Mary Pratt, Rockford Peaches Pitcher Who Helped Inspire 'A League of Their Own,' Dies at 101

prison after giving her students cupcakes laced with her ex-husband's sperm.Cynthia Perkins had originally claimed she was not guilty of the crime, but has now changed her plea to guilty.The woman was a teacher in Livingston, Louisiana, and also admitted to several other sex crimes, according to local news reports.And she did so alongside her now ex-husband Dennis, who is a former high-ranking SWAT police officer.She has pleaded guilty to one count of producing child pornography, one of second degree rape and one of mingling harmful substances.The latter charge involved her using Dennis' bodily fluids to "season" pastries she then provided to students at Westside Junior High School.She had been due to face trial by jury on Monday, but made the plea deal shortly before the jury was selected.Ms Perkins could have originally faced 72 years in prison, but will now face 41 years instead, and will also testify against her ex-husband in a future court case. The couple initially faced 150 felony charges including rape, child pornography, sexual battery of a child and video voyeurism.Charges involving a dog were also mentioned early in the case.

Hollywood drama The Breakfast Club took the world by storm in 1985 and quickly became regarded as one of the most iconic movies in history.Following the stories of five teenagers who spend nine hours together in detention while at Shermer High School, the film portrayed comedic elements as well as several heartwarming moments.The movie received favourable attention from the press at the time and the media referred to the film's five main actors as members of the "Brat Pack".Directed by John Hughes The Breakfast Club received critical acclaim and earned $51.5 million on a $1 million budget.Now over 35 years since the film hit theatres, Daily Star has taken a look at where the stars are now.American actress Molly Ringwald took on the iconic role of Claire Standish who was a popular school girl at Shermer High.Claire was given detention because she went shopping instead of going to class.Following on from the success of the movie, actress Molly continued to gain steady work in Hollywood and starred in films Sixteen Candles, Teaching Mrs. Tingle and 1986’s Pretty in Pink.Though she was still hot property in the American film circuit, it was reported that she turned down the female lead roles in Pretty Woman and Ghost in the 1990s.During the 2000s, Molly took a break from making movies but still appeared in small television roles.

This Morning to chat to Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary about their new music just months after releasing their first single, The One, in October 2021. Boyzlife, the combination of Boyzone's Keith and Westlife's Brian, will be releasing their first original material studio album in mere months.As they joined the famous This Morning sofa, Brian was immediately left unimpressed when he noticed the Westlife track that was playing was one from when he was no longer part of the band.Alison said: "Westlife and Boyzone join forces.

Manchester United chiefs are still 'adamant' Ralf Rangnick will remain in charge until the summer despite their recent downturn in form.Rangnick, 63, has come under scrutiny for failing to instil confidence in the dressing room with United stars even taking to social media to publicly deny claims made by the German boss.And since exiting January, the Red Devils have failed to claim three points against Southampton and bottom-of-the-table Burnley despite taking the lead in both fixtures.Fielding a full-strength side, United were also defeated by Championship outlet Middlesbrough in the FA Cup, as their wait for a first trophy since 2017 rumbles on.Players have also denied reports they are unhappy with him.Though Rangnick is still expected to take charge until the end of the season, according to reports in The Express.It's stated United chiefs are adamant he’ll see out his contract as manager before taking up a consultancy role within the club.And that plan has not altered despite the poor turn in form.Though ex-Sunderland striker Kevin Phillips believes all is not well at Old Trafford: "It wouldn’t surprise me if Rangnick were to go. We heard about something similar when Mourinho was there with the players questioning the training methods, and that didn’t last long.HAVE YOUR SAY? Who will claim fourth spot in the Premier League? Let us know in the comments section."Once we start hearing rumours and that sort of thing, it’s a massive concern.

Gogglebox star Izzi Warner shared a rare snap of her boyfriend with fans as the loved up pair celebrated Valentine's Day.The reality TV star rarely posts any photos with her beau, Grant, and he has never been seen on the hit Channel 4 series.But she couldn't help but join in with the displays of affection flooding social media for February 14 and decided to share a touching tribute to her other half.Izzi, 27, took to her Instagram page clearly feeling the love as she posted a picture of the pair smiling for the camera with her arms wrapped around his waist.Wearing a floral mesh skater style dress with sheer sleeves Izzi looked blissfully happy in the photo, which appeared to have been taken in a nightclub.Teaming her frock with a pair of chunky black patent chelsea boots the Gogglebox fan favourite wore her trademark long golden blonde hair down in volumised loose waves, completing her outfit with a soft glam makeup look.She wrote: "Jumping on the bandwagon. Happy Valentine's to my love."Izzi and Grant have been together for several years and the couple share two children Bobby, six and two-year-old Bessie.While Izzi has been a Gogglebox regular since 2015 and mentioned Grant on numerous occasions he is yet to appear on the show.Fans, excited to get a glimpse of her partner, rushed to compliment the couple by commenting on her post.One wrote: "Lovely to finally see your other half.

Pussycat Dolls star celebrated the milestone birthday in September and earlier this month, rocked the BRIT Awards red carpet in a smoking cutout black dress with a dramatic thigh split.Her name has long been synonymous with the sexier side of celebrity, haven risen to fame as a member of glamorous girl group The Pussycat Dolls and speaking recently, Ashley said age had given her the confidence to deflect any negative criticism about her raunchy attire.She told The Sun: "As you get older, you start giving less f***s."You are more connected to yourself and wiser."I feel excited about the years to come because I feel better than how I felt in my twenties."Part of how I express my femininity is feeling sexy."Ashley regularly tantalises her 693,000 Instagram followers with sexy snaps and in 2019, reunited with her Pussycat Dolls bandmates.The group performed their comeback single React together on The X Factor that year with their raunchy routine sparking more than 400 Ofcom complaints.While the complaints weren't upheld, the PCD reunion was ultimately short-lived as the coronavirus pandemic cancelled their planned reunion tour several times over.On encouraging other women to put their sexiest foot forward, Ashley added: "It makes me sad to think about women not allowing themselves to feel that as we continue on."I’m like, 'Let's get our sassy, fierce, feminine sides out there'."Let’s embrace that part of ourselves. It doesn’t stop with age, right? I mean, we’ve all seen Jennifer Lopez at 52."Ashley will soon host The Real Dirty Dancing alongside Keith Lemon.

To stay up to date with all the latest news, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here.Police have now confirmed that the unattended item was not suspicious. A spokesman said: "The unattended item has been assessed and was found not to be suspicious."Road closures will be lifted imminently.

BBC Breakfast weather presenter Owain Wyn Evans left his fans and famous pals delighted on Tuesday (February 15) as he made a huge career announcement.Owain, who was recently awarded his own talk show - Owain's Talking Shop - on Welsh language channel S4C, has been nominated for a huge award which could catapult his career.And the announcement came with plenty of support from his famous friends - including famed Doctor Who writer Russell T Davies.Taking to Instagram to announce the big news, Owain shared a snap from the British LGBT Awards 2022, indicating that he has been nominated as a top 10 broadcaster, journalist or host.He wrote: "Dahlings… I am absolutely thrilled to hear that I’ve been nominated in the Broadcaster, Journalist or Host category at the 2022 @britishLGBTawards."Honoured to be perched alongside some HUGE icons in that category, thank you British LGBT Awards!"Owain is featured alongside icons such as comedian Joe Lycett, Chatty Man host Alan Carr and X Factor star Rylan Clark.The official awards account tweeted: "@OwainWynEvans has reclaimed the word flamboyant and it just makes us love his quirky character even more!"Here’s to celebrating you in the Top 10 Broadcaster, Journalist or Host category at the #BritishLGBTAwards."Fans can now vote for Owain to be crowned the overall 2022 winner of the award.

Neil Young has been busy both debunking and correcting, as his big beef with Spotify continues. He’s been correcting himself, but the debunking relates to a conspiracy theory that has been circulating that he’s only complaining about COVID misinformation in the Joe Rogan Experience podcast because vaccine maker Pfizer owns his songs catalogue.It does seem unlikely that a pharmaceuticals company would own Young’s songs, but there is a sort of logic to how this conspiracy theory came about.

It’s happening. Kanye West has booked in a listening event for new album ‘Donda 2’ on 22 Feb.

The long threatened American Song Contest looks like it will finally hit TV screens this spring, with Kelly Clarkson and Snoop Dogg hosting. The spin-off from the long-running Eurovision Song Contest, and will see performers from all 50 US states, five US territories and the capital, Washington DC, compete.

Paul Hollywood's ex-wife Alex has really caused a stir with a recent Instagram post.MORE: Great British Bake Off: meet the partners of the judges and hostsThe cookbook author took to social media to reflect on Valentine's Day – and shocked some fans with revelations about her marriage.WATCH: Alex Hollywood reveals why she's keeping married name after divorceReferring to her single status, Alex wrote in part: "It's taken me a while to get here and it hasn't been easy, but I love the woman I am now.

EXCLUSIVE: Channel 4’s Craig Charles-hosted daytime format Moneybags has become the network’s first show from its £30M ($40.6M) Global Format Fund to be recommissioned for a second season.

The Chase star Jenny Ryan, 39, has recalled when her Valentine’s Day was ruined by former EastEnders actor, Dean Gaffney.The Vixen was left livid when she travelled in a first-class train cabin, only to be thrown out by Dean’s production company.The awkward incident, which happened in 2019, was dredged up by Jenny when she wished her 106,000 Twitter followers a Happy Valentine’s Day.She wrote: “J.Ry Trufax, I once spent Valentine’s Day on a train with Dean Gaffney. He gave me a cupcake with a heart on it.”She then wished the Robbie Jackson star a happy birthday as it also falls on February 14.Despite the seemingly cordial tweet, Jenny has revealed that she was actually “fuming” when she was asked to leave the carriage.Jenny recalled the full incident on The Comedy Arcade podcast in December.Chatting to host Vix Leyton, the quizzer said: "I was travelling first-class on a train and someone came in and said I had to move to a different carriage because some producers were using this one to film an advert.“I was all settled in! I got on the train early and got my coffee, I was a bit fuming.“I was in a bad mood, so I tweeted because I looked out the window and realised the person that was filming was Dean Gaffney.”In her fury, Jenny tweeted at the time: “I have just been evicted from my booked train seat in favour of Dean Gaffney.

Piers Morgan, 56, is currently in the US with his son Albert Morgan, and has kept his social media followers updated on every step of his trip. Yesterday, the former Good Morning Britain presenter took to Twitter to share a picture of his chance encounter with Hollywood star Jim Carrey, 60.Piers posted on Twitter a photo collage including a picture he took of his son with Jim Carrey on a golf cart at the Super Bowl.In the second picture you can see Jim pointing at Piers, as he realised who it was taking a picture of him.In the third you can see the three smiling for a selfie, as they all enjoy the Super Bowl event.He captioned the picture in view of his 7.9 million followers: "When you come out of the Super Bowl, spot @JimCarrey on a golf cart, take a pic of your son (big fan) running backwards alongside him, and Jim clocks you & shouts ‘Wait….

BRADLEY Walsh was left retching during a revolting eating challenge on the latest episode of Breaking Dad. Viewers followed Bradley and his son Barney on the Scandinavian leg of their tour as they headed to Sweden to embark on the latest series of hilarious activities.   But one activity, in particular, left The Chase presenter reaching for the sick bucket.

Foo Fighters performed a selection of rarities and deep cuts during a special VR show over the weekend.The band pre-recorded the gig at the Los Angeles Convention Center. It was then streamed online on Sunday evening (February 13) following the Super Bowl as an “immersive 180-degree VR concert”, which was broadcast on the band’s Facebook and Instagram pages (AKA the ‘Metaverse’) and the Horizon Venues app.While the livestream encountered technical issues on the night, the gig itself saw the Foos play a 10-song gig which included a small number of songs that don’t usually feature in the band’s set lists.This included ‘T-Shirt’, the opening track from 2017’s ‘Concrete and Gold’ which received its live debut on Sunday, and ‘Walking After You’, which was performed by the Foos live for the first time since 2006.A post shared by Foo Fighters (@foofighters)The gig concluded with a rendition of ‘Home’, which was played live by the band for the first time since 2007.

Saturday Night Live and, more recently, the Dan Harmon comedy Community, which he left after reported conflicts with Harmon and other cast members.When asked by CBS Sunday Morning about his negative experiences with his former collaborators who called him a “jerk”, Chase said: “I guess you’d have to ask them. I don’t give a crap.”He added: “I am who I am. And I like where… who I am.

LITTLE Mix star Leigh-Anne Pinnock has shown off her incredible post-baby body six months after welcoming her twins. The singer took to Instagram in a tight-fitting dress as she headed out on a date night with her fiance Andre Grey on Valentine's Day. Leigh-Anne, 30, sizzled in the stunning dress as she posed for a series of snaps with her footballing beau Andre, 30.

Mary Pratt, one of the women who inspired beloved baseball movie A League of Their Own, has died, aged 101.

Mary Pratt, a member of the original 1943 Rockford Peaches of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL), has died. She was 101 years old. Her death was confirmed on Wednesday by her nephew, Walter Pratt.