The Obama administration is set to announce approval of a 1,000-megawatt solar project on federal land in Southern California, the largest in a series of solar projects given the go-ahead in recent weeks.

LeBron James will suit up in black next week, making his transformation complete.

"[Jodie] Foster and [Mel] Gibson have a long history. ... It's somewhat laudable to stand by a friend with a tarnished reputation. But when the friend in question is someone accused of spousal abuse, threats and the most vicious and appalling of sexual and racial slurs, maybe she'd want to distance herself a little," writes Mary Elizabeth Williams at Salon.

Two of the nastier hits Pittsburgh linebacker James Harrison delivered on Cleveland players last Sunday are getting all the publicity.

Indianapolis Colts punter Pat McAfee was arrested for public intoxication Wednesday after police said he took a pre-dawn swim in a city canal and told them "I am drunk" as he tried to explain why he was sopping wet.

Armed with only iPhones, an inventive rock band has gone viral by way of the subway.
Heat forward LeBron James says he isn't affected by people sending him negative and often racially charged messages on Twitter.

Liverpool players met their new owner Saturday as attention turned from the long and bitter boardroom fight to the fortunes of the relegation-threatened team.
Liverpool players met John Henry and New England Sports Ventures executives on Saturday, a day after the group won a courtroom fight for ownership of the relegation-threatened team.