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Early Life and Education Rich Froning Jr. was born on July 21, 1987 in Mount Clemens, Michigan and spent much of his youth in Cookeville, Tennessee. At Cookeville High School, he played football and baseball and was an all-region second baseman. After graduating in 2005, Froning went to Walters State Community College in Morristown, Tennessee on a baseball scholarship. However, he ultimately chose to end his baseball career, and transferred to Tennessee Tech while working at the Cookeville Fire Department....

Simona Halep has been ranked world No. 1 in singles twice, between 2017 and 2019. During that time, she won the 2018 French Open and the 2019 Wimbledon Championships. Halep is the first Romanian woman to be ranked world No. 1 and the first to win a Wimbledon singles title. On July 7, 2018 Simona Halep was upset in the third round of Wimbledon by an unseeded player named Su-Wei Hsieh....

She is also an expert on firearms. Red Jacket is the subject of the popular Discovery Channel reality series, “Sons of Guns”, which follows the day-to-day operations of the custom gun manufacturing and selling business. The program is set in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. In addition to her work at Red Jacket, Stephanie Hayden is also an avid rock climber, horseback rider, and photographer. She also works with Voice of the Wetlands, a volunteer group dedicated to the preservation of the wetlands in southern Louisiana....

Early Life Swoosie Kurtz was born on September 6, 1944, in Omaha, Nebraska. Her mother, Margaret Rogers (better known as Margo), was an author, and her father, Frank Allen Kurtz Jr., was a decorated Air Force Colonel who served as a bomber pilot during World War II. Frank choose the name Swoosie for his daughter because the B-17D Flying Fortress bomber he piloted was named “The Swoose.” Kurtz attended the University of Southern California and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art....

He has appeared in music videos for Snoop Dogg and Mistah Fab and in the films Street Dreams and Minghags. Kennedy was shot twice leaving a party in 2005 but made a full recovery. He has been sponsored by several companies including Baker Skateboards, Venture, Gold Wheels, Active Ride Shop, Shake Junt, and FootPrint Insoles.

While it must be exciting for any Sondheim fan to move into the place he lived for so long, this is a pretty impressive piece of property even apart from Sondheim’s legendary status. Here’s a choice excerpt from some marketing materials for the home: “The living room features chevron-patterned wood floors with mahogany inlay and back-lit built-ins. Beyond the living room is the formal dining room, a unique feature of the homes at the four corners of the Gardens....

Boston signed Devers to a 10-year, $313.5 million contract extension at the beginning of 2023, one of only a handful of players ever to receive a deal worth $300 million or more. He promptly won the Silver Slugger Award in 2024 and earned his third straight All-Star appearance. But this offseason, the Red Sox signed Alex Bregman, who plays third base—the same position that Devers has been at his entire career....

Over the span of a few days, the Niners have agreed to extensions with quarterback Brock Purdy, tight end George Kittle, and linebacker Fred Warner. Collectively, the players will make $272.7 million in guaranteed money, with the potential to earn $404.4 million. Warner’s contract is worth $63 million over three years, with $56.7 million guaranteed. Kittle’s deal is worth more at $76.4 million, though only $40 million of that is guaranteed....

Tommy famously did not win a single PGA Tour event for the first 15 years of his career. He won over $25 million on the Tour without a win, a testament to how often he’s contended. Finally, in August 2025, Tommy won the FedEx Cup, his 164th career start. He took home $10 million with the win, but perhaps more importantly, notched the first victory. His friendly demeanor, strategic approach, and longtime partnership with caddie Ian Finnis have made him a favorite among both fans and fellow players....

The FBI’s search for buried gold is at the center of a legal battle over records of the search and whether or not it was successful. A judge over a recent ruling summed up the situation like this: “The FBI may have found the gold — or maybe not.” The FBI’s claim is that nothing came of their search under the ground of Dents Run, Pennsylvania. Treasure hunter Dennis Parada says otherwise, and is taking the FBI to court in order to reveal the truth....

Early Life Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein was born on January 30, 1962, in Amman, Jordan. He is the son of King Hussein and the British-born Princess Muna Al-Hussein. His dynasty, the Hashemites, ruled Mecca for over 700 years and have ruled Jordan for 100 years. They are the oldest-ruling dynasty in the Muslim world. Abdullah has ten siblings, seven of them half-siblings: Princess Alia, Prince Faisal, Prince Ali, Princess Aisha, Princess Haya, Princess Zein, Prince Hamzah, Princess Raiyah, Prince Hashem, and Princess Iman....

Early Life Anthony Joseph Foyt Jr. was born on January 16, 1935, in Houston, Texas. His father, Tony Foyt Sr., was a mechanic and race car builder who introduced his son to the world of racing at a young age. A.J. dropped out of high school to pursue a racing career, working in his father’s garage while gaining experience behind the wheel in midget and sprint cars. He won his first professional midget race in 1956, quickly establishing a reputation for his raw speed and fearlessness....

Early Life and Education Alix Ashley Earle was born on December 16, 2000, in Monmouth County, New Jersey. She is the daughter of Thomas “TJ” Earle, a construction executive, and Alisa Maniaci. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father later married Ashley Dupré, who was infamously former Governor Eliot Spitzer’s call girl. Alix has one younger sister, Ashtin, and three half-siblings from her father’s second marriage. She attended Red Bank Catholic High School and graduated in 2019....

Early Life Allison Holker was born Allison Renae Holker on February 6, 1988, in Anoka County, Minnesota. She was raised in Orem, Utah, and she attended Timpanogos High School, graduating in 2006. Allison began taking dance lessons at The Dance Club when she was 9 years old, specializing in ballet, tap, jazz, and contemporary dance. In 2002, Holker danced in the opening and closing ceremonies of the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City while Earth, Wind and Fire performed....

Audrey Meadows was best known for playing housewife Alice Kramden on the television sitcom “The Honeymooners.” Later in her career, she was on the sitcoms “Too Close for Comfort” and “Uncle Buck.” Meadows also appeared in some films, including the comedies “That Touch of Mink,” “Take Her, She’s Mine,” and “Rosie!” As we detail in the next section, Audrey earned a small fortune thanks to a shrewd request to earn residuals on “The Honeymooners....

He also served as the coach of the Celtics from 1963 to 1969 and of the Royals from 1969 to 1973. Cousy won six NBA championships with the Boston Celtics and was named NBA Most Valuable Player in 1957. He was a 13 time NBA All-Star and two time NBA All-Star Game MVP. He was selected to the All-NBA First Team 10 times and led the league in assists eight times....

Early Life Bone Crusher was born Wayne Hardnett Jr. on August 23, 1971, in Atlanta, Georgia. He initially gained attention as part of the rap collective Lyrical Giants alongside Donald “Baby D” Jenkins and Bizar. After being discovered by Jermaine Dupri, he signed to So So Def/Arista and quickly rose to national prominence. Career Highlights “AttenCHUN!” was released on April 29, 2003, driven by the breakout success of “Never Scared.” His follow-up album, “Release the Beast,” arrived in 2006 and featured the single “Southern Gorillas,” followed by the album “Free” in 2007....

Early Life and Education Candice DeLong was born on July 16, 1950 in Chicago, Illinois to a homemaker mother and a building contractor father. For her higher education, she attended Northwestern University in Evanston. Before becoming a criminal profiler, DeLong worked as a psychiatric nurse at Northwestern University Hospital. Desiring a new career after getting divorced at the age of 28, she went to Quantico, Virginia to attend the FBI training academy....

Christian started out selling fashion sketches for 10 cents each outside of his house. He left school and opened a small art gallery with help from his father and sold art by Pablo Picasso and other artists. In 1937, he was employed by fashion designer Robert Piguet. Dior served in the army and then worked for Lucien Lelong. He started his own fashion house in 1946, and women protested his designs because they covered up their legs....