Los Angeles
Kevin Durant slows Kobe Bryant before stopping the Lakers
OKLAHOMA CITY — When the NBA's MVP results were announced Saturday, Oklahoma City Thunder star Kevin Durant found himself in a familiar spot: second. Just the seventh player to win three straight scoring titles, Durant ended up behind Miami's LeBron They overcame a Los Angeles lead, with a huge 3-pointer by Kevin Durant in the [...]
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Kansas City
I'll Have Another chases down Bodemeister again to win Preakness Stakes
I'll Have Another edges Bodemeister to win the Preakness Stakes today in Baltimore. / AP By Richard Rosenblatt Associated Press BALTIMORE — I'll Have Another waited a little longer to catch Bodemeister in the stretch this time, and now that he's done The 137th running of the Preakness Stakes will be broadcast on Saturday at [...]
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The Atlantic
SNL's Mick Jagger Episode: 5 Best Scenes
VIDEO: Mick Jagger Saturday Night Live opening monologue from SNL in May 2012. Jagger answered frequently asked questions about him. WATCH here! Sir Mick Jagger brought the poise expected of a British knight and the flash expected of a rock legend as host and musical guest of Saturday Night Live's season finale. Jagger performed four [...]
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Los Angeles
Kevin Durant slows Kobe Bryant before stopping the Lakers
Entertainment News from AP Kevin Durant stood above the 3-point line and watched the shot clock dwindle in the final seconds of Game 4. When Metta World Peace backed up slightly on defense, Durant hesitated only an instant before launching a 26-footer. Tied at 98, Kevin Durant put the Thunder up three points with 13.7 [...]
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USA TODAY
Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg weds one day after IPO
Perhaps it's because I'm the blogging & social media editor for BlogHer as well as a sap for a wedding, but I totally jumped when I saw that Mark Zuckerberg married his longtime girl, Priscilla Chan, today. What do you give as In what seemed to have been a surprise to many in attendance, Mark [...]
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Fox News
NAACP announces support of same-sex marriage, shoring up Obama's base
When President Obama spoke out in favor of same-sex marriage, some worried what effect this would have among his black supporters — particularly in terms of the traditionally conservative black church. But a recent poll showed a significant The NAACP has passed a resolution supporting marriage equality. “Civil marriage is a civil right and a [...]
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ABC News
Missing 'Terminator 3' Star Nick Stahl Reportedly Contacts Friends
Nick Stahl, who was reported missing last week, sent an email to friends Friday letting them know he's OK, E! News has confirmed. The LAPD has received multiple tips in the Nick Stahl missing person case from people who claim they have spotted the "Terminator 3" actor since he… The Terminator 3 actor's wife Rose [...]
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Huffington P
SpaceX Launch Abort Traced To Faulty Rocket Engine Valve
The anticipated SpaceX launch was aborted at the last possible second after a computer detected a glitch in one of the rocket's nine engines. The snafu raised anew questions of whether private industry can handle a space THE SPACEX FALCON 9 test rocket is being prepared for launch today from Complex 40 at the Cape [...]
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Seattle Post
Column: The kind of grit you can't teach
What a day it was at Pimlico Race Course on Saturday. You had a great crowd: a record 121309. You had a handle of $80463005, sixth highest in Preakness history. You had Chamber of Commerce weather: temperatures in the mid-70s under a bright sun and Jennifer Rowland Small won more than 190 races as a [...]
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Kansas City
I'll Have Another chases down Bodemeister again to win Preakness Stakes
Mix yourself up a black-eyed susan (or whatever it is that Kegasus is pouring) and get ready for the 137th running of the Preakness Stakes. By Alicia Wincze Hughes I'll Have Another (9), ridden by Mario Gutierrez, beats Bodemeister, ridden by Mike Smith, to the finish line to win the 137th Preakness Stakes horse race [...]
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