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The phone call that changed everything came into David Stern's office June 20. It was the FBI calling about referee Tim Donaghy. "My reaction was, 'I can't believe it's happening...

Prince "PLANET EARTH" As Prince albums go, the new "Planet Earth" is middling. Although last year's "3121" showed that The Purple One could still match anyone in contemporary R&B, "Planet...

Editors "AN END HAS A START" Editors singer Tom Smith says death colors almost every part of the new "An End Has a Start," but somehow the uplifting new-new-wave musical...

Rickey Henderson will be the newest coach on the New York Mets staff -- when he reaches New York. Henderson was traveling Thursday as the Mets announced his hiring, even...

Christian Bale doesn't wear tights, a mask or cape in his latest film, "Rescue Dawn," but his character is no less heroic than Batman. Bale, currently filming the next Batman...

Various Artists "MYSPACE/SPIN SMASHING PUMPKINS TRIBUTE" Available in July issue of Spin magazine spin.com/pumpkinstribute In honor of the return of the Smashing Pumpkins, Spin and MySpace rounded up some artists...

In the Harry Potter film series, returning Wednesday with "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix," the bad guys often outnumber the good. While the premier villain is, was...

Transformers (PG-13) Who's in it: Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson, Jon Voight, John Turturro, Anthony Anderson, Rachael Taylor What it's about: Sam Witwicky (LaBeouf) wins over the...

Want to sneak a close-up of the machine that tracks the House Cup points at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry? Eager to know the fastest way to get a...