Rupp Arena gives Calipari rousing welcome

On a stage befitting a rock star, John Calipari got his first taste of a packed house at Rupp Arena on Friday night and promised to return Kentucky basketball to "its rightful place at the top of the mountain."

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Fragrant foul: Malodorous mascots in March madness

Clumps of Abby Strietmann's red hair cling to her forehead as she slips out the zippered back of her Blue Blob mascot costume. She slides her 5-foot-1, 125-pound frame wearily to the floor and leans her sweat-soaked back against a cinderblock wall.

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Someschools off to early start of hoops practice

Kentucky, West Virginia and several other schools plan an early start on Midnight Madness by taking advantage of an NCAA practice rule.

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Angry man shoots lawn mower for not starting

A Milwaukee man was accused of shooting his lawn mower because it wouldn't start. Keith Walendowski, 56, was charged with felony possession of a short-barreled shotgun or rifle and misdemeanor disorderly conduct while armed.

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Gillispie Era Begins at Kentucky

Billy Gillispie threw one of college basketball's biggest parties Friday night, but the new Kentucky coach stayed true to his promise to remain under control.

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Argentina Obsessed With 'Futbol'

An eerie calm befalls Buenos Aires. The normal roar of trucks and taxis fades to a lull. The shuffling masses melt away from once-bustling sidewalks. Even the air seems still as traffic jams evaporate and the streets empty out.

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University of Kentucky men's basketball fans were allowed to begin lining up on Wednesday, September 30, 2009, for tickets to the men's basketball team's first practice on October 16. Tickets won't be given out until October 3.

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There is a fine line between genius and madness because they share the same genes, scientists have found.

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If Republicans had gotten everything they wanted for the last seventy-five years or so, the United States of America would have no Social Security, no Medicare, no Aid to Dependent Children, no civil rights, no environmental protections, no privacy rights to make contraception le …

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On Aug. 4, President Barack Obama celebrated the anniversary of his birth, an event that occurred 48 years ago in the state of Hawaii. This is an indisputable fact, as sane critics on the right, such as the editors of the National Review and even Patrick Buchanan, acknowledge.

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CHICAGO - A TEXAS woman decapitated her newborn baby and ate pieces of his body before turning a knife on herself, police said on Monday. The woman was covered in blood and screaming: 'I killed my baby, I want to die' when police arrived at the modest San Antonio home.

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"AUSTIN — A bill to allow college students and employees to carry their concealed handguns on campus won final passage today on a 19-12 vote in the Senate."

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Keith Olbermann devotes his WTF!?! segment to Texas governor Rick Perry, who has once again left open the possibility of his state seceding from the U.S.A. What would secession mean for Texas? Watch, as Keith O. spells it out: Watch the video, Governor!

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He threw out [the words] 'You people — you people made your choice. You made your choice during the election,' " the source said.

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Paul Howard wants you to know his betting tickets are for sale. The ones with Siena and Texas A&M and Virginia Commonwealth winning the NCAA Tournament.

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Why is the line between artist and villain so easily crossed? "Artists are often depicted in movies as crackpots—from Lust for Life to Ed Harris's Pollock," says Joe Morgenstern, film critic for the Wall Street Journal.

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Madness, Outrage, Death A Veteran's only choice 3-45-09

Madness, Outrage, Death A Veteran's only choice 3-45-09 Peter Macdonald 465 Packersfalls rd Lee NH 03824 603-659-6217 Madness, Rage, Death seems to be the only way to make people hear what I am saying.

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The Duchy Of Cornwall - Carbis Bay,St Ives Under Threat

Carbis Bay, St Ives in The Duchy Of Cornwall Under Threat From Anti-Environment Avaricious Overdevelopers. See discussion at 'Say NO To 70,000 Houses' here:

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Excerpt: There's plenty to be paranoid about these days.

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I Am Grief Stricken, Why Can't I Cry?

"Men are no more immune from emotions than women; we think women are more emotional because the culture lets them give free vent to certain feelings, "feminine" ones, that is, no anger please, but it's okay to turn on the waterworks. " Una Stannard

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Closed for 1 month.....

Here's something to think about today.... What if the banks, mail offices, and Wall Street, where just "closed" for a single MONTH...? No warnings or nothing, just... closed.... Think about it..... And have a nice day.....

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Greg LeNoir watched in horror as the shark's mouth opened wide, chomping a large set of teeth on his beloved 14-pound dog, Jake. ''Noooooo,'' LeNoir shrieked, fearing the worst.

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Shocking images were released on Thursday night of two Swedish sisters throwing themselves into oncoming motorway traffic in the UK.

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Good morning, rude boys and girls. Just a wee bit o' Madness to help you start your week off on the right foot…then the left foot… then the right foot…

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Michael Weiss-Malik, a Google employee, wanted to make his marriage proposal to his girlfriend Leslie really, really memorable, so he did what an self-respecting Googleplex geek would so, he put his proposal up on Google Street View.

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Run through 200mts steep for 4 kg cheese

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A 31-year-old man killed his girlfriend on the Greek island of Santorini on Sunday, beheaded her, then fled in a patrol car, a local official said.

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A side-show to life

When my mom was diagnosed with lung cancer almost one year ago, the news struck my family like a lightning bolt.

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In 1842, Richard Dadd, a popular and gifted artist of 24, set off from London on a Grand Tour of Europe and the Middle East with Sir Thomas Phillips, a former mayor of Newport, who had employed him to document their journey in drawings and paintings.

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'Cast Discussions: * iPods as floatation devices * Neverwinter Days * We missed Battlestar! * There Will Be Blood * Fake RRoD's * Mystery Creature * Midway Madness * X-files-ophilia Review of The Week: Cloverfield Clash of the Geeks Clash of the Weeks: Kirk vs. Pickard.

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