Final bowl projections[news], Six teams clinched an automatic bid to a BCS bowl between Thursday and Saturday: Alabama, Stanford, Wisconsin, Kansas State, Florida State and Louisville.
Of those six, Louisville is the only team whose BCS bid has yet to be made official. Due to the logjam of 5-2 teams atop the Big East, Louisville must wait until the final BCS rankings are released Sunday evening; the Big East champion will be the team with the highest ranking. Louisville entered this week ranked No. 26, and after beating No....
Sunday, 2 December 2012
Highway tunnel collapse news
Highway tunnel collapse news, At least seven people were feared missing Sunday after about 150 concrete panels fell from the roof of a tunnel on the main highway linking Tokyo with central Japan.
Efforts to rescue any survivors trapped inside the tunnel were hindered by heavy smoke after one vehicle caught fire inside the Sasago Tunnel, about 80 kilometres (50 miles) outside Tokyo.
Rescuers also temporarily suspended work because of fears of a further collapse. They were attempting to reach at least several vehicles believed...
Cabbie voodoo trick
Cabbie voodoo trick, Tweeps are praising a West African cabbie who may have thwarted a tragic school shooting today by convincing a pistol-wielding teen he had voodoo medicine.
The anonymous New Jersey driver told reporters he picked the teen up outside Trenton Central High School for a roundtrip fare.
After stopping at the boy's house, the kid got back in with bloodshot eyes and shaking, pulling out a gun and saying he was going to kill classmates in the cafeteria.
The quick-thinking cabbie stayed calm, falsely persuading...
Miami bus crash
Miami bus crash, A bus slammed Saturday into an overpass at Miami's airport, killing two passengers, authorities said.
The driver of the tour bus mistakenly drove the wrong route -- on the lower level for arrivals rather than a higher one for departures, which buses could clear -- when it crashed into the 8-foot, 6-inch high overpass, Miami International Airport spokesman Greg Chin said.
The Miami-Dade Police Department explained, in a news release, that "the bus driver was not familiar" with the airport when the crash occurred...
Red Sox sign Gomes
Red Sox sign Gomes, The Boston Red Sox have signed outfielder Jonny Gomes to a two-year contract through the 2014 season, the team said on Saturday.
Financial terms were not announced. Boston media reported Gomes, who has played in the Major Leagues for 10 years, will earn $10 million over two years.
"I see him playing a lot of left field - we think his bat fits well in the lineup, in the ballpark," Red Sox general manager Ben Cherington told Major League Baseball's website.
Gomes, 32, played for the Oakland Athletics last...
Highway House Bulldozed
Highway House Bulldozed, A five-storey home marooned in the middle of a new road in China for more than a year because its owner refused to leave has finally been demolished. BBC Reported
The road, in China's's eastern Zhejiang province, was built around the house because duck farmer Luo Baogen was holding out for more compensation.
Mr Luo, 67, said he had just finished the home at a cost of $95,000 and had been offered only $35,000 to move.
Officials say he finally accepted $41,000, and the bulldozers moved in.
Media...
Rockwell Fetches $2.8 Million
Rockwell Fetches $2.8 Million, Norman Rockwell’s World War Two painting “Willie Gillis Food Package from Home” fetched $2.8 million from a private buyer at an auction in Chicago on Saturday, the auction house said. Reporte cnews.canoe.ca
The winning bid for the iconic artwork was less than the up to $5 million estimated ahead of the auction, said Emily Betts Susanin, director of marketing and communications for Susanin’s Auctions in Chicago.
But it was “great news” nonetheless, she said, adding that no other painting had...
N.C. State Hires Coach
N.C. State Hires Coach, Dave Doeren is leaving Northern Illinois after two straight championship seasons to take over at North Carolina State.
According to sportsillustrated.cnn.com N.C. State announced Doeren's hiring Saturday - less than 24 hours after he guided the 19th-ranked Huskies to their second consecutive Mid-American Conference championship, and just six days after firing Tom O'Brien.
Doeren claimed a MAC title both years he was at NIU and is 23-4 since taking over the Huskies with a 17-1 record in conference...
Highway Tunnel Collapse
Highway Tunnel Collapse, At least seven people were feared missing Sunday after about 150 concrete panels fell from the roof of a tunnel on the main highway linking Tokyo with central Japan.
Efforts to rescue any survivors trapped inside the tunnel were hindered by heavy smoke after one vehicle caught fire inside the Sasago Tunnel, about 50 miles outside Tokyo.
Rescuers also temporarily suspended work because of fears of a further collapse. They were attempting to reach at least several vehicles believed buried in the rubble,...
Bachelorette's Hebert Married
Bachelorette's Hebert Married, "Bachelorette" couple Ashley Hebert and J.P. Rosenbaum got married on Saturday!
The happy pair tied the knot in Pasadena, Calif. shortly after announcing that their wedding would be televised on ABC this month. The nuptials took place outdoors in a ceremony officiated by "Bachelor" host Chris Harrison, People magazine reported.
'Bachelorette' couple Ashley Hebert and J.P. Rosenbaum shop for wedding bands
"Today is all about our friends and family," Ashley told People, "It's about standing...
Deadly overpass bus crash
Deadly overpass bus crash, A charter bus carrying 32 members of a church group hit a concrete overpass at Miami International Airport after the driver got lost Saturday, killing two elderly people on board and leaving three others critically injured, officials said.
The large, white bus was too tall for the 2.59-metre entrance to the arrivals area, said airport spokesman Greg Chin. Buses are supposed to go through the departures area, which has a higher ceiling, he said.
Chin said passengers told him they were part of a...
Fan critical after fall
Fan critical after fall, A 22-year-old man is in critical condition after sustaining life-threatening injuries after falling about 40 feet off a fourth-floor ramp outside Bank of America Stadium on Saturday night at the ACC Championship between No. 13 Florida State and Georgia Tech.
The Charlotte Observer reported that Charlotte-Mecklenburg police identified the victim as Sean Michael Powers, a resident of New Port Richey, Fla. It's unclear if he was a student at Florida State.....cnn
Michael Stanford, the supervisor of...
Final Bowl Projections
Final Bowl Projections, In the end, Wisconsin ended up being this year's BCS crasher. The 8-5 Badgers will be making their third consecutive trip to Pasadena after destroying Nebraska in Saturday's Big Ten title game, bringing the worst winning percentage of any Rose Bowl participant since 1928.
The rest of my projected BCS lineup remains the same. However, there is still the slight possibility that 12-1 Northern Illinois will move into the final top 16. If that happens, the Huskies would steal away Oklahoma's at-large berth...
Fugees Rapper Sues
Fugees Rapper Sues, Fugees rapper Pras Michel's movie about being held hostage by Somali pirates is being held hostage -- by the film's director ... this according to a new lawsuit filed by Pras. TMZ REPORTED
According to legal docs filed Monday, Pras hired Marshall Tyler back in 2009 to direct a documentary film called "Paper Dreams"-- about the rapper's real-life, death-defying incident with pirates off the East African coast.
In the suit, Pras claims he was "taken captive" by Somali pirates sometime in 2009 -- however...
Katt Williams Slap
Katt Williams Slap, A comedy tour by comedian Katt Williams is turning out to be more like a rampage, and police say he has even brought his antics to Woodland.
According to several reports, Williams had a busy day Sunday after getting booted by police from the downtown Hyatt Regency Hotel, then later - in a separate incident - leading CHP officers on a pursuit through downtown Sac as he rode his three-wheeled motorcycle the wrong way down one-way streets.
At one point, the Sacramento Bee reports, Williams took his vehicle...
'Impossible' Find After Sandy
'Impossible' Find After Sandy, Donna Gugger's heart was heavy as she sifted through the scattered debris and devastation left by Superstorm Sandy along the Jersey Shore. Pieces of broken furniture. Shards of metal. Chairs ripped off patios. Blue jeans...
Your Workout May Not Matter
Your Workout May Not Matter, Running, long considered a healthy hobby, may actually be dangerous for some. At least that’s the prevailing opinion of a number of the country’s top cardiologists and a new study due out next month from British journal Heart.
According to the editorial, endurance training and marathon running can literally push your heart to its limit, causing a variety of acute problems, such as arrhythmia or irregular heartbeat, and lasting damage, including calcification and scarring.
Some of these problems...
Aguilera's Racy Outfit Mocked
Aguilera's Racy Outfit Mocked, Chelsea Handler has gotten a lot of mileage out of jokes about Christina Aguilera's questionable fashion decisions, so we were a tad bit worried when the singer appeared on "Chelsea Lately" last month and the two women appeared...
Why Goldie Looks Great At 67
Why Goldie Looks Great At 67, Goldie Hawn might be one of the most youthful 67-year-olds on the planet! Her personality is bubbly, her body is rockin' and her head-to-toe style rivals most women half her age.
So, what's her secret? A good diet and solid exercise routine are part of her age-defying plan, she reveals to Prevention magazine. "I do try to do some form of exercise 4 days a week. At home in California, I'll bike up the mountain. Or I'll do Pilates or Spin. And I do eat a lot of greens. I eat healthy, but I'm not...
Dolly Parton's reclusive husband
Dolly Parton's reclusive husband, Country music icon Dolly Parton has been happily married for 46 years, but the world would never know it if she didn't say so.
Despite having been with the same man, Carl Dean, since the couple first met back in 1964 at a...
Famous December Birthdays
Famous December Birthdays, MSN is the Famous & Main Source of Celebrities Birthdays Detail...December is the time to deck the halls and to celebrate the birthdays of an NFL coach, a cake master and a comic creator. Check out these celebrities and others who will end 2012 another year older.
Woody Allen
Date of birth: Dec. 1
Legendary writer and director Woody Allen brought many well-known hits to the big screen (see his filmography), including his latest movie. Originally a stand-up comedian, he has also acted in many...
New eyeless fish
New eyeless fish, A cave-dwelling fish with no eyes and no scales has been discovered on a tiny island in Vietnam's scenic Ha Long Bay, according to conservation group Fauna & Flora International.
The newly described fish, a type of loach, has been named Draconectes narinosus, which derives from the Greek words for dragon "drakon" and swimmer "nectes," as well as the Latin word "narinosus," which means "who has large nostrils."
Its lack of eyes and scales are actually common adaptations for animals that have evolved...
National park fire
National park fire, More than 1,000 evacuation notices to people living near Estes Park were sent out Saturday morning because of the explosive growth of the Fern Lake Fire in Rocky Mountain National Park. Some of the evacuation notices were "be prepared to evacuate."
Evacuation Information, as of 2 p.m. today:
The Highway 66 corridor, including all adjacent streets, remains in evacuation.
Residents of High Drive and adjacent streets have been notified that they are now on pre-evacuation notice. The residents in this area...
Iron Man stills
Iron Man stills, Four new stills from director Shane Black's upcoming Iron Man 3 are now online, courtesy of Marvel's official site. Check them all out below!
Opening in 3D and 2D theaters on May 3, 2013, the action adventure stars Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Guy Pearce, Rebecca Hall, Stephanie Szostak, James Badge Dale, Jon Favreau and Ben Kingsley.
Iron Man 3 pits brash-but-brilliant industrialist Tony Stark/Iron Man against an enemy whose reach knows no bounds. When Stark finds his personal world...
Magician set on fire
Magician set on fire, Wayne Houchin was appearing on a show in the Dominican Republic when, in an apparently unscripted prank, its host dropped flammable liquid on his head, setting him alight.
Houchin's own crew, who were at the show, rushed to save him and put out the flames - but not before he had suffered burns to his head, face, neck and right hand.The illusionist, who hosts Breaking Magic on the Discovery Channel, was rushed to hospital where he says he is "in pain" but recovering.
Houchin, who was in the country promoting...
Derek Jeter Weight [NEWS]
Derek Jeter Weight [NEWS], Derek Jeter's weight gain photo after ankle injury goes viral. Consumer Reporter releases a new video report about a natural way to lose weight while boosting energy and burning fat to help people avoid the faith of Derek Jeter.Derek Jeter weight gaining photo has now gone viral.
Jeter is on rest from baseball due to the ankle injury he suffered in early October during Game 1 of the 2012 ALCS, while the New York Yankees was playing against the Detroit Tigers, as he attempts to reach for a ground...
Kim Kardashian Bahrain [NEWS]
Kim Kardashian Bahrain [NEWS],Bahrain (AP) — Just hours after reality TV star Kim Kardashian gushed about her impressions of Bahrain, riot police fired tear gas to disperse more than 50 hardline Islamic protesters denouncing her presence in the Gulf kingdom.
The clashes took place just before Kardashian opened the Bahrain branch of her Millions of Milkshakes shop.
An Associated Press journalist saw protesters chanting "God is Great" near the shopping complex in Riffa, some 20 kilometers (12 miles) south of the capital Manama....
Lindsay Lohan Accuser [NEWS]
Lindsay Lohan Accuser[NEWS], Tiffany Mitchell, the woman who Lindsay Lohan punched at New York City nightclub Avenue, didn't feel the need to hide following the incident.
The well-known psychic was spotted walking around NYC recently, though she wore big sunglasses that hid any evidence of injuries that occurred as a result of Lohan punching her on the left side of her face.
The fight resulted in Lohan being arrested for assault by NYC police. It has yet to be determined whether she was drunk or on drugs when the incident...
Crazy Tony Arrested [NEWS]
Crazy Tony Arrested [NEWS], Crazy Tony arrested after cops spotted him in a gorilla suit? It sounds crazy, but it's true. Tony Lindsey, who is Honey Boo Boo's cousin, was part of a potentially deadly and definitely stupid stunt on Highway 20 in Georgia. Lindsey, who is definitely old enough to know better, was wearing a gorilla suit and jumping into traffic when he was spotted by a local police officer, and he wasn't acting alone.
TMZ first broke the news about Crazy Tony's arrest on Nov. 30, 2012, but the incident actually...
Manny Ramirez Drug [NEWS]
Manny Ramirez Drug [NEWS], The substance that caused Manny Ramirez to test positive for a banned substance last year was testosterone, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press.
The administrator of baseball's drug program issued his annual report on Friday. The document lists the substances that resulted in seven positive tests for performance-enhancing drugs that led to discipline.
Six players were suspended earlier this year for taking prohibited substances and, in each case, the substance that triggered...
Dennis Quaid Divorce [NWES]
Dennis Quaid Divorce [NWES], Dennis Quaid filed for divorce from his wife, Kimberly, after 8 years of marriage. On Dec. 1, TMZ reported that Quaid officially filed papers just 6 weeks after Kimberly filed for legal separation.
This was something expected given the fact that Kimberly actually filed divorce papers back in March. A month later, she changed her mind for whatever reason and then decided to go the route of legal separation. Quaid, however, is now ending things.
"Quaid is seeking joint legal and physical custody...
Baseball Hall Of Fame [NEWS]
Baseball Hall Of Fame [NEWS], The continued exclusion of union leader Marvin Miller from the Baseball Hall of Fame is an act of pettiness on the part of baseball executives. Miller’s death on Tuesday, at age 95, means that the man who revolutionized the sport that he loved as a child growing up in Brooklyn will never be properly honored in person. But the Cooperstown committee that chooses retired officials should still induct Miller posthumously in 2013.
No single individual did more to turn baseball into the business juggernaut...
Keith Jerome Wright
Keith Jerome Wright, A former NFL player has been sentenced to life in prison for a series of home-invasion robberies and a sexual assault in Sacramento.
Keith Jerome Wright, who is 32, was sentenced Friday in Sacramento County Superior Court to multiple life terms. He was convicted last month of 19 charges that included forcible oral copulation, armed robbery, kidnapping, burglary and false imprisonment.
Prosecutors say DNA evidence and stolen items found in Wright's home connected him to three home invasion robberies in...
Wyoming Community College Attack
Wyoming Community College Attack, At least one person was killed and another wounded Friday morning in an attack at a central Wyoming community college.
Police took into custody one person who was injured and may also have died following the attack that happened just before 9 a.m. at Casper College, school spokesman Rich Fujita said.
Authorities were searching the campus for any additional suspects, Fujita said.
"They are reasonably certain that the one and only suspect is in custody, but they told us they can't be 100...
Obama Keystone Pipeline
Obama Keystone Pipeline, It's a decision U.S. President Barack Obama put off during this year's election campaign, but now that he's won a second term, his next move on the proposed oil pipeline between Alberta and Texas may signal how he will deal with climate and energy issues in the four years ahead.
Obama is facing increasing pressure to determine the fate of the $7-billion Keystone XL project, with environmental activists and oil producers each holding out hope that the president, freed from the political constraints...
Galaxy VS. Dynamo
Galaxy VS. Dynamo, And so, the moment of truth is upon us. Sure, we are several days away from the greatest day in American professional soccer from taking place. But it is never too early to forecast MLS Cup 2012, which will take place once again at the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. and will feature, as with last year, Bruce Arena’s Los Angeles Gaaxy and Dominic Kinnear’s Houston Dynamo.Emotions are sure to run high on both sides.
Houston’s Brad Davis is ready for his shot at redemption as Houston look to make up for...
Alabama VS. Georgia
Alabama VS. Georgia, Until questionable clock management eliminated the unimaginable. Until a tipped pass led to a caught pass and there was no way to stop the clock—and this heavyweight fistfight finally found a place in history.
“We needed a miracle,” said Alabama offensive tackle D.J. Fluker.
They got the one thing that means more to anyone in this meatgrinder of a conference; the one thing that has come to define the college football season. An SEC championship.
“This is the game that matters to me,” said Alabama tailback...
