SeaWorld: Whale show to resume, with changes
Shamu is big business at SeaWorld, which owns more killer whales than anyone else in the world and builds the orca image into its multimillion-dollar brand, and the killing of a trainer this week won’t...
Monthly Archive: February 2010
Berkshire Profit Jumps to $3.1 Billion on Derivatives
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. said fourth-quarter profit jumped on the recovery of derivative bets tied to the world’s stock markets. Net income rose to $3.06 billion, or $1,969 a share, from $117 million, or...
Syracuse, Villanova attract record crowd
When seventh-ranked Villanova enters the Carrier Dome for Saturday night’s game against No. 4 Syracuse, the Wildcats will be caught in an orange wave bigger than any other in the building’s basketball history. A crowd...
Veasley’s 20 leads Butler to 74-69 win over Valpo
Butler didn’t let injury or illness spoil its perfect season in the Horizon League. Does the nation know that Butler is ranked No. 15? This is definitely one of the feel good stories for college...
Kurt Busch wins pole at NASCAR Las Vegas
Kurt Busch broke his brother’s track record in taking pole Friday for NASCAR’s Shelby American in Las Vegas. Busch and his brother Kyle—who won the inaugural event last year—are Las Vegas natives who consider this...
Gasol, Bynum help Lakers beat 76ers 99-90
Kobe Bryant was perfectly content to let Andrew Bynum and Pau Gasol do the heavy lifting in a grind-it-out victory over the Philadelphia 76ers. It had more to do with matchups than Bryant’s left ankle,...
