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MLB to begin producing Padres broadcasts after Diamond Sports Group misses rights fee payment, per report

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Major League Baseball will begin producing and distributing San Diego Padres games on Wednesday after Diamond Sports Group, which operates the Bally Sports regional networks, skipped a rights fee payment, reports the Sports Business Journal. Diamond missed the payment two weeks ago and Tuesday is the final day of a two-week grace period.

The team’s media rights revert back to the Padres on Wednesday. Here are more details from the Sports Business Journal:

MLB will produce the Padres’ Wednesday game in Miami, with the same announcers — who are employed by the team — and many of the same producers

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How Russia-Ukraine war served as a wake-up call for Surat’s diamond industry

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Last week, around 350 of the thousands of workers at Laxmi Diamonds, a cutting and polishing factory in Surat’s Varachha, called a protest demanding a salary hike and pay vacation.

Owned by the Gajera brothers, the factory had declared a summer vacation from May 5 to May 28. But the workers were called back, and the factory resumed functioning on May 22. Hundreds, however, took to the streets on Thursday as they sought pay for the vacation period and a hike.

The protesters called off the stir and joined work on Friday only after the Diamond Workers Union Gujarat’s Surat

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Lily Collins’ diamond engagement ring and wedding band ‘stolen at Hollywood spa’

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Lily Collins’ diamond engagement ring and wedding band were reportedly stolen while she was at a spa in West Hollywood this weekend.

According to news reports, the stolen goods – which also include some electronic devices – are valued at over “$10,000 (£7,906)”.

The story was first reported by TMZ on Wednesday (10 May).

After securing her belongings at the spa in California, the Emily in Paris star

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Lynx, Reeve energized around new star duo of Napheesa Collier and Diamond Miller

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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Lynx tried a stopgap approach to filling the void from the disassembly of their four-championship dynasty, a patchwork process that worked all right until a collapse last season left them out of the playoffs and produced the worst record in 13 seasons under head coach Cheryl Reeve.

The time for a clear new direction has come, with Napheesa Collier and Diamond Miller leading the way.

Collier’s return and Miller’s arrival had sparked a freshness around one of the WNBA’s model franchises and left Reeve feeling “energized and enthusiastic” by her first training camp without anyone

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Suns said Diamond Sports Group was ‘totally inaccurate’ on breach of contract claims

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DENVER – Diamond Sports Group is accusing the Phoenix Suns of a breach of contract as the NBA team is leaving Bally Sports Arizona for Gray Television, Inc., and Kiswe.

“The Phoenix Suns breached our contract and violated bankruptcy law, and Diamond Sports Group will pursue all remedies against any parties that attempt to exercise control over our property interests while we reorganize. This is an improper effort by the Suns to change their broadcasting partner without permitting Diamond to exercise our contractual rights.”

Bally Sports Arizona is one of 19 regional sports networks owned by Diamond Sports Group, the

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The Neil Diamond Musical” Cast Presents Parkinson’s Foundation with a $500,000 Donation

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Published: Apr. 12, 2023 at 11:20 AM EDT|Updated: 3 hours ago

NEW YORK and MIAMI, April 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — The producing team behind the Broadway hit, A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musicalhas raised $500,000 in honor of legendary singer, songwriter and performer Neil Diamond and the one million people in the US living with Parkinson’s disease (PD).

"A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical" co-producers Jonathan Corr and Sandi Moran, cast...
“A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical” co-producers Jonathan Corr and Sandi Moran, cast members, and Parkinson’s Foundation President and CEO John L. Lehr (Photo Credit: Tricia Baron)(PRNewswire)

On Tuesday, April 11, following

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Neil Diamond Talks Life with Parkinson’s and A BEAUTIFUL NOISE on CBS SUNDAY MORNING

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Music legend Neil Diamond, who announced in 2018 that he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease, says he’s just coming to terms with the diagnosis in a revealing, emotional interview with Anthony Mason for CBS SUNDAY MORNING.

Watch the full interview below:

In the wide-ranging interview, Diamond talks with Mason about his career, the current Broadway show based on his life, “A Beautiful Noise,” stepping back from touring and adjusting to his new life with Parkinson’s. The 82-year-old Diamond also tells Mason he was in denial for the first year or two after being diagnosed, and he wasn’t ready to accept

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Kate Bosworth’s Diamond Ring Fuels Engagement Rumors

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Over a year into their relationship, Kate Bosworth and Justin Long officially made their red carpet debut at the Vanity Fair Oscars party on March 12. Wearing a chic plunging gown by Monique Lhuillier, the “Blue Crush” actor smiled for the cameras with her hand on Long’s chest, offering a view of her massive diamond ring. Even though reps for the actors have not confirmed their engagement, it sure looks like the couple is headed towards the aisle.

On March 15, Bosworth seemed to reference the news on Instagram alongside film photos from the Oscars afterparty. Among a list of

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