Check local listings: Recession means empty seats, but NFL has no plans to ease blackout rulesNEW YORK — When Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, the NFL waived its television blackout policy so Saints fans could watch even if games moved to Baton Rouge didn’t sell out. Continual drumbeat of the deaths of the famous mark summer ‘09NEW YORK — We had been told to expect the deaths of the famous to come in threes, not in the dozens. Despite her rigorous caution, richer portrait of Sotomayor emerges in Supreme Court hearingsWASHINGTON — From her early days as a lawyer, Sonia Sotomayor never was content to be what she calls the “fifth guy on the totem pole.” Iranian plane carrying nearly 170 crashes in field on route to Armenia, all on board killedTEHRAN, Iran — A Russian-made Iranian passenger plane carrying 168 people crashed shortly after takeoff Wednesday, smashing into a field northwest of the capital and shattering into flaming pieces. All on board were killed in Iran’s worst air disaster in six years, officials said. Iranian plane headed to Armenia crashes, all 168 on board killedTEHRAN, Iran — A Russian-made jetliner carrying 168 people nose-dived into a field after taking off from the Iranian capital on Wednesday in a fiery crash that shredded the aircraft and killed everyone aboard — Iran’s worst air disaster in six years. Witnesses say the plane’s tail was on fire before it went down. UK regulator says BSkyB premium channels should be available to more platformsLONDON — British Sky Broadcasting’s premium sports and movie channels should be more broadly available through other television platforms, Britain’s communications regulator said Friday, adding that it may force a wholesale offer of the services. Thai police say actor David Carradine may have died from accidental suffocationBANGKOK — Police are speculating that accidental suffocation, not suicide, may have caused the death of American cult actor David Carradine, whose body was found in a hotel closet in the Thai capital with a rope tied to his neck, wrist and genitals. ‘Kill Bill’ star David Carradine found dead in Thal capitalBANGKOK — Much like the character that made him famous, David Carradine was always seeking, both spiritually and professionally, his life forever intertwined with the Shaolin priest he played in the 1970s TV series “Kung Fu.” US consul meets American arrested for secretly swimming to Myanmar democracy leader’s homeYANGON, Myanmar — Myanmar authorities allowed a U.S. diplomat to visit an American arrested last week for swimming across a lake to sneak into the home of detained democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, according to a state television report Wednesday. NFL DRAFT: ‘All those massive critics shut up’ _ ESPN, hyper Kiper reach silver anniversaryBALTIMORE — For a guy who makes a living critiquing others — created a cottage industry out of it, even — Mel Kiper Jr. sounds a little thin-skinned when it comes to how others perceived him way back when. Reports: TV ratings for IPL experience early drop after shift to South AfricaNEW DELHI — The Indian Premier League is struggling to match the immense interest of last year’s inaugural season after organizers were forced to shift the 37-day Twenty20 tournament to South Africa. Obituaries in the newsFrederick Wirth Jr. RENO, Nev. (AP) — Dr. Frederick “Fred” Wirth Jr., the physician to America’s first test-tube baby, has died, his family said Friday. He was 68. Terrell Owens will be part of new version of TV show ‘The Superstars’ on ABCNEW YORK — Terrell Owens will be one of eight athletes competing on a new version of the television show “The Superstars.” |
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