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Martin Chivers, soccer, 1945-2026

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Sports figures we lost in 2026

Gore was 34 and, according to a social media post from his wife Britney, died following complications during a routine surgery. Gore is survived by his wife and three children.

A revered teammate and dynamic personality, Gore's tremendous speed kept him in the major leagues for parts of eight seasons and produced one of the most remarkable feats to which a player could lay claim: He was a 2015 World Series champion with the Royals in his second season in the bigs, but had not yet recorded his first major league hit.

In fact, it wasn't until his fifth major league season – 2018 with theChicago Cubs– that he got his first hit, asingle up the middleoff future Hall of Famer Max Scherzer.

Yet his legs held immense value.

Gore, perhaps generously listed at 5 feet 7 and 160 pounds, was clocked at 4.29 seconds in the 40-yard dash, and the lower-revenue Royals, always seeking an edge, deployed him as a designated runner during their two-year run as American League champions that culminated in their 2015 title.

He was nearly impossible to catch: Gore was 17-for-17 in stolen bases to begin his career (though he was caught once in the postseason), finallygetting nabbedby Cleveland catcher Roberto Perez in 2016.

By then, though, he was a cult hero in Kansas City, on a Royals team that in a powerball era somehow conjured up memories of its 1980s speed and defense dynasty. Led by All-Star Lorenzo Cain and buttressed by Jarrod Dyson and Gore, Kansas City found a way to topple bigger-market clubs and win its first championship in 30 years.

It was Dyson who famously coined the phrase"That's what speed do,"yet even Dyson could not keep up with Gore, who stole a base and scored a walk-off run in his major league debut.

"I wouldn't say I'm cocky," he told theKansas City Starin 2014, "but I know I'm really fast.

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"And it's going to take a perfect throw."

Gore grew into a more fully-formed player in his second tour with the Royals, batting .275 with 14 hits in 58 at-bats in 2019, and swiping 13 bases in 18 attempts.

"Terrance was an unforgettable part of our organization with a unique talent that catapulted him to some of the biggest moments in Royals history," says Royals president of baseball operations JJ Picollo in a statement released by the club. "While his speed and athleticism were what most people immediately noticed, those of us who had the opportunity to know him also remember his energy, his humility, and the impact he made in big moments on the game's biggest stage.

"Our thoughts and prayers are with Terrance's wife, Britney, their three children, and all of his family and friends during this difficult time. This is a sad ending to an incredible story."

He'd latch on with the Dodgers, Braves and Mets in subsequent years, and got one more shot at postseason glory, appearing in the 2021 NLDS for Atlanta. Yet he showed how big his heart was once the Braves went on to win that World Series.

As the Braves celebrated closing out the Houston Astros in Game 6 of that Fall Classic, Gore made sure to pull out his phone and shoot a video call to pitcher Charlie Morton, whobroke his right fibulain Game 1 and was home recuperating from surgery.

Simply, he wanted Charlie to be part of the celebration. And somehow, wherever Gore went, a celebration – no matter how unlikely – of some sort was likely to follow.

Gore was born in Macon, Ga. and raised in Gray, a small town to Macon's northeast, before attending Gulf Coast State College in Florida, from which the Royals selected him in the 20th round of the 2011 draft. He settled in Panama City after retirement and worked as a speed and baseball trainer at asports facility there, as hisfamilywith Britney grew to three children.

Gore retired without a major league home run - and just onerun batted in- yet managed to impact the game forever.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:Terrance Gore death: Former Royals speedster dies at age 34

The son of two-time Slam Dunk champion Jason Richardson, who won the event in 2002 and 2003, will be one of four competitors officially named for the event that will take place Feb. 14.

The younger Richardson will compete against San Antonio Spurs rookie forward Carter Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers 7-foot center Jaxson Hayes and Miami Heat forward Keshad Johnson at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif. All four players will be making their All-Star Slam Dunk debut.

The NBA also announced the teams for the Shooting Stars competition next Saturday. The teams are comprised of two NBA players and one league legend.

Team All-Star will consist of Toronto Raptors forward Scottie Barnes, Oklahoma City Thunder center Chet Holmgren and three-time All-Star Richard Hamilton.

Team Cameron will be comprised of the following Duke alums: Atlanta Hawks star Jalen Johnson, Charlotte Hornets rookie Kon Knueppel and Corey Maggette.

Team Harper will consist of five-time NBA champion Ron Harper Sr. and sons Dylan Harper (San Antonio Spurs) and Ron Harper Jr. (Boston Celtics).

Team Knicks is comprised of All-Stars Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns along with Allan Houston.

--Field Level Media

Bidunga made 7 of 8 field goals and 3 of 4 from the line, while Trey White notched 16 points and six boards for the Jayhawks (18-5, 8-2 Big 12).

Darryn Peterson scored 14 points, and Melvin Council Jr. had 11 points, six assists and five rebounds as Kansas was 28 of 56 (50%) from the field.

With the victory, the Jayhawks remained in a tie for third place in the conference with No. 7 Iowa State, a 72-69 winner over Baylor.

In losing it fifth consecutive contest, Utah (9-14, 1-9) received a strong performance from Keanu Dawes, who posted a double-double with 22 points and 12 rebounds.

Terrence Brown had 16 points and four steals, and Don McHenry scored 12 with five boards as the visitors hit 40% (22 of 55) from the floor.

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During the first four minutes, Dawes sank a pair of three-pointers and scored eight points as Utah led 12-8 on 5 of 7 shooting from the floor, while the home side missed 4 of 7 tries.

Kansas went back ahead for the second time on a 10-2 run highlighted by an alley-oop dunk tossed up by Council and slammed down by Bidunga at 13:05. The Utes aided the run by missing eight consecutive shots.

After being fouled on a long ball, McHenry canned all three free throws to make it 28-23 at 5:37, and Seydou Traore made three of four freebies to bring the deficit to 30-28.

Despite committing seven turnovers and seeing Utah coming up with six steals, Kansas used an 8-3 run to lead 38-31 at the break behind Council's nine points and four assists.

Utah opened the second half on a 5-0 run to put it at 38-36 and force a timeout by Kansas coach Bill Self, and an alley-oop slam by White and Council's floating jumper at 10:17 gave the home side its first double-digit lead at 54-44.

Peterson's steal and breakaway slam for a three-point play at 8:26 lifted it to 59-44, a margin Utah could never reduce to single digits.

--Field Level Media

NEED TO KNOW

• Michael Keaton reflected on his longtime friendship with Catherine O'Hara, who died on Jan. 30, during a Feb. 6 event

• The actor and O'Hara starred together in 1988's Beetlejuice

• He revealed that the pair bonded over both having six siblings

Catherine O'Haraleft a lasting impact onMichael Keaton.

TheBatmanstar, 74, reflected on his longtime friendship with hisBeetlejuicecostar O'Hara — whodied at the age of 71on Jan. 30 — at Harvard University's Hasty Pudding Theatricals 2026 Man of the Year event in Cambridge, Mass., on Friday, Feb. 6.

"I was a bigSCTVfan. I am the biggestSCTVfan," Keaton shared when asked about how he first met her. "And I'm trying to think, when was it? I think I was doing a movie in Toronto. ... I remember we must have met or known each other a little bit, because, like myself, she has a big family. She's one of seven, and I'm one of seven. And so somehow we got to be friends."

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"I remember a night in Toronto where she had a summer [with her] brothers and sisters, and we were all shooting pool in some bar somewhere," he continued. "But I think I had known her before, kind of having a hard time remembering it."

The actor went on to say that he was a "giant fan, like everyone else" and knew her as "kind of a goddess" inside the comedy world — and he wasn't the only one. He said many people in the industry "knew how brilliant she was and how great she was" so it was no surprise when her star began to rise.

"And I was doing this tiny little movie calledGame 6, which is actually a really good little movie. It takes place in Boston, and Griffin [Dunne] and I were talking, and they hadn't cast it [yet]. I said, 'Hey, how [about] Catherine O'Hara as my ex-wife? Yeah, you think she'd do it?' So I called her, and she came down,"Keaton recalled of the 2005 film, in which O'Hara played Lillian Rogan.

"I guess that was after the firstBeetlejuice.But I knew her before that. And to answer your question, I don't remember what the first time was when I met her, but we got to be friends in addition to just working together as well," he added.

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TheSpider-Man: Homecomingactor was one of the first to share a tribute online to O'Hara after her manager confirmed her death on Jan. 30. In anInstagram postshared the same day, he posted a recent photo of the pair smiling together for a camera.

"We go back before the firstBeetlejuice,"he captioned the photo. "She's been my pretend wife, my pretend nemesis and my real life, true friend. This one hurts. Man am I gonna miss her. Thinking about Beau as well."

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He also penned a tribute to her inTime, in which he described getting to know her as "breathing rarefied air." He noted that she had a "twinkle, a light, a glow" whenever she talked with someone and listened to their stories.

"To have a woman as your friend is a great thing. To have a brilliantly funny woman as your friend is special. To have Catherine O'Hara as your friend is a blessing," he wrote.

O'Hara was born in Toronto in 1954. After graduating from high school, she got a job as a waitress at theSCTVin Toronto before joining the company in 1974. She made her film debut was 1980'sDouble Negative, which also featured Eugene Levy and otherSCTVcostars like Flaherty andJohn Candy.

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In 1990, she was cast inHome Aloneas the harried mom of Macaulay Culkin's Kevin. She reprised her role for 1992'sHome Alone 2: Lost in New York. She also starred in 1993'sThe Nightmare Before Christmas, in which she voiced Sally, and 1994'sWyatt Earp.

In 2015, she teamed up with Levy once again forSchitt's Creek, created by his son,Dan Levy. In 2020,she won the Emmyfor Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for her role as Moira Rose.

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O'Hara's final series role came in Apple TV's Hollywood satireThe Studio, playing deposed studio head Patty Leigh. The show earned her a nomination at the 2025 Emmys, as did herguest appearance onThe Last of Us.

O'Hara is survived by her husbandBo Welch, whom she met when he worked as a production designer onBeetlejuiceand married in 1992,and theirsons, Matthew and Luke.

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NEED TO KNOW

• Adam Sandler attended the 41st Annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival on Feb 5, 2026, where he was honored with the Maltin Modern Master Award

• During the event, he recalled what it was like going "toe to toe" with the late actor Philip Seymour Hoffman in the film Punch‑Drunk Love

• The 59-year-old actor also praised the on-screen work of Hoffman's son, Connor

Adam Sandlerfirst teamed up withPhilip Seymour Hoffmanin the 2002Paul Thomas AndersonfilmPunch‑Drunk Love– a memorable, quirky romantic comedy.

At the 41st Annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival, where Sandler was honored with the Maltin Modern Master Award, he reflected fondly on that experience in conversation with Leonard Maltin.

Sandler explained how memorable working with Hoffman was, recalling their time rehearsing together and the way the scenes came alive under Anderson's guidance.

"I'm very proud that I worked with Phil," Sandler, 59, said during the event. "I loved him as a guy and I loved him as one of the best actors of our generation."

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When asked what it was likegoing "toe to toe" with Hoffman, Sandler described an intense but rewarding rehearsal process that he'll never forget.

The duo rehearsed the scene extensively, often in informal settings around the director's property, exploring their scenes from multiple angles and building a rich connection before shooting.

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"We'd walk around… do the scenes, and we'd go at it different directions and then on the day when we shot that we kind of kept to ourselves and stayed in our own little worlds," the comedian recalled. "Then when Paul called action, we went at it and went toe to toe and felt what we felt and I loved it."

Their back‑and‑forth rehearsals came in handy for the film's emotional highs and lows, with Sandler playing the anxious Barry Egan and Hoffman portraying his chaotic business rival, Dean Trumbell. Rehearsing extensively beforehand helped them understand their characters' tension and timing, so that when the cameras rolled, their interactions felt real and alive.

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In 2014,Hoffman died at age 46, leaving behind hislongtime partner Mimi O'Donnelland their three children:son Cooperand daughters Tallulah and Willa.

Cooper, now an actor in his own right, has taken on leading roles in films includingLicorice Pizza, Saturday NightandThe Long Walk– marking a promising continuation of his father's legacy.

During the event on Feb. 5, Sandler spoke warmly about Cooper, saying, "[Hoffman's] boy is fantastic. I love watching that kid. He's a great actor."

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Kurt Russellknew thatTop Gun: Maverickwas the film that movie theaters need to get out ofthe danger zone.

TheEscape From New Yorkstar and former pilot tellsEntertainment Weeklythat he personally sent a letter toTom Cruiseabout the high-flying sequel, which became a box office smash hit when it was released in May 2022.

"I actually sent Tom a note because I thought that this was the type of movie that we needed to try and get the movie business back on track, which it's been struggling to do ever since COVID," Russell explains. "People got out of the habit of going to watch something collectively and got used to watching things at home."

As a result, the 74-year-old says that streaming platforms have become "extremely popular," with "a lot of people from our business [pivoting] over to that" instead of the standard theatrical experience.

A sequel to the 1986 classicTop Gun,Maverickfollowed Cruise's Capt. Pete "Maverick" Mitchell as he taught a group of young Navy pilots how to both conduct and survive a dangerous mission. The film also starred Glen Powell, Miles Teller, Monica Barbaro, Lewis Pullman, and more.

The Oscar-winning film was the summer smash hit that the box office needed in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, raking in $1.48 billion globally and becoming the 15th highest-grossing film of all time. It would go on to become the second highest-grossing film of the year behindAvatar: the Way of Water.

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In addition to its box office success,Maverickwas also nominated for six Academy Awards andtook home the trophy for Best Soundat the 2023Oscars. Anuntitled threequel is currently in development, with Kosinski in talks to return as its director.

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But, first, the filmmaker is directing Russell in Michelob ULTRA's new Super Bowl advertisement, which also happens to starMaverick's very own Pullman. Titled "The ULTRA Instructor," the clip blends football festivities with the upcoming Winter Olympics by having Russell transform subpar skier Greg (Pullman) into a serious slope shredder.

"We love watching the Super Bowl, and it's fun to watch the commercials too," Russellpreviously told EW about the advertisement. "I gotta say, on that day, they're very different…. They're a little bit like a mini movie. They're water cooler fare, and the next day it's fun to talk about them. So I looked at it as something like, 'Hey, let's go after this. Let's have some fun with this thing.'"

Watch "The ULTRA Instructor" above.

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It's been almost two weeks since an ice storm cut the power at Barbara Bishop's house in rural Mississippi, and she still finds herself lacking basic amenities such as light and unspoiled food. Light switches that don't work, a fridge full of spoiled food and the unsavory smells that come from it are just a few symptoms of the harsh winter storm they endured.

Barbara, 79, and her husband George, 85, live outside Oxford, where that ice storm didn't just knock out power but turned the entire community upside down. It turned trees into weapons. Ice-coated branches took down power lines and made roads so badly damaged that you couldn't drive on them even if you wanted to.

After the storm hit, the Bishops' home became a refuge. Their son showed up. Then their granddaughter with her two kids. All of them had lost power and water. So now it's seven people in one house, huddled around a single gas heater, trying to stay warm through days of bitter cold. For a stretch, they lost water, too.

"It's just been one of those times you just have to grit, grit your teeth and bare it," Barbara said.

That's what nearly 15,000 people across northern Mississippi were still doing Saturday morning – gritting their teeth two weeks later. PowerOutage.us showed the number had dropped from 180,000 customers in the immediate aftermath, but "dropping" doesn't mean much when you're still one of the thousands sitting in the dark.

Lafayette County, where Oxford is located, still has more than 3,000 customers without power.

Lafayette County had the most outages as of Saturday – about 3,244 customers. Tippah County had 2,879. Panola has over 2,000, while Yalobusha and Tishomingo counties both had more than 1,700 each. These aren't just numbers. These are families heating water on gas stoves. Elderly couples in their 80s wondering when normal comes back.

By Friday, temperatures in Oxford hit 70 degrees. But chunks of ice still covered the ground in shaded spots – a reminder that winter isn't done with them yet. Downed trees had been stacked into massive piles along the roadsides, some still smoldering from controlled burns. Power lines hung low over streets in places, dangling in parking lots. Tree limbs hung overhead like they were deciding whether to fall.

Mother Nature has finally started to bring some relief in terms of temperatures, with more consistently warmer weather expected this week, says meteorologist Rob Shackelford. The high Sunday is in the lower 60s, increasing to the upper 60s and lower 70s starting Monday. Weather shouldn't be too hazardous, with only slight chances of showers Tuesday night into Wednesday and to end the week.

Across the street from the Bishops, Russ Jones and his wife have been living without electricity or water. For days, they filled 5-gallon buckets to flush toilets. Cooked on their gas stove. Stayed warm by the fireplace. It works, technically. But it wears you down.

"It's been a shock to the system," Jones said.

He and his wife started staying with friends a few days ago – the kind of decision you don't want to make but eventually have to.

Friday, his yard was full of volunteers from Eight Days of Hope, a nonprofit that shows up when disasters hit. They cleared snapped limbs, hauled away a massive tree from his backyard and moved with the kind of efficiency that only comes from doing this over and over. The organization has been there for days, helping dozens of homeowners patch roofs and clean up yards. They've served more than 16,000 free meals.

Jones said it was a relief to have one less thing weighing on him. When a volunteer handed him a free T-shirt and a blanket for his wife, he had to hold back tears.

"It's just beyond anything I could ever imagine," he said.

Sometimes the help isn't what fixes everything. It's just what reminds you that you're not forgotten.

Portions of this report are from the Associated Press.