What Happened on Jun 8

Milwaukee Brewers defeat Chicago Cubs, 3-2

As badly as things have gone with their pitching staff this season, the Milwaukee Brewers cannot afford to lose games in which No. 1 starter Yovani... Read more

Minnesota Twins defeat Kansas City Royals, 7-3

The Royals have been outscored 17-6 in Zack Greinke's first two starts at Target Field. That's not all his fault, of course, but the reigning Cy... Read more

New Orleans Saints Announce Superbowl Ring Raffle to Raise $1 Million for Gulf Oil Spill Relief

The New Orleans Saints will raffle off a Super Bowl championship ring to raise money for the cleanup efforts on the Gulf Coast. Raffle tickets will... Read more

Ohio State University Study Finds Stress Reduction Aids Survival in Recurrent Breast Cancer

A relaxation programme cut the risk of death by more than half, researchers found. They believe that the findings show the impact of stress on... Read more

President Obama Makes Uncharacteristically Impassioned 'Whose Ass to Kick' Comment

President Obama offered an impassioned defense of his administration’s handling of the oil spill today, promising to make sure BP paid for the... Read more

President Obama Uses Primary Tuesday to Advocate on Behalf of Recently-Passed Healthcare Reform at Maryland Senior Center

Beginning to fill the doughnut hole (the weird gap between where regular Medicare Rx drug coverage ends and catastrophic coverage begins) is a... Read more

Rod Blagojevich's Attorney Delivers Opening Statement

He’s broke. He’s broke. You know why he’s broke, ladies and gentlemen? It’s not hard. He didn’t take a dime. Read more

Rod Blagojevich's Lawyers Ask for Case to be Dismissed (Trial Day 4)

Attorneys for former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich filed motions to dismiss the corruption case against him on First Amendment grounds before... Read more

Russia States Doubts About North Korean Guilt in Sinking of South Korean Warship After Conducting Probe

Russian experts who carried out a probe into the South Korean warship sinking refused to put the blame on North Korea, military sources said on... Read more

Small Second Oil Leak Confirmed in Gulf

As if the oil spill in the gulf weren’t already sticky and complicated enough, news started emerging late Tuesday of a second oil well in the... Read more

Stephen Strasburg makes MLB debut with Washington Nationals, Strikes Out 14 in Seven Innings

Stephen Strasburg’s 14-strikeout debut performance for the Washington Nationals on Tuesday night didn’t just meet expectations, it took those... Read more

The 28th annual Jimmy Fund Scooper Bowl ®

“I SCREAM, YOU SCREAM – WE ALL SCREAM FOR ICE CREAM!” The 28th annual Jimmy Fund Scooper Bowl ® presented by FedEx will be held June 8- 10 at... Read more

Conclusion of Testimony in Blagojevich Retrial

Prosecutors said they will give a lengthy closing argument to rebut the ex-governor's seven days on the witness stand. Before closings and... Read more