Mark Heim

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Pete Rose and “Shoeless” Joe Jackson are among deceased baseball players who have been removed from Major League Baseball’s permanently ineligible list, it was announced Tuesday. Commissioner Rob Manfred ruled that MLB’s punishment of banned individuals ends upon their deaths. Both Rose, the all-time hit leader, and Jackson, who played for the Chicago White Sox during the “Black Sox” scandal, had their careers and legacies tarnished by gambling.

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Dallas Cowboys offensive lineman Tyler Booker got up close and personal with his first NHL hockey game Sunday. The former Alabama star’s reaction - sitting right behind the glass - can only make you smile. The 12th overall pick in April’s NFL Draft was like a kid in a candy store, eating up all that Game 3 of the Dallas Stars’ second-round series against the Winnipeg Jets had to offer. He admitted he was like that kid, wanting a puck to commemorate the big day.

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Zach Bryan and John Moreland are feuding. As a result, Bryan pulled a song the two country music stars worked on from his streaming service. Moreland, who worked with Bryan on “Memphis; the Blues,” a song off the “Great American Bar Scene” album took a shot about Bryan’s deal with his Warner Music label deal and an agreement to sell his publishing catalog.

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The NFL Network’s Rich Eisen is returning to ESPN after more than two decades, according to The Athletic’s Andrew Marchand. Eisen’s show, per The New York Times, will be licensed by ESPN, giving him ownership and creative control. This, per the report, is similar to Pat McAfee’s agreement with ESPN. The Athletic, citing sources, reports “The Rich Eisen Show” will move from Roku to ESPN this fall as part of the network’s new direct-to-consumer service.

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Morgan Wallen was just ready to go. That pretty much sums up his controversial “Saturday Night Live” exit that had people talking for weeks. “No, no, I was just ready to go home,” the “Last Night” singer said during the May 11 episode of “Sundae Conversations with Caleb Pressley” when asked if someone at “SNL” made him mad.