Planetary News Network

(AP) A North Carolina businessman, Skipper Beck,  who was a co-owner of the Charlotte Bobcats was killed in a single-engine plane crash. (more…)

Melanie Oudin is the first 17-year-old to make the quarterfinals in the U.S. Open. (more…)

The world’s longest golf course, stretching along 1,365 kilometers (848 miles) of desert highway with holes at 18 towns and service stations, is to open in Australia this year, organizers said Tuesday. (more…)

It must be a relatively slow news day at the 2009 US Open. One of the big things people are taking about in Flushing is Rafael Nadal’s new haircut. The normally shaggy-haired Spaniard showed up at the US Open with noticeably shorter hair. (more…)

(AP) A new billboard facing the Notre Dame campus offers a not-so-subtle reminder to coach Charlie Weis that the past two seasons have not been up to the standards of the storied Fighting Irish football program. (more…)

Brandon Marshall has a big problem with practice and the video we have shows how strongly he is against it. (more…)

Svetlana Kuznetsova went home as the Pilot Pen champion after battling through a tough tournament. (more…)

Rumor has it that Derek and Minka Kelly are engaged, however, their reps are completely denying it. (more…)