Doris Burke and Doc Rivers named to ESPN and ABC's top NBA crew
Doris Burke will become the first woman to serve as a game analyst on television for a championship final in one of the...
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Senegal musician Maal named UN ambassador on desertification
Senegalese singer-songwriter Baaba Maal has been named a goodwill ambassador for the U.N. Covention to Combat Desertific...
Tom Hanks named Harvard's 2023 commencement speaker
Two-time Academy Award winning actor Tom Hanks has been named the principal speaker at Harvard’s commencement on May 25
Pharrell named new Louis Vuitton menswear creative director
Louis Vuitton has named multitalented singer-songwriter-philanthropist Pharrell Williams as creative director of its men...
Chris Evans named Sexiest Man Alive by People magazine
“Captain America” star Chris Evans has a new title — he's been named People magazine's Sexiest Man Alive
Gordy, Robinson named MusiCares’ 2023 Person of the Year
Berry Gordy and Smokey Robinson will be honored as next year’s MusiCares Persons of the Year, celebrating the legacy of...
Iconic Russian singer asks to be named 'foreign agent'
Iconic Russian singer Alla Pugacheva, hugely popular since Soviet times, says she wants to be placed on Russia’s foreign...
Ada Limón named the 24th U.S. poet laureate
On Tuesday, the Library of Congress announced that 46-year-old Ada Limón had been named the 24th U.S. poet laureate, off...
Country star Blake Shelton named Indy 500 grand marshal
Blake Shelton will lend his voice to the Indianapolis 500 as the grand marshal for Sunday’s race
Joe Davis named Fox's lead baseball voice after Buck leaves
Los Angeles Dodgers broadcaster Joe Davis was named Fox Sports’ lead baseball play-by-play announcer