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Curran: Sack artist Kampman a gentle giant off field

Curran: Any discussion of impact defensive players in the NFL needs to include Packers outside linebacker Aaron Kampman. In the past three seasons, only Dallas’ DeMarcus Ware and Minnesota’s Jared Allen had more sacks than Kampman’s 37 (Ware, 45.5, Allen, 37.5). But, since he’s got all year to talk football, we went after him with a few Irrelevant Questions.

‘The Final Destination’ skips prior films’ fun

The new film skimps on the series’ strongest point, setting up the most obvious calamities.

Optimism about a recovery starting to fizzle

Some investors and market watchers say the stock market may have overestimated the prospects for an economic rebound — and share prices could be due for a big pullback.

Scandal should cost Pitino reputation, not job

Powell: It all comes down to winning, once again in the sports bubble, which is insulated from the real world. Rick Pitino might be 0-1 right now at home, his home, but he’d better turn it around by November.

Q&A: What does ‘pandemic’ mean to me?

As the swine flu outbreak continues its and the United States reported its , there is still considerable confusion over the new strain.

Yes, girls really do want games about fashion

Ubisoft made its fortunes selling squad-based shooters like the"Rainbow Six” series and the"Ghost Recon” games. You know, real guy stuff. So what are they doing selling games about clothes, babysitting and ballet?

5Top: Songs you didn’t hear on the radio in 2008

How do you make Feist’s “My Moon My Man” even sexier? For one thing, you loosen up the piano and bring the bass (which, as everybody knows, is the sexiest of all instruments) front and center, thus bypassing all the normal channels and plugging the the song directly into your nervous system. Then you slather the whole thing in a glam sheen to turn it into a sugar-coated pop confection. But when you get right down to it, there’s really only one thing you need, and that’s Kylie Minogue, who could probably turn “1234” into a sensual experience. Secure in her dominance everywhere but the U.S., Minogue’s mostly given up trying to find a mass audience in a country that’s given up on her. Which means that while we’re checking out “Hard Candy” and watching Madonna appear to be sputtering out, finally, after an incredible run, almost nobody’s paying attention as Minogue is right smack dab in the middle of her peak.

New president's economic clout not assured

With less than a week to go before the presidential election, there’s no question the 2008 race to the White House is hinging on the economy. There is a question, however, about how much power the winner will have to turn the troubled economy around.

Mother Nature stars in a horror movie

Film director M. Night Shyamalan started out wanting to tell a simple, scary story with his latest effort, "The Happening" - but in the process, the movie's message sparked his own personal epiphany about paying attention to Mother Nature.

Sony seeks to reinvent online gaming

Not long ago, before “World of Warcraft” became the 800-pound gorilla of online games, there was “EverQuest.”

How to make your job layoff-resistant

Thomas, a 60-year old project manager for a construction company, knows there’s a possibility for layoffs at his firm because of the sagging housing market. And Brandon, a customer service representative for a phone company in Oregon that’s about to be bought out by a telecommunication’s giant, fears his days may be numbered.

Tidbits: Britney's dad pushes her back to work

Helping Britney Spears improve her health and get back to work are part of the same goal for dad Jamie. Acting in the role of the pop star’s conservator for less that two months, Jamie’s already curbed her previously unstable behavior, arranged to sell off some of her excess possessions, encouraged her to take her talents to TV and according to the National Enquirer, he won’t stop there.

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