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Why aren't catchers pitching coaches?

Why aren't catchers pitching coaches? ... Just as in any mainstream business, baseball teams have a chain of command. And, logically, Major League pitchers take their instruction from their pitching coaches. Many former pitchers who are now pitching coaches say the...

April 16 is Wolf Day

I've got wolves on the brain today, between the release of Okami on Wii and the start by a wolf of the Randy variety last night against the Rockies. I'm not sure Amaterasu can throw a fastball, so we'll stick with the baseball version for now. It's only April, but Randy Wolf has himself a neat...

Be Kind Rewind (R1) in June - Features added

News: New Line Home Entertainment have announced the Region 1 DVD release of Be Kind Rewind on 17th June 2008 priced at $27.95 SRP. Jack Black and Mos Def star in this comedy from writer/director Michel Gondry. Black stars as a loveable loser stuck in a li...

Royworld, Westminster Library, London

So many things about Royworld are gloriously silly. There's the name, for a start, which the band apparently shares with a disused bowling alley in Cardiff. Then there's the silly question posed by the first line of their single "Man in the Machine", which goes: "Dave... is there something wrong?"

Wolf shuts down Rockies, leads Padres to 6-0 win

Six and a half months later, Matt Holliday and the Colorado Rockies didn't get anywhere near home plate. ... Randy Wolf was going to be finished after seven innings, no-hit bid or not. Wolf held defending NL champion Colorado hitless for 6 2-3 innings and struck out nine,...

Kay blasts 'rude and sulky' Jack Black

Vernon Kay claims School of Rock star Jack Black is the worst interviewee he's ever met. ... By Alex Fletcher, Entertainment Reporter Vernon Kay has claimed School of Rock star Jack Black is the worst celebrity he has ever interviewed. The Beat The Star host said all...

Gossip: Lohan to bare all in next flick?

Lindsay Lohan (© ionu/X17online.com) ... The New York Daily News says the sobriety-challenged starlet was chuckling with pals last week over Jessica's new Esquire cover, in which the blonde pays unintentionally unsexy homage to a 1965 photo of Marilyn Monroe -esque...

Maguire cameos in 'Tropic Thunder'

Tobey Maguire will reportedly cameo in Ben Stiller's upcoming comedy Tropic Thunder. ... By Simon Reynolds, Entertainment Reporter Ben Stiller's upcoming comedy film Tropic Thunder will reportedly include a cameo appearance from Tobey Maguire. The film will feature three...

Maddux wins 349th a day before 42nd birthday; 42-year-old Glavine hurt in first inning

Greg Maddux won another game for the aged. His 300-win compatriot Tom Glavine appeared to have been showing his age when he left after throwing just 16 pitches. ... A day before his 42nd birthday, Maddux allowed two hits over five innings for his 349th victory. On May...

School of Rock teaches 'shreducation'

On any given Thursday night at Denver's Grant Community Center, kids in rocker T-shirts with hair hanging over their ears shred on guitars, adjust amp volume, tap out chords on a keyboard or a rhythm on drums and wait for Chris Soucy to encourage them to have "the look of rock."