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...game of the season for the Crimson. In its opener, Harvard ran away from Mercer in a surprising 91-73 win. The Bears knocked off then-No. 18 USC in the Trojans’ season-opener earlier this month.This time out, the Crimson hopes to break a two-game skid before its third home game of the season, an ESPNU-televised matchup against Michigan on Saturday.“Hopefully, we’ll have an energized ball club, coming home, after two straight losses,” Amaker said. “We’re hopeful that...
...Vegas had Liberace. Nashville, for more than a half-century, had Hall of Famer Porter Wagoner, the king of country glam. The Grand Ole Opry legend's blond pompadour and rhinestone suits made him a popular hitmaker (Green Green Grass of Home, Skid Row Joe) and influential ambassador, but he was best known for mentoring and performing with Dolly Parton, whom he launched on TV's syndicated 1960-79 Porter Wagoner Show. Last summer Wagoner made a national comeback with the critically acclaimed indie-album Wagonmaster. To promote it, he opened for rock's White Stripes, firing...
...1980s as scores of hard rock/metal bands from that decade began touring again, drawing large crowds, new, young fans, and solid revenues 25 years after first emerging. Who toured? Tesla, Dokken, Great White, Winger, Warrant, Queensryche, Poison, Ratt, Vince Neil, Firehouse, Quiet Riot, Ozzy Osbourne, L.A. Guns, White Lion, Skid Row, and Black Sabbath. "Despite the fact that it's two decades later, people still like to bang their heads, raise their fists, and have some fun," says Jeff Albright, president of the Albright Entertainment Group and publicist for numerous top-tier hard rock singers. "The opportunities for revenue...
...more than my dad would make in a year working at a paper mill. You get all this credit for slumming it in the indie world. It's bullshit. Actors make good money." He seems pretty careful with it too, opting to live in L.A.'s not yet gentrified Skid Row rather than actor-bait neighborhoods like the Hollywood Hills. "I grew up having this thing about money where anybody who had it I didn't like, 'cause I didn't have it," he says. "And then you meet rich people who are really nice. And you realize money gives...
...Crimson did just that, prevailing in a road matchup with the Huskies on the strength of a breakout performance by freshman midfielder Chloe Keating. Spurred by Keating’s late goal and assist on the following score, Harvard (6-4) snapped its two-game losing skid with a 2-0 victory over Northeastern (4-7) at nearby at Sweeney Field...