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Details on the movie’s plot are scarce, but Hawke will be working with director Scott Derrickson. This marks the first time Hawke and Derrickson had been on the same project in nearly a decade after the 2 had previously collaborated on 2012’s Sinister, which recently earned the distinction as the scariest horror film according to science. Even with no real information on what The Black Phone will actually be about, the talent behind it alone is already enough to perk up a few ears....

Marvel Studios’ Moon Knight centers on Oscar Osaac’s Marc Spector, a mercenary who suffers from dissociative identity disorder and is drawn into a deadly mystery involving Egyptian gods with his multiple identities. Spector eventually goes on to become the conduit for the Egyptian moon god Khonshu, the ancient Egyptian god of the Moon, and his journey brings him into conflict with Hawke’s villain. RELATED: Would Moon Knight Have Been Better Served With An Animated Show?...

The board head of Ukraine’s national power grid operator Ukrenergo said Friday that work was underway to enable electricity deliveries of 500 and even 600 megawatts from Europe, Liga.net reported. “Special mechanisms are needed to guarantee these imports, since the price of electricity in Europe is higher than in Ukraine,” Volodymyr Kudrytskyi said. At the same time, Kudrytskyi suggested that “hardly anyone” in Ukraine would want to purchase European electricity on general commercial grounds because of high prices....

Months of economic turmoil spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic prompted the European Commission to seek a rapid and joint response to help ease the effects of price increases, especially for low-income citizens. “Rising global energy prices are a serious concern for the EU. As we emerge from the pandemic and begin our economic recovery, it is important to protect vulnerable consumers and support European companies,” EU Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson said....

Prince Andrew’s connections to Epstein have drawn increasing scrutiny after allegations resurfaced—largely due to reporting from The Miami Herald’s Julie K. Brown—related to a Florida lawsuit brought by Epstein’s alleged victims years ago. In recent weeks, court filings unsealed from a separate 2015 lawsuit brought by Virginia Giuffre, who made allegations of rape against Prince Andrew as an anonymous accuser in the Florida lawsuit, revealed further allegations of sexual molestation against the prince made by Johanna Sjoberg....

Ross is the majority owner of Related Companies, the parent company of Equinox Fitness, which owns Equinox gyms, along with SoulCycle, PURE Yoga and Blink Fitness. The fundraiser will take place on Friday in Southampton, New York, and Trump is expected to be in attendance. All proceeds will benefit Trump’s re-election campaign. Tickets for Ross’ fundraiser, which is one of many taking place in the Hamptons this weekend, begin at $100,000 and cap at $250,000....

The news is not a surprise. Decker has not played since the Jets’ Week 3 game against the Chiefs, and the announcement about the severity of his shoulder injury seemed inevitable. FANTASY: Week 6 WR rankings | Injury updates Decker is expected to have surgery to repair a partially torn rotator cuff. One positive for the Jets’ passing game, in addition to stud wideout Brandon Marshall, has been the emergence of second-year receiver Quincy Enunwa, who has 27 catches for 294 yards and a touchdown on the season....

ESPN.com reported that Musselman confirmed the deal via text message, but the agreement won’t become official until it’s approved by the school’s board of regents Thursday. Yahoo! Sports said the 50-year-old Musselman interviewed Monday for the position. MORE: Latest NBA mock draft | SN source says Lavin, St, John’s talking extension | All coaching vacancies Musselman, who spent last season as an assistant at LSU, previously was the head coach with the Golden State Warriors and Sacramento Kings in the NBA....

“Everything that I [have] been through in life prepared me for this moment,” he says while walking through the tunnel and into the ring for his first fight on “The Contender.” Walker successfully outpoints John Jackson, the son of former welterweight and middleweight champion Julian “The Hawk” Jackson, via unanimous decision. The hard-fought victory brings tears to his eyes right in the ring. Before Walker was fighting under the bright lights on the rebooted version of the reality show to find the next great boxer, though, he was scrapping for respect and survival in prison....

Eriksen joined Inter from Tottenham in January, but made just eight appearances before the campaign was suspended due to COVID-19. The Denmark international had only started one Serie A game for Inter, who were third in the table. Eriksen, 28, is eager to become a regular for Inter, having signed a four-and-a-half year deal at the club. “I love to play football,” he wrote in an Instagram Q&A held by DR Sporten....

Eriksen’s long-range drive dipped into Wayne Hennessey’s bottom-right corner with 12 minutes remaining to secure an eighth straight league win for Spurs and keep them four points behind Chelsea. Whatever happened to Gabriel Batistuta? The Denmark international accepted that Spurs need Chelsea to drop points but insisted his side remain in the hunt due to his eighth league goal of the season. “Yes, it was a very big goal. We showed we’re still in it,” Eriksen said....

Valverde’s renewal comes on the back of a successful first term and the board seems to have rewarded him for the titles he won last year and for his positive relationship with the players. Valverde’s term as Barcelona coach got off to the rockiest possible start. The unprecedented transfer of Neymar to PSG left a huge gap which they are still struggling to fill. In spite of losing one of the members of the elite MSN (Messi-Suarez-Neymar) trio, Valverde guided Barca to the domestic double and nearly pulled off an unbeaten La Liga season....

Playing against Kirsten Flipkens of Belgium, Errani led 5-0 in the opening set but her opponent clawed back to claim five games in a row and then forced a tie-break, Xinhua reported. Errani did not lose her nerves to take the tiebreak at 7-3. And after that, the Italian did not look back. She claimed the win at 7-6 (7-3), 6-1 in one hour and 30 minutes. Errani’s compatriot and also her doubles longtime partner Vinci had a much easier time of it, needing just one hour or so to defeat Elina Svitolina from Ukraine 6-2, 6-2....

After Spence confronted the newly crowned WBC welterweight champion Shawn Porter in the ring Sunday morning and challenged him to a unifying title fight — to which “Showtime” accepted — Spence rattled off even more names as possible opponents in the future. Some of the boxers mentioned? Keith Thurman, Danny Garcia, who just lost to Porter, and even Yordenis Ugas, who is the mandatory challenger for Spence’s IBF welterweight title....

Marcelino’s successful three and a half year spell in charge of the club came to a sudden end after a reported breakdown in relations with his players and an argument with the club directors, reports Xinhua. His departure came just 24 hours after striker Roberto Soldado broke a cruciate ligament in his knee and less than a week before Villarreal play the first leg of their key Champions League qualifying round against Monaco....

Ernesto Valverde’s men signed off the previous year in a splendid fashion, humbling 15th placed Alaves to a 4-1 defeat at the Camp Nou. With that emphatic victory, Blaugrana went undefeated at home in La Liga for the entire year. Their hosts this weekend RCD Espanyol on the other hand, have endured a completely contrasting fortune heading into this fixture. Espanyol sit rock bottom of the league with a just ten points from their opening 18 games and are without a win the Spanish top-flight since October....

The U.S. wound up losing to Canada in the gold-medal game, but let’s not talk about that. It’s the sixth edition of the issue, which exists almost solely to generate stories like this. Knight, 24, scored Team USA’s first goal of the tournament, her second Olympics appearance, and had a pretty great career at the University of Wisconsin. As of Wednesday afternoon, she hadn’t said anything on Twitter about the situation....

The Twitter poll offered gamers a choice of well-remembered games, including NFL 2K, NBA Street, Fight Night, SSX, and MLB Slugfest. However, NCAA Football was the clear winner, with fans sharing their love for the franchise in droves. While legal issues around the game mean a new entry is unlikely in the near future, opportunities such as the California Fair Pay to Play Act may improve the odds in the longer-term....

The self-described political conservative/libertarian has had a rapid rise since joining ESPN less than three years ago. His national “Will Cain Show” debuted Jan. 2 on ESPN Radio and ESPNEWS (3-6 p.m. ET). He provides a valuable balance to ESPN and has become a virtual third debate partner with Stephen A. Smith, Max Kellerman and Molly Qerim on “First Take,” which just posted its most-watched February. MORE: Updated NCAA Tournament bracket projections...

The longtime “NFL Live” host officially starts his new life as Golic’s partner for the popular morning drive TV/radio show Monday (6-10 a.m. ET, ESPN2, ESPN Radio). Even Wingo cops to mistakenly referring to his new show as “Mike & Mike” instead of “Golic & Wingo.” Wingo has a long and impressive résumé of his own. He has hosted “NFL Live” since its debut in 2003. He succeeded Chris Berman as ESPN’s lead TV host for the NFL Draft....