(AP) Garcia goes 1 up on Tiger at Players ChampionshipBy DOUG FERGUSONAP Golf WriterPONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla.The Players Championship already provides plenty of theater because of its thrill-a-minute golf course. Making it even more compelling is the star attraction of
(AP) Ferguson key in Man U’s financial transformationBy PAN PYLASAssociated PressLONDONManchester United and Sir Alex Ferguson. Apple and Steve Jobs. Will one of the world’s most recognized soccer clubs face the same challenges the world’s technology darling did after the
(AP) ‘Kinky Boots’ gets a leading 13 Tony Award nodsBy MARK KENNEDYAP Drama WriterNEW YORKThe Cyndi Lauper-scored “Kinky Boots” has earned a leading 13 Tony Award nominations, with the British import “Matilda: The Musical” close behind with 12. Tom Hanks,
The day’s top stories in social media and technology for 4/16 focus on the impact of social media and cell service in times of disaster, the lasting sometimes ill-effects of sexting, recent hacking threats and issues, free speech and online
This is a legal analysis of the story previously filed by my colleague John Nolte. A Christian florist in Washington State, who declined to provide flowers for a same-sex wedding because she objects for religious reasons, is being taken to court
It looks like the director of Stand By Me, This Is Spinal Tap and A Few Good Men is waiting for the ending of his next project. Rob Reiner says he’ll be making a feature film about the battle over
(AP) Jury convicts ex-Detroit mayor of corruptionBy ED WHITEAssociated PressDETROIT Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was convicted Monday of corruption charges, ensuring a return to prison for a man once among the nation’s youngest big-city leaders. Jurors convicted Kilpatrick of
(AP) Woods stretches his lead on Blue MonsterBy DOUG FERGUSONAP Golf WriterDORAL, Fla.Tiger Woods hit a tee shot that got stuck in a palm tree. That’s about the only thing that didn’t fall his way Saturday in the Cadillac Championship.
Three members of the cast of ABC’s, “Modern Family,” were stuck in an elevator for more than an hour in a hotel in Kansas City, Missouri this weekend. Julie Bowen, Eric Stonestreet and Tyler Ferguson shared all the details of
(AP) Thompson wins Honda for 1st tour titleBy DOUG FERGUSONAP Golf WriterPALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. Michael Thompson’s dream of winning his first PGA Tour event was walking up the final fairway with a big lead and very little stress. The
Niall Ferguson subtitles his most recent book The Great Degeneration, “How Institutions Decay and Economies Die.” It is a short treatise on the way in which well-intentioned political leaders can cause the failure of that which they have been charged with
LONDON (Reuters) – British police investigating the hacking of mobile phones to generate stories at Rupert Murdoch’s now-defunct News of the World tabloid made six more arrests of journalists or former journalists on Wednesday. The phone hacking in the new
Yesterday Breitbart released the Top 40 players, led by No. 1 Trey Burke. Today his Michigan team topped the Associated Press Top 25. Tonight we give you the top player for each team, including sharp-shooter Terry Rose (#20 in photo)
Today marks the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, where the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Constitution provides a right to have an abortion in one of its most controversial decisions in history. More than 50 million unborn children
By DOUG FERGUSONAP Golf WriterKAPALUA, Hawaii For those who think the PGA Tour season never ends, here’s a new twist: This one can’t get started. The season-opening Tournament of Champions was postponed for the second straight day because of gusts
CHICAGO, Jan. 2 (UPI) — Actor Jesse Tyler Ferguson joined Illinois Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon in Chicago to advocate for same-sex marriage in the state. Ferguson, openly gay and playing the role of a gay man on the television program
Analytics are the quest for truth. When a basketball player scores 22 points and a team wins by 12, some fans will make silly assertions like, “they would have lost by 10 if he weren’t there.” In fact, if “he
President Barack Obama ended up revealing an astonishing level of ignorance about the state of military technology during the presidential debate in Boca Raton, FL Monday night. The U.S. Commander-in-Chief misspoke about bayonets. He misspoke about horses. He misspoke about
Chicago’s murder rate been has been skyrocketing this year, leaving many Chicagoans “unpleased,” to say the least, about Rahm Emanuel’s performance as Mayor. But the increasing wave of violence, including 5 murders and 25 shootings alone this past weekend, didn’t
Democrats’ 2012 party platform opposes “any and all efforts to weaken or undermine” abortion rights, which means the platform does not oppose taxpayer-funded late-term abortions opposed by most Americans. “The Democratic Party strongly and unequivocally supports Roe v. Wade and
Get ready for the assault on Niall Ferguson. Harvard is not a friendly and open place. It’s a place that often demands ideological conformity, as current Obama economic advisor Lawrence Summers found out when he had the temerity to suggest
FOX NEWS: This week’s Newsweek cover, which reads “Hit the Road, Barack,” is shocking many. The article, written by Niall Ferguson, reads in part, “Welcome to Obama’s America: nearly half the population is not represented on taxable return – almost
(AP) Augusta National adds first 2 female membersBy DOUG FERGUSONAP Golf WriterNEW YORKFor the first time in its 80-year history, Augusta National Golf Club has female members. The home of the Masters, under increasing criticism the last decade because of
(AP) Romney, Ryan to discuss Medicare with NH votersBy PHILIP ELLIOTTAssociated PressMANCHESTER, N.H.Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan are ready to face New Hampshire voters and answer their questions, especially about the Republican plan for Medicare that has left some seniors
By ANTHONY McCARTNEYAP Entertainment WriterLOS ANGELESFive stars of “Modern Family” have banded together and are suing to void their contracts to work on the hit comedy, arguing that the contracts are illegal under California law. The suit filed Tuesday by
