USC Fires Sarkisian One Day After Putting Him on Leave

Southern California fired Steve Sarkisian on Monday, one day after the troubled football coach was put on leave.
Athletic director Pat Haden made the move one day after determining Sarkisian showed up at school in no condition to lead practice, although Haden refused to reveal specifics about the coach’s…

NFL Star Running Back Done For The Season

Chiefs running back Jamaal Charles will miss the remainder of the season with a torn ACL in his right knee.
The star running back hurt his knee in the third quarter of Sunday’s loss to Chicago. An MRI on Monday confirmed the tear.
Earlier Monday, coach Andy Reid said…

Dell Buys EMC in Record Tech Deal

Dell is buying data storage company EMC in a deal valued at approximately $67 billion.
Shareholders of EMC Corp. will receive about $33.15 per share, which includes cash plus tracking stock linked to part of EMC’s economic interest in the VMware business. That’s a 19 percent premium…

'Pan' Bombs at the Box Office

Faith, trust and pixie dust couldn’t save Pan from a disastrous first weekend.

The $150 million Peter Pan origin story brought in only $15.5 million at the box office for third place, while space epic The Martian claimed No. 1 again, according to tracking firm Rentrak.

Starring Hugh…

Chase Utley Suspended for 'Illegal Slide'

 Safe at second base – and suspended for two games.
Los Angeles Dodgers infielder Chase Utley was banned for two playoff games by Major League Baseball on Sunday night following his late takeout slide that broke New York Mets shortstop Ruben Tejada’s right leg.
Utley’s agent called the penalty…