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NCAAF »

[ 30 Dec 2008 | No Comment | 141 views ]

Every season the Holiday Bowl seems to be one of the the most competitive, fun to watch, evenly matched bowl games of the year, and this year’s game between No. 13 Oklahoma State and No. 15 Oregon doesn’t look like it will ... read more

World Politics »

[ 30 Dec 2008 | No Comment | 194 views ]

Bristol Palin, oldest daughter of former vice-presidential candidate Gov. Sarah Palin, has given birth to a son, according to the website of People magazine.

“We think it’s wonderful,” Collee... read more

Entertainment »

[ 30 Dec 2008 | No Comment | 172 views ]

Twenty years and three kids later, Woody Harrelson has finally married his longtime girlfriend.

The former “Cheers” star wed his former assistant Laura Louie on Sunday in Maui, Us Weekly reports.

The couple tied the knot in front of an intimate crowd, which included Owen Wi... read more

WTF »

[ 30 Dec 2008 | 3 Comments | 279 views ]

The father of an 11-year-old girl who died, likely of hypothermia, after trying to walk 10 miles in the snow on Christmas Day has been charged with second-degree murder and felony injury to a child.

Robert Aragon, 55, of Jerome, made an initial appearance Monday in 5th District Court, where J... read more

WTF »

[ 30 Dec 2008 | No Comment | 189 views ]

A teenager whose arrest in a racially charged assault case drew thousands of protesters to his rural Louisiana hometown was in a hospital early Tuesday after a shooting that his lawyer said was accidental.

Mychal Bell was cleaning a gun when it accidentally discharged, shooting him in the sho... read more

NCAAF »

[ 29 Dec 2008 | One Comment | 254 views ]

It turns out that the SEC Championship Game, not the Sugar Bowl, likely will be Alabama All-American left tackle Andre Smith’s final college game.

Smith, the Outland Trophy winner this year, was suspended for the Sugar Bowl vs. Utah for violating team rules. Smith is only a junior but is ex... read more

WTF »

[ 29 Dec 2008 | No Comment | 249 views ]

Ellie Nesler, who sparked a national debate about vigilantism after killing her son’s accused molester in a courtroom in 1993, has died of cancer. She was 56.

Nesler died Friday morning at UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, according to hospital spokeswoman Phyllis Brown. She had ba... read more

Entertainment »

[ 29 Dec 2008 | No Comment | 506 views ]

Melissa J. Berry doesn’t mind prancing around in public in her underwear.

But the 24-year-old model and lingerie football league player draws the line at a former boyfriend – a safe dating expert – posting nude and intimate photos of her on the Internet.

Berry sued he... read more

NHL »

[ 29 Dec 2008 | No Comment | 190 views ]

It’s been a dismal season in Toronto, as the Leafs enter Monday near the bottom of the Eastern Conference and second-to-last in the NHL in goals allowed. Toronto has lost three straight games and now also won’t have leading scorer read more

NCAAF »

[ 29 Dec 2008 | No Comment | 138 views ]

Tuesday’s first bowl game, pitting Maryland of the ACC and Nevada of the WAC, is hard to forecast because it’s hard to know which Terps team shows up.

Currently, Maryland is a 1.5-point favorite on WagerWeb.com.

Ralph... read more