Crosby clears the fence at Pirates’ PNC Park (AFP)

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Sidney Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins poses for a portrait during the 2010 NHL Awards at the Palms Casino Resort, in June, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Crosby isn't about to quit his day job but if the Pittsburgh Pirates ever need a batter to warmup their pitchers he'd be their man. Crosby homered into PNC Park's right-field seats while taking batting practice on Wednesday with the Pirates.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Harry How)AFP - Sidney Crosby isn't about to quit his day job but if the Pittsburgh Pirates ever need a batter to warmup their pitchers he'd be their man.



Report: LFO’s Rich Cronin Dies at 35 (omg!)

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omg! -

Rich Cronin, part of the pop music trio LFO, died Wednesday, according to E! Online. He was 35.

The singer wrote LFO's 1999 break-out hit "Summer Girls," which infamously gave a shout-out to...

Dodgers manager Torre delays decision on future (AP)

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Los Angeles Dodgers' manager Joe Torre points as he makes a change during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres Tuesday,  Sept. 7, 2010 in San Diego.  The Padres won 2-1. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)AP - Joe Torre says he's waiting to announce whether he'll return to manage the Los Angeles Dodgers next year.



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NFL commissioner warns of problems if deal with union delayed (Reuters)

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Reuters - NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has warned that a deal with the players' union over a new collective bargaining agreement will be "more complicated" to reach if it is not struck before March.
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MTV’s `Snooki’ fined $500 for bothering beachgoers (AP)

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Nicole Polizzi, better known as 'Snooki' from the MTV show 'Jersey Shore' sits in court Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010, in Seaside Heights, N.J., waiting to face charges of being a public nuisance and annoying others on the Seaside Heights beach in July.  (AP Photo/Mel Evans)AP - Calling her "a Lindsay Lohan wannabe," a judge fined "Jersey Shore" star Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi $500 on Wednesday and ordered her to perform community service after she pleaded guilty to disturbing others on a beach in July.



CNN names Piers Morgan as Larry King’s replacement (AP)

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FILE - In this April 26, 2010 file photo, Piers Morgan, a judge on the NBC show 'America's Got Talent,' participates in a panel discussion during the NBC Universal 2010 Summer Press Day in Pasadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, file)AP - British tabloid veteran Piers Morgan, hired by CNN to start as Larry King's replacement as a prime-time interviewer in January, promised that he "came here to win."



Carrie Underwood: Totally a girly girl (omg!)

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omg! - Carrie Underwood has come a long way from when she used to get into her sister's beauty products growing up. The country star just sealed a deal with Oil of Olay. (Sept. 8)

Ingram back running, still doubtful (AP)

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Alabama running back Mark Ingram watches as his teammates warms up prior to their NCAA college football game against San Jose State at Bryant Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Ala., Saturday, Sept. 4, 2010. Ingram, the Heisman Trophy winner last year, will not play because of a knee injury. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)AP - Heisman Trophy winner Mark Ingram has not returned to practice for No. 1 Alabama and while Nick Saban said the injured running back is unlikely to play against No. 18 Penn State on Saturday, the coach isn't necessarily counting his star out.



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Lawsuit over filming of Beyonce video settled (AP)

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FILE - In this March 5, 2010 file photo, singer Beyonce Knowles attends a news conference to unveil the Beyonce Cosmetology Center at Phoenix House in the Brooklyn Borough of New York. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes, file)AP - A lawsuit filed by a Los Angeles man upset with the disruption from a Beyonce Knowles music video shoot has been dismissed and settled.



Hong Kong model arrested after Nevada desert event (AP)

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In this photo provided by the Washoe County Sheriff, Rosemary Vandenbroucke, 28, of Hong Kong is seen. Vandenbroucke, a Hong Kong fashion model is facing a felony drug charge following her arrest at the Burning Man festival, and misdemeanor vehicle charges after crashing a rented motor home into Reno's 'biggest little city in the world' arch. (AP Photo/Washoe County Sheriff via the Reno Gazette)AP - A Hong Kong fashion model was busted on felony drug charges at the Burning Man counterculture festival in Nevada and crashed her rented motor home into Reno's landmark arch the next day, authorities said Wednesday.