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Cam Newton might be a nice guy, but his storyline didn't bring record ratings to the NFL Draft. USA TODAY reports that the 2011 college selection show saw ratings go down across each day of TV coverage. ESPN's average audience … Continue reading -> The goat of the 1986 World Series, says he wasn't forced to move from Boston. Bill Buckner, still trying to field that Mets Mookie Wilson grounder, says despite what most think, Red Sox Nation didn't force him and his family … Continue reading -> We've had quite the active few days in religious news, eh? And we'll have many things to look at in media coverage from the days to come. In President Barack Obama's address to the nation about the killing of Osama bin Laden, he discussed bin Laden's religion and the effect of his actions on other Muslims. There's a lot to discuss there but not much to note with media coverage yet. Here's the portion of the speech in question: Read more on Osama bin Laden killed… With the 2011 NFL draft in the books, USA TODAY's Jarrett Bell hands out grades for all 32 teams. Neftali Feliz backtracked slightly Sunday from earlier comments that he didn't want to be a starter in the future. Feliz told USA Today that he doesn't want to start in the future. [...] Read more... A man who wore a Mets uniform during spring training in 2000, performed at a huge Las Vegas wedding over the weekend. Country music star Garth Brooks was the main act at casino titan Steve Wynn's wedding to Andrea Hissom. … Continue reading -> Dale Earnhardt Jr. is an internet junkie, staying up late into the night while enjoying the World Wide Web.  The NASCAR driver worth $300 million has impressed his Hendrick Motorsports teammate Jimmie Johnson with his internet skills, according to the … Continue reading -> Trades and free agent signingings apparently help ratings. The 2011 NFL draft saw its ratings tumble 16% from 2010. USA TODAY has the ratings via the SportsBusiness Journal and they don't bode well for the greedy owners evil plan to … Continue reading -> It was nice while it lasted. One day after the NFL reluctantly re-opened its doors for business -- both figuratively and literally -- they're being closed once again. According to USA Today, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals in St. Louis has granted the NFL's request for a temporary stay on the ruling made by [...] The latest Gallup poll shows that the popularity of the atavistic Tea Party movement is at an all-time low. > PRINCETON, NJ -- About half of Americans, 47%, now have an unfavorable image of the Tea Party movement, the highest since it emerged on the national scene. > > Gallup began tracking Americans' views of the Tea Party in March 2010, when 37% had a favorable and 40% an unfavorable view. Those views stayed roughly the same through January of this year, but have now turned somewhat more negative. The April 20-23 USA Today/Gallup poll finds favorable opinions of the Tea Party movement dropping to 33%, from 39% in January, and unfavorable opinions rising to 47% from 42%. Twenty percent of Americans say they haven't heard of the Tea Party or have no opinion of it. Republicans and conservatives still think the Tea Party is just ducky, of course. > The views of Republicans split 60% positively to 24% negatively toward the Tea Party; conservatives' views split 56% to 29%. Substantial majorities of Democrats and liberals view the Tea Party unfavorably. Views of the Tea Party became more negative between January and April among both Republicans and independents; ... Also: Allergan told to pay $212 million in damages over Botox; hepatitis drugs endorsed by FDA advisory panel; private insurance exchanges. Back in February, USA Today's 2011 MLB Preview Magazine published a lengthy piece by yours truly, whereupon I rendered my thoughts on who the most over and underrated players in the game were as we approached the new campaign. I figured I might as well do a monthly update on these "predictions," so as to [...] USA TODAY's music staff offers a weekend tip sheet of sound recommendations: Al Gore spoke to USA TODAY about 'Our Choice,' a rich interactive app of his bestseller. USA TODAY BEST-SELLERS Yesterday was an electrifying day for meteorologists. What we were watching across the Deep South was nothing short of historic, dozens of (large/violent /long-lasting) tornadoes on the ground - simultaneously. It appears that Alabama was hardest hit, but the number and intensity of tornadoes may have been greater than any day since April 3, 1974, when the "Super Outbreak" spawned 148 tornadoes in the USA. I've devoted much of today's blog to tornado coverage, images and videos I accumulated during the day yesterday. Any wayward slush will melt by mid morning, the sun peeks through this afternoon, 60s will feel amazingly good tomorrow. A period of rain (and possible thunder) is expected Saturday morning, skies drying out during the afternoon, Sunday the sunnier, drier day of the weekend with highs in the 50s to near 60. Also in today's weather blog: the latest flakes at MSP since 2003, if we do see a few flurries in May it will be the first time since 1991, extreme flooding in Missouri and on the Red River, why Google and Apple have been tracking your location, you may want to circle May 21 on your calendar, the ... Aretha Franklin, the legendary American soul singer, says she broke an exercise bike after becoming "too heavy", reports Usa Today. Aretha Franklin, who struggled with weight issues for several years, says she vowed to become healthier after one... MONTVALE, N.J., April 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Mercedes-Benz USA announces today that it is opening the company's first Mercedes-Benz Driving Academy in Los Angeles in October 2011, offering a fully integrated driver's education program and school that incorporates online, classroom and behind-the-w ARETHA Franklin broke an exercise machine when she was at her heaviest. The Respect singer recalled the embarrassing moment -- which happened when she was using her Power Rider workout machine at home -- during a new interview with the USA Today newspaper. "I realized that I was just too heavy," she said. "I had a Power Rider [...]
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