#Sarah-Ève Pelletier is confronting the ugly underbelly of Canadian athletics

#Sarah-Ève Pelletier is confronting the ugly underbelly of Canadian athletics

(Photography by Richmond Lam, hair and makeup by Catherine Laniel) Sarah-Ève Pelletier has no bad memories. The pool-deck hijinks, the contagious pre-performance euphoria, the sequins—that’s what she recalls about her decorated five-year artistic swimming stint with Canada’s national team. That golden time left such a mark, in fact, that every one of Pelletier’s career moves…

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#Dodger Great Fernando Valenzuela Getting Limited Series Treatment (Exclusive)

#Dodger Great Fernando Valenzuela Getting Limited Series Treatment (Exclusive)

Fernandomania is coming back. Universal Content Productions is teaming up with the beloved Dodgers pitcher-turned-broadcaster for a scripted limited series based on his life and career. A network/platform is not yet attached. The project, which is in development, hails from writers Micah Fitzerman-Blue and Noah Harpster, the writing duo whose credits include the upcoming Netflix…

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#Conor McGregor Doubles Down on Comeback Plan in First Footage for Netflix’s ‘McGregor Forever’

#Conor McGregor Doubles Down on Comeback Plan in First Footage for Netflix’s ‘McGregor Forever’

Ultimate Fighting Championship standout Conor McGregor refuses to be down for the count in the first look at Netflix’s upcoming docuseries McGregor Forever. The streamer announced Tuesday that the four-part unscripted series focusing on the former UFC featherweight and lightweight champion’s comeback efforts will launch May 17. Preview footage for the project that hails from…

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#Batter Up! The Voice of the Dodgers on the Start of a New Baseball Season

#Batter Up! The Voice of the Dodgers on the Start of a New Baseball Season

Welcome to the 208th episode of TV’s Top 5, The Hollywood Reporter’s TV podcast. Every week, hosts Lesley Goldberg (West Coast TV editor) and Daniel Fienberg (chief TV critic) break down the latest TV news with context from the business and critical sides, welcome showrunners, executives and other guests, and provide a critical guide of what to watch (or skip, as…

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#Viola Davis on Playing Michael Jordan’s Mom in ‘Air’: “I Wanted to Know More About This Woman”

#Viola Davis on Playing Michael Jordan’s Mom in ‘Air’: “I Wanted to Know More About This Woman”

Viola Davis on Playing Michael Jordan’s Mom in ‘Air’: “I Wanted to Know More About This Woman” When Ben Affleck met with Michael Jordan about Air, the director’s new movie that highlights a key moment in the basketball icon’s story, Jordan had one request. “Viola Davis. That’s my mom,” the filmmaker recalled to The Hollywood…

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#Diamond Sports Group, America’s Largest Owner of RSNs, Files for Bankruptcy

#Diamond Sports Group, America’s Largest Owner of RSNs, Files for Bankruptcy

Diamond Sports Group, America’s Largest Owner of RSNs, Files for Bankruptcy Bankruptcy has come for America’s regional sports networks. Diamond Sports Group, the Sinclair-affiliated company that is the country’s largest owner of RSNs, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Tuesday evening in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas. Diamond operates 19…

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