Fernando Mendoza, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, took time away from the Las Vegas Raiders to turn his tassel, and perhaps, show off his arm by flinging his cap in a graduation ceremony this weekend.

But it wasn’t at Indiana’s commencement ceremony – he went back to Cal.

Mendoza, who missed a White House visit with his Hoosiers teammates earlier this month to focus on his time with his new NFL squad, was a part of Cal’s MBA commencement ceremony on Saturday after previously missing their undergraduate ceremony this past Wednesday.

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Once again, Mendoza didn’t want to leave his Raiders teammates, but Jenny Chatman, dean of the Haas School of Business at Cal, made an exception for the man who completed his degree at Cal.

During the ceremony, Chatman paused to share the surprise that Mendoza would be able to walk the stage for his undergraduate degree.

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"We have one Haas undergraduate student who couldn’t make it to commencement on Wednesday. So, I hope you don’t mind I invited this person to our MBA commencement," Chatman told the crowd. "He actually had a really good excuse for missing commencement. He used his Haas skills and coursework to negotiate an excellent job and an excellent comp package.

"But he wasn’t able to change his start date when he needed to report to his new job, so can you please help me in welcoming Las Vegas Raider, Heisman Trophy winner, Haas graduate and Cal Bear forever, Fernando Mendoza."

The surprise led to a great number of cheers for Mendoza who, as always, had a bright smile on his face as he walked across the stage and accepted his degree in business administration and management.

Mendoza finished that degree while enrolled in a master’s program at Indiana in 2025.

During that time tackling two workloads with two different schools, Mendoza was also leading the Hoosiers to a historic undefeated season under head coach Curt Cignetti, ultimately leading to a national championship victory in his home Miami against his hometown Miami Hurricanes.

It was during the undefeated season that Mendoza cemented himself as the top quarterback option in this year’s draft, and the Raiders, a team desperate for a quarterback of the future, confirmed all predictions that he would go first overall this past month.

Now, his focus is on how he can impact his new franchise, whether he’s starting or not. Veteran Kirk Cousins is also on the quarterbacks depth chart in "Sin City," and new head coach Klint Kubiak has mentioned the ideal scenario where Cousins starts Week 1, with Mendoza developing and learning behind him before taking over under center.

It’s because of that focus Mendoza said he wouldn’t be joining his Hoosier teammates in the nation’s capital for a White House ceremony celebrating their national championship.

President Donald Trump revealed that Mendoza did call him and they had a conversation.

"He called me and explained why he couldn’t be here," Trump told the group at the White House during the ceremony.

"If he was not here for any other reason. If he did not like Trump, I would not have mentioned him for any other reason. I like him, he's actually a big fan of what we're doing... Fernando couldn't be here today because he's now a member of the Las Vegas Raiders. I hope he does good."

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Many of Hollywood's biggest stars stepped out onto the red carpet this week in risqué black dresses.

Lindsay Lohan, Halsey and Brooks Nader are just three of the big names who dared to bare in revealing dresses this week, whether it be in sheer looks or one with a high slit.

Here's a look at some of the stars in little black numbers.

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Lindsay Lohan turned heads when she arrived at the GucciCore: Gucci Cruise 2027 event in a two-piece leather outfit.

The matching set featured a jacket on top with a high neckline, and a skirt that included a high slit, showing off the actress's toned legs.

She paired the look with gold jewelry and a black purse, and opted for a natural makeup look.

The "Parent Trap" actress posted pictures from the night on her Instagram, with fans quickly flooding the comments section with compliments. "Could you imagine looking this amazing !!!😍🔥🔥🔥," one fan wrote, while another added, "Oh she did NOT come to play 😍🔥."

Helena Christensen broke the Cannes Film Festival dress code when she arrived at the red carpet screening of "Amarga Navidad" in a sheer black dress.

The backless dress featured a plunging neckline which was lined with black velvet and then flowed into a completely sheer design with black lace, giving fans a peek of her high-waisted black underwear.

She kept the accessories to a minimum and opted for a more natural hair and makeup look, letting the dress do all the talking.

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The Cannes Film Festival implemented a new dress code in 2025, which banned sheer dresses for "decency reasons," something a few attendees chose to overlook this year.

Christensen posted photos from the red carpet on her Instagram, with fans calling her the "most beautiful woman in the world" and "absolutely stunning."

The Danish model sported another revealing black dress at the festival, during the Knights of Charity gala on Wednesday. 

She posted photos from the night on her Instagram, captioning the post: "A truly beautiful and heartfelt evening in the most magical garden full of laughter and roses 🌹💫💜." Fans were quick to compliment her in the comments section, with one writing, "Beautiful as always ❤️❤️."

Brooks Nader stood out from the crowd when she posed for photos in a black Zuhair Murad gown at the amfAR Gala at the Cannes Film Festival.

The "Love Thy Nader" star walked the red carpet in a sheer black floor-length dress with a plunging halter neckline.

She accessorized the dress with just two rings, and styled her hair in a loose updo. Her makeup look included a dark smoky eye with bold lashes and a defined nude lip.

Halsey also chose to break the Cannes Film Festival dress code this year, walking the red carpet at the festival's screening of "Her Private Hell."

The Grammy Award-nominated singer wore a sleeveless sheer black dress which featured a layered, ruffled skirt with lace designs, which she paired with a black bodysuit.

She paired the look with a dark makeup look and accessorized her curly hair with a headband.

Julianne Hough stunned when she posed for photos at the Gracie Awards in a black dress.

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The "Dancing with the Stars" host arrived at the award show in a black dress with a halter neckline and a keyhole cutout at the center of her chest. The tight bodice included multiple horizontal cutouts, while the loose skirt featured a thigh-high slit.

She wore little to no accessories and styled her signature blonde hair in a short bob.

Marion Cotillard also broke the Cannes Film Festival dress code rules when she posed for photos at the premiere of "Roma Elastica."

The actress walked the red carpet in a sheer black crochet Schiaparelli dress with a full-coverage fringe train following behind her. 

She styled her hair in a deep side part and kept her accessories to a minimum, including dangling earrings and a ring.

Emily Blunt stepped out at the Louis Vuitton fashion show in New York in a unique look.

The "A Quiet Place" actress attended the runway show in a cropped jacket with exaggerated shoulders and a bold black-and-white plaid pattern, which she paired with matching high-waisted trousers.

The actress wore her hair in a slick back bun and opted for a natural makeup look with pink lipstick.

Penélope Cruz stunned when she arrived to the red carpet premiere of "La Bola Negra" at the Cannes Film Festival in a revealing black dress.

The actress wore a black one-shoulder Chanel dress to the premiere, which featured areas with sheer fabric, as well as a thigh-high slit highlighting her toned legs. The dress also featured feather embellishments on her hip and shoulder.

She kept her accessories to a minimum, opting for a pair of earrings and a ring, and went with a natural makeup look, styling her short hair in a side part.

Tara Reid made her big return to the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival after she was hospitalized in November.

The actress posed for photos at the premiere of "The Birthday Party" in a one-shoulder black dress that featured a large white flower embellishment on her shoulder, with the white fabric flowing down and forming a cape that trailed behind her. 

She wore her hair in a high bun and went for a dramatic makeup look with bold lashes and a dark smoky eye. The "Sharknado" star accessorized the dress with multiple bracelets and a statement necklace.

Last year, Reid claimed she was drugged at a hotel bar. However, police later confirmed there was no sufficient evidence of anyone tampering with the actress' drink. 

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Despite police findings, Reid fired back and said the "horrifying experience" has been affecting her mental health. 

According to video footage, Reid — who was in Chicago for Comic Con — appeared disoriented as several people helped her into a wheelchair. Slurring her words and visibly confused, she was seen clinging onto a hotel guest before being seated. In another clip, the "American Pie" alum was seen being taken out of the hotel on a stretcher by paramedics, with onlookers shouting words of support. 

Irina Shayk put it all out there when she stepped out in Milan, Italy in a fully sheer black gown.

The flowy gown featured intricate lace designs which gave fans a look at her black undergarments. She paired the look with black knee-length socks and black pointed heels, as well as a black clutch.

The model styled her hair in a slick back bun and went for a more natural makeup look, except for bold red lipstick.

Christina Aguilera made a statement when she arrived at the 35th anniversary celebration of The Abbey in West Hollywood.

The Grammy Award-winning singer posed for photos on the red carpet in a black bodysuit with a plunging neckline and sheer mesh on the side and ruffles on the neck and down the torso.

She paired the bodysuit with a black lace bra, which was visible due to the plunging neckline, as well as black hot pants, sheer black tights and black leather gloves.

Eva Longoria shut down the red carpet when she arrived at the Global Gift Gala at the Cannes Film Festival in a sparkly dual-toned dress.

The "Desperate Housewives" star posed for photos in a sequined black and white dress with a plunging halter neckline and a thigh-high slit.

She paired the look with multiple pieces of jewelry, including a bracelet, rings, a statement necklace and a pair of dangling earrings.

The actress styled her hair straight and parted down the middle and went with bold eye makeup and subtle lipstick.

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Heidi Klum left little to the imagination when she arrived to the Killian Beach Club after party in a revealing gown.

The German supermodel attended the event in a brown figure-hugging corset dress with a scalloped neckline and sheer mesh cutouts on the sides, as well as a thigh-high slit and ruching at the hip.

Klum styled the dress with pointed high-heeled shoes and a series of diamond rings on her fingers.

She posted photos and videos from the night on her Instagram, which included some shots of her with husband, Tom Kaulitz, captioning the post, "Party time with my L❤️VE and @kilianparis @kilianhennessy."

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The "Germany's Next Top Model" host also attended the amfAR Gala while at the Cannes Film Festival, this time in a big black ballgown.

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There is a rather distinct line in tennis that players can't cross when it comes to letting out frustrations. Kicking your racket into the crowd would constitute as crossing said line, yet somehow, Germany’s Daniel Altmaier came away relatively unscathed.

During the second set of his quarterfinal matchup against American Tommy Paul in the Hamburg Open on Thursday, Altmaier threw his racket onto the court after Paul broke his serve.

Tennis players throw and destroy their rackets all the time, but Altmaier took things a significant step further.

With his racket bouncing back toward him after ricocheting off his bench, the German decided to kick his racket. The racket made its way back to him a second time, and he elected to deliver just one more kick for good measure, which sent the piece of hardware a couple of rows into the crowd.

The gentleman who caught the racket and casually tossed it back to the 27-year-old player didn't think too much of the situation, and the same goes for the chair umpire, Fergus Murphy.

Murphy did issue Altmaier a code violation for racket abuse, but did not issue him a default, which is immediate disqualification from the match.

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The ATP rulebook has a relatively straightforward ruling on racket abuse: "Players shall not violently, dangerously or with anger hit, kick or throw a racket or other equipment within the precincts of the tournament site.

"For purposes of this rule, abuse of rackets or equipment is defined as intentionally, dangerously and violently destroying or damaging rackets or equipment or intentionally and violently hitting the net, court, umpire’s chair or other fixture during a match out of anger or frustration."

It certainly appeared that Altmaier checked every box above as he threw his racket intentionally before intentionally kicking it into the crowd, but was able to continue on in the match. With the racket not injuring anyone in the crowd, Altmaier was essentially given the benefit of the doubt.

Paul went on to win the match 6-2, 7-5, but if Altmaier had earned the victory after the intense outburst, it's fair to say the American would not have taken kindly to the result, and understandably so.

One of the most recent and noteworthy defaults involved Novak Djokovic, when he defaulted from the 2020 U.S. Open after hitting a ball away in frustration that hit a line judge in the throat.

The next logical question on everyone's mind after Aaron Rodgers agreed to return for another NFL season last week is: Would he continue deciding year-to-year on how long he'd play, or would this be his final year?

Well, we have an answer from Rodgers himself.

"Yes," Rodgers told reporters on Wednesday when asked if he's retiring after this year.

"This is it, yeah."

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So, Rodgers intends to play for the Pittsburgh Steelers in what is his 22nd season and call it a career after that.

Now comes the part where some people will think this is a good thing, a fitting end because Rodgers is 42-years-old and will be 43 in December, and obviously old enough to know his own mind and how much he has left in the proverbial tank.

Some people will think this is terrible, because what if he's really good this season? What if he surprises himself? What are we going to do without Aaron Rodgers quarterbacksplaining to his teammates exactly how to run the plays they may or may not have practiced the previous week?

And some people, well, won't believe a word Rodgers is saying.

Because he's been known to change his mind before.

He's been known to play with words before.

He's been known to be kind of hard to predict both on and off the field.

All of that is in play.

But assuming Rodgers does indeed have a plan to play one more season and then disappear into private life — as he has promised he'd do in the past — it has to be said that no matter what happens this coming season, his legacy is pretty much already written.

Aaron Rodgers is a Super Bowl champion and four-time NFL MVP. Only Peyton Manning, with five MVP awards, has won more.

And yes, Rodgers still has a chance to tie him if he balls out this season.

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Only Tom Brady, Drew Brees and Manning have thrown more TD passes than Rodgers. Rodgers may eclipse Manning's TD mark of 539 this season and finish third on the all-time list. Brady (649) and Brees (571) are likely out of reach in the TD pass category.

Only Brady, Brees, Manning and Brett Favre have more career passing yards than Rodgers, who has 66,275. He would have to have an unlikely monster season to catch Manning who finished with 71,838 passing yards.

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The point is Rodgers has eye-popping statistics that put him among the elite quarterbacks ever to play the game. He is a certain future Hall of Famer.

Will he be considered among the all-time greats? That's another question.

That's not an answer that always relies on statistics but rather includes opinion and number of Super Bowls won and how the fickle media felt about a player.

The thinking here is Rodgers won't care much about that.

He knows who he is, how he played, and apparently, when he's walking away.

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Central Command Commander Adm. Brad Cooper sharply rebuked Democratic Rep. Seth Moulton during a tense House Armed Services Committee hearing Tuesday after the Massachusetts Democrat questioned "how many more Americans" would die because of what he called a failed Iran strategy.

"It doesn't seem to be going well," Moulton, D-Mass., said of the Iran war. "And I would like to know how many more Americans we have to ask to die for this mistake."

"I think it’s an entirely inappropriate statement from you, sir," Cooper responded.

Moulton shot back: "It’s not a statement, it’s a question."

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Moulton, a Marine Corps Iraq War veteran and frequent critic of the Trump administration’s Iran strategy, pressed Cooper repeatedly on what he described as the widening consequences of the conflict, including instability in the Strait of Hormuz, rising oil prices and reports that Iran had rebuilt parts of its missile infrastructure.

Cooper pushed back on several of the claims, calling reports that Iran had reconstituted key missile sites "inaccurate" and repeatedly emphasizing that U.S. forces had achieved their assigned military objectives.

The hearing came just after Trump said he directed the military to pause planned operations against Iran for Tuesday at the request of Gulf allies who wanted negotiations with Tehran to continue. The U.S. has been adhering to a ceasefire since April 7. 

Gulf leaders asked Trump to pause strikes because "serious negotiations are now taking place, and that, in their opinion, as Great Leaders and Allies, a Deal will be made, which will be very acceptable to the United States of America, as well as all Countries in the Middle East, and beyond," he wrote on Truth Social Monday. 

"This Deal will include, importantly, NO NUCLEAR WEAPONS FOR IRAN!" he said.

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The confrontation capped hours of contentious exchanges in which Democrats repeatedly pressed Cooper and Pentagon officials on whether the administration had a viable strategy beyond military strikes, whether ongoing operations complied with the War Powers Resolution and whether the conflict was making the United States less secure despite major battlefield gains against Iran.

Democrats also repeatedly challenged the administration over whether ongoing operations complied with the War Powers Resolution, arguing the continued blockade of Iranian ports and military exchanges in the Strait of Hormuz amounted to active hostilities.

Rep. John Garamendi, D-Calif., pressed Cooper over continued military operations in the region, noting U.S. forces had fired on Iranian tankers and exchanged fire with Iranian forces even after the administration notified Congress that hostilities had ended.

"The fact of the matter is that hostilities continue," Garamendi said, accusing the administration of disregarding Congress and the Constitution.

Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Conn., similarly argued that the blockade itself constituted "an act of war," while several Democrats questioned whether the administration planned to seek congressional authorization for any future escalation.

Republicans on the panel, meanwhile, defended the campaign as a historic military success that dramatically weakened Iran’s ability to threaten the United States and its allies. 

Chairman Mike Rogers, R-Ala., said U.S. operations had "rolled back 40 years of Iranian military investment" and argued the campaign had made both the United States and its allies safer.

Cooper later testified that Iran was "significantly less capable" than before the strikes and said U.S. military action had "derailed Iran’s strategy" across its nuclear, missile and proxy networks.

It was a crumby thing to do.

The owners of a popular cupcake shop in Washington's upscale Georgetown neighborhood are asking for the public's help identifying a man seen on surveillance video smashing their front window with a beer keg.

It happened around 11 p.m. Sunday at Georgetown Cupcake, located at the intersection of 33rd and M streets just a few blocks from the Potomac River.

The owners, Sophie LaMontagne and Katherine Berman, are sisters and the stars of Discovery's "DC Cupcakes," which aired from 2010 to 2013 and highlighted how they quit their respective jobs in finance and fashion to open the business.

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For years, they also streamed footage from the shop around the clock.

Now, they're hoping someone recognizes the vandal from surveillance video so he can have his just desserts.

"Employees were on-site and could have been seriously injured," the shop owners wrote on X in a post that included surveillance video from inside and outside.

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It shows a man in a green T-shirt and tan pants walking up the sidewalk with a keg.

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He stops in front of the store, struggles to lift it over his head and then hurls it through the window.

Anyone with information on the suspect is asked to contact Metro police at 202-730-1903.

The incident comes amid an outbreak of youth crime that led U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro to pledge to crack down on their parents. On Saturday, a mob of teens kicked off a brawl at a Chipotle restaurant in the city's Navy Yard neighborhood, throwing chairs, tables and punches.

The vandalism occurred about a half mile from where U.S. Secret Service agents opened fire on a group of carjackers near the home of former President Joe Biden's granddaughter in 2023.