Popular streamer ISHOWSPEED didn’t want to be involved in a six-man tag team match with Logan Paul and Austin Theory against Jey and Jimmy Uso and LA Knight at WrestleMania 42 in the first place. But after costing Knight a victory on Raw in the weeks prior, he seemingly had to. He entered Allegiant Stadium with Paul and Theory to a barrage of boos. It was unclear how he was going to move in the ring with his lone appearance coming at the Royal Rumble and being absolutely crushed by Bron Breakker. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Speed moved fine, hitting Knight with a body slam. His ultimate sin came at the end of the match when he pushed Knight into Paul to knock him off the apron. Theory yelled at Paul, taking exception to the move. As Theory had Knight in a headlock, Speed was hesitant to attack Knight. Instead, Knight threw Theory into Speed and hit a BFT on Theory to win the match. WWE STARS REVEAL WHAT MAKES WRESTLEMANIA SO SPECIAL: 'IT'S THE SUPER BOWL OF PRO WRESTLING' The moment was far from over as Paul attacked Speed at the end of the match. Paul cleared the Spanish announce table, angling to jump from the top rope and put Speed through it. Instead, Knight and the Usos saved Speed from Paul’s attack. The Usos hit a 1D on Paul and the trio set Speed up to do a little bit of his own damage. Knight held Paul on the announce table that he cleared. Speed went up to the top of ring post. Speed hit a jaw-dropping Speed Splash, sending the Las Vegas crowd into a frenzy. "Holy s---!" the crowd was heard chanting. Knight and the Usos brought Speed back into the ring to celebrate. Even though Speed may have been on the losing side, he got a positive WrestleMania moment out of it. View the full article

The Stanley Cup playoffs are underway, and one of the more intriguing first-round match-ups features the Buffalo Sabres and the Boston Bruins. The Sabres are making their first playoff appearance since 2011, and despite coming in as the Atlantic Division's top-seed, the Bruins are the ones coming into the series with their chest puffed out a bit. Bruins coach Marco Sturm was asked about the series and talked up his team's size and physicality compared to the Sabres. It may seem a little cocky, but he might be on to something. The B's have not been the team the Sabres wanted to open their playoff slate against, considering Boston won the season series 3-1. But, despite a pretty extreme lack of playoff experience on the Sabres roster, they're not going to get shaken by Sturm pumping up his team. "You know, that’s his take on his team," Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said. "I have a lot of respect for what our team has done and how we play, and the speed we play the game, and they’ve got a good team. They know who they are, and we know who we are." "Yeah, I think it’s, obviously, we’ve all seen it," Sabres forward Josh Doan said. "It is everywhere right now, but at the end of the day, I think our group trusts what we’re doing here, and we’ll just let that play out throughout the series, and we’re gonna stick to our game plan. "So it’s one of those things that you see, but at the end of the day, there’s no real response from us in this room." No real response, huh? Well, maybe there will be a response when the two teams hit the ice for Game 1 on Sunday, because it sure sounds like Sturm may have given a hungry Sabres team a little bulletin board material. View the full article

Iran’s regime just told us everything we need to know. Within days, Tehran went from signaling that the Strait of Hormuz would remain open to threatening to close it. That reversal is a reminder that the regime cannot be trusted to uphold any deal it signs because its strategy depends on constant threats and keeping the world off balance. The issue isn’t what they say. It’s who’s really in charge. Iran’s regime does not operate as a normal state. Its leaders often signal calm to ease pressure or buy time. But the real authority sits with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. The IRGC controls the missiles, the proxy networks, and the ability to disrupt global shipping. When it matters, they decide. PAKISTANI GENERAL SAYS IRAN DIPLOMACY STILL 'ALIVE, DESPITE US BLOCKADE, FAILED TALKS And they benefit from instability. The Strait of Hormuz is one of the regime’s most effective tools of coercion. A fifth of the world’s oil flows through it. Iran doesn’t need to shut it down to create a crisis. It just needs to make the threat believable. Even talk of disruption can rattle markets and drive up energy prices. That’s exactly what we’re seeing now. Tehran signals restraint, then pivots back to escalation. It’s not meant to sow confusion. It’s meant to gain leverage. STEVE FORBES: NO MORE DELUSIONS — AMERICA HAS TO FINISH THE JOB IN IRAN This creates a serious problem for anyone still hoping a new agreement with Iran’s regime will bring lasting stability. Deals rely on consistency. The Iranian system is built for the opposite. For years, U.S. and European officials have negotiated as if Iran’s commitments on paper would translate into predictable behavior. But the regime’s most powerful actors are not invested in keeping those commitments. This regime was not designed to be constrained, reformed or tamed. The IRGC’s influence depends on sanctions evasion, regional militias, and the constant threat of escalation. MORNING GLORY: THE US-IRAN NEGOTIATIONS IN ISLAMABAD BECAME REYKJAVÍK 2.0 If Washington’s imperative is ‘no nukes for Tehran,’ then it must recognize that this regime was built not only to chase deadly weapons but to use every tool as power in its dangerous agenda. The shift on Hormuz makes that reality clear. When forced to choose between appearing cooperative and maintaining leverage, the regime chooses leverage. That has direct consequences for U.S. policy. ROBERT MAGINNIS: WHY ISLAMABAD TALKS WERE ALWAYS DOOMED TO FAIL Washington cannot afford to treat diplomacy as an end in itself. An agreement that is not backed by real enforcement, credible military deterrence, and a clear understanding of who holds power in Tehran will not hold. It will be tested, stretched, and eventually broken when the regime decides it can get away with it. A regime that turns a vital energy chokepoint into a pressure tool is not a responsible partner. It is the opposite. The back‑and‑forth over Hormuz is a hard reminder that Tehran’s core strategy is leverage through threat, not cooperation. As long as that is how the system is wired, any agreement with this regime will be inherently unstable. Why let the regime decide what the next about-face will be? That should also tell us where U.S. policy needs to go. Washington has to stop pretending this regime can be "managed" with better communiqués and slightly tougher clauses. The problem is not the wording of the deal. The problem is the nature of the regime that signs it. And regardless of how many of their high-ranking leaders have been killed, it is still the same regime. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP So negotiations should not be treated as a path to stabilizing this leadership, but as a temporary tool while we tighten pressure for its eventual replacement. Any new deal with the current rulers in Tehran will follow the same script of brief restraint when it suits them, followed by another round of ‘diplomacy’ the moment they need leverage. A serious strategy would focus on weakening the regime’s grip at home, targeting its security apparatus and economic lifelines, and openly backing the Iranian people who keep risking their lives to challenge it. The fight over Hormuz is a reminder of how this regime will treat every agreement it signs, right up until the day it is finally gone. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM LISA DAFTARI View the full article

"A trailer has been released for the first film to star an authorised generative AI version of a major Hollywood actor," writes The Guardian: Val Kilmer was cast in western As Deep As the Grave before his death in April 2025. Production delays meant he never shot any scenes, but the creative team worked with UK-based company Sonantic to create an AI speaking voice based on his old recordings. His estate and daughter Mercedes collaborated with the film-makers on the visual deepfake of the actor. Kilmer, who was diagnosed with throat cancer, was also assisted by technology for his cameo in 2022's Top Gun: Maverick... Writer-director Coerte Voorhees confirmed that Kilmer is seen for around an hour of the film's running time... Voorhees has said that the production followed Sag-Aftra [union] guidelines, and that Kilmer's estate — which provided archival material for them to use — was compensated financially. "Kilmer's likeness can be seen portraying Father Fintan, a Catholic priest and Native American spiritualist," adds The Hollywood Reporter. But the AV Club calls it "ghoulish puppet show time." "Having your AI Val Kilmer puppet whisper 'Don't fear the dead, and don't fear me' in a movie trailer is a bold choice..." He is accompanied (per Variety) by a whole host of disclaimers, caveats, and explanations offered by writer-director Coerte Voorhees and his associates: Kilmer deeply wanted to be in the movie, but was too sick to do so. His family endorses and supports his inclusion. He was a big fan of technology, including, presumably, its use in turning his own image into a digital avatar to then shove into movies... The fact is, of course, that nobody would be paying a fraction of this attention to As Deep As The Grave — about early female archeologist Ann Axtell Morris — if it weren't now being used as the stage on which Voorhees was very publicly accepting the dare to go full-on ghoulish with AI tech. "The filmmakers said they hoped they were showing Hollywood how to use the technology in a positive way..." notes Australia's ABC News. But their articles add that "Some have called the trailer 'terrifying' and 'disgusting' on social media." Mashable writes: "Very fitting that this trailer includes a scene where a corpse is unceremoniously yanked out of the ground," read one of the top comments on As Deep as the Grave's trailer at time of writing... [O]nline commenters have labelled it disgusting and disrespectful, not only for digitally reanimating Kilmer but also for the damaging precedent As Deep as the Grave's use of AI could set for the film industry as a whole. Read more of this story at Slashdot. View the full article

Lincoln Riley's tenure as head coach of the USC Trojans has not lived up to expectations. While there have been flashes of brilliance, primarily during the 2022 season, his first in LA, SC has yet to reach the College Football Playoff, or compete for a Big Ten Championship. Some of that can be blamed on Riley, as the Trojans' defense was, to put it mildly, atrocious during his first two years on the job. Some of the underperformance, however, can also be blamed on USC's complete lack of preparation for name, image, and likeness-based recruiting. Despite the wealthy alumni base, location in Los Angeles, and historic success, SC's athletic department, coaching staff, and donor base were not aligned properly when NIL came into effect. And recruiting suffered. After putting up classes perennially in the top 10 of national rankings, SC dropped to #18 and #15 in 2024 and 2025 respectively. Unsurprisingly, per most analytics-based rankings, that's just about where the team finished nationally in overall success rate. Well, thanks to a new general manager, Chad Bowden, better coordination, and weaponizing that prolific donor base, SC brought in the #1 recruiting class in the country for 2026. And Riley is already making some bold claims about it. "We're excited Jim, you know, I think this will be the most complete roster that we've had here at USC," Riley said to Jim Rome on a recent episode of "The Jim Rome Show. "We return some really good productive players that we think are teed up to be the best they've been in their career, including some positions that historically you would say, ‘hey, this is pretty important’ in terms of returning production at quarterback, offensive line, running back, defensive line." Riley explained that it's not just the returning talent that has him excited, it's the "great class" they brought in. "We've got, you know, we've got quite a bit there, which is exciting starting piece," he continued. "And then, you know, we brought in a great class. We signed the number one recruiting class in the country. "You know, it's been great to get up the majority of those guys here for spring ball. And so that combination from a roster standpoint is excited. And we've just gotten a little bit better every single year." Riley went a bit further though, saying that this class and the returning talent have them in position to compete for "championships" at USC. "I think it's caused for a lot of optimism," he said. "So yeah, I can't wait for this season to come up. You know, we came here to win championships. You know, that's why you come to USC. And we feel like this group is certainly prepared and positioned to do that." There's little doubt that this is Riley's best roster at SC. The recruiting class, a good transfer class, and important players returning at key positions. Another year of development for Jayden Maiava, Jakheem Stewart, incredible running backs, and so on. The problem is that until SC wins a big game against a marquee opponent that they weren't "supposed" to win, no one will take him seriously. Yes, Riley beat Notre Dame with Caleb Williams, and had a big win over Michigan at the Coliseum in 2025. But the schedule in 2026 is daunting. Ohio State, Oregon, and Washington in LA. Penn State, Indiana, and Wisconsin on the road. Plus the rivalry game against UCLA at the Rose Bowl. In order to seriously compete for "championships," Riley needs to beat Ohio State and Oregon, or one of those two plus Indiana and/or Penn State on the road. Having a talented roster is one thing. Delivering on that talent is another. Do that, then start talking. View the full article