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New York Post
07-07-2025
- Sport
- New York Post
The honeymoon for Dolphins, Jalen Ramsey was long over before blockbuster Steelers trade
It did not end well for Jalen Ramsey and the Dolphins. The Sun-Sentinel reported that Miami was fed up with the veteran cornerback they traded to the Steelers last week after he became disruptive with the team and was hurting the culture the franchise was trying to build. Ramsey was regularly late to practices and would constantly undermine former defensive coordinator Vic Fangio and head coach Mike McDaniel. 3 Jalen Ramsey AP 3 Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel. AP Ramsey's attitude reportedly spread to other team members, causing countless problems last season. The issues played a big role in the team shipping the 30-year-old to Pittsburgh, along with star tight end Jonnu Smith, in exchange for Minkah Fitzpatrick. The trade not only rid the Dolphins of Ramsey but brought back Fitzpatrick, whom the franchise drafted No. 11 overall in 2018, to help solidify the secondary. The Steelers now have a veteran to pair with the younger cornerback Joey Porter Jr. and added another pass-catching tight end in Smith for Aaron Rodgers. Fitzpatrick returns to the Dolphins after being traded in 2023 due to the organization and the safety having different opinions on how he should be utilized on defense. Aside from Ramsey's rumored attitude issues, the trade also relieves the Dolphins of the massive contract they had given the seven-time Pro Bowler in 2024. 3 Minkah Fitzpatrick is headed back to the Dolphins in the trade. AP Ramsey is scheduled to make $26.6 million this year, which has mostly been taken off the Dolphins' books. The move comes with the pressure heating up on McDaniel, who missed the playoffs for the first time in three seasons as Dolphins coach in 2024. The Dolphins, who went 8-9 last season and have not won a playoff game since 2000, enter the season with plenty of questions. Starting quarterback Tua Tagovailoa has had multiple concussion issues, while star wide receiver Tyreek Hill has waffled on a trade demand as he seemingly grows frustrated with the franchise amid off-the-field issues. Hill's wife accused him of domestic violence and filed for divorce earlier this offseason.
Time of India
06-07-2025
- Business
- Time of India
NBA Trade Rumors: Miami Heat might be on the fence about $51 million superstar amid growing speculation
The Miami Heat could be approaching a major crossroads with star big man Bam Adebayo. After years of development, loyalty, and growth, questions are surfacing about whether it's time for the franchise to explore trade options for their All-Star center — and the reason boils down to a looming $51 million price tag. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now The $51 Million Decision Looming Over Miami Adebayo, drafted 14th overall by Miami in 2017, has been one of the cornerstones of the Heat's success in recent seasons. His defensive prowess, versatility, and playmaking ability have made him invaluable to head coach Erik Spoelstra's system. However, as noted by the Sun-Sentinel's Ira Winderman, the clock is ticking on a major financial commitment. The 2025-26 campaign marks the final season before Adebayo's massive contract extension kicks in — a deal that will pay him $51 million for the 2026-27 season. 'This is the final season before Adebayo's massive contract extension kicks in,' Winderman wrote, sparking debate among fans and analysts alike. (H/t: Sporting News) Bam Adebayo's Contract Situation FILE - Miami Heat forward Duncan Robinson (55) passes the ball during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Charlotte Hornets, March 10, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier, file) Season Salary Owned 2025-26 Final year before extension 2026-27 $51 million That $51 million figure isn't just eye-catching — it forces Miami to evaluate how Adebayo fits within their long-term vision, both financially and competitively. Bam Adebayo's Age and Timeline Concerns While Bam Adebayo remains a dynamic force, there's concern that his age could create a disconnect with the Heat's future plans. He will be 29 by the time that hefty $51 million season arrives, potentially putting him out of sync with any younger core the team might build around. Unless Miami makes a surprise run to the top of the Eastern Conference in 2025-26, this timing dilemma may grow harder to ignore. Adebayo's Unique Skill Set Makes the Situation Complex Trading Adebayo isn't as simple as moving a player with an expiring deal. His game is both a blessing and a challenge when it comes to roster construction: What Makes Bam Adebayo Unique - Size and Versatility: A 6-foot-9 center who can guard multiple positions. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now - Playmaking Ability: Uncommon for a big man, Bam excels at facilitating offense. - Defensive Anchor: His presence has been the backbone of Miami's defensive identity. Building a system around Adebayo requires careful planning. While his skill set is rare, not every franchise has the structure to maximize it — and not every front office is eager to absorb the financial weight of his upcoming contract. Is a Trade Likely? At this stage, a trade remains speculative. Adebayo is still an elite player, and his value around the league is undeniable. However, the combination of age, salary, and Miami's potential need to retool could lead to difficult conversations sooner rather than later. Teams with the right supporting pieces and cap flexibility would almost certainly inquire if Adebayo were made available. But with the Heat known for their patience and loyalty, it's unclear how aggressively they would pursue trade discussions. For now, Bam Adebayo remains a central figure in Miami. But with a $51 million contract on the horizon and roster dynamics potentially shifting, this storyline is far from settled. Also read: Whether the Heat ultimately double down on their All-Star or decide to pivot, expect the rumors and speculation to only intensify as the 2025-26 season unfolds.
CNN
28-02-2025
- Entertainment
- CNN
Betsy Arakawa died as she lived, privately with her beloved husband Gene Hackman
Gene Hackman was known for his talent as an actor, but many of his other artistic pursuits were inspired and supported by his wife of 34 years, Betsy Arakawa. The Oscar-winner retired from the screen in 2014, in part, to spend more time painting and writing. In an interview that year with the podcast Writer's Bone, Hackman credited Arakawa for helping him develop his writing voice. 'If in fact I have a style, it came from repeated edits, friends' suggestions, and my wife's unwavering, specific read-throughs,' Hackman said at the time. Arakawa, a musician, was found dead along with her husband and their dog in their New Mexico home this week. The causes of death are not yet known. The pair did not show any external trauma, and there were no immediate signs of foul play, according to preliminary autopsies and officials. There were also no immediate signs of a carbon monoxide or natural gas leak, authorities said. Their bodies were found in separate rooms in their house, with scattered pills found next to Arakawa, according to the sheriff's office. It was a sad and puzzling end to the quiet life the couple lived. Hackman and Arakawa, 'a classical pianist he met while she was working part-time in a California fitness center,' were featured in a 1989 New York Times Magazine story. 'They share a two-bedroom adobe house on a wide brown plain outside Santa Fe,' the story stated of their residence at the time. 'He paints and sketches, solitary hobbies, and tools around in one of his two pickup trucks.' Hackman, then 59, had enjoyed three decades as a successful actor in Hollywood. He reflected on his career and personal life, including his 1986 divorce from Faye Maltese, whom he had married in 1956 and had three children with. The couple had multiple separations before finally ending their marriage. 'You become very selfish as an actor,' Hackman told the publication. 'You spend so many years wanting desperately to be recognized as having the talent and then when you're starting to be offered these parts, it's very tough to turn anything down. Even though I had a family, I took jobs that would separate us for three or four months at a time. The temptations in that, the money and recognition, it was too much for the poor boy in me. I wasn't able to handle that.' In an interview with the Sun-Sentinel to promote his 1985 film 'Twice in a Lifetime,' Hackman made it clear that the break down of his first marriage did not have to do with another woman. 'By the way, I did not leave my real life wife for a younger woman,' he said. 'We just drifted apart.' Hackman and Arakawa married in 1991. The pair enjoyed watching 'DVDs that my wife rents; we like simple stories that some of the little low-budget films manage to produce,' he told Empire in 2020. Arakawa, who grew up in Hawaii, reportedly found her love of music early. She once performed for 9,000 other young people at the Honolulu International Center Concert Hall. Moving to Los Angeles after high school, she attended University of Southern California. Arakawa graduated with a degree in social sciences and communication, according to the New York Times. She then spent time working as a production assistant on the television game show 'Card Sharks' and as a cheerleader for the Los Angeles Aztecs, a professional soccer team. With Hackman she found a true partnership. The Oscar-winning actor wrote multiple books, including 1999's 'Wake of the Perdido Star,' which he co-wrote with Daniel Lenihan, 2011's 'Payback at Morning Peak' and 2013's 'Pursuit.' Barbara Lenihan, the wife of Hackman's co-author and a friend of the couple for almost 35 years, told the New York Times that Arakawa would type on the computer her husband's books that he wrote long hand, assisting with edits and sharing her opinions about the characters. 'She was very involved with what he did,' Lenihan said. 'She made it very possible for him to do it.' Arakawa led the renovation and decorating their Southwestern-style ranch, Hackman told Architectural Digest in 1990. 'We bought a few things in Santa Fe,' Hackman said. 'Other things came from auctions in New York, an antiques shop in Germany that Betsy and I found, and from Los Angeles. It's a nice combination of soft Southwestern pieces and hard-edged antiques.' The couple also shared a love of animals. While Hackman was filming 'The Replacements' in Baltimore in 1999, two stray dogs wandered onto the set. Hackman took them to a shelter where they were promptly named after the actor and his costar Keanu Reeves, according to The Baltimore Sun. Hackman and Arakawa later adopted the dog who was named Gene for him.
CNN
28-02-2025
- Entertainment
- CNN
Betsy Arakawa died as she lived, privately with her beloved husband Gene Hackman
Gene Hackman was known for his talent as an actor, but many of his other artistic pursuits were inspired and supported by his wife of 34 years, Betsy Arakawa. The Oscar-winner retired from the screen in 2014, in part, to spend more time painting and writing. In an interview that year with the podcast Writer's Bone, Hackman credited Arakawa for helping him develop his writing voice. 'If in fact I have a style, it came from repeated edits, friends' suggestions, and my wife's unwavering, specific read-throughs,' Hackman said at the time. Arakawa, a musician, was found dead along with her husband and their dog in their New Mexico home this week. The causes of death are not yet known. The pair did not show any external trauma, and there were no immediate signs of foul play, according to preliminary autopsies and officials. There were also no immediate signs of a carbon monoxide or natural gas leak, authorities said. Their bodies were found in separate rooms in their house, with scattered pills found next to Arakawa, according to the sheriff's office. It was a sad and puzzling end to the quiet life the couple lived. Hackman and Arakawa, 'a classical pianist he met while she was working part-time in a California fitness center,' were featured in a 1989 New York Times Magazine story. 'They share a two-bedroom adobe house on a wide brown plain outside Santa Fe,' the story stated of their residence at the time. 'He paints and sketches, solitary hobbies, and tools around in one of his two pickup trucks.' Hackman, then 59, had enjoyed three decades as a successful actor in Hollywood. He reflected on his career and personal life, including his 1986 divorce from Faye Maltese, whom he had married in 1956 and had three children with. The couple had multiple separations before finally ending their marriage. 'You become very selfish as an actor,' Hackman told the publication. 'You spend so many years wanting desperately to be recognized as having the talent and then when you're starting to be offered these parts, it's very tough to turn anything down. Even though I had a family, I took jobs that would separate us for three or four months at a time. The temptations in that, the money and recognition, it was too much for the poor boy in me. I wasn't able to handle that.' In an interview with the Sun-Sentinel to promote his 1985 film 'Twice in a Lifetime,' Hackman made it clear that the break down of his first marriage did not have to do with another woman. 'By the way, I did not leave my real life wife for a younger woman,' he said. 'We just drifted apart.' Hackman and Arakawa married in 1991. The pair enjoyed watching 'DVDs that my wife rents; we like simple stories that some of the little low-budget films manage to produce,' he told Empire in 2020. Arakawa, who grew up in Hawaii, reportedly found her love of music early. She once performed for 9,000 other young people at the Honolulu International Center Concert Hall. Moving to Los Angeles after high school, she attended University of Southern California. Arakawa graduated with a degree in social sciences and communication, according to the New York Times. She then spent time working as a production assistant on the television game show 'Card Sharks' and as a cheerleader for the Los Angeles Aztecs, a professional soccer team. With Hackman she found a true partnership. The Oscar-winning actor wrote multiple books, including 1999's 'Wake of the Perdido Star,' which he co-wrote with Daniel Lenihan, 2011's 'Payback at Morning Peak' and 2013's 'Pursuit.' Barbara Lenihan, the wife of Hackman's co-author and a friend of the couple for almost 35 years, told the New York Times that Arakawa would type on the computer her husband's books that he wrote long hand, assisting with edits and sharing her opinions about the characters. 'She was very involved with what he did,' Lenihan said. 'She made it very possible for him to do it.' Arakawa led the renovation and decorating their Southwestern-style ranch, Hackman told Architectural Digest in 1990. 'We bought a few things in Santa Fe,' Hackman said. 'Other things came from auctions in New York, an antiques shop in Germany that Betsy and I found, and from Los Angeles. It's a nice combination of soft Southwestern pieces and hard-edged antiques.' The couple also shared a love of animals. While Hackman was filming 'The Replacements' in Baltimore in 1999, two stray dogs wandered onto the set. Hackman took them to a shelter where they were promptly named after the actor and his costar Keanu Reeves, according to The Baltimore Sun. Hackman and Arakawa later adopted the dog who was named Gene for him.
Yahoo
28-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Betsy Arakawa died as she lived, privately with her beloved husband Gene Hackman. Here's what we know about her
Gene Hackman was known for his talent as an actor, but many of his other artistic pursuits were inspired and supported by his wife of 34 years, Betsy Arakawa. The Oscar-winner retired from the screen in 2014, in part, to spend more time painting and writing. In an interview that year with the podcast Writer's Bone, Hackman credited Arakawa for helping him develop his writing voice. 'If in fact I have a style, it came from repeated edits, friends' suggestions, and my wife's unwavering, specific read-throughs,' Hackman said at the time. Arakawa, a musician, was found dead along with her husband and their dog in their New Mexico home this week. The causes of death are not yet known. The pair did not show any external trauma, and there were no immediate signs of foul play, according to preliminary autopsies and officials. There were also no immediate signs of a carbon monoxide or natural gas leak, authorities said. Their bodies were found in separate rooms in their house, with scattered pills found next to Arakawa, according to the sheriff's office. It was a sad and puzzling end to the quiet life the couple lived. Hackman and Arakawa, 'a classical pianist he met while she was working part-time in a California fitness center,' were featured in a 1989 New York Times Magazine story. 'They share a two-bedroom adobe house on a wide brown plain outside Santa Fe,' the story stated of their residence at the time. 'He paints and sketches, solitary hobbies, and tools around in one of his two pickup trucks.' Hackman, then 59, had enjoyed three decades as a successful actor in Hollywood. He reflected on his career and personal life, including his 1986 divorce from Faye Maltese, whom he had married in 1956 and had three children with. The couple had multiple separations before finally ending their marriage. 'You become very selfish as an actor,' Hackman told the publication. 'You spend so many years wanting desperately to be recognized as having the talent and then when you're starting to be offered these parts, it's very tough to turn anything down. Even though I had a family, I took jobs that would separate us for three or four months at a time. The temptations in that, the money and recognition, it was too much for the poor boy in me. I wasn't able to handle that.' In an interview with the Sun-Sentinel to promote his 1985 film 'Twice in a Lifetime,' Hackman made it clear that the break down of his first marriage did not have to do with another woman. 'By the way, I did not leave my real life wife for a younger woman,' he said. 'We just drifted apart.' Hackman and Arakawa married in 1991. The pair enjoyed watching 'DVDs that my wife rents; we like simple stories that some of the little low-budget films manage to produce,' he told Empire in 2020. Arakawa, who grew up in Hawaii, reportedly found her love of music early. She once performed for 9,000 other young people at the Honolulu International Center Concert Hall. Moving to Los Angeles after high school, she attended University of Southern California. Arakawa graduated with a degree in social sciences and communication, according to the New York Times. She then spent time working as a production assistant on the television game show 'Card Sharks' and as a cheerleader for the Los Angeles Aztecs, a professional soccer team. With Hackman she found a true partnership. The Oscar-winning actor wrote multiple books, including 1999's 'Wake of the Perdido Star,' which he co-wrote with Daniel Lenihan, 2011's 'Payback at Morning Peak' and 2013's 'Pursuit.' Barbara Lenihan, the wife of Hackman's co-author and a friend of the couple for almost 35 years, told the New York Times that Arakawa would type on the computer her husband's books that he wrote long hand, assisting with edits and sharing her opinions about the characters. 'She was very involved with what he did,' Lenihan said. 'She made it very possible for him to do it.' Arakawa led the renovation and decorating their Southwestern-style ranch, Hackman told Architectural Digest in 1990. 'We bought a few things in Santa Fe,' Hackman said. 'Other things came from auctions in New York, an antiques shop in Germany that Betsy and I found, and from Los Angeles. It's a nice combination of soft Southwestern pieces and hard-edged antiques.' The couple also shared a love of animals. While Hackman was filming 'The Replacements' in Baltimore in 1999, two stray dogs wandered onto the set. Hackman took them to a shelter where they were promptly named after the actor and his costar Keanu Reeves, according to The Baltimore Sun. Hackman and Arakawa later adopted the dog who was named Gene for him.
