St. Olaf prof resigns after election sign fiasco on Northfield News.
More properly, a "one-semester, temporary visiting professor," i.e., a "will teach for food" professor.
St. Olaf College visiting professor Phil Busse will be charged with misdemeanor theft after confessing to the Rice County Sheriff’s department that he took three McCain/Palin yard signs, said Sergeant Dave [...]
This article slays me. Apparently, football coaches who embellish their resumes are just the tip of the iceberg. John Crewdson of the Chicago Tribune ... uncovers that many of the entries in Who’s Who falsely claim to have earned high military honors.
Dudes. Didn't you learn anything in school? If you are going to lie, make [...]
Radio talkers accuse Magic Johnson of faking AIDS.
You have GOT to be kidding.
KTLK's Chris Baker and Langdon Perry made the remarks during Baker's conservative talk show on Wednesday. The context for the remarks wasn't clear.
According to a partial transcript and audio clip posted on a media watchdog site, mediamatters.org, the remarks came after a [...]
It's back to school for Blaine senior after suspension over box cutter
In suspending Richard, administrators invoked the school's zero-tolerance weapons policy and recommended to the school board that he be expelled.
However, late Monday the six-member board voted 5-1 that despite the policy, Richard can return to school, but will be on probation until Nov. 10, [...]
Apparently, Mario Chalmers is an idiot. And David Stern is pissed at him. That's not a good place to be, Mario.
You gotta respect Tatum Bell. He's not taking unemployment lying down.
This is absolutely ridiculous. Apparently threatened by the influx of Asian players, the LPGA Tour will reportedly suspend memberships if players don't learn English. That's just assinine. Women's leagues provided opportunities for women athletes and now this stupid-assed group wants to limit access to people who don't speak English? Only one [...]
You might have remembered hearing about this story when it happened. Turns out the father had been drinking, smoking marijuana, trespassing, and hunting without a license. What an ass.
The Freddy Adu of baseball has arrived but they won't let him play anymore.
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP)—Nine-year-old Jericho Scott is a good baseball player— too good, it turns out.
The right-hander has a fastball that tops out at about 40 mph. He throws so hard that the Youth Baseball League of New Haven told his coach [...]
Wheelie-popping motorcyclist tops 150 mph, pauses to use cell phone.
Groom charged with being too near bride at wedding.
A New York state man has been arrested for getting too close to his bride on their wedding day. Police said Timothy Cole quarreled with a wedding guest at a party Friday after wedding his ex-wife in Batavia.
Officers knew the 45-year-old Cole from previous arrests and realized [...]
Good lord. How desperate is John McCain? Now his campaign is accusing Obama of "Playing the Race Card"??
Updated RACINE, Wis. – Senator John McCain’s campaign accused Barack Obama of playing “the race card’’ on Thursday, citing his remarks that Republicans would try to scare voters by pointing out he “doesn’t look like all those other [...]
Has HP been bought out by Weyerhaeuser?
A package from HP has 17 boxes to protect 32 sheets of paper.
Maybe access is everything. What a stupid column by Jeff Pearlman about his walk from Fenway Park to a train after the game.
Making the world safe for innumerate children everywhere, it's the Defenders of the Game.
JA Adande on Kobe: "It's not just his talent. At this point, you could probably find a player on every roster with more raw athletic ability than his."
Oh, come on. If every team has at least one, some teams obviously have more than one. Kobe's a middling talent? And [...]
Keown: Horry no HOFer. Obvious to thinking people, but not so obvious to JA Adande.
It's not exactly Connie Mack territory, but if Gardy manages the duration of his current contract, the Twins will have had just two managers over almost a quarter century.
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