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Former major leaguer Frank Torre needs a kidney transplant because of medication he’s taken since receiving a new heart more than a decade ago.

Daisuke Matsuzaka was a one-man media event, but answers to the most important questions are still to come.

The number of waivers granted to Army recruits with criminal backgrounds has grown about 65 percent in the last three years, increasing to 8,129 in 2006 from 4,918 in 2003, Department of Defense records show. [Bandelier]

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Okay. Yes. It’s true.

As rumored for the last few weeks, Aaron Eckhart appears to be in final negotiations to play Harvey Dent in THE DARK KNIGHT, which most likely means we can expect to see him appear as Two-Face in whatever the Batman film after that is called.

The Hollywood Reporter was the first trade to confirm the story, but I don’t think anyone was terribly surprised.

I think it’s a great choice. I’m sitting here watching the extra features on the PRESTIGE DVD, and all I can say about Batman and Nolan is that I have total trust in this filmmaker at this point. He seems to be on a creative roll right now, and I’m excited to see what he does with his first sequel. I’m not jumping up and down just because it’s over a year away, and there’s a lot of great stuff coming out between now and then. I’m sure that first glimpse of The Joker will send me into a fanboy overload, but for now, this news just continues to reassure me that the property is in the right hands.

Following one of the most difficult days of his career, Michael Waltrip raced his way into the Daytona 500.

In a published report, the father of Texas freshman Kevin Durant said it’s not a sure thing the Big 12’s leading scorer will enter June’s NBA Draft.

Rex Ryan, the son of former NFL coach Buddy Ryan, and Norv Turner interviewed for the Chargers’ head coaching job Thursday.

Hey Folks, Harry here… I can’t seem to get the Yahoo Quicktime HD links to work properly - but this looks pretty damn great: CLICK HERE TO ENTER THE GRINDHOUSE!!! I love this trailer, from the opening to the end. That funky trailer voice gets me moist. Speaking of the word Moist… there’s a few more of the SXSW Contest Trailers on YouTube that kick ass… and I’ll add more here on this page later. Here ya go:

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Having boldly gone where no spud has before, Chinese space potatoes are now the latest culinary fad to hit the country’s ultra-trendy commercial hub of Shanghai. (from Hans)

When Poway defense contractor Brent Wilkes heard that the United States was going to go to war with Iraq, he was ecstatic, say several former colleagues. [Bandelier]