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A feast of contemporary opera, concerts and theatre to brighten up the summer will take place at Almeida Summer Festiva 10 July – 2 August 2008. Building on the long-term success of their annual opera season, the Almeida Theatre's new Summer Festival will also incorporate elements of their critically acclaimed theatre program and an array of concerts. The festival will see a partnership form between the Almeida Theatre and Tiata Fahodzi, a major tour de force in Black British theatre, who will take up a up a week-long residency to present their annual festival of new writing Tiata Delights. On Saturday 2 August Tiata Delights will conclude with a concert bringing together some of the UK's finest African musicians including contemporary Gospel sensation GK Real, Sierra Leonean harmonica player Leon Ma...

Streaking John Lackey , Los Angeles Angels (6-1, 1.44 ERA) Lackey has been impressive since returning from a tricep injury that kept him sidelined for the first month of the season. The righty ha...

I've been watching the third season of Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott on Oxygen. They keep saying their new daughter is their first little girl. Didn't Dean have a girl with his first...

The Montreal Canadiens signed goaltender Marc Denis to a one-year, two-way contract, the club announced Thursday. Denis played in 10 games last season with the Tampa Bay Lightning, and posted a 1-5-0 record and 4.05 goals-against average. The prev...

The Oakland Athletics placed veteran reliever Keith Foulke on the 15-day disabled list Friday, retroactive to July 3, with right shoulder inflammation. Foulke is 0-3 with a 3.81 earned run average in 26 relief appearances with the A's this season....

The Vancouver Canucks added another free agent on Friday with the signing of center Mark Cullen. Per club policy, financial terms were not disclosed. The 5-foot-11, 190-pound Cullen did not play in the NHL last season, spending 59 games with Grand...

TV Ratings: Audiences keep date with 'Teenager' -- ABC may have a potent weapon to call on during the upcoming season, as obstacle-course reality series 'Wipeout' held up nicely in its second outing.

The Arizona Diamondbacks made a set of roster moves to shuffle up their bench on Friday, recalling infielders Alex Romero and Emilio Bonifacio from Triple-A Tucson. Romero played in 29 games with Arizona earlier this season, batting .229 with a pa...

'THE CLOSER: THE COMPLETE THIRD SEASON'

There's something awfully familiar about ABC's Wednesday night schedule next fall: 'Pushing Daisies,' 'Private Practice' and 'Dirty Sexy Money.' You might remember them from their brief appearances this past season. They each crept into your living rooms and,...