‘I like my life as it is…’ (Picture: Getty) Welcome to How I Do It, the series in which we give you a seven-day sneak peek into the sex life of a stranger. This week we hear from Claire*, a 33-year-old digital marketer, who lives between Greenwich, London and Cape Town, South Africa. She’s happily married […]
Rockies drubbed in historic fashion by Diamondbacks in opening night disaster
PHOENIX — If Thursday night’s performance at Chase Field had been a Broadway play, the Rockies’ show would have closed after one performance. Before the reviews even came out. That’s how bad opening night was for the Rockies, whose third-inning pratfall set a bushel of records and set the stage for a 16-1 loss to […]
Guardians 8, Athletics 0: Sparse crowd ushers in Oakland’s 57th (perhaps final) season
OAKLAND – One of the smallest Opening Day crowds in the Oakland A’s 57-year history showed Thursday night for possibly their final season debut at the Coliseum — an 8-0 shutout loss to the Cleveland Guardians. While some fans bunkered in the parking lot to protest the A’s planned relocation to Las Vegas, there wasn’t […]
Rangers beat Avs in shootout as Nathan MacKinnon’s home point streak comes to end
Avalanche Podcast: Are the Rangers for real, plus plenty of Avs talk with Peter Baugh If Thursday night was a Stanley Cup Final preview, sign Avs fans up. Only with a different outcome. New York beat Colorado 3-2 in a shootout at Ball Arena, giving the Rangers two extra-time wins over Colorado this year, in […]
Man shot and killed Thursday afternoon in Oakland
OAKLAND – A man was shot and killed Thursday afternoon in Oakland, police said. Related Articles Crime and Public Safety | Alameda County man pleads guilty to selling counterfeit nuclear submarine, aircraft and missile parts Crime and Public Safety | East Bay man convicted of throwing bombs at police during high-speed chase Crime and Public […]
Taraji P. Henson Thought She Had No Chance Getting Cast in ‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button’
Taraji P. Henson | Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic David Fincher and Brad Pitt were already very familiar with each other by the time Benjamin Button came around. But working with the two was a completely different experience for the Empire star. According to an interview from Actor Taraji P. Henson collaborated with Oscar-winner Brad Pitt for the David […]
Rockies’ offense, which struggled mightily last season, faces big early test vs. D-backs
PHOENIX — Bud Black tosses out baseball truisms almost daily. “That’s baseball,” the Rockies manager loves to say about the quirks of the grand old game. Here’s another favorite: “Every day is a test.” For a Rockies’ offense that struggled to find its identity and produce some power last season, the test began Thursday night […]
Tom Cruise Refused to Tell His Family About This Dangerous ‘Mission Impossible’ Stunt
Tom Cruise | Theo Wargo/Getty Images Cruise has always preferred to do his own stunts if he could get away with. And even in his older years, he’s shown no signs of slowing down. Tom Cruise is known for going above and beyond when it comes to film stunts. But there was one stunt so […]
Sharks keep it competitive, but see losing skid reach nine games
The San Jose Sharks once again had a chance to earn a rare post-all-star break victory on Thursday night as they faced the Minnesota Wild. Once again, the third period proved to be the Sharks’ undoing, although this wasn’t a case where they were badly outplayed. The Sharks allowed an even-strength goal to Matt Boldy […]
Paul McCartney Has to ‘Split’ Himself in Half to Sing 1 ‘Sgt. Pepper’ Song
Considering the complexity of The Beatles‘ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, it makes sense that Paul McCartney has some difficulty singing one of its songs. He said he was instrumental in writing the song. John Lennon might have told a different story. 1 ‘Sgt. Pepper’ song is a vocal challenge for Paul McCartney During […]
Ryan Gosling Had a Hard Time Picking His Favorite Beatles Song
Ryan Gosling listened to nothing but The Beatles‘ songs while he was growing up. That must have prepared him for his musical turn as Ken! At first, Gosling showed a preference for George Harrison. Then, he named a Beatles song that had nothing to do with George as his favorite. Ryan Gosling couldn’t explain why […]
‘They gave in:’ Oakland A’s backtrack, let fans in early ahead of final Opening Day at the Coliseum
OAKLAND — What had the makings of a traffic nightmare and public safety issue ended an hour early on Thursday afternoon, when the Oakland A’s finally relented and opened the gates to their parking lots more than an hour earlier than expected. “They gave in,” said Anson Casanares, vice president of the Oakland 68s fan […]