Taylor Hicks Wins American Idol
Taylor Hicks, the mop-topped manic dancer who wooed TV audiences with his raw singing style and boisterous personality, was named the new American Idol Wednesday in a pop star-filled finale that included Prince and Mary J. Blige.
Hicks, 29, of Birmingham, Ala., became the latest in a string of Southern and Midwestern contestants to win the Fox talent contest after collecting more viewer votes than runner-up Katharine McPhee, 22, of Los Angeles.
Hicks leaned over, overcome by host Ryan Seacrests announcement.
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Middle America loves Taylor
A year ago, nobody would have used the word Idol to describe Taylor Hicks.
But last night, the barmy, silver-haired singer prone to ill-advised boogieing and Rain Man sloganeering — Soul Patrol! Soul Patrol! Soul Patrol! — emerged victorious on the TV phenomenon known as American Idol.
As predicted by pollsters and bookies and people with too much time on their hands, Taylor, who hails like three of the previous four winners from the U.S. South, vanquished California rival Katharine McPhee after earning a majority of the 63.4 million votes cast Tuesday night.
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Chelsea Wins 3-1 in Premiership; Liverpool Draws 2-2 (Update2)
Frank Lampard, Hernan Crespo and Didier Drogba scored as Chelsea won 3-1 at West Ham today to stretch its lead in English soccer's Premiership.
The ninth straight league win by soccer's biggest-spending team improved its advantage to 14 points over Manchester United, which plays at Arsenal tomorrow. Liverpool drew 2-2 at Bolton, ending its run of 10 straight league wins.
Chelsea, which won its first league title in 50 years last season, has lost only one of 21 Premiership games this season, 1-0 at United on Nov. 6. Today's victory was soured when midfielder
Hassan Named America East Rookie of the Week
Freshman guard Corey Hassan (Merrimack, N.H.) was named the America East Rookie of the Week Monday for his efforts in three Terrier wins last week. The honor is the first conference accolade for a BU player this season. BU (3-5, 2-0 America East) snapped a five-game season-opening losing streak with wins against Harvard (72-63), New Hampshire (67-46) and Maine (58-55).
Hassan led the team with 17 points in the victory over Harvard and was 4-6 from three-point range; he led the team with a career-high 18 points on 6-9 three-point shooting against New Hampshire
Little Britain aiming for huge remake in America
THE hit comedy Little Britain is to be remade as an all-American show by the cutting-edge US broadcaster HBO.
Matt Lucas and David Walliams are to adapt their outrageous comic creations for American viewers under a deal with the cable channel behind the award-winning The Sopranos and Sex and the City.
The search is on to find the urban American equivalent of the schoolgirl nightmare Vicky Pollard and a suitable deep South locale for the only gay in the village. The duo will work with American writers and Simon Fuller, the British entrepreneur
Progress for America pro-Alito Ad
Here is the text of the ad provided by PFA:
"DRIP, DRIP, DRIP
-ANNOUNCER: Everyday, desperate liberals make up a steady drip of attacks against Judge Samuel Alito.
-Want the truth?
-Respected Supreme Court analyst Stuart Taylor, of the non-partisan National Journal: Alito 'is widely admired by liberals, moderates, and conservatives who know him well as fair-minded, committed to apolitical judging, and wedded to no ideological agenda other than restraint in the exercise of judicial power.'
-Confirm Judge Samuel Alito."
In a press release, the organization said the ad will air Jan. 3 through Jan. 9 on CNN and Fox News.
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