Sadly, the 2023-2024 NHL season will start without one of the sport’s most renowned analysts breaking down the game. Barry Melrose, who’s been with ESPN since 1996, announced on the first day of the NHL season that he’s been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and will retire. In a statement, the 67-year-old said, “I’ve had over…

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Toby Keith was a man of faith and a country icon. The country musician was the first recipient of the Country Icon Award at the inaugural People’s Choice Country Awards in 2023. Before the award show kickoff, Keith told Fox News Digital that he was doing “alright” and was leaning on his faith to help…

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After production on Marvel Cinematic Universe’s “Avengers: Endgame” wrapped, where he played the beloved Captain America, actor Chris Evans also reached an endpoint in his relationship with Los Angeles. The actor said he equates Los Angeles to “Pavlovian anxiety,” which is why he sought refuge and settled in New England, where he lived as a…

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Former NFL quarterback Alex Smith recently discussed his 7-year-old daughter’s battle with brain cancer, sharing that the 10-hour surgery to remove the malignant tumor in 2022 had “missed a piece.” Smith, who retired from the NFL in 2021 after coming back from a horrible leg injury that almost cost him his life after a subsequent…

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Wendi Lou Lee experienced dizzy spells and headaches for weeks before her diagnosis. The mother of two had a brain tumor. The former actress, who played “Baby Grace” Ingalls on “Little House on the Prairie,” wrote a memoir titled “Red Tail Feathers: Dare to Discover the Beauty of Grace.” The book shares her health battle…

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