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Sunday, May 9, 2010

Dallas Braden PERFECT GAME: Oakland A's Pitcher Perfect Against Tampa Bay Rays

OAKLAND, Calif. — Dallas Braden definitely owns the mound now.

Braden pitched the 19th perfect game in major league history on Sunday, shutting down the majors' hottest team and leading the Oakland Athletics to a 4-0 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays.

Braden threw his arms in the air after Gabe Kapler grounded out to shortstop for the final out, his simmering feud with Yankees star Alex Rodriguez merely a footnote to the first perfect game for Oakland in 42 years.

The closest the Rays got to a hit was Jason Bartlett's liner to third leading off the game. Evan Longoria tried to bunt leading off the fifth, drawing boos from the small crowd.

"Pretty cool," Braden said. "I don't know what to think about it just yet. There's definitely a select group. I'd like to have a career more than today."

Before this gem, Braden was best known for his enraged reaction to Rodriguez walking across the mound on April 22. Still angry after the game, he told the slugger "to go do laps in the bullpen" if he wanted to traipse across a mound.

The squabble was still simmering last week. On Friday in Boston, Rodriguez said he didn't want to extend Braden's "extra 15 minutes of fame."

A-Rod struck a far more conciliatory tone Sunday.

"I've learned in my career that it's always better to be remembered for some of the good things you do on the field, and good for him," Rodriguez said before facing Boston. "He threw a perfect game. And, even better, he beat the Rays."

Jesse Stone No Remorse

JESSE STONE: NO REMORSE, starring Emmy® and Golden Globe® Award winner Tom Selleck, will be broadcast Sunday, May 9th, 9/8c (2 hours) on the CBS Television Network. Selleck reprises his Emmy-nominated role as Jesse Stone ("Jesse Stone: Sea Change") in the sixth installment of the Jesse Stone franchise from Sony Pictures Television. The series includes "Stone Cold," "Jesse Stone: Night Passage," "Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise," "Jesse Stone: Sea Change" and "Jesse Stone: Thin Ice." The movies are based on characters created by the late Robert B. Parker in the best-selling series of books.

In JESSE STONE: NO REMORSE, Police Chief Jesse Stone, who was suspended by the Paradise, Mass. Town Council, begins moonlighting for his friend, State Homicide Commander Healy, by investigating a series of murders in Boston, leaving Rose and Suitcase to handle a crime spree in Paradise on their own. Jesse pours his energy into his work in an effort to push away his twin demons: booze and women. When his investigation leads to notorious mob boss Gino Fish, Jesse's pursuit becomes hazardous.

Emmy and Golden Globe Award winner Kathy Baker ("Picket Fences") and Kohl Sudduth ("Grosse Pointe") reprise their roles as Rose Gammon and Luther "Suitcase" Simpson, the only police officers in Paradise. Stephen McHattie ("2012") reprises his role as State Homicide Commander Healy, as does William Devane ("24") as Jesse's psychiatrist, Dr. Dix, and William Sadler ("The Shawshank Redemption") as Gino Fish. Saul Rubinek ("Warehouse 13") returns as Hasty Hathaway, fresh from a stint in prison, and Krista Allen ("The Starter Wife") joins the cast as Hathaway's ex-wife, Cissy, who never misses an opportunity to tell Jesse she's interested.

Friday, May 7, 2010

Your request is being processed... Bethenny Frankel In Labor? Real Housewife Having Baby Early

Bethenny Frankel is reportedly having her baby almost a month early. A source told Life & Style she went into labor late Thursday night. If true, she is tweeting from the delivery room.

"Thanks so much everyone.your messages were so thoughtful and sweet.I read every one.I love you guys!" Bethenny tweeted around noon on Friday. Her Twitter account had been strangely silent for the past 14 hours.

Life & Style released the following statement:

Oh, baby! Real Housewife of New York City Bethenny Frankel is in labor, a source tells Life & Style.

"Her water broke at 12:46 a.m. She's at the hospital now," says a friend close to the reality star, who recently married entrepreneur Jason Hoppy.

Bethenny and baby are running a little ahead of schedule, as the mama-to-be's due date was set for early June.