2014 Baseball All Star Teams Announced
The starters and reserves for the Baseball All Star Teams have been announced, with not a whole lot of surprises this year. Colorado Shortstop Troy Tulowitzki and Toronto outfielder Jose...
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Final Jeopardy: Government (7-7-14)
The Final Jeopardy question (7/7/2014), in the category “Government” was: “Features” at the website of this agency include “Protection”, “Investigations” & “Know Your Money”. New champ Kay Thanaporn won the...
Ray Donovan Season 2 Trailer
One more week till Season 2 of Showtime’s “Ray Donovan”, starring Liev Schreiber in the title role, with Jon Voight as Mickey, the father he hates. Paula Malcomson plays Abby,...
The 75th Anniversary of Lou Gehrig’s Farewell Speech
On July 4th, 1939, New York Yankees first baseman Lou Gehrig stood before a capacity crowd at Yankee Stadium and delivered perhaps the most famous speech in baseball history. Gehrig,...
Rolf Harris Conviction Reactions
Here is the reaction of comedian Russell Brand to the conviction of 84-year-old entertainer Rolf Harris on 12 counts of sexual indecency on June 30, 2014. The “Tie Me Kangaroo...
Steve Martin Movie Quotes
Steve Martin got his start as a writer for “The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour”, then went into comedy, then went into acting. “Comedians don’t get Oscars, so I gave up...
Final Jeopardy: 6-30-14 to 7-4-14
Here are the Final Jeopardy questions and answers for the week of June 30, 2014, with links to the full recaps. Mon, June 30 – Correct answers: 3 In 2013...
Final Jeopardy: Fictional Locales (7-4-14)
The Final Jeopardy question (7/4/2014), in the category “Fictional Locales” was: Featured in a 1933 novel, it may have been inspired by the 1920s Tibetan travel writer Joseph Rock. 2...
Rest In Peace Louis Zamperini, Olympian and War Hero
Louis Zamperini, an American runner who, as a 19 year old finished eighth in the 5000 meters at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, died at age 97 on July 2nd, 2014. ...
Final Jeopardy: Famous Objects (7-3-14)
Today’s Final Jeopardy question (7/3/2014), in the category “Famous Objects” was: In 1950 the England-Scotland border was closed for the first time in 400 years to try to recover this...
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