Tuesday, 14 May 2019

'Play Gloria!' Blues celebration song has Philly bar origins

The Boston Red Sox have "Sweet Caroline," the Chicago Blackhawks have "Chelsea Dagger" and the old Hartford Whalers had "Brass Bonanza."

The St. Louis Blues?

They have "Gloria," the 1982 hit song for Laura Branigan that has improbably become the celebration song for a team that won 29 of 43 ...
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Escobar, Walker go deep, Diamondbacks roll past Pirates 9-3

PHOENIX (AP) - After a three-game losing streak in which the Arizona Diamondbacks came up empty too often with opportunities to drive in more runs, hitting coach Darnell Coles changed things up in batting practice on Monday.

The emphasis on situational hitting worked hours later.

Eduardo Escobar homered, tripled and ...
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Liz Cheney faces a dilemma and the GOP wonders: How high can she go?

The daughter of former Republican vice president Richard B. Cheney is pondering if she should keep climbing the House leadership ladder or seek a Senate seat — and a brighter national spotlight.
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Monday, 13 May 2019

'Empire' will go 1 more season, Smollett's future is unclear

NEW YORK (AP) - The Fox network says "Empire" will be back this fall for its final season.

But Fox executives in announcing the 2019-20 season say that Jussie Smollett's future in the show is unclear.

Fox Entertainment CEO Charlie Collier says there is an option to have Smollett in ...
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Lindsey Vonn memoir 'Rise: My Story' coming next year

NEW YORK (AP) - Lindsey Vonn, the retired alpine skiing champion, is ready to look back.

Vonn's memoir, "Rise: My Story," will come next year, Dey Street Books announced Monday. Vonn will describe her "epic journey" from childhood in Minnesota to international fame; her achievements, including 82 World Cup wins ...
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Police investigating rappers' ties to shootings around Miami

SUNNY ISLES BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Miami area law enforcement agencies are looking for connections between a series of shootings that killed a Chicago rapper, wounded another rapper's girlfriend, left a bystander dead and injured a little boy.

Miami-Dade police said Monday at least seven people have been detained in ...
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Felicity Huffman to plead guilty in college admissions scam

BOSTON (AP) - Actress Felicity Huffman is scheduled to plead guilty Monday to allegations she paid $15,000 to rig her daughter's SAT score as part of a nationwide college admissions cheating scheme.

The "Desperate Housewives" star is expected to enter her plea in Boston federal court two months after she ...
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