Skip Bayless, Drea de Matteo, Catherine O’Hara & More - 3/4/2024

A Morning News Update That Takes Into Account The News Stories You Deem 'Highly Conversational'

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Today's Rundown:
LeBron James becomes first player in NBA history to score 40,000 points
https://www.foxnews.com/sports/lebron-james-first-player-nba-history-score-40000-points

Iowa's Caitlin Clark passes Pete Maravich for scoring record
https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/39646481/iowa-caitlin-clark-passes-pete-maravich-div-1-scoring-mark

Skip Bayless' Undisputed hits historically low numbers with just 50,000 viewers while First Take with Shannon Sharpe averaged 486,000 viewers on the same day
https://firstsportz.com/nfl-news-skip-bayless-undisputed-hits-historically-low-numbers/

WWE forced to cut to black screen during SmackDown due to fan incident involving The Rock
https://www.sportbible.com/wrestling/wwe/wwe-the-rock-smackdown-roman-reigns-890605-20240302

Uber Lets Parents Put the Brakes on Teen Spending
https://www.pymnts.com/financial-inclusion-3/2024/uber-lets-parents-put-brakes-teen-spending/

US Department of Ed begins probe into gender-based harassment at Nex Benedict’s school district|
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/03/01/nex-benedict-death-bullying-lgbtq/72809560007/

Texas' Xavier Worthy Sets NFL Combine Record with 4.21-Second 40-Yard Dash
https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10111467-video-texas-xavier-worthy-ties-nfl-combine-record-with-422-second-40-yard-dash?fbclid=IwAR2weWOfcNs523j4l4aPZbZAZPltMNBzjQSVwdg_6elrIG70-mVgq-DKX_M

FBI to examine possible balloon debris recovered by Alaska fisherman
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/fbi-examine-balloon-debris-recovered-alaska-fisherman/story?id=107732857

Lauren Boebert skipped campaign event after ex-husband threat to toss her stuff in a pond
https://www.rawstory.com/lauren-boebert-husband/

'Sopranos' star Drea de Matteo says OnlyFans 'saved' her after vaccine stance lost her roles
https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2024/02/28/drea-de-matteo-onlyfans-update-sopranos/72770703007/

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ONE DAY OLDER ON MARCH 4:
Steven Weber (71)
Catherine O’Hara (70)
Patricia Heaton (66)

WHAT HAPPENED TODAY:
1966: Singer John Lennon created an international controversy when he said the Beatles “are probably bigger than Jesus right now.”
2005: Homemaker personality Martha Stewart returned home after serving five months in federal prison for lying about a stock sale and began five months of home confinement.
2012: Vladimir Putin won the Russian presidential election amid allegations of voter fraud.

PLUS, TODAY WE CELEBRATE: Pound Cake Day
https://www.nationaldaycalendar.com/national-day/national-pound-cake-day-march-4