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- PFT: Vick wants attending dogfight to be federal crime Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 3:50PMMichael Vick was on Capitol Hill this morning asking Congress to pass a law against something Vick himself used to do often: Attending dog fights. Organizing dog fights is already illegal, and Vick served 21 months in prison after admitting that he spent several years running a dog fighting ring.
- PFT: Most active free agency in NFL history? Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 9:06AMWith the lockout potentially ending (more on that in a bit) this week and free agency expected to begin next week, the level of activity for the league will be high.
- PFT: Agent says United Football League is dead Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 9:05AMThough today’s 12:00 p.m. ET press release from the UFL followed by a 2:00 p.m. ET conference call with Commissioner Michael Huyghue likely will serve the purpose of formally announcing a 30-day delay to the launch of training camp, one agent who represents players in the league privately has told us that, in his view, the UFL is dead.
- PFT: Ware says Romo is Dallas' unquestioned leader Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 9:05AMCowboys quarterback Tony Romo has spent a lot of time playing golf this offseason, but that doesn’t mean his focus is off football. In fact, Cowboys linebacker DeMarcus Ware told ESPN Radio in Dallas that seeing Romo emerge as the Cowboys’ clear leader, and the man who organized the team’s lockout activities, has been a positive aspect of the lockout.
- FANTASY BASEBALL: TOM AND SENSE Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:45AMEveryone is asking, "What can I expect from Johan Santana in the second half of the season?" Unfortunately, I'm not sure you can expect much of anything.
- HBO sports president resigns; Pacquiao the reason? Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 1:07AMsource: abs-cbnnews.com Ross Greenburg, the president of HBO Sports, resigned today after 33 years of working in the network. According to Yahoo! Sports, Greenburg has been roundly criticized by boxing promoters, including Top Rank boss Bob Arum. Dan Rafael of ESPN believes that Greenburg's downfall began when HBO lost Manny Pacquiao. Nearly all of Pacquiao's major fights had been broadcast by ...
- Dragon Go Burns Its Way to the Top of the Mobile Search Heap Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 7:42AMA new voice-based search and find app, Dragon Go, has rocketed up my list of personal favorites. Why? It lets me get the stuff I want faster than ever before -- the good stuff, too, and I don't have to scroll through a bunch of crud to find it. Nuance Communications is the voice-recognition company behind a variety of voice recognition and transcription applications, and Dragon Go is its latest ...
- Customers Are Going Mobile... Bring Your Business Mobile With TransMobile. Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 9:07AMTransMobile online announces free trial account for mobile marketing customers. (PRWeb July 16, 2011) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/7/prweb8365721.htm
- Beyonce Ends TV Concert Taping When Voice Gives Out Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 3:19PM*Beyonce was forced to cut short a special TV concert taping on Thursday in the UK after she began losing her voice, reports WENN. The singer began filming “A Night With Beyonce” at a London studio on Wednesday, belting out hits such as “Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It),” “Crazy In Love,” “Irreplaceable” and [...]
- Religion News Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 3:16AMUPPER DEERFIELD -- Seabrook Buddhist Temple on Northville Road will hold its 66th annual Obon Memorial Folk Dance Festival on Saturday. Attendees are encouraged to bring lawn chairs. The program schedule:
- PFT: Favre is Joe Webb's coach during lockout Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 2:31PMBrett Favre didn't exactly have a reputation in Green Bay or New York as a guy that would go out of his way to help his understudy at quarterback. Perhaps (supposed) retirement has him more relaxed.
- PFT: Cushing's agent says Steelers should nail Harrison Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 11:05AMAgent Drew Rosenhaus, who represents Texans linebacker Brian Cushing along with somewhere between 10 and 1,000 other NFL players, doesn't like the criticism that Steelers linebacker James Harrison leveled against Cushing in Harrison's scorched-earth Men's Journal interview.
- Nuance releases free Siri-like ‘Dragon Go’ app for Apple iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 7:44AMNuance today announced Dragon Go!, a free application for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch...
- Nuance’s Dragon Go! Now Available in the Apple App Store Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 7:15AMBURLINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dragon Go! Hears What You Say, Knows What You Want; Direct Content from 180 Providers Including Yelp, OpenTable, Fandango, ESPN, Pandora, LiveNation, Last.fm, AccuWeather, Milo.com, and Many More.
- Summer driving: 10 teen safety tips Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 6:19PMCar crashes are the leading cause of death for teens and that risk climbs even higher during the summer months. Below are 10 key safety tips to help your teen stay safe on the road.
- Tampa Bay Lightning GM Steve Yzerman says roster set, for now Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 9:04PMBy Damian Cristodero, Times Staff Writer Thursday, July 7, 2011 The Lightning has some work to do to sign restricted free-agent forwards Steven Stamkos and Teddy Purcell. But assuming those contracts take care of themselves, as general manager Steve Yzerman said he believes they will, Tampa Bay's roster was completed Thursday with the signing of free agent right wing Ryan Shannon. "We are in a ...
- Yzerman: With signing, roster of Lightning set Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 8:49PMThursday, July 7, 2011 Lightning general manager Steve Yzerman on Thursday signed free-agent right wing Ryan Shannon to a one-year, $625,000 deal and said Shannon is the final piece of the roster puzzle. "We are in a position now, we're a set roster," Yzerman said. "We're comfortable if we want to start (with this roster) in September." Not that Yzerman won't be looking at who may not get a ...
- Did Google hand China to Microsoft? Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 10:54AMIt's rare that a public company takes moral stances where business interests suffer. But that's the choice Google made in January 2010, after reversing its search censorship policy in China.
- India, in real time: 7th July, 2011 Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 10:04PMIndia is a country on the go; at any given moment in time, there is much happening in the fields of politics and governance, of finance, of development; there is constant churning in society, considerable activity in sports and in the arts... It's almost too much to keep track of. And hence, this effort: a real-time, constantly updated look at the events that matter. Refresh this page for real ...
- Retirement Expert Bill Losey Discusses Impact of The National Debt Ceiling Debate Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 8:13PMSaratoga Springs, NY. July 6, 2011 Bill Losey, author and retirement expert and advisor, recently wrote a blog discussing the federal debt ceiling debate that is reaching a boiling point in American politics. This blog, found on his website http://www.BillLosey.com, titled The D Word That Haunts Wall Street asks, When will the debt ceiling issue be solved and What ...
- Nokia E6 Review Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 10:50AMBlackBerry may be the name associated with QWERTY messaging phones, but there’s a vocal cadre of Nokia users all too keen to talk about the merits of the Finnish company’s keyboard-blessed candybars. The E72 met with mixed reactions, failing to quite capture affection the way its E71 predecessor did; now we have the E6 (aka [...]
- iStockphoto Hires Nicola Ghezzi as Director, Country Operations in Italy Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 7:22AMCALGARY, Alberta--(BUSINESS WIRE)--iStockphoto focuses on growth in Italy, adding Nicola Ghezzi as Director, Country Operations
- Ads end year with whimper Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 9:00AMTHE $13bn ad market has finished the financial year on a low note, according to the latest numbers from research house SMI.
- Print, TV ads fall as online market grows Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 9:00AMTHE $13 billion ad market finishes the financial year down, with online the only form of media seeing growth, says research house SMI.
- PFT: Brady leaves out Moss on list of top WRs Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 9:16AMThink Randy Moss will be irked that Tom Brady says Deion Branch and Wes Welker are his favorite receivers?
- What's Happening in Oroville for July 2 Saturday, July 2, 2011 @ 2:30AMOroville High School fireworks booth Open daily 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. through July 4 at 2450 Oro Dam Blvd.
- Will Google investigators look at the right sins? Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 6:41PMThe public doesn’t normally care much about monopoly power. This has always been a source of befuddlement among anti-corporate progressives, but there you are. At some level, people may understand that somebody owns too much of the country’s corn or soybeans, and that drives up food prices. And they know our electricity comes from coal controlled by a tiny corporate oligarchy, which rakes off as ...
- Live blogging free agency over the weekend Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 10:51AMFree agency continues with many talented players already signed while others await their chance. Stu Hackel provides his analysis of how these roster moves will impact next season.
- How will roster moves impact next season? Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 10:51AMFree agency continues with many talented players already signed while others await their chance. Stu Hackel provides his analysis of how these roster moves will impact next season.
- Puck Daddy’s 2011 Free-Agent Frenzy Chatter Box, Day 1 Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 10:31AMLook, you want to know where Ben Eager is signing and we want to know where Ben Eager is signing. The best way to keep tabs on this? The often imitated but never duplicated Puck Daddy Free-Agent Frenzy Chatter Box! For Day 1 of the 2011 Free-Agent Frenzy, which officially begins at noon ET/9 a.m. PT, we've complied 24 Twitter feeds from some of the best hockey journalists, news-breakers and ...
- JB Arts Festival creates big buzz Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 7:26PMTHE Johor Baru Arts Festival which starts today, has recorded an online following of over two million, who log on to the event website via search engine Yahoo!
- Edible and playable chocolate record sounds sweet (Yahoo! News) Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 11:20AMYahoo! News - Apparently chocolate is all the advertising rage in Europe these days. The chocolate website announcing the Sagres brewery's chocolate stout beer was a huge hit, and now a Scottish bakery has raised the (chocolate) bar even further. To celebrate the …
- New online tool allows listeners to turn down volume of grunting Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 10:36AMRadio listeners in the United Kingdom won't be subjected to loud shrieking coming from their wireless sets during Wimbledon. The BBC recently unveiled a new program that allows listeners of live Wimbledon broadcasts to minimize the sound of on-court grunting . [ Photos: Maria Sharapova's Wimbledon run ] This week, BBC's Radio 5 released NetMix, an online tool that gives viewers the option of ...
- AVG Warns of Malicious Crank Calls Coming to Your Computer Phone Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 6:59AMAVG Technologies, a leading provider of internet and mobile security, today warned of newly emerging social engineering attacks on users of the popular Skype phone and messaging service.
- New Smokey Bear Campaign Launched Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 6:11PMSmokey Bear is back, just in time for the 4th of July weekend.
- Free gas idea generated a public relations bonanza Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 5:36AMIt's time to look at the positive public relations benefits Ocean City has achieved in the past eight months from public discussion of a free-gas promotion.
- Simple clear advice in plain English Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 3:40AMBefore beginning, there is one caveat: your webmail account must support the Pop3 email-delivery protocol. Most Windows email programs use this to collect email anyway.
- Slacker Will Power AOL Radio Apps, Replacing CBS Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 12:29PMAt one point, it seemed like CBS Radio was powering every streaming service from AOL to Yahoo, but it no longer powers the former. AOL Radio listeners will have access to all three plans offered by Slacker: Basic Radio (free), Radio Plus ($5 per month), and Slacker On-Demand ($10 per month), which, Slacker spokesman Anders Steele told Evolver.fm, will more than double the number of Slacker's ...
- Ron Artest is petitioning to change his name to ‘Metta World Peace’ Thursday, June 23, 2011 @ 6:00PMIt's not the coolest name change in sports history, World B. Free has him beat there, and it's not exactly a novel idea when Chad Ochocinco beats you to the punch a few years before, but Ron Artest's apparent name change to -- get ready -- "Metta World Peace" is apparently a real thing. An all-too real thing. Apparently, Lakers radio reporter John Ireland broke the news on his show earlier ...
- Pacquiao-Marquez III may ignite TV bidding war Thursday, June 23, 2011 @ 1:53AMsource: abs-cbnnews.com Executives of boxing promotion company Top Rank will meet with television network Showtime to discuss the broadcast rights for the November 12 fight between Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez. Kevin Iole of Yahoo! Sports tweeted that Top Rank head honcho Bob Arum will meet with Showtime tomorrow to negotiate the television deal for Pacquiao-Marquez III. But Arum is ...
- Hawaiian Airlines stays with Air NZ for heavy maintenance Thursday, June 23, 2011 @ 12:09AMHawaiian Airlines has renewed the contract for maintenance of its Boeing 767 fleet at Air New Zealand's Auckland engineering base. The contract with Air New Zealand Technical Operations extended the current arrangement for a further five years, Air New Zealand said today.
- CreditCardGuide.com Hires Erica Sandberg as National Spokeswoman Wednesday, June 22, 2011 @ 7:03PMAUSTIN, Texas, June 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Bankrate, Inc. (NYSE: RATE) is pleased to announce nationally recognized credit and money management expert Erica Sandberg has joined Bankrate, Inc.'s CreditCardGuide.com, one of the Internet's most trusted sources of news and information about credit cards, as the website's leading spokeswoman and resident advice columnist. (Logo: http ...
- New Internet User? Watch Out for These 3 Traps Wednesday, June 22, 2011 @ 11:00AMThe Internet is like a digital microcosm of the real world. It is full of a virtually limitless amount of information and entertainment, but it also contains not-so-nice people looking to take advantage of you.
- Shazam Wants To ID Your TV Wednesday, June 22, 2011 @ 10:55AMShazam, a popular mobile app that identifies music, is now investing in “Shazamable” television shows and ads. The company announced …
- Nazi hunting: How France first "civilized" the Internet Wednesday, June 22, 2011 @ 8:37AMThe online world is looking nervously at Europe, whose leaders are making ever-louder noises about joining forces to bring "civility" to the Internet. French President Nicolas Sarkozy has led the cheering squad. At the last G8 conference Sarkozy rolled out a digital laundry list of Internet-related problems that need ironing and folding—everything from intellectual property protections to the ...
- NBA Draft Rumors: The 9 Biggest Potential Moves on Draft Day Tuesday, June 21, 2011 @ 11:39AMThe 2011 NBA draft is going to be jam-packed with a ton of exciting action. Despite the pool of eligible prospects being one of the weakest in recent seasons, there has been plenty of trade chatter that has been centered around some very big names. With the likelihood of a lockout looming in the very near future, it's probable that a host of clubs will attempt to execute a flurry of moves in an ...
- Would you pay $100,000 for a razor? (Yahoo! News) Tuesday, June 21, 2011 @ 10:05AMYahoo! News - $100,000 can buy many things: a brand new sports car, a boat, or a ridiculously luxurious vacation, just to name a few. But if you already have a new Audi in your driveway, a yacht at the marina, and just got …
- Tipsheet: Pujols injury raises huge questions Tuesday, June 21, 2011 @ 7:18AMThe loss of Albert Pujols for the next six weeks (or longer) raised all sorts of questions for the Cardinals, general manager John Mozeliak and Dan Lozano – the agent aiming to set records with Albert’s next contract.
- We7 wins funding to be 'European Pandora' Tuesday, June 21, 2011 @ 6:37AMpaidContent: Peter Gabriel, Eden and Qualcomm's Pentech chip in again to finance UK streaming music service. By Robert Andrews
- Steve Forbes Interview: Low-Priced Stock Expert Marc Gerstein Sunday, June 19, 2011 @ 10:34PMWatch Marc Gerstein's interview with Steve Forbes here. Any Strategy Can Work Steve Forbes: Marc, thank you for joining us. Before we get to your specialty area of low-priced stocks, which you have very real definitions of -- not all are the same -- you make a very intriguing point. You