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2026 BET Awards Set for June 28 as Lauryn Hill Receives Living Legend Icon Award

The 2026 BET Awards air June 28 from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, hosted by Druski. Cardi B leads with six nominations, and Lauryn Hill receives the inaugural Living Legend Icon Award.

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Wimbledon 2026 Begins June 29 With Record £64.2M ($86M) Purse, Alcaraz Out

Wimbledon 2026 begins June 29 with a record £64.2 million (~$86M) purse and a reshaped men's draw: 2025 runner-up Carlos Alcaraz is out with a wrist injury, leaving defending champion Jannik Sinner the favorite.

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Germany Beats Côte d'Ivoire 2-1 on Undav's 94th-Minute Winner

Côte d'Ivoire led through Franck Kessié but conceded twice to substitute Deniz Undav — including a 94th-minute winner — as Germany won 2-1 to reach the World Cup round of 32.

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Jeremy Doku Criticised Over Plan to Leave World Cup for Child's Birth

Belgium and Manchester City winger Jeremy Doku plans to leave the World Cup in July for the birth of his first child — a decision an L'Équipe pundit called 'disgusting,' but that drew far more support than backlash.

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WSJ Profiles How Charlamagne Tha God Mastered the Modern Media Era

A new WSJ feature charts how Charlamagne Tha God built a media empire beyond The Breakfast Club — the Black Effect Podcast Network, Black Privilege Publishing, Southland Stories, and a reported $200 million iHeart deal.

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Fear of God Unveils Its Essentials Summer 2026 Collection

Fear of God's Essentials Summer 2026 collection turns toward late summer with relaxed American sportswear and workwear — fleece, plaid flannels, and muted 'Concrete' and 'Deep Sea' colorways — out now at FWRD, PacSun, and SSENSE.

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Acquired Podcast Hosts Break Down Disney's Acquisition Strategy in the WSJ

In a WSJ feature, Acquired podcast hosts Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal lay out Disney's core playbook: acquire the best IP — Pixar, Marvel, Lucasfilm, Fox — then control distribution through streaming.

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André 3000 Releases Wordless Short Film '7 Piano Sketches' on MUBI

André 3000's '7 Piano Sketches,' a wordless short film he co-wrote and co-directed with Graham Mason, is now streaming exclusively on MUBI — a silent-comedy companion to his 2025 instrumental piano EP.

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Ariel Investments' John Rogers Jr. to Retire From Nike Board in September

John W. Rogers Jr., the Ariel Investments founder and a Nike director since 2018, will retire from the board at the September 2026 annual meeting and continue as a strategic advisor to Nike.

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Drake Drops New Song 'Serious' in Oliver El-Khatib's SoundCloud Mix

Drake slipped a new song, 'Serious,' into OVO co-founder Oliver El-Khatib's SoundCloud 'Magician Mix (feat. Govi)' at the 3:40 mark — a loosie that lives in OVO's channels rather than on streaming.

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Toy Story 5 Opens to $71 Million, Just Short of Animated Opening-Day Record

Disney and Pixar's Toy Story 5 opened to $71 million across 4,425 theaters — just short of Incredibles 2's animated opening-day record — and is tracking toward a ~$164 million debut weekend, 2026's biggest.

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Real Madrid Denies Any Contact With Bayern's Michael Olise

Real Madrid issued a public statement denying any direct or indirect contact with Bayern Munich's Michael Olise or his camp, after Spanish reports of a €200M-plus (~$230M) bid for the France winger.