On the day of Austin Butler’s final screen test for “Elvis,” director Baz Luhrmann threw everything at him. Butler had spent five months building up to that moment, workshopping the role with Luhrmann, doing hair and makeup tests, rehearsing the songs.
Some people spend their whole lives fantasizing about winning the lottery. Jerry Selbee figured out how to actually do it in less time than it takes to make a cup of coffee.
MAGA was always supposed to be about “taking our country back.” But do Donald Trump’s most ardent soldiers even want to be part of the United States of America? Texas Republicans not only want to secede but also imagine that after backing out of our country, they would live in an Eden of their own creation where there are no state or federal income taxes. How this penniless republic would then fund even basic services, much less build infrastructure and raise an army, not even God knows.
St. Michael the Archangel Catholic’s Sampson Stillwell wants to be one of the top wrestlers in the world.
Bass feed throughout the day, not just at night. The key, especially for tournament anglers, is discovering how to catch bass on the hottest days. Bass are feeding opportunists when food is handy. They are fully active and aggressive when conditions are right. Thermocline is a key.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee tight end Chig Okonkwo has a really good reason not to be working with the rest of the Titans’ rookies as they wrap up their offseason at the team headquarters.
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Missouri athletics director Desiree Reed-Francois walked through an airport earlier this month and couldn’t help notice something happening around her. It’s normal to see passengers staring at their phones, but she took a closer look and discovered many were watching the same thing: the Women’s College World Series.
CLEVELAND — Ochai Agbaji developed championship DNA in college. The Cavaliers are counting on it staying with him in the pros.
(Schedules subject to change) SATURDAY, JUNE 25 AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL Sedalia Post 642 Wood Bat Tournament At Liberty Park Stadium, Sedalia 11:30 a.m. — Blue Springs Post 499 Fike vs.
Today’s sports broadcast highlights Saturday’s Television • Australian Rules Football: St. Kilda at Sydney, 4 a.m., FS1 (Comcast 43) • Golf: DP World Tour BMW International Open, 6:30 a.m., GOLF (27) • Tennis: ATP Mallorca/WTA Eastbourne/WTA Bad Homburg finals, 6:30 a.m., Tennis (277) • Fishing: Sport Fishing Championship: Emerald Coast Blue Marlin Classic, 9 a.m., CBSSN (274) • Golf: LPGA Women’s PGA Championship, noon, KSHB 41 (8) • Golf: PGA Travelers Championship, noon, GOLF (27) MLB: Houston at New York Yankees, noon, MLBN (272) • Golf: PGA Travelers Championship, 2 p.m., KCTV 5 (3) • Pro football: USFL semifinal: Philadelphia vs.