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Pete Rose died yesterday. He was 83. There’s no word on the cause of death. Pete is still MLB’s all-time hits leader and holds several other records. But he’s still not in the Hall of Fame because of his gambling scandal.
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Lainey Wilson was just added as a third host of the CMA Awards. She will join Luke Bryan and Peyton Manning as co-hosts. The ceremony takes place November 20th, live from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.
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Jelly Roll tells Interview magazine that he realized who he was making music for when he attended an NBA game last year. “My music is for middle America. Hardworking, back-sweating, blue collar people. I realize now that if I go to a basketball game, very few people sitting in the bowl will know me, but every person that works in the arena will. That brought so much clarity to my songwriting.”
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Some guy paid over $3,000 for a guitar signed by Taylor Swift at a charity auction in Texas, then smashed it with a hammer.
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Chris Stapleton's Traveler Whiskey is partnering with Dale Earnhardt Jr's, JR Motorsports, to field their first car in the Daytona 500. Defending NASCAR Xfinity Series champion, Justin Allgaier, will be behind the wheel of the number 40 Traveler Whiskey Chevrolet
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‘’Mission: Impossible 8’’ features jaw-dropping action sequences like Tom Cruise hanging onto a plane flying upside down. Director Christopher McQuarrie says, "We had a small screening and someone said, 'I was suffocating throughout the entire sequence. I almost had a heart attack.' And I thought, 'I guess we did something right.’ Mission Impossible 8 “The Final Reckoning” hit theaters in May.
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Tori Spelling tells Page Six that she evacuated from the Los Angeles wildfires with only the important stuff. Her five children, pets and five belongings including a Los Angeles tee, a jacket from 1985, a seashell, crystals, and her contacts.
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If you were ever wondering how Kenny Chesney stays in such good shape, Here’s his secret…it's because he practices singing while RUNNING on a TREADMILL.
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Country stars were asked to choose one album to take with them on a deserted island. Jelly Roll would go with Garth Brooks' greatest hits, so he can get, quote, "More bang for his buck" . . . And Lainey Wilson would bring "I Hope You Dance" by Lee Ann Womack. Which Country album would YOU take….
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Tim McGraw will headline the first-ever, all-day concert event at the legendary Field of Dreams field in Dyersville, Iowa this August. That's pretty cool because Tim's dad, Tug McGraw, played 19 seasons in Major League Baseball.
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Justin Baldoni is suing Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds for $400 million, claiming they orchestrated a smear campaign against him and tried to take control of their movie, "It Ends with Us".
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Director David Lynch died yesterday, after battling emphysema. He was 78. Former Major Leaguer and actor Bob Uecker also passed yesterday, due to lung cancer. He was 90 years old.
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