Wednesday, June 13, 2012

What do LeBron James and Michael Jackson have in common? - USATODAY - We compare LeBron James to Michael Jordan all the time. - Now, it appears as if comparing James to one MJ isn't enough. TNT analyst and Hall of Famer Charles Barkley is comparing the Miami Heat forward to another MJ: Michael Jackson.


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http://content.usatoday.com/communities/gameon/post/2012/06/what-do-lebron-james-and-michael-jackson-have-in-common/1#.T9lr-ytYvLM


A winless series concludes with a truly galling Braves loss | Mark Bradley - AJC


http://blogs.ajc.com/mark-bradley-blog/2012/06/14/a-winless-series-concludes-with-a-truly-galling-braves-loss/?cxntfid=blogs_mark_bradley_blog


Wasted rallies keep Braves reeling - Braves.com - Mark Bowman - Four days after notching a season-best sixth consecutive win, the Braves are mired in a four-game losing streak that has included more crushing losses than the eight-game losing streak that they snapped on May 29. - The Braves blew a four-run fifth-inning lead against the Blue Jays on Sunday and squandered the 4-0 lead they owned when they were just five outs away from beating the Yankees on Tuesday night. With these demoralizing defeats fresh in their memories, they found their offense unable to overcome the few costly mistakes Hudson made.

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http://atlanta.braves.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2012_06_13_nyamlb_atlmlb_1&mode=recap_home&c_id=atl


NBA on Stern asking Jim Rome if he's stopped beating wife - USATODAY



http://content.usatoday.com/communities/gameon/post/2012/06/david-stern-asks-jim-rome-if-hes-stopped-beating-his-wife/1?csp=hf#.T9lapitYvLM


Kid who caught A-Rod's HR to tie Lou Gehrig did so in his hat » Bob's Blitz - 15-year-old Yankee fan Randy Kearns of Eastern Randolph High caught the grand slam in his cap and later returned the ball to Arod. “I thought it’d be cool to give it back to him,” said Kearns, who had driven 5 hours from North Carolina to see the game. “Nice catch!” A-Rod said when he met Kearns -- giving him a signed jersey, bat, and baseballs. The two posed for pictures.


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http://www.bobsblitz.com/2012/06/kid-who-caught-rods-hr-to-tie-lou.html


Low-cost airlines JetBlue and Southwest soar in passenger satisfaction survey - while their larger rivals take a nosedive | Mail Online


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2158810/Airline-customer-satisfaction-survey-J-D-Power-poll-names-JetBlue-best-budget-line-US-Airways-worst-network-carrier.html


Hands-on first impressions of Apple's iOS 6 - CNN.com - Christina Warren, Mashable - At WWDC 2012, Apple unveiled the next generation of iOS, its mobile operating system. iOS 6 sports more than 200 new features and upgrades — including the new Apple Maps, deep Facebook integration and improvements to Siri.


http://www.cnn.com/2012/06/13/tech/innovation/apple-ios6-impressions/index.html


The tiny island with a huge Web presence - CNN.com - But if you're just an average Joe building your own website or blog, there are much cheaper options out there. One of the most popular is .tk. It's a country code top-level domain, similar to .ca for Canada or .fr for France. But .tk stands for a country you've probably never heard of. It's called Tokelau. Places don''t get much more remote than Tokelau.


http://www.cnn.com/2012/06/13/tech/web/tokelau-domain-name-holder/index.html


Apple to kill social network Ping, report says - CNN.com


http://www.cnn.com/2012/06/13/tech/social-media/apple-kills-social-network-ping/index.html?hpt=hp_t2


Jim Rome asks David Stern if draft lottery was fixed, Stern asks Rome if he has stopped beating his wife (Audio) - Yardbarker



http://network.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/jim_rome_asks_david_stern_if_draft_lottery_was_fixed_stern_asks_rome_if_he_has_stopped_beating_his_wife_audio/11005799?linksrc=home_rg_head_11005799


Apple, Google, Microsoft, Amazon seek domains from ICANN – USATODAY.com


http://www.usatoday.com/tech/story/2012-06-13/new-Internet-suffixes/55566732/1