Film and television actor Ernest Borgnine, who won an Academy Award for his portrayal of a lovelorn butcher in 1955′s “Marty,” has died at age 95 – his manager said Sunday. The thick-set, gap-toothed Borgnine built a reputation for playing heavies in early films like “From Here to Eternity” and “Bad Day at Black Rock.” […]
Serena Williams left no doubt she is back to her old dominant self again. Williams was twice crowned a champion at Wimbledon on Saturday. The first time came when she won her fifth Wimbledon women’s singles title with a 6-1, 5-7, 6-2 victory over Agnieszka Radwanska. Then (later in the day) Williams teamed with her […]
Ray Allen lingered on the court for a bit after his Boston Celtics lost Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals to the Miami Heat last month, shaking hands and offering congratulations. A few minutes later, Allen made a vow about his future. “There’s still a lot of basketball left in my legs” – he […]
Only in the NBA, and in this nutty offseason, would spurning the Dallas Mavericks for the New York Knicks actually feel like a good idea. And though the Knicks aren’t about to set the Eastern Conference ablaze, something about veteran Jason Kidd deciding to leave the Mavericks as a free agent and join New York […]
The Los Angeles Lakers made a significant move that should keep them a contender in the NBA’s Western Conference. On Wednesday, they reached an agreement to acquire point guard and two-time MVP Steve Nash from the Phoenix Suns in a sign-and-trade deal that will send four future draft picks and 3 million dollars in cash […]
Andy Griffith (an actor whose folksy Southern manner charmed audiences for more than 50 years on Broadway, in movies, on records, and especially on television, most notably as the small-town sheriff on the long-running situation comedy that bore his name) died Tuesday at his home on Roanoke Island in North Carolina. He was 86. The […]
Swathed in the red and yellow colours of Spain, hundreds of thousands packed central Madrid to give a hero’s welcome home Monday to “La Roja” — the national soccer team that erased the economically struggling country’s gloomy mood by winning the Euro 2012 Championship with flair. With the celebrated team back, it was time to […]
Blue Ivy Carter just got a bunch of shiny new toys to play with. The BET Awards took place in Los Angeles on Sunday, and big winners included Nicki Minaj, Kanye West, and, of course, Jay-Z and his wife Beyonce. The show kicked off with a Kanye-induced bang as the rapper, decked in all-white, joined […]
The Pirate Bay is down at the moment. So naturally people start to get worried. Those who wonder whether their ISP has started to block access to the site can be assured though, the downtime is global. Still, every time the site goes offline for a few minutes thousands of people start to worry that […]