Lawrence Frank's tenure in Detroit is over, and the Pistons are still searching for a coach who can revive the franchise.
Suppose you found out something terrible might have happened to you, yet you still couldn't remember it.
Maybe it has to do with the lowered expectations surrounding something with "Dog Days" in its title being released during a traditionally less stellar time in the movie-going season, but the third installment in the "Wimpy Kid" franchise turns out to be not so wimpy after all.
While all his friends were jamming out to Def Leppard or the Scorpions, Brian d'Arcy James was in a different state of mind _ he was listening to Billy Joel.
His father played "The Riddler" on TV's "Batman" series, but Mitch Gorshin cooked up a puzzling mystery of his own: Just what IS that big ball on the top of the Revel casino?

Even if you're a Giants fan, it should be possible to root a bit for the archrival Dodgers if nice-guy Joe Torre becomes part of the club's ownership group.
I thought The Washington Times went a little too easy Tuesday on Rep. Barney Frank, Massachusetts Democrat, and what happened with male prostitute and pimp Stephen Gobie ("Frank won't seek a 17th term," Politics, Tuesday). A lot of pertinent details were missed in the article.

Rep. Barney Frank, Massachusetts Democrat, announced his retirement Monday effective at the end of next year, closing out a congressional career of more than three decades capped by passage of legislation imposing new regulations on Wall Street.

If Andy Schleck is to finally win the Tour de France, he's going to have to overcome one final obstacle on his own.