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Tabloids expose celebs' health issues
31.08.2008 00:39
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Mostly, it's a pretty good deal to be rich and famous in America -- unless you come down with a dreaded disease and someone leaks your medical information. What do you do? What can you do?
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Was Superman born in Cleveland? A new plot twist in superhero's origins
31.08.2008 00:39
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On the night of June 2, 1932, the world's first superhero was born -- not on the mythical planet of Krypton but from a little-known tragedy on the streets of Cleveland.
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Weekly entertainment calendar
31.08.2008 00:39
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Arts, Beats & Eats: Featuring music, art, food and activities for kids, 10 a.m.-11 p.m. Sun., 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Mon. Downtown Pontiac. 248-334-4600. Free.
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NAMES & FACES: Kid Rock brings his talents to Jerry Lewis telethon
31.08.2008 00:39
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It's Labor Day weekend and you know what that means. Kid Rock! How'd you guess? But maybe you won't be seeing him in the form you imagined.
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L.A. sun shines on Brian Wilson's new CD
31.08.2008 00:39
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Releasing new music can be scary, Brian Wilson says, but at 66, he's making his latest grab at pop glory: "That Lucky Old Sun," his fifth album of new solo material, is an unabashed celebration of southern California life, its warm songs citing L.A. locales and interspersed with narrative bits in which Wilson speaks as the sun.
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Coens' new film has fans in a dither
31.08.2008 00:39
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A new entry in Joel and Ethan Coen's cinematic canon of human foibles and folly always arrives loaded with fan expectations. Do the characters have crazy names? Check. Is there a botched crime, maybe involving money? Check. Are sudden, often gruesome acts of violence committed? Check. Does at least one actor sport a wack-job hairdo? Check.
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MICHAEL ROSENBERG: Admirers of new regime just got a reality check
31.08.2008 00:39
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Rich Rodriguez's spread offense is supposed to score all sorts of points, and after one game of the Rich Rod Regime, I must ask: for which team? For the longest time Saturday, every time Michigan's offense took the field, Utah fans got excited. Very strange.
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UTAH 25, MICHIGAN 23: DéjÀ Blue: U-M loses season opener for second straight year
31.08.2008 00:39
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One of the simplest ideas provided the greatest reality check for the Michigan football team Saturday. Experience remains a potent weapon. In the areas Michigan had it, especially on defense, the Wolverines performed at an elite level, when necessary.
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Seven rookies, 11 D-linemen make Lions roster
31.08.2008 00:39
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The Lions placed running backs Brian Calhoun and Aveion Cason on the injured reserve list and released 20 players to trim their roster to the NFL-mandated 53-man limit on Saturday. The Lions will start the season with two running backs, rookie starter Kevin Smith and Tatum Bell, and four wide receivers. The Lions kept 11 defensive linemen and four tight ends.
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The hero, the goat and more from Michigan's game against Utah
31.08.2008 00:39
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The record 0-1 With 11 games to play Big play 0:51 left, 2nd Quarter Nick Sheridan's interception right before halftime dug a major hole for Michigan and set up Utah's short touchdown drive to carry momentum into the locker room. Hero Brian Johnson
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DETROIT GRAND PRIX: Dixon, Castroneves end up on front row
31.08.2008 00:39
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Scott Dixon will keep his mind as clear and focused as possible for today's Detroit Indy Grand Prix at Belle Isle. Helio Castroneves will be hoping he can get inside Dixon's head and force him into an error as the two continue their fight for the IndyCar Series title.
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Detroit Grand Prix: event information
31.08.2008 00:38
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Series: IndyCar, 16th of 17 races. When: 3:45-6 p.m. today. TV: ABC (Channel 7 in Detroit). Purse: $2.1 million. 2007 winner: Tony Kanaan. Mike Brudenell's predictions: 1. Helio Castroneves; 2. Scott Dixon; 3. Ryan Briscoe.
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NOTEBOOK: Back to the drawing board: Freshman RBs, O-line struggle
31.08.2008 00:38
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Fred Jackson didn't want to defend the numbers. Really, he didn't even try. The Michigan running backs coach saw his players rush for 34 yards in Saturday's 25-23 loss to Utah -- he knew what that looked like.
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CALIFORNIA 38, MICHIGAN STATE 31: Bear with 'em: Spartans persistent, but they still fall short
31.08.2008 00:38
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BERKELEY, Calif. -- After months of waiting, Michigan State discovered on Saturday night that it wasn't yet ready to take that next step to becoming part of college football's elite.
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Fast company: Spartans searching for speed beyond Ringer
31.08.2008 00:38
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BERKELEY, Calif. -- Any time a Big Ten team takes on someone from another Bowl Championship Series conference, particularly the Southeastern Conference or the Pac-10, the generalizations begin.
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