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Paul Newman, ten-time Oscar nominee and the Academy Award-winning actor of The Color of Money , died Friday at his home near Westport, CT; said publicist Jeff Sanderson. Newman had been battling cancer for while and he was surrounded by family and close friends at the time of his passing. This icon of the movies and amazing philanthropist will be sorely missed.

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Most of them came very late at night, in extremely close nail-biting races, often decided by one one-hundreth of a second. However, all the drama is over now and all that remains is the legacy. Michael Phelps came to Beijing looking to…

Michael Phelps, the American swimming sensation, has done it again. Tonight, as expected. he won his third Gold Medal of these Olympic Games. Phelps won the200m Freestyle race with no problem, neating his own World record time. Phelps will next swim in…

The U.S. Men’s Swimming Team won the 4×100 Team Relay, defeating the heavily favored French Team, who did a little “trash talking” before the event. In the end, though, it was U.S. Team Anchor Jason Lezak who won the event, touching the…

American Michael Phelps has won his first Olympic Gold Medal in the Men’s 400m Individual Medley. He also set new World and Olympic Records in the event.

Last night, Beijing welcomed the world as it opened the games of the 29th Olympiad. It did so with an Opening Ceremony more ambitious and spectacular in scope than any in recent memory. It is fair to say that no one who tuned in last night knew what to expect. It is also fair to say that everyone was awed by what they saw. The ceremony would reach back into China’s rich history and then, in the second part, create a picture of modern China. Read more about Olympics 2008: Opening Ceremonies Observations …