with the first leg of the biggest and most prestigious horse racing series in the world coming right up this Saturday at Churchill Downs in Louisville for the 151st "Run for the Roses." That also means it's high time for people to make their picks on which horse will win the race that's also referred to as the "fastest two minutes in sports."  Jimmy Fallon and some adorable creatures tried to help people make their Kentucky Derby decisions during "The Tonight Show."  A group of cute puppies was lined up for a mini-race each representing a horse that will be racing at the Derby A trumpeter even played the "Assembly of the Buglers" tune before Fallon instructed to "release the puppies." 3 puppy representing "Sandman" was deemed the winner of the race "Sandman will be crowned the 2025 Kentucky Derby champion," declared Fallon while holding the winning puppy It remains to be seen how Sandman will fare at the Derby but odds say that the 3-year-old colt has a good chance of winning the race.  According to the Kentucky Derby's official website Sandman is among the favorites at 6-1 to emerge victorious at Churchill Downs Brian Mems shows his Kentucky Derby hat Thurby at Churchill Downs in Louisville © Grace Hollars/The Courier-Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images who finished ninth in the 2004 edition of the Derby.  Trained by Mark E. Casse, Sandman has shown in each of its last three races including a Grade 1 victory at the 2025 Arkansas Derby in March.  .css-s4id4f{font-family:Suisse Intl,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:1.9rem;line-height:2.2rem;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:-0.01em;}Official Money Rory McIlroy’s incredible Masters victory gives him 29 TOUR wins Rory McIlroy took a big bite out of the Big Apple on Thursday, concluding with an appearance on "The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon." McIlroy stepped out on the town wearing the Green Jacket, paired with a crisp white shirt with a button-down collar and a blue tie. “Welcome back to the show," Fallon said. "Look at that jacket!” “I told you I wouldn’t come back until I had this green jacket,” McIlroy replied, “so I’m glad I made it back. Fallon and McIlroy, who defeated Justin Rose with a birdie on the first hole of a playoff to become just the sixth male golfer in history to complete the career grand slam, enjoyed playful banter about McIlroy’s dream-come-true moment. “People keep coming up to me saying ‘Oh, you don’t know what you put us through that Sunday,” McIlroy said, “Well how do you think I was feeling!” McIlroy told Fallon that his Saturday night goal was to shoot 4-under in the final round and that, he admitted, should be good enough to win the Masters. Despite making double bogey on the first hole Sunday, he knew his initial objective was still achievable. He said in 2011 when he lost a four-shot lead at Augusta National he got caught up in “playing math” and looking around what everyone else was doing. This time, despite going on to shoot a 1-over 73 Sunday, he managed to stay more within himself. McIlroy revealed the one big congratulatory message he received after winning the Masters that was, perhaps, most impressive came from music icon Elton John. John’s assistant left McIlroy a voicemail saying John wanted to congratulate McIlroy in person – but the only problem is that the music legend doesn’t have a cell phone. “I didn’t even know that Elton John knew what golf was,” McIlroy said. McIlroy also spilled the emotional note Tiger Woods sent him after his Masters victory. “He just said, ‘welcome to the club, kid,’” McIlroy said. Fallon and McIlroy closed out their conversation with Fallon showing a clip of when McIlroy was a youngster appearing on television in Northern Ireland chipping into his mother’s washing machines at home. McIlroy and Fallon then did the same together with the Masters champion, of course, beating Fallon in a first-to-three challenge. McIlroy, who also appeared on "The Today Show" Friday morning, wasn’t just in the city for fun and games – he had some business to tend to as well. Announced Thursday morning, McIlroy’s investment firm, Symphony Ventures, teamed up with private equity firm TPG to start TPG Sports, “an investment fund that will place bets on businesses across the sports industry,” according to The New York Times. TPG manages more than $200 billion in assets. McIlroy is no stranger to off-course deals, as investments by Symphony Ventures include Puttery (an immersive mini-golf experience) as well as Golf Genius (golf tournament software platform). McIlroy was also one of the co-founders of TGL, which wrapped up its first season in March. “Sports is undergoing a big transformation,” McIlroy told The Times. “There is a lot of investment going into the sports world and trying to make it more professional — and trying to bring it into the 21st century.” McIlroy finished T12 alongside Shane Lowry in their title defense at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans last week. He’s set to tee it up as the defending champion of the Truist Championship, which will move from Quail Hollow Club for one year to the Philadelphia Cricket Club as the Charlotte layout – where McIlroy has won four times in his career – will host the PGA Championship the week following. McIlroy has two other wins already this season on the PGA TOUR, the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am and THE PLAYERS Championship. He became just the third golfer in history to win THE PLAYERS and the Masters in the same season alongside Tiger Woods (2001) and Scottie Scheffler (2024). Copyright © 2025 PGA TOUR, Inc. All rights reserved. Rory McIlroy can still chip into a washing machine with the best of them. The reigning Masters champion appeared on "The Tonight Show" with host Jimmy Fallon sporting his 38 regular green jacket Thursday night. McIlroy won the Masters on April 13 in a dramatic sudden-death playoff to win his first major in 11 years and complete the career Grand Slam. Fallon showed the famous clip of a young Rory chipping into his mom’s washing machine on an Irish talk show. "Since you’re a Masters winner now, I thought maybe it would be fun to go back to where it all started," Fallon said as he pulled out two wedges. "The washing machine. Are you up for this?" “Sure,” McIlroy said. “Absolutely. Let’s go.” The game was first to chip three balls into the washing machine off the carpet.  “Yes, as the Masters champion, I should not lose to you,” McIlroy said. “I’d never live it down,” McIlroy fired back. He proceeded to make his first shot into the washing machine but missed the second. “I was better at this when I was 8,” McIlroy said. But he made his next two shots to win the contest over Fallon, who made only one of his chips. McIlroy punched the air with his right fist to celebrate his victory.  You can see the clip here as well as see him reflect on his Masters victory.  Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker Northern Transmissions is a music website started for music lovers, by music lovers. We feature interviews, album and live reviews from today’s most influential independent bands and artists. Northern Transmissions also features music news from around the world everyday. you can watch him perform his latest single “Somebody New,” which he performed on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon The songwriting process is the same, he says, but with his TV On The Radio bandmates Adebimpe knows he doesn’t always have to complete his ideas “I’ve been doing this thing with this group of people for so long that I can just have a vague sketch of a concept and I know Jaleel or Kyp will have five brilliant ideas on where it can go,” he says That was both terrifying and exhilarating.” Tunde Adebimpe Thee Black Boltz tracklisting Sub Pop Records Order Thee Black Boltz HERE Rory McIlroy still has his 9-year-old touch who famously appeared on an Irish talk show in 1999 and successfully chipped balls into a washing machine again took on the challenge Thursday in New York joined “The Tonight Show” to discuss his completion of the career Grand Slam with his victory last month at Augusta National as well as the congratulatory text he received from 15-time major winner Tiger Woods: “Welcome to the club McIlroy and host Jimmy Fallon then competed in a washing-machine chipping-off which .@McIlroyRory and Jimmy go head-to-head chipping golf balls into washing machines like Rory used to do as a kid 🤣 #FallonTonight pic.twitter.com/wQlOPGqXI6 .@McIlroyRory reflects on his journey to winning @TheMasters. #FallonTonight pic.twitter.com/6xSvXSzkXo A Division of NBCUniversal DISCLAIMER: This site and the products offered are for entertainment purposes only and there is no gambling offered on this site This service is intended for adult audiences No guarantees are made for any specific outcome If you or someone you know has a gambling problem Get our award-winning print editions of The Daily Pennsylvanian delivered to your doorstep every week The Daily Pennsylvanian is a student-run nonprofit Please support us by disabling your ad blocker on our site Senior breaststroker Matt Fallon poses with a blackboard on April 14 Penn motions to dismiss Title IX lawsuit filed by three former Penn swimmers Matt Fallon finishes second at NCAA Division I championships in 200-yard breaststroke delivered to your inbox every weekday morning The Daily Pennsylvanian is an independent, student-run newspaper. Please consider making a donation to support the coverage that shapes the University Your generosity ensures a future of strong journalism at Penn by Jennifer Weiser An O'Fallon teen was seriously injured in a UTV crash in Callaway County Friday night The crash happened on Wildwood Estate Drive north of Crows Fork Dam Drive at 9:45 p.m. according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol's online crash report Louis was driving a 2023 Honda Pioneer 1000 northbound The UTV went off the right side of the road and overturned Ambulance crews took her to University Hospital for treatment of serious injuries 04-30-2025DESIGN ‘The Tonight Show’ host has become a partner and investor in Xochitl Now he just has to teach you how to pronounce it BY Jeff Beer Jimmy Fallon has done plenty of commercials and branded segments on his late-night show. Last year, he partnered with Beats by Dre for a signature set of headphones and put them head-to-head against Kim Kardashian’s design Now, The Tonight Show host is taking his business interests to a new level by becoming a brand partner and investor in tortilla chips and salsa brand Xochitl His first challenge is pretty basic: teach people how to pronounce the brand name they’ll probably give me other assignments.” Xochitl is America’s largest independent tortilla chip brand but it is still far lesser known than your grocery store staples on the tortilla chip shelf It’s looking to Fallon for a mainstream boost Chairman Matt Leeds says the goal here is to drive brand awareness and grow distribution Who better to do that than a guy with 32.4 million YouTube subscribers and 27.4 million Instagram followers “We believe that his involvement will create a lot of excitement which can open distribution opportunities and retail partnerships,” Leeds says and family-friendly persona aligns well with us and our brand strategy.” At times it can seem like you can’t swing an empty booze bottle without hitting a celebrity tequila or whiskey. And yes, even beer Fallon says he’s been offered similar opportunities in the past and I just don’t want to be out there boozing it up at the golf course and I have no problem selling this and standing behind it.” the strategy is as simple as it gets: Ask a very famous guy who seems fun to not only promote but be involved in the brand “The partnership with Jimmy grew out of a simple insight: Xochitl is hard to pronounce but easy to love,” Leeds says and Jimmy was literally our first and best idea for someone who could help teach people the Xochitl name in a way that’s fun And just so happened to have been eating Xochitl chips that weekend I actually know what you’re talking about!’ ” Fallon says He gave me this kind of rundown of where the business is and I thought this sounded like a fun opportunity and I’d love to help see something grow and become giant.” Financial details of the deal were not disclosed this is a unique opportunity to work with a brand that has very clear and ambitious objectives in mind “This has the chance and opportunity to really grow,” Fallon says then I’m just doing a commercial or something Before announcing the Fallon partnership, Xochitl had fewer than 5,000 Instagram followers. So there’s plenty of room to grow. Fallon is a self-described ad nerd and just wrapped production on a new advertising-based reality show for NBC that’s set to launch later this year Now it’s just a matter of taking everything he’s ever learned about advertising and marketing “They’re in select stores and some participating Walmarts but they’re not in Whole Foods or Target,” Fallon says I want to see if I can get them in every store in the country Xochitl is dropping its first-ever flavor collaboration with McCormick & Company’s Cholula hot sauce brand exclusively at more than 2,000 Walmart stores and it will roll out on Amazon and at grocers nationwide in the coming months Fallon has spent the last 16 years helping his celebrity guests plug their latest movies Now he’s excited to really be selling his own brand “One of my jobs at The Tonight Show is to always be selling everyone else’s stuff The final deadline for Fast Company’s Brands That Matter Awards is Friday, May 30, at 11:59 p.m. PT. Apply today. 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Subscribe to Adweek newsletters Jimmy Fallon is getting into the reality competition space—and it comes with a marketing twist NBC has greenlit a new unscripted series called On Brand with Jimmy Fallon which will premiere later this year and feature The Tonight Show host starting a premier marketing agency and looking for creatives to deliver winning campaigns the On Brand Agency will work with brands such as Captain Morgan and Therabody to develop their brand campaigns Samsung will be the home of On Brand Agency’s headquarters Fallon recruited Bozoma Saint John as chief marketing officer for On Brand Agency where she will mentor the creatives and give them feedback on their work Saint John is a marketing executive known for her C-suite experience at top brands like Uber Go Inside Jimmy Fallon’s Tonightmares… If You Dare The creative process will include writing catchy songs the agency will have “unprecedented access” to the client’s businesses before pitching their ideas to a brand representative with the most innovative campaigns making it to the national stage after each episode The creative with the best idea will be named the best in the business and I think there are a lot of people out there who do as well,” Fallon said in a statement “This show lets the audience and our contestants get a peek behind the curtain of how campaigns for some of the biggest brands come together and what goes into making them On Brand with Jimmy Fallon is produced by B17 Entertainment and Universal Television Alternative Studio Saleah Blancaflor is a TV reporter at ADWEEK Adweek is the leading source of news and insight serving the brand marketing ecosystem The NBC host also pitches some joke headlines for Trump’s newly formed White House Wire Jimmy Fallon started off Thursday night’s episode of “The Tonight Show” with an important clarification President Trump fired his National Security Advisor Mike Waltz the guy responsible for adding a reporter to a top-secret text chain,” he said but he was removed from the group chat.” The late night host then told his studio audience about White House Wire a new website that the Trump administration recently launched Fallon described the site as similar to the Drudge Report “I think the stories are clearly made up Just look at some of the headlines,” Fallon said before sharing three joke headlines “Trump Takes Nude Stroll” was the clear winner of the batch thanks to its disturbing visual of a jacked Trump walking around in just an oversized red tie But both “Trump Successfully Lands Air Force One in the Hudson” and “Trump Single-Handedly Defeats a Gorilla in the Octagon” were pretty solid Most of Fallon’s opening monologue was surprisingly devoted to fireworks jokes Fallon started off the bit by saying that there’s an expected fireworks shortage for July 4th due to Trump’s tariffs look for a little more ohhing and little less ahhing.” Something about that very silly joke struck a chord with Fallon’s audience who ran with it throughout the rest of the introduction Even when Fallon had moved on from fireworks members of the crowd could be heard “ohhing” — but hardly ever “ahhing” — which made Fallon break down laughing repeatedly Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player the multi-hyphenate artist took the live performance of the latter to The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon with a special guest You might recall the go-go dancer furry creature, who kinda looks like the cool older sibling of Tim Robinson’s Chunky that starred in the original music video for “Somebody New.” Well that technicolored friend made an appearance with Adebimpe and his band The most important stories and least important memes Please select what you would like included for printing: Copy the text below and then paste that into your favorite email application Tommy graduated from Hewitt Trussvile High School and studied at UAB He then served two years in the United States Navy He was a member of Holy Infant 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by the reporter or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content Rory McIlroy donned his brand new green jacket for the first time in public when he appeared as a guest on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Thursday. The reigning Masters champion had the opportunity to discuss a variety of topics and even gave the host One of the highlights of the show was a video clip rescued by producers of an 8-year-old McIlroy demonstrating how he used to practice his chipping by using his mother's washing machine as a target Fallon arranged for the two to recreate the scene on set and compete to see who could do it better The competition was for the first to get three balls into the washing machines The Northern Irishman needed only four balls to complete the challenge (the fourth was a close call) earning a standing ovation from the audience Ahead of this unique golfing challenge, McIlroy and Fallon discussed the significance of the Masters Tournament victory The title gave the five-time major champion the Grand Slam of golf which stands out among the achievements of his career: "Six people ever have achieved the Grand Slam in golf," McIlroy said The 29-time PGA Tour winner described some of the ins and outs of his victory including how he spent his time away from competition McIlroy described the importance of not thinking too much about the tournament while not competing so he spent his time watching movies and shows Among the titles he mentioned watching during the historic weekend were Bridgerton Jimmy Fallon is a huge golf fan and regularly invites golf stars to appear on his show, including the legendary Tiger Woods McIlroy recalled his last appearance on the show when he said he would not return until he won the Masters Rory McIlroy won the 2025 Masters Tournament Both finished tied on 11 under after 72 holes The 35-year-old ended an 11-year cycle of trying to complete golf's career Grand Slam. He had previously won the US Open in 2011 More Golf: Michael Block Party Clinches PGA Championship Return with Epic Performanc Newsweek is committed to challenging conventional wisdom and finding connections in the search for common ground Newsletters in your inbox See all Kate Hudson is jumping on the bandwagon as she reveals whom she would devour first if she were hungry who recently discovered the “I’m so hungry” trend shockingly named her top pick in a heartbeat Kate hilariously revealed that she could eat a “cute squishy Jimmy Fallon,” prompting Fallon to share his stance on the subject The host of the popular show said that he would love to have Hudson and Reese Witherspoon’s iconic Almost Famous Sharing his statement on the social media giant Elle Woods and still have room for Isla Gordon.” “Apparently that’s not how this trend works.” the 46-year-old was spotted scrolling through her phone while engaged in conversation about the latest trend the actress couldn’t help but giggle as she shared her unfiltered thoughts about Fallon Fans couldn’t contain the excitement within sharing their responses in the comments section “This trend took a wild turn real fast—Kate Hudson and Jimmy Fallon definitely didn’t see that one coming!” “Can't help but feel this is all just some code for some creepy occult shit.” Hudson was last seen starring in Truth Be Told as well as comedy series Running Point Carnie Wilson shares what one exec said about her ‘weight problem’ for Wilson Phillips music videos Naomi Campbell to not attend Met Gala 2025 because of rift with organizer Anna Wintour Alexander Skarsgard gets real about fatherhood and hurdles Machine Gun Kelly and Megan Fox step out to run errands after first baby together Rowling talks about ‘power to sack an actor’ from the Harry Potter series Zoë Kravitz and Noah Centineo casually step out in New York City together Copyright © 2025. The News International, All Rights Reserved | Contact Us | Authors Along with revealing messages from music icons and Hollywood stars Rory McIlroy went old school on Jimmy Fallon's show as he was back chipping into washing machines like he did in his TV debut aged eight McIlroy made his now famous TV debut as a child back in 1999 on the Gerry Kelly Show where he chipped balls into a washing machine to mimmick practice he did at home Fast forward a quarter of a century and McIlroy, in his new Green Jacket, was doing the very same during an entertaining appearance on one of America's biggest TV shows to celebrate his thrilling victory at Augusta National. "As the Masters champion I should not lose to you. That would be the worst," said a relaxed McIlroy, who is clearly flying high with the weight of Grand Slam history off his back Despite obviously beating the talk show host in the challenge McIlroy later added: "I was better when I was eight!" As is customary, the Masters champion does a set of interviews on America's biggest shows showing off his new Green Jacket which in McIlroy's case took 17 attempts to finally slip on Subscribe to the Golf Monthly newsletter to stay up to date with all the latest tour news head-to-heads and buyer’s guides from our team of experienced experts Despite making his PGA Tour return at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans alongside Shane Lowry last week McIlroy is still basking in his Augusta glory and discussed moments of it with Fallon - including a surprise call from a music legend A post shared by Golf Monthly (@golfmonthly) “I was sort of overwhelmed with the people that reached out from all different walks of life - culture and entertainment,” McIlroy told Fallon “But the one that got me was Sir Elton John McIlroy explained that the music icon's assistant left a voicemail trying to arrange a call between the two - which is more awkward for Elton John as he doesn't have a mobile phone ‘Sure.’ But we haven’t been able to connect,” McIlroy said I didn’t even know he knew what golf was .@McIlroyRory and Jimmy go head-to-head chipping golf balls into washing machines like Rory used to do as a kid 🤣 #FallonTonight pic.twitter.com/wQlOPGqXI6May 2, 2025 McIlroy also revealed what Tiger Woods said to him as he joined that exclusive Grand Slam club as just the sixth member “He just said: ‘Welcome to the club, kid,’” McIlroy shared. “That was so cool. Six people ever have done it - Gary Player is 90, Jack Nicklaus is 86, then Tiger and myself It’s really cool to be part of that.” And along with sporting greats and music icons the Los Angeles version and not the Northern Irish town he calls home As superstar actor Adam Sandler also sent him a message - with the two in touch after McIlroy played a role in the upcoming movie sequel Happy Gilmore 2. “I’ll say I’m a much better golfer than actor,” joked McIlroy “But Happy Gilmore was the golf movie for me growing up The fact I got to do that was awesome and Sandler is the best.” McIlroy was already a huge star in America in golfing circles but his Masters victory and his media appearances will now see that fame grown even further into the mainstream Favourite interviews he's conducted have been with McIlroy Rickie Fowler and the enigma that is Victor Dubuisson A big fan of watching any golf from any tour sadly he spends more time writing about golf than playing these days with two young children and as a big fair weather golfer claims playing in shorts is worth at least five shots Being from Liverpool he loves the likes of Hoylake Birkdale and the stretch of tracks along England's Golf Coast but would say his favourite courses played are Kingsbarns and Portrush.  you will then be prompted to enter your display name A $300 million mixed-use development project in the Metro East cleared its final hurdle Monday night The O’Fallon City Council voted unanimously to pass seven ordinances and two resolutions all tied to the Park Place Development Project which city officials believe will be transformational for their town as it’s built over the next eight years “We just have to be patient as it's being developed,” said incoming Mayor Eric Van Hook “I wish it could be here a lot sooner than eight years but I'm excited for what it's going to provide to not only O'Fallon residents but to the people that visit our community and hopefully they'll see what we see in it.” located just across the street from the popular O’Fallon Family Sports Park in the northwest part of the city Those include a TopGolf-style driving range Rich Gorazd of State Construction and Michael Hamburg of Pier Property Group will develop the massive project that’s estimated to cost between $275 million and $300 million “We're bringing some things to O’Fallon that we don't have,” Gorazd said The developers have another six months of planning to do construction will start with the roads surrounding the development Construction of the buildings will begin in one year and the developers anticipate the remainder of the project will take five to seven years to be completed Park Place will have 50 single-family villas for those downsizing or nearing retirement and 429 multifamily units The original idea came over two years ago to build off the success of the nearby sports park, which attracted 1.5 million visitors last year Officials and developers said new housing is an essential piece to the puzzle “These apartments are going to capture the young professionals that we feel are fleeing our town after college and going to maybe a more vibrant city,” Gorazd said “We're trying to bring some of that vibrancy to O’Fallon to keep these young professionals.” The ordinances and resolutions approved by O’Fallon’s 14 City Council members allow the developers to annex property into the city amend the city’s zoning map for the various types of projects being built do a sound study for the driving range and create new taxes to help pay for the project The council voted to create a special business district which will allow the developers to administer an additional 1% sales tax on retail goods at Park Place Those taxes will be collected by the state and returned to the city which will then determine if the various infrastructure paid for by the developers can be reimbursed “That is a very common incentive,” he said the council passed a measure to create a 5% amusement tax for entertainment-type businesses at Park Place 4% will be used to help reimburse the developers for infrastructure costs and the remaining 1% will be used to cover administrative costs by the city Both the special business district and amusement tax are limited to $20 million or 23 years Both council members for Ward 3 voted in support of the various ordinances and resolutions Andrea Fohne and Roy Carney said they were initially hesitant about the project after hearing a number of concerns from their constituents The questions and criticisms included the noise and light level of the driving range and increased traffic The city’s traffic engineer conducted a study and recommended a new light extra turn lanes off Highway 50 and a roundabout be created before Park Place opens Fohne and Carney came to the conclusion that the project will help O’Fallon grow creating new housing is important because there's a lack of starter homes “This is going to give them a place to live and stay in O'Fallon,” Carney said “And I think that's definitely a plus because a city that quits growing starts dying.” Fohne describes herself as an O’Fallon historian she said there’s also been some concern about exciting projects “I think you have to take the broader view We're going to be really happy — and it'll be good.” O’Fallon’s action on the mixed-use project comes at a time when a handful of other Metro East cities have undertaken projects to create similar facilities or revitalize existing space John’s Men’s Basketball Team to Appear on NBC’s “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon”3/5/2025 4:00:00 PM | Men's Basketball Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer Rick Pitino and the Johnnies will be featured on the late-night talk show Thursday airing at 11:35 p.m Missouri was injured when the UTV she was in flipped over in Callaway County Friday night According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report Louis was driving a 2023 Honda Pioneer 1000 on Wildwood Estate Drive at 9:45 p.m The UTV traveled off the right side of the road and flipped over The girl was hospitalized with serious injuries The report states neither person was wearing a seatbelt ABC 17 News is committed to providing a forum for civil and constructive conversation Please keep your comments respectful and relevant. You can review our Community Guidelines by clicking here If you would like to share a story idea, please submit it here Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Community Guidelines | KMIZ-TV FCC Public File | FCC Applications | Do Not Sell My Personal Information After scoring his first-ever platinum record for “I Never Lie,” an ACM Award win for New Male Artist of the Year as well as an Album of the Year nod for Cold Beer & Country Music and his first-ever Top 5 hit on country radio with the aforementioned “I Never Lie,” it truly feels like Top is on the cusp on being country music’s next superstar. On Monday, Top announced another major career milestone on Instagram: he would be making his late night TV debut on The Tonight Show. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Zach Top (@zachtop) the 27-year-old singer/songwriter absolutely crushed it there’s often a level of disconnect given the lack of a true audience and concert setting Sounding exactly like the studio recording he and his band delivered a killer rendition of the smash hit that once again proves why he’s one of the fastest rising stars in the genre today Top will be out on the road all summer with Dierks Bentley on his Broken Braches Tour Upcoming dates featuring the “Sounds Like The Radio” singer include the following: at his home.  A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. at the Cowboy Church in Newton.  The family will greet friends after the service with a lunch at the church.  Memorials to Wesley Life Hospice may be left at the church the day of the service or the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory in Lovilla.  He grew up in Lovilla before moving to Arkansas as a teen A few years later they moved back to Iowa.  On June 11 Jimmy was united in marriage to Kathleen Haines in Albia.  He began working at the Maytag Company in Newton in 1968 and two years later they would move to Newton.  He retired from Maytag after 30 years of service in 1998.  Jimmy was a member of the UAW Local 997 and the Eagles and taking his ’66 Chevelle to car shows.  Jimmy loved to go on drives and walks stopping to chat with everyone.  He enjoyed spoiling the kids in the neighborhood or at the store with a piece of candy or even slipping them a dollar or two from his wallet Kim Fallon of Des Moines and Jamie Fallon of Newton; granddaughter Riley (Garret) McLaughlin of Urbandale; and his sister He was preceded in death by his parents; wife This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Ed Sheeran and Jimmy Fallon don wigs and dark sunglasses for an NYC busking session in the Tonight Show clip above singing a rendition of Chappell Roan's "Pink Pony Club" before they reveal their true identities What follows is a fairly cheerful live performance of Sheeran's new son "Azizam" with Fallon bouncing around in the background hitting a tambourine Sam Haysom is the Deputy UK Editor for Mashable He covers entertainment and online culture and writes horror fiction in his spare time If you're looking for "I Spys," dating or LTRs The original print version of this article was headlined "Tina Friml Can't Lose | From Vermont to "The Tonight Show," the Middlebury-born comedian with cerebral palsy is having a moment Tags: , , , , , MA — The Worcester Red Sox will honor founding corporate partner Fallon Health for its successful Strike Out Hunger campaign on Sunday the Triple-A affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies Fallon Health has donated $50 to the Worcester County Food Bank for every strikeout a WooSox pitcher has recorded at Polar Park Fallon Health has donated $200,000 to help the WCFB expand its efforts increase access to healthy food for Worcester County residents and to see firsthand the impact they are making WooSox pitchers Richard Fitts and Wyatt Olds visited the WCFB on Tuesday alongside representatives from Fallon Health and the WooSox’ front office will donate a check for $50,000 to the Executive Director of the Worcester County Food Bank Lopes will also throw a Ceremonial First Pitch as more than 100 Fallon Health employees cheer him on from Section 1 Hunger is a serious issue in Worcester County with one in 10 people not having enough healthy food to eat Nearly one-third of the people receiving assistance are children under the age of 18 The Strike Out Hunger game will help raise awareness around food and nutrition insecurity in the community and will help raise critical funds Every $1 given enables the WCFB to distribute $4 worth of donated food the WCFB will collect non-perishable items before and during the game Volunteers will be stationed at Fallon Health Square at Gate A (Summit and Plymouth Streets) and at the DCU Plaza at Gate D (Madison Street) Fans will receive 50 WooSox Rewards points for each non-perishable item they donate Fans can also make a financial contribution by visiting foodbank.org We prioritize our members—always—making sure they get the care they need and deserve high-quality coordinated care and is continually rated among the nation’s top health plans for member experience guided by our mission of improving health and inspiring hope we strive to be the leading provider of government-sponsored health insurance programs—including Medicare and PACE (Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly)—in the region.