NBA’s First Openly Gay Player Dies at 47 After Cancer Battle

Legendary NFL player Jason Collins died on Tuesday following months-long treatment for glioblastoma. He was 47. His family said in a statement: “Jason changed lives in unexpected ways and was an inspiration to all who knew him and to those who admired him from afar.” In a 2013 essay for Sports Illustrated, Collins made history by being the first NBA player to come out. “I’m a 34-year-old NBA center. I’m Black. And I’m gay,” he wrote. In the statement, his family added, “We are grateful for the outpouring of love and prayers over the past eight months and for the exceptional medical care Jason received from his doctors and nurses. Our family will miss him dearly.” Collins, who played in the NBA for six teams over 13 seasons, married Brunson Green in 2025, and just three months after the wedding, he began experiencing symptoms that led to his diagnosis with an aggressive brain tumor. “Imagine a monster with tentacles spreading across the underside of my brain the width of a baseball,” is how he described it in an interview with ESPN.

Conan O’Brien, 63, is heading back to Hollywood’s biggest stage for a third straight year. The comedian was officially announced Tuesday as host of the 2027 Academy Awards during Disney’s upfront presentation in New York City. O’Brien won’t be the only returning face, either. Producers Raj Kapoor and Katy Mullan are back for their fourth consecutive ceremony, while longtime members of O’Brien’s creative team, Jeff Ross and Mike Sweeney, will return for a third run. This year’s hosting renewal arrived at a slower pace than his previous one. The Academy locked O’Brien in for the 2026 ceremony roughly two weeks after his 2025 hosting debut, though this latest announcement still comes months ahead of the March 14, 2027, broadcast slated to air live on ABC and Hulu. O’Brien’s first Oscars stint pulled in 19.69 million viewers in 2025 before dipping to 17.86 million in 2026. Still, Disney Television Group president Craig Erwich praised Conan for bringing “remarkable energy” to the ceremony, calling his comedic style one of the reasons the Oscars remain “one of the most entertaining celebrations of the year.”

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Eric Clapton’s long-awaited return to Madrid ended with a projectile flying at his chest and the rock legend walking straight offstage. The 81-year-old guitarist had just finished performing “Cocaine” at the Movistar Arena when an audience member threw what appeared to be a vinyl record or sleeve toward the stage, according to clips circulating online. The video showed the object striking Clapton as he turned to leave near the end of the concert. The singer then exited without performing his planned encore, including his regular tour closer, Bo Diddley’s “Before You Accuse Me.” Clapton had not performed in Madrid in 25 years, making the abruptly shortened concert an especially awkward finale for fans who waited decades for the return. He was reportedly unharmed after the incident and resumed his tour three nights later with a performance in Barcelona. The “Layla” guitarist is still scheduled to headline a summer concert at the Sandringham Estate as part of the HeritageLive festival series.

Brandon Clarke, who played for the Memphis Grizzlies, died on Monday of an undisclosed cause. He was 29. Clarke’s team honored the power forward on X, calling him an “outstanding teammate” and offering condolences to his family and loved ones. “We are heartbroken by the tragic loss of Brandon Clarke,” the Grizzlies said in a statement. “Brandon was an outstanding teammate and an even better person whose impact on the organization and the greater Memphis community will not be forgotten. We express our deepest condolences to his family and loved ones during this difficult time.” His agency, Priority Sports said in a separate post that Clarke’s family “asks for privacy as they grieve and make arrangements.” The 6′8” forward was embroiled in controversy prior to his death after being caught in high-speed chase with law enforcement in April. He was charged with trafficking a controlled substance, identified as Kratom, as well as possession of a controlled substance, fleeing in a vehicle exceeding the speed limit, and improper passing. The basketballer began his career in 2019 with the Oklahoma City Thunder as the 21st overall pick in the draft. He was immediately traded to Memphis, where he played for seven seasons. He took a break this season, appearing in only two games after a knee injury, and later a calf injury, prevented him from playing further.

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Unless you’ve got the memory of an elephant, taking notes is a must. Remarkable has built a name for itself with innovative tablets that cut out distracting apps and focus on productivity. In fact, a study by Remarkable found that users experience 35 percent less stress and 20 percent more focus when using a paper tablet compared with working on a PC. Today, the brand is unveiling a new offering—the Remarkable Paper Pure.

The new 10.3-inch model is a marked improvement in every way. The battery is longer lasting (up to three weeks on a single charge), it features a crisper black-and-white canvas display, and it is 50 percent faster than the Remarkable 2. Like its predecessor, writing on the Remarkable Pure Paper is, well, remarkable. It feels just like writing on paper with the digital ink appearing in as little as 21 milliseconds—faster than the blink of an eye.

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Scott Probst, brother of Survivor host Jeff Probst, died Saturday at the age of 58. “Some sad news, our brother Scott is no longer with us. He was a great brother, son and friend. I will miss him so much ❤️ I’m so sad he is gone." their brother Brent Probst wrote in a Monday Instagram post announcing Scott’s death. No cause of death has been released. Many former Survivor contestants expressed their condolences. Janani K. Jha wrote, “I am so sorry to hear this. Sending you and your family so much love.” Adam Klein added, “I am so terribly sorry, Brent. Sending love to you and your whole family.” Scott was a creative force, working as a producer on popular video games such as Medal of Honor: European Assault and Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight. He was also part of the family business, serving as a cameraman on Survivor for 25 episodes from 2011 to 2012, and had a brief stint as an art assistant in the late 2000s. This marks the second recent loss for the Probst family, as their matriarch, Barb Probst, died from natural causes in 2024 at age 85.

Ryan Lochte, one of the most decorated Olympians of all time, is heading back to college for a new gig that will pay him $34.10 an hour. The 41-year-old has been hired by Missouri State’s swim program as its newest assistant coach. “It’s about more than times and results. It’s about helping young men and women build discipline, resilience, and confidence that will carry them far beyond the pool,” the eight-time gold medalist said in an interview about the new job. He’ll be working under head coach Dave Collins, earning $30,000 a year plus bonuses. His contract, first reported by Front Office Sports, gives him $750 for any Missouri Valley Conference championship wins and a $500 bonus for each NCAA Championship individual or relay team qualifier. Lochte has been in and out of controversy for years before taking on his new job. He was first criticized after lying about being robbed at gunpoint during the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, which led to a 10-month suspension by USA Swimming. He was suspended again for 14 months after a 2018 incident in which he was accused by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency of receiving an IV to inject vitamins that exceeded the amount allowed for competitors. Lochte and his wife of seven years, Kayla Rae Reid, filed for divorce in March 2025 amid public feuds between Reid and Lochte’s new girlfriend, Molly Gillihan, and suggestions that the former couple is more than $270,000 in debt.

Golf legend Jim Colbert died on Sunday of an undisclosed cause. He was 85. Colbert was famous for wearing a bucket hat in all his competitions, making it his trademark as he secured eight PGA Tour wins and 20 victories on the PGA Tour Champions. “Lee Trevino has his sombrero, Jack Nicklaus has the bear. I have my hat,” Colbert once said about his favorite accessory. The New Jersey native was a natural at golf, beginning during his college years after an initial stint as a football player. He finished as runner-up in the NCAA Championship in 1964. Five years later, Colbert won his first PGA Tour title at the 1969 Monsanto Open. He went on to tie for fourth in the Masters and finish fifth in the U.S. Open in 1974. In 1983, he won twice on the PGA Tour and finished 15th on the money list. Colbert won the Transamerica in 1996, just two years after having his prostate removed following a cancer diagnosis. The bucket hat enthusiast was also highly successful in business, starting a company in 1980 that owned 23 golf courses and employed 700 people, earning him an annual gross revenue of $50 million.

Furious Liza Minnelli fans are demanding refunds after signed copies of her book allegedly included an autopen signature. Collectors have claimed the 80-year-old’s signature is too uniform in copies of her new memoir, Kids, Wait Till You Hear This!, which was released in March. They say books were marketed as “hand-signed collectibles” for as much as $250, but they can’t have been written directly by the Cabaret star, after having used tracing paper to find that the signatures were strikingly similar. “When you see footage of Liza today in her own documentary, she is far too frail to have signed a handful of books this accurately, let alone hundreds,” U.K.-based signed autograph collector Gareth Brown told The Guardian after paying the equivalent of $33 for his copy. “It has sadly been common for many celebrities to sell ‘signed’ merchandise featuring fake signatures,” Justin Steffman, who is CEO of authentication firm AutographCOA, told the newspaper. “So uncovering that Liza Minnelli’s memoir features what looks like autopen-signed autographs was no surprise.” The singing, dancing, acting, Oscar-winning star is the daughter of the late star Judy Garland. The Daily Beast has reached out to her representatives for comment.

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Paratroopers staged a dramatic airdrop into one of the most remote inhabited spots on the planet this week to assist a patient critically ill with hantavirus, newly released footage shows. Six British paratroopers, joined by a nurse and a medical consultant, leapt from an army jet roughly three miles offshore, battling fierce gusts before touching down on a rock-strewn golf course in Tristan da Cunha, a small volcanic island in the South Atlantic. The 221-person British territory has no runway, and a single hospital serves all residents. The patient is among several sickened in an outbreak linked to Dutch cruise vessel MV Hondius, which has recorded three deaths, two confirmed as hantavirus cases. The outbreak involves the Andes virus strain, which can occasionally spread between humans through close contact. Authorities in Europe, the U.S., and South America are tracing contacts and enforcing quarantines. They stress the overall public risk remains low because the disease does not spread easily like influenza or the COVID-19 virus.

A woman has died after falling ill while traveling on a plane flying from Chicago to Mexico. Volaris Flight 7771, which was heading from Chicago Midway International Airport to General Francisco Mujica International Airport in Michoacán on Saturday, had to make an emergency landing at Monterrey International Airport so the woman could receive care. Other passengers alerted the crew and the pilot to the 79-year-old woman’s condition, prompting the unscheduled stop soon after the plane had entered Mexican airspace. Medical personnel pronounced the passenger dead shortly after the plane landed in Monterrey. The woman, identified as María Yolando Guerrero Medina, was traveling with her husband at the time. She had been living with kidney failure and diabetes for about 12 years, reported People. The plane was then replaced with another aircraft so they could complete their journey. Another flight also had to make an emergency landing at Monterrey on Sunday. The United Airlines plane heading to Houston from Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, was forced to land at a Mexican airport after a mechanical issue soon after takeoff.