Jason Van Hoven

Former Oz and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit star Christopher Meloni is currently talking with HBO to obtain a role in the upcoming fifth season of the network's hit vampire drama True Blood, according to reports.

Police have confirmed that Don Harman, meteorologist for Fox 4 Morning News in Kansas City, died from suicide, according to the Associated Press. Harman's family has set up a memorial fund to benefit local Kansas City charities.

Don Harman, meteorologist for the FOX 4 Morning News in Kansas City, has died of an apparent suicide, according to mediabistro.com, sparking major reaction in social media.

Don Harman, meteorologist for the FOX 4 Morning News in Kansas City, died Wednesday, implicitly stated on the station's Facebook page.

Former U.S. Marine and Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer is suing a former employer, defense contractor BAE Systems OASYS Inc., because the company slandered his character after he tried to get a job, according to reports.

Bobby Valentine, former Texas Rangers and New York Mets manager and current ESPN analyst, will be the 45th manager of the Boston Red Sox, according to reports.

Happy birthday, Mariano Rivera, who turned 42 today, the same number he has worn on his jersey since he made his debut with the New York Yankees in 1995.

The Jacksonville Jaguars fired coach Jack Del Rio on Tuesday, but they need to do more than that to become legitimate again.

Dallas Cowboys cheerleader Melissa Kellerman's Twitter account has been reactivated, but is now locked, after reports said the team forced her to delete her account after the Cowboys 20-19 win over the Miami Dolphins on Thanksgiving.

New Orleans Saints tight end Jimmy Graham is establishing himself as a premier NFL tight end.

Some oddsmakers envision that the Miami Heat will win a title this upcoming season, despite a compressed 66-game regular-season schedule and playoff games being played with fewer days off, according to reports. Other teams, though, might disappoint the Heat--like the Mavericks did last season.

Olympic gold medalist and top American skier Lindsey Vonn is divorcing husband and chief adviser Thomas Vonn after four years of marriage.

Cristina Fierro, the Bronx teenager forced to have sex with Hall of Fame New York Giants linebacker Lawrence Taylor in May 2010 for $300 at a Holiday Inn in Suffern, Rockland County, New York, filed suit in Manhattan federal court on Monday, according to reports.

Illinois football coach Ron Zook was fired Sunday, one day after the Fighting Illini lost their sixth straight game in blowout fashion to the Minnesota Golden Gophers, 27-7.

Formula One driver Mark Webber won the season-ending Brazilian Grand Prix in São Paulo, Brazil, on Sunday after Red Bull teammate Sebastian Vettel struggled with an intermittent gearbox problem.

Golfer Joseph Bud Lewis, the longest-serving and oldest living member of the PGA of America, died Tuesday of natural causes at the age of 103, the Shelly Funeral Home told The Associated Press.

Several top retailers such as Amazon.com, Best Buy, Target, and Wal-Mart are gearing up for Cyber Monday with deals and discounts. Toys R Us plans an extension of Cyber Monday -- Cyber Week -- to boost sales, with free shipping as one draw.

A airlifted rescue crew may be launched to search for bodies inside the plane that crashed and caused a fire in the Superstition Mountains in Arizona, about 40 miles east of Phoenix on Wednesday, said Pinal County Sheriff's Office spokesman Elias Johnson.

In the NFL's annual Thanksgiving classic, three games will be played, which has been a staple since 2006, with the Detroit Lions and the Dallas Cowboys hosting the first two games as always. The slate is Packers vs. Lions, Dolphins vs. Cowboys and 49ers vs. Ravens.

After BYU had been courted for weeks about joining the Big East conference, the school has ultimately decided it won't be part of the Big East's expansion, according to reports.

New Arizona Wildcats football coach Rich Rodriguez made his first public appearance as coach in Arizona at the McKale Center on Tuesday after signing a five-year, $9.55 million contract.

The Dark Knight Rises is probably the most anticipated Batman film to date, set to release on July 20, 2012.

Milwaukee Brewers left fielder Ryan Braun has won the National League MVP, beating out Los Angeles Dodgers center fielder Matt Kemp, who came just short of the Triple Crown.

The Texas Rangers will be shifting their pitching plans a bit after agreeing to terms on Monday with RHP Joe Nathan on a two-year, $14.5 million contract with a club option for a third year and a buyout, according to reports. This means Rangers current closer Neftali Feliz will become a starter.

The Kansas City Chiefs have placed quarterback Matt Cassel on injured reserve shortly before Monday night's game against the New England Patriots with a hand injury, ending his season, according to reports.

Sam's Club is offering its members some of the best in-store Black Friday 2011 deals on various items starting at 5 a.m. Friday, Nov. 25 and online starting at 11 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 23. in its annual Day After Thanksgiving Event (D.A.T.E.).

The unanimous American League Cy Young Award winner, Justin Verlander can now add another prestigious piece of hardware to his trophy room after winning the American League Most Valuable Player Award on Monday.

The rented U-Haul carrying beer kegs that fatally struck and killed a 30-year-old Massachusetts woman tailgater at the annual Yale-Harvard football game on Saturday malfunctioned as a Yale undergraduate drove the vehicle into a crowded Yale tailgating area of a parking lot, the undergraduate's attorney said on Sunday.

Arkansas Razorbacks tight end Garrett Uekman was reportedly found dead in his dorm room early Sunday morning of unknown causes, according to a report by Adam Alter of KNWA/KARK on Twitter.