Mark McGwire, the St. Louis Cardinals slugger whose home run legacy was tainted by performance-enhancing drug allegations, admitted using steroids in a statement sent to The Associated Press on Monday.
McGwire acknowledged using steroids on and off for nearly a decade and apologized for his illicit drug use.
"I wish I had never touched steroids," McGwire's statement to the AP said. "It was foolish and it was a mistake. I truly… Continue
LONDON -- Formula One star Lewis Hamilton and Pussycat Dolls singer Nicole Scherzinger have split after dating for more than two years.
The 25-year-old McLaren driver and 31-year-old American said in a joint statement released Monday that they wanted to concentrate on their careers.
They had been an item since meeting at the MTV Europe Awards in Munich in November 2007.
Scherzinger, a constant presence in F1's paddock since,… Continue
Ex-Jets star Joe Namath's daughter was busted on drug charges in Florida Sunday.
Olivia Namath, 19, was arrested at 4 a.m. on charges of possession of marijuana, intent to sell the drug and underage possession of alcohol.
The drinking age in Florida is 21.
She was released Sunday afternoon on a $3,000 bond.
The Palm Beach County Sheriff's office said a deputy stopped her silver Mercedes for speeding about 1 a.m. and… Continue
Cowell out!
Simon Cowell said Monday he will leave "American Idol" when the current season ends.
Cowell's departure comes as the network has picked up a version of his popular British talent series "The X-Factor," which will launch in 2011.
"We did talk about me staying on both shows, but then when we looked at the practicailities of that, it was just impossible," Cowell said at the Television Critics Association gathering… Continue
Following last year's headlining tour for BET, Trey Songz will be on the road again in 2010. This time around, the talented Virginia-born singer will join Jay-Z and Young Jeezy, according to Billboard.com. Songz will be opening on the second leg of the Blueprint 3 tour starting at the end of February. Young Jeezy has also been announced as an opener.
Songz' label, Atlantic, had no comment at press time, but they did say the singer will make an… Continue
Khloe Kardashian is a lady who knows what she wants.
After her recent marriage to Los Angeles Laker forward Lamar Odom, the 25-year-old reality TV star called up 104.3 MY FM's "Valentine in the Morning" radio show last week to dish on her desire to have a baby.
When asked about becoming a mother, Kardashian responded, "I want to so badly! That's a goal for me."
To accomplish this goal, Kardashian also admitted that she's off… Continue
Former NBA star Jayson Williams pleaded guilty Monday to fatally shooting his limo driver with a shotgun.
Williams' plea closes the book on a case that took eight years to resolve and brought only a measure of justice that the family of Costas (Gus) Christofi had been seeking.
The former New Jersey Nets star faces 18 months in jail in return for pleading guilty to aggravated assault in connection with the 2002 shooting. Williams, 41,… Continue
Nicki Minaj (born Onika Maraj) is a female rapper from Southside Jamaica, Queens, New York, NY.
Nicki Minaj grew up in New York, her parents of Afro-Trinidadian and Indo-Asian origin[2] She graduated from LaGuardia High School in Manhattan where she studied singing and acting.[3] She started off singing background vocals and hooks for local rappers. In order to stand… Continue
The City Health Department is shaking up the food industry Monday by giving it tough targets to reduce salt in products by 25% - on everything from bread to bacon.
The plan is voluntary but has national implications because the manufacturers would change their products for all Americans, not just New Yorkers.
"I can't guarantee it will work, but I'm very excited about it," Health Commissioner Thomas Farley said.
Something stinks in the Gilbert Arenas gun investigation -- and it's coming from the locker room laundry basket. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ the other Washington Wizards player involved in the incident, Javaris Crittenton, is also facing the possibility of gun charges after witnesses claimed he threw a gun into a locker room laundry basket in an attempt to hide the firearm from team authorities.
MONTREAL -- Canadian police said Friday that it was wrong for one of their officers to whisk Halle Berry, her model boyfriend and baby through airport security at Montreal's Trudeau airport.
A constable at the airport decided to let the couple pass a long line after a spur-of-the-moment request on Monday by Gabriel Aubry, a Quebec model who is Berry's boyfriend and father of her 22-month-old daughter, Nahla.
Rapper Lloyd Banks and three associates were arrested in Ontario, Canada this weekend for assaulting a promoter, AllHipHop.com has confirmed.
Banks, born Christopher Charles Lloyd and the three other men were arrested for allegedly assaulting promoter Chris Hines of Chris Hines/Ultimate Entertainment.
The G-Unit rapper was allegedly booked at Club N.V. in Ontario, Canada to perform select cuts from his… Continue
Despite meager sales of Jealous Ones Still Envy 2, Fat Joe said critics' talk of his career demise is preposterous. Still, Joe feels fueled by the doubt. He has a new LP coming in a few months called The Darkside: Volume 1 "The people gotta understand: I don't give a f--- right now," Joe said. "It's nothing to be political, nothing to be friends about. My n---as that's with me is the loyal n---as. Bandwagon… Continue
A.J. McLean had a birthday to remember this year.
To cap off celebrating his 32nd birthday in Las Vegas Friday night, the Backstreet Boys proposed to his girlfriend Rochelle Deanna Karidis while on stage at the Hard Rock Hotel's Wasted Space nightclub, People.com reports.
"He got up on stage and the DJ turned the music off," an onlooker said. "He asked her to come up on stage and he got down… Continue