Springfields vie for Simpsons' debut
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It's the battle of the Springfields with residents in 14 towns with that name across the United States competing to be chosen on Tuesday to host the premier of the upcoming Simpsons movie.
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It's Duff time in Springfield, Vt., which on Tuesday was proclaimed the official hometown of TV's favorite dysfunctional family, the Simpsons.
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Contestants line up for ITV's first Pop Idol-style competition to find a member of the public to stand for Parliament.
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The Chase for the Nextel Cup will begin in earnest Sunday with the Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire International Speedway. It will be the first event of NASCAR&#39;s inaugural 10
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Massachusetts, which beat Division 1-AA runner-up Colgate earlier this year, gets a shot at the 2003 champion today when Delaware comes to McGuirk Stadium for an Atlantic 10 matchup of nationally ranked teams.
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Springfield, the garish home of the American cartoon family the Simpsons, is a long way from Slough, west of London.
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The headline-grabbing rivalry between Shaquille O&#39;Neal and Kobe Bryant is likely to dominate the opening weeks of the NBA season that begins on Tuesday.
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You may not know his face, but you know his voice &#151; the irresistable voice that keeps you glued to your TV to catch the next episode of &#147;The Simpsons,&#148; &#147;Two and a Half Men,&#148; &#147;ER,&#148; among myriad other shows on Fox, CBS, NBC, and the Food Network.
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By DOUGLAS DUREN  Here we are again at the start of a new TV season, ready to fall in love with series that could get yanked after a couple of episodes or shake our heads over obvious duds.
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As Fox&#39;s &quot;The Next Great Champ&quot; prepared to debut Tuesday, the boxing reality show and rival NBC series &quot;The Contender&quot; faced the prospect of having their
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By Charlie McCollum, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Sep. 17--There's one thing you can say for certain about the new television season: It's going to be interesting.
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Rolling out the yellow carpet, the "hometown" of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie played host Saturday to the premiere of "The Simpsons Movie," with creator Matt Groening among thousands who turned out to toast the debut.
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LOS ANGELES  - Viewers who take   pleasure in the antics of Bart and Homer Simpson will be   treated to an exclusive online look at the season-premiere   episode of "The Simpsons" beginning Friday, two days before its   network debut on Fox.
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Actress Nicole Kidman and Simpsons creator Matt Groening appear in the latest edition of Who's Who.
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The first game based on 'CSI Miami' comes to the small screen as TV season begins.
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Ricky Gervais, the creator of the popular British comedy The Office, has been invited to write an episode of The Simpsons, the long-running animated series.
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"Meet Me at the Beach" to benefit the Springfield Children's Museum will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Lake Springfield Beach.  Contests, prizes, face paintings, food and other activities will be featured. Ice cream will be served from 2 to 4 p.m. There will a bounce house and slide.