Archive for May 17th, 2008

Fan-vote winner Kahne takes $1M All-Star race

Saturday, May 17th, 2008

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PTSD Marine Kills Brother, Self

Saturday, May 17th, 2008

Last month, Marine Staff Sgt. Travis N. “T-Bo” Twiggs went to the White House with a group of Iraq war veterans called the Wounded Warriors Regiment and met President George W. Bush. Two weeks later after a failed attempt to drive into the Grand Canyon, the 36-year-old Marine and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder sufferer fatally shot his 38-year-old brother, Willard J. “Will” Twiggs, and then killed himself.

Tyson opens up in new documentary at Cannes

Saturday, May 17th, 2008

Mike Tyson considers it a miracle that he lived to tell his tale. And he’s telling it — in graphic detail — in a new documentary at the Cannes Film Festival.

All-Stars turn laps at Lowe’s

Saturday, May 17th, 2008

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Men Indicted for Selling Body Parts

Saturday, May 17th, 2008

The former head of UCLA’s cadaver program and a businessman were indicted Friday on eight felony counts involving black market sales of human body parts. Henry Reid, the former director of UCLA’s willed body program, allegedly sold donated body parts to businessman Ernest Nelson, who then resold them to medical, pharmaceutical and hospital research companies. “As a result, Ernest Nelson was able to supply over 20 of his clients with hundreds of body parts and received over $1 million for the supplied body parts,” according to the indictment.

Indy 500 field filled, but practice crashes take toll

Saturday, May 17th, 2008

Townsend Bell nipped Graham Rahal on Saturday for 12th on the Indy 500 grid, but rash of crashes in last two days may mean little drama for Sunday’s Bump Day, writes John Oreovicz.

Ochoa storms to two-shot lead at Sybase Classic

Saturday, May 17th, 2008

Two-time defending champion Lorena Ochoa shot a 5-under 67 and left the retiring Sorenstam in her wake after two rounds of the rain-shorted $2 million Sybase Classic on Saturday.

Juuuuust a Bit Outside of Tolerability [Duan!]

Saturday, May 17th, 2008

Listen Mr. Uecker, if you don’t want stalkers you probably shouldn’t be walking around on road trips looking so fucking sexy. This picture, via the tremendous Big League Stew at Yahoo(!) (and several…

Big Brown bounds away late to claim Preakness

Saturday, May 17th, 2008

Kentucky Derby winner Big Brown is the winner of the 2008 Preakness Stakes, with Macho Again finishing second and Icabad Crane third.

To Watch Tonight [Fisticuffs!]

Saturday, May 17th, 2008

What to watch while Jessica Alba finally stares at you for a change…

• Boxing: Boxing After Dark. Check out this tremendous card of exciting young fighters, highlighted by that Gamboa character….

California Carnival Ride Collapses

Saturday, May 17th, 2008

State investigators were trying to determine what caused a spinning carnival ride at a county fair to collapse and injure all 24 people aboard. The carnival ride, called the Yo-Yo, collapsed shortly after 6 p.m. Friday at the Calaveras County Fair and Jumping Frog Jubilee, about 80 miles southeast of Sacramento.

Upshaw: NFL owners could cause lockout in 2011

Saturday, May 17th, 2008

Gene Upshaw called NFL owners, who are ready to opt out of the current labor deal, “greedy.”