All eyes are supposed to be on the bride and groom during a wedding day. However, this soon-to-be-married woman said she was concerned her friend’s baby bump would end up stealing the limelight—so took drastic action. Writing in a post shared to Reddit’s “Am I The A**hole?” subreddit, the woman explained how her friend of 17 years revealed she was “six months pregnant” during a meeting with her fellow bridesmaids to “finalize the wedding plans....

This is exactly what happened to one woman, who was asked to be a bridesmaid and took to Mumsnet to share her frustration at the hidden costs involved, prompting over 100 replies. Posting to the discussion-based site an account by the name BleshRed revealed on September 20 she “did not realise quite how expensive” being a bridesmaid would be. The woman explained that while the bride did purchase their dresses, “she’s demanded specific shoes and told us to buy them ourselves....

The former Playboy Playmate opened up about her experience working with the late Hefner in a candid interview on Heather McDonald’s Juicy Scoop podcast this week. Speaking about sleeping with Hefner for the first time, Marquardt admitted she was “not ready at that moment” despite her not ruling out it happening in the future. “I was thinking I could get out of this a little while. The first night I was like, ‘I’m not ready yet, I’m not going to do anything I don’t want to do,’” she recalled on the podcast....

It is a battle between the teams who finished first and second in the Championship last season, with the Magpies narrowly finishing above the Seagulls as both secured promotion. Rafa Benitez’s men have fared better than their rivals from last term in the opening five games and find themselves sitting fourth in the table with three wins under their belts. Brighton, meanwhile, are at the other end of the division in 16th place with just four points accrued from their first five matches....

Australia first staged the games in Melbourne in 1956, before welcoming the new millennium with the Sydney Olympics in 2000, which are overwhelmingly considered one of the most successful games ever held. The U.S., meanwhile, first hosted the games in St. Louis in 1904, before Los Angeles and Atlanta followed in 1984 and 1996 respectively. The Olympics return to L.A. in 2028. Brisbane, the capital of Queensland and Australia’s third-most populous city, was the only candidate left in the bidding process and emerged as the “preferred host” earlier this year and is the first city to be selected under the IOC’s new bidding process....

The party was perfectly prepared. It spent eight years in self-examination. It had abandoned nuclear disarmament, forgotten everything it ever said about public ownership of the means of production and exchange, embraced the European Community with the drooling zeal of the convert. Its leader, Neil Kinnock, had purged the poison from within: the Trotskyite cells, the unrepresentative labor-union bossism, the blind sentimentality. Labor’s political machine was as professional as any in Europe....

Johnson’s Conservatives claimed 364 of the 650 seats in the House of Commons in Thursday’s vote, with all but one seat counted, according to the BBC. The victory represented the party’s best results in a parliamentary election since Margaret Thatcher’s third-term win in 1987. The graphic below, provided by Statista, illustrates the swing in favour of the Conservatives. In his victory speech, Johnson told supporters that a “new dawn” had come for the country, as he vowed to lead a “people’s government....

McIlroy began last week’s Scottish Open with a 64 on Thursday, but then needed 14 additional strokes in the second round. Tiger’s lament | Tee times | 10 favorites | American winners | 21st century champs | Open info A similar slump wrecked McIlroy’s hopes in the 2010 British Open, when he followed a first-round 63 at St. Andrews with a woeful 80. McIlroy begins play Thursday at Royal Liverpool in Hoylake, England, among the presumptive favorites....

Oosthuizen used the hole-in-one to move to even par, which is where he ended his first round. MORE: British Open winners | 2016 Open images | Opening round at Troon Though even par is never a poor way to start a major championship, scoring was low Thursday with calm winds and relatively soft conditions at Royal Troon. Oosthuizen will have to make birdies as the week goes on if he wants to contend again....

On Friday, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Brenda Penny ruled for an end to the arrangement, which had seen the pop star’s personal and financial decisions taken out of her hands since 2008. And Spears, 39, enjoyed a dinner outing with her fiancé, Sam Asghari, on Sunday night, as she reveled in her newfound freedom from the conservatorship, which was initially put in place amid mental health concerns for the singer....

Lesnar recently notified the UFC that he is retired from MMA, Marc Raimondi of MMAFighting.com reported Tuesday, citing a UFC spokesperson. No official announcement has been made. MORE: Former WWE writer shares stories, insight on new podcast The decision means Lesnar has been removed from the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency’s drug testing program, according to USADA spokesman Ryan Madden. He has also been removed from the UFC’s active roster. Lesnar returned to MMA last year following a nearly five-year hiatus....

Clavicle fractures are extremely common, accounting for between 2% and 5% of all fractures. Broken collarbones occur in babies (usually during birth), children and adolescents (because the clavicle does not complete development until the late teens), athletes (because of the risks of being hit or falling), or during many types of accidents and falls. Types of Clavicle Fractures Usually, clavicle fractures are separated into three types of injuries depending on the location of the fracture....

Not too long after he took a knee during the national anthem Thursday night, Air Academy Federal Credit Union dropped him as a sponsor. On Monday, CenturyLink became the second sponsor to cut ties with the linebacker. “We completely respect Brandon Marshall’s personal decision and right to take an action to support something in which he strongly believes. America is anchored in the right of individuals to express their beliefs,” CenturyLink said in a statement....

Broncos kicker Brandon McManus accomplished something for the first time in his career on Sunday, missing two extra points in Denver’s matchup with the Panthers. Some were left scratching their heads over McManus’ performance, including the kicker himself. MORE: SN’s NFL power rankings for Week 15 McManus, apparently, is his own harshest critic, taking to the tweet machine after the game to offer some short, quick, harsh insight on his kicking performance....

It just doesn’t sound like Colin Kaepernick and Tony Romo are in consideration to fit that bill alongside Trevor Siemian and Paxton Lynch. While espousing a “never say never” mantra just in case the situation changes, Elway admits the Broncos have no interest in Kaepernick despite their pursuit of him around this time last year. MORE: Possible teams for Kaepernick What’s different? Elway didn’t cite the controversy surrounding Kaepernick’s stance toward the national anthem in 2016....

The struggle has been real for the Broncos, who have the NFL’s worst scoring offense, the second-worst third-down offense, and the third-fewest passing TDs. Much of the time the issues seem to arise from Wilson’s inability to make plays like he used to and his minimal pocket protection. Broncos’ QBs have been sacked three times per game, sixth-most in the league. Other times, Hackett makes in-game decisions that can only be described as head-scratchers....

The New York Yankees invited Trump to throw out the first pitch at the team’s home game against rivals the Boston Red Sox, as previously reported. Diaz criticized the Yankees, whose stadium is in the Bronx, saying he was “shocked and outraged” regarding the invitation in a statement on Friday. He said that inviting the president contradicted a statement the team had made on June 8 in support of the Black Lives Matter movement....

The 32-year-old will fight once again in front of his hometown fans in Sheffield. His last time out, ‘Special K’ won the vacant WBC Silver Super Welterweight title with a second-round knockout victory against Siarhei Rabchanka in March this year. This will be the first time Brook will not have trainer Dominic Ingle in his corner. Ingle had other commitments, and Brook has opted to train at his gym in Fuerteventura, Spain, with ex-boxer and friend John Fewkes instead of at the famous Ingle Gym in Sheffield....

But there’s one rivalry in the up-and-coming generation, and that’s between Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau. Maybe it’s more of a feud — call it whatever you’d like. But two of the PGA Tour’s best players have had a few attention-drawing spats. They enter the 2020 Masters with DeChambeau ranked sixth in the world and Koepka ranked 12th, and before the week is over at Augusta National, they may be asked about each other once or twice more (or in a made-for-television godsend, maybe they’ll wind up in the same group on the weekend)....

Chicago madam: I have a lady that might be interested in coming to visit you. Maier: Is she nice-looking? Chicago madam: She is beautiful, very busty. She’s about 34, 36 years old. I didn’t know your age limit. Maier: We go up to 40… Is she a local girl for you? Chicago madam: No, she lives in Phoenix. Maier: The most they make [here] is about five grand. Chicago madam: Is that for one week?...