Archive for September, 2013



Kanye West tweets at Jimmy Kimmel

The “Yeezus” rapper launched a Twitter war with Jimmy Kimmel Thursday night, venting over the late-night funnyman poking fun at him for boasting of being the No. 1 rock star on the planet in a BBC interview. “Jimmy Kimmel is out of line to try and spoof in any way the first piece of honest […]

Boxer Ken Norton dies at 70

Ken Norton, who fought three memorable fights with Muhammad Ali, breaking his jaw in winning their first bout, then losing twice, and who went on to become the World Boxing Council heavyweight champion, died Wednesday in the Las Vegas suburb of Henderson, Nev. He was 70. His death was confirmed by his son Ken Jr., […]

NFL Thursday Night Football preview

Talk about the New York Jets and New England Patriots behind their backs in Battle Red Blog’s open thread for tonight’s AFC East tilt on Thursday Night Football. The undefeated New York Jets travel face the undefeated New England Patriots in a battle of two AFC East juggernauts teams tonight on Thursday Night Football. Sure […]

Broncos TE Julius Thomas

Julius Thomas announced his presence to the NFL world (and to fantasy football owners everywhere) with a pair of touchdown catches against Baltimore. Thomas, who had all of one catch for five yards prior to Thursday night, hauled in four passes for 97 yards in the first half alone. His first touchdown came on a […]

Scarlett Johansson is engaged to Romain Dauriac

Scarlett Johansson is engaged to her beau, journalist Romain Dauriac, PEOPLE has learned exclusively. “They’re engaged and very happy” – a source says of the couple. A rep for the actress had no comment. The proposal occurred about a month ago. The ring is a vintage Art Deco style. Earlier this week, Johansson (28) was […]

Kate Upton is the Model of the Year

Kate Upton has officially been crowned 2013′s Model of the Year. The Sports Illustrated model will accept the honor Wednesday at the 10th Annual Style Awards – E! News reports. She also appears on Vanity Fair’s 100th anniversary cover, and gives an interview in which she defends the work ethic of American females! “I’m not […]

Boxer Tommy Morrison dead at 44

Tommy Morrison, the hard-punching heavyweight with boy-band good looks who once beat George Foreman and starred in the Rocky franchise before falling ill in recent years (all the while denying he was HIV positive) died on Sunday at a hospital in Nebraska. Morrison (who was nicknamed “The Duke”) was 44. Morrison’s death was confirmed by […]