'Jumper' hurtles competition, earns $27M
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The globe-trotting thriller "Jumper" leaped to a box office win with $27.2 million on a weekend when Hollywood offered something for everyone, with new films for action fans, teens, family audiences and the date-movie crowd.
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There are those who say Vince Carter doesnât get the air he once did. But in one full swoop from out of Canada, the perennial All-Star has inflated the
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With a new &#36;136 million NBA contract, Kobe Bryant will be making jump shots for years to come &#151; provided, of course, he stays out of prison. Whether he will ever hoist a can of Sprite in front of a camera again is another question altogether.
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It's not too late to save the video retailing star.
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For millions of Americans, gymnast Paul Hamm&#39;s fame began only when the broad-shouldered Olympian shrugged off a fall in the vaulting competition last week and made an inspired comeback to win gold.
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HAMILTON -- Paul Thober always looks forward to the Fidelity Investments Jumper Classic. "When the Jumper Classic comes in, or any large [equestrian] event, it's certain to bring people in," said Thober, an owner of The Weathervane Tavern in Hamilton. "My family has owned this restaurant for 27 years, and over the years, we've seen a nice influx of people ...
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Jumper, a sci-fi thriller film starring Hayden Christensen, makes its debut at number one in North America.
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GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Just like a year ago, Medford senior Arantxa King entered the long jump final in second place in the Nike Outdoor Nationals. Unlike a year ago, however, the two-time national champion was unable to pull out a victory as Shakia Forbes of Hampton, Va., won with a leap of 20 feet 2 inches.
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Samuel L. Jackson is  teleporting into a starring role in the sci-fi thriller,  "Jumper," director Doug Liman's feature follow-up to last  summer's hit "Mr. & Mrs. Smith."
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As TV warms to pro video-game leagues, the top stars are emerging as big brands
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Actress Kate Hudson is lucky, and  she knows it. But the 27-year-old&#039;s success in her relatively  short Hollywood career has been hard earned, even for the  daughter of a popular Hollywood star.
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Santi Costello admits his nervousness negatively affected his jumping last year. After his performance yesterday, it may be time for his competition to get jittery.
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Before flying to the United States to pursue his NBA dream in April, Yi Jianlian said he wanted to step out from the shadow of Yao Ming and carve out a career in the world's top league in his own way.
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Top shares have jumped to their highest level for 27 months, tracking a buoyant start to the fourth quarter across global stock markets and as takeover speculation continues to rumble among banks and elsewhere.
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The biggest smile in track and field got a little bigger Thursday night, and the long jump is solidly back in American hands. Dwight Phillips -- the world&#39;s best jumper by leaps and bounds, and maybe the happiest
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Not to use too many technical gymnastics terms here, but Bruno Grandi started with a double-wienie. Then he went with an impressive buck pass.
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Long jumper Anju Bobby George, who won India's first world championship medal by claiming bronze in Paris last year, was awarded the country's highest sports prize on Wednesday.