Tom Verducci: Hall of Famers present, future dominate Day 1 at winter meetings – SI.com

SI.comLegendary managers Tony La Russa, Joe Torre and Bobby Cox were unanimously elected to the Hall of Fame. John Raoux/AP. ORLANDO — They sat shoulder to shoulder, and you couldn’t help but think you were looking at living baseball history the likes of …Tony La Russa, Bobby Cox, Joe Torre headed to baseball Hall of … Read more

Adriana Lima’s 9 Favorite Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show Looks (Photos) – Daily Beast

Daily BeastAdriana Lima first graced the Victoria’s Secret runway in 1999 at age 18, alongside some of the world’s biggest supermodels: Tyra Banks, Heidi Klum, and Stephanie Seymour. Ever since, Lima has been a staple at the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, with …Square Roots | The Making of a Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show LookNew York … Read more

No tailgating at Super Bowl – ESPN

ESPNKelly introduced officials from the MTA, NJ Transit and NJ Path to discuss the added schedules and plans for the week of the Super Bowl, when New York City and New Jersey could see an influx of 400,000 travelers. NJ Transit will offer a Super Pass for …New York Area Transit Agencies Prep for Super … Read more

Two-time Cy Young Award winner Roy Halladay retires – USA TODAY

USA TODAYAccording to multiple reports, longtime Major League starting pitcher Roy Halladay will announce his retirement on Monday. Roy Halladay to announce his retirement this afternoon. News conference scheduled by Blue Jays.— Todd Zolecki (@ToddZolecki) …Roy Halladay retiresPhilly.comCy Young winner Roy Halladay retires after 16 seasonsSan Jose Mercury NewsRoy Halladay retires as a Blue JayCBSSports.comESPN … Read more

Mike Shanahan mulls QB, future – ABC News

ABC NewsASHBURN, Va. — Mike Shanahan is still the coach of the Washington Redskins, but Robert Griffin III might not be the starting quarterback this week. Shanahan said Monday he’s worried about Griffin’s health in the final three games after he’s been sacked 24 …Mike Shanahan is two minutes away from leaving the RedskinsUSA TODAYRedskins’ … Read more

Monday Tailgate: Ranking the BCS bowls by quarterback matchup – USA TODAY

USA TODAYWith the BCS bowl matchups all set, there’s plenty of star power when it comes to the 10 teams’ quarterbacks. We take a look at the quarterback matchups in all five games and rank them by which we’re most looking forward to. 1. Orange Bowl – Braxton Miller …Live at 9 with Kevin Scarbinsky: … Read more

In Cape Town, leaders pay tribute to Mandela – USA TODAY

USA TODAYCAPE TOWN, South Africa — Some remembered his kindnesses; others reminisced about his charity. And at a special session of Parliament today, dedicated to paying tribute to the country’s first democratically elected president, all praised Nelson Mandela …World pays homage to Mandela in mass memorial serviceReutersParliament pays tribute to MandelaBBC NewsAll set for Mandela … Read more

Ukraine protesters hold firm, defying riot police – Reuters

ReutersKIEV (Reuters) – Thousands of Ukrainian protesters huddled by braziers in their tented camp in the snowbound capital Kiev into Tuesday morning, in defiance of riot police who took up positions throughout the capital as a deadline to clear the streets expired.Biden calls Ukraine presidentUSA TODAYIt’s Time for Ukraine’s Protesters to BargainBloombergUkranian president calls for … Read more

KNBR’s Damon Bruce Suspended Indefinitely For Anti-Women Comments

KNBR’s Damon Bruce has been suspended indefinitely for his anti-women comments according to blogger and long-time friend Richard Liberman. This was just announced by Liberman at his blog at 2:27 PM EDT. This move is the latest reaction to comments he made on his San Francisco-based radio show. Damon Bruce now joins Steak Shapiro, Chris … Read more

Thor: The Dark World Is A Good Movie

Yes, Thor: The Dark World is a good movie. You might be wondering why I start this brief review off with that statement, but it’s because some reviewers don’t seen to look at the second installment in the Marvel Entertainment Thor movie series with any respect for the story. Look, Thor is a legendary comic … Read more

UNIQLO Grand Opening At Hillsdale Shopping Center, San Mateo, CA

UNIQLO, the global clothing retailer, will open its new store at Hillsdale Shopping Center at 60 31st Ave., San Mateo, CA on Friday, October 11th at 10 a.m. UNIQLO Hillsdale San Mateo will welcome customers with entertainment and activities during Grand Opening weekend (this Friday through Sunday). Activities include a free tote bag to the … Read more

Godzilla 2014 Trailer Leak Pushes “Godzilla 2014” Search To Highest Levels To Date

Godzilla 2014 Teaser Trailer Removed From YouTube By Warner Bros; Analysis Turns out last Friday’s leak of an old Godzilla 2014 Trailer did a lot more good than harm for fans and for Warner Bros., and especially for Legendary Pictures, the movie’s producer and those who worked on it. The Godzilla 2014 Trailer leak was … Read more

Jadeveon Clowney Not 2014 NFL Draft 1st Pick In 1st Round After 2013 Season

Jadeveon Clowney Not 2014 NFL Draft 1st Pick In 1st Round After 2013 Season Jadeveon Clowney, the South Carolina Gamecocks Student and Defensive End, reached the top of the charts of many NFL Draft watchers after his amazing performance in 2013, and one that was punctuated by this still-shocking play against Michigan in the Outback … Read more

Pinewood Studios Atlanta Fayetteville GA Construction Update

On Thursday, I paid a second visit to the site of what will be the first US home of Pinewood Studios, and located in Fayetteville, Georgia, about 50 miles outside of Atlanta. The objective was to see how far construction on the facility had progressed. The answer: a fair degree! When I first went over … Read more

Grainne Barron Of Viddyad At TechCrunch Disrupt 2013

TechCrunch Disrupt Day One was dominated by the rush of talks with founders of new startups competing for attention at the Startup Battlefield, and ended with a bit of time with a person who’s become a legendary founder. As I stated in Monday’s blog post, I voted for Choister, the online service started by Ola … Read more

Ravens Super Bowl Hangover? Not Quite, but it’s Only Preseason

Did someone hit the fast forward button this summer? It sure feels that way. It is hard to believe that the Baltimore Ravens played their first preseason game on Thursday night, crushing the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 44-16. While my love/hate with preseason football continues, I learned that some people like preseason games. Some of my … Read more

Godzilla 2014: Cast And Crew List For Godzilla To Date

Godzilla 2014: “The Stonewater Tape” Links Godzilla To Bikini Atoll H-Bomb Testing Godzilla 2014 is, itself, a giant movie production that, when extras and other studio employees like publicists are considered, not to mention vendors providing such things as food, involves almost 1,000 people. Right now, Godzilla is in post production, and over 100 people … Read more

Chris Brown Has Seizure; #PrayForChrisBrown Tops Twitter

Chris Brown reportedly had a seizure in a Los Angeles recording studio on Friday. The resulting news lit up Twitter, and a hashtag called #PrayForChrisBrown topped and still tops Twitter right now. But what’s weird is TMZ reports that Mr. Brown refused medical help and blew off the hospital, making me ask why he’d do … Read more

Tobias Menzies In Outlander, By Starz And Sony Pictures

Here’s an interesting press release I got from the Starz PR folks. It mentions that Tobias Menzies, the star of Game of Thrones, Rome, and Casino Royale (Remember, he was the guy James Bond told to stop looking like he was talking into his piece?), and beau of the actress Krisin Scott Thomas, has landed … Read more

Is Amanda Bynes Just Trolling Us?

Is Amanda Bynes Just Trolling Us? Nikky Raney of Zennie62Media thinks she is. “She’s a very good actress,” Ms. Raney says. But with such comments about “ugly Asians,” and other racist and homophobic Twitter tweets, one has to wonder if it’s not trolling, and that something really is wrong with her head. This blogger thinks … Read more

Is Miley Cyrus, Liam Hemsworth Engagement Back On?

Is Miley Cyrus’ engagement to be married to Liam Hemsworth back on? Nikky Raney, Zennie62Media Executive Editor, says it is! But one thing’s for sure: Miley Cyrus is certainly in the celebrity news a lot. Miley Cyrus was on Jimmy Kimmel as a cameo, and then before that took a kind of San Francisco social … Read more

Marion Bartoli Is A Looker. Sabine Lisicki Is Hot. Get Over It

Look, Marion Bartoli, the new Wimbledon singles champion, is a looker. And Sabine Lisicki, who arguably should have won Wimbledon, is hot. Those who have issues and think Marion Bartoli is not a looker or that people should not admire Sabine Lisicki’s beauty, really need to get over it. Get Over It Zennie AbrahamZennie Abraham … Read more

Comic Con Update: Comedy Central : Amy Schumer, Workaholics | Dark Horse: Kazuo Koike

This Comic Con Update! Comedy Central’s got a hell of a line-up. (Sponsor Zennie62’s Comic Con Coverage here! ) COMEDY CENTRAL will descend upon San Diego Comic-Con with a multitude of awesome events. The schedule includes panels from “Workaholics” on Thursday, July 18 from 2:00-3:00 p.m., Ubisoft’s “South Park: The Stick of Truth” videogame on … Read more

San Bruno Happy With CPUC PG&E San Bruno Fire Fine Moves

The City of San Bruno called a new legal filing by the California Public Utilities Commission’s safety division “a step in the right direction to punish PG&E” in determining a proposed penalty against the utility company for its gross negligence that caused the Sept. 9, 2010 San Bruno explosion and fire. The CPUC’s safety division … Read more

Meta World Peace LA Lakers NBA Amnesty : Kobe Bryant Blasts It

Meta World Peace, or Ron Artest, was placed in the NBA’s Amnesty program, and much to the dislike of Kobe Bryant. On the day the Lakers added traveling center Chris Kamen, and to replace Dwight Howard, Meta World Peace’s high dollar contract was causing some pain. This move should solve it, in that it should … Read more

Mos Def Gitmo Force Feeding Is Horrifying

Rapper Mos Def volunteered to go through the same kind of force-feeding of food that 45 of 120 prisoners are experiencing at Guantanamo Bay Prison, or Gitmo. After being “OK at first,” Mos Def then said that it felt like his brain was “on fire.” The New Yorker reports that this was a publicity stunt … Read more

Stacy Keibler And George Clooney: No Break-Up Yet

Stacy Keibler And George Clooney. The news gossip sites have it that Stacy Keibler And George Clooney are breaking-up. But leave it to TMZ to tell the real story. Stacy Keibler And George Clooney are still, as they say, shaking up. The problem is with their schedules. They are apart most of the time. It’s … Read more

Anna Benson: Baseball Wives Star Arrested After Pulling Gun On Husband Kris Benson

Anna Benson is the very hot star of the TV show Baseball Wives, who’s now proving that orange is the new black. Anna Benson was arrested on Monday night in Smyrna, Georgia and after breaking into the home of her husband, former New York Mets Pitcher Kris Benson, pulling a metal baton, and then a … Read more

Randy Travis In Critical Condition With Viral Cardiomyopathy

Randy Travis, the famed country singer, is in critical condition with something called “Viral Cardiomyopathy”. Viral Cardiomyopathy is a “virus that directly infects the heart muscle, and causes the heart to become weak,” according to Carter King, an interventional cardiologist at Texas Health Presbyterian Dallas, as quoted by CBS DFW in Dallas. Kirt Webster, Mr. … Read more

Make Oakland Better Now! Mayor’s Budget: Two Proposed Amendments – Part 2

Make Oakland Better Now! will be present at the next Oakland City Council Meeting on June 13th at 6:30pm to urge the City Council to adopt the Mayor’s proposed budget with Council President Kernighan’s proposed changes.  This post is the second in a series to look at the budget amendments proposed by Council President Kernighan and … Read more

Petroecuador Ecuador Oil Spill Could Be Headed For Brazil, Peru

Petroecuador, it’s poor oil environmental record already exposed in the Chevron Ecuador case, has another new oil spill to deal with, one that occurred on June 4th, and is now threatening Brazil and Peru, and has placed those countries on high alert, as reported today, Sunday, June 9th 2013. Here’s the account, translated from El … Read more

The Indian Ocean Earthquake Tsunami Disaster Of 2004

The Disaster Tuesday, December 28th 2004, for me, was a weird mix of emotions. First, I was happy just to be with my Mom and Step dad here in Fayetteville, GA. (I’m also smiling over his feeling better during his battle with cancer.) Second, I did miss Oakland and the Bay Area (and wish my … Read more