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Current News for August 04, 2008

SportsTalk - Great Website for sports news..fantasy updates.

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 16:17:35 PDT
Thorough website... has news on all major sporting events. Authors have insightful posts and are very creative. Not like the usual sport articles. Website is clean and fresh - professional feel, not like other blogs. Beautiful banner as well. Anyways it has information about NBA, NFL, MLB, PGA, and ATP news (as well as some tidbits on Olympics).

Death tries - Fails. Morgan Freeman in Hospital.

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 13:45:09 PDT
After Death successfully attacked Heath Ledger in a sucker punch move, it has now gone after Morgan Freeman in his car. The 71 year old actor was driving along - minding his own business - when Death decided to show up. Related news includes the Mary Kate Olsen investigation and want of immunity to talk. We're calling bulls**t on her.

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Mon, 04 Aug 2008 13:54:35 PDT
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Advisers see opportunity in private loans, mortgages

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 06:10:56 PDT
The non-traditional lending trend has gained some momentum, thanks to firms like Virgin Money USA, a Waltham, Mass.-based unit of Virgin Group PLC., the London-based conglomerate headed by billionaire Richard Branson. Described as peer-to-peer or social lending, the Virgin Money USA strategy concentrates primarily on loans to friends and family.

South Carolina gets cold feet over gay Tube adverts

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 07:52:56 PDT
Cashman slams Iris over 'gay cure' stance An openly gay MEP has attacked a Northern Irish politician for claiming that gay people can be "cured" of the homosexuality. opinionuk-newsworld-newspoliticslawhealthfinanceentertainment INTERVIEW: The inside story of how Boris won London Jonathan Isaby is in good spirits when we meet at The Daily Telegraph headquarters in central London. Other posts in opinion ANALYSIS: What is the Christian Institute? INTERVIEW: Why supporting gay staff

Swedish man jailed for attacks on gays he met in chatrooms

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 04:31:02 PDT
Concern for AIDS experts detained in Iran Two brothers who are pioneers in the prevention of HIV transmission in Iran have been held by the authorities without charge for nearly a month. opinionuk-newsworld-newspoliticslawhealthfinanceentertainment INTERVIEW: What's wrong with angry? Gay play revived for Edinburgh For gays of a certain age, the 1998 film Get Real holds fond memories. The story of a geeky teenage outcast, who discovers while out cottaging that the hottest boy in schoo


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10:48 AM

Longtime Braves broadcaster Skip Caray dies at 68

Source: The Associated Press

ATLANTA (AP) � Skip Caray, a voice of the Atlanta Braves for 33 years and part of a family line of baseball broadcasters that included Hall of Famer Harry Caray, died in his sleep at home on Sunday, the team said. He was 68.

The cause of death was not immediately known, but various health problems had limited Caray to calling only Braves home games this season.

"We've all lost a very good friend," Braves manager Bobby Cox said. "For me, he was a good buddy � at the park and away from the park. We always had a lot of great laughs. He will be very sorely missed."

Caray was drawn into broadcasting by his father, Harry, the longtime voice of the Chicago Cubs and a member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

The family line has continued with two of Skip Caray's sons. Chip Caray is part of the Braves broadcast team and Josh Caray is working on the radio for the Class A Rome Braves.

While his father was known for his declarations of "Holy Cow," Skip Caray was able to declare "Braves Win! Braves Win!" with regularity as the team won 14 consecutive division titles beginning in 1991 and the 1995 World Series.

"Our baseball community has lost a legend today," Braves president John Schuerholz said. "The Braves family and Braves fans everywhere will sadly miss him. Our thoughts are with his wife Paula and his children."

Caray and Pete Van Wieren have been broadcasting Braves games since 1976. Caray's sarcastic wit made him a popular lead voice of the broadcast team, and his fame grew nationally as TBS carried Braves games to a national audience for 30 years.

After decades of calling the Braves America's Team, TBS this year began a seven-year contract of national weekly telecasts, leaving the Braves to the regional Peachtree TV network � and leaving Caray to radio work on home games.

Health problems also cut into Caray's workload.

Caray said this year he was battling diabetes, congestive heart failure, an irregular heartbeat and reduced kidney and liver functions.

"I almost died in October (2007)," Caray told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution at the Braves' 2008 home opener.

Still, Caray's death came as a shock, even to those who worked closely with him.

"He's had some medical issues but you're never ready for something like this," longtime TBS producer Glenn Diamond said Sunday night. "We're all very shocked by the timing. It's a very sad day for family and for Braves fans. I think the Braves fans feel they're part of Skip's family."

Caray, a St. Louis native, started in local radio and later joined his father at the University of Missouri calling football.

He joined the St. Louis Hawks NBA broadcasting team and followed them to Atlanta in 1968. He was added to the Braves broadcast team in 1976.

Caray and Van Wieren were inducted into the Braves Hall of Fame in 2005. Caray was named Georgia sportscaster of the year six times.

"He had a huge impact on a lot of people's lives and he had a huge impact on my life," Diamond said. "During the season we spent more time together than we did with our families and our lives."

Caray is survived by his wife and four children.

The Braves said funeral arrangements will be announced later.

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