Masterson, a prominent member of the church, has been charged with raping three women and has pleaded not guilty to all the charges. A preliminary hearing is underway at the Los Angeles Superior Court to determine whether the 45-year-old will have to stand trial. Masterson’s attorney Thomas Mesereau has previously said the actor is “absolutely not guilty and we’re going to prove it.” The woman—a former girlfriend of the actor—testified in court on Wednesday, detailing two alleged incidents of rape that she said took place in 2001....

The ad stars Danny Trejo, Steve Buscemi and those famous Brady parents, replaying this scene. MORE: GoDaddy pulls controversial ad | Clydesdales and puppies are back Check out the ad below. As you might remember, the Snicker campaign touched directly on the football world with “Johnny Jamboogie” featuring Johnny Manziel earlier this season. After his rookie year, he might be closer to that career than an NFL quarterback.

MORE: Childress, Martha Earnhardt talk | Danica, Ricky ready for race | Unlimited field Darrell, a three-time Cup champion and member of the NASCAR Hall of Fame, had gall bladder surgery Thursday, Fox Sports lead announcer Mike Joy said on the air Friday. The 67-year-old Waltrip had hoped to make the race Saturday night but tweeted Saturday morning he would not make it. “Good Morning America, twitterville, race fans, looks like this is the only cars I'm going to see today, may have to break out of this joint!...

Many fantasy football owners will understandably ignore any committee backfields during the draft, but there’s one big reason you may still want to invest in a Cowboys running back: Dallas’ offensive line, which is ranked No. 1 in the NFL by ProFootballFocus.com. So, whom should you pick and when should you pounce? MORE: Updated RB rankings | RB sleepers | Fantasy football cheat sheet Joseph Randle’s fantasy football outlook For simplicity’s sake, let’s rule out Lance Dunbar, who’s only expected to handle occasional third-down duties as the change-of-pace back....

Sproles has been ruled out with a concussion, according ESPN, and will not return. He left after taking a hit from the Jets' Antonio Allen on a 2-yard reception from Brees less than a minute into the game. MORE: NFL Week 9 scores (live) | Must-see photos | Latest news The initial cause for Sproles' absence was being called an ankle injury. The good news for New Orleans is that tight end Jimmy Graham was able to play through his foot injury and scored the game's first touchdown on a 51-yard pass from Brees....

According to new data from a large clinical trial, the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine is up to 71% percent effective against hospitalization and 96% percent effective against death from the Delta variant. The clinical trial is the first real-world test of the vaccine’s efficacy against the highly transmissible variant. For the study, researchers evaluated almost 500,000 healthcare workers in South Africa. The preliminary results were reported by South Africa’s Ministry of Health at a news conference earlier this month and have not been published in a scientific journal yet....

The governor’s curfew will apply to Hennepin, Ramsey and Anoka Counties and be in effect between 7 p.m. Monday until 6 a.m. Tuesday. The order prohibits all persons from traveling on any public street or in any public space during the hours of curfew. Walz said the “largest police presence in Minnesota history will be prepared” to enforce the order and arrest anyone who wants to cause destruction. “We will have further guidance as the days go on,” he added....

Recently hugged Richard Simmons Smoking those damn Stogies again Hugh Grant booked on Leno first Uh, do we have to keep going? We’re kinda getting sick of top-10 lists–another bad sign. When Dave made the late shift from NBC to CBS, critics raved and viewers flocked. The guy could do no wrong! But that was almost two years ago. Now the backlash has begun. The Oscars started it. THE WINNER ISN’T DAVID LETTERMAN, The New York Times sniffed about Dave’s Stupid Host Tricks....

Winfield was a basketball and baseball star at Minnesota. His 1973 College World Series performance reads like the stuff of legend: he batted .467, earning the Most Outstanding Player award for the tournament. But it’s his pitching performance that opens eyes — he threw 17 1/3 innings, allowing one earned run and striking out 29 batters. MORE: 25 best players not in the Hall of Fame | Classic SN covers of Hall of Famers...

It’s not often an NFL left tackle such as David Bakhtiari gets so popular, but that’s what happens when you play in Green Bay and in front of Aaron Rodgers. MORE: Athletes who became actors | Ranking the worst sports movies ever After he and three of his Packers’ offensive line mates — T.J. Lang, Don Barclay and Josh Sitton — joined Clay Matthews for a memorable on-screen moment, Bakhtiari is back in front of the camera with Barclay and center Corey Linsley to pitch Gillette Fusion ProShield at Walmart....

Yeah, you know him. He was the Cavaliers’ coach before LeBron decided to come back home to northeast Ohio a couple summers ago, before there was a Midwestern “Big Three” of James, Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love. Blatt took the job when the Cavs were focused on getting out of the draft lottery and maybe, just maybe, inching closer to a .500 record and earning a playoff seed in a year or two....

Before the Turkish BSL All-Star Game on Sunday, former Cavs and current Darussafaka coach David Blatt took a quick swipe at his old team after Cleveland lost to Oklahoma City in particularly humiliating fashion Saturday afternoon. The Thunder started the game on an 8-0 run and never looked back, destroying the Cavs by a final score of 148-124. After allowing 43 points in the first quarter alone, Cavs players were booed off the floor by the home crowd at Quicken Loans Arena....

The actor and the musician have been together since 2019 and are now just two months away from celebrating their first wedding anniversary. In an interview with The New York Times, Harbour opened up about being at his worst “physically and hair-wise” when he first met Allen. Fortunately their relationship blossomed from their and Harbour has improved his physical well-being too. They’ve been together throughout the pandemic and live with Allen’s kids from a previous relationship....

In a series of tweets Hogg, 20, said he had stepped away from the pillow company that he planned to be “progressive competition” for MyPillow CEO and vocal conspiracy theorist, Mike Lindell. On Saturday, Hogg thanked his Good Pillow partner William LeGate and said he would focus on his college studies and gun control activism. He said: “Effective immediately, I have resigned and released all shares, any ownership and any control of Good Pillow LLC....

Luiz has immediately become a key player at the club since his £32 million return to the Blues from Paris Saint-Germain and Elliott is convinced that he will remain at the top of his game for another three years at least. Why FIFA has got to ban heading “Bringing in David Luiz, people thought, ‘you know what, there’s a lot of mistakes in him,’” the former Chelsea defender said at the London Football Awards....

Red Sox general manager Ben Cherington told reporters Tuesday (per MLB.com) that the veteran designated hitter will be with the club “as long as he wants to be.” MORE: Offseason AL grades | Spector on Hamels-Red Sox rumors | Sox land Cuban teen phenom Moncada Ortiz, who will turn 40 next offseason, will make $16 million in 2015. His contract also has an $11 million option for 2016 that will vest if he reaches 425 plate appearances....

David Ortiz is going to retire after the 2016 season, which means Monday is his final opening day at Fenway Park. That already makes the day special, but the cherry on top was seeing his daughter, Alex, sing the national anthem before the first pitch. Making the moment even better is that his daughter’s presence was a surprise. She did a great job with the anthem, and Ortiz resisted getting too emotional as her vocals echoed through the stadium....

THE RUMOR: MLB executives are “absolutely convinced” that Tigers lefty David Price is going to wind up with the Dodgers. REPORTED BY: USA Today’s Bob Nightengale MORE: Most memorable deadline deals of 21st century | Best destinations for Carlos Gonzalez THE DETAILS: The Dodgers will have to fork over top pitching prospect Julio Urias to get it done, but may have to up their price since the Yankees, Blue Jays and Astros plan to put in serious bids for the former Cy Young winner....