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Enlarge this image Bill Russell with longtime Boston Celtics head coach Red Auerbach. When Auerbach retired he named Russell to take his place, making him the first Black head coach in the NBA. Bill Chaplis/AP hide caption toggle caption Bill Chaplis/AP Bill Russell with longtime Boston Celtics head coach Red Auerbach. When Auerbach retired he named Russell to take his place, making him the first Black head coach in the NBA. Bill Chaplis/AP Bill Russell, one of basketball's legendary players, has died at age 88. The announcement was posted on his verified Twitter account . Russell won more NBA titles than any player in history. All eleven were with the Boston Celtics. As a five-time league MVP, he changed the game, making shot-blocking a key component on defense. And he was a Black athlete who spoke out against racial injustice when it was not as common as it is today . Fighting for something from an early age To understand this man and superlative athlete, it h

Brandon Armstrong has officially said “I do.” The “Dancing with the Stars” pro, 28, wed his fiancée, Brylee Ivers , 24, in a romantic Utah ceremony on Saturday, in front of 125 of their closest friends and family members. After completing a religious ceremony earlier in the day, they later exchanged vows at the modern venue Siempre, which is in the mountains of Draper. “Because so many people get married in Utah so young, we wanted something that was a little bit different than the traditional church, chapel wedding,” Armstrong told People , who was first to report the news. They also skirted tradition by opting for a “first look” ahead of the ceremony. “I’m not a crier,” the dancer said of seeing Ivers in her “simple and timeless” Alta Moda Bridal gown. “But I bawled.” The couple, who got engaged in March, had 18 groomsmen and bridesmaids apiece, along with some famous faces in attendance, including fellow “DWTS” pros Lindsay Arnold, Witney Carson, Jenna Johnson and Emma Slater.

The Pilot oil field is located within the P2244 license in the UK North Sea. Credit: Orcadian Energy PLC. The Pilot field is intended to be developed using an FPSO with power supplied by a floating wind turbine unit. Credit: Orcadian Energy PLC. The Pilot field is estimated to hold 79 million barrels of oil in reserves. Credit: Orcadian Energy PLC. The Pilot oil field is a proposed offshore oil field development located in the UK North Sea. Orcadian Energy (formerly Pharis Energy), an oil and gas company based in the UK, is the sole licensee of the P2244 license, which contains the Pilot Main, Pilot South and Harbour discoveries. The Pilot field development will use renewable power, making it one of the lowest carbon emitting oil production facilities in the world. Emissions per barrel produced will be in the lowest 5% of global oil production and less than half of the lowest emitting oil facility currently operating on the United Kingdom Continental Shelf (UKCS). Pil

Enlarge this image Volunteers from the local Mennonite community carry debris from flood-soaked houses at Ogden Hollar in Hindman, Ky., on Saturday. Timothy D. Easley/AP hide caption toggle caption Timothy D. Easley/AP Volunteers from the local Mennonite community carry debris from flood-soaked houses at Ogden Hollar in Hindman, Ky., on Saturday. Timothy D. Easley/AP PRESTONBURG, Ky. — Some residents of Appalachia returned to flood-ravaged homes and communities on Saturday to shovel mud and debris and to salvage what they could, while Kentucky's governor said search and rescue operations were ongoing in the region swamped by torrential rains days earlier that led to deadly flash flooding. Rescue crews were continuing the struggle to get into hard-hit areas, some of them among the poorest places in America. Dozens of deaths have been confirmed and the number is expected to grow. In the tiny community of Wayland, Phillip Michael Caudill was working Saturday to clea

Beniffer 2.0 is destined for divorce, Jennifer Lopez’s first husband said. Ojani Noa, 48, claims his ex-wife “loves being in love” but loses interest after the passion in her marriages fizzle, The Daily Mail reported. Noa — who met J-Lo when he was a Cuban refugee waiting tables in Miami — has kept a low profile since his one-year union with the former “In Living Color” Fly Girl dissolved in 1998. He told the outlet her recent nuptials with Ben Affleck brought back a rush of old memories. “Ben is husband number four. I was husband number one and she told me I was the love of her life. When we lay in bed on our wedding night, she said we would be together forever,” he told the outlet. In addition to being married four times, Lopez, 53, has been engaged six times, including twice to the “Good Will Hunting” actor, some 20 years apart. Noa fled Cuba on an inflatable boat when he was 15 and survived the 90-mile journey to the US. He found work washing dishes at Gloria Estefan’s Ocean

Gina Rodriguez is pregnant with her first child, the actress announced via social media on her 38th birthday. “This birthday hits different. ❤️,” the “Jane The Virgin” star captioned an Instagram clip composed of snaps of the actress kissing her husband, Joe LoCicero, with one photo of Rodriguez holding up a positive pregnancy test as her hubby smiles wide. “Anyone can want you. But love his different when someone actually values you,” a deep voice narrated over the clip. Several celebrity friends congratulated the pair, including “Orange is the New Black” alum and mother-of-one Danielle Brooks, who wrote, “Welcome to the club mama!!! 🎉.” “Yaaaaaay my love!! So much love for you THREE 😍,” Brittany Snow added, while Selenis Leyva commented, “This is exactly the type of happiness i saw for you ! Te adoro hermana!!!!! Congratulations to you both.” Rodriguez and LoCicero, 35, met on the set of “Jane the Virgin” in 2016 when he guest-starred on the CW show. The pair confirmed thei

Cue the theme music. On Friday, Christine Quinn of “Selling Sunset” fame was spotted pulling up to a Los Angeles gas station in a bright yellow Lamborghini — all while sporting duds that matched the ultra-luxe sports car to a T. Or should we say … to a B? The yellow-and-black ensemble certainly gave off bumblebee vibes, with the very pointy, Madonna-esque cone bra sewn into Quinn’s midriff-baring shirt only driving that buzzy visual home. But the look’s tough-as-nails silhouette no less instantly brought to mind biker-inspired garb to boot. To be sure, Namilia, the rookie fashion label based out of Berlin that’s behind the outfit, dubbed its upper and lower components “Yellow Moto Cone Top” and “Yellow Moto Mesh Pants” respectively. Quinn’s yellow-and-black ensemble, coordinated to twin with her Lamborghini, is certainly buzz-worthy. FILMDIGITALS//MEGA Per Namilia’s website, the brand image is one of “REBELS. PROVOCATEURS. DESTROYERS OF FALSE PERCEPTION.” That’s not a bad c

Prince William and Kate Middleton may live a prim and proper life now that they’re married with three children. A new viral clip, however, show’s the couple partying hard throughout the UK as two kids in their 20s, years before tying the knot. The TikTok clip — which has now been viewed more than 4 million times — features the royal pair living their best lives with friends, with both William and Kate looking inebriated in certain shots after several nights out on the town. The couple was praised within the comment section for their relatability, with Middleton receiving additional compliments for her stunning looks, both then and now. “How is she so photogenic! These are the roughest pictures of her in existence and she still looks like a flipping goddess!,” wrote one fan, with another adding, “Kate didn’t age at all.” “they look like me in a normal day when my friends take photos….without any alcohol😂,” joked one follower, with a shocked observer adding, “i thought they’ve nev

Hit by supply chain shortages, one more time. Britney Spears has reportedly finished writing what promises to be a bombshell of a celebrity memoir — but its publication date will apparently be delayed due to a lack of paper, according to TMZ . Back in February, Page Six exclusively broke the news that the Princess of Pop had signed a $15 million book deal with Simon & Schuster, which nabbed the contract following what was said to be a months-long bidding war amongst publishing houses for the rights to Spears’ autobiography. But now that the “Dear Diary” singer, 40, has at last been able to get it all down in writing, her life’s story won’t reach the eyes of the public for some time thanks to nationwide manufacturing upheavals that have resulted in a massive “paper crunch” in the book publishing industry, per Publishers Weekly. Spears nabbed a reportedly $15 million book deal with Simon & Schuster in February 2022. Getty Images “I’ve been doing this for 25 years and I’v

David Burtka is grateful he’s married to Neil Patrick Harris. “I can’t imagine getting thrown into that pool of dating anymore, it’s vicious,” he confessed to Page Six at the premiere of the Netflix series “Uncoupled” earlier this week. Burtka, who married Harris in 2014, said that both he and the “How I Met Your Mother” star “missed the whole Grindr app, telephone meeting. I wouldn’t know how to do it. We would have no idea. Burtka and Harris married in 2014. “I wouldn’t want to put myself out there, it’s vicious. Knowing from younger friends of mine, I would not want to … very content, very happy in my relationship with my husband.” The “Life Is a Party” cookbook author, 47, confessed that it was “tricky” watching “Uncoupled,” which follows Harris’ character, Michael Lawson, navigate the world of online dating after splitting from his boyfriend of 17 years. Burtka and Harris share twins Gideon and Harper. Burtka and Harris, 49, share fraternal 11-year-old twins, daughter