Baseball Picks Rob Manfred as Next Commissioner
With the retirement of Commissioner of Baseball Bud Selig coming up in January, Major League Baseball team owners got down to the business of picking his successor on August 14th....
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Lawrence of Arabia: 1962 Best Picture
1962’s Best Picture was “Lawrence of Arabia”. At the 35th Academy Awards, it won 7 Oscars out of 10 nominations. The other Best Picture nominees that year were: “The Longest...
Famous Fiction: 10 First Lines
Here is a little collection of first lines from classic novels. See how many you know. If you need a hint, mouse over the word Author and you will see...
Chicago Blackhawks Will Ban “The Stripper”
The Chicago Blackhawks have a “Shoot the Puck” contest during the second intermission of games at the United Center, with contestants from the audience. There is always a female participant,...
West Side Story: 1961 Best Picture
Best Picture of 1961 and other Academy Award winners; Jeopardy! clues on 1961 films and stars
Yoenis Cespedes Takes One High and Tight, Hits Next One Out of the Park
Boston Red Sox slugger Yoenis Cespedes and Cincinnati Reds hard throwing relief pitcher Jonathan Broxton were playing the game the way it used to be played in the eighth inning...
The Apartment: 1960 Best Picture
“The Apartment”, starring Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine and Fred MacMurray, was the most nominated (10) film at the 33rd Academy Awards. It won Best Picture and 4 other Oscars, as...
RIP: Lauren Bacall Dead at 89
Iconic actress, Lauren Bacall passed away on August 12, 2014, a month before her 90th birthday, at her Upper West Side home in New York City. Robbert de Klerk, co-managing...
Gene Simmons: Learn English to Succeed in the USA
In an interview with HuffPostLive, KISS frontman Gene Simmons talked about why he believes it is so important for immigrants to learn English. He does not believe that they can...
Royals Win 8th Straight, Take Over First Place In A.L Central
All right, let’s see a show of hands of those who thought the Kansas City Royals would be in first place on August 12th. That’s right, the small market, low...
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