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NBC’s idiotic golf coverage or where in the world is YE Yang?

» by June 19th, 2011 at 1:43 pm » Comments (17)

Rory McIlroy has a 10-shot lead at the moment in the 2011 U.S. Open. South Korean YE Yang is tied for second. NBC, who is televising this year's U.S. Open, ...more »

Judge gives Juror indefinite jury duty after she makes racist remarks on questionnaire

» by April 7th, 2011 at 11:07 am » Comments (11)

See Update down below A Chinese woman in New York made the mistake of telling a Judge she don't admire 'African-Americans, Hispanics and Haitians.' An incensed federal judge sentenced a racist Brooklyn woman ...more »

Tiger Woods accident story- Will it ever be reported right?

» by November 29th, 2009 at 12:50 pm » Comments (15)

Dan Le Batard of the Miami Herald sums up the last 36 hours of Tiger Woods news. The news-gathering landscape has mutated so quickly and so absolutely, at once enhanced and ...more »

Father of China’s Space program, Qian Xuesen, dead at 97

» by October 31st, 2009 at 4:28 pm » Comments (3)

He had an  interesting life. Nearly 20 years of which was spent in the United States. Qian Xuesen, a rocket scientist known as the father of China's space technology program, died ...more »

Malaysian woman gives birth midair on AirAsia – wins free flights for life

» by October 24th, 2009 at 11:58 am » Comments (3)

A baby boy was born as the AirAsia flight made its final approach to Kuching. Liew Siaw Hsia, 31, gave birth on budget carrier AirAsia's flight from Penang to Kuching on ...more »

Journalist uses Jaycee Duggard tragedy as fodder for sports column

» by September 10th, 2009 at 10:59 am » Comments (6)

Sports Columnist Mark Whicker wrote a column yesterday about all the sports events Jaycee Dugard missed over the last 18 years. Who is Jaycee Duggard? She was an 11-year-old girl ...more »

The illogical racist blather of Mark Reason

» by August 2nd, 2009 at 11:18 am » Comments (14)

Before I get to his views on what he thinks troubles Professional golf,  let me target the factual mistakes of Mark Reason. He wrote in The Daily Telegraph- In recent years ...more »

Marine wife injured by hit and run driver on Okinawa

» by July 27th, 2009 at 5:56 pm » Comments (0)

Erin Harding was riding her bicycle near Camp Foster when the accident happened. From Stars and Stripes- Okinawa police are questioning an Okinawa man who allegedly left the scene of ...more »

Pennsylvania newspaper advertisement calls for Obama assasaination

» by May 31st, 2009 at 1:44 pm » Comments (2)

The Warren Times Observer apologized for the oversight. From AP- A northwestern Pennsylvania newspaper is apologizing for running a classified advertisement calling for the assassination of President Barack Obama. Warren Times Observer ...more »

The Associated Press Seems to Think All Asians Are from South Korea

» by May 26th, 2009 at 1:06 pm » Comments (0)

Taiwan's Yani Tseng, the #2 ranked player in the world and last year's LPGA Champion and rookie of the year, won last weekend's Corning Classic. The LPGA Corning Classic certainly received ...more »

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