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Billy Corgan performs at the memorial service for Lisa Marie Presley at her Graceland memorial service on Sunday morning. (Photo: Jason Kempin/Getty Images) Family, friends and fans honored the life of Lisa Marie Presley at her public memorial service on Sunday. The daughter of Elvis and Priscilla Presley died on Jan. 12 at age 54 after going into cardiac arrest, though an official cause of death has not yet been determined. Titled “A Celebration of the Life of Lisa Marie Presley,” the… Source link

Scott Frost’s Nebraska tenure now includes another ugly loss. The Cornhuskers lost 45-42 to Georgia Southern on Saturday night as the Eagles became the third Sun Belt team to beat a Power Five opponent in Week 2. Nebraska had a chance to send the game to overtime as time expired but Timmy Bleekrode’s 52-yard kick sailed wide left. The defeat is the first time in 215 home games at Memorial Stadium that Nebraska has lost while scoring 35 or more points. And it drops Frost’s record at… Source link

Pallbearers carry the casket of the Steelers’ Dwayne Haskins from a memorial service on Friday in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic) POTOMAC, Md. — Standing at the center of the prep football field that Dwayne Haskins Jr. once graced, his sister Tamia, with tears assembling in her eyes, told of a caring brother and “lifelong best friend” who doubled as Bullis High School’s rowdiest theatergoer. To millions, Haskins was a superstar quarterback. To Tamia, he was a secret sharer, a… Source link

Both organizers of a Memorial Day ceremony in Hudson, Ohio, have now resigned under pressure after they silenced a retired U.S. Army officer’s microphone while he was talking about how freed Black slaves honored fallen soldiers just after the Civil War. Video Transcript BARNARD KEMTER: 3,000 African-American schoolchildren singing the Union marching song, “John Brown’s Body.” They were carrying armfuls of flowers and went to decorate the graves. Interesting that there would be a tie back to… Source link

The App is Back! Don’t forget to download the NBC Sports EDGE app to receive real-time player news, mobile alerts and track your favorite players. Plus, now you can check out articles and player cards. Get it here! The new NBC Sports EDGE Driver is such a fun tool to play around with. I’m going to put my lab coat on and see what kind of course-fit stats it can pop out this week for the Memorial Tournament. What do we know about the host venue, Muirfield Village Golf Club? It’s a Jack… Source link

Today is Memorial Day in the United States and to honor the day, Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft Bing all have special logos or themes on their home page. Google also has a special inside page for its search results with an animated top right section with American flags in the grassy hills. Google has historically done nothing for the day, but in 2019 Google went with a grayed out logo and flag theme. They did the same thing this year. Here is what the Google home page looks like today,… Source link

The Independent ‘Shame on the Republican party’: GOP senators block Capitol riot commission Senate Republicans have blocked a bipartisan commission to investigate the Capitol insurrection, hoping to crush a probe into the violent assault before critical 2022 elections while GOP lawmakers manipulate a narrative around a riot inspired by persistent election myths. Despite a last-minute lobbying effort from US Capitol Police officers and the family of an officer who died after the attack,… Source link

Last year, the U.S. reported 1,288 COVID-19 deaths on the Friday before Memorial Day weekend. Over 46,000 Americans were hospitalized because of the virus. And more than 5 percent of tests were still coming back positive, foreshadowing a huge summer surge. At the time, a full 70 percent of Americans said they were either “very worried” or “somewhat worried” about COVID-19. Just 30 percent said they were “not very worried” or “not worried at all.” Exactly one year later, as… Source link

the Memorial Tournament Dublin, OhioMuirfield Village Golf Club – Par 72 – 7,392 yardsField – 131 entrantsPurse – $9.3M The Preview It’s like deja vu all over again as the PGA Tour remains in Dublin, Ohio on the heels of Collin Morikawa‘s playoff victory over Justin Thomas at the inaugural Workday Charity Open, hosted by Muirfield Village Golf Club where we’re accustomed to enjoying the historic Memorial Tournament. This year’s edition of the Memorial feels extra special with a loaded field… Source link