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Crowdfunding rescues provocative SKorean film
After being turned down by many investors over the last four years, South Korean film producer Choi Yong-bae said it feels strange and exciting that ...
Brady, Patriots rebound with 52-28 rout of Bills
Patriots owner Robert Kraft waited in the Ralph Wilson Stadium tunnel to welcome back the regular NFL officials, who returned from a lockout after ...
NHL, locked-out players meet for 3rd straight day
The NHL and the players' association met for a third straight day Sunday, and again avoided the troublesome money issues that are fueling the ongoing ...
Time Warner flips switch on new Lakers channels
A few months ago, Time Warner Cable Inc. was crying foul at the high price it had to pay to air Knicks and Rangers games in New York. Now, the shoe ...
Sulzberger set milestones for NY Times, journalism
Arthur Ochs Sulzberger's three-decade tenure at The New York Times spanned multiple milestones in 20th-century journalism, as the newspaper navigated ...
NHL, locked-out players resume bargaining
The NHL and the players' association seemingly had a good day on Friday as they returned to the negotiating table. It just wasn't good enough to bring ...
Who's watching? 3-D TV is no hit with viewers
Phil Orlins knows everything about producing TV in three dimensions. The ESPN producer has captured the undulating greens of Augusta National and the ...
Iranian news agency picks up Onion article as fact
A joke by the satirical newspaper The Onion appears to have gotten lost in translation. An Iranian news agency picked up — as fact — a story from the ...
In the digital age, a rare fight for print readers
When The Times-Picayune decided to print three days a week, a nearby publication saw a chance to expand in the newspaper's backyard and fill a void ...
World hockey chief expects NHL players in Sochi
The International Ice Hockey Federation is operating on the assumption that NHL players will take part in the 2014 Sochi Olympics. "We've prepared ...
Greenberg to get 1-day chance with Marlins
Adam Greenberg has faced one pitch in the major leagues, a 92 mph fastball that struck him in the head and changed his life. More than seven years ...
NHL cancels the rest of preseason games
The NHL canceled the rest of the preseason Thursday, just a day before negotiations were set to resume in an effort to end the lockout. The league ...
VIDEO: Virginia city inundated with political ads
This is a city under siege. Political ads are blasting across the television airwaves here, delighting broadcasters but making viewers cringe.
NFL reaches tentative agreement with refs
So long, replacement refs. The NFL's regular crews will be back on the field starting Thursday night. After two days of marathon negotiations — and ...
Casino offers refunds on Seattle-Green Bay game
A Las Vegas casino took an unusual step Wednesday and offered refunds to gamblers who lost money when the Seattle Seahawks beat the Green Bay Packers ...
APNewsBreak: Ex-Dodger owner back in divorce court
The ex-wife of former Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt wants to set aside the couple's divorce settlement, claiming he vastly understated the ...
NHL, union to resume talks Friday in New York
The NHL and its players' union are to resume bargaining Friday for the first time since the lockout began, although the talks will concentrate on ...
What's all the fuss about NFL's fill-in refs?
Frustration with the NFL's use of replacement referees gave way to outrage after another batch of blunders, none more infamous than the up-for-grabs ...
NBC's sampling strategy pays dividends
A jump on the fall television season enabled NBC to get some of its new series sampled. The premiere episode of "Revolution," a J.J. Abrams thriller ...
Seattle City Council approves new arena deal
A wealthy hedge-fund manager won approval Monday for his plan to bring professional men's basketball and hockey back to Seattle, with initially ...
Vogue publisher to open cafe outpost in Dubai
Vogue's fashion-loving fans will soon have a chance to drink in the magazine's aura at a new cafe in Dubai. The glossy's global publisher, Conde Nast ...
Column: NFL deserves every bad call it gets
Remember this a year or two from now, when a video of the final play of Monday night's Packers-Seahawks game turns up on a blooper reel: It wasn't all ...
Boston.com launches 1st online radio with DJs
A beloved Boston-area independent alternative radio station is getting new life online several times over in partnership with traditional print media, ...