Originally Published: February 18, 2012 By Jake Howard ESPN Action Sports Archive Tom Servais "12 Miles North" gets the Hollywood treatment. "12 Miles North: The Story of Nick Gabaldon," is unlike any surf movie you've ever seen. Not because the wave-rid

"Weekly Roundup: Too Few Private Ayes; Polytechnic Pyrotechnics". Our digest of, and commentary on today's Florida political news and punditry follows. Former Rep. Alan Grayson appears to have the inside track to the Democratic nomination. Having represe

A suburban Chicago mall made famous for its high-speed demise in the 1980s "The Blues Brothers" movie is meeting its real-life end after years of decay and delay. Gov. Pat Quinn announced Wednesday that demolition has officially begun at Dixie Square Mal

Whitney Houston isn't the only celebrity to die while staying at a hotel. Many other famous people, nine of them highlighted on the next few pages, have met their demise as hotel guests, whether by accident, murder or suicide. Though many of these celebr

For the past year, the question of Bill Murray's participation (or lack thereof) has held up the production of Ghostbusters 3 over at Columbia Pictures. With that in mind, we knew that the possibility of "recasting" would come up sooner or later. Co-crea

View full sizeThe Second City is a Chicago landmark, first opening its cabaret theater in 1959. SAGINAW - The Chicago comedy troupe that for more than 50 years has launched the careers of comics like Tina Fey, Stephen Colbert, Gilda Radner and Bill Murra

As played by John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd, first in a series of appearances on “Saturday Night Live” and then in the self-titled, 1980 film, the Blues Brothers made blues-based R&B cool again and showed that live performances still had appeal in night cl

Which celebrities are buried in the state of Indiana? This is a trick question. Most deceased public figures are not technically buried there. They only enjoy phenomenal legal rights in the state. Indiana allows celebrities or their estates to protect --

The report doesn’t add much flesh to the bones that have already been reported, and what flesh there is comes mostly from an unnamed source at the network, who confirms what most observers probably already concluded: that Gore and company are doing every

Growing up Saturday nights were what I looked forward to the most. I got to stay up late and watch the kings and queens of comedy reign over the land of television on Saturday Night Live. Legends like John Belushi, Eddie Murphy, Chris Farley, David Spade

Growing up Saturday nights were what I looked forward to the most. I got to stay up late and watch the kings and queens of comedy reign over the land of television on Saturday Night Live. Legends like John Belushi, Eddie Murphy, Chris Farley, David Spade

She's the 'miracle child' Kate Silverton never thought she'd have. And there's no doubt that the proud mother was only too happy to show her off today. The 41-year-old beamed as she held her daughter outside the ITV studios after appearing on Lorraine th

Now here's a specialized science program. What is? It's not a loving retrospective to John Belushi, that's for sure. It's an hour-long NOVA Nature program about the houses animals live in. Quite literally. As the program rolls, we animal-lovers are take

Charlie Musselwhite, Curtis Salgado, Billy Boy Arnold and Sugar Ray Norcia join Mark Hummel's Blues Harmonica Blowout at the Craterian Theater Blues harpist Mark Hummel and his band The Blues Survivors began touring the country with their Blues Harmonica

Jonah Hill is known for playing the smartass, chubby sidekick in comedies like Superbad and Knocked Up. But the 28-year-old actor is now trying to shed his funny fat man image. With the help of a nutritionist, Hill recently lost a significant amount of w

After more than half a century and over two dozen Saturday Night Live cast members, Second City continues to celebrate 50 years of improvisational comedy—three years late—with a premeditated tour. Ironic, eh? Founded by Paul Sills, Howard Alk, and Bernie

At the height of its popularity, "Soul Train" felt like a religion in Baltimore. The Saturday daytime show hosted by the late Don Cornelius was not to be missed — like church or the early seasons of "Saturday Night Live," according to Tim Watts, a longti

At the height of its popularity, "Soul Train" felt like a religion in Baltimore. The Saturday daytime show hosted by the late Don Cornelius was not to be missed — like church or the early seasons of "Saturday Night Live," according to Tim Watts, a longti

EVANSTON, Ill.- Head Coach Pat Fitzgerald and the Northwestern University football program announced today the signing of 21 recruits to National Letters of Intent. This year's class features 10 offensive players, 10 defensive players and one specialist.