Archive for November, 2011
Kurt Budke touched the lives of many people in his years as a women’s basketball coach. Now they are left trying to come to grips with the Oklahoma State coach’s sudden death. Budke and assistant Miranda Serna were killed when the single-engine plane transporting them on a recruiting trip crashed in steep terrain in Arkansas, […]
November 19th, 2011 | Posted in Tragedy | Comments Off
Natalie Wood’s death has been reopened as a homicide investigation, primarily because of a book written by the captain of the boat where Natalie Wood spent her last minutes … a book suggesting foul play … this according to sources close to the investigation. We’ve learned Marti Rulli – who co-authored the book – has […]
November 18th, 2011 | Posted in Tragedy | Comments Off
He’s a Georgetown University graduate who cooks, rides motorcycles and speaks fluent French, but US actor Bradley Cooper can now add “sexiest man alive” to his bio, People said Wednesday. In picking Cooper for its annual designation, the magazine said the 36-year-old remains modest despite his “dazzling baby blues” and “killer smile.” And he’s also […]
November 17th, 2011 | Posted in Celebrities | Comments Off
Bob Costas’ interview Monday with Jerry Sandusky on NBC stood out for something it wasn’t – It wasn’t about the interviewer using the occasion to call attention to himself. That happens too often on TV. Instead, Costas used concise questions to let viewers draw their own conclusions. The interview, taped at about 7:15 p.m. ET […]
November 16th, 2011 | Posted in Politics | Comments Off
Ilya Zhitomirskiy, a former New York University NYU student who co-founded the social networking site Diaspora has died from an apparent suicide at the age of 22. Zhitomirskiy was one of four schoolmates from NYU who started Disaspora in 2010. They billed it as a site that was less centralized, and more private than other […]
November 15th, 2011 | Posted in Tragedy | Comments Off
Herman Cain’s wife said she doesn’t believe the sexual harassment allegations against her husband because “he totally respects women.” Gloria Cain made the remarks in an interview to air Monday on Fox’s “On the Record with Greta Van Susteren.” “I know that’s not the person he is. He totally respects women” – Gloria Cain said. […]
November 14th, 2011 | Posted in Politics | Comments Off
When Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez stepped into the ring in the MGM Grand on May 8, 2004 there was no one who anticipated it being the start of one of boxing’s greatest rivalries. 36 rounds later, in the same building where it began, it closed with Manny Pacquiao’s hand being raised after winning […]
November 13th, 2011 | Posted in Sports | Comments Off
In a marriage that may or may not last longer than 72 days, Kim Zolciak wed Kroy Biermann Friday at their home, according to Life & Style magazine. “This has been the happiest day of my life” – Zolciak exclusively told Life & Style. “It’s been perfect. It’s been a dream come true.” The magazine […]
November 12th, 2011 | Posted in Celebrities | Comments Off
This Friday, November 11, is Veterans Day. For numerologists, it’s doubly significant this year because it happens to be 11.11.11. November 11 used to be called Armistice Day because it was on this date in 1918 that an armistice to end World War I was signed in a railroad car in Compiegne, just outside of […]
November 11th, 2011 | Posted in Holidays | Comments Off
Washington Nationals catcher Wilson Ramos has been kidnapped in his home country of Venezuela. Reports said Ramos, 24, was kidnapped from his home on Wednesday evening. Ramos’ winter league team, the Aragua Tigers, confirmed the kidnapping via Twitter. Kathe Vilera, the team’s spokeswoman, tweeted that four armed men in a pickup truck took Ramos from […]
November 10th, 2011 | Posted in Tragedy | Comments Off