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Video Shows Denver Police Beating Men Outside Club

(Aug. 16) -- In April 2009, on a snowy night in Denver, two friends were thrown out of a nightclub after one of them got in an argument with the bouncer. That was the beginning of a 16-month ordeal that included a beating by two police officers with a department-issued metal club encased in leather, charges filed against...

'Shawn Johnson Dead' Video Doesn't Amuse Her Friends and Family

The above video, courtesy of The Onion, is an obviously satirical news report about gymnast Shawn Johnson, comparing her to a racehorse and saying that her parents decided to put her down after she suffered a knee injury. Just so we're clear, Shawn Johnson is not dead. The video has gone viral, with more than...

Week In Review: Shaq Back to School

I don't know about you, but my heart can't take another week like the last one. It had enough suspense to qualify as an Alfred Hitchcock movie.The only thing missing was the shower scene where a psycho Bud Selig pulls back the curtain and finds Jose Canseco injecting steroids into Alex Rodriguez's rear end. Which brings us...

Shawn Johnson Fan Arrested at CBS Studios After Trying to Break Onto Set

Shawn Johnson, 17-year-old Olympic gold medalist and Dancing With the Stars cast member, learned that sometimes fame can have scary and unfortunate side effects. That's because Robert O'Ryan, an alleged Johnson stalker, was arrested after attempting to break into the Dancing With the Stars lot at CBS Studios. Police...

Shawn Johnson Says the Pledge of Allegiance at the Democratic National Convention

Shawn Johnson has been everywhere this week. Her latest stop was at the Democratic National Convention, where she said the Pledge of Allegiance:(Video via Cousins of Ron Mexico at The Big Lead.)A couple of questions occur to me about the above video, which includes the added bonus of a great rendition of the national...

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Shawn Johnson: Thank You, Mom!

Shawn Johnson and her mom Teri hand out roses to fans in the crowd during their appearance on The Today Show in New York City on Tuesday morning (May 8).

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05/31/12 South Xtra: Foul costs Canon-Mac's Johnson a gold... Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Pittsburgh PA When Canon-McMillan's Shawn Johnson took off in his final triple jump attempt at the PIAA Class AAA championships last Friday, those watching immediately knew it was something special.
05/30/12 Shawn Johnson Fights for Spot on Olympic Team Source: ABC - KCRG 9 News - Cedar Rapids IA We're less than two months away from the Summer Olympic Games in London, and the competition to make the gymnastics team is fierce.
05/24/12 Liukin Down The Comeback Trail Source: NBC Olympics Liukin is scheduled to compete on balance beam at the U.S. Classic.
05/23/12 Burglars dump baby's ashes, parents want home videos... Source: CBS - KREM 2 The ashes of a 6-month-old baby are likely gone forever, and videos of the boy remain missing after a burglary in which police have made two arrests.
05/22/12 What we learned from 'Winning Balance' Source: NBC Olympics In 2007, at 15 years old, she won the world all-around title one year before the Olympics, becoming an instant gold medal favorite for the Beijing Games.

Background on Shawn Johnson

Shawn Machel Johnson (born January 19, 1992) is an American artistic gymnast. She was the 2008 Olympic balance beam gold medalist and all-around, and floor exercise silver medalist, the 2007 all-around World Champion, and the 2007 and 2008 U.S.

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