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DMX back in jail for alleged probation violation

AP Top Entertainment News At 11 p.m. EST — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:31:05 +0000

PHOENIX (AP) -- Authorities in Arizona say rapper DMX has been arrested for allegedly violating his probation by using drugs....

ASU baseball rallies, holds off Grand Canyon

East Valley Tribune - Sports — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:33:53 +0000

The No. 2 Arizona State baseball team survived a challenge from Grand Canyon on Tuesday night, defeating the Antelopes 4-2 at Packard Stadium in Tempe. The Sun Devils improved to 12-0 on the season with the victory.

Mass. Sen. Scott Brown to release memoir in 2011

AP Top Entertainment News At 9:36 p... — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:44:23 +0000

NEW YORK (AP) -- Sen. Scott Brown, the Massachusetts Republican who pulled off one of the biggest upsets in recent years by winning the seat once held by Sen. Edward Kennedy, has a book deal....

ASU facing bubbly journey in Pac-10 tourney

East Valley Tribune - Sports — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:35:00 +0000

Will they or won't they? The next three games will ultimately conclude the consternations about whether the Arizona State men's basketball team earns its first automatic spot in the NCAA tournament, nabs one of the handful of at-large bids remaining or plays in that three-letter tournament (NIT).

NBA suspends Frye, Granger 1 game each

East Valley Tribune - Sports — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:55:00 +0000

Phoenix forward Channing Frye and Indiana's Danny Granger have been suspended one game without pay by the NBA for their part in an altercation Saturday. The league punished Frye on Tuesday for throwing a punch. Granger was penalized for fighting with Frye in the final minute of the third quarter in the Suns' 113-105 victory.

Suns beat Pacers in game marred by 2 fights

Fawcett omission from Oscar segment no accident

AP Top Entertainment News At 7:36 p... — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:44:16 +0000

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The executive director of the film academy said Tuesday that Farrah Fawcett wasn't included in the Academy Awards' In Memoriam segment because the actress was better known as a TV star....

Letterman’s scandal is over, but can he beat Leno?

AP Top Entertainment News At 7:36 p... — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:44:15 +0000

NEW YORK (AP) -- Dave Letterman can heave a huge sigh of relief after the guilty plea Tuesday of a TV producer charged with trying to extort him....

TV producer admits attempting Letterman shakedown

AP Top Entertainment News At 7:36 p... — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:43:59 +0000

NEW YORK (AP) -- A former television producer pressured by debt and riven by jealousy admitted Tuesday he tried to extract vengeance and money by shaking down David Letterman in a case that bared the late-night icon's affairs with staffers....

Justin Upton homers as Arizona Diamondbacks top Reds

azcentral.com | diamondbacks — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:41:56 +0000

Justin Upton hit a two-run homer, and the Diamondbacks pulled away to a 10-4 win.

Upton homers as D-Backs top Harang, Reds

East Valley Tribune - Sports — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:31:31 +0000

GOODYEAR — Justin Upton hit a two-run homer and the Arizona Diamondbacks roughed up right-hander Aaron Harang in his first spring training start on Tuesday, pulling away for a 10-4 victory over the Cincinnati Reds.

Full Cactus League coverage

Fallout continues from Coyotes bankruptcy

East Valley Tribune - Sports — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:19:47 +0000

NEW YORK — The battle between the National Hockey League and former Phoenix Coyotes owner Jerry Moyes isn't over yet.

Where to eat after Cactus League games

East Valley Tribune - Get Out — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:45:35 +0000

I don’t need a calendar to tell when March arrives. I can tell by the frequent phone calls all asking the same basic question: “We’re here from out of town to watch some Cactus League baseball and were wondering if you could recommend some good places to eat after a game …”

Gilbert, Tempe eateries aid charities

East Valley Tribune - Get Out — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:43:48 +0000

A couple of East Valley restaurants are hosting fundraisers for worthy causes Wednesday.

Peru lifts some Machu Picchu claims against Yale

AP Top Entertainment News At 5:24 p... — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:34:14 +0000

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) -- Peru has voluntarily agreed to withdraw fraud and conspiracy allegations it made against Yale University in a lawsuit seeking the return of Inca artifacts removed from Machu Picchu nearly a century ago....

`Spartacus’ star has non-Hodgkin lymphoma

AP Top Entertainment News At 5:24 p... — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:34:13 +0000

NEW YORK (AP) -- Andy Whitfield, who plays the title role in the Starz Original series "Spartacus: Blood and Sand," has been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma. The British-born actor will begin treatment immediately....

Man pleads no contest to stalking Ryan Seacrest

AP Top Entertainment News At 5:24 p... — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:34:12 +0000

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A man who has repeatedly shown up at Ryan Seacrest's work and events has pleaded no contest to felony stalking....

Producer admits to attempted Letterman shakedown

AP Top Entertainment News At 5:24 p... — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:33:50 +0000

Hilary Duff to write young adult book series

AP Top Entertainment News At 3:27 p... — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:01:28 +0000

NEW YORK (AP) -- Welcome the latest celebrity children's author, Hilary Duff....

Andy Richter calls ‘Tonight’ exit frustrating

AP Top Entertainment News At 3:27 p... — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:01:27 +0000

NEW YORK (AP) -- Andy Richter, Conan O'Brien's sidekick at "The Tonight Show," is acknowledging some ill will toward NBC and Jay Leno in the wake of the network's late-night upheaval....

Leibovitz can keep portfolio under new debt deal

AP Top Entertainment News At 3:27 p... — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:01:25 +0000

NEW YORK (AP) -- Annie Leibovitz, the photographer who mismanaged her fortune so badly that she faced losing legal rights to some of pop culture's most enduring images, has reached a long-term agreement with a private investment firm to help manage her debt and market her vast portfolio, both sides said Tuesday....