Troubled actress Tawny Kitaen, best known as the bombshell star of 1984’s Bachelor Party, was arrested yesterday on suspicion of DUI, according to Newport Beach, Calif., police. A veteran of the TV show Celebrity Rehab, Kitaen has a history of drug abuse, but it wasn’t clear whether she was drunk…
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In a rousing triumph for opposite marriage, reality-TV personality Khloé Kardashian and Los Angeles Lakers star Lamar Odom tied the knot today, about a month after they first met. Sisters/co-stars Kim and Kourtney were the maids of honor, and the guests included Lakers coach Phil Jackson. The bride wore Vera…
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Barack Obama will travel to Copenhagen on Thursday to back Chicago’s bid to host the 2016 Olympics, senior adviser Valerie Jarrett said today. The president will be joined by Michelle Obama and his education and transportation secretaries. Chicago is bidding against Tokyo, Rio de Janiero, and Madrid, but none of…
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In case you somehow missed yesterday’s Khloé Kardashian-Lamar Odom wedding, the gossip sites are here to bring you up to speed. TMZ, in particular, has more information than you ever needed to know: Guests ranged from the expected (Odom?s Los Angeles Lakers teammates, Kardashian?s reality show cohorts) to the WTF-worthy…
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Aside from showing love for his adopted hometown, President Obama?s decision to go to Copenhagen to lobby for Chicago as host of the 2016 Summer Olympics is drawing a chorus of boos from the punditocracy as a gamble that could be embarrassing at best?what if, say, Brazil get the…
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The winless Tampa Bay Buccaneers benched starting quarterback Byron Leftwich and replaced him with second-year pro Josh Johnson, who takes over following one of the worst offensive performances in team history. Coach Raheem Morris made the change Monday, a day after the Bucs fell to 0-3 while gaining just 86 yards in a 24-0 loss to the New York Giants.
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Red Sox pitcher Josh Beckett was scratched from Monday night's scheduled start because of back spasms. "He's been feeling it. This time of year, guys feel it a lot," Boston manager Terry Francona said before the game against Toronto. "But on the plane last night he tried to get comfortable and didn't.
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Tim Tebow could be back in the huddle in time for Florida's biggest game of the season. Coach Urban Meyer said Monday that his star quarterback was feeling better and eating well two days after sustaining a concussion at Kentucky. Although Tebow still has "a little bit of a headache," Meyer hopes he will be able to play when the top-ranked Gators (4-0) return to the field Oct.
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President Barack Obama is hitting the campaign trail again. Obama is going to Copenhagen after all, joining first lady Michelle Obama to support Chicago's bid for the 2016 Olympics. Obama plans to leave Washington on Thursday, senior adviser Valerie Jarrett told The Associated Press on Monday, getting to Denmark in time to be part of his adopted hometown's final presentation to the…
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Chad Pennington may not be available to give his winless team a much-needed lift. The Miami Dolphins quarterback dislocated his right shoulder and may seek a second opinion to determine how long he'll be sidelined, a person familiar with his status said Monday. The person insisted on anonymity because the Dolphins have said little about the injury.
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