Millions of Americans may owe the government money because of how the Internal Revenue Service set up the president’s tax break last spring. President Obama’s tax break was designed to help consumers spend the economy out of a recession. But ten percent of taxpayers may now owe Uncle Sam $250 or more. “People will have […]
The mystery surrounding Brock Lesnar’s illness has been cleared up a bit. The UFC heavyweight champion is suffering from a bacterial infection in his intestinal tract, though it looks like he may be released from the hospital soon. “He’s in stable condition and should be released soon,” UFC president Dana White said. White said he […]
There’s no doubt that Boyz II Men know a little something about love. The superstar R&B group even used the word as the title of their new album. “Love” is their second project of cover tunes and also marks another go-round working with “American Idol” judge Randy Jackson, who was a producer on the successful […]
Sarah Palin said a run for the White House in 2012 is “not on my radar screen right now” as the Republican carefully did not close the door to a possible candidacy in an interview that launched her big book tour. Palin spoke to TV talk show hostess Oprah Winfrey as she began the roll-out […]
The death of Tom Sparks, a 33-year-old former TV host from California who was participating as a third-season contestant on ABC’s reality show “Wipeout,” likely was caused by a pre-existing condition, but the Los Angeles County coroner’s office is still examining all possibilities. Sparks died on November 5 of an apparent stroke that his doctors […]
Indianapolis – Indiana Fever Head Coach Lin Dunn has been named as one of 11 inductees into the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame. Dunn will be enshrined during induction ceremonies on February 19, 2010, at the Renaissance Hotel in Nashville. A native of Dresden, Tenn., Dunn attended Dresden High School before venturing to the University of […]
Captain Morgan may have pulled off the quietest and shortest-lived advertising ambush in sports history last Sunday. One that was almost universally unknown, barely noticed, and yet, promptly squashed by the NFL this week. Like the other 21.9 million viewers watching the Dallas Cowboys face the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday night, you probably missed it. […]
Last year, Michael Jordan’s oldest son, Jeff Jordan, decided he no longer wanted to play basketball for the Illinois Illini. This made sense at the time: Jordan’s entire life had revolved around basketball, and it’s clear he wasn’t going to obtain (and certainly didn’t need) a professional basketball career. So he decided to stop playing […]
As many as 600,000 Xbox 360s were banned from the Xbox Live service this week in the latest in a series of crackdowns by Microsoft on illegally modified consoles. The banned machines — a “small percentage” of the millions of Xbox 360s around the world — are alleged to have been modified in ways that […]
NBC always had small expectations for “The Jay Leno Show.” When it came to ratings, the network’s goal was modest because the show costs almost nothing to make compared to average 10pm dramas. But what’s going to happen to the great Jay Leno experiment now that the show isn’t even garnering the tiny audience NBC […]
LOS ANGELES — Simon Cowell is more than just the meanest man in primetime television, he’s also the best paid. In an industry hammered by changing viewer habits and dwindling advertising dollars, the 50-year-old Brit and his Fox juggernaut, “American Idol,” continue to score record ratings and big money. Though the singing competition’s viewership […]
Forget what you heard about Janet Jackson breaking it off with longtime beau, music producer Jermaine Dupri around the time of her brother, Michael Jackson’s death in June. “People” has confirmed that the two are still an item in spite of Jackson telling “Harper’s Bazaar” that she was single. A source says, quote, “They never […]