By Amanda Gardner Miami Dolphins wide receiver Brandon Marshall is known as much for his headline-grabbing troubles off the field as he is for his standout play on it. If he has his way, he’s about to be famous for something else entirely. In a news conference on Sunday, Marshall told reporters that he suffers from [...]
By Sports Illustrated Ty Lawson recently posed an interesting thought on his Twitter account. “I wonder if I can file for unemployment.” So we asked. Can an NBA or NFL player currently apply for unemployment due to the lockouts in each sport? The short answer is no, not yet anyway. Larry Parker, a spokesman for [...]
By Shawn Jones Reggie Bush’s family has taken back a copy of his 2005 Heisman Trophy from a San Diego sports museum. The San Diego Hall of Champions said it returned the trophy to the family on Friday and declined further comment. The museum received the trophy from the family in March but never displayed [...]
BY Susan Chou Yao Ming is likely to make it official on Wednesday, announcing what is expected to be his retirement from the NBA and a sport that made him a household name in China. The 7-foot-6 center for the Houston Rockets played eight seasons in the NBA, but has missed 250 regular-season games over the [...]
By James Montague Dark clouds had gathered over Juba’s renovated football stadium, but for the 15,000 people who had turned up in South Sudan’s capital it was a time for celebration. A little under 24 hours after South Sudan became the newest country on earth after declaring its independence from Khartoum — a bloody battle it [...]
By the CNN Wire Staff The Japanese women’s soccer team won the World Cup after defeating the United States on penalty kicks Sunday night, rallying from a pair of one-goal deficits to capture its first-ever world title. Japan had come into the tournament as sentimental favorites, helping rally a nation that had been devastated by a [...]
Japan has won the Women’s World Cup, stunning the United States 3-1 in a penalty shootout Sunday night after coming from behind twice in a 2-2 tie. Shannon Boxx, Carli Lloyd and Tobin Heath all failed to convert for the Americans, who squandered dozens of chances throughout the game and blew a lead just six [...]
By Robert Levvings Kyle Busch grabbed a souvenir for the victory lap he’d perfected 99 times before: A white “100” flag that rippled out the window of the No. 18 Toyota, one special number and a giant slice of NASCAR history. Whether purists like it or not, Busch joined an elite list in auto racing [...]
By Larry Johnson New Jersey Nets point guard Deron Williams says on Twitter that he has officially signed with Turkey’s Besiktas. The All-Star guard has posted a picture of Friday’s agreement with Besiktas bearing his signature on his Twitter account. Williams says on Twitter: “just made it official, headed to Turkey…signed with Besiktas.” Williams averaged 20.1 [...]
By Sam Benton Desmond Howard shook his head and smiled. It’s been 20 years since he won the Heisman Trophy at Michigan as an electrifying pass catcher and kick returner. To him it just doesn’t seem possible it happened so long ago. “Time just flies doesn’t it? Twenty years is unbelievable. That’s one of those [...]
Restore Mortgages Announces, The Birth of The Zero Percent Mortgage: America’s Replacement For Eliminating The Mortgage Interest Tax Deduction If government is going to kill the mortgage interest tax deduction, then what will take its place for homeowners? Restore Mortgages Zero Percent Mortgage Program. According to Reason.com the elimination of the mortgage deduction tax [...]
Google 2Q results show company thriving under Page
Google Inc. CEO Larry Page’s traditionally frosty relationship with Wall Street turned into a warm embrace Thursday after the Internet search leader released strong financial results for its latest quarter. The results represented Page’s first report card since he became CEO at the start of the second quarter in April, ending the decade-long reign of [...]
Are Bank Examiners to For Slow Job Growth?
With unemployment back up to 9.2 percent,as reported last week, the hunt is on for an explanation of why job creation has been so slow since the financial crisis of 2008. Some House Republicans think they have found a specific culprit: bank examiners. In the view of Representative Bill Posey of Florida and some colleagues [...]
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DVR making people loose track of time?
By Omar L. Gallaga Hey, do me a favor. Don’t tell me how the royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton ends. I haven’t watched it yet. I’m assuming the deal was sealed? Every summer, after most of the TV shows my wife and I watch end their regular-season runs, I start descending the scroll-list [...]
Google+ is Pushing for Common Name Policy among its Users
Google+ has been on top of online discussions topics. After a month since the service has been launched it has received a lot of praise, speculations and criticisms from its chosen users. Google+ being on a beta testing mode has been launched on an invitational basis which they close registration after it receive massive response. [...]
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