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Ava Manning, Eli Manning.Photo: Eli Manning/Twitter; Ethan Miller/Getty Eli Manning’s oldest is growing up! Theretired New York Giants quarterbackcelebrated daughter Ava’s 12th birthday on Twitter Tuesday, sharing a video of her enjoying a ride on a Zamboni at a hockey game while wearing a New Jersey Devils jersey. The crowd in the arena could be heard applauding as she rode on the M&M-themed ice cleaner, with Manning tweeting, “Happy Birthday Ava....

Photo: Mitchell Leff/Getty; Marcus Ingram/Getty; Ken Murray/Icon Sportswire/GettyEli Manningknows a thing or two about sibling rivalries.When chatting about his latest partnership with Quaker Oats, the former quarterback of the New York Giants — and younger bro of superstar QBPeyton Manning— shared his thoughts on the Kelce brothers’history-making,Super Bowlmoment.“It’s unbelievable,” Eli, 42, tells PEOPLE exclusively of Jason Kelce of the Philadelphia Eagles and Travis Kelce of the Kansas City Chiefs becoming the first siblings to everplay against each otherin the Super Bowl....

Eli Manning (left) and Tom Brady.Photo: Elsa/Getty; Jun Sato/WireImageAfter winning his seventhSuper Bowl championship,Tom Bradyreceived a congratulatory message from the quarterback responsible for ensuring it wasn’t his ninth.During an interview withSports Illustrated, New York Giants legendEli Manningsaid he sent Brady a text after the 43-year-old Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback helped the team win Super Bowl LV in February.“Yeah, I sent Tom a text just congratulating him and really just saying how not surprised but impressed with what he was able to do this year with Tampa, changing teams, shortened season, lock out and pandemic, everything going on,” Manning toldSI....

Eli Rothand his wife Lorenza Izzo announced their separation with joint Instagram posts on Tuesday.The director — best known for theHostelseries — and actress shared the statement in both English and Spanish, letting fans know they were ending their marriage after tying the knot in November 2014. Roth, 46, and Izzo, 28, married on the beach in her home country of Chile.Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty"It is with deep love and respect that we are choosing to separate as a couple," the statement begins....

Eli Young Bandfrontman Mike Eli was somewhere around 13 years old when he first heard the music of the iconic country bandLittle Texas. “I think that math sounds about right,” Eli, 42, tells PEOPLE with a laugh in a recent interview. “Little Texas was such a big part of me growing up. There was this roots/rock thing that not a lot of bands and artists were doing at the time. I think that there was just something really special about them....

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Photo: Courtesy Mike Eli “You forget about all that icky stuff,” the EYB frontman, who welcomed his first son to the world on July 9, tells PEOPLE with a laugh. “It’s good that our brains work like that. You end up just remembering the good stuff.” Courtesy Mike Eli Mike Eli and son Kash Mike Eli’s daughter Kline and son Kash The father of two, 37, says that the lack of sleep is just one of the many adjustments the family is going through — changes that have been a bit challenging for Kash’s big sister....

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Mike Eli is a father of two! On Monday, theEli Young Bandfrontman announced the birth of his and wife Kacey’s second child, a son named Kash Eli. “Kash Eli was born happy and healthy this morning and we couldn’t be happier. Thanks for all the well wishes. We are truly a lucky family!” the singer added. The couple is also parents to daughter Kline Olivia, who turns 6 on July 30....

Peyton and Eli Manning.Photo: Frito Lay/YouTubeThose sibling rivalries apparently continue on into adulthood.In Frito-Lay’s new 2021 Super Bowl commercial, Peyton and Eli Manning — and their dad Archie Manning — join a bevy of past NFL greats to snack on their favorite chips ahead of the big game.After an intro from ad narrator Marshawn Lynch, the former quarterbacks are having an intense football toss while wearing matching pajamas in a rec room....

Elijah “Pumpsie” Green, the first black player inBoston Red Soxhistory, died Wednesday near his home in northern California, the team said in apress release. He was 85. The switch-hitting infielder made history on July 21, 1959, when he entered Boston’s game against the Chicago White Sox at Comiskey Park as a pinch-runner in the eighth inning. His presence marked the first time a black athlete had ever played for the Red Sox, making them the very last team in Major League Baseball to integrate, 12 years afterJackie Robinsonfirst played for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947....

Elijah Cummings‘ widow,Maya Rockeymoore Cummings, is running for her late husband’s seat in Congress. “I am, of course, devastated at the loss of my spouse, but his spirit is with me,” Rockeymoore Cummings, 48, said in an interview withThe Baltimore Sunon Monday, announcing her bid. Rep. Cummings,diedon Oct. 17 at 68 years old, his office announced at the time. The civil rights leader died at 2:30 a.m. local time at Gilchrist Hospice Care, a Johns Hopkins affiliate in Baltimore, after “complications concerning long standing health challenges....