Michael Steele's " Heisman pose" on MSNBC 's Morning Joe this week was everything I doubt he wanted it to be: Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy Steele twice celebrated the GOP 's election success in...

In this article: Heisman Trophy, Michael Steele, Msnbc.com, Eddie George, Ruth Marcus, Republican National Committee, NFL, Ricky Williams, and Charles Woodson

San Francisco Giants starter Tim Lincecum , who won the 2008 Cy Young Award , was cited for marijuana possession on Oct. 30 in his home state of Washington. SEATTLE (AP) San Francisco Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum (FSY) is facing misdemeanor...

In this article: Tim Lincecum, San Francisco Giants, Misdemeanor, Cy Young Award, Washington, Washington State Patrol, The Columbian, and University of Washington

By Vicky Shaw , Press Association Showbusiness Correspondent Host Katy Perry speaks on stage during the 2009 MTV Europe Music Awards Katy Perry kicked off the MTV Europe Music Awards tonight, asking: "Are you feeling sexy, Berlin "?

In this article: Katy Perry, MTV Awards, Berlin, ChapStick, MTV, Russell Brand, Kings of Leon, and Europe

Beyonce takes MTV Awards by storm in a red hot corset and suspenders (and Cheryl Cole's 'dustbin lid' dress) Last updated at 9:03 AM on 06th November 2009 Host Katy Perry may have managed a dozen costume changes at the MTV Europe Music...

In this article: Beyonce, Jay-Z, MTV Awards, Berlin, Halo, Silver, Katy Perry, Leona Lewis, and X Factor

...starter Zack Greinke didn't have the most victories, but his numbers across the board make him worthy of being the American League 's Cy Young award winner. Mr. October : Using a formula developed by our staff, USA TODAY will track this...

In this article: Zack Greinke, Mike Scioscia, Tim Lincecum, Joe Mauer, Albert Pujols, The Angels, Hanley Ramirez, Jim Tracy, and Mark Teixeira

...with a first-pitch fastball, clocked at 84 or 85 mph depending on the radar readout, but it was the only strike the three-time Cy Young Award winner was able to throw past Matsui in two momentous at-bats. Martinez 's second fastball hit...

In this article: New York Yankees, Pedro Martinez, Godzilla, Derek Jeter, Philadelphia Phillies, World Series, Charlie Manuel, Joe Girardi, and Alex Rodriguez

THIS STORY HAS BEEN FORMATTED FOR EASY PRINTING Japanese fans celebrate Matsui 's MVP performance People watch a live broadcast on TV at Yamada Denki discount store in Tokyo, Japan , Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009, showing New York Yankees ' MVP...

In this article: Hideki Matsui, Most Valuable Player, New York Yankees, World Series, Philadelphia Phillies, Japan, Godzilla, San Francisco Giants, and Tokyo

...linked the bacteria to the stomach, and to ulcers, overturning the persistent belief that bacteria could not thrive in such an acidic environment. Ultimately, the two researchers won the 2005 Nobel Prize in Medicine for their efforts.

In this article: Helicobacter pylori, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Harvard Medical School, Robin Warren, Barry Marshall, Biophysics, Chemistry, and Physics

...-- it'd mark only the second time a second baseman has won it in the 54 years the World Series has named an MVP. No sane player would rather have the MVP than the World Series trophy, of course. But told he could have 'em both, Utley...

In this article: Most Valuable Player, World Series, Phillies, The Yankees, Chase Utley, Bud Selig, Charlie Manuel, Placido Polanco, Kirby Puckett, and Reggie Jackson

Returned to Spain in 1975, the year Franco died. In 1991 won the Cervantes award - considered the Spanish-language equivalent of the Nobel prize for literature. Oct 30, aged 75. Actress whose landmark lawsuit against her former lover, the...

In this article: Lee Marvin, Liverpool, London Underground, David Livingstone, Michelle Triola, British Army, Transport for London, Oscar, and Nobel prize for literature

No, NBC is not broadcasting the Academy Awards -- ABC is, on March 7. NBC airs the Globes, on Jan 17. And yes, the Baldwin/Martin-hosted Oscars on ABC will probably, like other years, clock nearly twice as many viewers as the Golden Globes...

In this article: Academy Awards, Alec Baldwin, Steve Martin, Adam Shankman, Golden Globes, NBC, and Jack Donaghy

... Bill Mechanic and Adam Shankman said Martin and Baldwin are "the perfect pair of hosts for the Oscars." The producers have said they hope to resurrect Oscar 's ratings and make the show more fun by building on the changes introduced at...

In this article: Academy Awards, Alec Baldwin, Steve Martin, Adam Shankman, Starch, Hugh Jackman, Nancy Meyers, and Goldie Hawn

...72, Toyota Motor Corp. chairman. The 61 foreign recipients hail from 32 countries. They include Torsten Wiesel , 85, winner of the 1981 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine and president emeritus of Rockefeller University , who will receive...

In this article: Order of the Sacred Treasure, Saburo Kawabuchi, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Japan Football Association, University of Tokyo, Rockefeller University, Torsten Wiesel, Toyota Motor Corp., and Yukio Hatoyama

...the three winners of the Nobel Prize in physics are Americans, and so is one of the three honored with the Nobel Prize in chemistry. If the Nobel Prizes were the Olympics , these scientists would be on the cover of Newsweek with their awards...

In this article: Nobel Prize, Nobel Prize in medicine, Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Neutering, Newsweek, Barack Obama, California Academy of Sciences, and Topeka

...four Nobel laureates to catch a glimpse of the person behind the scientist. DAVID BALTIMORE The U.S. researcher was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1975 for his discovery of an enzyme, reverse transcriptase , that can make a copy of...

In this article: Nobel Prize in Medicine, Cancer, Human papillomavirus, Nikolai Gogol, Celebrations, Sears, Cosmology, Nobel Prize, and Reverse transcriptase

...raised expectations. The tall, slender Hamels never was shy about discussing his lofty goals. His to-do list includes winning Cy Young Awards , starting All-Star games and pitching no-hitters. Hamels didn't check any of those off this...

In this article: Cole Hamels, Andy Pettitte, World Series, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Yankees, Jimmy Rollins, Cy Young Awards, MVP, and CC Sabathia

...just about given up on him. But I called an agent and he said, 'We gave him money to sign a number of balls. I'll send you one. ' " The Cy Young Award began as a single award for the first 11 years, but was split in 1967 to include one...

In this article: Bobby Bragan, Pete Vuckovich, Heisman Trophy, Cy Young Award, Billy Graham, Bobby Bragan Youth Foundation, and Jackie Robinson

October 7, 2009, 11:29 AM (GMT+02:00) Prof. Ada Yonath , 2009 Nobel Prize for Chemistry Biochemist Professor Ada Yonath , born in Jerusalem in 1939, member of the Weizmann Institute of Science , was awarded the 2009 Nobel prize for...

In this article: Nobel Prize for chemistry, Antibiotic, Ada Yonath, Economics, Chemistry, Nobel Prize, Yale University, Weizmann Institute of Science, Avram Hershko, and Aaron Ciechanover