Son and 8-Year-Old Grandson of Former Boston Red Sox Star Found Dead in Murder-Suicide

Liza Hazard and Dante Hazard.Photo:Facebook Facebook The Bristol County District Attorney’s Office told PEOPLE George Scott III, the son of former Red Sox first baseman George “Boomer” Scott, was found dead in his home last Friday morning along with his young son Dante Hazard. The family lived in New Bedford, Mass., about an hour south of Boston. Scott III, 54, “killed the boy with a sharp object before taking his own life,” district attorney spokesperson Gregg Miliote said in a statement....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 387 words · Jenna Hoffman

Sophie Turner Reveals She Once Tried to Get Matthew Perry to Ask Her On a Date in 2016

Long beforeJoe Jonaswas in the picture,Sophie Turnerhad her sights set on somebody else. On Friday, theGame of Thronesactress, 23, appeared on Twitter’s #BehindTheTweets series, where she was confronted with several of her years-old tweets, including one that mentionedMatthew Perry‘s character onFriends. In thetweet from 2016, Turner excitedly wrote about when she encountered “Chanandler Bong,” a fan-known reference of Perry‘s character Chandler Bing on the long-running sitcom, while he was rehearsing for a play on her street in London....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 468 words · Richard Bush

Soulja Boy Released from Jail Nearly Five Months Early After Three Months Behind Bars

Soulja Boy has been released from jail nearly five months early after spending a little overthree months behind barsfor violating probation. The “Crank That (Soulja Boy)” rapper was freed just before 2 a.m. local time on Sunday from a Los Angeles jail, where he’d been since April 11, due to expiration, online records show. Soulja, 28, was initially sentenced to 240 days but was released 146 days early due to a combination of good behavior, time served and overcrowding,TMZ reported....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 330 words · Kristin Reed

Sports-Loving Squirrel Shocks Yankees Fans By Stealing Front Row Seat to Baseball Game — Watch!

Photo:mlb mlb It’s not every day you see a squirrel running on the outfield wall at a baseball game. On Tuesday, the Baltimore Orioleas took on the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium, but a squirrel, not a baseball player, stole the show. In a video of the amusing incident — now viral with over 5.6 million views on MLB’s Twitter — fans see the squirrel and immediately jump back in surprise when they realize theanimal is just a couple of feet away....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 364 words · Shawn Simmons

Stanley Tucci Makes Ina Garten Her First Martini and It's 'the Best One of All' — Watch

Stanley Tucciis sharing his famouscocktail-making skillswithIna Garten.The Emmy Award-winning actor joins the Food Network host for a meal and a conversation on the third season of her showBe My Guest with Ina Garten, which premieres on March 5.Tucci’s contribution? Garten’s first martini. Yes, first.“How jealous are you?” the celebrity cook, 75, teases viewers in PEOPLE’s exclusive sneak peek of the episode above. “And I thought oysters go with martinis, right? So I made oysters Rockefeller for you, how is that?...

March 16, 2025 · 6 min · 1173 words · Christopher Williams

Star Moms' Back-to-School Style

01of 10 JESSICA ALBA AKM-GSI 02of 10REESE WITHERSPOONFletcher Jones/BroadimageBefore her third pregnancy,the stargoes casual in October 2011 in a striped top and jeans while picking up her mini-me, 12-year-old daughter Ava, after school in Los Angeles. 02of 10 REESE WITHERSPOON Fletcher Jones/Broadimage Before her third pregnancy,the stargoes casual in October 2011 in a striped top and jeans while picking up her mini-me, 12-year-old daughter Ava, after school in Los Angeles....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 493 words · Katrina Duncan

Steely Dan's Donald Fagen Apologizes for 'Screwup' After Aimee Mann Said She Was Dropped from Tour

Donald Fagen (L), Aimee Mann (R).Photo: Mediapunch/Shutterstock; Mike Coppola/Getty ImagesSteely Dan’s Donald Fagen has issued an apology to Aimee Mann after she was removed from the band’s upcoming tour, but squashed the singer’s speculation that she was taken off the bill because she’s a woman.Mann, 61, raised eyebrows on Wednesday after she shared a comic strip toInstagramlamenting the fact that she’d been ousted as the opener for Steely Dan’s upcoming summer tour....

March 16, 2025 · 5 min · 1028 words · Christopher Ellis

Stella Baker Talks Taking on Her First Lead Role in 'The Republic of Sarah' : 'Am I Doing This Right?'

Stella Baker.Photo: Nino Muñoz/The CW Stella Baker is opening up about taking on her first lead acting role. Three years after graduating from the Yale School of Drama, the daughter ofMentalistalumSimon Bakerand actressRebecca Riggstars in The CW’s new dramaThe Republic of Sarah,which premiered on June 14. Baker, 27, plays Sarah Cooper, a passionate high school history teacher who sets out to save her small New Hampshire town from becoming a mining site for a big tech company....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 333 words · Linda Barnes

Steph Curry Gets His Sister One Epic Wedding Present — a Locker Room at Her Alma Mater

Stephen Currydidn’t exactly consult his sister’s wedding registry when searching for the perfect gift for her big day. In a video message — which played while Sydel was in the stands at one of the current volleyball team’s games in Elon, North Carolina — Stephen, 30, told his sister, “Just want to say congratulations on getting married this weekend, that’s a big occasion, I know it’s crazy.” “But we also want to congratulate you on an amazing career at Elon playing volleyball, all you did for the school and the program, and wanted to give it back to you with the new locker room for Sydel Curry,” Stephen said....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 346 words · Jessica Robinson

Stevie Nicks Praises 'Magnificent' Greta Gerwig forBarbie: 'What a Challenge That Was' (Exclusive)

Stevie Nicks and ‘Barbie’ director Greta Gerwig.Photo:Dia Dipasupil/FilmMagic;Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Dia Dipasupil/FilmMagic;Stuart C. Wilson/Getty BarbieearnedStevie Nicks’s stamp of approval. Nicks, who recentlyunveiled her very own Barbiedoll, tells PEOPLE she “loved” the film, and gave writer-directorGreta Gerwigspecial props. TheFleetwood Macfrontwoman, who has penned some of the greatest hits in the rock ‘n’ roll canon, says if given the chance she doesn’t think she could accomplish what Gerwig, 40, did withBarbie....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 643 words · Zachary Graham

Stranger Things: Creepy First Look at London Stage Show Brings Back a Familiar Villain

First look atStranger Things: The First Shadow.Photo:Manuel Harlan Manuel Harlan Stranger Things: The First Shadowhas officially kicked off its stage run! PEOPLE has obtained a first-look image from the London production, which began playing in previews on Friday, as well as the title of its first act: “Chapter One: The Girl from Nowhere.” The show’s format takes a leaf from the popularNetflixseries' episode titles. In the photo from the prequel story, a Demogorgon (the main “big bad” from the show’s first season) is shown facing off against a human character amid an ominous dark backdrop, featuring swirling clouds, flying creatures and what appears to be a mysterious figure in the top left corner....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 340 words · Ashley Goodman

Struggling Children's Book Author Killed Wife and 3 Kids Before Turning Gun on Himself: DA

Photo: facebook On Monday morning, thebodies of Joseph Zaccardi, his wife Deirdre,and their three children — daughter Alexis, 11, and twins Nathaniel and Kathryn, 9 — were discovered. They had all been shot. On Wednesday, Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy Cruz announced Joseph Zaccardi was the murderer,CBS,CNNand theBoston Heraldreport. Nathaniel, Alexis and Kathryn Zaccardi.facebook After officials arrived at the scene, they located the four other bodies in the condo....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 220 words · Edward Butler

Substitute Teacher Sam Kavanaugh Wins $250,000 in 'Jeopardy!' Tournament of Champions

Jeopardy contestant Sam Kavanaugh.Photo: Carol Kaelson/Quadra Productions, Inc. Jeopardy!’s Tournament of Champions has named its winner! Sam Kavanaugh, a Minnesota substitute teacher, won the $250,000 grand prize on Friday after 10 days of competition against Michigan wine tasting consultant Jennifer Quail and Oregon reference librarian Veronica Vichit-Vadakan. Quail won the $100,000 prize, while Vichit-Vadakan won $50,000. Jeopardy contestants Veronica Vichit-Vadakan, Jennifer Quail, Sam Kavanaugh.Carol Kaelson/Quadra Productions, Inc. Trebek’s wife,Jean Trebek, calledJeopardy!...

March 16, 2025 · 1 min · 168 words · Deanna Brown