After years of debate about women’s rights to equal opportunities, Title IX amended the United States Civil Rights Act of 1964 to prohibit sexual discrimination in regard to any educational program or activity funded by the government.
It’s now been 40 years since this landmark law passed.
LeBron James recorded a triple-double, and the Miami Heat won the 2012 NBA title with a 121-106 rout of the Oklahoma City Thunder in Miami on Thursday night.
A big reason folks join a gym is to lose weight. But if a patron of the female-oriented Body Exchange gym in Canada gets too svelte they are liable to lose their membership.
An Arizona high school baseball team forfeited its chance at a state championship — and its reason for doing so has people talking.
According to a new survey, what mothers want for Mother’s Day and what the men in their lives think they want for Mother’s Day aren’t necessarily the same thing.
Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:
Michael Moore
Age: 58
Occupation: Filmmaker, Author and Activist
Known For: His successful and controversial documentaries ‘Fahrenheit 9/11,’ ‘Bowling for Columbine’ and ‘Sicko,’ writing and starring in the TV shows ‘TV Nation’ and ‘The Awful Truth,’ and being hated by conservatives even though he criticizes both ends of the political spectrum far more than his detractors seem to realize
Horror, action or comedy? Pick your poison, because all three genres will be represented in the movies opening in wide release this weekend.
Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:
Merle Haggard
Age: 75
Occupation: Singer, Songwriter and Musician
Known For: Creating country’s Bakersfield Sound along with his band the Strangers and Buck Owens, being part of the “outlaw country” movement, scores of No. 1 hits like ‘Okie from Muskogee,’ ‘I Think I’ll Just Stay Here and Drink’ and ‘Natural High,’ and influencing countless other artists
Not being a skateboarder, I don't know what it feels like to hit a trick for the first time. But I do know the feeling that accomplishment gives you when you have persistently worked to achieve a goal
Doron Lamb scored 22 points, and Kentucky held off a spirited Kansas rally to beat the Jayhawks 67-59 in the NCAA title game in New Orleans on Monday night. The win gave the Wildcats (38-2) their eighth national championship in school history and first since 1998.
Not all of this past few days’ college basketball action happened at the Final Four. While Kentucky and Kansas were busy advancing to Monday night’s NCAA title game, the nation’s best dunkers gathered on Thursday to crown a champ at the 2012 College Dunk Contest.
