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Orlando forward Matt Barnes says he'll appeal a $20,000 fine for throwing a basketball into the stands, and coach Stan Van Gundy joked he had a novel idea for Barnes the next time he needs to vent his frustration.
Barnes & Noble on Tuesday posted a larger second-quarter loss than last year and lowered its profit forecast for this quarter in anticipation of weak holiday sales and high costs of launching its electronic book reader, the Nook.
Consumers who haven't yet ordered Barnes & Noble's electronic book reader, the Nook, won't see one before Christmas.
As the college basketball world waited breathlessly, Iowa prep phenom Harrison Barnes dialed into a video conference with his future coach.
Technology company Spring Design said Tuesday it filed a lawsuit against Barnes & Noble alleging it misappropriated trade secrets and violated a nondisclosure agreement when it launched its electronic reader Nook last month.
Barnes & Noble Inc. unveiled a new electronic-book reader Tuesday that will compete with Amazon.com's Kindle in a still-small arena where some see bookselling's future.
Barnes & Noble Inc., the nation's largest bookstore chain, said Thursday its second-quarter profit fell 27 percent, but results beat analyst expectations as the company cut costs.
Bookseller Barnes & Noble Inc. said Monday it will buy Barnes & Noble College Booksellers from its chairman in a deal worth $596 million.
In a June 20 story about Barnes & Noble Inc.'s electronic bookstore, The Associated Press reported erroneously that trade and traditional titles would be sold for $9.99. Their prices will vary. The $9.99 price applies to new releases and best sellers.
Shares in Barnes & Noble Inc. slipped Tuesday as the bookseller's plans for a new electronic bookstore received a tepid response from investors and analysts.
"There was of course no way of knowing whether you were being watched at any given moment. How often, or on what system, the Thought Police plugged in on any individual wire was guesswork," George Orwell wrote in his 1949 tale of a totalitarian regime “Nineteen Eighty-Four.”
Barnes & Noble Inc. on Monday stepped up its fight in the small but highly competitive market for electronic books with the launch of a new e-bookstore offering titles to be read on a variety of devices.
Ricky Barnes took a six-stroke lead to the back nine on Sunday afternoon in the U.S. Open, and finished with a birdie and five straight pars.
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. - You wanted drama? You got it. You wanted excitement? Got that, too.
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. - No matter what happens in the prolonged U.S. Open on Monday, it’s going to be worth the wait. Either we’re going to get an epic comeback from Phil Mickelson or Tiger Woods, or we’re going to see one of the unlikeliest champions in the history of golf or any other sport.
Barnes & Noble Inc. reported Thursday that it lost $2.7 million in the first quarter as its sales continued a multi-quarter slide, but the results beat Wall Street expectations and the bookseller raised its profit forecast for the year.
Shoppers scaling back on discretionary purchases like books and music hurt profits at Barnes & Noble Inc., which said Thursday that its earnings fell 29 percent in the period that included the dismal holiday season — usually retailers' busiest time of the year.
Barnes & Noble Inc. reported a larger than expected loss for the third quarter on Thursday and gave little indication that the holidays would be much brighter.
Clive Barnes, longtime theater and dance critic for the New York Post, has died.
Dallas Stars center Stu Barnes is retiring after 16 years in the NHL.
Barnes & Noble Inc., the nation's largest bookseller, posted a 15 percent drop in second-quarter profit Thursday as it struggles with sluggish consumer spending.
Barnes & Noble Inc. appears to be getting more serious about buying chief rival Borders Group Inc., confirming Thursday that it put together a management team to study the "feasibility" of a combination.
Barnes & Noble Inc. reported a 9 percent decline in fourth-quarter earnings Thursday amid a challenging retail environment, but the nation's largest book seller boosted dividends and surprised Wall Street with predictions of a profitable first quarter.
Don’t let Jeff Capel’s age and youthful appearance fool you. The coach of the Oklahoma Sooners comes from a basketball family. His dad was a coach. His brother played at North Carolina. He studied the game at Duke under Mike Krzyzewski and in six seasons as a head coach, Capel is averaging almost 19 wins a year.
Berube on Fake Sotomayor-OutrageWell, to understand the Sonia Sotomayor fracas you have to realize that the timespace confundulum has actually fractured into two frozen moments, one having to do with the sudden appearance of emotional, abrasive Latinas and their strange cuisine amid the eating clubs of Princeto …
Painter Ernie Barnes Dies At 70Renowned painter Ernie Barnes died Monday at age 70. Barnes came to painting after a career in professional football, as an offensive lineman with the San Diego Chargers and Denver Broncos. Teammates called him "Big Rembrandt."
Barnes: When Bristol Palin Said That Abstinence 'Is Not Realistic At All,' She Meant That It 'Actually Is Realistic' »In an interview with Fox News' Greta Van Sustren earlier this month, Bristol Palin, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's teenage daughter who recently gave birth to a son, said that while she believes "everyone should be abstinent," it is "not realistic at all":
Barnes: Bush 'More Like' America's 'Greatest President,' Abraham Lincoln»Last weekend on Fox News's "Beltway Boys" program, co-hosts Mort Kondracke and Fred Barnes brought up the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth, on February 12. "I'm glad you pointed this out," Kondracke said to Barnes.
Man sentenced in bizarre collar-bomb robbery plotExcerpt: A Pennsylvania man has been sentenced to 45 years in prison in a deadly bank robbery plot -- described by the judge in the case as "incredibly bizarre" -- in which a pizza deliveryman died when a bomb affixed to his neck exploded.
Bill Kristol Suffers Possible Career-Threatening InjuryBill Kristol praises Obama speech, while Fred Barnes only praises the Firework at Mile High stadium.
My favorite author, Chuck Palahniuk, came to the city of Columbus, OH, on Thursday, May 17th, 2007. The author of now 10 books, the past 10 years have been nothing but tremendous joy for readers throughout the world, including moi. I have been an avid fan for 8 years.
Gay and Evangelical, Seeking Paths of AcceptanceAnother example of the intertwining and conflict that many people have to deal with on a daily basis - how do you reconcile this? From the article:
Weekly Standard Editor Blames US Voters Repudiation of Bush for Iraq ViolenceOn the November 25 edition of Fox News' The Beltway Boys, co-host and Weekly Standard executive editor Fred Barnes asserted that the voters' "repudiat[ion]" of President Bush in the November 7 midterm elections contributed to recent violence in the Middle East.
Three-sport star Barnes shot in Chicago -HARVEY, Ill. (AP) -- A three-sport athlete going to college on a full scholarship this fall is recovering after being shot in both legs in suburban Chicago.
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