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Exciting news for fans of The Diplomat!

The popular Netflix series starring Keri Russell as the US ambassador to the UK just announced that it's adding a major talent for its second season.

Producers revealed today that Alison Janney will be joining the cast in the role of Vice President Grace Penn.

Janney is no stranger to political drama, having starred in all seven seasons of NBC's The West Wing.

In more recent years, she starred on the CBS sitcom Mom and scored an Oscar nomination for her performance in I, Tonya.

The news that Netflix is willing to shell out to stack the Diplomat's roster shouldn't come as much of a surprise.

The streaming giant has been thirsting for a new prestige hit in the style of The Crown, and with its instant success among critics and audiences, The Diplomat might be the politically charged drama they've been waiting for.

Msg Networks is doubling down on sports betting, launching a new programming slate dubbed “Bet-a-Palooza.” And in a first, Msg will simulcast two New York Knicks games featuring play-by-play announced through the lens of sports betting.

“Bet-a-Palooza,” announced on Tuesday by the sports network, will run every night this week as a lead up to the Super Bowl. The event, which kicked off on Monday, will continue through Feb. 13, the day of the Los Angeles Rams and Cincinnati Bengals game.

The centerpiece of the programming slate is a live discussion every night that covers Super Bowl trends, game odds and prop bets. These discussions will be hosted by Alex Monaco, host of Msg talk show “The Bettor Half Hour,” as well as Katie Mox, Jeff Johnson and former Jets safety Erik Coleman, who host “The Betting Exchange.” Special guests on the show throughout the week include former Giants teammates and...

When the Tampa Bay Buccaneers face the New York Giants this evening on “Monday Night Football,” it will mark a sort-of reunion — Bucs quarterback Tom Brady reunited with the Giants, the team that most bedeviled him during his legendary run with the New England Patriots. And though Brady’s no longer with the Patriots and the Giants are off to a 1-6 start, the matchup will call to mind for many one of the greatest championship games in NFL history — Super Bowl Xlii in 2008, when Eli Manning’s Giants pulled off a come-from-behind victory, ending what would have been an undefeated season for Brady and the Patriots.

For ESPN reporter Michelle Beisner-Buck, the occasion is both opportunity and challenge. Brady v. the Giants provides an obvious and rich territory to explore in her weekly feature segment on the network’s pregame show “Monday Night Countdown.” But Super Bowl Xlii has...

Editors’ Note: Part of an editor’s challenge now is to hatch stories, including some that take readers’ minds off layoffs and hardship. An oft-told tale last Oscar season was how Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro nixed a green light for The Winter of Frankie Machine to make The Irishman. So I asked Don Winslow, author of that terrific novel, to write his side of that Hollywood experience. While Stephen King routinely sees his work adapted and re-adapted, most authors find futility. But imagine the heartache when those two icons spurn a major studio green light to instead spend an extra decade on another project about a regretful hit man?

Winslow’s agent/screenwriting partner Shane Salerno delivered from the author a good news/bad news scenario. Winslow would write a whole week’s worth of columns for Deadline, but here’s the catch: I’d have to wear...

The deflected pass that Pittsburgh Steeler running back Franco Harris miraculously caught for a touchdown and the first playoff victory in his team’s existence has been voted the greatest play in National Football League history.

A nationwide panel of 68 media members gave that 1972 play by Harris 3,270 points and 39 first-place votes. Second was Dwight Clark’s Td catch from Joe Montana that lifted San Francisco past Dallas to win the 1981 Nfc championship, although that play got only four first-place votes.

The runner-up in first-place votes among media members was David Tyree’s “Helmet Catch” for the Giants in their upset of the New England Patriots in the 2008 Super Bowl.

The poll is part of the NFL’s ongoing celebration of its 100th anniversary.

In the 1972 Harris game, a desperation pass from Terry Bradshaw bounced off Oakland Raider Jack Tatum, seemingly ending the Steelers bid for a win. But Harris was...

The Giants Shouldn't bench Eli Manning -- they should block for his ass -- 'cause he's still a great Qb ... so says the guy who won 2 Super Bowls with the embattled star. TMZ Sports talked to Brandon Jacobs -- Eli's Nyg teammate from 2005-2011 -- about the 1-5 Giants' crappy offense ... and whether it's time to put Manning on the pine. "I still think right now, I think Eli is great." B.J. says Eli's gotta be used right,...

Btig announced today that it plans to donate more than $5 million to hundreds of charities as a result of its annual Btig Charity Day.

The firm hosted over 80 all-star athletes, models, actors, actresses, musicians, journalists, politicians, business leaders and other cultural icons who acted as guest traders on Tuesday, May 8, 2018. Over 300 non-profit organizations will benefit from the 2018 event. Since inception of the event, Btig has donated more than $45 million to charity.

“It was another incredible day at Btig yesterday. We are thrilled with the record number of celebrity guest traders who volunteered to join us, and humbled by the impressive number of nominated charities, which will benefit from the day,” said Steven Starker, Co-Founder of Btig. “It is a tremendous honor to have the continued support of institutional trading clients, our celebrity guest traders and employees worldwide.”

“For more than a decade, Btig Charity Day has helped fund meaningful causes...

Btig, LLC has announced the list of celebrity guest traders for its 16th Btig Commissions for Charity Day on Tuesday, May 8, 2018.

The firm’s annual event is celebrated across Btig’s 17 global locations, including eleven offices throughout the U.S., and six affiliate offices in Europe, Asia and Australia. The following celebrities are expected to join this year.

Aaron Boone, Allan Houston, Allie Laforce, Amy Gutierrez, Barry Bonds, Beth Ostrosky Stern, President Bill Clinton, Bobby Valentine, Bode Miller, Boomer Esiason, Brian Cashman, Bruce Beck, Cc Sabathia, Charles Oakley, Chris Johnson, Chris Long, Chris Snee, Chris Wragge, Chuck Scarborough, Curtis Martin, D’Brickashaw Ferguson, Damon Bruce, Dave Dravecky, David Cone, David Costabile, David Muir, David Robertson, David Tyree, Dellin Betances, Denis Leary, Didi Gregorius, Dominic West, Dominique Wilkins, Dwight Gooden, Eli Manning, Elisa Donovan, Emmanuel Mudiay, Eric LeGrand, Gary Cohn, Grant Hill, Hannah Storm, Henrik Lundqvist, Jalen Rose, Janice Huff, Jay Wright,...

Who says Hollywood doesn't know sports? With Super Bowl Xlvi just days away, many in the movie biz are showing their true colors in preparation for the big game. But the fandom elevates when two storied teams like the New York Giants and the New England Patriots face off.

Here, we take a look at 10 die-hard celebrity fans for each team. Based on this study alone, the Patriots fans may be better-looking; but if a fight were to break out at the bar this weekend, we'd want these Giants fans to have our back.

New York Giants

Rooney Mara/Kate Mara It's not a stretch to say that the Mara sisters will be rooting for Big Blue. Rooney ("The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo") and Kate ("127 Hours") are the daughters of Timothy Christopher Mara, the Giants' VP of player evaluation; and their grandfather, Wellington Mara, was the longtime owner of the team.