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Cash Rains Down on Chargers Fans —They Return It

John Johnson — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 12:51:10 CDT

Antidote to rowdy sports fans stories: A server at San Diego's Qualcomm Stadium tripped on a stair, showering nearby fans on those sitting in two lower sections with about $1,000 in cash. “All my customers began screaming over the railing to the people below: ‘That’s the servers’ money,’...

LA Man Busted in Vicious Attack on Giants Fan

Mary Papenfuss — Mon, 23 May 2011 01:59:30 CDT

A Dodgers booster suspected of attacking a father of two after a Giants game has finally been busted, according to officials. Operating on a tip, a Los Angeles SWAT team nabbed the man and four others in an East Hollywood apartment, reports ABC News . Giovanni Ramirez, 31, was booked for...

Hey, Media, Lay Off the 'Twihard' Moms

Evann Gastaldo — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 12:14:17 CDT

Every time a Twilight film comes out, so do the stories about the vampire franchise’s apparently craziest group of fans: grown women . At best, these women come off “idealistic, dreamy, eager to erase their boring chicken nugget reality with 90 minutes of vegetarian vampire fantasy, maybe a little shrill,” writes...

Cops Taser Abusive Tiger Woods Heckler

John Johnson — Sat, 08 May 2010 16:25:44 CDT

We have a trend: Another sports fan has been Tasered, this one an apparently drunken heckler of Tiger Woods. When the 36-year-old Florida man refused to stop abusing Woods from his spot behind the 11th hole yesterday, deputies moved in. The man became more combative—until deputies Tased him once...

Apple Fans Spawn Own Dating Site

Evann Gastaldo — Wed, 05 May 2010 10:25:50 CDT

For those who can't imagine locking lips with anyone who taps key on an H-P, soon you can ensure that you only date other Apple fanboys or fangirls, thanks to Cupidtino . Cupid- what? If you can’t quite figure out the dating site’s name, that’s because you're not a true believer,...

Bieber Concert Canceled After Fans Faint

Mary Papenfuss — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 01:42:13 CDT

Australian authorities have canceled a concert by 16-year-old Canadian heartthrob Justin Bieber after screaming fans mobbed the performance site, causing injuries and several teens to faint and hyperventilate. Bieber was to sing 3 songs at a Sydney Harbor venue for a TV broadcast today. But the gig was nixed when...

Playboy 's No. 1 Fan? This 44-Year-Old Chicago Woman

Will McCahill — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 05:04:46 CST

One might think Playboy ’s biggest fan is a teen boy getting his first forbidden glimpse—but in reality, it’s a 44-year-old Chicago woman who’s bought every issue for the past 30 years, and keeps a spare apartment just to house the collection. And Peggy Wilkins is proud of her...

Bladeless Fan 'Mind-Bending Sensation'

Will McCahill — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:14:24 CDT

If you’re in the market for a new desk fan, tomorrow brings a new option: Dyson’s bladeless Air Multiplier. It’s “the most opulent, most eye-catching and”—at $300—“most ludicrously overpriced gadget the company has released yet,” Mark Wilson writes. “And I sort of love it.” The device sucks in...

Jon & Kate Ratings Slip-Slidin' Away

Mary Papenfuss — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 04:26:06 CDT

Fans may be enthralled with Jon and Kate Gosselin's marital trouble, but they appear to be rapidly growing bored with their TV series, reports Radar. Audience figures for Jon & Kate Plus 8 plunged by more than half this week from an all-time high of 10 million for the season...