Anže Kopitar is the first-ever Slovene professional ice hockey center to play in the NHL. He debuted in NHL in 2006 and currently serves as a player and captain for the Los Angeles Kings. Th2e thirty-three years old pro ice hockey center who has spent his entire NHL career with the LA Kings got the position of the team’s captain from the 2015-16 season. He is most notably famous for both his offensive and defensive play.
Ni Kuang, one of Hong Kong’s most distinguished screenwriters and novelists, has died. He was 87.
He died on Sunday in Hong Kong, with local media reporting skin cancer as the cause of death.
Ni wrote some 300 screenplays, many in the martial arts genre and many for the Shaw Brothers studio with co-writer Chang Chen. He wrote the scripts for classic films “The 36th Chamber of Shaolin” and “One Armed Swordsman” and had a hand in two of Bruce Lee’s six movies “The Big Boss” and “Fist of Fury” though the writing credit went to Wei Lo.
There are some college football programs that are consistently good, year in and year out. Sure, they may experience the occasional down season, but when the bowl games roll around, they're usually playing in a prominent one. Auburn, Florida, Michigan, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Tennessee and Texas are all good examples of these kinds of programs. Combined, they've won 26 championships while producing 21 Heisman Trophy-winning players.
They also owe a combined $51.35 million to coaches who are no longer coaching in their program.
Stoner, who is pansexual, spoke to Insider this week about her new memoir, “Mind Body Pride.” She revealed that she briefly attended reparative, or “gay conversion,” therapy sessions in hopes of reconciling her sexuality with her religious faith.
“I felt like everything was wrong with me, even though I, in my heart of hearts, only desired to be a devoted follower of God,” said the actor, whose credits include “Step Up” and “Cheaper by the Dozen,” as well as Missy Elliott’s “Work It” video.
FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty ImagesFormer UFC champion Francis Ngannou is nearing a deal with an unnamed promotion after it was revealed he won't be signing with ONE Championship.
Ariel Helwani relayed the news during The MMA Hour, noting he spoke to Ngannou, who he said is "very close" to signing a deal with another promotion and was "very up front about this" during his talks with ONE Championship.
Earlier Monday, ONE Championship CEO Chatri Sityodtong, confirmed to Nicolas Atkin of the South China Morning Post that Ngannou wouldn't be joining after talks between the sides.