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Eric Dane: ‘Euphoria,’ former ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ star says he has lost use of his right arm amid ALS battle in new interview

Former “Grey’s Anatomy” star Eric Dane is speaking out for the first time in a television interview about his battle with ALS, a degenerative neurological disorder. “I wake up every day and I’m immediately reminded that this is happening,” Dane, 52, said in an interview with Diane Sawyer that aired Monday on “Good Morning America.” […]

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Former “Grey’s Anatomy” star Eric Dane is speaking out for the first time in a television interview about his battle with ALS, a degenerative neurological disorder.

“I wake up every day and I’m immediately reminded that this is happening,” Dane, 52, said in an interview with Diane Sawyer that aired Monday on “Good Morning America.” “It’s not a dream.”

Just a few months after first revealing his ALS diagnosis publicly in April, Dane said he has lost function of his right arm and worries about what’s next.

“I feel like maybe a couple, few more months, and I won’t have my left hand (functioning) either,” Dane told Sawyer, adding that he’s worried about the loss of his legs too. “Sobering.”

ALS, short for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, is a degenerative neurological disorder where the symptoms worsen over time, according to the National Institutes of Health.

The NIH notes that ALS causes motor neurons, a type of nerve cell in the brain and spinal cord to deteriorate, causing the muscles to progressively weaken and eventually leads to paralysis, taking away a person’s ability to move, speak or even breathe.

Dane — who shot to fame amid six seasons on the hit ABC drama “Grey’s Anatomy,” where he played Dr. Mark Sloan, affectionately known as “McSteamy” — said his symptoms began over one year ago, when he began to experience weakness in his right hand.

“I didn’t really think anything of it at the time. I thought maybe I’d been texting too much or my hand was fatigued,” he recalled. “But a few weeks later, I noticed it had gotten a little worse, so I went and saw a hand specialist, who sent me to another hand specialist.”

Dane, a father of two teenage daughters, said he was then sent to two different neurologists before he received the diagnosis of ALS.

“I’ll never forget those three letters,” he said of the diagnosis.

Dane said the full weight of the effects of ALS grasped him just a few months ago when he went on a boat trip with his 13-year-old daughter. Once a competitive swimmer and a water polo star, Dane said he jumped in the ocean with his daughter only to realize he didn’t have the strength to swim.

“She dragged me back to the boat,” Dane said of his daughter, adding that he broke down in tears on the boat. “I was just, I was, like, heartbroken.”

Dane shares his 13 and 15-year-old daughters with actress Rebecca Gayheart, whom he married in October 2004. Though the couple once separated in their marriage, Dane said Gayheart is now his “biggest champion.”

“I talk to her every day,” he said. “We have managed to become better friends and better parents. And she is … probably my biggest champion and my most stalwart supporter. And I lean on her.”

After losing his own father to suicide when he was just 7-years-old, Dane said he is “angry” that ALS may also take him from his daughters too soon.

“I’m angry because, you know, my father was taken from me when I was young,” he said. “And now, you know, there’s a very good chance I’m going to be taken from my girls while they’re very young.”

Dane said he is focused on his family and continuing the work he loves for as long as he is able.

Most recently, Dane portrayed Cal Jacobs, the head of the Jacobs family, on “Euphoria.” He is also starring in an upcoming series on Amazon Prime Video, a police thriller titled “Countdown.”

The average prognosis for ALS patients is an average of two to five years of survival from the time of first symptoms, but there is a range, according to the NIH.

There is currently no known cure for ALS but some treatments, including FDA-approved medications and physical and speech therapies, may slow down the progression of the disorder and improve an ALS patient’s quality of life.

“I mean, I really, at the end of the day, just, all I want to do is spend time with my family and work a little bit if I can,” he said, later telling Sawyer, “I don’t think this is the end of my story. I just don’t feel like, in my heart, I don’t feel like this is the end of me.*

Tune into “Good Morning America” on Tuesday, June 17, from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. EDT, for more of Diane Sawyer’s interview with Eric Dane.

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Game on: Jordan still Hog on screen

FAYETTEVILLE — Jordan Anthony is not on the University of Arkansas football team’s 2025-26 roster in real life. But in the EA Sports College Football 26 video game, which will hit stores for standard release at 11 a.m. Central on Thursday after early access began Monday for the deluxe edition, Anthony is still a wide […]

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FAYETTEVILLE — Jordan Anthony is not on the University of Arkansas football team’s 2025-26 roster in real life. But in the EA Sports College Football 26 video game, which will hit stores for standard release at 11 a.m. Central on Thursday after early access began Monday for the deluxe edition, Anthony is still a wide receiver for the Razorbacks.

Anthony announced in June he would forgo his remaining college eligibility to begin his professional track and field career. A national champion in the 60 and 100 meters and one of three finalists for the prestigious Bowerman award, given annually to the top American collegiate track and field athlete, Anthony is coming off the best track season of his career and was one of the top sprinters in the collegiate ranks this year.

But when the video game was made, Anthony had not yet announced he would no longer be playing football for the Razorbacks.

“I left the announcement ’til after it was announced that (the game) was going to come out, so therefore I could be in the game,” Anthony said. “I knew a lot of people were going to probably riot if I wasn’t in the game, because why wouldn’t I be in the game?”

There were other factors in the timing of Anthony’s announcement, which came the day after the conclusion of the NCAA Outdoor Championships, but remaining in the game is an added bonus, he said.

In the game, Anthony has a speed rating of 99. It is the highest rating a player can achieve, and he is one of four in the new edition with that score. He is joined by LSU receiver Barion Brown, UCLA cornerback Rodrick Pleasant and South Carolina receiver Nyck Harbor.

No college players have had a rating of 100. In Madden NFL, also made by EA, a few NFL players have had a speed rating of 100. Devin Hester did in Madden NFL 08, and DeSean Jackson did in Madden NFL 12.

“My little disappointment that I have with EA Sports and the NCAA is that I’m 99 speed,” Anthony joked. “I should have been 100. We should go (back to) when they used to give one person 100. I should be 100 because, like, who else? Who else is the catch?”

Anthony said he has been playing the new edition of the game and is glad to be part of it for a second season.

“That was all I grew up on was playing video games, playing football games,” he said. “I really don’t play football games anymore, just because I used to do it in real life. Like, I can run fast. I don’t need 99 speed. I can catch. I can do all this in real life. … But ever since NCAA came out, I’ve been playing just NCAA because I’m in the game. Why wouldn’t I play?”

 



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College Roundup — AC women’s water polo trio named All-Americans

Austin College junior Bianca Gallegos, who led the team with 48 goals, was one of three ‘Roos to earn Division III honorable mention All-America honors for the 2025 season. Avery Rague / Austin College Athletics Herald Democrat Austin College women’s water polo players Ashley Chand, Bianca Gallegos and Joslyn Dimitri have each been named honorable […]

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World Aquatics Championships Roll Call – Stanford Cardinal

SINGAPORE – Stanford will be represented with six participants when competition at the 2025 World Aquatics World Championships get underway this weekend in Singapore. Jenna Flynn, Ryann Neushul, Jewel Roemer and Ella Woodhead have qualified for the 14-player Team USA roster, with the Americans seeking their ninth World Championships crown overall while looking to defend […]

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SINGAPORE – Stanford will be represented with six participants when competition at the 2025 World Aquatics World Championships get underway this weekend in Singapore.

Jenna Flynn, Ryann Neushul, Jewel Roemer and Ella Woodhead have qualified for the 14-player Team USA roster, with the Americans seeking their ninth World Championships crown overall while looking to defend their 2024 crown.

Flynn, Neushul and Roemer are among seven returning Olympians from the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. All three players are multi-time ACWPC All-Americans who helped guide Stanford to the 2025 NCAA title, with Neushul leaving The Farm as the program’s only four-time NCAA champion. Woodhead is also a member of two NCAA title teams (2023, 2025).

Team USA opens tournament play against China on Thursday, July 10, at 9:10 p.m. PT.

Former Cardinal standout Dani Jackovich, a two-time ACWPC All-American who competed on The Farm from 2014-17, and incoming UCLA transfer and 2023 ACWPC All-American Sienna Green, are members of the Australian national team.

Jackovich and Green helped guide Australia to a silver medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Jackovich became the 14th medalist in school history overall and first from a country other than the United States. Green, who made her debut with the Aussie Stingers in March 2022, is the youngest water polo player to represent Australia at the national team level and the youngest Australian water polo Olympian.

Australia’s tournament opener is slated for Friday, July 11, at 4:10 a.m. PT.



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James Madison Volleyball signs South Carolina transfer Anna Wilson

HARRISONBURG, Va. (JMU Athletics) – The James Madison volleyball program signed South Carolina transfer Anna Wilson to an aid agreement on Wednesday, July 9, Head Coach Lauren Steinbrecher announced. “We are so excited to have Anna Wilson join our JMU Volleyball program!” Steinbrecher said. “From the moment we connected with Anna, we knew she was […]

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HARRISONBURG, Va. (JMU Athletics) – The James Madison volleyball program signed South Carolina transfer Anna Wilson to an aid agreement on Wednesday, July 9, Head Coach Lauren Steinbrecher announced.

“We are so excited to have Anna Wilson join our JMU Volleyball program!” Steinbrecher said. “From the moment we connected with Anna, we knew she was a Duke with her energy, work-ethic, and drive. She is a mature, team-first competitor with absolutely contagious enthusiasm. Anna’s SEC experience and her hunger to grow will make an immediate impact on our gym. She’s the kind of person who makes everyone around her better, and we can’t wait to get started with her in Harrisonburg.”

Wilson, a middle blocker from Wilson, Ontario, spent the 2024 season at South Carolina after beginning her career at High Point (2022-23), where she played with current Duke Kennedy Louisell in 2023. Wilson will have two seasons of eligibility after redshirting in the 2022 season.

With the addition of Wilson, JMU’s 2025 roster is complete. The Dukes welcomed Louisell and Sydney Lewis (Coastal Carolina) as transfers along with five freshmen – Addie Norman (Wilmington, N.C.), Peri Linterman (Fredericksburg, Va.), Ana Toumazatos (Great Falls, Va.), B’Lise Bradley (Shaker Heights, Ohio), and Shelby Davis (Smithfield, Ky.).

Anna Wilson | 6-3 | Middle Blocker | Burlington, Ontario | South Carolina, High Point
South Carolina (2024):
• Played in eight matches and six sets for the Gamecocks
• Made her debut against No. 13 Kansas on Aug. 30
• Had two kills and a block against Stetson (Sep. 13)

High Point (2023):
• Played in 15 matches and 35 sets, totaling 26 kills at 0.76 per set
• Season-high seven kills vs. Winthrop in the Big South Championship match
• Accumulated 23 blocks with 18 assists and five solo

High Point (2022):
• Did not see any action as a freshman, redshirting
• Big South Presidential Honor Roll

High School / Club:
• Played at Nelson High School in Wilson, Ontario
• Helped Nelson earn an Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations (OFSAA) silver medal
• Played club for the Halton Hurricanes and Team Ontario, earning a Provincial Gold Medal with the 18u team in 2022
• Named to the Ontario Volleyball Association All-Star team in 2021

— JMU Athletics —



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Fire near Silverwood Lake fully contained | News

Road closures and park shutdown enforced The Lake Fire was declared fully contained as of Sunday, July 6. However, the full extent of the damage is still under evaluation. Park officials and CAL FIRE crews continue to assess conditions on the ground to determine when it will be safe to reopen the recreation area. The […]

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Multiple Hawai‘i youth volleyball teams win national championships

A handful of Hawai‘i-based youth volleyball teams recently took home national championships across multiple events on the Mainland. In the AAU Junior National Volleyball Championships in Orlando, Fla., Honolulu’s Spike and Serve Volleyball Club won the boys 14 Open Division with a three-set victory over California’s Rockstar Volleyball Club on Monday, finishing the tournament with […]

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A handful of Hawai‘i-based youth volleyball teams recently took home national championships across multiple events on the Mainland.

In the AAU Junior National Volleyball Championships in Orlando, Fla., Honolulu’s Spike and Serve Volleyball Club won the boys 14 Open Division with a three-set victory over California’s Rockstar Volleyball Club on Monday, finishing the tournament with a record of 11-1.

Spike and Serve also won the 13 Open Division championship in 2024, marking its second consecutive year with a national title.

In an earlier event in the same AAU tournament, Hilo’s Pilipa‘a Volleyball won the boys 18 Club Division with a victory over California’s San Diego Beach Volleyball on July 3. Pilipa‘a finished the tournament with a mark of 12-1.

The 2025 AAU Junior National Volleyball Championships was the 52nd edition of the tournament, with thousands of teams competing in a wide variety of age groups and divisions. The AAU Junior National Volleyball Championships holds the distinction of being the world’s largest volleyball tournament, according to Guinness World Records.

In another youth volleyball tournament across the country, Maui’s Hawaiian Style Volleyball won the 2025 USA Volleyball Boys national championship in Minneapolis over the weekend, becoming the first team from the Valley Isle to win a tournament at a USA Volleyball junior national tournament, running the table in the 15U Open Division at 7-0. Additionally, Big Island Boys took home the championship in the 18s American Division.

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Christian Shimabuku can be reached at christian@alohastatedaily.com.



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