Big Ten Football Conference Lands $7 Billion TV Contracts
The Big Ten’s new $7 billion media rights deal will string the conference’s top football games across three major networks each week, creating an NFL-style television schedule on Saturdays.
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Norm Macdonald, former ‘Saturday Night Live’ comic, dies
Norm Macdonald seen at KAABOO 2017 at the Del Mar Racetrack and Fairgrounds on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2017, in San Diego, Calif. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP) NEW YORK (AP) – Former “Saturday Night Live” comic Norm Macdonald is dead after a nine-year battle with cancer. His death Tuesday was confirmed by his management team, Brillstein Entertainment Partners. Macdonald was on…
Alabama Country Singer Takes 3rd on NBC’s ‘The Voice’
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – Alabama country singer Dexter Roberts has come in third place on Season 16 of NBC’s “The Voice.” Al.com reports that Roberts competed on celebrity country crooner Blake Shelton’s team during the reality series. The 27-year-old from Fayette was beat out for the top spot by Maelyn Jarmon, a 26-year-old pop singer from Frisco, Texas. Roberts may…
