Johnny Chan News
- The 50 Most Unforgivable Acts in MLB History Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 7:44PMBaseball is a great sport filled with many outstanding moments. Unfortunately, with all of the good moments that have occurred in MLB history, there have also been many dark moments. Unforgivable acts have not only been committed by players and coaches but also fans and ownership and the league. Baseball has seen its fair share of brawls, racism and drug use over its years. These have led to ...
- The Tempest: Still fresh at 400 Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 3:14PMIn this Stratford Shakespeare Festival production, Christopher Plummer bestrides the stage like a colossus
- Movie Guide Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 2:45PMRatings by the Motion Picture Association of America are: (G) for general audiences; (PG) parental guidance urged because of material possibly unsuitable for children; (PG-13) parents are strongly cautioned to give guidance for attendance of children younger than 13; (R) restricted, younger than 17 admitted only with parent or adult guardian; (NC-17) no one younger than 17 admitted.
- Defending Champ Eliminated At World Series Of Poker Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 2:01AMDefending World Series of Poker champion Jonathan Duhamel of Canada was eliminated Monday, assuring the poker world there will be new title holder in 2011. Former champions Johnny Chan, Scotty Nguyen, and Dan Harrington were also eliminated. Phil Hellmuth
- Former Stanford rower earns a pair of gold medals for U.S. Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 10:27AMby Stanford Sports Information Cardinal corner U.S. rower and recent Stanford graduate Elle Logan added more gold to her personal stash over the past two weekends, capturing gold medals with the U.S. Quad Sculls at the Henley Royal Regatta two weeks ago then again with the U.S. Eight at the 2011 Samsung World Cup on Sunday.
- Einhorn Is Ousted From Poker Series Along With Defending Champion Duhamel Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 7:07AMJonathan Duhamel, the defending champion of the $10,000 buy-in tournament, officially known as the No-Limit Hold’em World Championship, also exited during Day 2 play in Las Vegas, as did the Boston Celtics’ Paul Pierce.
- Comic-Con’s Sunday Schedule Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 3:57PMLike the Saturday before it, and not at all like the awesome Friday schedule, Sunday’s events at this year’s Comic-Con are a little… meh. That said, hey, there’s an It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia panel that I would kill my own grandma to attend (what? I like the show, ok?) and the annual Buffy screening, [...]
- Comic-Con’s Saturday Schedule Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 3:42PMThe Saturday spread at this year’s Comic-Con isn’t nearly as impressive as that of the past—it’s beginning to look like the Con brought out most of the big guns for Friday’s schedule. That said, the Saturday schedule has a preview of Francis Ford Coppola’s hyper-mysterious TWIXT and, of course, the ever-present Kevin Smith has his [...]
- The 25 Greatest MLB All-Star Game Performances in Baseball History Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 7:02AMIn less than 48 hours, the 82nd MLB All-Star Game will be underway down in the desert in Phoenix, Ariz., and the best and brightest of the majors will be on display. The National League will be looking to capture their second victory in a row after winning the 2010 Midsummer Classic for the first time since 1996, winning home field advantage in the World Series for the first time since the ...
- Free Agent Signings Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 4:03PMBALTIMORE (7) -- Re-signed Cesar Izturis (notes) , ss, to a $1.5 million, one-year contract; re-signed Koji Uehara (notes) , rhp, to a $3 million, one-year contract; signed Derrek Lee (notes) , 1b, Atlanta, to a $7.25 million, one-year contract; signed Kevin Gregg (notes) , rhp, Toronto, to a $10 million, two-year contract; re-signed Mark Hendrickson (notes) , lhp, to a $900,000, one-year ...
