Game 1 win for Yankees
NEW YORK Derek Jeter turned on a slider and sent it soaring toward the seats. The crowd rose and screamed. Just as they did on so many October nights at the famed ballpark across the street, the New York Yankees came from behind and won the first p...
 4.5K - Oct. 8, 2009; scored 633.0 Fame entertains chastely
The reinvention of the 1980 high school musical Fame please, people, don t call it a remake stays faithful to the spirit and structure of Alan Parker s original while sucking out all the raciness. There s no nudity in this PG-rated version, n...
3.6K - Sep. 25, 2009; scored 633.0 Police charge horrorcore rapper in death of pastor
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) A 20-year-old California man calling himself Syko Sam rapped in his horrorcore lyrics on the best feeling derived from killing people slowly, watching their last breaths. Richard Alden Samuel McCroskey III is now accused of kil...
1.6K - Sep. 21, 2009; scored 633.0 Bolt shatters 100-meter world record
BERLIN Usain Bolt crossed the finish line, saw his record-setting time on the clock and spread his arms as if he were soaring like a bird. About all this guy can t do is fly. And by saving his celebration until after the finish line this time, he s...
6.4K - Aug. 17, 2009; scored 633.0 Jonas Brothers should be taken seriously
Yes, millions of teenage girls helped the Jonas Brothers rise to fame, but they re also the reason why the group isn t taken seriously, musically speaking. The musicianship of Nick, Kevin and Joe is often overlooked, but that may finally change on th...
1.5K - Jun. 26, 2009; scored 633.0 Nelson: Finals will not deter shoulder rehab
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) Orlando Magic All-Star point guard Jameer Nelson had no regrets about returning earlier than expected for the NBA finals and said it won t affect his rehabilitation. Nelson had what was then-called season-ending surgery in Februa...
4.5K - Jun. 15, 2009; scored 633.0 MTV Awards writer: Stunt was planned
NEW YORK (AP) The head writer for the MTV Movie Awards has settled the debate: the stunt involving Sacha Baron Cohen and Eminem at the MTV Movie Awards was completely planned. Comedy writing veteran Scott Aukerman wrote in a posting on his blog tha...
0.9K - Jun. 5, 2009; scored 633.0 The CDs of summer: Eminem among artists offering new releases
Every summer, some character from a past blockbuster comes back to entertain yet again. They tease with the notion that this time will be just as thrilling as the last but usually disappoint. Last year it was Indiana Jones. This year, it s Eminem s...
3.6K - May. 29, 2009; scored 633.0 Olympic champ wins dance contest
LOS ANGELES Shawn Johnson has a mirrorball trophy to go along with her collection of Olympic medals. The 17-year-old gymnast was named Dancing With the Stars champion Tuesday during the season finale of the hit ABC show. The winning couple held t...
3.1K - May. 20, 2009; scored 633.0 Eminem will take autoworkers to Jimmy Kimmel show
DETROIT (AP) Eminem says he and Jimmy Kimmel will fly about 200 laid-off autoworkers to Los Angeles for today s taping of his appearance on Kimmel s show. The Michigan rapper says he and Kimmel want to remind everyone that real people are being aff...
0.8K - May. 15, 2009; scored 633.0 Epic poetry
COOS BAY How do you assess the poetic value of chugging a bottle of Pepto-Bismol? On a scale of 1 to 10, Marshfield junior Kyal Long gave it a 12. As a judge at the school s spring poetry slam, he helped put Mike Millan and Dana Henson into first p...
12.8K - May. 15, 2009; scored 1000.0 Oden playing well as playoffs near
PORTLAND Greg Oden is smiling again. That s significant as the Trail Blazers prepare for their first foray into the playoffs since 2003. Portland s big man has been moody at times his rookie season, weighed down by a couple of injuries and the moun...
3.6K - Apr. 15, 2009; scored 633.0 For young Somalis, piracy offers power, prosperity
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) For young Somalis, piracy offers a life of adventure and money: At sea, they are armed with automatic weapons, rockets and grenades. On land, they are a cross between a town official and a gangster rapper with grand houses, lu...
4.6K - Apr. 8, 2009; scored 633.0 Plant and Krauss win five Grammys, including album of the year
LOS ANGELES (AP) The 51st annual Grammys was an all-ages affair ultimately dominated by a rock legend who took up with a younger bluegrass singer on a whim. The unlikely pairing of Robert Plant and Alison Krauss that produced the hit album Raising...
8.2K - Feb. 9, 2009; scored 633.0 Greg Oden earns his breakout game
PORTLAND Greg Oden challenged himself. Weary of play even he perceived as inconsistent, the Trail Blazers 7-foot center made a conscious decision to break out. The result was Monday night, when he scored a career-high 24 points and had 15 rebounds...
3.4K - Jan. 21, 2009; scored 633.0 Sarkisian will try to revive Huskies
SEATTLE Steve Sarkisian has already been successful selling air. So, heck, selling 105 Washington football players, plus wavering recruits, angry fans and turned-off boosters on how he will quickly turn around their rock-bottom Huskies should be no...
5.3K - Dec. 9, 2008; scored 633.0 Lil Wayne leads Grammy nods with 8
LOS ANGELES Lil Wayne didn t get A Milli Grammy nominations, but his total haul was still pretty amazing eight. Nominations for the prolific and ubiquitous rap MVP, who became pop s biggest success in 2008 with his top-selling album, Tha Carte...
3.4K - Dec. 5, 2008; scored 633.0 Lil Wayne gets a leading 8 Grammy nominations, including album of the year; Coldplay gets 7
LOS ANGELES (AP) Lil Wayne didn t get A Milli Grammy nominations, but his total haul was still pretty amazing. The prolific and ubiquitous rap MVP, who became pop s biggest success in 2008 with his top-selling album Tha Carter III, was duly rew...
1.6K - Dec. 4, 2008; scored 633.0 NBA: LeBron James still looks right at home in Cleveland
NEW YORK July 1, 2010, could be quite a showdown between the Cleveland Cavaliers and New York Knicks. For now, there s no contest. LeBron James can become a free agent that day, and the Knicks hope they can offer him a chance to be on a title conte...
5.6K - Nov. 26, 2008; scored 633.0 Chris Brown, Kanye West are big winners at AMAs
LOS ANGELES (AP) Chris Brown was the big winner, but it was Kanye West s night at the American Music Awards. Instead of his typical tantrum a trend West started four years ago when he lost the favorite new artist prize the rapper claimed two tr...
2.9K - Nov. 24, 2008; scored 633.0 | 
