Kansas raises curtain on 2009-10 hoping to put offseason problems behindLAWRENCE, Kan. — There was a game of Simon Says, with a professional leading the way, no less. Cheesy skits, a dance troupe and a drum solo by a Bison mascot were part of the show, too. There was even some old-school short shorts. Gary, Indiana, unlikely tourist spot with Michael Jackson hometown toursGARY, Indiana — Before there was the sprawling Neverland ranch in California, before he became a superstar with the best-selling album of all time, “Thriller,” a tiny house in the industrial city of Gary was home for Michael Jackson. Jammin’ more than offensive linemen: Seahawks DT Craig Terrill rocks leading accomplished bandRENTON, Wash. — Craig Terrill has played in the Super Bowl. He’s made millions as a defensive tackle for the Seahawks. For fans or merely curious, Michael Jackson boyhood home in Indiana still a drawGARY, Ind. — Michael Jackson fans and curious sightseers still are beating a path to his boyhood home more than three weeks after his death. Fans flock to city where Michael Jackson grew up to celebrate life of pop iconGARY, Ind. — The city where Michael Jackson spent the first 11 years of his life bade farewell to the late pop icon Friday evening as several thousand people showed up to watch performers sing and dance to his hits. Memorial service a national viewing experience, in gatherings both online and in personNEW YORK — A giant audience formed for Michael Jackson’s memorial service, as millions gathered in public, in front of televisions and at computer screens to experience the mourning of the celebrated pop star. Redesigned Saturday Evening Post hopes to make its hallmark art, fiction new againINDIANAPOLIS — The Saturday Evening Post, a centuries-old publication that helped make illustrator Norman Rockwell a household name and showcased some of America’s greatest writers, is returning to its roots to show readers the value of a quiet read in an increasingly frenetic digital age. Fans pray, dance, sing at Michael Jackson’s modest childhood home in Gary, Ind.GARY, Ind. — Fans formed a prayer circle on the front yard of Michael Jackson’s modest childhood home Thursday and hundreds more crowded the street after word spread that the “King of Pop” and Gary native had died. Robert Indiana’s EAT sign to be displayed after 44-year hiatus as part of new exhibitVINALHAVEN, Maine — Robert Indiana never saw his oversized EAT sign illuminated after it went up at the New York World’s Fair in 1964. A day after being turned on, the sign with its hundreds of light bulbs was turned off because it was attracting hungry tourists who thought it was a restaurant, not a piece of art. Tony Dungy and Rodney Harrison join NBC’s Sunday night NFL studio showNEW YORK — An understated coach and an outspoken safety are adding their voices to NBC’s Sunday night NFL studio show. Obituaries in the newsStuart Kaminsky ST. LOUIS (AP) — Prolific mystery writer Stuart Kaminsky, whose 70 books included one the Mystery Writers of America deemed the best mystery novel of 1989, has died at a hospital in St. Louis. He was 75. |