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Friday Feel Good: Homeless Teen Becomes Valedictorian

In the midst of graduation season, here's a feel-good story to kick off your weekend.

Chelesa Fearce, 17, became her school's valedictorian despite being homeless for much of high school.

TNA: AJ Styles Walks Alone and What That Means for Bully Ray

Okay, I admit it: I have often kicked against the idea of AJ Styles being the guy who will dethrone Bully Ray. It's not personal, mind you; it's just that I have been enjoying TNA more than any wrestling promotion in more than a decade and don't want the story told so soon, so easily.

Martin Luther King unmoved by death threats - from the archive, 24 May 1961

It seems a stroke of luck for the United States that the Negroes' leader in Montgomery, Alabama, during the present crisis is a scholarly Baptist minister whose hero is Mahatma Gandhi.

Why Nathan Ake Was Chelsea's Breakthrough Star of 2012-13

18-year-old Nathan Ake made his full debut for Chelsea's first team in the FA Cup tie away at Middlesbrough. Rafa Benitez's post-match bite-back at the fans overshadowed what had been a composed, confident performance by the youngster, but it was not Ake's only chance to shine.

Samsung Reports 10 Million Sales of New Phone

The Galaxy S4, the latest version of the company's flagship mobile device, is selling even faster than its popular predecessors, less than a month after it went on sale. While hype is part of the smartphone competition, analysts said they were impressed.

Mariners To Demote Jesus Montero

Mariners catcher Jesus Montero will be sent to Triple-A Tacoma today, reports Ryan Divish of The News Tribune.  Catcher Jesus Sucre will be selected to join the big league club, and it appears Montero won't do much catching at Triple-A.

How Ex-Georgia DB Turned JUCO Player Could End Up as Auburn's 2013 Starting QB

First-year Auburn head coach Gus Malzahn's motto heading into the 2013 season is that it's "a new day" at Auburn.

Cool New Platform For Supporting Artists: Patreon, From Jack Conte

I'm obviously a big fan of crowdfunding platforms like Kickstarter, but I've always argued that it's just one of many models that content creators can use to succeed today.

Putting Together a Reality Team

Fantasy baseball has been a popular pastime for 30 years. Unfortunately, there tends to be too much "fantasy" and not enough dealing with the nitty-gritty reality of what it takes to fill a well-rounded roster at the major league level.

GM and AT&T demo LTE-enabled OnStar connected vehicle (hands-on)

GM and OnStar were on hand at CTIA to demonstrate a few ideas of what its new service could look like once bolstered with AT&T's LTE network.