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Former professional basketball player Javaris Crittenton waived his right on Friday to appear before a magistrate judge in Georgia on a murder charge in the drive-by shooting death of a young mother of four.

The name officially goes into effect.

Forward Ron Artest, member of the 2010 NBA champions -- the Los Angeles Lakers -- has taken a page from the book of Ochocinco by legally changing his name to Metta World Peace.

Sarah Palin can sure get into bed in some surprising places.I'm not talking about a sexual life, either. It's The New York Times that Palin has cozied up to, and that is causing a second look.

Reports that former Alaskan governor Sarah Palin and former NBA basketball star Glen Rice had a one-time fling continued to dominate the headlines and social media Web sites on Friday.

Joe McGinniss, author of the upcoming book, The Rogue: Searching for the Real Sarah Palin, which alleges that Palin used cocaine and marijuana, had a one-night stand with NBA star Glen Rice and a long-term affair with her husband's business partner, spoke about Palin in a segment on the Today show on Thursday.

Sarah Palin, the former Alaska Governor, has been hit by shocking allegations that before she got married she had sex with Miami Heat star Glen Rice and she took cocaine years ago while snowboarding with her husband, Todd, and friends.

Prior to a 70-person NBA players meeting in Las Vegas, Nev., NBPA president Derek Fisher sent out an extremely honest and heartfelt note to NBA players, assuring them that he is working tirelessly to end the lockout and bring back basketball.

Is it too show-bizzy of us to be less excited about the revelations in Joe McGinnis's apparently hair-raising, 320-page Sarah Palin bio and more eager for a Tina Fey dramatization of it on SNL this fall?

His book is full of disgusting lies, innuendo, and smears, Todd Palin said

Rumors swirled Wednesday night that Nike was considering acquiring rival Under Armour for $100 a share, according to the London Times.

Todd Palin has issued a full-force criticism of a new book about his wife, Sarah, stating that the book is full of disgusting lies and condemning author Joe McGinniss.

What's up next for Sarah Palin, the former Alaska Governor, regarding the 2012 presidential election? Palin came into prominence when she was selected by John McCain to be his vice presidential candidate in 2008. She has now associated herself with the Tea Party movement in the U.S.

The former Governor of Alaska, Sarah Palin, who is expected to make an entry next year into the Republican race for 2012, is facing politically devastating allegations about her past. A new book, The Rogue: Searching for the Real Sarah Palin, authored by Joe McGinniss, alleges that Palin used cocaine and marijuana, had a one-night stand with NBA star Glen Rice and had a long term affair with one of her husband's former business associates.

Joe McGinniss' book titled The Rogue: Searching for the Real Sarah Palin, alleges that the former republican Vice Presidential candidate had an affair with then-University of Michigan star basketball player, Glen Rice, in the 1980s, snorted cocaine, had an affair with her husband's business partner for six months and smoked pot in college with a professor, according to a report in the National Enquirer.

With no progress this week in the labor dispute between National Basketball Association (NBA) officials and locked out players, the prospect of a delayed start to the regular season looms large.

A new Sarah Palin book claims that the former Alaska governor had sex with former NBA player Glen Rice, while she was an Alaskan sports reporter.

Five years ago, Twitter founder Jack Dorsey sent out the first tweet ever to just 7 followers. Today, the most popular person on Twitter (Lady Gaga) has over 13 million followers and Twitter as a platform just hit 100 million active users, announced the company in a blog post.

The Phillies are still the team to beat in the postseason.

Although Bono has found his groove on the dance floor, there are some boundaries he is not yet willing to cross. Chaz has already told me he doesn't want to dance to any of his parents' songs, Schwimmer says, referring to the iconic duo--Sonny & Cher. But the show really wants it to happen, so we'll see.

The Dancing With the Stars season 13 cast is controversial.

Newly married NBA's New Jersey Nets player Kris Humphries who recently got married to reality star Kim Kardashian will take months, or may be years, to forget his recent trip to New Orleans.

Kim and Kris will begin their first full month of marriage living with Kourtney Kardashian, her husband Scott, and their son Mason. On Monday, Sept. 5, filming will begin for Kim's spin-off show--Kourtney and Kim Take New York.

The Dancing With the Stars 2011 cast features some controversy figures.

Chad Ochoncino previously gave a ring to his Dancing With the Stars partner Cheryl Burke

Bono is the first openly transgender contestant on the reality program.

A former National Basketball Association athlete who once played for the Los Angeles Lakers and the Washington Wizards was arrested following accusations he killed a woman in Georgia, the FBI said.

Javaris Crittenton, a former NBA player, was arrested at a Southern California airport Monday night on suspicion of murder.

Dancing With The Stars announced their new line up of celebrity participants. The cast includes athletes like NBA star Ron Artest, actors including David Arquette, and...former lawyer and television journalist, Nancy Grace. Beyond the cluster of reality stars and talk show hosts, ABC has a new variety of contestants with Chaz Bono joining the gang.