NFL Pro Bowl: Shedeur Sanders and others are playing flag football Tuesday of Super Bowl Week — with Olympics in mind

The NFL's Pro Bowl is being played Tuesday night in San Francisco ahead ofSuper Bowl LXthis weekend.

Yahoo Sports first reported on the move in New York at the fall owners meetings. Here's a guide to what you need to know about the game.

When and where is the Pro Bowl?

8 p.m. ET Tuesday, at Moscone Center in San Francisco

How can I watch the Pro Bowl?

It will be televised on ESPN.

What is the Pro Bowl format?

Flag football, 50-yard playing field, two 10-yard end zones, touchdowns worth 6 points, with teams allowed to try for 1 point after from the 5-yard line or 2 points after from the 10

Who is playing in the Pro Bowl, and why are some stars skipping it?

Shedeur Sanders,Joe Burrowand other big names. Fans voted on the initial rosters, but for various reasons several high-profile replacements have been selected.

Sanders was selected as a replacement for Drake Maye, who will lead the Patriots in Sunday's Super Bowl against the Seahawks. Burrow is replacing injured Bills quarterback Josh Allen. Joe Flacco, the AFC's third QB, is alsoreplacing an injured Justin Herbert of the Chargers.

The NFC quarterbacks include Detroit's Jared Goff, Philadelphia's Jalen Hurts and Dallas' Dak Prescott. Here are the full Pro Bowl rosters for theNFCandAFC.

The coaches are two 49ers legends, with Steve Young coaching the AFC and Jerry Rice leading the NFC.

Why are they playing the Pro Bowl on a Tuesday, and why is the format flag football?

The answers to these questions are intertwined, so we'll lump them together. Theformat of the Pro Bowl shifted to include flag footballand skills competitions starting with the 2023 event, in response to feedback from coaches, players and others involved. This was in part to minimize the risk of injury and to refresh an event that had become stagnant overall.

The focus has now moved toward the flag football element with the Olympics in mind. Asreported by Yahoo Sports' Jori Epstein this past fallat the annual league meetings in New York, the NFL is committed to spotlighting flag football on a global stage ahead of the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, when the sport will be introduced into competition for the first time andNFL players will have opportunities to participate.

"We're committed to this flag football format," NFL executive vice president Peter O'Reilly said in the fall. "This is clearly rooted in our commitment to flag and making sure we're honoring players in the right way. There's a broader strategic play here, and that's one of the main reasons we brought it into Super Bowl week."

Why are they playing the Pro Bowl in a convention center?

NFL executive vice president Peter O'Reilly addressed this tooin the fall. He acknowledged the Moscone Center's capacity will be smaller than recent Pro Bowl venues, but the game will nonetheless be ticketed. It's a necessary evil, if you will, of the Pro Bowl being spotlighted during Super Week.

What is the future of the Pro Bowl?

Per Yahoo Sports' Jori Epstein,expect this flag football-in-the-Super-Bowl-host-city format to continue to the Super Bowl's 2027 stage in Los Angeles, which will also host the Olympics in 2028.

There could be, however, a growing issue with player participation.New York Jets QB Justin Fields reportedly declinedto participate this year to focus on his offseason training, and that might become a more common thing as there isn't a ton of upside to taking part.

Players on the winning team willreportedly get $96,000 each,while players on the losing team will reportedly receive $48,000 each. That's a great chunk of change to you and me and a lot of NFL players who line the middle and back ends of rosters — but not to the stars people will pay and watch to see.

Still, there figures to be enough participation from players and backing from the NFL to continue through the target year of the 2028 Olympics. After that, who knows.

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These teams have March Madness bracketology's most polarizing resumes

March Madnessis so ingrained as a national spectacle at this point the controversial selections and snubs are an inevitability, and even an expected part of the show whencollege basketballfans gather on Selection Sunday for the reveal of the bracket.

Bracketologysprouted from our collective thirst to know what teams must do to hear their name on Selection Sunday, and where those teams might be ranked. So too dida collection of rankingsbased on computer models and formulas and, like last year, seven of those metrics will be listed on the team sheets used by the selection committee as it meets heading into Selection Sunday to determine the field for the 2026 NCAA tournament.

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Each ranking or rating is separated into two distinct categories — predictive metrics and results-based metrics. TheNCAA Evaluation Tool (NET),KenPom,ESPN's BPIandthe Torvik rankingsare considered predictive rankings that measure how good a team is based on its offensive and defensive efficiency, adjusted for opponent strength and location. TheKPI,ESPN's Strength of Record (SOR)andWins Above Bubble (WAB)are results-based rankings that judge how hard it was for a team to attain its résumé.

For many teams, the two types of ratings largely converge by the end of the season. For others, however, there can be a wide swath of outcomes based on how a game was played and whether it was won or lost. These are the schools from major andmid-major conferencesthat could inspire the most robust conversation and debate among committee members, either over their selection into the 2026 NCAA tournament as an at-large and/or their potential seeding in the field, due to the differences between their ranking in predictive metrics and results-based metrics.

Here's an early look at 10 teams with polarizing profiles ahead of Selection Sunday based on the metrics used for the men's NCAA tournament:

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Florida(16-6)

• NET: 12

• KenPom: 7

• BPI: 7

• Torvik: 6

• KPI: 20

• SOR: 18

• WAB: 18

How the NCAA tournament selection committee seeds the defending national champions is developing into a fascinating subplot for Selection Sunday afterFloridadidn't get wins in high-profile nonconference games against Arizona, Duke and UConn. But the Gators remain in the SEC driver's seat with a huge matchup against Texas A&M looming on Feb. 7. Predictive rankings have them already in contention for a top-two seed, but results-based metrics have Florida hovering just inside the top-20. Will committee members give the Gators the benefit of the doubt over teams with fewer losses?

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Louisville(15-6)

• NET: 17

• KenPom: 16

• BPI: 11

• Torvik: 16

• KPI: 28

• SOR: 32

• WAB: 26

The Cardinals are 11-2 when freshman Mikel Brown is in the lineup, with losses to only Duke and Arkansas, and look poised to return to the NCAA tournament in coach Pat Kelsey's second season. But Louisville is 4-4 without Brown, including three losses in four games last month as ACC play got underway. So the Cardinals are positioned as high as No. 11 in predictive metrics as a result of their ceiling with Brown, but their results-based rankings are as low as No. 32. If those dynamics remain the same over the next month, there will be lingering questions about how Louisville will be seeded by the selection committee.

Indiana(15-7)

• NET: 30

• KenPom: 33

• BPI: 25

• Torvik: 23

• KPI: 49

• SOR: 37

• WAB: 39

The Hoosiers are as high as No. 23 and as low as No. 49 among the seven metrics used by the NCAA tournament selection committee, with a weak schedule and lack of significant wins until recent triumphs over Purdue and UCLA leaving them in an interesting spot to start February. Indiana hasn't slipped up against inferior competition and had several metric-boosting blowouts to help juice its predictive metrics. The Hoosiers would likely make the NCAA tournament field as an at-large team if Selection Sunday were this week, but they're only a loss or two away from being on the wrong side of the bubble again.

UCF(17-4)

• NET: 37

• KenPom: 45

• BPI: 51

• Torvik: 46

• KPI: 15

• SOR: 21

• WAB: 19

The Knights' résumé won't be straightforward for selection committee members if UCF continues on its current trajectory, with the predictive metrics of a bubble team and results more in line with a top-six seed. The Knights didn't test themselves much in the nonconference schedule, but got a key road win over Texas A&M, already beat Kansas and Texas Tech in Big 12 play and have no bad losses. Coach Johnny Dawkins is having his best season since he last made the NCAA tournament in 2019.

Texas(13-9)

• NET: 39

• KenPom: 34

• BPI: 35

• Torvik: 38

• KPI: 63

• SOR: 54

• WAB: 52

The Longhorns could present challenges for the committee if they linger along the NCAA tournament bubble around Selection Sunday. Their predictive metrics rank among the top-40 after some impressive SEC wins over Vanderbilt and Alabama last month, but they've also got a Quad 3 loss at home to Mississippi State and only one nonconference win of note on their résumé. Texas still has chances to boost its profile with games looming against Florida, Texas A&M and Arkansas at the end of SEC play, but its profile can't withstand too many more setbacks.

Washington(12-10)

• NET: 47

• KenPom: 46

• BPI: 44

• Torvik: 44

• KPI: 64

• SOR: 60

• WAB: 60

The Huskies would be a fascinating test case if Selection Sunday were this week instead of next month as no Big Ten team has a wider gap between its metrics. The predictive rankings are all mostly the same, ranging from No. 43-47, and put Washington on the bubble. The results-based rankings are similar as well, only those range from No. 60-64 because of the team's 10 losses. That would put the Huskies in danger of missing the NCAA tournament. None of those defeats, however, are outside of the first two quadrants.

California(16-6)

• NET: 51

• KenPom: 54

• BPI: 69

• Torvik: 56

• KPI: 40

• SOR: 48

• WAB: 41

The predictive metrics haven't caught up to the results-based metrics after Cal knocked off UNC, Stanford and Miami to emerge from a three-game losing skid. TheGolden Bearshave played their way onto the NCAA tournament bubble and have no bad losses on their ledger. A few closer-than-expected results facing a weak nonconference schedule leaves them limited margin for error the next month.

Oklahoma State(15-6)

• NET: 68

• KenPom: 57

• BPI: 71

• Torvik: 70

• KPI: 46

• SOR: 44

• WAB: 46

The Cowboys look like they could provide a window into how the NCAA tournament selection committee judges a team that does well in nonconference play only to then stumble in conference action. Oklahoma State is considered the 12th-best team in the Big 12 by predictive metrics after it started league play with five losses in eight games. But it's nearly 22 spots higher nationally, on average, in results-based metrics thanks to early wins over Texas A&M, USF, Northwestern and Grand Canyon that have aged better than expected. The Cowboys still have a shot based on the strength of the Big 12.

George Mason(20-2)

• NET: 65

• KenPom: 76

• BPI: 68

• Torvik: 108

• KPI: 35

• SOR: 40

• WAB: 43

This one-time Final Four phenomenon could be poised for another mid-major NCAA tournament run involving a borderline Selection Sunday résumé. The Patriots have won 20 of their first 22 games, but both losses came in rare Quad 1 or 2 opportunities. Their predictive metrics continue to lag significantly when compared to their results-based rankings. It doesn't help thatGeorge Masonwon't face Atlantic-10 Conference favorite Saint Louis until its regular-season finale. The Patriots need more quality win opportunities.

Miami (Ohio)(22-0)

• NET: 53

• KenPom: 90

• BPI: 91

• Torvik: 80

• KPI: 54

• SOR: 24

• WAB: 33

The undefeated darlings of the MACcould present the NCAA tournament selection committee with a real issue to sort through if they were to get upset before claiming the league's automatic berth into March Madness. KenPom and ESPN's BPI have Miami rated outside the top 75 with no Quad 1 wins, but the RedHawks rank among the top 35 in ESPN's strength of record and the NCAA's wins above bubble metrics thanks to their unblemished record. Would Miami with one or two losses merit an at-large berth on Selection Sunday?

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How the Cavaliers can get James Harden and Giannis Antetokounmpo ... and LeBron James

Imagine this scene:

LeBron James and his son Bronny, in Cavs uniforms, capping off a historic farewell tour with another championship in Cleveland. As they tackle each other in euphoria, James Harden peers over at Giannis Antetokounmpo, both also wearing wine-and-gold, and laughs maniacally at the craziness of it all. Harden finally earns his championship — and ruins the chances of his former team, the Oklahoma City Thunder, at a three-peat in the process. (Yes, I'm projecting the Thunder win it all this year.)

That's the storybook ending for LeBron's 24-year career. Walking off as a champion — something Michael Jordan once had, but gave it up with a last-ditch run with the Washington Wizards.

And believe it or not, it can be done. Especially since the Eastern Conference is wide open.

The trade rumor mill is kicking into high gear ahead of Thursday's trade deadline. And it's possible Harden and Antetokounmpo (and, in time, LeBron and Bronny, too) will be packing their bags for Ohio soon.

Here's how it all would go down.

Trade 1: James Harden for Darius Garland

On Monday night, kicking off trade deadline week, Yahoo Sports' Kelly Iko broke the news that the LA Clippers and Cleveland Cavaliers wereengaged in James Harden trade talks. According to Iko, the Cavs were leading the chase for Harden's services at the deadline.

The Harden news may have blindsided some considering the Clippers have pulled off one of the greatest in-season turnarounds in NBA history, going 16-3 at one point after starting the season 6-21. But for anyone who has been paying attention to Harden's career-long pattern of asking out, it was only a matter of time before Harden and the Clippers headed for a divorce.

When Harden arrived in ClipperLand in 2023, my first reaction was:Great, so where's he going next?Sure enough, less than three years later, amid a team resurgence for the ages, the NBA's most mercurial star was suddenly sitting out games for "personal reasons" and, voila, trade talks emerged.

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There has been no formal trade request, but we can read the tea leaves here. Harden is eligible for a contract extension and hasn't gotten one. His co-star, Kawhi Leonard, is at the heart of an NBA investigation into Steve Ballmer and the Clippers front office for cap circumvention allegations regarding an apparent no-show contract for Leonard. Recently, Leonard and Harden were noticeably left off the All-Star team despite more-than-worthy campaigns and the Clippers hosting the All-Star Game at the Intuit Dome. That's a lot of bad vibes.

The Cavs reportedly hold interest because of Darius Garland's injury woes and the need to keep Donovan Mitchell happy amid a pressure-packed, underwhelming season. Harden has been playing brilliantly this season and, perhaps more importantly, his contract is almost perfectly aligned with Garland's salary of $39 million this season, making a one-for-one swap possible under the CBA rules. Key to all of this is the Cavs are a second-apron team and therefore cannot aggregate contracts to make a deal work.

So that's the first deal: Harden for Garland straight up. I wouldn't be surprised if the Clippers ask for Cleveland's 2026 second-round pick for taking on another year of Garland's contract, even if he is just 26 years old. The Clippers get a much younger two-time All-Star guard who is entering his prime, but they've notably kept their 2027-28 books completely clean for a potential massive free agency pursuit. Acquiring Garland would be a minor departure from that strategy.

Trade 2: Giannis and Thanasis Antetokounmpo for Evan Mobley and picks

I mentioned earlier the Cavs are operating as a second-apron team, which complicates any Giannis trade talks for Cleveland. They can't aggregate salaries unless they dump about $14 million worth of salary to a third party. Enter the Brooklyn Nets who, according to Spotrac salary data, havejuuuuuustenough space to grease the wheels for Milwaukee and Cleveland to consummate a deal. Assist point to my pal Kevin Pelton, who proposed the general framework.

So the trade: Cleveland receives Giannis and Thanasis Antetokounmpo; Milwaukee nets Evan Mobley, Lonzo Ball and a 2031 first-round pick from Cleveland, and Tyrese Martin from Brooklyn; Brooklyn absorbs Max Strus' contract and earns the right to swap first-round picks with Cleveland in 2028, 2030 and 2032.

The Cavs need Harden to make Giannis feel comfortable that they're championship-ready enough for him to commit to a long-term extension when he's eligible for a four-year, $275 million pact this upcoming October. With Garland sidelined, I'm not sure the Cavs, as is, have enough to get that critical sign-off from Antetokounmpo. Last thing the Cavs want is to give up Mobley only for Antetokounmpo to walk in the summer of 2027.

Would a starting five of Harden, Mitchell, Jaylon Tyson, Antetokounmpo and Jarrett Allen win a title? Maybe. But they could use a star small forward to complete the set.

What's that? Is that The King's music!?

Move 3: LeBron James signs in free agency with Cavs

LeBron James is a $52.6 million expiring contract this season and has veto power on any trade. It's possible he engineers a deal (again, he has to sign off on a trade for it to go through) to Cleveland to set up hislast hurrah next season back home, but doing so would probably gut the Cavs' depth ahead of a championship pursuit.

Instead, James could slow his roll and wait until this summer to head back to Cleveland when he could sign a Dirk-esque contract with the Cavs. Why would he take a discount if he's still playing at an All-Star level? It would serve as something of a compromise so the Cavs would trade for son Bronny, who is due a guaranteed $2.3 million next season.

The Cavs could head into next season with a starting lineup of Mitchell, Harden, James, Antetokounmpo and Allen with Tyson, Dennis Schröder, Keon Ellis (eligible for extension), Bronny James and Sam Merrill anchoring the second unit. Maybe bring back Kevin Love for the double farewell tour? Can we get J.R. Smith off the golf course and in Cleveland again?

The backdrop of all of these Cavs blockbuster deals is fortifying a long-term commitment from Mitchell, who can walk as a free agent in the summer of 2027. He holds a player option for $53.8 million during a summer in which the Knicks, Lakers and Clippers could carve out the requisite cap space to hit the Donovan dance floor.

Moving past the current star-studded core that has underwhelmed in the playoffs would certainly be a risk, but bringing three former MVPs into the fold would represent the kind of massive swing that might inspire Mitchell's confidence that Cleveland is his home. Sure, the Cavs would be banking on three players on the wrong side of 30 (and the wrong side of 40 in LeBron's case), but it's not like the youthful core in Cleveland has been cutting it in the playoffs.

If the Harden-Giannis-LeBron Plan is truly the goal, it would make a lot of sense why Klutch Sports has been attempting to represent Giannis,according to TrueHoop's Henry Abbottlast week. Having Giannis as a client wouldn't just be a boon for Rich Paul when Antetokounmpo comes up for a massive extension, but it would also serve as an information pipeline to assure everyone is on the same page in Cleveland.

Would the blockbuster deals be enough to win James a fifth championship and ride into the sunset as a champion? Perhaps. If you thought the 2016 championship in Cleveland couldn't be topped, I present to you the James retirement plan with Harden finally earning his ring and Giannis winning his second.

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Susan Lucci talks grieving loss of husband of 52 years, 41 years on 'All My Children'

NEW YORK – After her husband of 52 years died,Susan Luccididn't think she'd ever feel joy again.

During her more than 40-year run on the ABC soap opera"All My Children,"Lucci's character Erica Kane married 11 times. But off-screen, Lucci had a once-in-a-lifetime love. She married Austrian chef and producer Helmut Huber in 1969 when she was 22 years old. They had two children together, Liza and Andreas, who they raised in Garden City, New York.

When Huber died in 2022, Lucci says she couldn't listen to songs with lyrics. She felt "like half a person." But at some point, she started seeing signs.

First, it was the dimes. Suddenly, Lucci found them everywhere – two of them paired together on a bench, entire bags of them on her bedside table. Huber's birthday was Oct. 10 and he loved the double 10s in his birthdate, Lucci says. Then feathers started showing up in places where there were no birds or, at an outdoor dinner, landing on her place setting and no one else's. It was a "tickle" from the man with a great sense of humor, she believes.

Lucci never planned to tell anyone about the signs, let alone write about them. But she felt compelled to put pen to paper. And more than just writing down memories of Huber, she realized she had lessons from her grief journey to share. In"La Lucci,"out now from Blackstone Publishing, Lucci holds her heaviest moments in one hand and joy in the other.

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There's a line that stuck with me even after I read Lucci's memoir. Six weeks after Huber died, a friend of his came up to Lucci at a gathering and said, "There must be a crack in the universe with Helmut gone."

He was like that, she says: charismatic enough to rip a hole open in the sky.

"It was wonderful to hear such beautiful words said about the love of my life," Lucci says. "He was larger than life, one of one and very authentic, very comfortable in his own skin. And as our daughter-in-law in Europe said, 'You just always felt safe with Helmut.' You always felt like he knew what to do and he would do it and you'd have a great time in his company. You'd be laughing the whole time too."

It's evident in one humorous anecdote from before Lucci won herDaytime Emmyafter 18 unsuccessful nominations in 1999. The couple got a new dog, and Lucci joked she should name him Emmy so she'd at least have one.

"Forget Emmy. Let's go to Oscar," Huber told her, Lucci says. "Let's just go right to the top. We'll name him Oscar."

When he died, she had a difficult time accepting that he was gone.

"I'm not somebody who takes no for an answer very easily. I will try to find around the fence, under the fence, through the fence, over the fence, and that of course was something that I couldn't do anything about – losing my husband," Lucci says.

Prayer helped, as did her longtime friendships. At some point, a friend told her that she had a choice in how she grieved. She was allowed to keep living her life. She was allowed to feel joy again, and she would.

"You don't know where you're going to learn your lessons, you don't know what things are going to be said to you to help you through," Lucci says. "My husband's friends stayed with me, my friends, our friends, and I feel so incredibly grateful for them. We have a lot of laughs. We do things together and I'm just so happy to be in their company. They helped me stand up when I didn't think I could."

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There's another kind of grief that Lucci writes about in "La Lucci" – mourning the end of "All My Children," her home for over four decades.

Lucci was cast as Erica Kane after graduating college. Signing a three-year contract felt daunting at that age. She remembers the early days vividly. They all knew "rather quickly" that the show was a hit, especially when press and speaking requests started flooding in.

The final days come back to her with as much clarity. In April 2011, she got a call at 4:30 a.m. from the show creator Agnes Nixon. Nixon didn't want Lucci to be blindsided. Lucci says she felt "terrible" showing up to work the next day and knowing what her castmates did not. She had just returned from her book tour for her first memoir and spent the time assuring fans that the show was still "in such good shape."

She pressed Brian Frons, former ABC Daytime president, about the decision.

"He said, without batting an eyelash, because it was 40% less to produce a food show. And he looked very proud of himself," Lucci says. "Agnes had told me that the fans had actually crashed the whole system at ABC. There was a number you could call, so I did call it … 'To register you're upset at "All My Children" being canceled, press one. For all other ABC business, press two.' The fans were indeed there for us, but the choice of the network was to cancel."

Lucci was unsure if she'd ever be cast again. She had just moved cross-country to Los Angeles because it was more cost-efficient to shoot "All My Children" there.

"I had been playing Erica my whole adult life and I didn't know – how will it be to walk around now? I'm not Erica anymore and don't play Erica anymore. Will I ever work again?" Lucci says.

In the end, it was the fans who helped a new dream come to life for Lucci. They'd been campaigning online to get her on "Desperate Housewives." By the time she met with creator Mark Cherry, the show had already wrapped, but he cast her on "Devious Maids." La Lucci was back on TV dramas.

Where do soap operas belong today?

Flip the channel during working hours and you'll still find"Days of Our Lives"and"General Hospital"punching out new storylines. But since Lucci left "All My Children," our television appetites have largely changed. Streaming rules, limited series are all the rage and long wait times (we're looking at you,"Stranger Things") are common.

As daytime's most famous face, I had to ask Lucci – do soap operas have a place in today's digital streaming age?

Lucci offers a resounding "yes." Her favorite these days is"Beyond the Gates,"a new CBS show that follows multiple generations of affluent Black families in the Maryland suburbs.

"I think there is a place for it. I think people like to see other people's relationships and how they navigate themselves through (life)," Lucci says. "The connection from storytelling is as old as time and as relevant as it ever was. And maybe now, because of these difficult times and these different times and these technology times, to have stories told with human relationships at the core – I think human beings will always want to see that."

Clare Mulroy is USA TODAY's Books Reporter, where she covers buzzy releases, chats with authors and dives into the culture of reading. Find heron Instagram, subscribe to our weeklyBooks newsletteror tell her what you're reading atcmulroy@usatoday.com.

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• Flavor Flav discussed some new TV projects while talking with PEOPLE at Steven Tyler's 7th Annual Jam for Janie Grammy Awards Viewing Party on Feb. 1

• He also reveals he was asked to compete on Dancing with the Stars after appearing as a guest judge on season 34

• While he says he "had fun" behind the judging table, he is sharing whether he plans to accept the offer to take the dance floor

Expect to seeFlavor Flavback on your screens soon!

The rapper, 66, caught up with PEOPLE at Steven Tyler's 7th Annual Jam for Janie Grammy Awards Viewing Party on Sunday, Feb. 1, where he teased what he has coming up. Two decades after his hit dating seriesFlavor of Lovefirst aired, Flav says he has decided to return to reality TV.

"I am getting ready to do another reality TV show, but it's going to be bigger thanFlavor of Love," he shares. "It's not going to be a dating concept. The reason why is because I have already been there. I've done that. I set the tone for all other reality dating shows."

"I want to come back with something bigger and better and something that's going to have me lasting on TV longer. I got something in the works," he continues. "I got something for you guys, and this is a show that I'll be able to do until my death."

The secret project might not be the only show Flav will be appearing on in the near future. After recently guest judgingDancing with the Starsfor season 34'sRock & Roll Hall of Fame Night,he reveals he has been approached to join the show again — this time as a contestant.

"They want me to," he shares. "They want me to come back and dance. I don't know. I might do it if I think I could do it."

When asked if he thinks he could, he quips, "No, no, I don't."

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Still, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee isn't dismissing the possibility entirely. He even admits that he "had fun" joining as a guest judge — "even though I made a mistake," he jokes, of givingAlix EarleandVal Chmerkovskiya nine by accident, which messed up their chance for a perfect score.

"I was trying to change it back to a 10, and they were like, 'No, Flavor,' " he recalls. "Everybody was like, 'How could you do that?' "

The "Fight the Power" rapper also spills on his memorable interaction withRobert Irwin, who ultimately won the season.

"That boy told me, 'Yo Flav, I got a crocodile and his name is Flavor Flav, and he's the fiercest one,' " Flav reveals. "I'm like, 'Wow!'"

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"I looked for the perfect timing. You know what I'm saying? And I looked for the perfect teamwork. Each one of these couples tonight had all that and more," the musician said at the time.

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Less than a year into dating,Billy Ray CyrusandLiz Hurleyare totally in sync — except when they aren't.

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A source says the country crooner, 64, and actress, 60, have very different social preferences: Liz is a butterfly while Billy Ray is a "hermit." "He has no problem turning on the charisma when he's on stage, but he treasures alone time more than a lot of stars do," explains the source.

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The Grammy winner was a good sport at Liz'sJames Bond–themed New Year's Eve bash, where she donned a white bikini and fur coat. But the source says he prefers a night of TV and takeout. "Liz has become more of a shut-in since they got together, and clearly she wants the relationship to last if she's making those sorts of changes," adds the source. "It's definitely love, but they're still figuring out their social lives as a couple."

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French prosecutors seek public office ban for Le Pen but leave door open to presidential bid

By Elissa Darwish and Ingrid Melander

PARIS, Feb 3 (Reuters) - French prosecutors on Tuesday requested a five-year ban on running for public office for far-right leader Marine Le Pen in her appeal ​trial over the misuse of European Union funds, but said this should not be enforced immediately.

This ‌leaves the question of Le Pen's 2027 presidential election candidacy wide open if the appeals court, when it delivers its ruling in ‌the coming months, follows the prosecutors' requests. It has no obligation to do so.

The initial ruling, in March last year, was a major setback for Le Pen as it banned her from running for office for five years, effective immediately.

In that ruling, a court said that Le Pen had been "at the heart" of a scheme to misappropriate ⁠more than 4 million euros of ‌EU funds and use them to pay the far-right party's staff back home.

The prosecutors maintained on Tuesday that Le Pen was guilty, urging the appeal court to rule accordingly ‍and deliver a 4-year jail term, three of which would be suspended and one of which would be served at home with an electronic tag.

The RN and other party figures were also guilty of diverting European Parliament funds, prosecutors said.

PRESIDENTIAL BID?

"She ​signed the contracts. She cannot claim that she didn't know," Thierry Ramonatxo, advocate general at the Paris ‌prosecutor's office told the appeals court, speaking of Le Pen. "She was the one who set the rules internally."

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Le Pen told the appeals court that she had no sense of having done anything wrong.

However, contrary to the initial ruling, prosecutors did not request on Tuesday that any sentence be enforced immediately, ahead of any further appeals.

Were the court to follow the prosecutors' recommendations and Le Pen takes her appeal to France's highest court, the ⁠Cour de Cassation, she could decide to run in the ​presidential election.

The Cour de Cassation has said it would try to ​rule on any appeal before the election. Such a ruling could pose a political risk for Le Pen and her party if she is handed a final guilty verdict close ‍to the vote, which is ⁠due in April or May.

BARDELLA OPTION

Le Pen has run three times for president.

If she does not run next year, party president Jordan Bardella looks set to become the RN's candidate.

Bardella, 30, has helped ⁠expand the RN's appeal among younger voters though some analysts question whether he has the experience to win over the broader electorate ‌the RN needs to secure victory in 2027.

(Reporting by Elissa Darwish; additional reporting by Dominique ‌Vidalon; Writing by Ingrid Melander; Editing by Aidan Lewis)

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