Having three pitches -- a fastball, a changeup and a slider -- worked just fine for Michael Madsen through college and his first year in the minor leagues. But after his second year in professional baseball, Madsen knew that he had to add a fourth...

How do you upstage a statuesque 6-foot tall Brazilian beauty in an equally tall, colourful, feathered costume? Or the dancer who wore nothing but glittering body paint and stilettos? While most patrons at the 41st annual Brazilian Ball, held Saturday nig...

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Billy Ray Cyrus, who said appearing on "Dancing With the Stars" was "the scariest thing I could possibly think of to do," has bid farewell to the ballroom. The 45-year-old singer and actor was eliminated from the ABC dance-off Tuesday...

After the thrills and turmoil of parts 1 and 2, this third instalment feels surprisingly uneven, even as it keeps us utterly entertained for the lengthy running time...

Wellington - A New Zealand city dubbed the "suicide capital" by John Cleese has responded by naming a rubbish heap at the local dump after the British comedian...

Russell Crowe has invoked the fighting spirit of his Gladiator role to urge Kiwis to get behind his bid for sporting glory...

Sam decided to open up to her somewhat friend and was spilling all her troubles. I was just waiting for her to spill that Jake was not Lucky s but Jason s. That certainly would have blown the secret sky high...

For a band that has not released an album since 2003, Travis appear commendably unfazed. Especially since that record was 12 Memories , their first dour offering after three helpings of sunbeam-laden pop...

Posted Jun 28th 2007 8:30AM by Julia May-Brown There was a palpable air of excitement in London this afternoon as several camera crews stationed themselves both outside and inside London's O2 Arena -- formerly the Millennium Dome -- to capture the moment...