Just two days after releasing their new album Into Oblivion, Richmond, VA metallers Lamb of God delivered a special intimate performance on March 15 at Theatre of Living Arts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The show offered fans a rare opportunity to see the band in a small club setting rather than the arenas and large theaters they typically headline. Opening the evening were deathcore heavyweights Fit for an Autopsy.
The event carried special significance for Lamb of God, as Philadelphia played a key role in the band’s rise during the mid-2000s. The city served as the backdrop for their classic live album and DVD Killadelphia, released in 2005.
The band mixed fan favorites with brand-new material from Into Oblivion, including the live debuts of “Into Oblivion” and “Parasocial Christ.” They also performed “Grace” for the first time since 2010. The full set was:
“Ruin”
“Laid to Rest”
“Blood Junkie”
“Into Oblivion” (live debut)
“Resurrection Man”
“Grace” (first performance since 2010)
“Desolation”
“512”
“Walk With Me in Hell”
“Parasocial Christ” (live debut)
“11th Hour”
“Memento Mori”
“Sepsis”
“Redneck”
Lamb Of God is also set to return to the road this month for what promises to be the heaviest tour of 2026, with the North American trek featuring support from Kublai Khan TX, Fit For An Autopsy, and Sanguisugabogg. Get those dates below and get your tickets here.
3/17 National Harbor, MD The Theater MGM National Harbor 3/19 Montreal, QC Bell Centre 3/20 Toronto, ON GCT Theatre 3/22 Detroit, MI Fox Theatre 3/24 Minneapolis, MN Armory 3/25 Chicago, IL Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom 3/27 Denver, CO Fillmore Auditorium 3/28 Salt Lake City, UT The Union Event Center 3/30 Portland, OR Theater of the Clouds 3/31 Seattle, WA WAMU Theater 4/1 Vancouver, BC PNE Forum 4/3 San Francisco, CA The Masonic 4/4 Inglewood, CA YouTube Theater 4/5 Phoenix, AZ Arizona Financial Theatre 4/7 Albuquerque, NM Revel Entertainment Center 4/10 Austin, TX Moody Amphitheater 4/11 Irving, TX The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory 4/12 Houston, TX 713 Music Hall 4/14 Nashville, TN War Memorial Auditorium 4/15 Atlanta, GA Coca-Cola Roxy Theatre 4/16 Raleigh, NC Red Hat Amphitheater 4/18 Reading, PA Santander Arena 4/19 Virginia Beach, VA The Dome 4/21 Buffalo, NY Buffalo RiverWorks 4/23 Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn Paramount 4/25 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena 4/26 Boston, MA MGM Music Hall at Fenway
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Teams trending in the wrong direction meet when the Texas Longhorns face the North Carolina State Wolfpack on Tuesday night in a 2026 First Four matchup. The winner moves on as a No. 11 seed to face sixth-seeded BYU on Thursday. Ole Miss defeated Texas 76-66 in the first round of the SEC Tournament last Wednesday, while NC State was beaten by Virginia 81-74 in Thursday’s quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament. The Longhorns (18-14), who have lost five of six, placed sixth in the SEC regular-season standings at 9-9. The Wolfpack (20-13), who have also dropped five of six, finished in a tie for seventh in the ACC with Florida State at 10-8.
The game from UD Arena in Dayton, Ohio, tips off at 9:15 p.m. ET. Texas defeated N.C. State 102-97 on Nov. 26 and leads the all-time series 4-2. Texas is a 1.5-point favorite in the latest Texas vs. NC State odds, while the over/under for total points scored is 158.5. Before making any Texas vs. N.C. State picks, check out what SportsLine college basketball expert Bob Konarski has to say.
Konarski specializes in college basketball, displaying in-depth knowledge of hundreds of Division I teams. He is a regular presence in the SportsLine Discord, co-hosts a weekly X Spaces with fellow CBB expert Tom Casale and can be seen on the “Early Edge” breaking down his college hoops plays. He enters the tournament on a 65-44 run on college basketball picks, returning $1,615 for $100 players. Anyone following could have seen huge returns.
Konarski is going Over on the point total (158.5). Both teams rank in the top 30 nationally in scoring and have a similar offensive profile with Texas averaging 83.8 points per game, while NC State averages 83.7. Four players average at least 13 points for Texas, with Dailyn Swain leading the way with 17.8. The same can be said of NC State, though its top-four scorers all have either 13.8 or 13.9 points per game, so there’s a lot of offensive balance for the Wolfpack.
Konarski advises looking for value in early live over/under lines, but ultimately expects this game to clear the total. “There may be nerves to start out this game, so there could be a good live opportunity on the Over since neither teams play much defense,” he told SportsLine. “The pace will be there since both teams can score in bunches quickly.”
LONDON — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in London on Tuesday for talks with U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, the British government said, as European countries look to keep international attention on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine while the unfolding Iran war engages world leaders.
Starmer’s office said NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte will also join the meeting at 10 Downing St. to discuss peacemaking efforts in Ukraine and “the need to maintain sanctions pressure on Russia.”
The meeting comes days after the U.S. temporarily waived some Russian oil sanctions in a bid to ease pressure on global supplies triggered by the war in the Middle East, which was sparked by the joint U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran starting on Feb. 28.
Zelenskyy criticized Washington’s move to ease sanctions, saying it would provide a windfall for Moscow to keep up its attacks on Ukraine.
U.S. President Donald Trump says he wants to secure a peace deal that ends Europe’s biggest conflict since World War II and has rattled the continent’s leaders, who reckon that Russia could pose a credible security threat to the European Union by the end of the decade.
But U.S.-brokered talks between delegations from Moscow and Kyiv, which so far have yielded no significant progress on key issues, have lost momentum amid the Middle East conflict.
Ukraine is the “ultimate loser” from the war with Iran, said Ed Arnold, Senior Research Fellow at the Royal United Services Institute in London.
That, he said, is because the war is draining stocks of American air defense missiles that are crucial for Kyiv to shoot down Russian missiles and is diverting Washington’s attention from Russia-Ukraine talks on ending the war.
Ukrainian teams have recently visited Gulf countries to discuss mutual interests, according to Zelenskyy.
It is important for Ukraine to secure deals with Gulf states for advanced air defense systems in exchange for Ukrainian anti-drone expertise and technology, said François Heisbourg, special adviser at the Foundation for Strategic Research in Paris.
Trump has spurned Zelenskyy’s offer of help for the United States and its Persian Gulf partners in fighting Iranian drones. Ukraine has become one of the world’s leading producers of high-tech, battle-tested drone interceptors.
British officials say Russia and Iran are collaborating on drone technology and tactics in the Middle East. Drone combat experts from the U.K. and Ukraine have been sent to the region to help Iran’s neighbors repel its drone attacks.
Starmer’s office said the U.K. and Ukraine will sign a deal combining “Ukraine’s expertise and the U.K.’s industrial base to manufacture and supply drones and innovative capabilities.” Britain is also funding an “AI Center of Excellence” in conjunction with the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense.
Zelenskyy, announcing his arrival in London on X, said his priorities are “more security and opportunities for Ukraine.”
Starmer said in a statement that “drones, electronic warfare and rapid battlefield innovation are now central to national and economic security, and that has only been further magnified by the conflict in the Middle East.”
“By deepening our defense partnerships, we are strengthening Ukraine’s ability to defend itself from Russia’s brutal, ongoing attacks, while ensuring the U.K. and our allies are better prepared to meet the threats of the future.”
Russia’s Defense Ministry said Tuesday that its air defenses intercepted and destroyed 206 Ukrainian drones overnight over Russian regions, the annexed Crimean Peninsula and the Azov Sea. A total of 40 intercepted drones were flying toward Moscow, the ministry said.
Asked about an increase in Ukrainian drone attacks on Moscow over the past few days, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that authorities in Kyiv were “continuing absolutely futile resistance” against Russia’s invasion.
Zelenskyy said late Monday that counterattacks by Ukrainian forces at eastern and southern points along the front line have wrecked Moscow’s plans for a March offensive.
His comments couldn’t be independently verified, but the Institute for the Study of War, a Washington-based think tank, said Monday that Ukrainian counterattacks “are likely constraining” some Russian offensive operations.
Ukraine’s air force said that Russia launched 178 long-range drones of various types across the country overnight, starting late Monday, with 154 of them either intercepted or jammed while 22 more struck their targets.
In the southern Ukraine city of Zaporizhzhia, a Russian strike damaged a terminal of Ukraine’s biggest private delivery company, Nova Poshta, the company said on Telegram. Eight people were wounded, according to Ivan Fedorov, the head of the regional military administration.
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Associated Press writers Illia Novikov in Kyiv, Ukraine and Emma Burrows in London contributed to this report.
The director of the National Counterterrorism Center has announced his resignation, saying he “cannot in good conscience” back the Trump administration’s war in Iran.Joe Kent said on social media that Iran “posed no imminent threat to our nation, and it is clear that we started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby.”Kent is a former political candidate with connections to right-wing extremists. Kent was confirmed to his post last July on a 52-44 vote.Video above: Strait of Hormuz: President Trump’s demands and how U.S. allies are reacting
The director of the National Counterterrorism Center has announced his resignation, saying he “cannot in good conscience” back the Trump administration’s war in Iran.
Joe Kent said on social media that Iran “posed no imminent threat to our nation, and it is clear that we started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby.”
Kent is a former political candidate with connections to right-wing extremists. Kent was confirmed to his post last July on a 52-44 vote.
Video above: Strait of Hormuz: President Trump’s demands and how U.S. allies are reacting
Hyundai is stopping sales of certain SUVs and planning a recall after the tragic death of a little girl.
When you load up your kids in the SUV for a drive somewhere, the last thing on your mind is your 2-year-old getting killed by the SUV’s seats — but that is allegedly exactly what happened.
The victim was a 2-year-old girl from Ohio who died on March 7, when she was allegedly pinned in between the power folding seats in her parents’ Hyundai.
On certain Hyundai Palisades, the power folding seats may fail to detect contact with occupants or objects, Hyundai warns the public.
Which Hyundai Palisade Sales Are Being Stopped?
According to Fox Business, Hyundai has placed sales of the 2026 Palisade Limited and 2026 Palisade Calligraphy trims on hold while the company works with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on a planned recall.
In a recent press release Hyundai said about 68,500 vehicles could be affected. They also released an official statement regarding the incident that happened on March 7.
“Hyundai is aware of a tragic incident involving a Palisade. While Hyundai does not yet have the full details and the incident is still under investigation, a young child lost her life. Hyundai extends its deepest sympathies to her family.”
With the tragic accident that took place 10 days ago, Hyundai realizes that just halting the sales of the specific Palisade won’t be enough, so they released a statement for all current owners as well.
“When using the second-row one‑touch tilt‑and‑slide feature to access the third row, customers should avoid pressing the seatback button during entry or exit.”
Still, if you feel uneasy about the whole situation and you own one of the affected models, Hyundai is considering offering rentals for owners to drive until they can offer a further solution.
The automotive giant is also working on an over-the-air interim software update to address the problem.
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Opening Day is quickly approaching, and if you haven’t yet held your league’s draft, the clock is ticking. Fear not, though, as the ESPN fantasy baseball crew is ready to show you the results of its final mock draft of the season, using ESPN standard head-to-head points league scoring and roster settings.
Default rosters include 16 starters: seven pitchers of any kind along with a C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, three outfielders and a utility player (can be any position, and is also the only slot to allow a DH-only player). There are also three bench spots.
Hitters score one point for every base reached via hits (total bases), as well as each walk, run, RBI and stolen base, and lose one point when they strike out. Pitchers earn a point for every out they record (three per inning) and an extra point for a strikeout, as well as two points for a win or a hold. Saves are worth five points each. Pitchers lose two points per run allowed, one point per baserunner (hit or walk) and two points for a loss.
This draft was held on Monday and included fantasy writers Eric Karabell, Tristan H. Cockcroft, Todd Zola and Derek Carty, fantasy editors Pierre Becquey, Sachin Chandan, Joe Kaiser and AJ Mass, MLB editor Dan Mullen and fantasy product manager Shaun McPartlin.
If you’d like to conduct your own mock drafts, check out the Mock Draft Lobby, select one of several league types and sizes available, and you’ll be mock drafting in minutes. Ready for the real thing? Create or join a fantasy baseball league for free.
Things we learned from this mock
While you’re probably going to have to draft Bobby Witt Jr. in Round 1 if you want him, the next tier of five shortstops are likely to all be snatched up between Rounds 3-4. Expect a run followed by a lengthy wait for those who miss out.
Paul Skenes and Tarik Skubal were first rounders here, but if you miss out on one of these aces, don’t feel that you have to grab your first starting pitcher as soon as possible. Zola took his first SP (Jesus Luzardo) in Round 5 and Cockcroft waited until Round 7 to grab George Kirby (projected to be SP17) to anchor his staff.
You can wait on catcher. Yes, Cal Raleigh is likely to be taken off the board relatively quickly, but if you’re not locked into any particular favorite, there’s no crime in being patient. Only four backstops were off the board at the end of Round 10 and only six by the time Round 17 got underway.
Know your league’s tendencies. In our mock, there was no need to rush to grab rookies. Once we were down to our final bench spots, that’s when prospects like JJ Wetherholt, Konnor Griffin, Samuel Basallo and Kevin McGonigle finally got the call. However, if you know that your fellow managers are itching to grab one of these “shiny new toys,” you may want to pounce a bit earlier.
Team rosters are presented in first-round pick order. Primary position is used. If a player qualifies at more than one position, all positions, they are included in parentheses. Pick is displayed as [Round.Pick].
The summit was meant to focus on trade, as both Trump and Xi seek to extend a delicate tariff truce between the world’s two biggest economies. But China showed little immediate sign that it was bothered by the likely delay, which analysts told NBC News may actually prove beneficial to efforts to further stabilize relations.
President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Busan, South Korea, in October.Andrew Caballero-Reynolds / AFP via Getty Images file
Trump said Monday that his China trip planned for later this month could be postponed because of the war, telling reporters in Washington, “I think it’s important that I be here.” But his administration has not confirmed that the trip is delayed or shared more specific dates for when it would be rescheduled.
Beijing did little to clarify the situation Tuesday, with the Chinese Foreign Ministry saying it had “no further information at this time.”
“China and the United States are maintaining communication regarding the timing of President Trump’s visit to China and other related issues,” spokesperson Lin Jian told reporters at a regular news briefing in Beijing, repeating a line from the day before.
The White House had said Trump would be traveling from March 31 to April 2. China had not yet confirmed the dates.
A cargo ship sailing into Qingdao Port in Shandong province, China, on March 3.Costfoto / NurPhoto via Getty Images
With global shipping and energy prices upended by Iran’s effective shutdown of the crucial Strait of Hormuz, Trump has been trying to enlist naval support from countries that import oil and gas through the waterway. On Sunday, he told The Financial Times that he would “like to know” whether China was going to help and suggested that he might delay the trip.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent sought to clarify that postponing the trip “would have nothing to do with the Chinese making a commitment to the Strait of Hormuz.” Trump later said there were “no tricks to it” and that he looked forward to the trip.
China also says the visit has nothing to do with the strait and has been outwardly unruffled by the uncertainty around Trump’s plans.
Far from being upset by a possible delay, China “might actually be a little relieved,” said Dominic Chiu, a senior analyst for U.S.-China relations at Eurasia Group.
“From what I understand, preparations for the Trump state visit have been going pretty poorly,” he told NBC News in an interview.
A woman being helped from the scene of a strike on a residential building in Tehran on Monday.Getty Images
Even before the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran began Feb. 28, there was reportedly “a lack of coordination on the side of the White House to come up with concrete deliverables, to gather a potential business delegation to accompany Trump to China,” Chiu said.
If the summit is delayed, “that gives both sides a bit more time to talk,” he said.
Other analysts agreed.
“Right now the Iran war is clearly the Trump administration’s top foreign policy priority, so I doubt Beijing will interpret an American delay as an intentional negotiation tactic,” said Austin Strange, an associate professor of politics at the University of Hong Kong.
“In principle China would still like a more stable and positive relationship with the U.S. and should be willing to reschedule a Trump visit to China, particularly compared to the much less realistic request for Beijing to contribute to escorts of commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz,” Strange said in emailed comments.
Though the latest round of U.S.-China trade talks appeared to go well, it ended Monday in Paris without any public announcements. Expectations for the Trump-Xi summit, which comes after years of turbulence in U.S.-China relations, have generally been low.
“I think a grand bargain is increasingly unlikely,” Chiu said.
Instead, he said, the U.S. and China will focus on the “lowest-hanging fruits” they can offer each other, such as Chinese pledges to buy more U.S. agricultural and energy products, or to further crack down on the international flow of fentanyl ingredients.
With many of Trump’s global tariffs recently struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court, Beijing also sees the summit as an opportunity to negotiate lower rates, Chiu said.
Though Beijing has publicly criticized new Section 301 trade investigations the Trump administration has opened against China and other countries as it tries to replace those tariffs, it appears to consider them a “manageable irritant,” he said.
Tankers sitting anchored in Muscat, Oman, near the Strait of Hormuz on March 7.Benoit Tessier / Reuters
And while China is concerned about the supply of oil and gas through the Strait of Hormuz, “I don’t think they are exactly wringing their hands over it,” Chiu said.
Though Trump said Monday that China — the world’s largest energy importer — gets over 90% of its oil through the strait, experts put the figure closer to half. China is also a major producer of oil and gas in its own right and has been building up its strategic oil reserves.
Some of its oil is also still getting through the strait, said Tim Huxley, director of Mandarin Shipping in Hong Kong. But even if its energy supply is relatively secure, China would still prefer an end to the blockade.
“China has got enough for the next few months,” Huxley said. “But the longer this goes on, the more difficult it is.”
Janis Mackey Frayer reported from Beijing, and Jennifer Jett from Hong Kong.
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