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BACKGRID If Antonio Brown wants Jerry Jones to call him, it won't be about making him a Dallas Cowboy ... 'cause the legendary owner says he'd rather give his young receivers a chance. The former Buccaneer spoke about his NFL future with TMZ Sports last week ... and while he has a boomin' rap career, it definitely sounded like he wasn't ready to step away from the game just yet -- saying, "Tell Jerry Jones to call me!" TMZSports.com Despite a pretty banged up receiver room with several injuries to key players, Jones seems uninterested in the idea of bringing in the Super Bowl champ. Antonio Brown Interested In Cowboys, 'Tell Jerry Jones To Call Me' "We're good," Jones says of AB's interest. "But, we want to give these young guys a real chance to make this team." While the Hall of Fame owner is focused on youth, it doesn't mean it can't happen -- either that, or Jones was just being REALLY nice about the situation and just didn't … [Read more...] about Jerry Jones Brushes Off Antonio Brown’s Cowboys Interest, We Have Young Guys

TMZ.com Lil Durk is back on the move, following a scary moment during his Lollapalooza set last month where a stage prop exploded in his face. The Chicago drill rapper recently joined DJ Khaled on his tour bus, where Durk was all smiles and bandage-free as the "We The Best" hitmaker spouted off inspirational quotes to promote his new album. Waiting for your permission to load the Instagram Media. Durk announced he was taking a mental health break a couple of weeks ago following the eye injury. No word yet if the hiatus is officially over or if it'll affect his tour -- slated for mid-October -- but judging from his energy with Khaled, Smurkio appears to be back. Lil Durk Announces He's Taking Time Off After Suffering Injury in Explosion DJ Khaled has been corralling all the top rappers in the game for his upcoming album "God Did" ... Drake , Lil Baby , Future and Jay-Z are just some of the names that have buzzed … [Read more...] about Lil Durk Resurfaces With DJ Khaled Following Eye Injury at Concert

Swedish video game company Embracer Group has acquired Middle-earth Enterprises, a division of The Saul Zaentz Company, which owns the intellectual property catalogue and worldwide rights to The Lord of the Rings trilogy and The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien. The financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. But the deal means Embracer Group will pick up the motion picture, video game, board game, merchandising, theme parks and stage production rights relating to The Lord of the Rings and Hobbit franchises as well as matching rights in other Middle-earth-related literary works authorized by the Tolkien Estate and HarperCollins, which have yet to be explored. “I am truly excited to have The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit , one of the world’s most epic fantasy franchises join the Embracer family, opening up more transmedia opportunities including synergies across our global group,” said Lars Wingefors, Founder and Group CEO Embracer Group. “I am … [Read more...] about Embracer Group Acquires IP Rights To ‘Lord Of The Rings’ And ‘The Hobbit’

UPDATED with confirmation: USC and UCLA made it official Thursday: the schools are moving from the Pac-12 Conference to the Big Ten Conference in 2024. The jump, which both schools confirmed late in the day amid swirling media reports of a deal in the works, is the latest major disruption of the college sports landscape, which has been altered by players gaining rights to name, image and likeness (NIL) revenue and the rise of the five conferences in the top tier of the ultra-lucrative sport of football. While the realignment would apply to all sports, football controls the vast majority of the dollars flowing to schools from media rights. In USC’s statement today, it noted that the schools’ move date is effective August 2, 2024, “enabling both schools to remain in the Pac-12 Conference for the duration of the Pac-12’s existing media rights agreements.” “Over the past three years, we have worked hard to ground our university decisions in what is best for our … [Read more...] about USC And UCLA Confirm Jump From Pac-12 To Big Ten Conference In Latest Upheaval In College Sports – Update