Good and Bad News for Boxing: Only One Pacquiao
The Filipino boxer wins by TKO in an electrifying match with Miguel Angel Cotto. But is it enough to save boxing?
Tyler Walks This Way Out of Aerosmith
Guitarist Joe Perry says his band is now looking for a new lead singer.
Vaccine raises hope for cocaine addiction therapy (Reuters)
Reuters – A vaccine helped block the high felt by cocaine users in 38 percent of people who took it, U.S. researchers said on Monday, offering promise of a new approach to treating those addicted to the drug.
Cool weather helps firefighters in California (AP)
AP – Cooling temperatures and higher humidity early Monday gave firefighters some welcome relief as they waged an ongoing assault against a wildfire that had burned to the edges of a popular resort town in the San Gabriel Mountains.
A-Rod hits 2 HRs, drives in AL-record 7 in inning (AP)
Alex Rodriguez hit a three-run homer on his first swing of the season and smacked a grand slam on his last. The New York Yankees slugger was pretty impressive in between, too. Setting what he hopes will be the tone for a successful playoff run, Rodriguez homered twice and drove in an AL-record seven runs in a 10-run sixth inning Sunday, helping the AL East champions finish the regular season with a…
Lackluster win drops Boise St. to No. 6 (AP)
Boise State has 10 days to get ready for its next game, and you can bet coach Chris Petersen will use every single one of them. After all, it sure looked like the Broncos took a week off during a lackluster 34-16 win over UC Davis that dropped Boise State one spot to No. 6 in the latest AP Top 25. The Broncos (5-0) had reached their highest ranking in school history, but with few quality opponents…
David Letterman had secret bedroom above Ed Sullivan Theater, sez ex-’Late Show’ staffer
An ex-”Late Show” intern unmasked herself Saturday as one of David Letterman’s former flings – and sources revealed the randy funnyman keeps a bachelor pad atop the Ed Sullivan Theater.
Man faces stalking charges in Erin Andrews nude video case
An insurance man called “as regular a guy as you’ll ever meet” was ordered back to California on Saturday to face charges that …
2 removed from flight after one runs to bathroom (AP)
Officials say two passengers have been removed from a New York-bound United flight in Los Angeles that was searched after one of them leapt up and headed for the bathroom just before takeoff.
Iran Test-Fires Missiles That Put Israel in Range
It was not the first such test conducted by Iran, but it came at a time of high tension over Tehran’s nuclear program.
