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Last week I observed a student laughing to herself as she was looking down at something inside of her sweater pocket. I knew that my lecture about Chinese business etiquette customs was not funny, and I definitely wasn’t having my students complete a class activity that required peering inside their pockets. What was unfolding is quite a common occurrence:...

Several NFL general managers have been definitive about their team's intention to pass on the potential addition of quarterback Tim Tebow, but Lions general manager Martin Mayhew wasn't as committal on Monday during a talk with 97.1-FM The Ticket, although he did cast doubt on the idea. "I feel good about our quarterbacks right now," Mayhew said. "We've got four...

FDA NEWS RELEASE FDA approves Plan B One-Step emergency contraceptive without a prescription for women 15 years of age and older The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced that it has approved an amended application submitted by Teva Women’s Health, Inc. to market Plan B One-Step (active ingredient levonorgestrel) for use without a prescription by women 15 years of age...

Jordan Capozzi (born February 2, 1990), in Oakland, California, better known by her stage name Lil Debbie (AKA SwagMaster G), is an Italian-American recording artist, DJ, model, and fashion designer. She launched the F2D clothing label in the UK, creating a line of beanies and jackets, and also contributed to the label LA Clique. She is best known for being...

Before an unemployed sicko changed tennis history and got away with it; before he walked down through the stands in Hamburg, Germany, and past a crowd distracted by a changeover; before he leaned over a 3-foot barrier and plunged a 9-inch knife between her shoulders, Monica Seles was not only the best women's tennis player in the world. She...

The woman who was once engaged to NBA star Jason Collins tells TMZ, she had NO CLUE he was gay at the time of their relationship ... in fact, she only found out last weekend ... and she was floored. Carolyn Moos (who played a few seasons in the WNBA) dated Collins for seven years and was engaged to him...

Geno Smith's draft fall to the New York Jets has claimed a victim other than Tim Tebow: Smith's agency. Liz Mullen of Sports Business Journal reports that Smith fired Select Sports, the agency representing him throughout the draft process. By league rule, he can't hire another agent for another five days. Manish Mehta of the New York Daily News writes that...

The Toronto Raptors, emboldened by the news that the Sacramento Kings apparently won’t be moving to Seattle, have ramped up their pursuit of Phil Jackson to be their new team president, according to sources close to the situation. Sources told ESPN.com that the Raptors — now being run by former Los Angeles-based sports mogul Tim Leiweke — regarded the Seattle...

Budweiser doesn’t think grabbing some beers at a bar is quite social enough. Or at least not social network enough. The company’s Brazil team has come up with the Buddy Cup- a cup that when tapped with another one of its kind allows the two cup holders to become Facebook friends. That’s right, no need to put down the beer,...

The Houston Rockets finally found a way to close out a game in their playoff series with the Oklahoma City Thunder. And it allowed them to escape playoff elimination with a 105-103 win over the Thunder on Monday night. Chandler Parsons scored 27 points and Patrick Beverley added 16 points with point guard Jeremy Lin out with a bruised chest muscle....