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Jul302021 by adminNo Comments

Lilly King, Ryan Murphy snag silver medals in Tokyo Olympics swimming events

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July 29 (UPI) -- U.S. swimmers took home a pair of silver medals and a bronze in four finals races at the Tokyo Aquatic Center in Japan on Thursday. Team USA swimmers Lilly King and Annie Lazor took home silver and bronze respectively in the women's 200-meter breaststroke on Thursday night as Tatjana Schoemaker won the event with a world record time of 2 minutes and 18.95 seconds. King turned in a strong start, leading for much of the race but faltered in the final stretch as she was overtaken by Schoemaker. Conversely, Lazor was in the middle of the pack for much of the race before pushing her way onto the medal stand, edging out 16-year-old Evegina Chikunova. The two Americans embraced a tearful Schoemaker at the conclusion of the race as they celebrated their medal finishes...

Apr32021 by adminNo Comments

Famous birthdays for April 3: Eddie Murphy, Elsie Fisher

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April 3 (UPI) -- Those born on this date are under the sign of Aries. They include: Advertisement -- Historian/story writer Washington Irving in 1783 -- Author/naturalist John Burroughs in 1837 -- Actor Leslie Howard in 1893 -- Dancer Sally Rand in 1904 -- Actor Iron Eyes Cody, born Espera Oscar de Corti, in 1904 -- Newspaper columnist Herb Caen in 1916 -- Actor Doris Day in 1922 -- Actor Marlon Brando in 1924 -- Astronaut Virgil "Gus" Grissom in 1926 -- Former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl in 1930 -- Anthropologist Jane Goodall in 1934 (age 87) -- Actor Marsha Mason in 1942 (age 79) -- Entertainer Wayne Newton in 1942 (age 79) -- Singer Tony Orlando in 1944 (age 77) File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI ...

Mar282021 by adminNo Comments

Eddie Murphy ‘very moved’ by Hall of Fame honour at NAACP Image Awards

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Eddie Murphy has said he is "very moved" to have been inducted into the NAACP Image Awards Hall of Fame, at the organisation's show in honour of works by entertainers and athletes of colour.The actor and comedian, 59, was presented the award by his long-time friend and Coming 2 America co-star Arsenio Hall. Murphy said: "I've been making movies for 40 years now... 40 years. This is the perfect thing to commemorate that and be brought into the hall of fame."Thank you very much. I'm very moved."The hall of fame induction is bestowed on an individual who is viewed as a pioneer in their respective field and whose influence has shaped the "profession for generations to come". ...

Dec152020 by adminNo Comments

Aston Villa captain Jack Grealish warned England place could be at risk by Danny Murphy after latest controversy – ‘If you repeat offend, you won’t play’

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Danny Murphy has warned Aston Villa captain Jack Grealish to behave himself or risk losing his place in the England squad. The 25-year-old was today banned from driving for nine months and fined a total of £82,499 after crashing his Range Rover during March’s coronavirus lockdown. Getty Images - Getty Grealish was in the news for the wrong reasons on Tuesday He also pleaded guilty to a separate offence of careless driving after prosecutors said an unmarked police car spotted him driving at more than 90mph along the M42 at ‘close to an intimidating distance’ on October 18. The early years of Grealish’s career was dominated by front-page headlines, from a picture of him sprawled on a pavement in Tenerife aged 19 to images of the Englishman inhaling ‘la...

Jun162018 by adminNo Comments

Blues Brothers Band musician Matt 'Guitar' Murphy dead at 88

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June 16 (UPI) -- Blues Brothers Band musician Matt "Guitar" Murphy has died at the age of 88, his nephew Floyd Murphy Jr. announced on Facebook. "Well they say when it rains it pours...i was just told that my uncle Matt Guitar Murphy passed away last night," Murphy wrote Friday. "I can't feel a freaking thing in my body now but I must stay strong cause he was a strong man that lived a long long fruitfull life that poured his heart out in every guitar solo he took... yes the master is up stairs now with my father and mother,uncle Melvin Murphy, Jimmy Biggins, Eric Udell, Alan Ruben, BB King, Etta James... the list is just way too long folks but there all together again doing what there known for across the world ....love you uncle tell dad hi for me.... May you RIP." Deadline.com said the...