I now know why people call it heartbreak when you lose someone close to you. There is a feeling of devastation and pain that runs so deep in the heart, I didn't know it would hurt so badly. He was my person, the one I went to for any and all things. I've looked up to him since I was born. He has never failed to be there for me whenever I needed him.
A 60-second tribute video honoring LeBron James has become routine over the past eight years whenever he returns to Cleveland, the city where his NBA journey began. But Wednesday night at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse was different and it felt that way long before James's Los Angeles Lakers fell, 129-99 to the Cavaliers in a nationally televised game. For the first time, James struggled to contain his emotions.
"You will fill me with strength in times of difficulty, and I will always remember what you always told us: always happy and moving forward. Everything I do in this life will always be for the brightest star I have in the sky. As someone once told me, 'When the going gets tough, only the tough get there,' you were always a fighter, and you taught me that from the very beginning. That is the greatest act of love I can do for you: to show you that I can handle anything and that I will never give up."
I last saw Bob when we went to the Sphere in Las Vegas to watch Dead and Co. He was very welcoming and during the interval in the show he invited us into his trailer, and it was a special moment to meet his family and friends. Bob showed me the recording set up that he had in the back of the bus so even though he was on tour he could make and record music;
PA Media Presenter Gabby Logan has paid tribute to her dad, Welsh football legend Terry Yorath, describing him as a "kind-hearted and generous man" who had a "wicked sense of humour". The former Leeds United and Wales midfielder died at the age of 75 this week following a short illness. Posting on Instagram, Logan shared the tribute accompanied by several family photos from her dad's life and career.
Paying tribute to Mr Kavanagh on social media, Mr Loughnane expressed his shock and sadness at the young jockey's untimely passing. "I've struggled to find the words to write this post," he said. "Paul was one of the nicest lads I've ever had the pleasure of knowing, with an infectious smile that would light up every room he walked into. "The world would be a much happier place with more Paul Kavanaghs in it. Such a credit to his family."
Rapping over the singer's own classic 2000 single "One Mo'Gin," the often frenetic Rhymes spends several minutes lovingly celebrating both the man and the artist. (Before letting the remainder of the seven-minute track play out to haunting effectiveness.) Whether you're a fan of one artist and/or both, it's the kind of homage that cuts to the beating heart of D'Angelo's singular legacy.
Such a gifted and wonderful person. ... There Sam was on the stage with his band, killing it on the bass. and I went, 'Oh my gosh, this guy's amazing.' In my mind, you had to start with the rhythm section, the bass and the drums. ... I saw Sam play, and I was blown away.
I'd had a difficult 48 hours since Keaton's death was announced on Saturday, but seeing all of your tributes to Diane has been a comfort. As a movie lover, I'm with you all we have lost a giant, she wrote. A brilliant actress who time and again laid herself bare to tell our stories. As a woman, I lost a friend of almost 40 years at times over those years, she felt like a sister because we shared so many truly memorable experiences.
It's a crazy world that we are living in the moment, a lot of these things are happening. Of course, our sympathy is for the victims and we will pay tribute tomorrow. But it is a crazy world in this moment.
In the final moments before Saturday's match, Tyrhys Dolan will pick up his phone and look at the photo of Jeremy Wisten, the best friend for whom he would give it all up. He will touch the No 24 on his shirt, chosen to commemorate the day Jeremy died, aged 18. And then he will head out to where it all comes to him and it all leaves him too. I feel nervous every game, Dolan says, but when I'm walking though the tunnel it's like it's all dropping off me, the shackles fall. All the graft, everything you gave to get here, this is it, now you're free.
It's not easy for me today, but I wanted to say to all of you, thank you for all the emotions you have brought me at this club, and the values you instilled in me. I spent years of madness with you. It's an honour for me to be here tonight. I would even say that it's a victory because I've been fighting all these years.
"At 10:28 am on August 17th my gorgeous, hilarious, outspoken, warrior queen Mother - Gina Michelle DeBose - passed away due to complications with stage 3 ovarian cancer. I couldn't be more proud of her and how she fought this insidious disease over the past 3 years."
It has been a blast being here tonight; but listen, we all know there should be someone else right here in this chair next to me right there as he was for my seven years in the role he referred to as my TV wife, and that's my dear, late friend Stuart Scott, who is indeed looking over my shoulder tonight.
Over 40 years of loving Bob and still he astounds. His vodka paintbrush of absurdity, vaudeville, heartbreak and forgiveness and imagination of the infinite is still wet and painting backdrops backwards behind the Mirror into the wee hours of the morning of his opening night! We will always be suspended in his orbit.
Jota's family were in attendance at Anfield on Friday night as Liverpool fans sang a rousing rendition of You'll Never Walk Alone, before a minute's silence was impeccably observed.
Dear Viv promises a celebratory deeply personal portrait of The Vivienne's remarkable journey from their roots in North Wales and Liverpool to the global stage.
Cristiano Ronaldo expressed his condolences by sharing a poignant picture of Jorge Costa on social media, captioned "Ate sempre Jorge Costa," conveying a bond that transcends even loss.
