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TCU’s BJ Catalon declares for NFL DraftDallas Morning News (blog)TCU’s B.J. Catalon (23) scores on a long run against Oklahoma State in the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2014, in Fort Worth, Texas. Update: TCU has confirmed B.J. Catalon’s declaration for the NFL Draft. Related.BJ Catalon declares for NFL … Read more
Executives: Fox TV needs ‘showmanship’ of ‘Empire,’ ‘Glee’ producer to end …Minneapolis Star TribuneDana Walden and Gary Newman, the longtime CEOs of the 20th Century Fox studio, last year were named co-chairs of the Fox Television Group that includes the studio and network. They took over a broadcaster that’s No. 4 in the ratings and … Read more
Teen killed in east Las Vegas crash identifiedKVVU Las VegasLas Vegas Metro police said the crash occurred at 3:54 p.m. at the intersection of South Sloan Lane and East Sahara Avenue, just east of South Nellis Boulevard. Police said a 19-year-old man, who was driving one of the vehicles involved, was pronounced …Las Vegas teen … Read more
NFL Playoff Schedule 2015: Printable Bracket, TV Info Guide for AFC and NFCBleacher ReportThe focal point rests under center thanks to Aaron Rodgers, Russell Wilson, Andrew Luck and Tom Brady. Fair enough—teams cannot make it this far without top-tier quarterbacks. Just keep in mind that while the chatter centers on those names, Wilson …2015 NFL … Read more
[APK Download] YouTube Update Adds A New Share Menu And Brings Back …Android PoliceSay Google, is there something big you’re hiding in the latest version of the YouTube Android app that justifies a massive jump in the version number? Because if you are, we can’t find it. The YouTube app currently propagating across the Play … Read more
BGSU Women’s Soccer Assistant Coach Named Head Coach at Bluffton13abc Action News“This is a great opportunity for Rhonda and right in her wheelhouse after two years at BGSU where we have spent time redefining a winning culture, which is the type of program she has taken over at Bluffton,” commented BGSU women’s soccer head coach … Read more
Scheme to allow mainlanders in Hong Kong right of return seen as a gesture to …South China Morning Post (subscription)A scheme to allow mainland migrants in Hong Kong to return home raises “complex” issues, Hong Kong’s security chief warned yesterday amid debate on why the idea has been floated. The proposal is being discussed by … Read more
Egyptian Actress Faten Hamama Dies at 83VarietyIconic Egyptian actress and Arab film icon Faten Hamama, best known by mainstream audiences for her English-language film “Cairo,” died on Saturday, Agence France-Presse reports. She was 83. Hamama appeared in almost 100 films, often alongside her …Beloved Egyptian actress Faten Hamama dies at 84Ahram OnlineEgyptian actress Faten Hamama … Read more
‘My Star Wars suit saved me from deadly snakebite’BBC NewsAn Australian man dressed in a Star Wars costume says that his armour saved him from a venomous snakebite. Scott Loxley is walking around Australia dressed as a desert stormtrooper (or sandtrooper) from George Lucas’s Star Wars films to raise money for …Star Wars costume saves … Read more
Women’s Soccer Adds Two Transfers to RosterWSURaiders.comNiki Romero, formerly of the University of North Carolina, and Kaeli Studebaker, formerly of Concord University, have transferred to Wright State and will play for the Raiders next fall, WSU head women’s soccer coach Pat Ferguson announced today … …read more From:: Women’s Soccer News From Google News
Hip Hop Single Sales: Chris Brown, Tyga, Kanye WestHipHopDXThis week’s Hip Hop singles sales chart has a new leader with the official drop of Chris Brown and Tyga’s “Ayo” shooting up to #1 in its first week of availability. “Ayo” displaced Kanye West’s “Only One” at #1, but Ye and Paul McCartney’s new track … … Read more
Washington DC subway electrical problem lasted 44 minutesKABC-TVPassengers in a Washington, D.C. Metro train are shown in this photo posted on Twitter by Andrew Litwin. (twitter.com/alitwin4). AP. Saturday, January 17, 2015 11:20AM. WASHINGTON –. An electrical malfunction that filled a Washington subway train with …D.C. Metro did not tell 911 passengers trapped: reportNew York Daily … Read more
Pit bull saved in one-alarm San Francisco house fire, three residents displacedabc7news.comSaturday, January 17, 2015 11:05AM. SAN FRANCISCO –. A pit bull was saved in a one-alarm fire at a home in San Francisco’s Silver Terrace neighborhood Saturday morning that displaced three residents, a fire dispatcher said. Firefighters responded to a …Firefighter injured in bike … Read more
Academy Awards President Cheryl Boone Isaacs Remarks Upon The LACK Of …PerezHilton.comEveryone should be curious about what she had to say! The first black president of Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has made a statement about the whole lack of diversity thing amongst the Oscar nominees this year. Cheryl Boone Isaacs made …Film … Read more
Don’t Write Off Hong Kong’s Umbrella Movement Just YetEconomyWatch.comThe Hong Kong government has resumed its five-step consultation process for the 2017 elections and is still working within the framework of Beijing’s preapproved Chief Executive Candidate list. But it would be shortsighted to write off the Umbrella …Hong Kong’s Umbrella Movement ready to open for another … Read more
Oakland: Homicide victims were datingSan Jose Mercury NewsOAKLAND — Two people shot dead in East Oakland Friday afternoon have been identified as a couple who live in Oakland, police said. Richardson Livingston, 20, and his girlfriend Alexis Randolph, 19, were shot multiple times at 12:05 p.m. in the 500 …Man and woman shot dead in … Read more
‘Constantine’ ratings slip as NBC expresses doubts about renewalEntertainment WeeklyUnfortunately for the supernatural comic-book thriller, that’s not my observation — it’s the entertainment chairman of NBC’s remark to reporters on Friday when asked about the show. And now here comes some new ratings data that won’t help matters …NBC Boss Talks Cosby Controversy, Announces New … Read more
Mary J. Blige Fetes DSquared2 at Milan Fashion Week OpeningABC NewsDesigner twins Dean and Dan Caten kicked off the Milan Fashion Week Saturday with a 20th anniversary gala celebration featuring Mary J. Blige serenading the duo in a former airplane hangar-turned-art gallery. The first day of the festivities also …Runway vs. Reality: Fur You Can … Read more
Luhansk, Kiev Agree to Establish Ceasefire on January 18, 19Sputnik InternationalMOSCOW, January 17 (Sputnik) – The authorities of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People’s Republic (LPR) and the Kiev-controlled regional administration have agreed on a ceasefire during the Epiphany celebrations on January 18 — 19, the republic’s head …Kiev, pro-Russia forces agree on 2-day truce in LuganskPress … Read more
Hawaii lawmakers prepare to talk hospitals, marijuana, lavaBellingham HeraldHONOLULU — Hawaii lawmakers and the state’s newly elected governor are heading into the upcoming legislative session with a tight budget and a slew of looming priorities that include dealing with struggling hospitals, medical marijuana and a creeping …and more …read more From:: Honolulu News By Google … Read more
‘American Sniper’ takes the Friday box office by surpriseEntertainment WeeklyAnother box office surprise: Paddington’s third place spot with $4.7 million earned on Friday. Saturday is where the family movie will shine, likely giving the current number two spot—Kevin Hart’s The Wedding Ringer, which has sold $7.4 million in …Box Office: Clint Eastwood’s ‘American Sniper’ Scores … Read more
Seattle Seahawks 33 Green Bay Packers 24 – NFC Championship Game Prediction – Video Seattle Seahawks 33 Green Bay Packers 24 – NFC Championship Game prediction. The Green Bay Packers will not find an answer to Seattle Quarterback Russell Wilson’s running and lose 33 to 24. Super Bowl 49 will be Indy vs Seattle. via … Read more
Sports on TV Saturday: College Football All-Star Games and College BasketballCincy JungleThe first full Saturday of college basketball exclusively tips off, but their are a pair of college football all-star games to enjoy as well. Come talk about them all in our open thread. College basketball. Noon Duke at Louisville ESPN. Noon Texas A&M …and … Read more
Björk Plots Intimate ‘Vulnicura’ Shows in New YorkRollingStone.comBjörk will release her new studio LP Vulnicura this March, and to celebrate the Icelandic singer has made plans to invade New York for six intimate concerts spread throughout the month at small venues like Carnegie Hall’s Stern Auditorium and the New …Bjork Announces New York Tour Dates … Read more
Free ‘Selma’ screening for students (updated)Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog)Correction: A previous version of this story stated the screenings were for grades 7 – 9. The Atlanta screenings are for grades 9-12. Atlanta high school students now have the chance to see the movie “Selma” this weekend free of charge. To take …and more …read more … Read more
Hong Kong Businessman Donates $1 Million to Families of Slain NYPD OfficersNBC New YorkThe widow and parents of Detective Wenjian Liu speak exclusively to NBC 4 New York about what life has been like since he was shot and killed while on the job with fellow detective, Rafael Ramos. Pei-Sze Cheng reports. (Published Friday, Jan … Read more
HRW urges Kiev to acknowledge cluster bomb use, stop indiscriminate killings …RTKiev should stop the Indiscriminate warfare in southeast Ukraine, Human Rights Watch chief Kenneth Roth said, commenting on recent statements by the country’s PM, Arseny Yatsenyuk. During his visit to Germany earlier in January, Yatsenyuk was …HRW condemns use of unconventional arms by UkrainePress … Read more
‘Tevar’ box office collections hit Rs 35 cr after Week 1 as spark eludes Arjun …Financial ExpressTevar collection, Tevar, Tevar box office, Tevar movie, Tevar box office collections Sonakshi Sinha-starrer ‘Tevar’ has made just Rs 35 crore as box office collections in Week 1. (Bollywood Hungama) …and more …read more From:: Movie Box Office News … Read more
2015 NFL Draft Prospects: S Landon CollinsBehind the Steel CurtainThe rise of the high-level safety in the NFL was at its height around the mid-2000s with the excellent play of Pittsburgh’s Troy Polamalu and Baltimore’s Ed Reed. Two first-ballot Hall of Famers who were huge parts of the two best defensive teams of …Landon Collins … Read more
Alamo City Comic Con Announces 2015 Dates, New Film FestivalSan Antonio Current (blog)77,000 attended last year’s comic con, making the convention, which has only been held twice, the third largest of its type in the United States, according to De la Fuente. For year three, De La Fuente is hoping to put on a film … Read more
Atlanta Hawks Win 11th Straight by Destroying TorontoSportsBlog.com (blog)And yeah, we know, it’s why the 4-letter (ESPN) would rather lead with the superstar, but they are depriving you, the sports fan of a great story. The Hawks did what they do best Friday night: Execute their game plan. All five starters scored in double …Raptors … Read more
Terry’s Talkin’ about Cleveland Cavaliers defense and coaching situation …cleveland.com (blog)CLEVELAND, Ohio — Will the Cavaliers begin to consistently play hard? With LeBron James now healthy and new players Timofey Mozgov, J.R. Smith and Iman Shumpert (coming back in the next 7-10 days) playing together, the roster has been upgraded.Cavs not done with drama after … Read more
2015 NFL Draft Prospects: TE Maxx WilliamsBehind the Steel Curtain… Williams has some strength and technique work ahead of him, but he’s very quick for his size (6-foot-4, 250 pounds) with NFL bloodlines and a lot of room to go, Williams probably lands outside the first round (barring a monster Combine performance …The Terrible Podcast … Read more
Cop Shoots Dog, City Of Honolulu Refuses To Pay Vet BillsHuffington PostThe City and County of Honolulu is refusing to reimburse Kristen Butac’s $1,600 veterinary bill after a Honolulu police officer shot her dog in September. According to local news channel KHON-2, police officers were investigating a separate domestic … …read more From:: Honolulu News … Read more
Who will win Green Bay Packers vs. Seattle Seahawks: Predictions for the 2015 …NJ.comThings are setting up quite nicely for the Seattle Seahawks to make the rare return trip to the Super Bowl as defending champions. Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers was instrumental in his team moving past the Dallas Cowboys last Sunday …Seattle … Read more