Someone in Maryland is about to have a wildly euphoric weekend. A winning ticket for the record-breaking 640 million dollars Mega Millions jackpot was sold in Baltimore County, the Maryland Lottery said Saturday. Lottery officials are waiting for information on potential jackpot winners from other Mega Millions states. The winning numbers in the Mega Millions […]
Earl Scruggs (who died Wednesday at age 88) was the banjo player of his time, right? Right. He defined the sound of a bluegrass band with his banjo style, right? Right. A bluegrass band without a Scruggs-style banjo isn’t a bluegrass band, right? It may be a country band, a folk band or some kind […]
Will Ferrell has announced he is to reprise his Ron Burgundy role in a sequel to cult classic Anchorman. The actor made a surprise, in-character appearance on Conan O’Brien’s US talk show to confirm a deal with Paramount Pictures. Ferrell entered playing the jazz flute before making the announcement. A sequel to the 2004 hit […]
Alcohol addiction and declining marketability have sidelined Dennis Rodman and rendered him unable to pay an “unjustified” amount of child support – representatives for the former NBA player said today. Rodman’s manager, Darren Prince, told ABCNews.com today that the former Chicago Bulls’ rebound star has a “well-documented drinking problem, and all the stress from the […]
The tournament host was not here to witness the ending, the formality that was Tiger Woods celebrating on the 18th green, a victory that is bigger than the game’s biggest attraction will ever acknowledge. Arnold Palmer took ill Sunday afternoon, a blood pressure issue sending him to the hospital and denying him a chance to […]
Former Vice President Dick Cheney was recovering Saturday at a Virginia hospital after receiving a heart transplant – his office said. Cheney was in the Intensive Care Unit of Inova Fairfax Hospital in Falls Church – his office said. Cheney, 71, who served as vice president in the George W. Bush administration, has had a […]
The Celtics came into last night’s game focused on the fact that first place in the Atlantic Division was on the line. They left knowing there was something far more important at stake. Mickael Pietrus was taken from the arena on a stretcher after crashing to the court with 5:08 left in the second quarter […]
Flanked by his family, his former manager and a group of teammates he hates to leave behind, Chipper Jones choked up a bit and delivered the news that’s been looming for years – It’s time to call it a career. This time, he means it. With his 40th birthday approaching and a long string of […]
A Mitt Romney campaign adviser’s comments Wednesday that the front-running Republican candidate for president could reset (“like an Etch A Sketch”) his stands on issues if he becomes the GOP nominee brought a stinging response from the head of the nation’s largest reproductive rights group, who said women voters will not accept flip-flops on issues […]
The Trayvon Martin tragedy demonstrates two things. Most people (including the media) are ignorant of how the criminal justice system really works. Secondly, they are gullible and will believe anything, no matter how outlandish, especially if a so-called expert is involved. Why hasn’t George Zimmerman (who admitted shooting and killing Trayvon Martin) been arrested? Arresting […]