Adam Scott wins Masters, the first for Australia

Carrying the weight of a continent on his back and hauling around the burden of expectation for years hasn't been easy at times for Adam Scott. Since his days as a dashing amateur in Australia he has been a beacon of hope for a proud sporting nation yearning for the next Greg Norman. Although Scott notched wins across the globe and captured huge tournaments such as The Players Championship, the Tour Championship and the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone...

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Kobe Bryant Has Successful Surgery to Repair Achilles’ Tendon

KobeBryant’s surgery to repair a torn Achilles’ tendon was successful, however the Los Angeles Lakers star will be sidelined for at least six to nine months as he recuperates, the team and doctors said today. Bryant, 34, tore his left Achilles’ tendon in the closing minutes of Friday night’s game against the Golden State Warriors. The All-Star shooting guard, who has carried the Lakers all season, hobbled to the free throw line after the...

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Aurora Borealis tonight? Dazzling northern lights forecast

Seattle, NewYork, Pittsburgh, and Washington might see a display of the northern lights after sunset. At least that's what some forecasting models are saying. Thanks to a big solar flare that left the Sun Thursday,Accuweather.com is generating some buzz online by predicting a "dazzling" light show tonight: "The flare is also expected to cause vibrant northern lights from the Arctic as far south as New York, the...

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National Sibling Day: A Tribute to Brothers & Sisters!

SiblingsDay Foundation is a public non-profit charity devoted to establishing Siblings Day for the benefit of our families, our communities and our nation. Siblings Day has been so well accepted over the last decade that it was granted a "Service Mark" in 2007 by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Our goal is to make this a federally recognized day, like Mother's and Father's Days. We need your continued support by celebrating Siblings Day...

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Is Miranda Kerr Still a Lingerie Model?

Pixie-faced Victoria's Secret model Miranda Kerr would seem to be very popular, right? I mean, we know her name, she's married to Orlando Bloom, and she's all over your little brother's walls. And yet, Us Weekly is claiming that Kerr has not had her VS contract renewed, because she "has a difficult reputation" and "was not a big seller." Which, hm, how do they measure that? Which model sells, I mean. Seems complicated.  Maybe...

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Masters Ticket Prices Highest Since Tiger Woods’ Debut

With round one of the Masters Golf Tournament underway, tickets for the famous game in Augusta, Ga., are still being sold online today. Though ABC News’ Darren Rovell reports prices on web sites like StubHub have dropped to $3,000 to $4,000 today, some badges were being sold earlier this week for as high as $10,000. The high ticket prices, experts say, are linked to Tiger Woods, who is making his run for a fifth Masters title. Woods finished...

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White House Responds to Jay-Z's 'Open Letter' Obama Lyrics

Jay-Z's new song "Open Letter" a response to criticism over his and Beyonce's trip to Cuba, has racked up nearly 500,000 listens in just a few hours. Now we know that some of those plays came from the White House and the reporters that cover it. During a White House press briefing earlier today, Politico reporter Donovan Slack asked White House Press Secretary Jay Carney whether PresidentObama gave Jay-Z and Beyoncé clearance for their travel,...

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