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"The worst thing happened to you that can happen to any fighter. You got civilized." -Mickey the manager to Rocky Balboa, "Rocky III." The day came when Bob Huggins hung...

Bamboula! The Life and Times of Louis Moreau Gottschalk By S. Frederick Starr Oxford University Press, 608 pages, $35 Americans have always loved superstars, and one who captured their hearts...

Sisters Text by Carol Saline, photographs by Sharon J. Wohlmuth Running Press, 131 pages, $27.50 I have four sisters, one older and three younger. So when I heard about "Sisters,"...

Here's how much vitamin C you get in various popular fruits, expressed in percentage of the recommended daily allowance: Kiwifruit .....2 medium: 230 percent Strawberries...........8 medium: 140 Oranges................1 medium: 120...

Is there a support column in a room that is in the way, taking up space and hindering the way the room looks? Because this column helps hold the building...

Those "listed" heights in college basketball media guides are often tall tales, and Purdue's Justin Jennings-6 feet 6 inches, according to the Boilermakers-is living proof. "I'm 6-3, 6-4-with my basketball...

Susan Murray picked up the phone and heard the chilling words. "If you testify, you can kiss your dog goodbye," an unidentified caller said. Death threats may have become almost...

The lobby for the elderly succeeded. The lobby for the children failed. House Republicans voted to fold school lunch programs into a block grant this week but quietly dropped plans...

A bouquet of parsley stored in the refrigerator is a triple bonus: It's a healthy green vegetable, a plate garnish and a natural breath freshener. The problem is that parsley...

The envelope had her name in the window in the corner, and Yolanda Jones used one of the fingernails she had just glued on and painted red to open it....