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 NCAA to Reconsider Text Messaging Ban |
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Thursday, June 28 2007 @ 10:29 AM CDT 0 comments Post a comment
The NCAA will reconsider three rules, including one that bans coaches from sending text messages to recruits, at its Aug. 9 board of directors meeting.
The board could reaffirm the text messaging decision, reject the decision or create new legislation. Current rules place no restrictions on text messaging with recruits. The new rule is scheduled to take effect Aug. 1. Should the board make changes, the rule would be rescinded. If it is affirmed, the rule would remain in place until a January vote at the NCAA's annual convention in Nashville, Tenn.
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| Pro Wrestler Benoit Passed Drug Test in April |
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Thursday, June 28 2007 @ 10:27 AM CDT 0 comments Post a comment
Professional wrestling star Chris Benoit, who killed his wife and son before taking his own life earlier this week, passed a random drug test in April, the head of World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. said on Thursday.
Investigators have said they found anabolic steroids among prescription drugs in Benoit's suburban Atlanta house where the three bodies were found on Monday, raising questions whether they played a role in the deaths.
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| Wimbledon Sees Red Over Underwear |
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Thursday, June 28 2007 @ 10:27 AM CDT 0 comments Post a comment
Wimbledon is getting its knickers in a twist. Tatiana Golovin had the Wimbledon referee reaching for his rule book when she sought to appear on court wearing red underwear.
Was she violating the "predominantly white" dress code laid down by the tournament that is such a stickler for sartorial etiquette?
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| Schilling Out Through All-Star Break |
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Thursday, June 28 2007 @ 10:26 AM CDT 0 comments Post a comment
Injured starter Curt Schilling will not pitch again until after the July 10 All-Star Game, the Boston Red Sox said on Wednesday.
"He could throw now," Red Sox manager Terry Francona told Major League Baseball's Web site, www.mlb.com. "But I think they want to reach certain levels with testing... We want him to be able to finish the season being a consistent, good pitcher."
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| NBA Extends Deals With ESPN/ABC and TNT |
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Thursday, June 28 2007 @ 10:25 AM CDT 0 comments Post a comment
The National Basketball Association said on Wednesday it has reached eight-year agreements to let Walt Disney Co.'s ABC and ESPN television networks and Time Warner Inc.'s TNT broadcast league games through 2016.
The agreements, financial terms of which were not disclosed, also expand the networks' rights to distribute the games and highlights on a variety of emerging digital platforms, including cell phones and Web sites.
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| Rig Protest Dominates America's Cup Rest Day |
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Thursday, June 28 2007 @ 10:24 AM CDT 0 comments Post a comment
A New Zealand protest against Alinghi's rig dominated the America's Cup rest day on Thursday as a five-member race jury conducted a closed-door hearing at race headquarters in Valencia.
Swiss syndicate Alinghi leveled the best-of-nine series 2-2 on Wednesday, beating the Kiwis by 30 seconds to ensure one of the closest contests in the Cup's recent history.
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| US Weekly Blacks Out Hilton Coverage |
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Wednesday, June 27 2007 @ 08:44 AM CDT 0 comments Post a comment
Paris Hilton gets out of jail on Tuesday and she won't be on the cover of US Weekly on Friday? How, short of the Apocalypse, is this possible?
"When it came down to it, the staff and I felt what I believe a lot of people in America are feeling. Which is just enormous Paris fatigue," US Weekly Editor Janice Min told The Associated Press on Tuesday.
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| Moore Likes Austrian Health-Care System |
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Wednesday, June 27 2007 @ 08:43 AM CDT 0 comments Post a comment
Michael Moore has a suggestion to help California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger bring universal health care to the nation's largest state: Just do it the Austrian way.
"I would like Gov. Schwarzenegger to say that he wants the citizens of California to have the same, fine, universal health coverage he got as a young man in the country of Austria," Moore said Tuesday of the Austrian-born governor.
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| Gore to Attend Live Earth in NJ |
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Wednesday, June 27 2007 @ 08:41 AM CDT 0 comments Post a comment
Al Gore will rock out at the Live Earth concert at Giants Stadium on July 7, one of eight worldwide shows designed to draw attention to global warming.
"Mr. Gore will be in New Jersey. He'll be off and on (the stage), very involved," said Live Earth Founder and Executive Producer Kevin Wall.
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| Sizemore's Prison Sentenced Reduced |
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Wednesday, June 27 2007 @ 08:39 AM CDT 0 comments Post a comment
Tom Sizemore's 16-month prison sentence for violating probation in a drug case was dramatically reduced Tuesday.
Superior Court Judge Cynthia Rayvis gave the actor 213 days of credit for time he has already spent in jail and two live-in drug programs, leaving him with about nine months in state prison.
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| Lakers Pursuing Garnett |
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Wednesday, June 27 2007 @ 08:38 AM CDT 1 commentsMost Recent Post: 10/23 07:28AM by test04838
The Lakers are aggressively pursuing trades - and their main target reportedly is Kevin Garnett in what would be a clear attempt to placate a disgruntled Kobe Bryant.
The Lakers' proposal, according to the Los Angeles Times, includes forward Lamar Odom and center Andrew Bynum. But that might not be enough to acquire the 31-year-old Garnett, one of the NBA's most talented and versatile big men.
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| French Anti-Doping Agency Delays Landis Ruling |
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Wednesday, June 27 2007 @ 08:36 AM CDT 0 comments Post a comment
The French Anti-Doping agency (AFLD) said on Wednesday it would not rule on Tour de France champion Floyd Landis's doping case until an American arbitration panel had announced the outcome of its own hearing.
"The AFLD will not meet before the American arbitration panel has made its decision known," AFLD president Pierre Bordry told a news conference on Wednesday.
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| Congress Watching NFL Disability Dispute |
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Wednesday, June 27 2007 @ 08:34 AM CDT 0 comments Post a comment
Hall of Fame lineman Joe DeLamielleure blasted the NFL's players' union Tuesday over benefits and pensions.
Flanked by both fellow Hall of Famers and relatively unknown players, DeLamielleure said on-the-field ability had no bearing on whether someone needed financial help after leaving the game.
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| Woman Sues NFL for Harassment During Competition |
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Wednesday, June 27 2007 @ 08:31 AM CDT 0 comments Post a comment
A middle-aged Massachusetts woman sued the National Football League on Tuesday, alleging she was sexually harassed while taking part in a television advertising competition.
Margaret Watters, 55, said she was groped and fondled by a technician while being fitted with a microphone just before pitching her concept in the "Pitch your idea for the best NFL Super Bowl Commercial Ever. Seriously" contest.
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| Apple, AT&T Unveil Monthly iPhone Plans |
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Tuesday, June 26 2007 @ 09:29 AM CDT 1 commentsMost Recent Post: 04/16 04:32AM by boardaaa
AT&T Inc. and Apple Inc. on Tuesday said wireless service for the iPhone will range from $59.99 per month to $99.99 per month.
The highly anticipated gadget retails for $499 for a model with 4 gigabytes of storage and $599 for one with 8 gigabytes. It's slated to go on sale at 6 p.m. local time Friday at Apple and AT&T retail stores as well as Apple's Web site.
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| Casting Call for Next Harry Potter Film |
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Tuesday, June 26 2007 @ 09:28 AM CDT 0 comments Post a comment
Producers of the sixth Harry Potter film will hold an open casting call for the role of Lavender Brown, the sycophantic drama queen who becomes Ron Weasley's first girlfriend.
Auditions will be held July 1 at Earls Court Exhibition Center in London.
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| Rosie Says She Won't Replace Bob Barker |
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Tuesday, June 26 2007 @ 09:27 AM CDT 0 comments Post a comment
Rosie O'Donnell says she's out of the running to replace Bob Barker as host of "The Price Is Right." O'Donnell, a superfan of the CBS game show, said on her blog Friday that she had a "nice lunch" with the show's producers.
Barker, 83, retired earlier this month after 35 years with the show, which is filmed in Los Angeles.
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| Tom Sizemore Gets 16-Month Sentence |
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Tuesday, June 26 2007 @ 09:27 AM CDT 0 comments Post a comment
Tom Sizemore was sentenced Monday to 16 months in state prison by a judge who ruled the alleged discovery of methamphetamine in the actor's car had violated his probation in a previous drug case.
Sizemore "has been in every program, and here he is again," Superior Court Judge Cynthia Rayvis said.
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| Paris Hilton Released From LA Jail |
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Tuesday, June 26 2007 @ 09:22 AM CDT 0 comments Post a comment
It's back to the not-so-solitary-life for Paris Hilton, who walked out of jail early Tuesday into a gathering of cameras and reporters, flashing a beaming smile and waving to the frenzied crowd.
The 26-year-old celebutante wrapped up her three-week stay at the all-women's jail in Lynwood at about 12:15 a.m. She had checked into the Century Regional Detention Facility late June 3, largely avoiding the spotlight, after a surprise appearance at the MTV Movie Awards.
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| Lindsay Lohan Plans to Stay in Rehab |
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Tuesday, June 26 2007 @ 09:22 AM CDT 0 comments Post a comment
Lindsay Lohan, who checked into rehab after a wild Memorial Day weekend, plans to extend her stay, says her mother, Dina Lohan.
"She's going to be doing extended care," Dina Lohan said in Tuesday's editions of the Daily News. "It was her choice."
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