Day: February 8, 2021

Fantasy Football injuries: Cooper Kupp, Clyde Edwards-Helaire and more status updates for key players

By Erika T. Bailey 4 weeks ago

We’re down to the final eight teams this weekend, with the divisional round featuring four intriguing matchups. The health outlook is mostly optimistic, although the running back and receiver positions do have some prominent names carrying some injury designations. Without further ado, let’s dive into the latest information available on the walking wounded as of Saturday morning..

Quarterbacks

The Saints’ Taysom Hill (knee) is questionable for Sunday evening’s divisional-round contest against the Buccaneers after only managing a limited Friday practice this week. Hill apparently sustained the injury in last Sunday’s wild-card win over the Bears, and if he’s unable to suit up Sunday, Jameis Winston will continue to serve as Drew Brees’ backup, while Hill’s versatility will be missing from New Orleans’ ground and air attacks. 

The Rams’ John Wolford (neck) is out for Saturday’s divisional-round game against the Packers after missing practice all week. Wolford suffered his injury on

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Dramatic finish in Ole Miss-Auburn game ends in buzzer-beating overtime win for Rebels

By Erika T. Bailey 4 weeks ago


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Ole Miss ended its thrilling overtime matchup with Auburn on Saturday in dramatic fashion as guard Devontae Shuler stepped up to save the day. Shuler, who finished with 26 points, shot a fadeaway jumper that found nothing but net as time expired to lift the Rebels to an 86-84 win.

Shuler’s walk-off winner ended a frenzied final minute that saw Auburn star Sharife Cooper drill a game-tying 3-pointer the possession before. He marched the ball up the court, called for a screen, and sunk his shot with Cooper draped over him.

At the end of regulation, it was Shuler who Ole Miss went to as he took the team’s final shot and missed it. But in overtime, he assisted or scored on six of the team’s 14 points, and came up clutch when he was given a second opportunity to win it.

Ole Miss got

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Pierre Cardin, fashion’s savvy futurist

By Erika T. Bailey 4 weeks ago

Pierre Cardin, who died Tuesday aged 98, was a man of many paradoxes — a designer who sought flamboyant yet simple styles, an aesthete with a head for business, and a futurist now associated with retro.



a group of people walking in front of a crowd: Globalist: In 1979, Cardin became the first French designer to cement links with China

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Globalist: In 1979, Cardin became the first French designer to cement links with China



a man and a woman looking at the camera: Although he was gay, Cardin had a four-year affair with the French film star Jeanne Moreau

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Although he was gay, Cardin had a four-year affair with the French film star Jeanne Moreau

He rose to the pantheon of France’s post-war fashion giants only to shake it all up by leading what was in the 1950s a revolutionary concept — designing “ready-to-wear” collections for the high street.



a group of people posing for a photo: With Cardin's penchant for geometric shapes and motifs he frequently ignored the female form altogether

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With Cardin’s penchant for geometric shapes and motifs he frequently ignored the female form altogether

A savvy businessman, he expanded his empire globally, moving into once closed markets and selling hundreds of licences to make himself the undisputed king of designer merchandising —

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Princess Charlene of Monaco defends shaved ‘half-hawk’ haircut: ‘My decision’

By Erika T. Bailey 4 weeks ago


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Princess Charlene of Monaco has defended her “half-hawk” buzz cut after the haircut was met with mixed reactions when the royal first unveiled it in December.

Princess Charlene, the wife of Prince Albert, showed off the edgy haircut, which saw the side and back of her head shaved, for the first time on 16 December while handing out gifts at the royal family‘s annual Christmas party at the palace, according to People.

Now, in a new interview with French magazine Point de Vue, the royal has stood by her decision to try out the haircut, telling the outlet that the style “pleases” her despite it provoking “all kinds of comments”.

The 42-year-old opened up about the new look in response to a question about dealing with the criticism as a public figure, with Princess Charlene telling the outlet: “This haircut was

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