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School Bus Driver Plays Epic Prank On Students [VIDEO]

Jeremy Fenech — Thu, 23 May 2013 15:23:37 +0000

School being cancelled is pretty much the greatest thing that can happen to a kid. How many of you remember waiting for your school district to crawl along the bottom of the TV screen when it snows? That’s why this video is so cruel, and yet so awesome! A bus driver pranked a bunch of [...]

Red Wings Ready To Rock

Carl Coffey — Thu, 23 May 2013 13:57:07 +0000

The Red Wings will be shooting to put the Blackhawks on the brink of elemination tonight in Game 4 of the playoffs at the Joe in Hockeytown. Here’s a little something to get you warmed up for the game. Number 13′s Top Ten. GO WINGS!!!

Preparing For The 50th Anniversary Of The Vietnam War

Carl Coffey — Thu, 23 May 2013 13:34:00 +0000

Lapeer is becoming a Commemorative County to honor Vietnam Veterans on the 50th Anniversary of the Vietnam War. Volunteers are needed to help with the different functions that will be happening between now and the grand finale in 2017. If you’d like to get involved there’s a meeting tonight at 7pm at the Annex next [...]

David Bowie Pays Tribute to Fallen Bassist Trevor Bolder

Nick DeRiso — Wed, 22 May 2013 21:15:07 +0000

David Bowie is paying tribute to Trevor Bolder a day after his former bassist succumbed after a lengthy battle with cancer. Bolder was also a member of Uriah Heep and Wishbone Ash.

Metallica Have the Material, But Not the Time to Record New Album

Billy Dukes — Wed, 22 May 2013 21:02:32 +0000

It’s been five years since Metallica released ‘Death Magnetic,’ their last studio album. The band says they’re anxious to return to the studio to start recording again, and they’ve got the material. However two obligations are keeping them beginning work on the first album from their own label Blackened Recordings. First is next month’s Orion [...]

Anchored Putting to Be Banned in Golf by 2016

Wes Glinsmann — Wed, 22 May 2013 20:19:20 +0000

Those long-handled putters that have become fairly popular on the professional golf circuit could soon be obsolete after the U.S. Golf Association and the Royal and Ancient Golf Club—the official governing bodies of The Rules of Golf voted this week to ban “anchoring” a club while putting. Rule 14-1b will prohibit golfers from anchoring their [...]

Ratt's Stephen Pearcy Reveals How He Helped Pioneer the '80s Glam Look

Robert Ham — Wed, 22 May 2013 20:14:33 +0000

Rock memoirs are a great source of salacious details about the history of a band or artist, and that's certainly true in the case of Ratt singer Stephen Pearcy's new autobiography. As its title suggests, his recently released 'Sex, Drugs, Ratt & Roll: My Life in Rock' digs into the excesses of the '80s when Ratt were at their peak, and offers some insights into how he helped bring a little glam into the hard rock universe.

University Lost Money Selling Beer To College Kids

Joe Student — Wed, 22 May 2013 20:14:02 +0000

The Big 10 athletic conference is filled with schools like Ohio State, Michigan and Michigan State — massive public universities with excellent reputations both on and off the football field. Then there's Minnesota, a BIG 10 school that hasn't won a conference title in football since 1967 and somehow lost money while selling

Billy Crystal to Headline FX Pilot 'The Comedians'

Kevin Fitzpatrick — Wed, 22 May 2013 20:07:05 +0000

Having returned to the public sphere with his most recent Academy Award hostings and the upcoming 'Monsters University,' legendary comedian Billy Crystal will next head to TV full time. The 'When Harry Met Sally' funnyman will headline a new FX single-camera comedy pilot 'The Comedians,' but what about the creative team has the TV industry already buzzing?

The 10 Best Indy 500 Finishes of All-Time

Joe Student — Wed, 22 May 2013 20:00:40 +0000

The Indianapolis 500 is the world's largest single-day sporting event. Approximately 400,000 fans will crowd the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend to watch "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing" at the 2.5-mile oval track. While drivers average speeds well in excess of 150 miles per hour, sometimes the race comes down to the final lap. Here are the 10 best Indy 500 finishes of all-time:

News Anchor Tries to Eat World's Hottest Pie

Emerald Catron — Wed, 22 May 2013 18:35:02 +0000

You might recognize a few of these faces from last week, when we showed the man on the right, Karl Stefanovic, pranking his co-anchor from Australia ‘Today’ on the air. He’s back, and this time he’s trying to eat the world’s hottest pie. If this confuses you, in Australia they make delicious savory pies, so it’s [...]

Jon Bon Jovi Is Kind of Tired of Being Asked About Richie Sambora

Jeff Giles — Wed, 22 May 2013 18:20:45 +0000

Jon Bon Jovi knows it’s a hard, lonely life for a rock ‘n’ roll cowboy — especially one whose pardner has vanished and the press won’t stop asking him why. Because he’s a professional, Mr. Bon Jovi won’t simply refuse to answer the never-ending questions about Richie Sambora‘s absence from Bon Jovi‘s most recent round [...]

12-Year-Old Banned From Pitching in Little League Because He's…Good At Pitching?

Wes Glinsmann — Wed, 22 May 2013 18:00:27 +0000

A 12-year old in Massachussetts has been banned from pitching for his little league team, because he is too good. At 5’1” and 90 pounds, Tanner Beebe looks like a normal 12-year-old kid, but the power behind his right arm and his 60 MPH fastball caught the attention of the parents of opposing players and [...]

Kinks Guitarist Dave Davies Announces New Solo Album

Jeff Giles — Wed, 22 May 2013 17:17:52 +0000

Former Kinks guitarist Dave Davies will return from a six-year solo recording break on June 4 when he releases his sixth full-length collection of original studio recordings, the defiantly titled ‘I Will Be Me.’ Davies — whose last release, 2007′s ‘Fractured Mindz,’ came after he suffered a stroke that required him to re-learn the guitar [...]

Commuter Train Goes to Ridiculous Lengths to Help Singles Hook Up

Drew Weisholtz — Wed, 22 May 2013 16:52:10 +0000

There’s a city out there that wants you to join hands and start a love train. Officials in Prague are working on creating separate cars for singles on the subway in a way to guarantee people look for the one, as well as a seat. The transportation authority that runs the Ropid subway system in [...]

Base Jumper Falls 1,000 Feet To The Ground When Parachute Malfunctions [VIDEO]

Jeremy Fenech — Wed, 22 May 2013 16:16:59 +0000

When you base jump from 1,000 feet, what could possibly go wrong?

Queen's Brian May Calls Singing Competition Shows a 'Stupid, Stupid Idea'

Jeff Giles — Wed, 22 May 2013 15:43:55 +0000

Singing competition shows have been popular for decades, and they’ve proliferated all over the TV dial since ‘American Idol‘ debuted over a decade ago. But don’t expect to find one playing on Brian May‘s set anytime soon. The Queen guitarist is particularly disdainful of NBC’s hit series ‘The Voice,’ as he explained in a recent [...]

Nightclub in Trouble for Putting Two-Way Mirror in Women's Bathroom

Drew Weisholtz — Wed, 22 May 2013 15:33:46 +0000

There are two sides to every story. And sometimes there are two sides to every mirror. In a story that, ahem, reflects poorly on the establishment, a new Scottish hot spot called the Shimmy Cub has found itself in hot water for installing two-way mirrors in the women’s room, without telling anyone. As you can [...]

Max Scherzer Cuts Down The Cleveland Indians

Carl Coffey — Wed, 22 May 2013 14:18:54 +0000

Max Scherzer retired 22 straight batters after the first inning last night helping the Detroit Tigers capture a 5-1 victory over the first place Cleveland Indians. Max remains unbeaten so far this season. The Tigers send Justin Verlander out to the mound tonight against the Tribe.

Rob Halford Suffers Back Injury, Promises 'The Metal God Will Be Bouncing Back'

Jeff Giles — Wed, 22 May 2013 13:52:58 +0000

If Judas Priest had scheduled a film premiere 30 years ago, Rob Halford would have showed up on a Harley. But time stands still for no one -- not even a Metal God -- and Halford was rocking a decidedly different set of wheels at the New York screening of the band's 'Epitaph' DVD on May 14.