'Sanford and Son' Star Grady Demond Wilson Dead at 79 Grady Demond Wilson -- best known for playing Lamont Sanford, the son of Fred Sanford on the NBC sitcom "Sanford and Son" -- has died.

RIP 🙏
Wilson's son, Demond Wilson Jr., tells TMZ ... he was pronounced dead Friday morning at his home in Palm Springs, California. He passed away from complications related to cancer.

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San Francisco Giants assistant coach Alyssa Nakken stands in the dugout during a game, wearing the gray road uniform with orange and black trim, 'GIANTS' across the chest, and the classic black cap with interlocking 'SF' logo. She has her arms crossed, a blonde braid over one shoulder, and an engaged, open-mouthed expression as she looks toward the field, with blurred crowd and stadium seating in the background.

#OTD in 2020, San Francisco Giants' Alyssa Nakken became the first female full-time coach in Major League Baseball history. She was also the first woman to coach on the field in a regular-season game (12 Apr 2022), stepping in as first base coach during a game against the Padres.

I ❤️ #baseball ⚾

Destin Conrad: Tiny Desk Concert The R&B singer transforms the Tiny Desk into his own version of a jazz club, reimaging songs in ways we've never heard before.

The R&B singer transforms the Tiny Desk into his own version of a jazz club, reimaging songs in ways we've never heard before. n.pr/4aR4TXn

Scientists Catch Jellyfish and Sea Anemones Behaving in Surprisingly Human Ways Sea anemones and jellyfish don’t have brains, but the way their neurons behave during sleep shows some surprising similarities to humans

Sea anemones and jellyfish don’t have brains, but the way their neurons behave during sleep shows some surprising similarities to humans

Happy Birthday David Bowie, born this day in 1947.

His 26th and final album "Blackstar" (★) was released on this day in 2016.

David Bowie would pass away just a couple of days later. Rest in Peace.

Ain’t it weird how you can’t touch music.
But music touches you.

Who are your top 10 all-time favorite guitarists? Here are mine in no particular order.

Eddie Van Halen
Gary Moore
Michael Schenker
Stevie Ray Vaughn
Robin Trower
Randy Rhoads
Jeff Beck
Jimmy Page
Jimi Hendrix
David Gilmour

Honorable mention: Joe Satriani, B.B. King, Albert King, Randy Bachman

2026 WNBA Mock Draft 1.0: Dallas Wings go with upside at No. 1 in this first-round scenario CBA talks make the 2026 WNBA Draft tough to project, but there are still prospects who deserve to be analyzed.

I wrote a WNBA mock draft. It's only one round and it probably sucks.

Also, it's an especially futile exercise this winter because we know basically nothing about how each team will look. But the prospects are still playing and they deserve to be talked about.

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Live music is the cure for what ails ya. - Henry Rollins #Truth

Measles cases in South Carolina rise by nine to 185, state health department says The South Carolina health department reported 185 measles cases related to the ongoing outbreak in the state on Friday, nine additional cases since its last update on Tuesday.

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Made a new playlist

Photo looking down on seven small stones of different shapes, colours and sizes, each has an individual painted design of a bird, trees or spots in black or white

Contemporary UK artist Natasha Newton's painted stones are inspired by landscape and nature #WomensArt

People say music “saved them.”
No.
It just reminds you that you’re still here long enough to do the saving yourself.

The making of Ta’Niya Latson 2.0 under Dawn Staley’s watch - The IX Basketball Dawn Staley demands patience, defense and trust — and Ta’Niya Latson is learning what that investment yields.

Our @wiltonreports.bsky.social spoke with Ta’Niya Latson, her teammates and coaches about how she's transforming her game this season at South Carolina.

Morning meditation — In this troubled world of ours. ‘In this troubled world of ours, there are plenty of opportunities for deeds of compassion; but there seem to be all too few for sharing in others’ joy. It mostly requires a deliberate effort to identify oneself with the joys and successes of others.’ Nyanaponika Thera

Morning meditation — In this troubled world of ours.

‘In this troubled world of ours, there are plenty of opportunities for deeds of compassion; but there seem to be all too few for sharing in others’ joy. It mostly requires a deliberate effort to identify oneself with the joys and successes of…

“Music is a funny thing when you really come to think about it.”

Unrivaled opening day is around the corner - The IX Basketball Unrivaled's second season is just a few weeks away and the players have arrived in Miami to begin to prepare for tipoff Jan. 5.

It was a newsy day in the @unrivaledwbb.bsky.social world, with plenty of #WNBA CBA talk, too. Our @gabbyalfveby.bsky.social runs it all down for you: www.thenexthoops.com/features/unr...

I agree! Also, funding should be plentiful for schools to afford new books!

In American high schools, many teenagers are assigned few full books to read from beginning to end — often just one or two per year, according to researchers and thousands of responses to an informal reader survey by The New York Times. trib.al/gNp7kWK

Forbes World’s Most Powerful Women of 2025 Here are the most powerful and influential women in the world. These remarkable leaders are shaping industries, economies, and communities--across commerce, education, and artificial intelligence.

For all the setbacks for the world’s women in 2025, the leaders and vanguards on the 2025 Forbes Power Women list stood as examples of resilience in turbulent times.

How women's college basketball plans to continue its upward March The 2025 women's NCAA Tournament features a number of superstars and a plethora of elite teams. The sport has never been in a healthier place.

“The state of women’s basketball has never been better,” Big East commissioner Val Ackerman told me. “The sport is on the move.”

How women’s college basketball plans to continue its upward March: www.nbcsports.com/womens-colle...

How A Fringe Idea Led To Lifesaving Cancer Treatments Over the past century, most cancer research has focused on the tumor itself. Rakesh Jain focused on the tumor's environment instead.

For decades, much of cancer research focused on tumors themselves. This scientist focused instead on tumors' micro-environments. He was harshly criticized—but his work paid off big.

A’ja Wilson, Time magazine's 2025 Athlete of the Year, has her sights on three more WNBA titles 🏆

First steps into Buddhist meditation You cannot change the past, arrange the future to suit yourself, or make other people say and do the things you want them to say and do. All of your power is contained within this moment, related t…

Buddhist read: It's never too late to learn how to meditate. You can start right now with these first steps into Buddhist meditation wp.me/pFy3u-1zX.

Print featuring rooks flying above bare trees against a wintery pink sky

Suzie MacKenzie, printmaker working primarily in collagraph, her work describes the landscape of the north-eastern Highlands of Scotland #ReframingWomenPrintmakers #Winter

Campbell’s fired the VP recorded saying its meat ‘came from a 3D printer’ Welcome to 2025.

Campbell’s fired the VP recorded saying its meat ‘came from a 3D printer’