Hercules and Xena sue Universal over pay claims
Lucy Lawless and Kevin Sorbo filed breach of contract suits against Universal Studios accusing the company of shortchanging them on syndicated show earnings. They allege agreements granted a share of adjusted gross receipts but Universal allegedly reduced receipts and inflated distribution and production costs to deny payment.
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Kilborn to train with Wolves in Minnesota camp
Late-night host Craig Kilborn, a Hastings and Montana State basketball alum, will join Minnesota Timberwolves workouts at training camp in St. Cloud. Coach Flip Saunders invited him, with Kilborn set to practice Monday and Tuesday, joking about a groin pull.
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Thomson's three run homer wins pennant for Giants in 1951
History notes that on October 3 1951 the New York Giants clinched the National League pennant with a 5 to 4 victory over the Brooklyn Dodgers as Bobby Thomson belted a three run homer off Ralph Branca in the shot heard round the world. In 1990 Germany reunited after four decades of division forming a single state. In 1995 the O J Simpson murder trial jury acquitted him of the Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman killings.
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Birthdays of rock stars and actors listed for today
The list includes Tommy Lee aged 41, Gore Vidal 78, Chubby Checker 62, Keb Mo 52, Gwen Stefani 34, Neve Campbell 30, India Arie 28, and Seann William Scott 27. Also notes 2day's Birthdays and mentions his motley crew.
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Chubby Checker
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Gwen Stefani
No Doubt
Neve Campbell
India
Arie
Seann William Scott
Horatio Nelson Jackson's 1903 road trip on PBS
Ken Burns and David Duncan recount Horatio Nelson Jackson's coast to coast drive in 1903. Jackson left San Francisco with Sewall Crocker in a 1903 Winton, facing few paved roads, $50 bet thrill, and enduring car troubles. The film airs 8 p.m. Monday on PBS.
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Florentine Films
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Bertha
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Crocker
Watch It 4n Heratics Drive Americas First Road Trip
PBS air date Monday. Bud the goggle wearing bulldog arrives in New York July 26 after a 63 day 12 hour 30 minute road trek from San Francisco. Rival teams chase the trip while Papers track progress and Jackson writes letters to Bertha calling her Swipes.
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San Francisco
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Bertha
Swipes
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Crocker
Sitcom’s contempt for viewers sparks cross network critique
Review notes the show Married to the Kellys at 7:30 pm on ABC mocks realism with a NY writer in Kansas City. Critics question knowledge of locations and audience respect while alternative programs Mythbusters on Discovery and Joan of Arcadia on CBS offer competing highlights tonight.
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NBC
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McNorris
Wednesday's Powerball and Kansas Lottery Results
Wednesday Powerball numbers 4 5 19 21 50 with Powerball 41. Thursday Kansas Pick 3 R6. Wednesday Kansans Super Cash 3 numbers 11 26 30 31 with 16.
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Networks plan recall vote coverage in California
Major broadcast networks deploy their top anchors to California for the recall outcome. Tom Brokaw Peter Jennings and Dan Rather headline the West Coast coverage with ABC CBS and NBC planning reports as results come in. Nightline will extend late into the night amid a story considered national in scope.
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Los Angeles
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CBS
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Best Bets Music Lineup Across Kansas City Venues
Steve Winwood at U Theatre and Lou Gramm at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater headline a diverse Kansas City music scene. Pretty Girls Make Graves Cobra High and others perform at venues like The Bottle Neck and Replay Lounge with multiple acts starting in the evening.
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Paradise Cafe
Kansas
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