The Kentucky Derby! If you missed this thrilling one, an historic run that New York Times is calling downright restorative to a sport that's seen scant good news, watch above. The best part is that the announcer -- longtime race caller Tom Durkin -- seems to be caught unawares by the Mine That Bird win, and never alludes to his massive charge up the inside rail.
In a performance in Connecticut, a "crazed" fan of Britney Spears' ambled up on stage and toward the blonde performer, in the middle of her rendition of "Womanizer." A bit funny that Spears was, at the time, attired like a police officer and wielding a club.
"American Idol" David Cook, who was an emcee on Saturday for D.C.'s Race For Hope, to benefit brain cancer research, announced in an emotional speech to the crowd that his brother Adam had passed away on the previous day, due to his long struggle with the disease.
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