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He may be gone, but wide receiver Deion Branch hasn’t been forgotten, and certainly not forgiven, by New England Patriots management.

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Authorities are seeking drunk driving charges against Steve Foley, the Chargers linebacker who was shot and seriously wounded by an off-duty police officer earlier this month.

· Publicity-loving online gambling concern Golden Palace shells out ten grand for Suri Cruise’s bronzed baby poop, which can now take its rightful place among the site’s other pop curios, like…

Jim Donnan breaks down the players, teams, trends and games to watch in Week 3 of the college football season.

Continuing with our running coverage this week of the Toronto International Film Festival, and, by extension, the adorable, if somewhat cockeyed, customs of its Canadian hosts, we now turn our…

Senate’s to Democrat asks Justice Department to investigate activities of polygamists [CBS News]

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[Update: The Seatlle Post-Intelligencer, who was originally hosting the NYTimes piece, has taken the article down. Was the SIP duped, or did they run the story a bit too early?]

After a bevy of rumor-mongering and Joystiq predictioning, it looks like we have an early confirmation via a trusted source, The New York Times’ Seth Schiessel. Drumroll please …

The Nintendo Wii will arrive stateside November 19 for $250. It will also include a copy of Wii Sports. If true, this will be the first Nintendo console in history to launch at a price other than $200. According to the article (also being run by GameSpot and Engadget), 25 to 30 titles will be released for the Wii this year, including Twilight Princess, Excite Truck, and at least eight from Ubisoft.

That means the closest blogger to the correct release date / cost is tied between Blake and Jennie — congratulations, you guys have 15 mintues to gloat. That they are launching after the PlayStation 3 sounds kind of fishy to us. We are still awaiting final confirmation from tomorrow’s NYC event, so don’t take this as the final word just yet. More details to come, so stay tuned.

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Gary Matthews Jr. hit for the cycle in his first
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Today the LAT introduced Scriptland, a weekly love note to the Hollywood writing underclass so persecuted by the industry that they can be shot on sight if caught wandering a movie set without proper…

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Surya Bhattacharya: An Arabic lit professor from the United States has been left stranded in Canada for more than two months after his visa was abruptly cancelled, reports Surya Bhattacharya. [Toronto Star]