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NHL Awards Watch: Who’s leading for Hart, Norris, Calder and more?

Greg WyshynskiFeb 4, 2025, 09:20 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. The NHL’s most valuable player award winners usually have one thing in common: They aren’t goaltenders or defensemen. There are all sorts of justifications for the Hart Trophy almost exclusively going to forwards: Like the fact that goalies and defensemen […]

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Agent’s Take: 2024 Contract Awards, starring Saquon Barkley and NFL’s other best and worst signings

The NFL’s financial landscape is being assessed through awards for the 12th straight year on CBSSports.com now that the Super Bowl LIX matchup is set. These awards differ from the traditional NFL honors because they are from an economic perspective emphasizing 2024 veteran acquisitions.  Players acquired by trades or in free agency can have a […]

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‘To Catch a Predator’ Has a Lot to Answer For

Last week, five Assumption University students in Massachusetts were arraigned on charges of conspiracy and kidnapping. The group, all aged 18 or 19—a sixth student was charged separately in juvenile court—was alleged by police to have used a Tinder profile of an 18-year-old woman to lure a 22-year-old active-duty military service member to a basement […]

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How Sundance’s Storied Past Will Help Shape the Hazy Future of Indie Film

Considering everything the Sundance Film Festival is about, its resilience—and strength—as of this writing is something of a miracle. Of late, the annual Park City-based January event has weathered, like the rest of the movie industry, significant disruptions related to the COVID pandemic, months-long strikes by actors and writers, and most recently, a deadly natural […]

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2025 Oscar Nomination Voting Is Officially Over

As firefighters gradually gain control over the wildfires across Los Angeles, life in Hollywood is edging back toward normalcy. After a series of speed bumps, the 2025 Oscar voting process is gearing back up, with a big milestone finally achieved as of 5 p.m. PT Friday. There was a time just a few weeks ago […]

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NHL Awards Watch: Who’s leading for Hart, Norris, Calder?

Greg Wyshynski, Senior NHL writerJan 7, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Some NHL awards races are actual races. There are leaders, but ones who are looking over their shoulders at a pack of candidates closing in fast. Other NHL awards races currently look at lot like when Michael […]

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Adrien Brody Tears Up Over L.A. Fires at New York Film Critics Circle Awards

As devastating wildfires ravaged Los Angeles, film insiders at Wednesday night’s New York Film Critics Circle Awards paid emotional tribute to their friends and colleagues on the opposite coast. “My heart is with absolutely everyone in Los Angeles county,” said The Brutalist writer-director Brady Corbetaccepting best picture honors at the gala onstage at New York […]

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Los Angeles Fires Delay Oscar Noms for 48 Hours—And Campaigning Grinds to a Halt

One of Hollywood’s busiest weeks is grinding to a halt in light of the horrific wildfires spreading rapidly around Los Angeles county. With Oscar voting kicking off Wednesday morning, studios and strategists had a slew of events planned for contenders going into the weekend—screenings, receptions with Q&As, and general opportunities to boost word of mouth […]