TV analysts fight

Chicago Bulls TV analyst Kendall Gill has been temporarily suspended from his on-air duties at Comcast SportsNet Chicago after a physical altercation Tuesday with Big Ten Network analyst Tim Doyle, Crain’s Chicago Business reported.

The incident happened in the CSN newsroom after the taping of “Sports Talk Live,” a panel discussion on CSN Chicago among Doyle, Chicago Business’ Danny Ecker and Chicago Sun-Times reporter Herb Gould.

According to Ecker, who witnessed the incident and wrote about it, Gill confronted Doyle in the

New Pepsi bottle

Pepsi is rolling out a new shape for its 567-gram bottle for the first time in about 17 years.
The new bottle has a contoured bottom half that appears easier for holding, and the wraparound label is shorter so that more of the drink is exposed.
The change follows a number of splashy moves in the past year by PepsiCo to improve results for its namesake soda, including a multiyear deal to sponsor the Super Bowl halftime show and a wide-ranging deal with the pop star Beyonce.

Girl discovers dinosaur

A species of prehistoric flying reptile dating from 115 million years ago is to be named after a girl who discovered it when she was only five.

The fossil turned out to be a completely new genus and species of small pterosaur

Daisy Morris, who is now nine, stumbled across the fossil at Atherfield beach on the Isle of Wight in 2009 and took it to local dinosaur expert Martin Simpson.

Bon Jovi’s daughter

Rocker Jon Bon Jovi has assured fans his teenage daughter is “healthy” and “doing great” following her accidental drug overdose last year.
Stephanie Rose Bongiovi was found unresponsive in her dorm room at Hamilton College in New York in November, and she was later arrested after a small quantity of heroin and marijuana was found during a search.

Coke cuts jobs

NEW YORK — Coca-Cola says it's cutting 750 jobs in the U.S. as it continues to streamline its business.

The world's biggest beverage maker says the jobs cuts will be across the board and that affected individuals will be notified in coming weeks. The cuts represent roughly 1 percent of the company's workforce of 75,000 in North America.
A spokesman says about a quarter of the cuts will be in Atlanta, where the company is based.
In a memo to employees last month, The Coca-Cola Co. noted that it had identified "areas that must be

Giuliani LifeLock

Some say it’s an example of how the mighty have fallen, to see Rudy Giuliani descending into the abyss of infomercials.
“America’s mayor” is now shilling for a troubled ID theft prevention firm, LifeLock, and many are asking if Rudy Giuliani really needs the money?

The two-term Republican mayor pulled the country together during its darkest days following the September 11th attacks and is now working the overnight infomercial circuit for LifeLock, right up there with Sham

300 guns seized

West Vancouver Police say they found 28 guns in a home as they were called out to investigate a domestic dispute call in the 300 block of Moyne Drive late Saturday night.

Police say a 35 year old woman suffered a severe assault, and it appears she was hit several times by one of

Bo Obama

In a video post on YouTube, an adorable, all white Golden Doodle named Ramona asked for Bo's paw in marriage. The video, which features the two year old Golden Doodle going to great extends to offer the First Dog a marriage proposal, and has since gone viral.
It was reportedly created by the Oregon Humane Society as part of their fundraising efforts for animal shelters. The shelter has held a huge fundraising drive for the past 25 years and is looking to raise $450,000 for animal shelters this year. The event attracts thousands of dogs and their owners to Portland, and according to some sources, this year could be the biggest yet.

Christie Gay Therapy

A day after Governor Christie said he was undecided on whether to sign a bill that would ban “gay conversion therapy” for minors in New Jersey, his likely Democratic challenger called on him to outlaw the practice in the state.
Sen. Barbara Buono, D-Middlesex, a sponsor of the bill that would prohibit parents from sending their children to conversion therapy to cure them of homosexuality, said she was disappointed that Christie didn’t call for a ban when he was asked about the bill at an event on Wednesday.
Christie’s office responded to Buono’s remarks by issuing a statement emphasizing that the governor “does not believe in conversion therapy,” and is undecided only on whether he supports the bill, which is moving

Risë Stevens dies

 Mezzo-soprano opera star Rise Stevens, who sang with the Metropolitan Opera for more than 20 years spanning the 1940s and 1950s, has died. She was 99.

Stevens died Wednesday night at her Manhattan home, said her son, Nicolas Surovy.

Stevens started singing with the Met in 1938, on tour in Philadelphia. Among her greatest roles was the title character in the opera "Carmen," which she sang for 124 performances.

The Met called her "a consummate artist, treasured colleague, and devoted supporter of the company for 75 years."

Stevens knew that the soaring notes and huge themes of opera "was her medium," Surovy said. "She kn

Obamacare ‘kills’

WASHINGTON — Just hours after the House voted again to repeal the Affordable Care Act, Rep. Michele Bachmann said the law “literally kills women, kills children, kills senior citizens.”

Bachmann joined a group of conservatives to give floor speeches Thursday marking the three-year anniversary of the law. Bachmann said “Obamacare” will disproportionately hurt women and children

Ahmadinejad nearly shot

According to Marc Ambinder and D.B. Grady, an unplanned shotgun blast nearly caused a global calamity

The public has all but forgotten the U.S. Secret Service's Colombian prostitute scandal, but the past 24 hours have probably dredged up bad memories for the agency's PR department. One Service agent traveling with President Obama in Israel is in hot water for reportedly junking the president's heavily fortified limousine by filling it with diesel instead of gas ("This is why we bring multiple vehicles and a mechanic on all trips," says Secret Service spokesman Brian Leary.) Hours later, The Atlantic published a short but eye-catching excerpt from Deep State: Inside the Government Secrecy Industry, an upcoming book by Week

Reagan daughter lesbian novel

Ronald Reagan's daughter Patti Davis has authored a lesbian love story titled, 'Till Human Voices Wake Us.'

The 60-year-old writer appeared in the movie 'Celebrity Video Centerfold' and dated Bernie Leadon of the Eagles - self-published the romantic novel on Amazon, where it can be downloaded for 2.99 dollars, the New York Post reported.

January 2012 Celebrity Quotes

Memorable January quotes

It's been an unforgettable year so far. Three Republican presidential candidates dropped out of the race. A legendary coach lost his battle with cancer. A comedy icon celebrated her 90th birthday. Keep reading to see January's most memorable quotes.

James Cameron Sued Again

James Cameron sued again, An aspiring writer has filed a lawsuit against film director James Cameron, 57, claiming that the film "Avatar"  is a rip-off of a novel he wrote in the late '80s . This is one of several similar suits against Cameron who has stated that he came up with the idea for the movie in the early '90s but had to wait for technology to catch up to film it

Wisconsin Man Arrested Strange Name

Wisconsin Man Arrested Strange Name: Wisconsin man arrested strange name-Police in Wisconsin arrested a man for carrying a concealed weapon and while the arrest went rather smoothly, it was anything but ordinary. That is because the man they arrested is named Beezow Doo-Doo Zopittybop-Bop-Bop.

According to the police report, officers found Zopittybop-Bop-Bop, 30, near tennis courts in a park after neighbours complained of excessive drinking and drug use.

Celebrities Who've Named Their Baby Something Unique

Celebrities Who've Named Their Baby Something Unique- Celebrities named their baby something unique 2011 is quickly coming to the end, and it's time to start looking back on what a year it was. Nothing brings more excitement and joy to a family than the addition of a new member, and this year has seen the birth of bunches of bundles of joy for celebrities. Celebrity baby names have become the subject of conversation lately, as the trend of late has been for stars to give their little boys and girls unique names.

Some celebrities played it more traditionally, like Craig Ferguson who named his son Liam. Actress Jennifer Connelly went with a name from a bygone era for daughter when she gave her the name Agnes. Reggae singer Ziggy Marley went old school with naming his son Abraham while "Sex and the City" star Cynthia Nixon and her partner went with a cute modern name of Max for their newborn son.

Daniel Radcliffe Allen Ginsberg

Daniel Radcliffe Allen Ginsberg - Daniel Radcliffe to play Allen Ginsberg, "Harry Potter" star Daniel Radcliffe, 22, will portray poet Allen Ginsberg n the upcoming film "Kill Your Darlings". The movie is described as a thriller that will capture how a murder in 1944 draws the great poets of the beat generation together. It's expected in theaters next year.

Wrong Lottery Game 14.3 Million

Wrong lottery game 14.3 million-Winning the lottery is all about luck — or is it about accidentally buying a ticket thinking it's one game instead of another? Either way, one Wisconsin man won the $14.3 million Megabucks pot, but was oblivious to his windfall for three days.

The employees of the gas station where the winning ticket was sold wondered about who had scored the big payday, says the Wisconsin State Journal, and hoped it was one of their regulars, Napolean, a veteran in need of a kidney transplant.

Man Accidentally Wins Lottery

Man Accidentally Wins Lottery - Man Accidentally Wins Lottery - Man wins lottery by mistake, A Madison, Wisc., man unknowingly hit the jackpot in the state's Megabucks lottery. Napolean Elvord, who is a Vietnam veteran in need of an organ transplant, says he thought he played another game. Days later he says he found the ticket at his home and realized he won after accidentally playing the wrong game.