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The All-American Rejects set to storm the stage at DuQuoin State Fair

DuQUOIN (Heartland Newsfeed) -- MTV Video Music Award (VMA) winners and chart-toppers The All-American Rejects are set to play at the DuQuoin State Fair on Saturday, August 24, according to a news release Monday. The band known for hits as "Move Along", "Gives You Hell" and "Dirty Little Secret" won two MTV VMA awards for best group video in the 20-year history of the Stillwater, Okla.-based group. Their breakthrough self-titled album in 2001 launched them into the mainstream upon reaching […]

todayJuly 1, 2019

MLB All-Star Game

Entertainment

2019 MLB All-Star Game: AL and NL rosters, schedule, how to watch

CLEVELAND (UPI) -- The 2019 MLB All-Star Game rosters were unveiled Thursday as the annual midsummer classic approaches. This year's All-Star Game will take place July 9 at Progressive Field in Cleveland. It's the first time Cleveland has hosted the event since 1997. Last year's winner was the American League, with Houston Astros star Alex Bregman winning the MVP award for his go-ahead home run in the 10th inning. Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts will lead the NL squad. […]

todayJune 27, 2019

Illinois State Fair

Capital Area Region

Grandstand ticket sales for 166th Illinois State Fair breaking records

SPRINGFIELD (Heartland Newsfeed) -- In the first opening weekend of ticket sales, previous sale records were shattered for the entertainment slate on the Illinois Lottery grandstand during the 166th running of the Illinois State Fair. It was reported that $1.1 million in ticket sales were made over Easter weekend. The 28,000-plus tickets sold over the weekend surpasses a previous sales high of 17,390 and overall grandstand ticket sales of 59,023 set in 2017. “Our state fair brings people together from […]

todayApril 24, 2019

Conor McGregor mixed martial arts

Entertainment

UFC star McGregor says he’s retiring from MMA

LAS VEGAS (UPI) -- UFC athlete Conor McGregor announced Tuesday he is retiring from mixed martial arts and will not fight at a planned event in July. "Hey guys quick announcement, I've decided to retire from the sport formally known as 'Mixed Martial Art' today," McGregor wrote in a tweet early Tuesday. "I wish all my old colleagues well going forward in competition. I now join my former partners on this venture, already in retirement." The timing is curious because […]

todayMarch 28, 2019

Comcast arena video gaming

Business & Lifestyle

Comcast to build first gaming-specific arena in Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA (UPI) -- Comcast Spectacor announced Monday that it with build a $50 million gaming and entertainment arena in the same complex where the Philadelphia Eagles and Philadelphia Phillies play. The first-of-its-kind arena, made specifically for gaming teams and their fans, will seat 3,500 spectators and be home for the Philadelphia Fusion, the e-sports team that is owned by the company. The Fusion is one of 20 international teams that compete in the Overwatch League. Comcast Spectacor, which made the […]

todayMarch 28, 2019

Comedy Central Crank Yankers David Spade

Entertainment

Comedy Central to revive ‘Crank Yankers’, add David Spade late-night show

NEW YORK (Heartland Newsfeed) -- As an attempt to change their current programming, Comedy Central noted two changes during their stop on the Television Critics Association winter press tour Monday. Among these changes involves the revival of a Comedy Central classic Crank Yankers and the addition to a late-night show hosted by comedian and actor David Spade. Yes -- the prank call show co-created by Adam Carolla and Jimmy Kimmel, which ran from June 2002 until March 2005 on Comedy Central […]

todayFebruary 12, 2019

John Cena

Entertainment

John Cena questionable for WWE Royal Rumble, ankle injury

PHOENIX (UPI) -- John Cena is suffering from a left ankle injury, WWE has announced, making the 16-time world champion questionable for Sunday's Royal Rumble pay-per-view event. Cena was injured during the main event of last week's Monday Night Raw where he faced off against Finn Balor, Drew McIntyre and Baron Corbin in a Fatal 4-Way match to determine the No. 1 contender for Brock Lesnar's Universal Championship. Balor won the bout. The injury seemingly occurred when McIntyre put Cena […]

todayJanuary 24, 2019

Business & Lifestyle

Comcast drops Jennifer Lopez’s Fuse channel

NEW YORK (UPI) -- Comcast has decided to drop the Fuse network, owned in part by Jennifer Lopez, from its lineup of cable channels. "We regularly evaluate our channel lineups and sometimes make changes to ensure we're offering customers a wide variety of the content that they want to see at the best value," Comcast said in a statement. "In this case, much of the content carried by Fuse is similar to content that is also available on other networks. […]

todayJanuary 2, 2019

guitar

Business & Lifestyle

Rare Buddy Holly guitar signed by music icons up for auction

(Heartland Newsfeed) -- The stunning guitar is “its own Rock N' Roll museum,” boasts the Heritage Auctions website. The rare acoustic guitar is handcrafted in the same design as Buddy Holly’s Gibson J-45, which he used to compose many of his best-known songs. But that’s not the only reason that makes this sunburst guitar so special. Scrawled in silver paint on the body of the “Buddy Holly Limited Edition” acoustic guitar are dozens of signatures from some of music’s best-known icons, […]

todayAugust 21, 2018

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