Kobe Bryant adamant that Lakers are staying put Other options: Houston? Atlanta for Josh Smith? Deron Williams will be much more difficult to land.Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol spent the final minutes of the Los Angeles Lakers' final game arguing in Oklahoma City, disagreeing on the best way to run a pick-and-roll... Read more
Authorities announce arrest in Sierra LaMar disappearance A red Volkswagen Jetta with a black hood is associated with the disappearance of Sierra LaMar, the 15-year-old South Bay girl who has been missing since March, Santa Clara County sheriff's investigators said Monday. Authorities released a photo of aThe mother... Read more
Andrew Bynum unsure of future The Lakers huddled together, listening to their coach in hopes of making a 20+ point comeback. Kobe was sick with the stomach flu and needed the support of his.Over the past few years whenever anyone would tout Andrew Bynum as the Next Big Superstar on the Lakers... Read more
WVU: Ex-Football Coach Bill Stewart Dies Former West Virginia football coach Bill Stewart, who was hailed as Rich Rodriguez's successor but wound up leaving the school in a messy split, died Monday of what athletic department officials said was an apparent heart attack. He was 59.If there was ever... Read more
WVU: Ex-Football Coach Bill Stewart Dies Update: West Virginia announces Bill Stewart has passed away. Former West Virginia Mountaineers football coach Bill Stewart, 59, collapsed during a golf tournament according to a report, sufferingFootball: Bill Stewart Passes Away. By Michael Fragale for MSNsportsNET.com.... Read more
"House" finale: Does Dr. House make it in the end? That marks a 30 percent increase week-to-week and a 16-week high, plus the total audience nearly matched the Season 6 finale (which drew 8.9 mil). The retrospective teeing up the swan song opened the night with 6.15 million viewers and a 2.0 rating,Everybody Dies"... Read more
Facebook's stock slide continues If Facebook's IPO on Friday was a one-day Web 2.0 Gold Rush, then today is when the prospectors realize all the gold has already been taken out of the rivers and start getting trashed on moonshine and move to San Jose to open a shoe storeBy Stacy Cowley @CNNMoneyTech... Read more
Kobe Bryant adamant that Lakers are staying put Starring the recently eliminated Los Angeles Lakers, who might have seen their last days as currently constituted.An optimist might look at the Lakers-Thunder series and come away thinking about how close Los Angeles is to championship contention. The middle three... Read more
8 shot after Oklahoma City Thunder playoff win Generally, I'm not a fan of jackassery in the stands at sporting events. This guy though… This guy gets me. He's a Thunder fan in Los Angeles. He's wearing a giant fake beard. He did a dance that combined RussellMore>> OKLAHOMA CITY (AP)... Read more
"House" finale: Does Dr. House make it in the end? Everybody Dies" was an ambitious episode, both thematically and in terms of production, and it's hard not to respect "House" for going for it in its last episode. As for whether we liked itBy Daniel Montgomery "House" cast and crew take a look... Read more
Memorial Day Weekend's Busiest Airports With all of the hype over Memorial Day sales and the frenzy over a three-day weekend, some say the true meaning of the day has been lost. The Memorial Day Foundation, a group of local volunteers including several Bronxites, is hoping to help changeBy Fritz Hahn... Read more
Everest climbers find new body, raising death toll Speed alpinist, Ueli Steck, successfully summited Mount Everest on May 18, 2012 at 1:30 pm via the Southeast Ridge from Nepal without the use of supplemental oxygen. Steck's summit push began after midnight on May 18th with Tenzing, a 21-year-oldBy Manesh... Read more
"The Master": creepy Joaquin Phoenix and crazy music Executive Director Penny Phillippi will ask commissioners to hold a special meeting to vote on the Immokalee Master Plan amendment in June in Immokalee. "We want to bring it back for a vote and ask them to come to Immokalee so they can attend a meetingTrailer... Read more
Berkman out at least 6-8 weeks with knee injury Lance Berkman is now both. The only thing resembling a towel to dab the perspiration is the fact first base and outfield (Berkman's slots in your lineup) are perhaps the two most replaceable positions in fantasy. The Cardinals have options, too.LOUIS (AP)... Read more
Breaking news: 'Anchorman 2' teaser trailer By Courtney Garcia, msnbc.com contributor Ron Burgundy said so himself -- the first teaser for "Anchorman 2" will be revealed Tuesday at midnight showings of Sacha Baron Cohen's new film, "The Dictator." "Dont get Twirter," tweeted Will Ferrell'sBad... Read more
Thunder strike: OKC beats LA, heads to West final OKC likes Andrew Nicholson in the draft? "St. Bonaventure's Andrew Nicholson works out for Boston and OKC this week. OKC's long been on him, but C's looking hard w/ 21st-22nd picks." Nicholson is a 6-9 forward that is aWe broke down some of... Read more
Thunder strike: OKC beats LA, heads to West final Noah Graham/NBAE/Getty Images. SCOTT BROOKS. Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in yourAP OKLAHOMA CITY -- Oklahoma City police say... Read more
Celtics Surge to Grab Hold of Second Half and Series Sixers vs Celtics Game 5 thread. Around SB Nation. All Celtics, All Hawks Ready To Go For Game 5. May 2012 from CelticsBlog - 14 comments. Boston Celtics Daily Links 5/8. May 2012 from CelticsBlog - 1 commentBOSTON -- Celtics second-year shooting guard Avery Bradley... Read more
Thunder strike: OKC beats LA, heads to West final The Oklahoma City National Memorial reflecting pool reflects the image of the Oklahoma City National Memorial Center Museum, housed in the former Journal Record building, in downtown OKC. Tulsa World file By SILAS ALLEN NewsOK.com Changes are comingBY PETER ROBINSON... Read more
Lakers need big changes Compelling as the Hernandez-Darvish duel, at approximately the same time they square off ,the Oklahoma City Thunder will contest the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 4 of their Western Conference playoff series. Without the Bennett-Schultz shenanigans ofAnother Lakers... Read more
Stan Van Gundy out as Orlando Magic coach Dwight Howard, the NBA's first player-coach-GM-CFO, may be limping around Beverly Hills. But that doesn't mean that he's not still doin' work: today the Magic announced that Stan Van Gundy has been fired, and President ofBy AP AP photoStan Van... Read more
Stan Van Gundy out as Orlando Magic coach Dwight Howard The Orlando Magic have finally fired Stan Van Gundy. General Manager Otis Smith is out in Orlando as well. It was only question of when with SVG and the Magic, with star player Howard undermining him.By Rachel Shuster, USA TODAY Orlando Magic center... Read more
Lance Berkman out 6-8 weeks The Cardinals' Lance Berkman left Saturday's game against the Los Angeles Dodgers with a knee injury; after the game he couldn't even put weight on the leg in the clubhouse. Now, a report from Joe Strauss of the St. LouisBerkman (knee) did not have... Read more
Stan Van Gundy out as Orlando Magic coach Dwight Howard, the NBA's first player-coach-GM-CFO, may be limping around Beverly Hills. But that doesn't mean that he's not still doin' work: today the Magic announced that Stan Van Gundy has been fired, and President ofOrlando fires Stan Van... Read more
Breaking news: 'Anchorman 2' teaser trailer "Anchorman 2" has its first official teaser. Two of them, actually.Not a single frame of Anchorman 2 has been shot yet, but already there are two different teaser trailers doing the rounds. Okay, 1.5 different trailers. Or 1.2. They´re pretty similar.... Read more
Impact statements from Tyler Clementi's family ORADELL — A half-hour before the play began, Jane and Joe Clementi walked slowly toward the Little Firehouse Theatre in Oradell, briefly holding hands. Twenty months ago, their 18-year-old son, Tyler, jumped to his death from the George WashingtonWhen we returned... Read more
Impact statements from Tyler Clementi's family ORADELL — A half-hour before the play began, Jane and Joe Clementi walked slowly toward the Little Firehouse Theatre in Oradell, briefly holding hands. Twenty months ago, their 18-year-old son, Tyler, jumped to his death from the George WashingtonThe father of... Read more
The Bachelorette's Chris Harrison: Ryan's Date Was... Any TV viewer with eyes has noticed The Bachelor's and The Bachelorette's persistent whiteness. Can a class-action lawsuit force the shows to become diverse? Jennifer L. Pozner reports . Skinny, weepy white women + horny, wealthy white men = love.Then... Read more
Altitude sickness a serious matter But travelers to Mt Kailash trek should be aware of a hidden danger—recently, an elderly couple from Singapore died during their Mt. Kailash trekking tour as a result of Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS). AMS, also called altitude sickness,But travelers to Mt Kailash... Read more
Facebook stock plummets on second day of trading AP SAN FRANCISCO - For Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, it was quite a week , from birthday, to IPO, to I DO. A day after the historic Facebook stock offering, Zuckerberg on Saturday wed 27-year-old Priscilla Chan, his girlfriend of nearly aThere was one... Read more
The Annular Eclipse: Seen Sideways This choice, as I'd learned in Spain, would be too near the limit to see the complete annular ring by eye, but I was drawn there by the lure of extended Baily's beads and Naggiar's reputation for killer reds. Mike and Diane Naggiar, the friendly... Read more
Dharun Ravi sentenced to jail in Rutgers webcam case In addition to the 30-day jail term and probation, Judge Glenn Berman sentenced the 20-year-old to 300 hours of community service.By Letters to the Editor/The Star-Ledger Former Rutgers University student Dharun Ravi will be sentenced Monday following his conviction... Read more
Hot Online: Lunar eclipse 2012 By Mark Hachman From Asia to the coast of California, Sunday's lunar eclipse helped turn millions of eyes skyward. The annular eclipse, more poetically named the "ring of fire" by those who viewed it, almost, but not quite, blocked the totality of... Read more
Facebook Stock Drops: What Really Goes On In IPOs So by most accounts, the Facebook IPO is disappointing. Facebook's stock ended its first day of trading a mere $0.23 above the deal price and today, Day 2, it has dropped more than 10% intraday. It was no accident it closed ever so slightly above theKey developments... Read more
