in school full time! Wearing masks so we’re all very safe,” said Robinson.
Robinson said virtual hugs have been replaced with elbow bumps and she hopes that progress will only continue.
“We are so incredibly happy to be back in school,” she said. “With challenges behind us and lots of hope ahead of us.”
