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Sunday, December 18, 2011
Pacquiao willing to take the smaller money for Mayweather fight
World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao turned 33 today and perhaps because of his increasing age Pacquiao came out and said he’s willing to take a smaller percentage than Floyd Mayweather Jr. to finally make this fight happen. This sounds promising, right? Mayweather has always wanted the bigger slice of the revenue and if Pacquiao is serious about giving him what he’s asking for then it should make the fight easier to put together. However, this is what Pacquiao...
Neti pots are dangerous if used improperly, DHH warns
Louisiana health regulators warned residents Tuesday about the dangers of using neti pots improperly. A neti pot, which looks like a genie's lamp, is commonly used to irrigate sinuses. The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals issued its warning following a second death this year caused by Naegleria fowleri, the so-called brain-eating amoeba. A 51-year-old DeSoto Parish woman died after using tap water in a neti pot to irrigate her sinuses and became infected by the deadly amoeba, which...
Celtics F Jeff Green to miss season after surgery
BOSTON (AP) – Boston Celtics forward Jeff Green will have surgery to repair an aortic aneurysm and will miss the entire season, the team announced on Saturday as it traveled to Toronto for its exhibition opener against the Raptors. Green is scheduled for an operation on Monday at the Cleveland Clinic. Doctors have told him the operation "should completely repair Green's condition and that he can expect to resume his NBA career next season," the Celtics said in a news release.
If so, the timing...
Kobe Bryant's Wife, Vanessa, Hires Prominent Divorce Lawyer
SANTA ANA, Calif. (KTLA) -- Vanessa Bryant has filed for divorce from her NBA star husband citing "irreconcilable difference."
According to court documents, Vanessa is seeking to dissolve the marriage on charges of irreconcilable differences. Celebrity website TMZ quoted sources Friday as saying Vanessa is ending the marriage because she believes Kobe has been unfaithful, again.
"She's been dealing with these incidents for a long time and has been a faithful wife, but she's finally had enough,"...
Rapper Slim Dunkin fatally shot
Atlanta police are still trying to figure out who gunned down rapper Slim Dunkin in an Atlanta a recording studio Friday afternoon -- and why? Atlanta Police Major Keith Meadows said Saturday morning there have been no arrests in the shooting. There are as many questions as answers. “We’re still talking to people,” said Meadows. “The truth is we don’t know exactly what happened.”
Witnesses told police the 24-year-old rap star, whose real name is Mario Hamilton, got into an argument before a video...
