Two crooks in Needville, Texas, who stole lawn equipment, fuel cans, an air vac, other yard equipment from a private home, were apprehended when the getaway SUV they were driving ran out of gas not more than 100 yards from where they stole the equipment, around 3 o’clock in the morning. They immediately grabbed a […]
In a pivotal 3rd game of a 3-game home weekend series, the Baltimore Orioles came up on the short end of a 3 to 2 contest. They were victimized by a couple of 41-year-old veteran ballplayers: left fielder Raul Ibanez and back-up catcher Henry Blanco. Ibanez contributed an RBI double in the 2nd inning, while […]
After opening their 3 game weekend series by handily beating the Boston Red Sox 6-0, the Baltimore Orioles closed out the series by losing the finale, 5-0 behind the 7 inning, 4 hit pitching of Red Sox ace, Jon Lester. The game featured the 20th home run by Boston’s slugging designated hitter, David Ortiz, who […]
One day after Baltimore Ravens tight end Dennis Pitta sustained a season-ending hip injury, the team moved swiftly to sign former Morgan State University and Minnesota Vikings 10 year veteran tight end, Visanthe Shiancoe. The 6’4″, 250 pound Shiancoe spent the first 4 years of his career with the New York Giants before enjoying his […]
Longtime White House press correspondent, Helen Thomas passed away after a long illness on Saturday, July 20, 2013. She was 92. Ms. Thomas began covering the White House in 1961, and was on that beat until her retirement in 2010. She was a fixture at all White House press conferences, usually seated front and center […]
Young Baltimore Oriole starting pitcher Zach Britton pitched 7 strong innings against the Chicago White Sox, but it wasn’t enough, as relief pitcher Tommy Hunter gave up a 9th inning game winning home run to Adam Dunn clinching a 3-2 victory for the White Sox over the Orioles, giving the Sox 2 out 3 games […]
Chrysler Corporation has recalled 840,000 vehicles in the United States and worldwide. At least 500,000 have been recalled because of faulty active-restraint head rests. An additional 282,000 minivans have been recalled because of malfunctioning air bags. Chrysler has also had 5 separate recalls since June of this year (which the company initially resisted) involving 2.7 million […]
Erica and Tina Campbell of the Gospel singing group Mary Mary are mourning the loss of their father, Eddie Atkins. According to accounts on the Facebook and Twitter pages of various Adkins family members, Mr. Atkins, a church Elder is no longer with us. News reports say he died after a long battle with cancer. Erica and Tina told […]
After suffering through three straight losses in Toronto this past weekend, and a series-opening loss to Cleveland at Camden Yards, the Orioles rebounded with a come-from-behind 6-3 victory over the Indians at friendly Oriole Park at Camden Yards. The O’s used a 5-run rally in the 7th inning, highlighted by a 2-run homer by Chris […]
On Wednesday, June 26, 2013, all broadway theatres (in New York City) will dim the lights at exactly 8pm for one minute in honor of the late actor James Gandolfini, best known for his portrayal of mob boss Tony Soprano on the iconic HBO series, “The Sopranos“. Prior to his role on HBO, Gandolfini appeared […]