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‘Fame: A Temptations Story’ movie premiere: How to watch, where to stream free

The second installment of the A Temptations Story collection, Fame: A Temptations Story, premieres on Lifetime Saturday, April 26 at 8/7c.

Starring Keri Hilson and Keshia Chante, the new movie follows the Jordan sisters, Cherish and Roxy. To the outside world, the sisters are the hottest singing duo on the charts, but behind closed doors, sibling rivalry runs deep.

After returning to their hotel one night, the sisters’ penthouse is the target of a frightening jewel heist. Investigators believe the robbery was an inside job and rumors spread that Roxy secretly planned and staged the crime. Tune into see if the sisters are able to put aside their differences or if they’ll let their temptation for fame team them apart for good.

Where can I watch Fame: A Temptations Story?

Those interested in watching the latest installment of Lifetime’s original A Temptations Story collection can stream Fame: A Temptations Story through Philo, DirecTV Stream or Sling.

Both Philo and DirecTV Stream offer free trials to new subscribers, while Sling offers new users who commit to a paid subscription half off their first month and one month of AMC+ free.

What is Philo?

Philo is an entertainment-focused streaming service that offers live TV, unlimited DVR, on-demand content and more for just $28 a month after its 7-day free trial concludes. Through Philo, users can access content from today’s top live TV channels.

Some of Philo’s most popular channels available for streaming include A&E, MTV, HGTV, Discovery, TLC, Lifetime, Hallmark Channel, History Channel and more.

With a Philo subscription, users can stream these channels or catch critically acclaimed originals, hit TV shows and blockbuster movies.

What is DirecTV Stream?

DirecTV Stream is one of the top streaming services on the market and offers its subscribers top live TV channels, on-demand streaming, useful features and more. The base package starts at just $86.99 a month after its 5-day free trial and includes popular TV channels such as HGTV, ESPN, Bravo, CMT, CNBC, BET, CNN and more.

Two other DirecTV Stream packages are the Choice package (original price $114.99) and the Ultimate package (original price $129.99), both of which are part of an ongoing promotion that offers new subscribers $10 off the original price for the first three months of their subscription.

DirecTV Stream has also recently introduced a lineup of genre packs, which allows subscribers to choose their favorite viewing options based on what genre they watch the most. With genre packs, users can get the channels and content they want without filler channel overload. Packs start at just $34.99 a month.

Those interested in comparing all DirecTV Stream’s channel packages and the new genre packs can check them out here.

What is Sling?

Sling is another basic cable alternative to consider if you’re looking to ditch the hassle of traditional cable. Sling users can stream on-demand movies, live TV shows and live sports instantly on all favorite devices.

Though there is no free trial through Sling, there is an ongoing promotion offering half off your first month with one month free of AMC+. Both the Sling Orange plan and the Sling Blue plan are normally $45.99 a month but start streaming with Sling for just $23 your first month.

For those who wish to access channels from both the Sling Blue and Sling Orange plans can do so by signing up for the Orange + Blue plan, which combines the best of both plans for just $60.99 a month ($30.50 for the first month).

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‘My Happy Place’ series premiere: How to watch, where to stream free

The brand new travel series My Happy Place premieres on CNN Sunday, April 27 at 10/9c.

Produced by Boardwalk Picture, the new CNN original series My Happy Place takes viewers on an immersive trip around the world. Alongside six different star-studded hosts including Alan Cumming, Billy Porter, Octavia Spencer, Simu Liu, Taraji P. Henson and Questlove, viewers will tag along as each host reflect on meaningful sites and what they mean to them through six episodes.

Emmy® and Tony® Award winning actor Alan Cumming hosts the debut episode of My Happy Place, and Cumming plans to give audiences insight into the beautiful landscape that is the Scottish Highlights.

According to a CNN press release, Cumming grew up in Scotland and the Highlands “were a place where Alan Cumming went to escape.” Even now as an adult, Cumming cherishes the Scottish Highlands as they provide him with a “new sense of belonging, connection and joy.”

Following the show’s debut episode with Cumming, Henson will take viewers to Bali, Indonesia, Questlove will showcase Austin, Texas, Billy Porter will show the wonders of Mykonos Greece, Octavia Spencer will share the liveliness of New Orleans, Louisiana and Simu Liu will round out the series with a trip to Bangkok, Thailand.

Where can I watch My Happy Place?

Those interested in tagging along with some of the greatest entertainment legends to see the wonders of their worlds can stream My Happy Place through DirecTV Stream or Sling.

DirecTV Stream offers new subscribers a five-day free trial while Sling offers users who commit to a paid subscription half off their first month and one month free of AMC+.

What is DirecTV Stream?

DirecTV Stream is a top streaming service that offers subscribers with a plethora of live TV channels and helpful features. The Entertainment package, also known as DirecTV Stream’s base package, starts at just $86.99 a month after its 5-day free trial and includes popular TV channels such as HGTV, ESPN, Bravo, CMT, CNBC, BET, CNN and more.

Recently, DirecTV Stream introduced a lineup of genre packs, which allows subscribers to choose their favorite viewing options based on what genre they watch the most. With genre packs, users can get the channels and content they want without filler channel overload. Packs start at just $34.99 a month.

Those interested in comparing all DirecTV Stream’s channel packages and genre packs can check them out here.

What is Sling?

Sling is another streaming service to consider if you want to stream live TV channels like CNN. Though no free trial is available to new subscribers, those interested in committing to a paid plan get half off the first month and one month free of AMC+.

Both the Sling Orange plan and the Sling Blue plan are normally $45.99 a month, but with the current promotion, Sling users will pay just $23 a month for the first month.

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‘Murder at the Derby’ movie premiere: How to watch, where to stream free

The brand new thriller movie Murder at the Derby premieres on Lifetime Sunday, April 27 at 8/7c.

Starring Ronni Hawk, Daniel O’Reilly and Kate Watson, Murder at the Derby follows Kara, a woman who just landed her dream job of working at a prestigious horse stable under the tutelage of Jennifer.

As Kara’s relationship with Jennifer grows, tensions escalate with Jennifer’s jealous brother Stephen, throwing everyone’s lives into danger.

Where can I watch Murder at the Derby?

Those interested in tuning into one of Lifetime’s latest thriller movies can stream Murder at the Derby for free through Philo or DirecTV Stream. Both streaming services offer free trials for new subscribers to enjoy, but Philo is the cheaper option at just $28 a month after its free trial expires.

You can also watch this movie premiere and other Lifetime movie releases through Sling. Although Sling does not offer a free trial at the moment, those who do commit to a paid subscription receive half off their first month and one month free of AMC+.

What is Philo?

Some of Philo’s most popular channels available for streaming include A&E, MTV, HGTV, Discovery, TLC, Lifetime, Hallmark Channel, History Channel and more.

With a Philo subscription, users can stream these channels or catch critically acclaimed originals, hit TV shows and blockbuster movies.

What is DirecTV Stream?

DirecTV Stream is a top streaming service perfect for cordcutters looking to access a plethora of live TV channels and enjoy helpful features. The base package starts at just $86.99 a month after its 5-day free trial and includes popular TV channels such as HGTV, ESPN, Bravo, CMT, CNBC, BET, CNN and more.

Those interested in comparing all DirecTV Stream’s channel packages and the new genre packs can check them out here.

What is Sling?

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Denver Broncos select Que Robinson from Alabama football in 2025 NFL Draft

The Denver Broncos secured Alabama edge rusher Que Robinson with the 134th pick of the 4th round in the 2025 NFL Draft.

Robinson spent five seasons with the Crimson Tide, becoming a starter in his fifth season. The 6-5, 241-pound linebacker tallied 23 tackles, four sacks and one forced fumble before he sustained a season-ending injury during the LSU game Nov. 9.

In 2023, Robinson served on special teams while also rotating in some on defense. He finished Nick Saban’s last season with 24 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks.

The Birmingham native played behind a handful of future NFL Draft picks prior to 2024, including future first-rounders Will Anderson Jr. and Dallas Turner as well as Chris Braswell, whom the Tampa Bay Buccaneers selected in the second round of the 2024 NFL Draft.

Robinson did not play in 2020 before he became a special teams player for the Crimson Tide. He was a regular on those units for the next three seasons.

Nick Kelly is an Alabama beat writer for Follow him on X and the Alabama Media Group. Follow him on X and Instagram.

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The New York Jets select Malachi Moore from Alabama football in 2025 NFL Draft

The New York Jets secured Alabama defensive back Malachi Moore with the 130th pick in the 2025 NFL Draft.

As a fourth-round selection, Moore heads to the pros after five seasons with the Crimson Tide. He spent the last two seasons with Alabama as a team captain and a starter in the secondary.

Moore, a 6-foot, 201-pound defensive back from Trussville, made an impact from the jump. He became the starting nickel defensive back as a true freshman, tallying 11 starts in the 2020 season in which Alabama won the College Football Playoff national championship. Moore sustained an injury that kept him out of the playoff, though. He finished his freshman season with All-SEC freshman team honors and was named a freshman All-America selection by the Football Writers Association of America.

Moore was a contributor for the next two seasons in 2021 and 2022 before he assumed a full-time starting role again in 2023. Moore remained a starter in the secondary through the 2024 season. He played both nickel defensive back and safety for the Crimson Tide.

The 2024 season was Moore’s most productive yet. He finished with 70 tackles, one sack, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery, two interceptions and eight pass breakups. The only year Moore had more interceptions was his freshman season of 2020 when he tallied three.

Moore logged a total of 3,121 snaps over his Alabama career, per Pro Football Focus.

“Love that kid to death,” Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer said in December. “He’s got a bright future in everything he does. Poured a lot into this place, a lot of passion, a lot of want-to, lot of desire. A lot of things that I know the rest of the team really took from him and learned along the way.”

Nick Kelly is an Alabama beat writer for Follow him on X and the Alabama Media Group. Follow him on X and Instagram.

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Alabama scholarship for Black students is discriminatory: Complaint

A national organization has filed a civil rights complaint against the University of Alabama, saying a scholarship for Black students is discriminatory.

The Equal Protection Project, a national organization that opposes race-based affirmative action, said the university should not require applicants for an English scholarship be a certain race or ethnicity.

“Regardless of UA’s reasons for offering, promoting, and administering such a discriminatory scholarship, UA is violating Title VI by doing so,” The Equal Protection Project wrote in its complaint. “It does not matter if the recipient of federal funding discriminates in order to advance a benign ‘intention” or “motivation.’”

The group filed the complaint with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights on April 25.

The subject of the complaint is the Norton-Textra Endowed Scholarship for Minority Students in English, which the complaint said requires that applicants be full-time African-American students pursuing degrees in English in the College of Arts and Sciences.

The group said that scholarship applications that specified race as a criteria were live as of April 22. On UA’s website on April 26, the scholarship only specifically lists enrollment and GPA requirements.

The group claims the scholarship violates Title VI Title VI of the Civil Rights Act by discriminating on the basis of race, color, and/or national origin. Title VI prohibits intentional discrimination on the basis of race, color or national origin in any “program or activity” that receives federal financial assistance.

A 2023 Supreme Court decision said that American universities should not specifically take race into consideration during college applications. In the last two years, some colleges have also stopped offering race-conscious scholarships and programming.

President Donald Trump’s administration has also issued guidance that universities should stop using race in decisions related to admissions, hiring, promotion, compensation, financial aid, scholarships, prizes, administrative support, discipline, housing, graduation ceremonies, and all other aspects of student, academic and campus life.

“Put simply, educational institutions may neither separate or segregate students based on race, nor distribute benefits or burdens based on race,” a Feb. 14 “Dear Colleague” letter stated.

The Equal Protection Project asked the Office of Civil Rights to investigate the university and look into whether it is “engaging in such discrimination in its other activities.”

The University of Alabama did not immediately return a request for comment on Saturday.

The university and other Alabama colleges already have been under scrutiny over diversity practices.

The Trump administration is investigating the University of Alabama at Birmingham over “race-based scholarships.”

Schools around Alabama closed DEI offices and programs for specific groups in 2024 in response to a state law that said state-funded organizations could not promote “divisive concepts.”

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Rams select Auburn running back Jarquez Hunter at No. 117 in fourth round of 2025 NFL Draft

The first Auburn football player is off the board in the 2025 NFL Draft.

Former Tigers running back Jarquez Hunter was selected by the Los Angeles with the 14th pick in the fourth round of the draft.

Hunter spent four seasons at Auburn, rushing for over 1,000 yards and eight touchdowns during his senior year in 2024. His best performance came against Kentucky, a game in which he rushed for a career-high 278 yards on 23 carries in a 24-10 win. Those 278 yards are the fourth-most all time by an Auburn player in a single game.

His rushing yards increased every season he was at Auburn, going from 593 to 668 to 909 before his 1,201-yard senior season. Hunter averaged 6.7 yards per rush his freshman year, which still stands as his career high.

He finished his college career with 3,371 rushing yards, ranking fourth in program history, trailing James Brooks, Carnell Williams and Bo Jackson. Hunter had fewer carries than each of the three players above him on the list, finishing his Auburn career averaging 6.3 yards per rush.

Hunter participated in both the Reese’s Senior Bowl and the NFL Scouting Combine in the leadup to the draft, running a 4.44 40-yard dash, putting him in the top among running backs at the combine.

“I feel like the 40-yard dash will speak for itself, but I really want to show off my catching ability,” Hunter said at the combine. “I feel like it’s really underrated because I did not catch it a lot at Auburn. I know for myself how dominant I can be in the passing game.”

With Hunter out of the picture, Damari Alston, Jeremiah Cobb and Durell Robinson seem to be the most likely candidates to absorb his carries. Robinson came to Auburn from UConn via the transfer portal, joining the room in 2025 along with true freshmen Alvin Henderson and Omar Mabson.

“I just try to show them, man, you work hard for what you want, you gonna get great things,” Hunter said at the Senior Bowl. “That’s what I did. I worked hard every day, and I got great outcomes.”

Peter Rauterkus covers Auburn sports for AL.com. You can follow him on X at @peter_rauterkus or email him at [email protected]m

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