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Vanderbilt’s Miracle Win Over NC State Rivals Western Michigan-Michigan for Last-Second Finish of the Year

The Wolfpack will be thinking about that one until the end of time.

Sports Illustrated · Sep 19

Vanderbilt Coach Clark Lea’s Biggest Breakthrough Had Nothing to Do With Football

After confronting a crisis of confidence as a college baseball player, the Commodores coach learned to embrace failure and the freedom that comes with it.

Sports Illustrated · Sep 4

Lionel Richie in ICU after second hospitalization this summer

‘All Night Long’ singer, 77, was previously hospitalized in June

The Independent UK · Aug 31

MAGA Meltdown: Martina McBride Dumps Trump-Linked Event After Realising She Was 'Misled'

Country star Martina McBride has quit the Trump‑linked Great American State Fair in Washington, saying she was 'misled' about its nonpartisan nature and prompting an angry backlash from MAGA supporters.

International Business Times UK · Jun 1

John Oliver roasts Trump’s Freedom 250 lineup as artists continue to drop out: ‘People you haven’t thought about since 2009’

Artists like Martina McBride, Bret Michaels, and the Commodores have all dropped out of the series in the last week

The Independent UK · Jun 1

“I said, ‘I tell you what. I will give this song to the group – just put it on the album’”: Commodores bassist Ronald LaPread, who has died at the age of 75, said that one of his greatest basslines might never have been heard

“They said, ‘oh man, it’s too black’”

MusicRadar · Jun 1

Co-founder of legendary funk and soul group Commodores dies aged 75

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The Independent UK · Jun 1

Commodores co-founder Ronald LaPread dies aged 75

His former bandmate Lionel Richie said ‘he will be missed’ when paying tribute.

Evening Standard · Jun 1

Commoders hitmaker Ronald LaPread dies aged 75 after ‘sudden medical event’

The longtime Commodores bassist, whose playing helped power some of the biggest soul and funk hits of the 1970s and 1980s, passed away in New Zealand.

BANG Premier · May 31

Commodores bassist Ronald LaPread, known for ‘Three Times a Lady’ and more, dies aged 75

LaPread was the funk and soul group’s bassist during their successful years with singer Lionel Richie

The Independent UK · May 31