Look Back at Eric Dane's Photos with HIs Daughters Through the Years: 'I'm a Very Lucky Man'

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Eric Danewas known to the public as one of the most famous TV doctors in small screen history, but his biggest source of pride was his two daughters,Billie Beatrice and Georgia Geraldine Dane.

The actor married wifeRebecca Gayhearton Oct. 29, 2004, 10 months after they first met. The two welcomed Billie Beatrice on March 3, 2010, and rounded out their family with the arrival of Georgia Geraldine on Dec. 28, 2011.

Though he was private about his personal life, the actor was proud to be a father, and noted that his daughters were a big motivation for him as he began treatment after his ALS diagnosis in 2025.

"I have two daughters at home. I want to see them, you know, graduate college, and get married and maybe have grandkids," he said In aTikTokvideo shared by U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell of California. "You know, I want to be there for all that. So I'm going to fight to the last breath on this one."

In 2018,Dane separated from Gayheart, though both parties vowed to "continue our friendship and work as a team to co-parent our two beautiful girls as they are the most important thing in the world to us." Though they didn't reconcile, they traveled together as a family, were supportive of one another, and when Dane was diagnosed with ALS in 2025, Gayheartrequested to dismiss the divorcefrom Dane and both parties signed off on the docs. Shesupported him until his deathon Feb. 19.

As fans and friendscommemorate his legacy, look back at Eric Dane's family photos through the years.

Three of a Kind

Dane and Gayheart posed with baby Billie while at the grand opening of a Kiehl's store in June 2011.

Eric explained toHarry Connick Jr.in 2016 how the couple picked her name: "[Billie's] named after my father ... Whether it was a boy or a girl, the firstborn was gonna be a Billie."

Kisses for Dad

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Billie was pictured sneaking in a kiss for her doting dad as he held another toddler, in this candid photo from the event.

Just Us Three

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The trio looked happy as they attended the 13th Annual Chrysalis Butterfly Ball in 2014.

All Aboard

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Several years after welcoming Georgia, the family stepped out for a day at the Baby2Baby Mother's Day garden party in 2013.

"Rebecca Gayheart and husband Eric Dane welcomed Georgia Geraldine Dane on Dec. 28, just in time for the New Year!" the actress' rep told PEOPLE following their second daughter's birth. "Both mom and baby girl are happy and healthy, Billie is thrilled to be a big sister, and dad is getting ready to live in a house full of ladies!"

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Happiest Quartet on Earth

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Eric and Rebecca took their girls for a day of fun with Mickey Mouse and the gang at Disney Live! Mickey's Music Festival in 2013.

Here Together

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Georgia joined the family for the Chrysalis Butterfly Ball in 2015, rocking a silver dress that matched her dad's suit, while big sister Billie coordinated with mom."I never had a family, and now I do," Dane previously told PEOPLE of his daughters. "I know I'm a very lucky guy."

Family of Four

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Dane and his family were ready for the dance floor at the Chrysalis Butterfly Ball in 2017.

Dad Duties

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Georgia may not have been ready for her close-up at the same event in 2016, but Billie and Eric posed for the cameras at the family's favorite event in 2016.

A Family That Vacations Together

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Gayheart shared this joyful picture of the family on vacation in France.

Family Man

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In an interview with Diane Sawyer about his ALS diagnosis, Dane reflected on how his illness would impact his family. "I'm angry because my father was taken from me when I was very young, and now there is a very good chance I'll be taken from my daughters when they're very young," he said.

Eric, the Girl Dad

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For his last public appearance with his girls, the actor took Bille and Georgia to the L.A. premiere of his film,Bad Boys: Ride or Diein 2024.

Months before he died, Dane sat down for his last interview withFamous Last Words,and in it, he included some parting words for his daughters. He first encouraged them to "live now," admitting that, "for years, I would wander off mentally, lost in my head for long chunks of time, wallowing in worry and self-pity, shame and doubt."

He then urged them to "fall in love. Not necessarily with a person, although I do recommend that as well. But fall in love with something," before advising them to "choose your friends wisely," and making sure they show up for their chosen friends.

Finally, the actor told his girls never to give up, no matter the circumstances. "Fight with every ounce of your being and with dignity. When you face challenges, health or otherwise, fight," he said. "Never give up. Fight until your last breath. This disease is slowly taking my body, but it will never take my spirit."

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Bagpipers play at Olympic curling in homage to sport's Scottish heritage — but they're Italian

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Spectators trekking through heavy snow to theCortina Olympic curling stadiumwere delighted to be greeted by a traditional Scottish bagpipe performance from a group of high sock-wearing, kilt-sporting, snare drum-carrying, glengarry-topped ... Italians.

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TheMilan Cortina Winter Gameshave put their own spin on the tradition of having a pipe band play at Olympic curling medal ceremonies, an homage that is meant to honor the sport'sScottish heritage.

For this Games, the bagpipers are from northeastern Italy, more than 2,000 miles (about 3,200 kilometers) from Scotland. The Cateaters Pipe Band say they are one of two pipe bands in the Veneto region.

Until recently, the Cateaters' performances were limited to local concerts, ballet performances and ceremonies around Veneto. Performing at the Olympic medal ceremony is their biggest gig yet.

"It's so emotional for us to play here for the world," said Marianna Spadarotto, the lone woman in the band, who is on the bass drum. "For me, yes, it is exciting, but also I'm shy, so it makes me nervous."

Asked if they add Italian flair to the Scottish tunes, they emphatically shake their heads. They don't mess with tradition — though it is not unknown in Italy.

Luca Eze, who plays the bagpipes, says he started his career on the zampogna, a type of instrument common in central and southern Italy. In the Veneto region, it's sometimes called a "piva," and is played on Christmas and during other festivities.

"I played the electric guitar and then a friend passed along this instrument to me," says Mauro Fortuna, a Venetian who began playing Scottish music in 2008.

Curling is believed to have originated in Scotland, with the first written evidence of the sport's existence documented, in Latin, by a notary living in Paisley, Scotland, in the sixteenth century, according to World Curling.

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The notary told of a stiff contest between a monk, John Sclater, and a representative of the Abbot, Gavin Hamilton, involving sliding stones across ice. It was in Scotland where organized curling clubs originated, with players sliding stones across frozen lochs.

On a snowy day in front of the Cortina curling center, Olympic fans paused to take in the scene, some wondering how the musicians' ungloved hands were not too cold to play.

The tufts of Eze's hair, jutting out from beneath his glengarry cap, were covered in snowflakes that fell down his face with every puff of the bagpipe. He's bright red and smiling.

Some fans proudly wave Scottish flags. They're here to watch the four players representing Britain on the ice, all of whom are from Scotland.

Italian tourists look animated in the breaks between tunes, realizing they understand the chatter between the bandmates. Cristian Negro, on snare drum, says that as an Italian, choosing to pursue Scottish music has given him frequent opportunities for gigs.

"I focus more on high tension snare drums because there are so few people who play it here," he says. "I get to play more music — and it's necessary for someone to do."

It's also pretty cool, he admits, because it has brought him to the Olympics.

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Durant scores 35 points as Rockets hold on to beat Hornets 105-101

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Kevin Durant made two free throws with 3.2 seconds left for the last of his 35 points, and the Houston Rockets held on to beat the Charlotte Hornets 105-101 on Thursday night.

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Jabari Smith Jr. added 15 points, and Reed Sheppard and Alperen Sengun each had 13 for Houston. The Rockets overcame an 11-point first-half deficit.

Grant Williams led the Hornets with 20 points. Brandon Miller scored 17 points, but was 1 of 12 from 3-point range.

LaMelo Ball, playing a day after being involved in a two-car crash in downtown Charlotte, had 11 points, seven assists and seven rebounds.

The Hornets, who had won 11 of 12 going into the All-Star break with the only loss coming to Eastern Conference-leading Detroit, looked sharp early and bolted to an 11-point lead early in the second quarter.

But the Rockets would start to pull away in the fourth quarter with Sengun making a spinning reverse layup against rookie 7-foot- center Ryan Kalkbrenner and baby hook shot on back-to-back possessions to Houston its biggest lead at 95-84 with five minutes left.

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Charlotte's Kon Knueppel, who came into the game second in the league in 3-pointers, would make two 3s down the stretch but Durant was too much.

He hit four mid-range jumpers and scored 10 points in the fourth quarter including one to beat the shot clock with 44 seconds left when he drove the left side of the lane and elevated above traffic.

After Knueppel's third 3 cut it to 103-101 with six seconds left, the Hornets were forced to foul and Durant made both free throws to put the game away.

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NCAA president persists on March Madness expansion

INDIANAPOLIS –NCAAPresident Charlie Baker reiterated Thursday his desire to see hismen'sandwomen'sbasketball tournaments expand, though he admitted the timeline for such a move remains unclear.

Speaking with reporters during a Q&A session ahead of the NCAA's annual mock selection process, Baker again threw his support firmly behind the idea of expanding the tournament field, which has been at 68 teams on the men's side since 2011 and on the women's side since 2022.

"We're still talking to the various players in this one," Baker said. "I would like to see it expand."

Baker did not commit to a targeted field size, though a number in the 70s — in particular, 76 — has long been mentioned.

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There remain a number of potential hold-ups, including logistical and seeding issues. Baker did underscore he was not concerned about added costs to the NCAA, which pays not just for the tournament itself but also teams' participation, including travel and accommodations.

More obstructive might be what Baker termed corporate conversations among the association's partners.

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Baker did not clarify said concerns, only raising them briefly, but the implication was straightforward enough.

CBS, for example, only six months ago saw its parent company, Paramount Global, complete an $8 billion merger with Skydance Media.

More fundamentally, Baker's point was any potential tournament expansion would not happen in a vacuum, and is therefore not solely the concern of the NCAA. Its various corporate and broadcast partners would need to be heavily involved, to ensure new bracketing structures, host-site needs, TV demands and additional costs could all be managed.

Still, he reiterated an earnest ambition to see the tournament expand, citing his desire to in equal measure create more opportunities for bubble teams, and also protect automatic qualifiers from the long-term threat of revenue-driven expansion crowding them out.

Baker could not — or perhaps more pointedly, would not — commit to a target date for such a move. But he kept the weight of his office firmly behind the possibility.

"I would like," Baker reiterated, "to expand the tournament."

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:NCAA tournament expansion still on Charlie Becker's mind

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Kelly Rowland roasts Beyoncé for mispronouncing word in beloved song: 'I love it though'

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Kelly Rowlandis clockingBeyoncéas only a fellow superstar can.

The "Motivation" singer couldn't help but tease her fellowDestiny's Childalum during a recent appearance on Scott Evans' YouTube seriesHouse Guestearlier this month. The call out occurred after Evans read a prompt asking the pair to "sing your favorite love song." Evans then burst into a verse from Beyoncé's 2011 hit, "1+1."

"I don't know much about algebra," Evans began, only for Rowland to interject with a correction.

"It's algeb'a," she told him. "She doesn't pronounce that 'r.'"

Indeed, when Queen Bey belts out the opening verse of her 2011 single, she pronounces the word as "alge-buh," with no "r" included.

While Evans fought to hold in his laughter, Rowland added, "I love it. She don't say that 'r' for nothing. I love it though. Am I right?"

After Evans sang the verse over, with the Beyoncé-accurate pronunciation of "algebra," Rowland shared some additional thoughts about the track, calling it "so beautiful" and adding, "She performs the hell out of that song every time."

Still laughing, Evans replied, "You killed me with that. That's not how she said that at all. There's no 'r' in that word."

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Not just anyone is bold enough to critique Beyoncé, but Rowland is uniquely suited for the task. In addition to spending several of their formative years onstage together as part of Destiny's Child, the duo remain lifelong friends. In fact, while chatting withComplex Musicearlier this month, Rowland confirmed rumors that Beyoncé gave her notes after attending a show on last year'sThe Boy Is Mine tour.

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"Iron sharpens iron," Rowland said simply. "And by the way,it's Beyoncé. She's f---ing brilliant, you know what I mean?"

She added that the feedback wasn't exclusive to just Queen Bey, noting that she takes notes from several of the other artists in her life.

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"I keep nothing but iron around me," Rowland explained. "I like the fact that, if it's someone whose opinion I respect and they see that I want the show to be great, they're like, 'Nah, we'll help you get there.' Because I used to be really sensitive. And I didn't give the space for that. Now I'm like, 'No, give me all of it.'"

She continued, "If something can be better, yeah, why not? I don't want to be stagnant, I don't want to be mediocre."

Watch Rowland's full appearance on Evans'House Guestabove.

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Stephen Curry to miss another 5 games as knee issue persists past All-Star break

Stephen Curry has missed five games for the Golden State Warriors due to a knee issue. He's now guaranteed to miss at least five more.

The Warriors have ruled the former MVP out for the next 10 days, at which point he will be reevaluated,the team announced Thursday. An MRIreportedlycame back clean of any structural damage Wednesday, but the pain and swelling have persisted in Curry's right knee.

"It's just lingering soreness,"Warriors head coach Steve Kerr said Thursday.

Sitting out Thursday's game against the Boston Celtics means Curry will have missed 17 games this season. His next missed game will make him ineligible for the NBA's regular-season awards, breaking a five-year streak of All-NBA teams.

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The Celtics won Thursday's game 121-110.

Curry last played Jan. 30, when he exited a competitive game after the third quarter due to some awkward contact on a drive. Kerr said after the game that the team didn't believe Curry's knee issue was "anything major," but at least 10 missed games is veering into major territory.

The Warriors' next four games after the Celtics are the Denver Nuggets, New Orleans Pelicans, Memphis Grizzlies and Los Angeles Lakers. If he is green-lit to return after 10 days, Curry's first game back would be against the Los Angeles Clippers on March 2.

Golden State currently sits at 29-27, good for eighth in the Western Conference. It's not in much danger of falling out of the play-in tournament — it's 7.5 games ahead of 11th-place Memphis — but there's a very real chance the team's record will be .500 or worse by the time Curry comes back.

On the bright side for the Warriors, trade acquisition Kristaps Porziņģis made his debut Thursday after dealing with an Achilles injury, posting 12 points in 17 minutes off the bench. However, with Curry's knee woes and Jimmy Butler III already out for the season, there's little reason to expect the team to be aggressive in getting any of its standout players on the court.

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NFL scouting combine's key players to watch: A pair of WRs, OTs and CBs, and will any RBs stand out?

The amount of players testing and actually doing physical activities at the NFL scouting combine has dwindled in recent years as prospects have attempted to put their best foot forward at the friendly confines of their college pro days and/or private workouts, or they've opted out altogether. Even among players who do test, there's a decreasing amount of them opting in for every type of on-field drill.

This isn't me being an old man yelling at clouds. It's just what is happening and something I completely understand from a player's perspective as they attempt to rein insomecontrol of the biggest job interviews of their lives. Theoff-field process, which includes the literal interview portion, carries a good deal of weightas potential (and hopefully fruitful) marriages between player and franchise start to form. The NFL scouting combine has always been as much about the player-team interviews andmedicaltesting as it has been about the on-field spectacle that has now become a prime-time event with actual live crowds.

This class has a lot moregoodthangreatin it, and it also has a real lack of consensus among talent evaluators at just about every position. Even the ones with solidified first options, like quarterback and running back, there are plenty of arguments to be made about how the rest of their positions stack up behind them. As the NFL roadshow moves to Indianapolis for this year's combine and draft season starts ramping up, here are a handful of players whose results I'm keeping an eye on. And that applies whether those results are with their on-field testing, medical testing, or teams making them take character tests about whether they are a cat, dog or reptile person.

Monroe Freeling, OT, Georgia

Freeling was on the fence of declaring for this year's draft, but after the combine wraps up, he might be feeling giddy that he decided to throw his hat into the ring. Freeling's film in the second half of the season had him shooting up draft boards, including my own. He's a great athlete, at 6-foot-7, with a large frame that hints at his basketball-playing background. It's a frame that he still has room to continue to grow into, too. Freeling's strength and ability to anchor against stronger pass rushers greatly improved as the 2025 season wore on, all while he was still able to nimbly move to the second level or as a puller in space. His balance is a strong point of his game. In a wide-open offensive tackle class that has plenty of interesting names (including another one in a moment), Freeling has been labeled a project by some, but his film is much stronger than that. He has a chance to vault himself to the top of some boards with a strong display of athletic testing and during team interviews. I'm already leaning that way as it is.

Max Iheanachor, OT, Arizona State

I had to cut myself off at just two offensive linemen because everyone should be watching this whole class, including the Utah duo of Caleb Lomu and Spencer Fano, both of whom could help themselves by showing weight gains. But both are as athletic as they've displayed on film (I still prefer Lomu). Kadyn Proctor is a massive tackle prospect out of Alabama, with the typically associated positives (strength and overwhelming defenders in the run game) and negatives (size limits his ability in pass protection against speedier pass rushers) for being so big. He can help himself just by having a good showing at weigh-ins.

Iheanachor is a tackle who was a JUCO transfer and a late comer to football. He had a great week of practices in Mobile at this year's Senior Bowl, and his film is more polished than you'd assume for a player who can easily get labeled as a faraway project. He has great size with real length and flashes like an explosive athlete. I'm already viewing him as a top-30 player, and if he has a strong week of testing to back up his rise over the past several months, then his stock could keep rising.

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Any tight end or running back?

Look for a big week from anybody at this position. Evaluators are all over the place about who are the second-best players at these respective positions. I'm personally interested in seeing how Georgia tight end Oscar Delp and Washington running back Jonah Coleman measure in and test (again, if they do test).

Denzel Boston, WR, Washington

I'm a fan of Boston, a big receiver who has the size and catching range of a player who can consistently win in isolated situations at the next level. If he runs well (or at all) at the combine, he can help dispel any concerns about his speed and overall athleticism.

Makai Lemon, WR, USC

Lemon is a demon from the slot who has question marks on his size and just how consistently he can align and win from the outside at the next level. Lemon shows off plenty of twitch and can play much bigger than his size at the catch point. But how he measures in terms of height, weight and arm length will do as much to solidify his stock as anything else he does on the field.

Mansoor Delane, CB, LSU

Cornerback is yet another position without a real consensus at this point in time, but Delane has done nothing but help his stock in 2025. Delane shows off a strong football IQ and understanding for concepts that he had to guard against, especially when passing things off in zone and playing high-low situations. Delane's main question marks are more physical. He plays with loose hips and gets near the ball constantly, but just how big and athletic he is are the main hang-ups from cementing his place at the top of his position stack. If he goes off in Indianapolis, or at least has a strong showing, Delane could keep rising into the top 10.

Keldric Faulk, Edge, Auburn

Faulk sat atopmy midseason big board, but I've cooleda littlesince then as he didn't quite make the leap I thought he might over the last month of the 2025 season. I haven't cooled that much, though! And a monster week at the combine will help his case (and my bullishness) on Faulk's combination of youth, length and overall athleticism. He projects as a plus run defender with a developing pass rush game, and he has some positional and scheme versatility as a bonus. If he measures well and tests like an upper-echelon athlete, teams will stay glass-half-full about how Faulk can develop at the next level.

Jermod McCoy, CB, Tennessee

McCoy has been battling to be the first cornerback selected despite not playing a game in over a year. That's just how toolsy the tools that he flashed in 2024 were in his last season of playing. If McCoy can help assure teams that his knee is A-OK after an ACL injury in January 2025, he could keep his name high on boards. McCoy is supremely talented, but his stock has, and will be, fascinating to keep track of.

Defensive tackles, in general

There are heaps of generously portioned defensive prospects for NFL teams to pick in this year's draft. It's a good year to need an interior defensive lineman, especially in the back half of the first round and into Day 2. There are a few different flavors — from maulers to run pluggers to oversized gap shooters — that can all show offsomethingthis coming week to get tabbed as the guy to help be a linchpin for defenses that are moving to more top-down play and lighter boxes, thus needing morebeefup front. Prospects like Clemson's Peter Woods, Ohio State's Kayden McDonald, Texas Tech's Lee Hunter, Georgia's Christen Miller, Florida's Caleb Banks, Iowa State's Domonique Orange and Florida State's Darrell Jackson Jr. can help separate themselves with big weeks.

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