News Archive for April 21 2008

Spurs' Ginobili wins NBA Sixth Man Award

Los Angeles - Manu Ginobili of the defending NBA Champion San Antonio Spurs proved best off the bench by being voted the runaway winner of the NBA's Sixth Man Award, the league announced on Monday. The energetic Argentine received 615 out of a possib...

Pullman mayor Glenn Johnson hospitalized with high blood pressure

Pullman mayor, WSU professor and "voice of the Cougs" Glenn Johnson is in a hospital.

Bull jumps over wall at N.Calif. rodeo, injures 6 people

A 3,000-pound bull jumped over an eight-foot fence during a Northern California rodeo and injured three children and three adults.

Best Buy (BBY) Names Muehlbauer CFO

Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE: BBY) announced that James Muehlbauer was named executive vice president finance and chief financial officer on April 18, 2008.

Colo. lawmaker removed from podium over Mexicans remark

A Colorado legislator known for kicking a photographer was ordered to leave the podium of the state House of Representatives on Monday because he called Mexican workers "illiterate peasants."

Kanye West and Alexis Phifer Break Up

Rapper Kanye West and his fiancée of a year and a half, designer Alexis Phifer have broken off their engagement, Phifer confirms. “It’s always sad when things like this end, and we remain friends,” Phifer said. “I wish him the best in his future and all of his endeavors. He’s one of the most talented people [...]

Selling Chat on Fox, and a Sex-Enhancing Potion on the Side

By day, John C. Layfield is an investment banker and professional pontificator for Fox Business Network. By night, he peddles a love potion.

Former Bush press secretary Tony Snow joins CNN as pundit

Former White House press secretary Tony Snow has joined CNN as a conservative commentator.

Most Lethal Melanomas Are On Scalp And Neck

People with scalp or neck melanomas die at nearly twice the rate of people with melanoma elsewhere on the body, including the face or ears, researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have found.The analysis of 51,704 melanoma cases in the U.S. confirms that survival rates differ depending on where skin cancer first appears.