Kobe Bryant Announces Retirement In "Dear Basketball"

After years of dedication to the game, this season will be his last.

NBA player Kobe Bryant is retiring from basketball after the end of this season. The announcement was made on Sunday, November 29 in a poem titled "Dear Basketball" posted on Player's Tribune.

This season is all I have left to give.

My heart can take the pounding

My mind can handle the grind.

But my body knows it's time to say goodbye.

The news is only a confirmation to what Bryant, 37, has said many times in the past weeks that his 20th season could be his last. The Los Angeles Lakers player has had a very lucrative career. NBA commissioner Adam Silver made a statement regarding the athlete's success.

"With 17 NBA All-Star selections, an NBA MVP, five NBA championships with the Lakers, two Olympic gold medals and a relentless work ethic, Kobe Bryant is one of the greatest players in the history of our game. Whether competing in the finals or hoisting jump shots after midnight in an empty gym, Kobe has an unconditional love for the game."


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Mary-Kate Olsen Marries Olivier Sarkozy in Private Ceremony

First comes love and then comes marriage.

After saying "I do," one of America's favorite twins has started a new chapter in life. Mary-Kate Olsen married beau Olivier Sarkozy. The newly-weds got married on Friday, November 27, in an outdoor garden at a private residence in Manhattan, NY.

The two started dating in 2012 and were engaged in February 2014. They have always been tight-lipped when it comes to their relationship, so there's no surprise that they had a private wedding.

There were 50 guests in attendance and according to People, all were required to turn in their phones before entering the ceremony.

Despite their 17-year age gap, Mary-Kate, 29 and Olivier, 46, the two seem to make it work. This is the first marriage for MK and the second for Olivier. He has two children from his previous marriage.


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Justin Bieber Breaks The Beatles Long Standing Billboard Record

Breaking hearts and records one album at a time.

With his new album 'Purpose.' Justin Bieber has broken The Beatles' 51 year-old record of having the most songs in a week on Billboard's Hot 100.

 The Beatles had the most when they got 14 songs in a week on April 11, 1964. Their songs "Can't Buy Me Love" and "Twist and Shout" were the top two songs on the chart. Drake recently matched their record twice this year in March and October with albums If You're Reading This It's Too Late and What a Time to Be Alive with rapper Future.

Bieber, 21, broke the record with 17 songs in a week on Billboard's Dec. 5 Hot 100, which is the most that any artist has ever done. The singer's album is also No. 1 on Billboard's Dec. 5 200 Chart. This is the sixth time that he has had an album at number 1 on Billboard's chart.

All but one song on the album made the Hot 100 chart. Here is the list below:

No. 2, "Sorry" (up from No. 3)
No. 4, "Love Yourself" (New)
No. 5, "What Do You Mean?" (up from No. 6)
No. 19, "I'll Show You" (up from No. 27)
No. 31, "The Feeling," featuring Halsey
No. 34, "Where Are U Now" (Skrillex & Diplo with Bieber) (up from No. 49)
No. 42, "Mark My Words" (New)
No. 43, "Purpose" (New)
No. 49, "No Pressure," featuring Big Sean (New)
No. 53, "Company" (New)
No. 54, "No Sense," featuring Travi$ Scot (New)
No. 67, "Life Is Worth Living" (New)
No. 74, "Children" (New)
No. 81, "Been You" (New)
No. 88, "We Are," featuring Nas (New)
No. 90, "Get Used to Me" (New)
No. 98, "Trust" (New)

Even though their record has been broken, according to Billboard, The Beatles "locked up the top five" of the Hot 100 chart in April 1964, which no other artist has still been able to do.


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