Thriving in classical music, McGill brothers reunite to play

Anthony and Demarre McGill are classical music’s Chicago guys. The two brothers grew up within the metropolis’s Chatham neighborhood. Both pursued music and have gone on to main solo and orchestral careers, and now they're coming again to their hometown for his or her first appearances on the Grant Park Music Festival. “Growing up on the South Side of Chicago,” mentioned Anthony, 40, who's ending his fifth season as principal clarinetist of the New York Philharmonic, “I could never have imagined that I’d be flying in from New York to perform in Grant Park. It’s kind of crazy when you think about it.” Crazy or not, Anthony and Demarre, 43, principal flutist of the Seattle

Tom Brady Says Goodbye To ‘Brothers For Life’ As Patriots Free Agents Depart

Tom Brady Says Goodbye To ‘Brothers For Life’ As Patriots Free Agents Depart

This week saw a mass exodus of high-profile free agents from Foxboro. By the time the NFL league year opened Wednesday afternoon, the Patriots already reportedly had lost four players to other teams: wide receiver Danny Amendola to the Miami Dolphins, offensive tackle Nate Solder to the New York Giants, and cornerback Malcolm Butler and running back Dion Lewis to the Tennessee Titans. After posting a heartfelt farewell message to Amendola on Instagram on Tuesday, Patriots quarterback Tom Brady took to social media again Wednesday to pay tribute to Solder, Butler and Lewis, whom he called his “brothers for life.”Butler commented on Brady’s post, writing, “Forev... NESN.com

How Two Packers Fans Saved Davon House From Missing Green Bay’s OTAs

Share this: The Green Bay Packers are the only NFL team publicly owned by their fans, so it’s only fitting that two average Joes came to the rescue of one of their players. Newly acquired cornerback Davon House was headed to Green Bay for the start of Packers organized team activities Tuesday morning when his travel plans hit a snag: He missed his Monday night connection flight from Minneapolis to Green Bay, leaving him stranded in a different state on the eve of his report date. So, House did the only sensible thing: He tweeted about his conundrum. Any packer fans in Minnesota want to take a trip to Green Bay 😎 maybe I can hitch hike a ride 👍 — Davon House (@DavonHouse) June

Europe’s footballing brothers and sisters

Europe’s footballing brothers and sisters

Tomáš Necid's winter move from Bursaspor to Legia Warszawa means that both he and his sister, Simona Necidová, could potentially play UEFA club competition games this season.A forward for Slavia Praha – where her big brother also started his career – 23-year-old Necidová featured in the UEFA Women's Champions League for a third successive campaign in 2016/17. Both she and her brother played in Europe in 2014/15 too – Necid for Zwolle, Necidová for Slavia – and the Czech internationals watch out for each other's results. "I am really proud that she has been doin... UEFA.com - News