Inspired by a young friend who died from leukemia, singer Rihanna is working to get help for those who suffer from the disease. Rihanna was among the celebrities who submitted a request for funding to Pepsi's Refresh Project, which doles out $20 million to various causes, and was at the foundation's kickoff party Friday night during Super Bowl festivities.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Indianapolis coach Jim Caldwell sounded optimistic Friday that defensive end Dwight Freeney could play against the New Orleans Saints in Sunday's Super Bowl.
Socialite Casey Johnson died of a complication of diabetes, the Los Angeles County coroner said Thursday. Johnson, 30, an heir to the Johnson & Johnson health care products fortune, died of diabetic ketoacidosis, the coroner said in a brief statement. Diabetic ketoacidosis is a life-threatening condition caused by lack of insulin and sky-high blood sugar.
The demolition of Giants Stadium got started Thursday when a giant metal claw attached to a crane started taking bites out of the cement helix at one of the four gates around the 34-year-old facility. Clouds of dust drifted in the air as concrete and rebar poked through areas where the concrete was ripped away.
New York Jets coach Rex Ryan will not be fined by the NFL for making an obscene gesture at a mixed martial arts event last weekend. League spokesman Greg Aiello confirmed to The Associated Press in an e-mail Wednesday that Ryan would not face additional discipline by the NFL after the Jets fined him $50,000 on Tuesday.
Jets coach Rex Ryan was fined $50,000 by the team Tuesday for making an obscene gesture at a mixed martial arts event last weekend. The team's decision came after a smiling Ryan was caught on a cell phone camera flipping his middle finger at a fan during the competition in Sunrise, Fla., on Saturday night.
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New York Post - The fighting apparently got so bad that the couple took some time apart and flew home separately on private jets back to New York. Neither Preston's nor Jacob's reps returned e-mails for comment.
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New York Post - The fighting apparently got so bad that the couple took some time apart and flew home separately on private jets back to New York. Neither Preston's nor Jacob's reps returned e-mails for comment.