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R | U | NTRTND Weekly Recap (8/7/16 - 8/13/16)

8/14/2016

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By Trey Alessio
Sunday, August 7, 2016
  • Ichiro Suzuki knocked in a triple for his 3000th career hit.
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CREDIT: Mitchell Leff/Getty Images
  • Rae Sremmurd and Lil Jon released the music video for the song, "Set The Roof."
  • Michael Phelps won his 19th gold medal as he helped the American 4x100 relay team to victory.
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CREDIT: Lee Jin-man/AP
Monday, August 8, 2016
  • VH1 announced that Martha Stewart and Snoop Dogg will star in an upcoming reality series entitled, "Dinner Party."
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CREDIT: Piotr Sikora/VH1
  • Amazon released the trailer for the third season of "Transparent."
  • Ron Howard and Brian Grazer are in negotiations about doing a "Curious George" live-action film.
  • Hulu inked a deal with Yahoo to provide free, ad-supported episodes of TV series. It will be a strictly an all-subscription based service. 
  • Team USA women's beach volleyball won its match, and Kerri Walsh Jennings remained undefeated in Olympic play. She improved to 23-0 with only one set dropped. 
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CREDIT: Sportscenter/Twitter
  • Team USA men's basketball improved to 2-0 in Rio by defeating Venezuela, 113-69.
Tuesday, August 9, 2016
  • Adam Schefter reported that Tim Tebow will be pursuing a career in the MLB. Tebow will workout for numerous teams later in the month. 
  • Netflix and Marvel released the official trailer for the upcoming series, "Luke Cage."
  • A24 released the trailer for the upcoming movie, "The Sea of Trees."
  • It was announced that "The Simpsons" will air an hour-long hip-hop special entitled, "The Great Phasby" during its next season
  • TCU and Gary Patterson agreed to a contract extension through 2022.
  • Jay IDK dropped his new song, "I Picture.". 
  • Sony Pictures released the teaser trailer for "Resident Evil: The Final Chapter."
  • Paramount Pictures released the teaser for the upcoming movie, "Arrival."
  • Michael Phelps won another gold medal in the 200-meter butterfly. He also won a gold medal in with the 4x200 relay team. 
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CREDIT: ESPN/Twitter
Wednesday, August 10, 2016
  • Anne Hathaway, Rihanna, Helena Bonham Carter, Mindy Kaling and Awkwafina all signed on to star in an all-female "Oceans Eleven" spinoff. 
  • ESPN broadcaster John Saunders passed away at the age of 61.
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CREDIT: ESPN
  • CBS renewed its reality show, "Big Brother" for two more seasons as well as its series, "Zoo" for a third season. 
  • Nike and Chance the Rapper released a new video for Team USA.
  • Isaiah Rashad released the music video for his new song, "Free Lunch." The video also confirmed that his album will be released on September 2.
  • Jonah Hill told The Hollywood Reporter that the announced "23 Jumpstreet/Men In Black" crossover movie probably won't happen.
  • FX announced the second season of "American Crime Story" will feature the story about Hurricane Katrina and George W. Bush. The first season covered the O.J. Simpson trial. 
Thursday, August 11, 2016
  • Shazam may have revealed the cover art for Danny Brown's upcoming album, "Atrocity Exhibition."
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  • A24 released the trailer for the upcoming movie, "Moonlight."
  • TBS greenlit a new series entitled, "Drop the Mic" featuring James Cordon and Ben Winston.
  • The NBA released the schedule for the 2016-2017 season. Click here for the full TV schedule. 
  • Lebron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers agreed to a three-year, $100 million contract. 
  • Michael Phelps won another gold medal in the 200-meter IM, bringing his total to 22.
  • 2 Chainz announced on Twitter that he has been working on a cartoon mini-series surrounding themes from his latest mixtape, "Daniel Son; Necklace Don."
  • IFC Films released the trailer for the upcoming movie, "Complete Unknown."
  • Star Wars released the trailer for "Rogue One."
  • Simon Biles and Aly Raisman took gold and silver, respectively, in the Individual All-Around event in the Olympics. 
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CREDIT: NBC Olympics/AP Photo
  • Simone Manuel won the gold medal in the 100-meter freestyle. She became the first African-American woman to win a medal in an individual swimming event. 
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CREDIT: EPA
Friday, August 12, 2016
  • Nickelodeon announced its plans for a "Rocko's Modern Life" TV movie. The TV movie will feature characters from "Rugrats," "Aaahh! Real Monsters" and "Ren & Stimpy." 
  • Screenshots surfaced that suggested that Apple reps said Frank Ocean's album, "Boy's Don't Cry," should arrive within 24-72 hours. 
CREDIT: Pigeons & Planes
  • Travis Scott announced the new release date for his upcoming album, "Birds In the Trap Sing McKnight", will be arrive on August 26.
  • Paramount Pictures released the trailer for "Allied."
  • Reports began to surface that Donald Glover may be casted as the young Lando Calrissian in the upcoming Han Solo movie. 
  • Kerri Walsh Jennings and April Ross beat Italy in the round of 16 for women's beach volleyball.
  • It was announced that "Bad Boys 3" got a new title. The film will now be called, "Bad Boys For Life," and it will come out on January 12, 2018.
  • "Pete's Dragon" and "Sausage Party" premiered in theaters. 
  • The Game released his new song, "Sauce."
Saturday, August 13, 2016
  • Wale announced that he has a song called "Runningback" with Lil Wayne. He said he's waiting for the right time to drop it. 
  • Michael Phelps won his 23rd gold medal as he helped the 4x100 medley relay team to victory. 
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CREDIT: AP Photo
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