Events That Happened in 2010

2010 Events

2010 Feb 14 Minnesota Wild defeat Vancouver Canucks, 6-2
The Winter Olympics are happening two time zones away, but there was a definite international feel at Xcel Energy Center on Sunday. In total, 12 Olympians participated in the game. ...
2010 Feb 14 New York Rangers defeat Tampa Bay Lightning, 5-2
RANGERS 5, LIGHTNING 2 It was breakup day at the Garden Sunday, in more ways than one. The Rangers' shop is closed for the next two weeks, their season sent into happy hiatus on the...
2010 Feb 14 Northwestern Wildcats defeat Minnesota Golden Gophers, 77-74
Before the college basketball season started, Sunday's Northwestern-Gophers game meant something. Northwestern, coming off a surprising season, brought back star Kevin Coble and added ...
2010 Feb 14 Rod Blagojevich appears on 'Geraldo at Large'
Rod Blagojevich is scheduled to appear tonight on Fox News Channel's 'Geraldo at Large' for a live interview, according to The Publicity Agency, the PR firm that represents the former Ill...
2010 Feb 15 Porn Actress Claims Tiger Woods Impregnated Her Twice
It's a shocking statement from Tiger Woods's mistress Joslyn James. In this INSIDE EDITION world exclusive, Jocelyn reveals details of a three year affair with Tiger Woods that she says r...
2010 Feb 16 Boston Celtics defeat Sacramento Kings, 95-92
Initially, all the talk was about setting the tone for the second half. When it was time to do the walking, the Celtics found themselves just trying fight off a young and talented Kings t...
2010 Feb 16 Chicago Bulls defeat New York Knicks, 118-85
BULLS 118, KNICKS 85 CHICAGO - Donnie Walsh may want to consider trading his entire team. The Knicks opened the second half of the season with a resounding thud. Mike D'Antoni's sin...
2010 Feb 16 Detroit Pistons defeat Minnesota Timberwolves, 108-85
AUBURN HILLS, MICH. - Here's a question to ask after the Timberwolves' 108-85 loss at Detroit on Tuesday night: Which took more abuse? A. Kevin Love's lower lip. B. The rim at th...
2010 Feb 16 Haitian Judge Frees Eight of the 10 American Missionaries Detained on Kidnapping Charges
Judge Bernard Saint-Vil said Laura Silsby, the group leader, and Charisa Coulter, will be kept in Haiti but the others were free to leave the country. "I have already prepared the draft ...
2010 Feb 16 Rod Blagojevich will not host ArtofTalk.tv
MEDIA ALERT Former Governor and ‘Celebrity Apprentice’ competitor Rod Blagojevich not hosting "new" web talk show - cease and desist sent to show’s producers NEW YORK, February 16 /PR...
2010 Feb 17 Chicago Bulls defeat New York Knicks, 115-109
CHICAGO - Tracy McGrady is still the Knicks' primary target, and the Houston Rockets are expected to decide Wednesday whether the former All-Star swingman heads to New York or Chicago. ...
2010 Feb 17 Houston Rockets defeat Milwaukee Bucks, 127-99
  PLAYER OF THE GAME: Guard Trevor Ariza led Houston's three-point clinic, making six of seven shots from beyond the arc and finishing with 22 points. He made eight of 11 shots overall...
2010 Feb 17 Tiger Woods Announces He Will Give Public Apology February 19, 2010
Woods will appear Friday in the clubhouse at the TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., home of the PGA Tour. The event is being limited to a small number of wire service and golf repor...
2010 Feb 17 Washington Wizards defeat Minnesota Timberwolves, 108-99
WASHINGTON - Timberwolves boss David Kahn vowed he would only do something "modest in nature" if he did anything by Thursday's NBA trade deadline. He delivered with Wednesday's deal th...
2010 Feb 18 2010 Austin Plane Crash
The remains of two people have been found in an Austin, Texas, building where a man crashed a small plane, authorities said. The identities of the two dead people have not been confirm...
2010 Feb 18 Boston Celtics defeat Los Angeles Lakers, 87-86
Ray Allen missed a potential game-winning shot at the final horn the last time the Boston Celtics played the Los Angeles Lakers He was determined to make Derek Fisher suffer the same f...
2010 Feb 18 Minnesota Golden Gophers defeat Wisconsin Badgers, 68-52
The Gophers didn't shave their heads to make a bold fashion statement before the Border Battle. They cut their hair to show support for junior forward Paul Carter, whose 13-year-old si...
2010 Feb 18 World Health Organization Recommends H1N1 Virus be Added to 2010-2011 Flu Vaccine
The H1N1 virus should be included in the 2010-2011 flu season -- northern hemisphere -- vaccine, World Health Organization officials in Switzerland said.
2010 Feb 19 Boston Celtics defeat Portland Trail Blazers, 96-76
The obvious question after going down to the final seconds Thursday night to defeat the Lakers was how the Celtics would be able to bounce back last night in Portland. Not only had the Tr...
2010 Feb 19 Chicago Bulls defeat Minnesota Timberwolves, 100-94
Al Jefferson took an entry pass Friday, dribbled once, spun to the basket and tried a little one-handed semi-hook from 3 feet away, the sort of automatic bank shot that has made him a mul...
2010 Feb 19 Milwaukee Bucks defeat Detroit Pistons, 91-85
PLAYER OF THE GAME: Bucks reserve forward Ersan Ilyasova played a huge role in the Bucks' victory, contributing a double-double with 16 points and 12 rebounds. He was 6 for 6 from the f...
2010 Feb 19 Tiger Woods Publicly Apologizes for Sex Scandal
A contrite Tiger Woods went before the cameras Friday and finally apologized in person for cheating on his wife with a bevy of babes. "I was unfaithful, I had affairs, I cheated," Wood...
2010 Feb 20 Milwaukee Bucks defeat Charlotte Bobcats, 93-88
Stephen Jackson led a frantic comeback by the Charlotte Bobcats in the second half Saturday night, but his late bobble proved costly as the Milwaukee Bucks held on for a 93-88 victory at ...
2010 Feb 20 Minnesota Golden Gophers defeat Indiana Hoosiers, 81-58
Trevor Mbakwe carried Bryant Allen around the floor like a baby he needed to burp. Lawrence Westbrook hopped onto Justin Cobbs and hugged him like he'd just proposed. The rest of the play...
2010 Feb 20 Oklahoma City Thunder defeat New York Knicks, 121-118
If only Donnie Walsh could have traded for Tracy McGrady months ago. Maybe then the Knicks would be in the playoff race and McGrady's legs would have been strong enough to keep him on ...
2010 Feb 21 Denver Nuggets defeat Boston Celtics, 114-105
As NBA teams go, the Denver Nuggets are pretty transparent. They shoot the ball a ton, therefore they score a ton, and if you somehow can match them basket for basket - keeping in mind th...
2010 Feb 21 Oklahoma City Thunder defeat Minnesota Timberwolves, 109-107
Out of shape but no longer out of sight, Darko Milicic made his Timberwolves debut Sunday evening and played his first NBA game in more than three months. It was the start of a 26-game...
2010 Feb 22 Milwaukee Bucks defeat New York Knicks, 83-67
  PLAYER OF THE GAME: Center Andrew Bogut recorded the Bucks' eighth 20-point, 20-rebound game since the 1986-'87 season and he's had three of those games. It was the 14th 20-rebound n...
2010 Feb 22 President Obama Presents Overhauled Health Care Reform Bill Following Setbacks
Reporting from Washington - Four days before his planned health summit with congressional leaders, President Obama on Monday morning unveiled his proposal to overhaul the nation's healthc...
2010 Feb 22 World Food Program Launches School Feeding Program in Haiti
The World Food Program and other United Nations aid agencies are scaling up their humanitarian operations for millions of Haitians affected by the earthquake, which devastated their count...
2010 Feb 23 Boston Celtics defeat New York Knicks, 110-106
After spending the first three quarters of their 110-106 win over New York practically racing their offenses like sports cars, the Celtics spent the fourth quarter trying to slow down the...
2010 Feb 23 Minnesota Timberwolves defeat Miami Heat, 91-88
MIAMI - The particulars of the Timberwolves' resilient 91-88 victory at Miami on Tuesday night soon will be forgotten, probably by the time the final buzzer sounds 24 hours later in Atlan...
2010 Feb 24 Atlanta Hawks defeat Minnesota Timberwolves, 98-92
2010 Feb 24 Dawn Brancheau is Killed by an Orca Whale at SeaWorld Orlando
A killer whale killed a trainer Wednesday afternoon at SeaWorld's Shamu Stadium in Orlando, Florida, a public information officer for the Orange County Sheriff's Office said. The 40-ye...
2010 Feb 24 Lee DeWyze Performs 'Chasing Cars' on 'American Idol'
Some mocked Dewyze's coffeehouse-style version of "Chasing Cars" by Snow Patrol, but we promise you there's some potential. He'd be wise to take the judges' suggestion to embrace his rock...
2010 Feb 24 Milwaukee Bucks defeat New Orleans Hornets, 115-95
PLAYER OF THE GAME: Center Andrew Bogut finished with 26 points and 13 rebounds but rested in the fourth quarter, which could prove helpful as the Bucks play the second in a back-to-bac...
2010 Feb 24 Purdue Boilermakers defeat Minnesota Golden Gophers, 59-58
What if? What if the Gophers upset No. 3 Purdue on Wednesday and earn this season's version of their crucial victory over Louisville last year? What if a Saturday victory at Illinois p...
2010 Feb 25 Andrew Koenig Dies
The body of Growing Pains actor Andrew Koenig has been found in Vancouver’s Stanley Park. The actor’s father, Walter, confirmed the report, saying that his son “took his own life.” Andrew...
2010 Feb 25 Cleveland Cavaliers defeat Boston Celtics, 108-88
They say that when heavyweight champion Jack Johnson covered his eyes from the blazing Havana sun and rested on his right leg on the canvas, he officially surrendered in the 26th round ag...
2010 Feb 25 Milwaukee Bucks defeat Indiana Pacers, 112-110
  PLAYER OF THE GAME: John Salmons hit the 20-point mark for the first time with the Bucks and was 5 for 12 from the field and 9 of 10 at the free throw line. He played 35 minutes whil...
2010 Feb 25 President Obama Kicks Off Bipartisan Televised Health Care Debate
President Obama kicked off a bipartisan health care summit today with hopes that Democrats and Republicans can bridge their divide to achieve a substantive discussion about how to move fo...
2010 Feb 26 New York Knicks defeat Washington Wizards, 118-116
Tracy McGrady is predicting it will take him four more weeks to get in basketball shape and at least another six months until he is close to 100% healthy. In the meantime, the Knicks c...
2010 Feb 26 Oklahoma City Thunder defeat Minnesota Timberwolves, 109-92
OKLAHOMA CITY — The last time the Timberwolves visited Oklahoma City, Mike Miller provided the buzzer-beating shot in the midst of the Thunder's miserable 3-29 season start. So much ha...
2010 Feb 27 Massive 8.8 Earthquake Strikes Chile
A massive earthquake struck Chili on Saturday, February 27, rocking buildings and killing hundreds of people. It was the worst disaster to strike this South American city in the past 50 y...
2010 Feb 27 Memphis Grizzlies defeat New York Knicks, 120-109
Tracy McGrady occupies the locker once belonging to Patrick Ewing and has a superstar presence about him like old No. 33. Unfortunately, McGrady has something else in common with Ewing...
2010 Feb 27 Milwaukee Bucks defeat Miami Heat, 94-71
PLAYER OF THE GAME: Bucks guard John Salmons improved to 6-0 since joining the team, and he contributed 18 points on 7-of-11 shooting and added five assists and three rebounds. "He's a ...
2010 Feb 27 Minnesota Golden Gophers defeat Illinois Fighting Illini, 62-60
CHAMPAIGN, ILL. — The Gophers have lost so many close basketball games that they recently hired a shrink, hoping he'd find a remedy for their mental breakdowns with the game on the line. ...
2010 Feb 27 New Jersey Nets defeat Boston Celtics, 104-96
Center Brook Lopez scored 25 points and guards Devin Harris and Courtney Lee added 23 and 21 points and the New Jersey Nets topped the Boston Celtics 104-96 Saturday The Nets, who ente...
2010 Feb 27 Portland Trail Blazers defeat Minnesota Timberwolves, 110-91
A month that opened with noticeably renewed optimism for the Timberwolves reached its caustic conclusion Saturday with few of those warm feelings remaining. The best that can be said for ...
2010 Feb 28 Atlanta Hawks defeat Milwaukee Bucks, 106-102
PLAYER OF THE GAME:Joe Johnson was struggling in regulation, hitting just 7 of 22 shots and missing a potential game-winning shot in the final seconds. But Atlanta's 6-foot-7 guard scor...