National

Former Penn State coach Joe Paterno’s name has been removed from the Big Ten’s football championship trophy, league commissioner Jim Delany said Monday. The league announced in light of the series of events that have recently unfolded at Penn State, including grand jury indictments, an ongoing grand jury investigation, a U.S. Department of Education investigation, […]

The NBA Players Association met in New York Monday to discuss the latest offer from the owners and determine whether it satisfies enough of their demands to put an end to the lockout. But no deal was met as the players union turned down the owners final offer AND voted to disband the union. This […]

      image:  contactmusic.com   LOS ANGELES, CA — Grammy-nominated artist Charlie Wilson will return to Kuwait in mid-November to perform for US troops who are returning home from the Iraq war. This will be Wilson’s fourth trip, in the past three years, to perform for American troops in the Middle East. Considered an R&B […]

  PHOTO:  New York Post.com Oh, this is not a photo of Tiki Barber and his fiancee,  it’s a photo of him and his wife, Ginny, which he is still married to…  So those other wedding plans just might have to wait.  Traci, just want you to know.. what goes around, comes around so be careful […]

The legendary Debbie Allen stopped by Wendy Williams this past Friday to share some scoop on some of her celebrity friends.  The multi-talented actress/dancer/director/producer had some words of wisdom for Fantasia Barrino. When asked how the troubled R&B singer can get her career and reputation back on track, Allen offered the following advice: “I wish […]

A private 2 hour film by Michael Jackson is about to become the target of one of the biggest auction battles in pop history. The film was shot in 1993 in Buenos Aires during Jackson’s Pepsi-sponsored Dangerous tour. But Jackson was deeply dissatisfied with the project and scrapped the film, reports the Independent. The only […]

Gayle King is set to join CBS’ morning news show, initiating the second makeover ever for the program. The changes won’t likely take place until early next year, when construction is complete on the new studio. King isn’t replacing anyone, but joining current hosts Erica Hill and Jeff Glor. Chris Wragge, who joined “The Early Show” […]

Yes, DMX has a new single and it it is gospel hip hop. God Bless His Soul!

“Ryanair” and “conservative” aren’t two words you typically see in the same sentence, so the airline’s latest harebrained idea shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise: in-flight porn. Yep, Ryanair honcho Michael O’Leary would like to bring the steamy pay-per-view hotel room experience to his planes. He says “I’m not talking about having it […]

Last week, we caught up with Tyrese to discuss his new album ‘Open Invitation’, which is available in Stores now! During the interview, he broke down the ‘Independent Woman’ in the eyes of a man. I want to say to all the women out there, especially black women in particular, y’all are on this independent kick. […]

Erick Sermon of the legendary group EPMD has suffered a heart attack. DJ Scratch, the long time DJ for the group, confirmed the news. “Erick Sermon had a heart attack today. He’s ok, but still send your prayers. He is not on Twitter.” The rapper is in a Long Island hospital recuperating, sources told AllHipHop.com. […]

STATE COLLEGE, PA (RNN) – Penn State President Rodney Erickson announced Friday that assistant coach Mike McQueary has been placed on paid administrative leave. McQueary was named in a grand jury report as an eye witness to sexual abuse allegedly committed by former Penn State coach Jerry Sandusky. “It became clear that Coach McQueary could […]