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Weekend Escape: Family time in Santa Barbara

2013-06-09 00:00:00

Way back in the 20th century when life was simple, my wife, Mary Frances, and I lived in Carpinteria, swooping in and out of Santa Barbara without a second thought. Nowadays, returning as Angelenos with a 9-year-old, we have second and third thoughts,...

Danica Patrick admits to tense moments with boyfriend after wreck

2013-05-30 11:08:00

Everything's fine between NASCAR power couple Danica Patrick and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Really. That little dust-up on the track Sunday during the Coca-Cola 600? That was nothing. You should've seen the two lovebirds the very next day relaxing on a boat...

Watch Danica Patrick's boyfriend wreck her car in race [video]

2013-05-27 14:49:00

Danica Patrick and Ricky Stenhouse Jr., the NASCAR drivers as well as loving couple, got together on the race track at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Sunday night, and it wasn't in a good way. During Lap 319 of the Sprint Cup Series Coca-Cola 600,...

Ryan Palmer (62) leads at Colonial

2013-05-23 21:55:00

Colonial member Ryan Palmer shot an eight-under-par 62 on Thursday to match the first-round record at Hogan's Alley and take a one-stroke lead over John Rollins at Fort Worth. The bogey-free 62 equaled Palmer's lowest round on the PGA Tour. Palmer,...

TV, movie shoots get inside track at Irwindale Speedway

2013-05-15 04:00:00

A loud screeching sound echoed across the oval racetrack as a driver burned rubber, revving the engine of a silver Mercedes-Benz and spinning the vehicle a full 360 degrees while kicking up a cloud of dust and smoke. This wasn't a stock car race, but...

Nicki Minaj reportedly the next to leave 'American Idol'

2013-05-15 15:19:00

Could Nicki Minaj be the next to leave the struggling "American Idol?" It appears so according to a report in Us Weekly. Citing unnamed sources, the magazine says Minaj won't be back on "Idol" when it returns for its 13th season. Instead, the singer...

J.C. Penney woes may persist as Best Buy rebounds

2013-05-10 17:47:00

For a while, J.C. Penney and Best Buy seemed to be doppelgangers. The two retailers struggled with intensifying competition after years of comfortable stagnation. Beset by Wall Street skepticism and shaky consumer loyalty, each made sweeping attempts at...

PepsiCo-Lil Wayne split marks shaky alliance of rappers, business

2013-05-10 05:00:00

Corporations are quick to recruit rappers to sell their soft drinks, shoes and smartphones — but the moment there's a whiff of controversy, they are just as quick to cut them loose. The latest example is PepsiCo and Lil Wayne. Last week, the...

Documentary spotlights Chinese artists Wang Guangyi, Liu Gang

2013-05-10 09:00:00

BEIJING -- One scene of the new documentary “Chimeras” shows the young Chinese artist Liu Gang wandering with his camera around a town in China that's been built to resemble an English village. Liu is in Thames Town, a development outside...

Coca-Cola anti-obesity promises include no advertising to kids

2013-05-08 08:56:00

Coca-Cola is making major promises to fight obesity – ceasing advertisements directed at kids, slapping calorie counts on all its packaging – as the soda giant stares down a rising tide of concern over sugar-stuffed beverages. On Wednesday,...

With driver Takuma Sato, A.J. Foyt regains hopes of an Indy 500 win

2013-05-25 15:55:00

INDIANAPOLIS — In a back room inside garage stall A-5 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, just off Gasoline Alley, A.J. Foyt sits at a cramped lunch table entertaining friends and co-workers. The 78-year-old Foyt shifts in his chair carefully,...

Kyle Busch goes digital when snapped TV cable damages his car

2013-05-27 07:30:00

NASCAR driver Kyle Busch made the most of digital technology on Sunday when he used a smartphone to take photos of damage to his car caused by a Fox Sports camera cable above Charlotte Motor Speedway that snapped and fell across the track. Busch, who...

LV IronPigs mascot FeFe, gets the crowd going against the Scranton Rail-Riders, during 2nd inning action at Coca Cola Park in Allentown Sunday June 16, 2013.

2013-06-16 00:00:00

Lehigh Valley IronPigs' Jermaine Mitchell (6) fields a ball against Scranton Railriders during a baseball game held at Coca-Cola Park in Allentown, Pa. on Saturday, June 15, 2013. .

2013-06-15 00:00:00

Lehigh Valley IronPigs' ground crew clean up the standing water on the warning track prior to their game with Scranton Wilkes-Barre RailRiders at Coca-Cola Park in Allentown Thursday night.

2013-06-13 00:00:00