Oprah Winfrey has snagged the first post-prison interview with track star Marion Jones since she was released September 5th from a Texas federal prison after completing most of her six-month sentence for lying about steroid use.
Marion Jones tells Oprah that it wasn’t difficult for her to return the three gold medals she won in

Sarah Palin helped “Saturday Night Live.” and NBC score its highest ratings for the late-night show in 14 years. Nothing has done better since skater Nancy Kerrigan visited after her Olympics drama with Tonya Harding in 1994.
Sarah Palin played along as Tina Fey gave another impersonation of the Alaska governor.

“I think hockey is like dancing; it’s such an art. At one point it was quintessentially Canadian, and being a Canadian I can say they (the Senators) are ambassadors for the country going into Stockholm, so I think there’s something sweet about that as a Canadian. At one point a few years ago I saw [...]

For the fourth year in a row, ABC has won the broadcast television premiere week.
ABC led the week ending September 28th with the help of the two top-rated dramas on television, “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Desperate Housewives.”
ABC hit the win among adults 18-49 and total viewers, breaking NBC’s post-Olympics winning streak in the demographic.
NBC came in [...]

A traditional Beijing rickshaw is given a makeover with the addition of the rear body of a Mini Cooper.
Named “the other rickshaw”, the vehicle features four gold-plated dragons and other Chinese decorations.
It was designed by Beijing’s BMW car dealer which sells Minis who the rickshaw will attract the attention of visitors to Beijing following the [...]

Tennis champ Serena Williams will be releasing her memoir in 2009 by Grand Central Publishing, which beat out a handful of other publishers bidding for the life story of the No. 1 ranked women’s tennis player.
“Serena Williams is one of the world’s most remarkable athletes,” Grand Central editor Karen Kosztolnyik said Tuesday in a [...]

I want to apologize for our posting various items on the Olympics, but failing to recognize our friends who are still in China competing in the 2008 Paralympic Games.
Congrats to all the athletes!!
Please take a moment to look at the medal standing so far…..

A message from Ellen: As most of you know, I am now a married woman! On Tuesday, I will give you the scoop and share some intimate moments from my summer wedding to Portia, that you can only see right here! (Make sure you have plenty of tissues handy!) I’ll even introduce you to my [...]