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Jacob Adelman, Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) — It seemed Maria Campusano’s financial problems were behind her when the mortgage on her Victorian home in a Massachusetts mill town was chopped by hundreds of dollars a month.
She soon learned that her troubles had just begun.
Weeks after making her first payment under the new rate, the school district staffer began receiving…Read More
ESPN.com news services
NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. — PGA Tour player Robert Garrigus, best known for his long drives and knee-high putter, said he — along with other unnamed players on the Nationwide Tour — smoked marijuana during tournament rounds in 2002, according to an interview published on Golf Digest’s web site.
“Oh yeah, there were plenty of guys on the Nationwide Tour who smoked in the middle…Read More
By Rob Iracane
The 1989 baseball comedy “Major League” is consistently near the top of moviegoers’ favorite sports films despite the ridiculous concept of the Cleveland Indians beating the New York Yankees for a pennant. Crazy, right? Sports Illustrated writer Chris Nashawaty recently interviewed the director, David Ward, and most of the cast for his latest feature, an oral history of the movie that digs deep and reveals some things we didn’t know.
Here are the top 10 revelations from Nashawaty’s exhaustive interview feature in the July 4 “Where Are They Now?” issue of…Read More
By Terry Baynes | Reuters
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. government has sued a former NASA astronaut to recover a camera used to explore the moon’s surface during the 1971 Apollo 14 mission after seeing it slated for sale in a New York auction.
The lawsuit, filed in Miami federal court on Wednesday, accuses Edgar Mitchell…Read More
By Marc Stein
ESPN.com
The Cleveland Cavaliers have traded power forward J.J. Hickson to the Sacramento Kings for swingman Omri Casspi and Sacramento’s protected first-round pick in the 2012 NBA draft.
The teams apparently sought to complete the deal Thursday before midnight to ensure its completion, with a lockout expected…Read More
By Terry Pluto, The Plain Dealer
Talking to myself about the Cavs trading J.J. Hickson to Sacramento for Omri Casspi…
Question: How do you feel about the J .J. Hickson-Omri Casspi deal?
Answer: I want to like it more than I do, because the Cavs need a small forward. They have too many power forwards. The moment Tristan Thompson became the No. 4 draft pick, Hickson was gone…Read more
