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 Hottest Digital Music Sites 

Wired listens up so you don't have to

Jul 9, 08 12:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Wired Listening Post blog names its favorite digital music websites based on how they benefit music fans, as well as their impact on the industry.
  1. Imeem: for music embedding
  2. IVideoSongs: for guitar lessons
  3. Omnifone: unlimited access on the go
  4. Mog: for music blogs
  5. Muxtape: create MP3 mix "
... More »

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music • music industry • website • fans • Internet music

 How to Fake Fanaticism 

10 steps to jumping a bandwagon

Jun 20, 08 1:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - With some sports teams soaring and others tanking, there's no time like the present to jump on a bandwagon, writes D.J. Gallo for ESPN.com. In 10 easy steps, you too can latch onto a winning organization:
  1. Pick a team. Hint: avoid the losers.
  2. Get some gear,
... More »

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NBA • NFL • NHL • list • fans • baseball

 Felon Fans 
 Fluster Cyrus 

Prisoners love her 'nude' shoot

Jun 20, 08 10:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - Miley Cyrus has a new crop of fans: prisoners. The tween queen’s topless pose in Vanity Fair has made its way through the penitentiary postal service, and now a disgusted Cyrus is being bombarded with letters from the clink, Hollyscoop reports. Prisoners are posting her risque photos on their... More »

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prison • Vanity Fair • nude photo • Miley Cyrus • fans • prisoner

The Real US Open Matchup
Is Fan vs. Fan

Tiger devotees and Mickelson maniacs are polar opposites

Jun 12, 08 12:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson are as contrasting a pair as Coke and Pepsi, at least in terms of the following each draws, CBS Sportsline reports. The only sound that could drown out the "Mickelsonic boom" that has been following the San Diego native is the roar of excitement... More »

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golf • Tiger Woods • Phil Mickelson • US Open • fans • Torrey Pines • US Open Golf

 No Octopi for
 Wings Fans,
 Seller Says
 

Pittsburgh fishmonger wants 'to see the Penguins win, period'

May 23, 08 8:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - Red Wings fans, save room in that suitcase—it may be tough to buy an octopus in Pittsburgh next week. One steel-town fishmonger refuses to sell octopi to Detroit fans once the Wings-Penguins Stanley Cup finals kick off on Saturday. In a tradition spanning more than 50 years, Detroit fans... More »

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Pittsburgh Penguins • Detroit Red Wings • fish • hockey • ice • fans • traditions • octopus

 Braves Fan Dies
 in Upper-Deck Fall 

Lands in lower level after plummet

May 22, 08 7:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - An Atlanta Braves fan died after plummeting from the upper deck at Atlanta’s Turner Field, WSBTV.com reports. The 25-year-old man fell to the field-level concourse behind home plate during the bottom of the 8th inning in last night’s game against the New York Mets, a police rep... More »

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New York Mets • Atlanta Braves • fans • baseball • sports deaths

 NBA Game Or the Circus? 

Is all the noise and spectacle necessary? Fans, players, coaches are torn

May 16, 08 1:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - Cleveland's Q is one of the loudest arenas in basketball, filled with fire and smoke and ear-shattering music. But it's hardly unique among NBA venues. After Commissioner David Stern recently wondered whether teams were getting a smidge carried away, the Plain Dealer takes a look at the pros and cons... More »

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NBA • Cleveland Cavaliers • fireworks • Boston Celtics • noise • fans • arena • 2008 NBA playoffs

Yankees-BoSox Rivalry Seen
in NH Death

Woman, charged with murder, drove into crowd after NY taunts

May 6, 08 12:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Red Sox-Yankees rivalry has officially gotten deadly, the Boston Globe reports: Ivonne Hernandez, a 43-year-old New Hampshire woman, was charged with second-degree murder yesterday after allegedly driving her car into a crowd of jeering Red Sox fans, killing Matthew Beaudoin. Beaudoin, 29, was reportedly among a crowd chanting “... More »

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Boston Red Sox • New York Yankees • rivalry • drunk driving • fans

 Miley Thanks Fans for Support 

Singer shows fans post-Vanity Fair love

May 4, 08 8:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - At a Disney Channel concert last night, Miley Cyrus followed the dustup over revealing Vanity Fair photos by thanking fans for their support, People reports. "I hope you had an awesome time," she said at the close of the show. “I saw a sign back there that... More »

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Disney Channel • Vanity Fair • photograph • Hannah Montana • Miley Cyrus • fans

Yanks Exhume Sox Jersey
at New Stadium

Boston fan tried to hex New York's new home

Apr 13, 08 4:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - A construction worker on the Yankees' new stadium made a unique play to reverse the Curse, reports the New York Post. A Red Sox fan, Gino Castignoli buried a David Ortiz jersey behind home plate last summer, but two former colleagues located and exhumed the shirt today. Now the Sox-lover... More »

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sports • MLB • Boston Red Sox • David Ortiz • Fenway Park • New York Yankees • Yankee Stadium • curse • fans • baseball

MLB.TV a Flop on Season's First Days

Technical issues plague pay service, fans outraged

Apr 2, 08 5:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Major League Baseball Internet service intended to provide high-quality game broadcasts has been dogged by technical issues over the first two days of the season, provoking the ire of fans unable to view games they paid for, PC World reports. MLB.TV did not even have its new Mosaic... More »

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MLB • fans • media player • streaming media • web services • MLB.TV • Mosaic player • opening day

Triumphant Giants Conquer NY

Crowds cheer at airport, stadium, and on streets of Manhattan

Feb 5, 08 1:35 PM CST
(Newser) - The Super Bowl champion New York Giants received a New York welcome at today's victory parade. Hundreds of thousands of fans and 50 tons of confetti filled the streets of Lower Manhattan. Players waved atop floats, many catching the action on camcorders as fans bellowed their support, and Michael Strahan... More »

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New York City • Michael Bloomberg • New York Giants • Tom Coughlin • Eli Manning • fans • Super Bowl XLII • Super Bowl parade

Nachos? Check. Beer? Check.
... Defibrillator?

Researchers confirm higher heart attack risk for nail-biting fans

Jan 31, 08 4:41 PM CST
(Newser) - Viewers with weak hearts might want to stick to the commercials this Super Sunday, as a New England Journal of Medicine study shows a clear correlation between intense sports matches and spikes in heart attacks, the Los Angeles Times reports. In Germany during the 2006 World Cup, heart troubles jumped... More »

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Super Bowl • football • beer • soccer • heart attack • fans • cardiologists

Spidey Dumps Mary Jane

Split, meant to entice younger readers, riles longtime fans

Jan 11, 08 10:53 AM CST
(Newser) - After 20 years of togetherness, Peter Parker and his beloved Mary Jane are kaput, and he's locking lips with a new mystery woman, according to the latest issue of the Amazing Spider-Man series. Longtime fans of the Marvel Comics classic aren't any too happy about the split, Newsweek reports. "... More »

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Spider-Man • Marvel Comics • comics • fans

Don't Say I'm 'Bloodthirsty' for Wanting Tony Dead

New York takes exec to task for fan-bashing

Oct 29, 07 7:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - "Eat me:" choice words from New York's David Edelstein to Sopranos creator David Chase, who recently called fans "bloodthirsty" for caring more about Tony Soprano's foggy fate than real-world troubles. "There is nothing bloodthirsty about hoping for a little closure at the end of a much-loved... More »

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New Jersey • David Chase • Sopranos • Moby Dick • Macbeth • fans

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