The writers Donald Antrim, Chad Harbach and Susan Orlean - three of the millions who will watch the Super Bowl today - chat about the appeal of sports. (This online conversation has been edited for...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The park service is reconsidering plans to ban dogs from certain areas of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area after receiving thousands of comments about the proposal,...

"I read one article by another pastor that was picked up by the news that said, 'Christians are the fattest subculture in America,'" he...

, Fox’s teen superpower adventure, flew higher than any other movie on Friday, pulling in a strong $8.7 million. The picture (and all movies) will likely fall by a hefty 65-75 percent on Super...

Ngouni, Gabon February – Ghana coach Goran Stevanovic said Saturday Lyon defender John Mensah will face a late fitness test ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final against...

valued at $1.06 billion by Forbes, contributed $100 million and pays $250,000 per year in rent. The stadium was projected by planners to contribute $2.25 billion in economic benefit over ten years...

More than 30 percent of cancers can be prevented by lifestyle changes, the World Health Organization said Friday, on the eve of World Cancer Day. Among key risk factors for cancer are tobacco and...

Susan G Komen for the Cure said sorry for 'recent decisions that cast doubt upon our commitment to our mission of saving women's lives'. Photograph: Brian...

outspoken political activist himself, Sheen found civil war fighters on both sides of his family. In the 1920s, Martin’s mother’s brother Michael Phelan was an anti-IRA freedom fighter...

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As you enter Ann Mara's home, two objets d'art that were not there two weeks ago are perched on a small table: a large, framed photograph of her confronting Terry Bradshaw,...

Sportal.com.au's Sports News App is your must have Australian sports news app. Run by Australia's largest independent digital sports news provider, you'll be the first to know all the...

Bangalore, Feb 4 : Business giant Sahara today announced Rs 10 crore support every year for underprivileged sports achievers of yesteryears and present a host of other social development initiatives...

Kolkata, Feb 4 : Veteran sports scribe and life member of Calcutta Sports Journalists Club Atul Mukherjee died of old age at his south Kolkata residence early today, family sources said. He was...

@NYTimesfashion for fashion, beauty and lifestyle news and headlines. To the Editor: The article "It’s Not Me, It’s You" by Alex Williams (Sunday Styles, Jan. 29) focuses on...

big hit of last year, ';The Force,'; a clever ad that featured a Darth Vader-dressed kid frustrated when his Dark Side powers don’t work (until Dad makes his day by starting up the...

Justin Fashanu , almost 14 years ago, there are signs that the football authorities may finally be taking a stand. Or is this just a public front amid growing concerns about their lack of effort to...

SAN ANTONIO - They're both of Filipino heritage, possess uncommon skills for fighters their size and fight out of the same promotional stable. Oh, and they both love karaoke, too. Wherever...

Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler walks across the field before the AFC Championship NFL football game between the New England Patriots and Baltimore Ravens on Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012, in Foxborough,...

New England Patriots in Sunday's 46 -- come out, come out, wherever you are. Sports book directors are certain that many Patriots bettors are out there, but they've played hide-and-seek...

NCAA South Florida at (14) Georgetown, 11 a.m. (2) Syracuse at Saint Johns, noon Vanderbilt at (11) Florida, 1 p.m. (15) Marquette at Notre Dame, 1 p.m. (18) Virginia at (24) Florida State, 1...

, playing a lieutenant on trial for murdering the man he believes raped his wife. Even with a powerhouse cast that included Lee Remick, George C. Scott, and Jimmy Stewart, the smoldering Gazzara...

episode. Even after watching it, I’m not sure why we had to bring it up at all. (Some might say it was to lighten the air after the intense episode that came before the one we just watched, but...

With Georgina back in the mix, we all knew she wouldn’t waste much time before causing a little trouble. And if this exclusive clip is any indication, it looks like she’s starting with...

WAM Abu Dhabi, Feb 04th, 2012 (WAM) -- Abu Dhabi Judicial Department (ADJD) and the International Council of Arbitration for Sport (ICAS) have signed an agreement to set up a chamber for the Court of...

Bartolo "Buddy" Valastro is the kind of guy I grew up with: funny, kind, hard-working, ambitious and from a loud but close-knit Italian family.He also happens to be the star of hugely...

West Australians' sense of humour and courtesy have made quite an impression on one of the world's most popular celebrity bakers, Cake Boss star Bartolo "Buddy" Valastro.On his...

Now that the feathered game season is behind us, it's time to make good use of other tasty birds that we have access to all the year round. The standard of British duck farming has improved...

If you stick to buying your wine in supermarkets, chances are you haven't yet tripped over a great Burgundy. Burgundy is not something supermarkets tend to excel at. Its small-scale, artisan...

For the dressing 1 shallot, peeled, halved, finely chopped 1 small carrot, peeled, finely chopped A small piece of root ginger (30g), scraped and finely chopped 1 small clove of garlic, peeled,...

A respite centre which gives support to vulnerable catwalk models will not open during London Fashion Week later this month after its founder, Erin O'Connor, said the organisation had lost its...

I know Burns Night has passed but there is still plenty of haggis in the shops so there is no harm in a little late nod to Robbie Burns. We use haggis from Weatherall Foods (blackface.co.uk) which is...

Soft polenta is perfect with meaty dishes with a sauce. Vincotto is a condiment you can find in good Italian delis and is produced in the Apulia region in southern Italy, made by simmering local wine...

The nurse arrested then freed over the saline contamination deaths at Stepping Hill Hospital in Stockport has lost her appeal against her dismissal. Rebecca Leighton was sacked for theft after being...

New cases of cancer could rise by 30 per cent in the UK by 2030, experts warned, with poor diet, heavy alcohol consumption and an ageing population likely to play a major...

Tapenades are a flexible and intensely flavoured condiment that have become a staple in many kitchens. The typical tapenade that hails from the Provence region of France, is made from black olives,...

GRATEFUL for rain on a Caribbean vacation? You bet I was. And you might have been, too, had you just escaped from a mob of bronzed bodies dancing under the stars in whipped-up, blissed-out unison to...

';Can my daughter hang out with you guys after school?'; That’s the question A. hears from a fellow mother nearly every week (and sometimes more often). After school, or when she...

Our good friends at Google run a daily puzzle challenge and asked us to help get them out to the geeky masses. Each day’s puzzle will task your googling skills a little more, leading you to...

TST Media has bought Wisconsin Sports Network (WSN), which publishes high school sports news online and in print. Minneapolis-based TST didn't disclose terms of the deal. It bought the company...

ON AND ON The University of Minnesota has hired a search firm to begin the process of finding a replacement for retiring athletics director Joel Maturi. Here is Gophers wrestling coach J Robinson....

It was a treasure trove of Cheesehead prep-sports stats. "They have every sports score, every game result, every statistic, every photo, every video and every newspaper article for every (high...