Cameos by President-elect Barack Obama and Vice President Dick Cheney have brought star power to a hurricane-delayed battle between Democrats and Republicans for an up-for-grabs U.S. House seat. Obama recorded a radio ad to help Democrat Paul ...
3 Dec 2008
NEW YORK (AP) — In golf terms, prize money on the PGA Tour could be going from a birdie to even par — at best. “I think over the course of the next several years, you’ll see a flattening of purses,” tour spokesman Ty Votaw said Wednesday ...
3 Dec 2008
Never mind those post-Thanksgiving sales where you can snap up a pair of skinny jeans for half-price -- here's a real bargain: Live from Milan, see the opening night production of La Scala's 2008-09 season in a live screening at the Laemmle Music ...
3 Dec 2008
• • Police divers recovered the body of former Blackhawk Pit Martin , a four-time NHL All-Star in the 1960s and '70s, who drowned after the snowmobile he was driving plunged into an icy lake near his home. Divers found Martin's body Tuesday ...
3 Dec 2008
LOS ANGELES—There’s one reason why Oscar De La Hoya has been working so hard in training to get in shape at a weight he has not fought in for so many years. It’s because Manny Pacquiao demands it from him. In a “Dream Match” that is on its ...
3 Dec 2008
A 14-foot bronze statue in the likeness of Oscar De La Hoya stands in front of the Staples Center. For Southland Latinos, the bronze work elicits pride in Oscar De La Hoya, the Golden Boy from East L.A., and in themselves. "Oscar De La Hoya has done ...
3 Dec 2008
by James Slater - Without a doubt, Saturday night's big Oscar De La Hoya Vs. Manny Pacquaio "Dream Fight" has received its share of criticism.
3 Dec 2008
Wed, Dec 3, 2008 (5:09 p.m.) Oscar De La Hoya says he's been down to 147 pounds for weeks, and one look at him in a track suit Wednesday seemed to back that up.
3 Dec 2008
Oscar De La Hoya says he's been down to 147 pounds for weeks, and one look at him in a track suit Wednesday seemed to back that up. The same can't be said about Manny Pacquiao, but his job in the weeks preparing for his fight with De La Hoya wasn't to diet but to eat as much as he possibly could.
3 Dec 2008
Associated Press - December 3, 2008 7:25 PM ET BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Louisiana is the nation's least healthy state, according to a new national ranking of states' overall health.
3 Dec 2008
Even with a purple bruise under his right eye Oscar De La Hoya has the kind of face more suited to Hollywood than the battered old ring. But, as the sweat runs down his cheeks in salty little rivulets and his gaunt features become sunken with fatigue up in the beautiful but remote mountains of Big Bear in California, De La Hoya could only be a fighter. Pummelling the speed-bag above his head ...
3 Dec 2008
The 'Golden Boy' Oscar De La Hoya and four-time world champion Manny Pacquiao pose during the final press conference for their upcoming world welterweight rumble 'Dream Match' on Saturday at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
3 Dec 2008
Featuring photos, news, interviews, features, reviews, and style trends, the Celebrity Baby Blog (www.celebrity-babies.com) is the authority for information about celebrity babies and their famous parents. The original web site on the ...
3 Dec 2008
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3 Dec 2008
In its first phase, L.A. Live unveiled a large plaza, covering nearly 2 acres, across Chick Hearn Court from Staples Center and at the foot of the Nokia Theater. The plaza was designed by L.A.'s Rios Clementi Hale Studios, ...
3 Dec 2008
The silver carp, one of the notorious leaping fish brought to the US from China, has been found in the Mississippi River near La Crosse in its first known appearance in Wisconsin or Minnesota waters.
3 Dec 2008
La Tomatina festival in Spain gives new meaning to the expression ‘playing with your food’. For most of the year Bunol is a ho-hum industrial town, 40km (25mi) from Valencia, quietly going about its own business. ...
3 Dec 2008
That look permeated most of the LA area, with some brighter spots in Orange County and in the nicer sections of the Valley. This state has a budget of $103 billion, 20 times that of Minnesota, and you have to wonder where the money goes ...
3 Dec 2008