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American Idol judge Jennifer Lopez tops the latest Celebrity 100, Forbes’ annual list of the stars with the most money and fame, with $52 million in earnings over the past year. In addition to her new Idol gig, she’s gotten quite a bit of publicity thanks to her divorce, big endorsement deals, a clothing line and fragrance, and tons of fans and followers on social media. Last year’s No. 1, Lady Gaga, is now in fifth place, while Oprah Winfrey... [Read more]

Virgin Atlantic has announced plans to allow passengers flying from New York to London to use their cell phones, routing them through a general packet radio service, CNET reports. But don’t take out your cellphone yet: Using the service will cost a whopping $1.20 per minute, and only six passengers will be allowed to do so at a time. And no, you still won’t be able to use your phone during takeoff or landing, or within 250 miles of US... [Read more]

Barack Obama is getting a lot of press after it was revealed he is now worth around $3 million… but that’s just change if you ask Mitt Romney. After crunching numbers for a month, Forbes has estimated Romney’s net worth to be $230 million, which would make him the wealthiest president in US history. Of that, the biggest amount—$91 million—is in the form of debt securities, writes Edwin Durgy. He also has $18 million in real estate... [Read more]

Very quietly over the past few weeks, Pittsburgh’s James McDonald has been one of the National League’s best pitchers. He figures to be in a low-scoring game Thursday at Washington against Jordan Zimmerman. Bet on Pirates-Nationals and every game at WagerWeb.com. Cincinnati at NY Mets – Reds RHP Mat Latos (2-2, 4.54) vs. Mets RHP R.A. Dickey (5-1, 3.65): Latos was unable to repeat his successful performance against the Pirates a week prior when... [Read more]

The Oakland A’s are very quietly playing good baseball and inching closer to the Texas Rangers for the AL West lead. In large part the A’s rotation has been anchored by Brandon McCarthy, who has turned into a true No. 1. He takes the mound Thursday at Texas. Bet on A’s-Rangers and every game at WagerWeb.com. Seattle at Cleveland – Mariners RHP Hector Noesi (2-4, 6.32) vs. Indians RHP Zach McAllister (1-1, 4.15): Noesi has been erratic in his... [Read more]

Following last week’s Players Championship win by Matt Kuchar, the biggest victory of his career, the official run-up to next month’s U.S. Open begins Thursday outside of Dallas with the Byron Nelson Championship. Bet on the tournament at WagerWeb.com. This event is the 9th oldest active event on the PGA Tour and along with the Arnold Palmer Invitational is the only event named after former players. This event used to draw a top-notch field as... [Read more]

Less than a week before the 137th Preakness it appeared there would be a full field for the fourth time during the past two decades – 14 horses going 1 3/16 miles at Pimlico. But, alas, then sixth place Derby finisher Liaison and ninth place runner Hansen bowed out. So did newcomers Hierro, Brimstone Island and Paynter. That leaves a field of 11. Twice the favorites in the second leg of the Triple Crown bounced back from defeats in the Kentucky... [Read more]

Coach Mike Krzyzewski’s Duke Blue Devils just added a potentially huge piece for the 2012-13 college basketball season as one of the nation’s top recruits, power forward Amile Jefferson (Philadelphia, Pa./Friends Central), chose the Devils over NC State, Kentucky, Ohio State and Villanova. Last season, while helping lead Friends Central to a 22-5 record, Jefferson averaged 19.9 points, 10.2 rebounds, and 2.7 blocks. For his career, he totaled... [Read more]