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Peter Greene, Known for 'Pulp Fiction' and 'The Mask,' Dies at 60

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Character actor Peter Greene, known for playing villains and criminals in dozens of movies, including “Pulp Fiction” and “The Mask,” died on Friday at 60 years old. His cause of death was not reported.



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Dec. 13, 2025, 6:54 AM ESTBy Doha MadaniWith women’s soccer on track to become one of the world’s top five sports, U.S. Soccer is committing a $30 million donation from billionaire Michele Kang to researching some of the major issues facing female athletes. The national federation announced earlier this month the launch of the Kang Institute, a platform focused on addressing disparities that “has left generations of female soccer players training under models built for male physiology.” It’s an underfunded area of research that leaves women in sport more susceptible to different injuries as well as keeping young girls from pursuing the sport, Georgie Brunvels, female health and research innovation lead with U.S. Soccer, told NBC News. “Football is a global game,” Brunvels said. “By people seeing what is happening in football —or soccer — I think it will trickle on a global level to making people stand up and pay attention and listen.” Kang’s donation will advance work that was already taking place at the Soccer Forward Foundation, which focused on community-level work aimed on inclusion and expanding access to the sport. It will take on three forms: dedicated research, a creation of best practices based on that research, and education from the youth level all the way to the national team. And that may not just be in the United States. There are already discussions on initiatives to make it more accessible globally before the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Brazil and when the U.S. hosts the tournament in 2031. “The [Women’s National Team] is an absolute icon and pioneer and leader in the space of soccer,” Soccer Forward Foundation Executive Director Lex Chalat said. “And we want to support other countries in developing their best practices and developing and understanding how to raise the bar in their country as well.” The institute’s first study will focus on the needs of players by targeting research around injury prevention, mental health, workload management, menstrual health, and the transition from youth to elite competition. Kang Institute aiming to lower injury rate for female athletesInjury prevention and recovery is an area that’s been a hot topic in women’s soccer, as research shows female players are two to eight times more likely to tear their ACLs than men. These are devastating injuries that can require surgery and nearly a year of recovery time. USWNT defender Tierna Davidson tore her ACL in March during a National Women’s Soccer League game and missed the rest of the season. It was her second ACL tear in three years. A number of factors have been correlated to the issue including the difference in women having looser knee ligament, their menstrual cycle, and wearing cleats designed around men’s physiology. “We don’t have access to big data pools to really understand more,” Brunvels said. “Someone tears their ACL and the moment that happens, someone will say, ‘Were you on your period?’ It’s like the no-brainer question, but no one’s pulling that data together.” But while these knee injuries often get the most coverage, and now investment, they are just one of the many injuries female athletes suffer at a higher rate than men, according to Brunvels. Concussions and ankle injuries are prevalent, too, she said.Brunvels also cited pregnancy, another physical condition that poses challenges for women, as an underfunded area of research. USWNT stars Sophia Wilson and Mallory Swanson, two thirds of the “Triple Espresso” goal-scoring sensation during the gold-medal winning run at the Olympics, both gave birth this year. “We’ve got seven players within our Women’s National Team ecosystem who are either pregnant or returning to play postpartum,” Brunvels said. “That’s an injury. It’s a planned injury we don’t talk about that doesn’t get enough air time.” More from SportsThe medical professionals guiding your fantasy football teamsNASCAR settles federal antitrust case filed by 2 of its teams, one owned by NBA great Michael JordanNotre Dame calls relationship with ACC ‘strained’ after College Football Playoff snubMental health a major concern in women’s sportsMental health is another area being targeted by the Kang Institute in its first study. Chalat says it’s an “absolute priority” for the federation, especially when it comes to the next generation of female athletes.“There are two kinds of major research projects … (the first is a) foundational research piece connecting health and performance,” Chalat said. “The other project is really focusing on girls soccer dropout rates, particularly at that middle school age.” Girls from City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks, and Football for Her attend the U.S. Soccer / Soccer Forward Community Spotlight on April 03, in Wilmington, Calif.Joe Scarnici / Getty Images for USSFAccording to a study by the Aspen Institute, one in three girls participates in a sport from age 6-12, but nearly one in two quit during puberty. Chalat says the Soccer Forward Foundation’s work has shown that girls drop out because they feel like they don’t belong or have negative experiences with their coaches. “We know that a lot of young people’s first point of contact around sharing that they feel that they might have a mental health issue and not even know it is their coach,” Chalat said. “And as a result, we’re working across the board on a variety of issues that focuses on mental health — one of them being really focused on coaching, education and coaching in communities.” Research has suggested that 60% of female athletes have experienced some form of body shaming and are two times more likely to experience depressive symptoms and eating disorders when compared to their male counterparts.Angel City FC forward Sydney Leroux, who has had more than 70 appearances with the national team, posted on Instagram last month that she’d been diagnosed with anorexia. The revelation came more than eight months after she announced she was taking a break from her NWSL team to focus on her mental health. Leroux said it’s not a coping skill but an important issue that she wanted to open a discussion on. “I have been living with that for as long as I could remember,” Leroux told followers. “I didn’t think it was a problem. I just thought that that was the way my body reacted to the pressure I put on it, or being anxious or not being able to do it all.” For Brunvels, allowing girls and women to understand their bodies better creates empowerment through the arc of their lives both on and off the pitch. But they have to be “supported and trained as females, not as small males.” “They can understand more about their bodies, what they can do to help themselves,” Brunvels said. “And as a part of that, we want to keep girls in sport for longer. We want to keep girls in soccer.” Doha MadaniDoha Madani is a senior breaking news reporter for NBC News. 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Nov. 23, 2025, 12:31 AM EST / Updated Nov. 23, 2025, 12:46 AM ESTBy Sahil KapurLAS VEGAS — Max Verstappen won the Las Vegas Grand Prix on Saturday night, capturing the lead from championship leader Lando Norris at the start and never looking back.The F1 cars blasted down the Las Vegas Strip at breathtaking speeds of over 215 miles per hour, delivering thrilling wheel-to-wheel racing under the bright lights for the third year.Yet despite finishing in second place, it was a good outcome for Norris in the battle for the 2025 world championship because he extended his lead over his nearest rival Oscar Piastri, who also drives for McLaren and finished fourth.Norris now has 408 points, while Piastri has 378. Verstappen, who races for Red Bull, sits third in the standings with 366.“Simply lovely, that!” Verstappen said by team radio.McLaren’s British driver Lando Norris waves after finishing second during the Las Vegas Formula 1 Grand Prix on Saturday.Patrick T. Fallon / AFP via Getty ImagesThere are just two Grand Prix left in a 2025 season full of twists and turns — next weekend in Qatar and the weekend after in Abu Dhabi. The Qatar race features a shortened “sprint” race, too, so there are a maximum of 58 points still up for grabs.“It’s still a big gap,” Verstappen said of the title fight in a post-race interview. “The upcoming weekends we’ll again, try to win the race, and at the end of Abu Dhabi we’ll see where we end up.”Norris started first but lost two positions in the opening corners after making an aggressive move to defend his lead, but ran wide on the first turn and got overtaken by Verstappen and George Russell. He eventually overtook Russell of Mercedes but couldn’t get close to Verstappen, and he was forced to slow his pace toward the end due to an issue with the car. Russell finished third.“I just braked too late. It was my eff-up,” Norris said of the start in an interview broadcast on F1TV. “I just wanted to put on a show, right? That’s why we’re in Vegas!”An economic boost for Las VegasLocal leaders hope the race weekend will provide a much-needed boost to the Las Vegas economy, which has struggled this year due to high costs and declining tourism, among other issues. Last year’s Las Vegas Grand Prix delivered an economic impact of $934 million, according to one estimate.“It’s a very important event. And I fully support all of our special events. We’re not just the entertainment capital, we’re the entertainment and sports capital,” U.S. Rep. Steven Horsford, D-Nev., who represents parts of the city, told NBC News ahead of the race. “So having a marquee event like this on the Las Vegas Strip is great, and it does a lot for our economy.”F1 is looking to build on its momentum with American fans, having secured the races in Miami and Las Vegas — in addition to the longstanding Grand Prix in Austin — on the calendar for the long haul. It signed a five-year deal with Apple, which will take over the U.S. broadcast rights from ESPN starting next year.Jay-Z and Beyonce arrive in the Paddock prior to the F1 Grand Prix of Las Vegas on Saturday in Las Vegas.Alex Bierens de Haan / Getty ImagesCelebrity sightings included musicians Beyoncé and Jay-Z, actors Ben Affleck, Michael Douglas and Naomi Campbell, NBA all-stars Magic Johnson and Jimmy Butler, and tennis player Taylor Fritz. Actor Catherine Zeta-Jones waved the checkered flag.The top three finishers were driven to the podium, which is located on the Strip at the Bellagio Fountain Club, in a pink LEGO-built Cadillac car.Before the race, Ferrari superstar Lewis Hamilton took Beyoncé on a hot lap around the circuit, a team spokesperson confirmed,. as she was decked out in a Louis Vuitton custom racing suit. The two stars were spotted watching the race from the Ferrari garage.Also in attendance Saturday were Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and FBI Director Kash Patel, who were given a tour of the paddock by F1 officials.“I’ve always kind of been a NASCAR fan and been learning a lot about F1 the last couple of years. And we’re excited to see everybody race,” Noem said, adding that she was getting a tour of the McLaren garage. Patel called Formula 1 “one of the greatest sports,” saying he’s a McLaren fan.Rain brings chaos in qualifyingThe Friday qualifying session was thrown into chaos due to rain, which extracted every ounce of skill from the 20 drivers just to stay out of the barriers. The track, already known to have low grip even in dry conditions, was slippery and treacherous for most of the session.“You’re just trying to keep it on the track. Not crash. Not take yourself out,” Norris said after taking pole position. “One day, I just hope — apart from having a two-seater F1 car — people can get that sensation of just how nerve-wracking and scary it can be at times. How unpredictable. You know, like we said — we’re surprised that no one really had a crash.”And the Las Vegas paddock was abuzz with internal drama among several teams during the weekend.Piastri was asked about recently reposting an Instagram post that quoted F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone claiming McLaren “prefers” Norris because of his “high star quality” and “marketing appeal.”Oscar Piastri of McLaren looks on during final practice ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Las Vegas on Friday.Chris Graythen / Getty ImagesAsked about the repost, which was highlighted online by F1 content creators, Piastri told reporters it was an error.“I don’t know,” he said Friday after deleting it from his feed. “I woke up this morning and saw it. So I don’t know, maybe I accidentally did it. Obviously, it was not intentional. But yeah, I didn’t know what had happened.” Instagram has one-click reposts — unlike X, which requires users to click twice to confirm — making it easy to erroneously repost something while scrolling. Still, it added to a drama in which the Australian driver’s fans have theorized that the British team favors his British teammate, a claim that McLaren firmly denies.Ferrari’s two drivers downplayed recent comments by Ferrari chairperson John Elkann, who said they should “talk less and focus on driving” — remarks slammed by critics as a gratuitous dig against Leclerc and Hamilton after Ferrari’s decision to build a new car for 2025 (rather than upgrade last year’s version) backfired and led to a winless season so far.“I’m always willing to do less media,” Hamilton quipped.Lewis Hamilton of Ferrari arriving to the paddock during qualifying ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Las Vegas on Friday.Peter Fox / Getty ImagesThe seven-time world champion told reporters it’s “not really” possible to focus any more on driving than he already is. “I wake up thinking about it. And I go to sleep thinking about it. And I think about it while I’m sleeping,” Hamilton said.Leclerc said the comment was a product of Elkann’s ambition to maximize the team’s potential. “He loves Ferrari. I love Ferrari. We all love Ferrari,” Leclerc said. “When he called me, he told me what were the intentions of these words, and that was very clear. It was a positive message, trying to be positive.”Ferrari currently sits fourth in a close battle for second in the team championship, behind Mercedes and Red Bull. While the driver’s title carries more glory, the constructors’ championship is the one that awards cash prizes. Ferrari finished runner-up to McLaren last year in a close battle.Hamilton started 20th, but had a strong opening lap and fought his way back from last to 10th.Sahil KapurSahil Kapur is a senior national political reporter for NBC News.
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