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No rebuke for 'admonish,' 2009 Word of the Year

When the U.S. House admonished Rep. Joe Wilson for shouting "You lie!" at President Barack Obama during a health care speech to Congress, it not only lit up talk show lines, but also sent many people scurrying to the Internet in search of a definition.

Tracy, Scioscia win Manager of the Year awards

Jim Tracy was out of baseball when Clint Hurdle called last October to talk to him about joining Hurdle's staff in Colorado. Tracy was focused on his duties as bench coach for the Rockies when he came to spring training.

Unfriend is US dictionary's 2009 word of the year

What word sums up 2009? How about unfriend?

A's Bailey and Marlins' Coghlan win Rookie awards

Andrew Bailey was driving along, talking to his agent on a handsfree cell phone, when another call came in.

Bolt, Isinbayeva up for athlete of the year award

Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt and Russian pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva are the leading contenders for the IAAF athlete of the year awards.

Atlanta's Meadors WNBA coach of the year

Marynell Meadors was honored Thursday as the WNBA coach of the year after leading the Atlanta Dream to a remarkable turnaround in the franchise's second season.

Plant, Krauss win album of year Grammy

Robert Plant and Alison Krauss are taking home the Grammys' highest honor, winning album of the year for "Raising Sand."

Birk, Dawkins, Warner finalists for Payton award

Brian Dawkins of Philadelphia and Kurt Warner of Arizona, who will face each other in Sunday's NFC championship game, are finalists for the NFL's Man of the Year award.

Parker selected AP female athlete of year

Candace Parker capped off a banner year by winning the female athlete of the year award from The Associated Press on Tuesday.

Phelps and 'Great Haul of China' take AP awards

Michael Phelps had just finished his work at the Water Cube, still wet but his place in history secure, when he walked up to his longtime coach.

On the Net: Hulu is Web site of the year

In the Wild West that is online video, Hulu.com has proven to be a trailblazing answer to how professional content can thrive on the Web.

Maddon, Piniella win Manager of Year awards

Joe Maddon had a good reason for interrupting his honeymoon. About an hour after he landed in Rome, the newly married Maddon easily won the American League Manager of the Year award Wednesday for guiding Tampa Bay from baseball's basement to the World Series in one astonishing season.

Longoria is AL Rookie of Year, Soto wins NL award

The rookie races were all but over by July, when Evan Longoria and Geovany Soto gave an All-Star glimpse of things to come.

Sonics' Durant honored as rookie of the year

Kevin Durant was so excited to learn he had just won the NBA Rookie of the Year award, he went back to sleep. That's what seven months and 82 games — more than double the amount the lanky 19-year-old had played in any previous season — can do to a teenager.

Source: Durant to be selected NBA rookie of the year

The expectations were there for Kevin Durant the day he first arrived in Seattle: anything less than being the best rookie in the NBA would be a disappointment. The 19-year-old didn't disappoint. Durant, the Sonics' dynamic young star, has been chosen as the NBA Rookie of the Year, The Associated Press has learned from a person with knowledge of the vote.

Drake's Davis Chosen Coach of the Year

Keno Davis, who capped his first season as a head coach by leading Drake to its first NCAA appearance since 1971, was selected The Associated Press college basketball coach of the year Friday.

Colbert Chosen AP Celebrity of the Year

While most TV characters remain boxed inside the frames of our sets, Stephen Colbert has routinely injected his on-screen persona into everything from the presidential race to ice cream.

Gonzales Named Lawyer of the Year

Negative news coverage may have cost former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales his job, but it won him a dubious honor Wednesday from a magazine published by the American Bar Association: Lawyer of the Year.

Wedge, Melvin Win Manager Awards

Bob Melvin and Eric Wedge barely made a ripple as players. Backup catchers, they both batted a pedestrian .233 in the big leagues.

Pedroia, Braun Win Rookie of Year Awards

Dustin Pedroia won in a runaway, just like his Red Sox in the World Series. The little Boston second baseman with the big swing was an easy pick for AL Rookie of the Year, while Ryan Braun barely edged Troy Tulowitzki for the NL honor Monday.

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Swedish town crowns Hong Kong man Santa of the Year
Source: thelocal.se

A Hong Kong man's porridge eating skills helped him claim victory at the 2009 Santa Games in Gällivare in northern Sweden on Sunday.

Naked horn player named Sweden's Water Fairy of the Year
Source: thelocal.se

A nude saxophone player surprised four similarly dressed violinists in northwestern Sweden to claim victory as the year's best incarnation of a water fairy, a mythical creature from ancient Swedish folklore.

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