Kobe Bryant misses shootaround with gastroenteritis
MJ’s got the Flu Game. Now Kobe could have the Gas Game. Kobe Bryant sat out the Lakers Thursday shootaround with gastroenteritis. The Lakers play the Nuggets in a pivotal Game 6 tonight in Denver. He’s listed as questionable and the team’s official site says Kobe’s status will be known about 90 minutes to tip-off. Gastroenteritis is officially described as [...]
Romney led 1965 Cranbrook bullying incident over student’s hairstyle, Washington Post reports
As a student at Cranbrook in 1965, Mitt Romney led a group of classmates in an attack on another student who was held down while Romney clipped off his long blonde hair with scissors, the Washington post reported today, quoting other students who participated in the incident. In an interview Thursday on Fox News radioRomney said: “Back in [...]
Transcript: Robin Roberts ABC News Interview With President Obama
ROBIN ROBERTS: Good to see you, as always– PRESIDENT OBAMA: Good to see you, Robin. ROBIN ROBERTS: Mr. President. Thank you for this opportunity to talk to you about– various issues. And it’s been quite a week and it’s only Wednesday. (LAUGH) PRESIDENT OBAMA: That’s typical of my week. ROBIN ROBERTS: I’m sure it is. [...]
Time magazine breast-feeding cover provokes strong reaction
L.A. mom Jamie Lynne Grumet is shown breast-feeding her nearly 4-year-old son. The picture and story on attachment parenting marks anniversary of Dr. Barry Sears book. A Time magazine cover with L.A. mom Jamie Lynne Grumet breast-feedingher strapping, almost 4-year-old son promises to be the head-snapping checkout-stand stopper of the season, based on the fevered [...]
Salmonella in dog food sickens 14 plant workers; ‘Diamond Pet Foods’ ID’d as source of illnesses
Fourteen people in at least nine states have been sickened by salmonella after handling tainted dog food from a South Carolina plant that a few years ago produced food contaminated by toxic mold that killed dozens of dogs, federal officials said Friday. At least five people were hospitalized because of the dog food, which was [...]
‘The Amazing Race’ season-finale recap: Rachel and Dave overcome near-fatal blunder to win a million
Operation Amazing Race almost turned into Operation Despair. Rachel and Dave picked a bad time to make their first real blunder of the race, and it almost cost the most dominant team in the history of “The Amazing Race” a million bucks. But after 12 legs though five continents, nine countries, 22 cities and more [...]
Jake Owen’s big weekend: Tussles with cops, marries Lacey Buchanan
Country singer Jake Owen tied the knot with model Lacey Buchanan during a sunrise ceremony Monday in his hometown of Vero Beach, Fla. Owen and Buchanan met on the set of his music video “8 Second Ride” and later starred in the “Barefoot Blue Jean Night.” Buchanan, 22, got hitched in an Amasale gown and [...]
So True? So False? Was Suge Knight Connected With Tupac Shakur’s Murder?!
Former Death Row Records honcho Suge Knight is no stranger to getting a bad rap. The erstwhile music mogul’s crime record dates back to 1987 and includes a string of prison stints for drug possession, assault and probation violations, among other run-ins with the law. Knight (real name: Marion Knight Jr.), however, hit the news again today [...]
Missanelli Predicts Suspensions For Giroux, Hamels
Two Philadelphia teams are in playoff series with two drastically different story lines right now. The Sixers are one win away from beating the Chicago Bulls and moving to the next round. But the Flyers are one loss away from losing to the Devils and going home for the offseason. And two Philadelphia athletes could [...]
‘Call of Duty: Black Ops 2’: What to expect
“The original Black Ops took place during the first Cold War,” says Mark Lamia, the Studio Head of Treyarch, “I call it the first Cold War because the new Cold War hasn’t happened — yet.” Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 is a direct sequel which will take place in part during the fictional second Cold War in [...]