san diego marathon The Rock 'n' Roll Marathon hits the road again tomorrow. Many roads.Event organizers are issuing their annual heads-up: With some 20,000 racers expected to pass through the heart of San Diego, getting around town won't be easy. The marathon, which begins at 6:30 a.m., will require the partial closure of dozens of streets, including stretches of Morena Boulevard, Park Boulevard, Harbor Drive and North Mission...

jemele hillRanking New York's "pretty boy" athletesWhat's hotter than New York sports? Well, if you believe the gossip magazines and blogs, it's New York's athletes. Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez primping in the mirror, new Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez pictured half naked amidst similarly clad women, mentions of Derek Jeter out on the town with . . .Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, of course, but after some deliberation, we...

tender buttonsAlthough it’s named for a 1914 culinary essay by Gertrude Stein, this Upper East Side button boutique has little to do with that original; save for the fact that the store’s inventory, like Stein’s elongated prose, seems to go on and on and on. Even if you aren’t particularly attached to the little knobs that hold your clothing together, visit this museum-like shop to check out antique pieces that are more statement accessories...

performance bikeWe try one of the new eco-friendly, electric motorbikes as they make their debut on Isle of Man's notorious race course. They laughed at Thomas Edison. And in the world of motorcycle racing, where loud, fast and smelly are good, some see electric bikes at the Isle of Man TT as a joke too. When the flag drops on Friday, June 12, though, the TTXGP will be the first zero-emissions grand prix in history. Notoriously tough...

the tennis channelIf you are not a tennis fan, now is probably a great time to get into the sport with the French Open.Live coverage starts each morning at 5AM EST on the Tennis channel and moves over to ESPN2 at 12 PM EST, and any critical matches you missed during the morning hours, ESPN will show from aboutu 3-6 because by that time live play has concluded in France.Here are men and women who don't get paid by the season, they get paid...

herndon festivalThe June 5 First Friday attractions include music ranging from acoustic rock to soulful ballads and from a piano quartet to Latin American folk music, as well as wine tastings and plenty of art.In Herndon, Friday Night Live has a festival atmosphere. Each week, from May through August, Herndon hosts a free concert from 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. on the town green. A crowd of children gather in front of the stage having a grand time,...

robert ferguson Authorities are investigating the death of a 58-year-old city man whose body was found buried in the backyard of his Maple Street home Tuesday as suspicious.Dreu Ferguson Sr.'s body was exhumed Tuesday morning from the backyard of a home he had shared with his mother and -- at times -- his 33-year-old son, one day after Ferguson's brother reported him missing. It is unknown how long Ferguson had been dead before his body...

red wings stanley cup schedule2009 Stanley Cup Finals Finals: Penguins-Red Wings TV Schedule and SpreadIf you are a regular reader of this site, you know that I do not write much about hockey; and by “much” I mean that I don’t write about it all. It’s not that I don’t “like” hockey or that I don’t appreciate the greatness and athletic ability of the players in the NHL, but I never played hockey growing up in Indiana and never developed...

diana degarmoWoman Jailed For Stalking 'American Idol' Contestant Diana DeGarmoMELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An Australian woman was sentenced to more than two years in prison on Friday for stalking an "American Idol" contestant over the Internet from the other side of the world.Tanya Maree Quattrocchi, 23, pleaded guilty earlier this month to four charges of cyber-stalking for hacking into Diana DeGarmo's MySpace account and intercepting...

levi johnston gqLevi Johnston's Sexy New GQ Photos & Candid Interview"The Insider" has your first look at the sexy new photos of a shirtless Levi Johnston holding his baby boy. In the July issue of GQ the 19-year-old opens up about fatherhood, the Palin family, and having his life thrust into the public spotlight.In the GQ photos Levi is snapped in camouflage fatigues ready to go on the hunt, and as a caring but hunky dad, holding his...

thyroid cancerBBC sports presenter Clare Balding is feeling "positive" after receiving treatment for thyroid cancer, her publicist has said.The 38-year-old has already had two operations which have removed a cyst and her thyroid gland. She will have radioactive iodine treatment in July.Her agent Annalisa Balding said: "She is feeling so positive about this, she has not got a negative bone in her body. She feels fine."She is set to receive...

sohrab mirza NEW DELHI, May 29 (Reuters) - Leading Indian player Sania Mirza has become engaged to a business scholar from her hometown of Hyderabad but has no plans to retire from competitive tennis, domestic media reported on Friday. The 22-year-old Mirza is a youth icon in a nation starved for sporting success after she became the first Indian to win a WTA tour title and break into the world's top 50 in 2005 but has struggled to live...

mike tyson daughter pictureThe news that Mike Tyson's 4-year-old daughter died after getting tangled up in a home treadmill scares parents, especially those who haven't got around to childproofing their homes. So Peter Kerin, a childproofing expert shows the three most common safety issues in the typical home."Number one is definitely falls, from babies through toddlerhood into the preteen years, falls is the number one injury of children...

new teacher projectWASHINGTON (AP) — When school starts next fall, Teach for America will send an unprecedented number of college graduates to teach in poor communities across the country — but not as many as the group would like.Teach for America this year chose 4,100 recruits from more than 35,000 applications. While the group has never accepted every applicant, this was the first time it had to turn down people who met all its rigorous...

hoosier lotteryThe winning Hoosier Lotto numbers drawn Wednesday are 4, 15, 22, 30, 32 and 45.Twenty tickets match five numbers and are worth $508 each.Meanwhile, one ticket sold in South Dakota for the Powerball game's $232.1 million jackpot Wednesday night matched all six numbers drawn. Those numbers are 5, 6, 12, 16, 21 and the Powerball, 7. The Power Play was 3.The prize reverts to an estimated $20 million for Saturday.Twelve tickets, including one sold in Indiana, match the first five numbers but not the Powerball and are...

jet america airlines websiteJet America Airlines Offers to Travel For 9 Dollar Only.Want cheap flights to travel airways? Jet America Airlines offer the cheapest airline tickets, just for 9 dollars. From 13 July 2009,the cheap airfare will start with a Boeing 737-800 jet.Jet America Airlines 9 dollar cheap tickets will get the discount travelers from Newark, NJ to Toledo. There will be only nine seats in each flight that will cost nine...

jet america airlines Jet America has opened up its reservations for flights starting on July 13. And as promised, the flights will be super cheap. Fares will start around $9 each way out of Toledo (for only nine seats) but much like Ryanair, Jet America will make most of its money on fees. According to the St. Petersburg Times:Jet America will charge an additional $20 for a round-trip with an assigned seat, $20 to buy a ticket by phone...

white tiger WELLINGTON, New Zealand — An animal keeper was mauled to death Wednesday by a rare white tiger at a wildlife park in New Zealand while visitors watched in horror, police said.The animal _ one of only 120 white tigers in the world _ was killed because it wouldn't release the keeper's body, police inspector Paul Dimmery told National Radio.South African national Dalu Mncube was attacked after he and a colleague entered the cage...

koreaWhat do we know about North Korea that we did not already know three or five years ago? The North Koreans have the material, the will, and the expertise to produce nuclear weapons.These recent tests demonstrate both how serious the North Koreans are and how manifestly unserious the United States remains. Throughout the Clinton, Bush, and now the Obama administrations, we have lived under the delusion that we could negotiate with the...

raceThere are still way too many bad early IRL-types in the race, drivers with heart but sometimes not enough skill and experience and often rotten, cheap and even unsafe equipment. There was a lousy start because 11 rows of three cars each for some reason can't be achieved by this crowd for even one full lap, and only 20 cars finished --- but there were no serious injuries (Vitor Meira's scary late-race wreck broke two vertebrae in his...

swine flu may 25The worldwide death toll for swine flu was creeping up to triple digits on Monday with new deaths in North America, while a clutch of new cases emerged in Europe, Asia and Latin America.According to the latest United Nations' World Health Organisation tally, 12,515 people have been infected with A(H1N1) across 46 countries, including 91 deaths.The figure represents a rise of 493 cases on the previous WHO total and included...

mike tyson daughterThe near-fatal strangulation of boxer Mike Tyson's 4-year-old daughter appears to be a "tragic accident," police say.Exodus Tyson was on life support Tuesday after apparently accidentally hanging herself on a cord dangling from a treadmill in her modest central Phoenix home.The 4-year-old daughter of former heavyweight boxing champ Mike Tyson was critically injured on Monday in what police said was a tragic accident...

land of the lost tv showThe film will be released nationwide from July 31st 2009.New Will Ferrell (Anchorman) flick, Land of the Lost, is based on the cult-classic TV series. Ferrell plays Dr. Rock Marshall who gets sucked into a space-time vortex, along with his assistant Holly (Anna Friel) and a redneck survivalist (Danny McBride). The trio land in an alternate universe of dinosaurs and fantastical creatures, including reptilian Sleestaks....

memory catsSurprise singing sensation Susan Boyle made a new television appearance, showcasing once again her soaring voice — but refusing to compromise on the frumpy look that made her an Internet sensation.The shy church volunteer gave a rousing, but occasionally nervous, performance on the "American Idol"-style show "Britain's Got Talent," with a version of the song "Memory" from the musical "Cats."Members of the public voting in a telephone poll picked her as the best of eight performers who appeared Sunday, meaning she...

world golf tourSAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The United States Golf Association and World Golf Tour (WGT) have announced the start of qualifying round play for the 2009 Virtual U.S. Open Championship on Bethpage Black at www.USOPEN.com. Beginning today and running through June 21, golf fans around the world can vie for the opportunity to be a finalist in the inaugural Virtual U.S. Open Championship. “This...

french open tennisWorld No. 1 Rafael Nadal is 21-1 on clay this year, picking up the Monte-Carlo, Barcelona and Rome titles in succession. The 22-year-old — who will be celebrating his 23rd birthday next week during the latter stages of the tournament — will make new tennis history if he is victorious at Roland Garros this year, being the first ever player to win five successive French Open titles.But does trouble loom on the horizon for...

danica patrick playboyThe middle-aged woman wearing a Danica Patrick t-shirt had stood in line for more than an hour in blazing 80-degree heat in the infield of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway all for the chance to get an autograph from Patrick and to deliver those four words of encouragement.Moxie, as it turns out, is a tricky thing to manage.Danica Patrick is IndyCar's most recognizable star, but also its most scrutinized one. The intense...

coca cola 600Fantasy Sports Breaking NewsNew sponsor for Nemechek in Coca-Cola 600Joe Nemechek's No. 87 Toyota Camry will have primary sponsorship from G.P.'s Enterprises, Inc. in Sunday's 50th running of the Coca-Cola 600 at Lowe's Motor Speedway near Charlotte.G.P. Enterprises, Inc.is a highway construction company based in Auburn, Ga. Nemechek's Toyota will also have associate sponsorships from Huckleberry's BBQ, LubePro's and Motorsportcruise.com....

chocolate souffleEasy Chocolate Soufflé Recipe - Ingredients 100g good quality dark chocolate (I used Lindt Excellence 50% Cocoa solids)50g Golden Caster Sugar4 Egg Whites2 Egg YolksButterSingle Cream, optionalI was watching “Willie’s Chocolate Revolution” on TV recently when I saw a chocolate soufflé and realised I’d never made one before. Sure, I’ve made soufflés before, but never a chocolate one. No matter how much I tried to ignore...

james maki59, endured a 17-hour operation last month. He had been left with a hole in the centre of his face after falling onto an electric subway rail in 2005.For years he barely left the house, scared of the reaction he would receive from passers-by.But after seeing Dr Bohdan Pomahac discussing face transplants on television, he decided to look into surgery.The results were made public at a news conference at the Brigham and...

french open May 22 (Bloomberg) -- Defending French Open champion Rafael Nadal will play an undetermined qualifier in the first round in Paris, while top-seeded woman Dinara Safina of Russia will take on Anne Keothavong of Britain. Nadal and Britain’s Andy Murray, who plays Juan Ignacio Chela of Argentina, would have to play each other in the semi- finals, while Roger Federer, who faces Alberto Martin of Spain in the first...

gilbert wvGILBERT (AP) — The National Guard is helping residents in West Virginia’s southern coalfields recover from weekend flooding that destroyed at least 300 buildings, knocked out power and caused mudslides that flushed trash, debris and at least one mobile home downstream.Gov. Joe Manchin toured the region and activated 300 Guard troops Sunday on top of the 30 he called up a day before when he declared a state of emergency for six...

space shuttle launchThe Starting Point: Space shuttle missions and 44-cent stamps,The Starting Point is a snapshot of the news stories that occurred overnight. Look for updates throughout the day on Yahoo! News and in the news box on Yahoo.com.Top story overnight: Two days of shelling across Sri Lanka's northern war zone killed at least 430 ethnic Tamil civilians, The Associated Press reported. In response, a coalition of international...

uga orientationJust searched for the latest buzz on the web, and I found out that people are searching for UGA Orientation. What is UGA you ask? UGA stands for University of Georgia, a prime university in the US. I visited their site, http://www.admissions.uga.edu, and found out that the UGA orientation for May 11 has been closed. I'm here to help out those who missed the registration.Please contact June Willaimson at 706.542.9127, or visit the UGA site regularly for updat...

gary dell abate first pitchGary Dell Abate( Baba Booey) first pitch failBaba Booey’s First Pitch at the mets games was really botched. Howard Stern’s longtime producer, Gary "Baba Booey" Dell’Abate, was scheduled to throw out the first pitch for Saturday’s game between the Buccos and the Mets. For weeks, Dell’Abate was nothing short of terrified about the event, going to the lengths of hiring a pitching coach to practice with. And guess what? He had every reason to fear the worst.As you can see in the video below, Dell ‘Abate...

stoneMr. Stone weighed in. “They’d say, ‘Why do they need a C.E.O. at Twitter? To tell people, Oops, your tweet went over 140 characters.Twitter is the public’s latest fascination. Mr. Stone and Mr. Williams made Time magazine’s new list of the 100 most influential people in the world.But Twitter has come under fire. The company doesn’t make much money. People complain that the service is trivial and solipsistic. Asked about the criticism,...

bob evansFeeling hungry, but no time to cook? bobevans has you covered.Bob Evans Restaurants are known for its signature favorites like The Rise & Shine breakfast, sausage gravy ‘n biscuits, turkey and dressing and our Knife & Fork Sandwiches. Also, known for its signature seasonal favorites, Bob Evans Restaurants offers up favorites like chicken salad, Bob Evans Bob-B-Q, pumpkin pie, among many others. Bob Evans has something for...

miss rhode islandHere are pictures of Miss Rhode Island 2009 Alysha Castonguay.Alysha Castonguay appeared in Maxim and says Carrie Prejean and her have something in common. What is it? Take a guess. You’ll probably get it right.Alysha Castonguay’s name is pronounced with the “u” silent. But Alysha wasn’t silent in telling Miss USA pageant officials that she had previously posed nude for Maxim Magazine before entering their competition....

mother s dayMy mama is the best in the world. She is the one that is always so strong in our family.Yes in deed this is one of the most special days for the most deserving ones, our Mothers! When you are young, mothers are there for you anytime and anywhere. You may not recognize it at that time but as your grow older you realize just how much your mother means to you. And even then they are still there for you. A mother’s love never...

sya soccerMadison High Boys' Tennis Defeats Stone Bridge in Regular Season FinaleThe Madison High boys’ tennis team completed its regular season by defeating Stone Bridge, 7-2, at Madison on April 28. The Warhawks, celebrating `Senior Day,’ finished the Liberty District season with a 10-4 record, good enough for third place in the eight-team standings.Madison’s singles winners in the Stone Bridge match were: sophomore Dan Sablik (No. 1...

e cigaretteAn e cigarette: A kind of a grag.SEBRING - Jim Narbone tells the story of a man who used an electronic cigarette in a restaurant. The LED tip glowed red, and the man exhaled what looked like smoke.People across the restaurant were upset," said Narbone, the manager of Bebe's Tobacco, a shop beside Sweetbay grocery in south Sebring. They thought he was smoking a cigarette.In fact, it's an e-cigarette, which uses a lithium ion battery...

giro d italiaGiro D'Italia: it's all about pink.ou can watch live online streaming coverage of the 100th anniversary of pro-cycling's Giro D'Italia at UniversalSports.com. To celebrate its 100th year, the race will take the riders on a new route through Italy's major cities. The race will kick off with Stage 1 on Saturday May 9 in Venice and end with Stage 21 on May 31 in Rome. Italy has by far been the top dog in the history of this race,...

norwegian flagAlexander Rybak admits that wearing the Norwegian flag on his chest, representing his country in this years Eurovision Song Contest is a dream come true for him, in a way his own Fairytale!.Eurovision.tv: Alexander, can you tell us how it all started for you with regards to your musical interests?Alexander : "Well, does it count when I first sang in front of my parents? If so, then that was when I was two and a half years...

cassie venturaIntimate photos of model turned R'n'B star Cassie Ventura,An R 'n' B starlet who has been romantically linked to rap music mogul Sean 'Diddy' Combs has had topless pictures of herself leaked on the internet.Intimate photos of model turned R'n'B star Cassie Ventura, 22, hit the web yesterday and quickly spread to a number of showbiz blogs.The singer whose debut single Me & U was a top ten hit in the UK is seen in the self-portraits...

raymone bainMs Bain said she had no regrets about her time working with 'The King of PopRaymone Bain said Mr Jackson had agreed to give her a share of profits from deals she arranged and that she was "disappointed" he had not done so.Ms Bain acted as Mr Jackson's publicist during his 2005 trial for child abuse.There has been no comment from the singer, who is reported to have been in financial difficulties for some years.Ms Bain, a trained...

i houseThe 2010 budget fight begins in earnest Thursday when the White House rolls out its detailed spending requests together with up to $17 billion in savings from terminating or severely cutting 121 programs — many long defended by interests in Congress.“None of this is going to be easy,” said an administration official briefing reporters Wednesday night.In fact, to meet the goals set by the budget resolution last week, Democrats will...

clayton homesManchester homes to benefit from 40,000 new doors and windowsThousands of Manchester residents will soon be able to enjoy safer and warmer homes after Eastlands Homes started work on a programme to fit more than 40,000 new doors and windows to their properties.The £15 million improvement programme will benefit more than 5,000 homes in Ardwick, Gorton North, Gorton South, Levenshulme, Longsight and Rusholme.“These new doors...

banana boat ratapan’s Ogasawara (or Bonin) Islands (Ogasawara shotou), dubbed ‘the ‘Galapagos of the East’, are a group of oceanic islands situated in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Many of their numerous indigenous fauna and flora are at the brink of extinction, mainly caused by human settlement and construction during the last half century. Among those destructive factors, a plan to build a commercial airport was the most controversial...

connie culpWhen Connie Culp heard a little kid call her a monster because of the shotgun blast that left her face horribly disfigured,CLEVELAND (AP) — When Connie Culp heard a little kid call her a monster because of the shotgun blast that left her face horribly disfigured, she pulled out her driver's license to show the child what she used to look like. Years later, as the nation's first face transplant recipient, she's stepped forward...

judy trunnellThe news of Judy Trunnell's death came on the same day as officials in the United States and Mexico,The news of Judy Trunnell's death came as officials in the United States and Mexico voiced hope that the worst of the new flu strain may be over.By early Wednesday, the number of confirmed cases of the H1N1 virus rose to 1,516 in 22 countries, according to the latest World Health Organization tally. The count includes 30 deaths:...

kentucky derbyLOUISVILLE, Ky. — I Want Revenge is out of the Kentucky Derby, the first morning-line favorite to scratch the day of the race. The 3-year-old colt was scratched Saturday morning af"When the word came out that running could hurt the horse, I looked at both doctors and said, 'Then this is no debate,'" Lanzman said. "'What are we talking about? We'll fight another day.'"ter trainer Jeff Mullins discovered a hot spot on the horse's...