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Speedway Motorsports Inc. owner Bruton Smith isn't a fan of NASCAR's insistence on ending the season in South Florida.

Or does he? MTV News tries to get the scoop after photographs leaked of the two bosses talking after subliminal warfare.

A day after Floyd Mayweather Jr. used a video sharing web site to go on an extended rant filled with profanity, racist and homophobic statements aimed at Manny Pacquiao, he apologized.

Fourth-seeded Jelena Jankovic was upset by 31st-seeded Kaia Kanepi 6-2, 7-6 (1) in the third round of the U.S. Open on Saturday.

Dayne Crist threw for 205 yards and a touchdown in his first start, Armando Allen ran for a score and Notre Dame's defense was solid Saturday in a 23-12 win over Purdue that…

Jeff Demps had a long scoring run, John Brantley added a fluky touchdown pass late and No. 4 Florida overcame an error-filled game to beat Miami (Ohio) 34-12 Saturday.

UPDATE: "I Am The West" features a Sir Jinx/Ice Cube reunion, as well as production from Bangladesh and Cube's son, OMG.

Get On Down Records in conjunction with Sony Special Markets will unveil a new gatefold 2LP of Tony Starks' classic sophomore LP, with bonus 24" x 24" poster.

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The story's a classic: An outnumbered band of Athenians pushes back the  mighty Persian army. But the battle of Marathon, 2,500 years ago in ancient Greece, left a legacy that extends far beyond the name of a famous race. Historian…

Scientists collecting ice cores from Indonesia's Pancak Jaya say they saw the 16,000-foot glacier drop 12 inches in just two weeks. Puncak Jaya is one of the few tropical glaciers remaining in the world, and it's especially vulnerable to climate…

The legacy of one of America's longest combat missions will continue to affect the thousands of troops who came home suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injuries.

This was the last week on the job for Christina Romer, the president's top economic adviser. In her farewell speech, she shed some light on the backroom dealings that got the stimulus package passed. Host Guy Raz speaks with our…

Jonathan Franzen's new novel, Freedom, is being called a "masterpiece of American fiction." He was recently on the cover of Time magazine -- the first living author on its cover in more than a decade. Next weekend, Franzen will join…

A judge has ordered that G-Unit affiliate 40 Glocc to stay away from an apartment complex Colton, California for promoting gang activity.

Violent J says Method Man's injury was an isolated event, and had nothing to do with ICP or Juggalos.

Key facts, figures and dates

A chronology of key events

Key facts, figures and dates

A chronology of key events

Nearly six million people are to receive letters telling them they have paid the wrong amount of tax. Government sources have insisted Andy Coulson's job as head of Downing Street communications is safe. Are financial speculators to blame over price…

Clifford Nass, a communications professor at Stanford University, has been studying the ways humans interact with computers to tease out some of the intricacies of how people relate to each other. He talks about those findings in his new book…

New research suggests that seniors who did mentally stimulating activities such as crossword puzzles postponed the loss of thinking skills, but had an accelerated rate of decline once dementia set in later in life. Neuropsychologist Robert S. Wilson explains the…

With no climate change legislation coming out of the Senate, Sierra Club head Michael Brune says it's time to try a new strategy to fight global warming. Author Bill McKibben says it's time to get angry. Brune and McKibben discuss…

Reporting in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers describe a new predatory dinosaur from the late Cretaceous period in Europe. Balaur bondoc (Romanian for "stocky dragon") is huskier than its relative the Velociraptor.

A new study says men who reported having insomnia and who slept less than 6 hours a night were four times more likely to die over a 14-year period when compared to men who reported sleeping well. Sleep researcher and…

Puns have long been a part of country music songs -- think of song titles such as George Jones' "She Took My Keys Away, and Now She Won't Drive Me to Drink" or Lee Ann Womack's "Am I the Only…

Though they work as a traditional African-American string band, Carolina Chocolate Drops' members throw in some modern twists. The Durham, N.C.-based trio plays a wide variety of instruments, including the banjo, fiddle, jug, bones and harmonica. All of those sounds…

In 1988, the legendary flatpicker and singer of traditional folk tunes spoke to Terry Gross about starting his musical career, touring with his son Merle and playing banjo during the folk revival of the late 1950s and '60s.

Skaggs started performing as a child and was considered a musical prodigy. After a string of country hits in the 1980s, he returned to bluegrass, performing folk renditions of his own country hits. In 2003, Skaggs spoke to Fresh Air…

The Louvin Brothers, Ira and Charlie, are considered one of the all-time great country-music duos. After Ira was killed in a 1965 car crash, his younger brother Charlie kept singing, eventually releasing nearly 20 albums over the course of four…

On the heels of Amazon’s new lower-cost Kindle, Sony has announced the launch of three e-readers that are slimmer and lighter than the company’s previous models, with improved touchscreen technology. All three devices have…

To celebrate its 20th anniversary, Vantage Communications, a PR agency based in San Francisco, is offering 20 hours of free services per month for six months to the winner of its ‘20/20’ Contest. To qualify, companies must be…

Today, Pandigital announced it will begin shipping the Pandigital Novel 7” Color Multimedia eReader. The touchscreen device, which runs on the Android operating system, has built-in WiFi and access to the Barnes &…

HP recently unveiled its newest professional desktop, the HP Pro 3130 Mini-tower Business PC. Designed for small and medium-sized companies, the computer has a variety of ports, slots, and bays that expand its capabilities as needed. It comes…

Don’t feel like waiting for a free iPhone 4 bumper case from Apple? Here are three alternatives that you can buy now.

Speck Products Fitted Case for iPhone 4
A stylish option,…