The Waterboys’ Mike Scott on why he turned his back on fame
Mike Scott tells Martin Townsend why staying true to his music was more important than following in U2’s tracks. Daily Express :: Music Feed
T-Mac, Lobo, Self headline Hall of Fame class
Tracy McGrady says his wife, Clerenda, has been trying to get him to say that he deserves to be in the Hall of Fame. On Friday night, he finally did. NBA on Yahoo! Sports – News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games
Whitney Houston’s 13 GREATEST quotes: from ‘crack is cheap’ to thoughts on fame and love
WHITNEY HOUSTON died five years ago today, and as the world remembers her unique talent and celebrity status, it’s a good time to also look back on her many pearls of wisdom. Daily Express :: Music Feed
Yes inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for the Class of 2017
SUPERGROUP Yes will finally be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for the Class of 2017. Daily Express :: Music Feed
Hall of Fame boxer Bobby Chacon dies at 64 (The Associated Press)
Hall of Fame boxer Bobby Chacon died Wednesday under hospice care for dementia. Inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2005, the former WBC featherweight and super featherweight champion went 59-7-1 with 47 knockouts in a 16-year pro career. ”One of the most exciting fighters in the history of the West Coast, an […]
NBA great Nate Thurmond, Hall of Fame center, dies at 74 (Yahoo Sports)
Nate Thurmond, the tenacious defensive center who played with Wilt Chamberlain and was an iconic figure in two cities, died Saturday after a short battle with leukemia. The Golden State Warriors announced the death of one of the team’s most respected players less than a month after they lost the NBA Finals to the Cleveland […]
Boxing Hall of Fame inductees remember Ali (The Associated Press)
Hector Camacho, who overcame the mean streets of Spanish Harlem to become a three-division champion, was among the group enshrined Sunday in the International Boxing Hall of Fame. Camacho, who was shot and killed just over three years ago at age 50 in his native Puerto Rico, headed a class that also included two-division champions […]
Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame to induct 11, including 1st woman (The Associated Press)
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame will induct six boxers, including its first woman, plus two journalists and three trainers during an upcoming ceremony in Las Vegas. Yahoo Sports – Boxing News
Hector ‘Macho’ Camacho elected to Boxing Hall of Fame (The Associated Press)
In his heyday in the ring, there was nobody quite like Hector Camacho. Camacho, who overcame the mean streets of Spanish Harlem to become a three-division champion, was among a group of nine inductees announced Wednesday for enshrinement in the International Boxing Hall of Fame. ”There has not been, nor will there be, another Hector […]