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Saturday, February 2, 2013

Watch premiere of 'The Americans' right here

FX's new series The Americans boasts the best drama pilot of the TV season.

If "The Americans" can continue to refine its mixture of espionage badassery and ambiguous loyalties, it should be a nice addition to the TV landscape, presuming a large enough audience gets behind the idea of Felicity as a

If you want to slice the ratings pie very thin, FX notes that the "Americans" premiere drew 407,000 male viewers aged 18-34, topping the broadcast networks in that very specific demo. [If you're really slicing up numbers, it's only fair to mention that

FX brings audiences back to the '80s with its newest series 'The Americans,' starring Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys. Find out in our review if this Cold War spy-drama is worth your time.

FX's new drama series The Americans delivered the same premiere audience as the first season of American Horror Story (and with a lot less hype). The Cold War drama starring Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys delivered 4.

Had Your Winter Phil? Check Groundhog...

Ah, groundhog day: a time when we seek out a wood-eating rodent to predict something that we can accurately calculate with advanced weather logarithms. On the surface, this age-old tradition seems about as meaningful as National Chocolate Ice Cream

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Groundhog Day is Saturday February 2nd. This will be the 127th year for Punxsutawney Phil to attempt a forecast for the rest of the winter. Although he only has a 39% accuracy, he is still the go-to groundhog for winter

He'll sign books afterward. Then, at 9 p.m., he'll introduce a screening of Groundhog Day, in which Tobolowsky portrayed Ned Ryerson. the guy who recognizes TV weatherman Phil Connors (Bill Murray) from their younger

Griz owner: Team can win now

Clearing physicals and lining all the ducks in a row can take some time, but newly acquired forward Rudy Gay has been cleared to play for the Raptors against the Clippers on Friday night. In addition, Memphis forwards Tayshaun Prince, Austin Daye and

OKLAHOMA CITY – Running away with a win against a Memphis team in disarray after trading away top scorer Rudy Gay, the Oklahoma City Thunder found a way to come unhinged, too. An outburst aimed at his own team earned All-Star point guard Russell

The Toronto Raptors held a press conference on Friday for their new small forward, Rudy Gay. Here's our live report.

In one of the more significant trades of the year, the Memphis Grizzlies dealt Rudy Gay in a three-team deal involving the Toronto Raptors and Detroit Pistons (via Yahoo! Sports). Gay was sent to the Raptors in exchange for Ed Davis, Tayshaun Prince

Yahoo!'s Adrian Wojnarowski broke the Rudy Gay trade story, because of course he did. He's Woj. But then he tried to break down the meaning of the trade, tying in LeBron James, Cleveland and yeah, things got pretty

Groundhog Day 2013: Will 'Punxsutawney Phil' See His Shadow?

groundhog day videos and gifs It seems like just yesterday we watched the New Year's Eve ball drop in Times Square and tomorrow will already be February 2nd when Americans celebrate Groundhog Day, a day where we

Feb 01, 2013: Saturday is Groundhog Day, which, according to folk legend, could be the end of winter. Since the 1993 movie of the same …

Each year on February 2, Groundhog Day, the famous groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil predicts whether spring will arrive early or late. How accurate is Phil for 2013?

For most Americans, Groundhog Day is a quaint oddity or a movie starring Bill Murray. For Punxsutawney Phil Sowerby, the Pennsylvania critter who'll be dragged out of his burrow Saturday by men in top hats to look for his shadow, the day must be a

Alec Baldwin & Robert Carlock On How They Made '30 Rock' So Funny

Editor's Note: If you haven't seen the series finale of NBC's "30 Rock" and are sensitive about spoilers, you should skip this post.] After seven seasons of loopy hilarity, “30 Rock” is over.

And Tracy, who for two seasons of 30 Rock had let us believe in his buffoonery, offers a nugget of insight that turns James's world upside down: "All you've ever known is your affirmative-action job and Queen Latifah Cover

After seven seasons of co-starring in NBC's "30 Rock" Morgan and the crew have signed off and are ready to move on. On Sunday, shortly after halftime at the Super Bowl, we'll get a taste of what's in store for Morgan, 44. We'll see him in his second

In case a thousand thousands of internet words haven't informed you, last night was the final episode of 30 Rock, and in addition to taking a moment to appreciate the show itself, we decided to use it as a jumping-off point for a discussion of "meta

'Warm Bodies': A Heartfelt Zombie Love Story

This is the movie cold warm bodies and it's a zombie romantic comedy believe and I. If I was working that variety I would colonies -- rom com hi this is a pretty fun movie actually. It's stars Nicklaus -- Teresa Palmer people might remember Nicholas Cole.

Isaac Marion's Warm Bodies prequel The New Hunger is getting an ebook release to coincide with the release of the movie, which stars Nicholas Hoult,Teresa Palmer and Analeigh Tipton. our editor recommends. Box Office Preview: Zombie Pic 'Warm

“Warm Bodies” — a film about a zombie who falls in love with a living, breathing teenage girl — opens in theaters this weekend. But does anyone want to see a romantic zombie movie? Despite the film's unusual conceit, Keith Simanton, managing editor

It's Super Bowl weekend, and that means the box office is about to get sacked. Since much of the American moviegoing public will will be glued to the tube on Sunday to watch the Baltimore Ravens take on the San Francisco

David Robinson, son of Jackie Robinson, shares his father's story with ...

A gay football player coming out would not be the equivalent of Jackie Robinson breaking the color line in baseball. Robinson faced deep racism inside and outside of the clubhouse wherever he went. Whichever gay man comes out first will face huge

The first 40000 fans at Dodger Stadium on Apr. 15 will receive the giveaway.

Jackie Robinson, the Dodgers infielder who broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball, would have turned 94 today, so Google honored him with a doodle. Those outside of Los Angeles know him for his baseball exploits, when he entered the majors

The story of the baseball legend Jackie Robinson has been told for decades, but on Thursday, instead of looking at the past, speakers at the Dever-McCormack School wanted to get eighth-grade students looking toward their futures. Close to 150 students

Jackie Robinson was the first African-American to play major league baseball. Learn more at Biography.com.

'Warm Bodies': A Heartfelt Zombie Love Story

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Warm Bodies suggests what the Twilight films might have been if the Twilight films didn't, you know, suck, writes Kurt Loder. This movie is also a tale.

Teresa Palmer looks gorgeous in a Talbot Runhof dress at the Australians in Film screening of Warm Bodies held at the Los Angeles Film School on Wednesday (January 31) in Los Angeles. The 26-year-old actress

Back in November 2011, I traveled to the set of "Warm Bodies," which is based on Isaac Marion's novel that follows the story of R, played by Nicholas Hoult, as he develops a special relationship with a human in a postapocalyptic world. Unfortunately, I

Netflix's 'House of Cards' creates social media buzz-binge

Here's one of the gambits Netflix is using to promote "House of Cards," its first big venture into original programming: The video service has put up the first hour of the Kevin Spacey miniseries for free. If you want to watch the

Back in 2011, the reigning champs of streaming video turned heads by outbidding outlets like Showtime and HBO for an original series called House of Cards. It's not the first bit of never-before-seen content Netflix has been involved with; it's not

$100 million bet on must-see TV. By Julianne Pepitone @CNNMoney February 1, 2013: 11:27 AM ET. Netflix's splashiest original series so far is "House of Cards," a $50-million-per-season political drama starring Kevin Spacey. NEW YORK (CNNMoney)

The first two episodes of “House of Cards” set up Kevin Spacey's character Frank Underwood's diabolical quest for revenge against those in the White House who turned on him.

Stream the dirty Washington drama series (based on the BBC miniseries of the same name) about a ruthless, Machiavellian congressman who will cut a bitch to get ahead.

Memo to Chris Culliver: There Are Probably Gay Men on Your Team, Get Over It

Chris Culliver has apologized for controversial remarks he made about the possibility of gay players in the NFL.

Mike Ditka is the analyst and former Chicago Bears coach who led his team to a 15-1 season in 1985 and won Super Bowl XX. What would he say to Chris Culliver, the 49ers' defensive back, who made those anti-gay remarks

In all likelihood Chris Culliver has already played alongside a homosexual teammate. He might even be suiting up with one this Sunday, when his 49ers take on the Baltimore Ravens in The Super Bowl.

Chris Culliver has apologized for controversial remarks he made about the possibility of gay players in the NFL.

NEW ORLEANS — Cornerback Chris Culliver faced reporters along with the rest of his San Francisco 49ers teammates promptly at 8:15 a.m. CT on Thursday, the morning after his homophobic comments went viral. Culliver, 24, was contrite and embarrassed

Jason London Arrested in Arizona, Defecated in Cop Car: See His Mugshot

Jason London, the fading star of '90s grunge film, Dazed and Confused, remains hospitalised after a bar brawl left his face beaten, swollen and very sore looking. Now new photos show his hands remain unbruised, which the star claims proves he's "the

Dazed and Confused star Jason London has released a photo showing the extent of his injuries following his arrest for alleged involvement in a bar brawl on Sunday. His face appears bruised and swollen, while his hands are unmarked, which London claims

Jason London crapped himself in the back seat of a cop car Sunday morning minutes after the "Dazed & Confused" actor was punched in the face in a…

Jason London's rep denies allegations that he started a fight in a Scottsdale club on Sunday.

Jason London was booked into jail on charges of assault and disorderly conduct. A patron at Martini Ranch at 7295 E. Stetson told officers he was walking through the crowd gathered at the bar and had to move London to get by, according to a police report.

BlackBerry 10 and Z10 Review: BlackBerry Catches Up

This week Charles Arthur meets BlackBerry's director of communications Oliver Pilgerstorfer to discuss its launch of the BlackBerry 10 operating system and Z10 and Q10 handsets – and how it plans to win back market share from Apple and Samsung.

For years, Research in Motion (RIM) has watched the BlackBerry fall from its once vaunted position as an efficient, e-mail crunching machine atop the smartphone heap in North America. Early challengers such as the Palm Treo and Windows Mobile showed

We handed five people the new BlackBerry Z10 smartphone and asked them to perform some simple tasks. Here's what happened.

The BlackBerry 10 smartphone OS offers some of the best features. See them all in this post.

It's also worth noting what BlackBerry didn't get wrong with this launch. David Pogue of the New York Times confesses that he was once among those foretelling the doom of BlackBerry. But his initial impressions of BlackBerry 10 border on rhapsodic.

A Brash Embodiment of the City He Led

Edward I. Koch, the master showman of City Hall, who parlayed shrewd political instincts and plenty of chutzpah into three tumultuous terms as New York's mayor with all the tenacity, zest and combativeness that personified his city of golden dreams

NEW YORK – Former Mayor Ed Koch, the combative, acid-tongued politician who rescued the city from near-financial ruin during a three-term City Hall run in which he embodied New York chutzpah for the rest of the world, died Friday. He was 88. Koch died

I WAS a late arrival to the Ed Koch fan club. I grew up in a liberal, Jewish, Bella Abzug-loving household, and my parents spoke of him with a level of contempt they usually reserved for Republicans. Centrist Democrats are a dime a dozen these days

Ed Koch, the legendary three-term mayor of New York City between 1978 and 1989, discusses signature moments from his long political career and city life in an interview recorded in 2012. He died on Friday morning in Manhattan at 88 years old. Photo: AP

Ed Koch -- one of the most popular mayors in New York City history -- died early this morning at the age of 88.Koch had been hospitalized earlier this…

Alec Baldwin & Robert Carlock On How They Made '30 Rock' So Funny

Despite small audiences, "30 Rock" became a cult favorite, while Liz has been a hero for single geeky women as she tackled the male-dominated world of network television, with phrases such as "what the what," "blerg" and "I want to go to there

The hourlong finale of “30 Rock” — winner of 14 Emmy Awards and 90 total nominations — drew a 1.9 rating in the 18-49 audience that NBC sells to advertisers. That's up 36 percent from last week and the show's best performance in a year in that age group.

Like half the people in my small world, I'm a little sad to see 30 Rock go, but also a little glad that they didn't overstay their welcome. (This has been a pretty good season actually.) One thing that I don't think 30 Rock gets enough credit for is

UPDATE: Meanwhile, show creator Tina Fey's plea to viewers at the recent Screen Actors Guild Awards to tape “The Big Bang Theory” and watch the series finale of her “30 Rock” fell on deaf ears. About 17.5 million people watched “Big Bang” Thursday

Editor's Note: If you haven't seen the series finale of NBC's "30 Rock" and are sensitive about spoilers, you should skip this post.] After seven seasons of loopy hilarity, “30 Rock” is over.

Adairsville, Ga. tornado 900 yards wide, 160 mph at its peak

The tornado struck near Lindale GA at 10:01 a.m. CST. It crossed I-75 near Adairsville GA, flipping cars. Cars were overturned and there was major structural damage in downtown Adairsville. There are injuries reported but

In Adairsville, Ga., about 60 miles northwest of Atlanta, a WBS-TV reporter captured a video on his iPhone of a funnel cloud that suddenly appeared before him. Ross Cavitt, who is also a meteorologist for WSB-Channel 2,

ADAIRSVILLE, Ga. (AP) — A massive storm system raked the Southeast on Wednesday, generating tornadoes and dangerous winds that flipped cars on a major Georgia interstate, demolished homes and businesses and

Tornado damages buildings in Adairsville, Ga. Tornado damages buildings in Adairsville, Ga. Personal Post · Email · Tumblr · Reddit · Stumbleupon · Digg · Delicious. Jan. 30, 2013. A tornado tore through Adairsville, Georgia on Wednesday, flipping cars

(CNN) -- A weather system stretching from Michigan to the Louisiana coastline threw down high winds and spawned a handful of tornadoes Wednesday, including one that caused significant damage in the northwest Georgia

Donna Savattere

Dan Marino cheated on his wife of 28 years, Claire, with Donna Savattere. They had a secret love child, Chloe, 7, who was born in June 2005, and is currently being raised by Donna and her husband. So who exactly is Donna

Dan Marino, the Dolphins' Hall of Fame quarterback and NFL analyst for CBS Sports, had an affair and fathered a 7-year-old girl with Donna Savattere, a former CBS colleague, and paid her millions to keep it quiet, according to a story in Thursday's New

Dan Marino love child with Donna Savattere, CBS Sports production assistant in 2005. Daughter named Chloe.

I take full responsibility both personally and financially for my actions now as I did then,” Dan Marino says of his 7-year-old love child with former CBS Sports production assistant Donna Savattere.

Lionel Hollins on Rudy Gay trade: 'When you have champagne taste, you can't ...

Even without the luxury-tax restrictions influencing movement, the two years and more than $37 million remaining on Rudy Gay's contract after this season is far too steep a price to pay for his production. If you're going to make $17.88 million, as

On Wednesday, the Grizzlies sent leading scorer Rudy Gay to Toronto in a three-team trade bringing Memphis Tayshaun Prince, Austin Daye and Ed Davis. The first trade helped Memphis avoid a $4 million luxury tax hit this season. Trading away Gay clears

As with any deal in the new fiscally-conscious NBA, the Rudy Gay trade involving the Grizzlies, Raptors and Pistons can be analyzed from many different angles. Some might lament the three-team deal that sent Gay to the Raptors, Tayshaun Prince and Ed

According to Marc Stein of ESPN.com, Memphis will actualize the long-standing Rudy Gay trade rumors by sending the 26-year-old forward to the Raptors as part of what amounts to a three-team, six-player deal that also

In this edition of the podcast, Kurt Helin and I sit down to review the Thursday night TNT games. We discuss the Grizzlies without Rudy Gay, and whether or not the team has a chance to actually improve before the end of the season once Tayshaun Prince

BlackBerry 10 and Z10 Review: BlackBerry Catches Up

A lot of news came out of BlackBerry's camp this morning, and it's quite possible you may have missed a fair amount of it. Fear not, readers: we decided.

BlackBerry 10 officially debuted a day ago, and already we've got a healthy pool of reviews and other early thoughts on the revamped operating system and the smartphones that will run on it. At Wednesday's launch event in New York, BlackBerry -- the

Despite showing clear promise and being a tremendous upgrade compared to earlier BlackBerry software, BlackBerry 10 didn't receive the warmest welcome when it was unveiled earlier this week. At least one leading market research firm thinks BlackBerry

A lot of news came out of BlackBerry's camp this morning, and it's quite possible you may have missed a fair amount of it. Fear not, readers: we decided.

OTTAWA — Research in Motion's introduction on Wednesday of a new BlackBerry phone will be the most important event in the company's history since 1996, when its founders showed investors a small block of wood and promised that a wireless e-mail

NFL punter thinks Chris Culliver should be suspended for homophobic comments

San Francisco 49ers cornerback Chris Culliver answers questions Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013, in New Orleans, regarding anti-gay remarks he made during Super Bowl media day Tuesday. Culliver apologized for the comments he made to a comedian, saying

Have you ever heard the term "you can't un-ring a bell?" San Francisco 49ers cornerback Chris Culliver tried to un-ring a bell on Thursday, denouncing his own homophobic comments with an enormous, unqualified apology (via Pro Football Talk):

NEW ORLEANS — Baltimore Ravens linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo, who has long been a very public supporter of same-sex marriages, said Thursday that he's “not surprised” by Chris Culliver's comments regarding gay

NEW ORLEANS — Five days ago, if someone had magically transported Chris Culliver to Thursday and allowed him to watch himself living his life, it wouldn't have taken him long to realize something had gone terribly wrong. He would have seen a mob of

Does deer antler spray work?

NEW ORLEANS — A visibly agitated Ray Lewis refused to address during Tuesday's Super Bowl XLVII Media Day a Sports Illustrated report that Lewis, while recovering from a torn triceps earlier this season, inquired about a

This week marked the introduction of “deer antler spray”—not a bearded indie rock group, but a substance made from actual deer antlers—into the sports lexicon. The substance, which is thought to stimulate muscle growth, has been linked to athletes

Fri, 1 Feb 2013|. It's a bittersweet moment as Boomer Esiason joins D&C for the final time this football season. Despite some distractions in the media, Boomer says Ray Lewis and the Ravens are completely focused on the game. He'll also

I was looking forward to a week in which we would read heartwarming stories about the Harbaugh brothers coaching their way to the Super Bowl. Instead, we're pointing and laughing at Ray Lewis about deer-antler spray. The Ravens linebacker is denying

Donna Savattere

The Miami Dolphins great and CBS football analyst has confessed to a 2004 affair with former network production assistant Donna Savattere that produced a daughter, Chloe. But not until after paying her mother millions of dollars to keep the matter

Unfortunately for this record-breaking quarterback, he failed to heed the same action when having an affair many years ago with Donna Savattere, as news dropped this week that Marino fathered a baby out of wedlock with that CBS employee. So, who the

Video: Matthew Rhys Previews Brutal Keri Russell-Margo Martindale Brawl on ...

WASHINGTON, DC, January 31, 2013 ― On Wednesday night, FX premiered their newest show, The Americans, which follows the life of Phillip and Elizabeth Jennings (played by Keri Russell and Matthew Ryhs), two deep-cover KGB intelligence operatives

Editor's Note: This post contains spoilers for the series premiere of "The Americans" -- you've been warned.] Let's get this out of the way from the start: "The Americans," the most anticipated FX series since "American Horror

Police: Atlanta school shooting gang-related

ATLANTA -- Authorities say they are investigating whether a shooting at a middle school in Atlanta may have been gang-related. Atlanta Police Chief George Turner says the 15-year-old suspect has been charged with aggravated assault and firearms counts.

A 14-year-old boy was shot in the neck at an Atlanta middle school after a fellow student opened fire, authorities said. Shots were fired at Price Middle School just before 2 p.m., hitting the boy in the back of the neck, police said. The victim is

Live coverage: 14-year-old shot at Atlanta middle school. A 14-year-old was shot in the head or the "back of the neck," according to police, at Price Middle School in Atlanta, and at least one other person was injured.

Hours after the Atlanta shooting, several school buses loaded with children pulled away from the school and stopped in front of a church about a half-block away. Parents tried boarding the buses. Police who initially tried to stop the parents, relented

A 14-year-old student and a teacher have been injured in a shooting at Price Middle School in southeast Atlanta, Georgia. The student was reportedly shot in the back of his neck.

BlackBerry 10 and Z10 Review: BlackBerry Catches Up

David Pogue finds a score of new smartphone features that BlackBerry has innovated.

BlackBerry 10 just launched with 70,000 apps in BlackBerry World, which is far more than any other mobile app store had at launch. BlackBerry's problem, of course, is that it isn't competing with other stores "at launch" — it's competing with Android

After years of Apple and Google grabbing its smartphone market share, BlackBerry today launched a version of its phones that it hopes will bring it back. At an event in New York City, BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins, not only announced the much-delayed

David Pogue finds a score of new smartphone features that BlackBerry has innovated.

Ben & Jerry's premieres '30 Rock' frozen yogurt flavor called 'Liz Lemon'

You wanted resolution on the "30 Rock" finale? You got it. Sort of. At least, the sort befitting "30 Rock," with its loopy storytelling mixed with joy in spoofing the culture of TV. Closure, if that's what it is, came in a two-minute postscript on this

Tracy Morgan's show "30 Rock" finished its seven-year run Thursday night on NBC, but it's really just the beginning for Morgan. • He's in New Orleans this week to promote his new relationship with MiO, a zero-calorie liquid beverage mix. His commercial

After what felt like a heartwarming goodbye last week, "30 Rock" had one more hour of laughs in store for its fans. The series send-off featured several celebrity guests as the gang got together to film one final episode of "TGS."

BlackBerry 10 and Z10 Review: BlackBerry Catches Up

For years now, the BlackBerry OS has occupied something of a special state, almost feeling as if it were thrown down into a pit and locked into a bar of.

David Pogue finds a score of new smartphone features that BlackBerry has innovated.

The long-awaited smartphone has been designed to retain, and bring back, the corporate users that once propelled the company to success. Read more

Teenage student wounded in Atlanta school shooting

(AP) ATLANTA - Atlanta's police chief says an armed officer working at a city middle school where a student was shot was able to disarm the suspect, also a student, moments after the shooting. Authorities say a 14-year-old boy was shot in the back of

(CBS) ATLANTA - The suspect in a shooting that took place at the Price Middle School in southeast Atlanta Thursday is a student there, Stephen Alford, a spokesman for the Atlanta Public Schools, confirmed to CBS Atlanta. Atlanta police spokesman Carlos

A 14-year-old student and a teacher have been injured in a shooting at Price Middle School in southeast Atlanta, Georgia. The student was reportedly shot in the back of his neck.

Authorities say a 14-year-old has been wounded in a shooting at an Atlanta middle school, and a suspect has been taken into custody.

Coachella 2013: Ticket woes and a quick sell-out for Weekend 1

Concert goers enjoy the night lights during the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio on Saturday, April 14, 2012. (2012/File Photo). Less than 24 hours after going on sale, all of the remaining tickets for the 2013 Coachella Valley Music

Coachella 2013 tickets sell out in less than 24 hours!! See pics of celebs from last year's festival HERE!

Jurassic 5 called it quits in 2007, and if the hip-hop act's catalog isn't exactly old enough to be found encased in amber, there's been little noise on the group since its breakup. It's OK, for instance, to have been completely surprised to see

The Coachella 2013 lineup has officially arrived, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers,Blur, the Stone Rosesand Phoenixare all slated to headline the two-wee.

After its stellar lineup was announced last week, Coachella was confirmed as the hottest ticket in SoCal, especially now that both weekends of the famed California music festival sold out in twenty-four hours (last year, tickets were gone in three hours!).

Stuck in Your Own 'Groundhog Day'? Here's the Easy Way to Get Out

Groundhog Day is on Saturday, Feb. 2 this year, and fans of General Beauregard Lee will be gathering tomorrow morning to see if Brookhaven and Chamblee will see a longer winter or a soon-to-arrive spring. According to the myth, if a groundhog sees his

Groundhog Day is Saturday this year, and the recent Arctic temperatures just broken by heavy rains, gusty winds, near-60 degree temps and power outages in Summit and surrounding areas are giving the day a bit more resonance than usual. According to

Groundhog Day, February 2nd, is a popular tradition in the United States. It is also a legend that traverses centuries, its origins clouded in the mists of time with ethnic cultures and animals awakening on specific dates.

Groundhog Day festivities begin at the High Life Lounge in downtown Des Moines at 6:00 a.m. Polk County Paula will make her annual prediction on whether there will be six more weeks of winter or an early spring. She'll make that prognostication at

Doping: From Deer Antler Spray to Steroids

This really isn't about whether Lewis did or did not take a banned substance found in deer antler spray in hopes of recovering faster from a torn triceps. We'll never know the truth about that story, and Lewis will be retired from the game in only a

While Ray Lewis denies that he ever used Deer Antler Spray, the supposed PED can be purchased at a number of major online retailers, including Amazon.

Deer antler supplement contains IGF-1, one of the NFL's banned substances.

The Alabama Crimson Tide responded with an official statement and releasing cease-and-desist letters to the supposed distributor of deer antler spray.

New York's "mayor for life," former Mayor Ed Koch dies at 88

Former New York City Mayor Ed Koch, whose larger-than-life personality was well-suited to the nation's biggest city but could also get him in trouble, has died. He was 88. His spokesman, George Arzt, says Koch passed away early Friday from congestive

NEW YORK — Ed Koch's favorite moment as mayor of New York City, fittingly, involved yelling. Suddenly inspired to do something brash about the rare transit strike that crippled the city in 1980, he strode down to the Brooklyn

RELATED: ED KOCH'S QUOTABLE MOMENTS. 1965: Wins rematch against DeSapio for district leader. 1966: Elected to City Council. Jan. 3 1969: Sworn in as Democratic Representative of 17th Congressional district covering parts of Manhattan. Jan.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former Mayor Edward Koch, who presided over New York City during the turbulent late 1970s and '80s and came to personify the city with his wry and outspoken style, died on Friday at the age of 88, his spokesman said. As mayor

NEW YORK — Former New York Mayor Ed Koch, the combative politician who rescued the city from near-financial ruin during three City Hall terms, has died at age 88. Spokesman George Arzt says Koch died Friday morning of congestive heart failure.

Nancy Pelosi makes '30 Rock' debut

Editor's Note: If you haven't seen the series finale of NBC's "30 Rock" and are sensitive about spoilers, you should skip this post.] After seven seasons of loopy hilarity, “30 Rock” is over.

3 Coachella family members reported missing in Mexico

The following article is provided by Rolling Stone. By STEVE KNOPPER.

You know you've made it when you've got haters. Such is the case for the three DJs who make up 3ballMTY - Erick Rincón, Sheeqo Beat, and Otto. Not only have they topped the charts with their hit "Inténtalo," but they've also won a Latin Grammy for

Tickets for the first weekend of this year's Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival reportedly sold out within 15 minutes, even as computer users reported widespread issues in attempting to purchase weekend passes. Long wait times and site crashes

It's hard to believe that another Coachella concert is right around the corner. In just three months, dozens of bands will be hitting the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California for two weekends of nonstop music. And per the latest

COACHELLA — Authorities are investigating a missing person's case involving three Coachella family members, sheriff's officials announced Thursday. According to the sheriff's department, Roberto Soto Munoz, 53, and Cecilia Salinas Soto, 70, along with

Doping: From Deer Antler Spray to Steroids

It's a bittersweet moment as Boomer Esiason joins D&C for the final time this football season. Despite some distractions in the media, Boomer says Ray Lewis and the Ravens are completely focused on the game. He'll also share his pick for Super Bowl XLVII.

“While I have used deer antler spray, at no time was I aware that it may contain a substance that is banned under the PGA Tour Anti-Doping Policy,” Singh said in a statement released Wednesday in response to a Sports Illustrated report that the golfer

Sports Illustrated reported Tuesday that Lewis sought help from a company called Sports With Alternatives To Steroids (SWATS), which says its deer-antler spray and pills contain a naturally occurring banned product connected to human growth hormone.

Atlanta middle school shooting victim released from hospital

Atlanta officials have confirmed a shooting at Price Middle School this afternoon, where a teacher was injured and a 14-year old student was shot in the head. While the student's condition is not being reported at this time, the

The Atlanta boy who was shot in the back of the head by a fellow middle schooler Thursday afternoon was “conscious and talking” later in the day, authorities said. The victim, a Price Middle School student whose name had not been released, got out of

31, 2013. / CBS Atlanta. (CBS) ATLANTA - Police are at the scene of a shooting at Price Middle School in southeast Atlanta where a 14-year-old student and a teacher were confirmed to have been shot Thursday. One person is in custody, CBS Atlanta reports.

Chris Culliver answers for homophobic comments

San Francisco 49er Chris Culliver's homophobic rant isn't the only Super Bowl issue at hand -- there's another one that could change everything …

Chris Culliver has apologized for controversial remarks he made about the possibility of gay players in the NFL.

Comedian and radio show Artie Lange went from player to player at media day, as we understand it, asking outlandish questions until someone game him an outlandish answer. That someone was 49ers cornerback Chris Culliver, who expressed strong

We all know Chris Culliver didn't really apologize for the offensive remarks he made in a radio interview during Super Bowl media day. True, his name was attached to the statement the San Francisco 49ers released, and he reiterated it Thursday, but we

ESPN to conduct review after Caleb Moore's death

Caleb Moore, a 25-year-old freestyle snowmobiler from Texas, died earlier today from complications caused by a grisly crash at last weekend's X Games Aspen 2013. Moore was attempting a backflip, a trick that is now commonplace in the sport and which he

Texas snowmobiler Caleb Moore died Thursday, one week after a horrific crash at the Winter X Games in Aspen, according to a statement from family spokeswoman Chelsea Lawson. He was 25. The fatality marks the first in the 17-year history of the Winter X

Snowmobiler Caleb Moore has died, his family said in a statement Thursday. Moore, 25, was competing in the snowmobile freestyle final of the Winter X Games last Thursday in Aspen, Colorado, when he came up short while

Caleb Moore died today in a Colorado hospital of injuries he suffered last week in a snowmobile crash during Winter X Games competition in Aspen. Moore, a native of Krum, Texas, was 25. Chelsea Lawson, a spokeswoman for Moore's family, announced his

A 25-year-old professional snowmobiler has died from injuries he sustained during a horrific crash during the Aspen X Games last week.Caleb Moore passed…

A Comeback? BlackBerry 10 Launches

Blackberry 10 was officially launched at an event in New York City on Wednesday. Along with the official debut of the mobile operating system, the company behind it also made so

The new BlackBerry 10 OS will launch with about 70,000 apps - or 100,000, if you believe what BlackBerry CMO Frank Boulben said in a Q&A at the BlackBerry 10 launch. How does a new OS get to such heights? Well, about 40 percent of those are Android

BlackBerry President and Chief Executive Officer Thorsten Heins (R) looks on as new BlackBerry Global Creative Director Alicia Keys speaks at the BlackBerry 10 launch event at Pier 36 in Manhattan on Jan. 30, 2013 in New York City. To view this content

Man Killed in Northwest Georgia Tornado

The Tornado Chronicles: Adairsville, GA Tornado of 1-30-13 An isolated supercell thunderstorm formed out ahead of a line of thunderstorms over northwest Georgia this morning, producing a tornado that has caused

Many homes in the Georgia city of Adairsville are left demolished by a massive storm, which brought tornadoes and winds strong enough to flip cars and even semi-trucks. The heavy rains moving across the East Coast also

ATLANTA - One person is dead after a tornado touched down in Adairsville, GA Wednesday morning, Bartow County Emergency Management Center said. A tornado watch has been issued for parts of Cherokee, Cobb, Fulton, Bartow and Paulding counties

Earlier Wednesday, a violent tornado that ripped through Adairsville, Ga., killed at least one person, overturned cars, littered Interstate 75 with debris and forced officials to shut down a 10-mile stretch of the road, officials said.

Man Killed in Northwest Georgia Tornado

In this image made from video and released by WSB-TV in Atlanta, a tornado moves through the town of Adairsville, Ga. on Wednesday, Jan 30, 2013. (AP Photo/WSB TV). Update at 5:45 p.m. EST Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013: A National Weather Service survey

Hot Links: Ron Jeremy to stay in hospital for at least two weeks, report says

Longtime adult movie actor Ron Jeremy suffered an aneurysm and has been hospitalized in critical condition, his longtime manager and friend said Wednesday. Mike Esterman said that Jeremy was undergoing surgery at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center for the

Adult film actor Ron Jeremy has been hospitalized at Cedars-Sinai, CNN's confirmed. According to TMZ, Jeremy's manager has said that the entertainer drove himself to the Los Angeles-area hospital on Tuesday afternoon

Ron is in ICU and will be there for a few days but and will remain at the hospital for at least 2 weeks until doctors can see how he reacts to the surgeries,” a source says of Ron Jeremy's condition.

LAS VEGAS - JANUARY 7: Adult film stars Echo Valley and Ron Jeremy participate in the 2005 AVN Adult Entertainment Expo at the Sands Convention Center at the Venetian Hotel January 7, 2005 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Getty

Adult film star Ron Jeremy is in a Los Angeles hospital where he is being treated for an aneurysm. Jeremy now is "resting with complete privacy and no visitors" as he recovers from his second surgery, the actor's manager, Mike Esterman, tells TMZ

A Comeback? BlackBerry 10 Launches

We're right in the thick of RIM's big BlackBerry 10 announcement in New York, and it's been nothing if not eventful so far. CEO Thorsten Heins..

David Pogue finds a score of new smartphone features that BlackBerry has innovated.

Blackberry 10 was officially launched at an event in New York City on Wednesday. Along with the official debut of the mobile operating system, the company behind it also made so

Caleb Moore, 25, dies after crash

Snowmobiler Caleb Moore died this morning at age 25 after crashing at the X Games a week ago, his family announced. He suffered a concussion from the crash, and later had to have emergency surgery when bleeding

Caleb Moore, who died Thursday at 25, was no stranger to the dangers inherent in the sports he loved and the level of risk he accepted by participating in them. The young rider from Krum, Texas, grew up racing ATV four-wheelers and practicing freestyle

Caleb Moore, 25, dies after crash

Snowmobiler Caleb Moore died on Thursday due to injuries he suffered during a crash at the Winter X Games.

DENVER (AP). Caleb Moore was a Texas kid drawn to the snow, rehearsing complicated tricks on a snowmobile into a foam pit back home until they became second nature. sports deaths of 2013

The death of snowmobiler Caleb Moore on Thursday following his crash in the X Games has raised questions about the safety of the event. They're questions ESPN, which owns the event, plans to address, although the company did not elaborate on how that

FX's 'The Americans' premiere viewership matches 'American Horror Story'

Wednesday's premiere of FX's espionage thriller The Americans attracted 3.22 million total viewers and 1.57 million adults 18-49, besting the debuts of American Horror Story in the former category and Sons of Anarchy in the

So how long did it take you to buy into the premise of The Americans, the new FX show that premiered on Wednesday night? I'm honestly not sure I still accept — that is, can watch without an occasional snort of disbelief — Keri Russell and Matthew

30 at 10 p.m. EST), stars Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys as Elizabeth and Phillip Jennings, Cold War-era Russian spies who have lived, worked and raised a family in America for 15 years as part of a covert mission to gather

Pride and Prejudice at 'Downton Abbey'

Sizzling British hit "Downton Abbey" has stolen the hearts of its legions of avid fans, but one viewer hopes the television show will steal its way to their stomachs as well. Canadian culinary historian Pamela Foster has crafted a cookbook based on the

May your team win — and may Elementary air at some reasonable post-game hour. Downton Abbey | PBS, Sunday, 9 ET/PT. This excellent period soap offers its best episode of the season yet, as Cora's (Elizabeth McGovern) grief over Lady Sybil's death

What's better: the tinkly elegance of Downton Abbey's theme music, or the rhythmic intensity of Game of Thrones's title tune? If you just can't choose, you'll love this video -- in which pianist Sagar Jethani seamlessly melds the

I am a huge fan of Downton Abbey and I have spoilers in this post, so if you are not yet caught up, go watch it now and come back. And if you haven't yet seen it. Ugh. Get on Netflix right now and get caught up. You can thank me later. I missed the

Like every other "Downton Abbey" enthusiast, I have spent the past few days reeling in sadness and shock over the death of Lady Sibyl. As I watched the episode and the horrific scene of her death, I kept asking myself, "Is this really happening? Sibyl