Chuck Daly, who led US Olympic team to gold and won 2 NBA titles with Pistons, dead at 78DETROIT — The Detroit Pistons made plenty of enemies while winning titles and throwing blows two decades ago. Chuck Daly, though, was universally admired for his class and coaching acumen. Dismay and disbelief: Baseball hit with power-packed jolt by Manny Ramirez’s 50-game drug banSt. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa was talking to reporters before Thursday’s game against Pittsburgh when a clubhouse attendant stuck his head in and said: “Manny Ramirez, 50 games.” Resul Pookutty signs his first south Indian filmNEW DELHI - After winning an Oscar for Danny Boyle’s Mumbai-based underdog drama ‘Slumdog Millionaire’, Kerala-born sound maestro Resul Pookutty is coming full circle, as he will design sound for his first Malayalam movie ‘Pazhaasi Raja’. Depp, Jolie voted ideal actors by BritonsLONDON - Hollywood superstars Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie have topped an online poll by British fans who would love to cast them as ideal leading actors in their own ‘ultimate’ film. McLaren’s maestro Ron Dennis steps downWOKING - The announcement by Ron Dennis Friday that he is stepping down from his post as team principal of McLaren-Mercedes from March 1 marks the end of a stellar career that has spanned four decades in motorsport. |