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A couple of second-half goals gave the U.S. a 2-0 win over North Korea and a strong start to their Women’s World Cup run. The eighth-ranked North Koreans have the youngest team in the tournament with an average age of 20. Still, their discipline and skill gave the U.S. a lot of trouble in the [...]
Tiger Woods, the AT&T National tournament host, told members of the media Tuesday afternoon that he has no timetable for his return to golf following two leg injuries that have sidelined him most of this season. “I’m using that 2008 experience this time around. Only difference is, there is no timetable. I always had a [...]
At a sprawling manufacturing complex here, hundreds of Chinese laborers are now completing work on the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. Next month, the last four of more than two dozen giant steel modules — each with a roadbed segment about half the size of a football field — will be loaded onto a huge ship [...]
Kids these days. Ever since that young Phillies fan tossed her dad’s gift of a foul ball back over the railing, it’s become a bit of a “thing” for children to reject ballpark souvenirs. You’d like to call ‘em ingrates or maybe even dismiss the meme as tired, but check out the rocket on this [...]
Justin Bieber is right. It’s best to keep an optimistic outlook and to “never say never.” Justin fan Payton Wall’s dream came true last week when she met the teen idol, the result of a favor from President Barack Obama who promised to facilitate an introduction to the pop star after receiving a 1,500-word email [...]
CHICAGO (AP) — Rod Blagojevich, who rode his talkative everyman image to two terms as Illinois governor before scandal made him a national punch line, was convicted Monday of a wide range of corruption charges, including the incendiary allegation that he tried to sell or trade President Barack Obama’s Senate seat. The verdict was a [...]
Lady Gaga has once again found herself the center of controversy, but this time it has nothing to do with a meat-based outfit or accusations of Madonna worship. Instead, Gaga has been hit with a class action lawsuit claiming that the singer improperly profited from the “We Pray For Japan” bracelets that she sold through [...]
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers filed for bankruptcy protection in a Delaware court Monday, blaming Major League Baseball for refusing to approve a multibillion-dollar TV deal that owner Frank McCourt was counting on to keep the troubled team afloat. The Chapter 11 financing permits the Dodgers to use $150 million for daily operations [...]
Chris Brown Crowned King at BET Awards… Despite Rihanna Fake-Out Posted Sun Jun 26, 2011 8:59pm PDT by Chris Willman in And The Winner Is… And the winner is… Chris Brown! No, Rihanna! No, Chris Brown! You may be confused, but not nearly so much so as the presenters at the BET Awards, who couldn’t [...]
Nicki Minaj, Kanye West, Wiz Khalifa and Jaden and Willow Smith also were among the night’s winners. Chris Brown was the big winner at Sunday night’s BET Awards, taking home four awards during the live telecast from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. our editor recommends BET Awards 2011: Chris Brown Wins First Award of [...]