Feature by Michelle Berman, Swimming World internPISCATAWAY, New Jersey, September 3. ERICA Rapp, 20, knows the struggles of being a Division I athlete. But, what set her apart were her struggles...

! (Lord knows he congratulated himself enough during those endurance challenges.) But ultimately the 34-year-old college professor was undone by a showtunes-loving animatronic clam. The newly evicted...

This week's photos of high school sports are: Berean Christian vs Mission San Jose, Alhambra vs College Park, Berkeley vs Oakland, Heritage vs Novato and Pittsburg vs Foothill Check out more high...

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DfID and other donors may subsidise the cost to manufacturers of slashing their prices for effective malaria drugs, but experience on the ground makes it seem doubtful children will benefit as they...

TOKYO, Sept. 4 (AP) - (Kyodo)—Major sports events scheduled in Japan for Sunday, Sept. 5: BASEBALL Central League Yokohama vs Yakult. Yokohama Stadium. 5 p.m. Chunichi vs Yomiuri. Nagoya...

Sportport, Maryland Heights' outdoor recreation complex, will be leased to a new, private soccer operation, Ultimate Soccer Arenas of Missouri, beginning Oct. 15. The 20-year lease with options to...

A former UMSL golf coach, who runs a multimillion-dollar fantasy sports organization, has landed the school on probation for two years from the NCAA for major violations regarding sports wagering ...

The last long-weekend of summer is here and what better way to celebrate than a dinner cooked on an outdoor grill. My menu for the weekend includes, Greek-style pork kabobs made with pork...

After a summer spent surrounded by nature, eating meals on the dock and getting exercise by canoeing across the lake, people often ask themselves, "Why can't this be my life?" Cathy and Bruce...

However, our society has attempted to repress these traits . If you look at the way men (especially dads) are portrayed on TV, you’d think we were all a bunch of irresponsible, befuddled,...

Snooki goes smushing, ''Runway'' presents a Tower of Babble, ''Big Brother'' player 'fesses up to his big fib -- if you missed any of our daily TV summaries, catch up now with our takes on the...

Australian researchers Wednesday mourned the death of Cedric, a Tasmanian devil thought at first to be immune to a devastating cancer which is threatening to wipe out the species. Cedric, who was...

NASA has landed on the iPad. Nearly one year after launching a free application for the iPhone and the iPod Touch, the US space agency has created a program for the latest device from Apple. The...

Over the last several weeks, speculation has swirled that DioGuardi, who joined the reality singing competition in its eighth season in the unpopular position of “fourth judge,” would not...

The actor formerly known as Dr. Kelso has been tapped to play (and how perfect is this!) the father of Courteney Cox’s Jules. There are no story details yet and no air date, but obviously,...

New Delhi, Sep 3: Delhi BJP president Vijender Gupta today alleged that sports lovers were avoiding the Commonwealth Games only because of ''large corruption and...

Divers who found what's believed to be the world's oldest drinkable champagne say they have also discovered 200-year-old bottles of beer at a shipwreck in the Baltic Sea. Bjorn Haggblom, a spokesman...

Since its establishment more than a decade ago, the reputation of the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has been as spotless as the consciences of shoppers who buy fish bearing its blue "tick" logo in...

Call it a victory for women of the velvet rope. A US appeals court has tossed out a lawsuit against New York nightclubs which sought to brand their "Ladies Night" promotions as unconstitutional. ...

A video cartoon featuring Google's chief giving away ice cream to snoop on children aired on a giant screen in Times Square on Thursday as a privacy group continued to hound the Internet giant. ...

A whole rat has been found inside a tin of baked beans, it was disclosed today. The dead rat climbed or fell into the tin at the factory, according to a post mortem which established it had...

After it was revealed today that a rat was found in a tin of baked beans, we take a look at some of the other less than appetising things found in...

"The Apple Store is down!" wailed voices on the web at 5.15pm yesterday. "When is it back? What's going to be on there when it does?" For the first time this year, there was...

Fiona Phillips had a high-profile job as a presenter on GMTV and two small children when her mother – and then her father – developed Alzheimer's disease. By Emine...

18th-century Bethlem – chains, belts, purges, bleeding and thousands of visitors gawping at the inmates. Nell Leyshon on the asylum that inspired her latest...

alcohol consumption," said Tory health spokesman Murdo Fraser. The Centre for Economics and Business Research chipped in with "the case for minimum pricing is extremely weak". Maybe they've never...

While I'm away, readers give the advice. On being dismayed at a mate's weight gain: I've always believed that every woman is beautiful. Every woman. If I don't see the beauty in some woman,...

If you believe what some newspapers report, last year's winter storms are about to be followed by a blizzard of September births. The evidence comes from Portsmouth, where the city's midwives expect...

Widgeon is a member of the wild duck family. You could also use wild ducks, or any game bird you can get your hands on. Don't ditch the carcasses – as you can use them to make game soup. 2...

What to do In hot, dry weather, remember your camellias, especially if they are growing in pots. Flower buds are being initiated now for next spring's display. Weeds can be brought to heel...

I decided to take August off and have a bit of time by the seaside in the sun, do a bit of fishing; of course it rained and was foggy most of the time. So I decided to knock up a cocktail. I have...

I've seen more bramblers out this year than ever before. Are they serious foragers – or are they just adding interest to what seems to me the dull pastime of taking long walks? Perhaps these...

These are great dinner-party desserts that can be knocked up well in advance and assembled at the last minute. They look very impressive, thanks to the bulky-yet-light meringue. If you know where to...

The small ribbon of ground immediately behind the retaining wall in the yard has become the most over-gardened bit of earth in Christendom. It's all I can reach from the wheelchair to which I'm...

Even the most feted of fashion designers are reluctant to describe their work as "art". Still, in 2006, narrating an item dedicated to Hussein Chalayan on BBC2's The Culture Show, the art...

MIAMI — The suspicions airport security officials had when they saw the metal canister grew when they learned about the man who brought it in from the Middle East: a scientist who sparked a...

VICTORIA BECKHAM talks the talk. Guiding a visitor through her fall 2010 collection, spread on a rack in her studio in Battersea, she draws out a dress recently worn...

AT the Pierre Michel salon on East 57th Street in Manhattan, the expensive, laborious and luxurious process of beautification reduced one client to...

The actor formerly known as Dr. Kelso has been tapped to play (and how perfect is this!) the father of Courteney Cox’s Jules. There are no story details yet and no air date, but obviously,...

To a certain segment of EW readers — you know who you are — the name Bruce Campbell is synonymous with “Ash”, the wise-cracking, chainsaw-wielding character he brought to life...

Twitter has over 145 million registered users and more people are using mobile devices to access the microblogging service, according to co-founder Evan Williams. Williams, in a post on the Twitter...

After years of earning less than their male counterparts, some American women are catching up to and even overtaking men in terms of how much they earn, but only some of them, a study shows. They...

The 11th Annual World Gourmet Festival welcomes Michelin star chefs from Argentina to Hong Kong to celebrate fine food and wine at the Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok in Thailand September 6-12. The...

Notorious abroad for their binge-drinking, Britons bucked the trend last year with alchohol consumption in the country showing its biggest fall since 1948, the industry said Friday. Health concerns...