Pete Elliott, the longest-tenured executive director in the Pro Football Hall of Fame's history, has died. He was 86.
Middle-aged it may be, but Silverdocs — the showcase of nonfiction film (June 18 through 24) in Silver Spring — shows no sign of slowing down.
Newly engaged queen of soul Aretha Franklin is headlining this summer's Essence Music Festival in New Orleans, and its other top performers include Mary J. Blige, Fantasia, Stephanie Mills, Charlie Wilson and Keyshia Cole.
A new album of recordings by the late soul singer Amy Winehouse will be released in December, Island Records said Monday.
From the Grateful Dead singing the national anthem, to a female public address announcer and seagulls squawking after games. From the smell of fresh garlic fries wafting through the lower sections to the fog hovering just above the outfield, San Francisco's ballpark by the bay has its share of flavor not seen elsewhere during October baseball.
After months of public criticism of their lack of support for retired players, the NFL and the NFL Players Association formed an alliance yesterday with the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the NFL Alumni to help those with medical and financial woes.
This week's heat wave is helping local businesses, as children flock to the nearest cooling water and others hunker down near air conditioners.
This week's heat wave is helping local businesses, as children flock to the nearest cooling water and others hunker down near air conditioners.
NEW YORK -- The songwriters of Journey's power ballad "Don't Stop Believin' " were "jumping up and down" when they learned a few weeks ago that it had been licensed for use in the final episode of "The Sopranos."
"Pete was beloved by the entire Pro Football Hall of Fame family, including the staff, board of trustees and the Hall of Fame members," President and Executive Director Steve Perry said. "He was a kind and thoughtful person and an inspiration to us all."
The song, which Mr. Perry wrote with Journey keyboardist Jonathan Cain and guitarist Neil Schon, has shown up in the Broadway show "Rock of Ages" (which Mr. Perry said he hasn't seen), the cut-to-black finale of "The Sopranos" and the movie "Monster," for which Charlize Theron won an Oscar for best actress.
