In this Feb. 26, 2008 file photo, NBC's Tim Russert speaks to the crowd during a debate between Democratic presidential hopefuls Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., and Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y. in Cleveland. Russert died Friday, June 13, 2008, of an apparent heart attack. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — Tim Russert, host of NBC’s […]
Britain’s newest superstar tells Emma Pinch he just wants a little normality back in his lifeHE’S the urchin-faced 14-year-old from Warrington who overnight became a superstar.And barely dry from the soaking he got on the Britain’s Got Talent final last Saturday, breakdancer George Sampson is preparing to get wet again in a UK tour.The moment […]
BY brIAN HARMONDAILY NEWS LONG ISLAND BUREAU CHIEFSaturday, May 17th 2008, 10:33 PMAnd now comes the home field advantage.Big Brown - whose owners and jockey hail from Long Island - needs to win Long Island’s Belmont Stakes in three weeks to become the first Triple Crown winner in 30 years.The majestic colt charged to another […]
Jonathan Papelbon thought the turning point was the bottom of the eighth, while “Sweet Caroline” was playing and news of the Bruins’ win over Montreal was flashed on the board.“You could just sense that Boston fever from the crowd,” said Papelbon. “City of Champions. Right there, something special happened.”Maybe it was that the Red Sox […]
This August’s 180th anniversary celebration and the Pembroke Waterfront Festival are promising to be the best.Plans are beginning to gel for the week of Aug. 3-10, 2008, as the city prepares to mark the 180th year of its founding, in an event which will slide neatly into its annual waterfront festival.During a meeting held at […]
No. 7 seed Long Beach State vs. No. 6 seed CS FullertonRegular season series tied, 1-1 - CSF defeated LBSU 75-66, LBSU defeated CSF 80-62The 49ers (9-19, 7-9) have played their best ball against the Titans (10-18, 8-8) this season, despite going 1-1 against them. LBSU shot 48 percent in two games against CSF and […]
Kansas Athletics Director Lew Perkins, right, and guest John Lungstrum monitor video and statistics from their courtside seats during a Kansas University basketball game this season at Allen Fieldhouse. Statistics, highlights and out-of-town scores are displayed on TapStats monitors, developed by two information-technology professionals with Kansas Athletics Inc.Jeff Jacobson/Kansas Athletics Inc. PhotoKansas Athletics Director Lew […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The entire country will get to see Baylor’s elation or anguish on Selection Sunday, because CBS is sending a satellite truck from Dallas to Waco to broadcast fan reaction inside the Ferrell Center.Digger Phelps and his highlighter-matching ties said on ESPN before the Phillips 66 Big 12 Basketball […]
"Ben, go put a shirt on!” says the mother of a bare-chested teenager on the polygamy-friendly Big Love (10 p.m. on Global). "This isn’t a nudist colony, last time I checked.”Ha, ha. Not a nudist colony. Good one. And coming from a woman who shares her husband with two other wives in fundamentalist friendly Utah, […]