'Skins' Zorn feels like 'worst coach in America'

Seeded on Tue Dec 16, 2008 11:14 AM EST (NBC Sports)

Saying he feels "like the worst coach in America," Jim Zorn began a two-day self-evaluation Monday into the meltdown that has plummeted his Washington Redskins out of the playoff race and prompted questions about his future.

nfl, sports, msnbci

Cruise under control: Actor says 'I learned a lesson'

Seeded on Mon Dec 15, 2008 9:01 AM EST (msnbc.com)

Tom Cruise is still willing to talk about Scientology, but he acknowledged Monday that his 2005 rant about it on TODAY came off as "arrogant." "I'm here to entertain people," the actor told TODAY's Matt Lauer Monday in New York. "That's who I am."

people, today, brooke-shields, matt-lauer, scientology, psychiatry, msnbci

Shaky science casts doubt on doping results

Seeded on Wed Aug 6, 2008 2:55 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

On the eve of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing,� a prominent biomedical researcher is arguing that the international anti-doping system is critically flawed.

fitness, health, msnbci

Va.'s 2 US senators want ethanol mandate relaxed

Seeded on Tue Aug 5, 2008 9:35 AM EDT (msnbc.com)

Virginia's two U.S. senators are asking the government to ease off the federal ethanol mandate to help the state's poultry, dairy and cattle industries.

business, economy, government, associated-press, product, personnel, financial-impact, msnbci

'Fat Princess' game stirs up heavy debate

Seeded on Thu Jul 31, 2008 2:11 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

Sony rolled out "LittleBigPlanet," "God of War 3" and "Resistance 2" at its E3 press conference. And what is everyone talking about? A cartoony game from a no-name studio about a fat princess.

games, technology-science, on-the-level, msnbci

Simon Cowell voted top reality TV villain

Seeded on Thu Jul 24, 2008 3:03 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

Simon Cowell's scathing critiques of "American Idol" contestants made him the favorite reality TV villain in America, but cohort Paula Abdul was declared the worst reality TV judge in a poll released on Thursday.

entertainment, reality-tv, msnbci

Mamma Mia! ABBA fans love soundtrack

Seeded on Fri Jul 18, 2008 10:21 AM EDT (msnbc.com)

Two days before "Mamma Mia!" opened in North American theaters, the soundtrack to the ABBA-inspired musical romance charted higher than any ABBA album.

entertainment, music, msnbci