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Linda McMahon Suggests Ted Turner Lured Wrestlers by Not Testing for Steroids

In the early 1990s, the WWF (now WWE) made a concerted effort to combat a public perception that its stars were using steroids, with wrestlers like Hulk Hogan appearing in videos like this to praise the organization's drug testing policies:But by the mid-90s, the professional wrestling landscape had changed significantly,...

Braves Broadcasters Say Goodbye

Baseball on TBS isn't over forever -- after all, they have a solid slate of playoff games coming up this week -- but Braves regular-season broadcasts are gone forever, and plenty of people are unhappy with the decision. After all, TBS' national reach built up lots of Braves fans not from Georgia or the South, and those...

TBS Axes Braves Broadcasts

While the real news in the NL East today has more to do with Tom Glavine's disastrous first inning for the Mets -- who now need the Nationals to save them from total and utter collapse -- a time-honored NL East tradition is going by the wayside: TBS will no longer broadcast the Braves. This robs the Atlanta franchise of a...

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05/31/12 Turner Grant Expands Gorilla Conservation Work Source: Global Atlanta - Atlanta GA Two months after media-mogul Ted Turner donated $1 million to the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International , the group has already begun to expand conservation efforts in Eastern Congo amid growing regional instability.
05/29/12 7 Sports Teams and Venues That Pay You to Watch Games Source: TheStreet.com Sports teams and facilities keep squeezing money out of fans for tickets, parking, concessions and new buildings.
05/29/12 With dignity, respect and friendliness Source: Antiwar.com Blog Last night, CNN re-ran a recent interview of Ted Turner by Piers Morgan.
05/25/12 Bounty is first vessel to arrive for Tall Ships weekend Source: The News-Review - Mattituck NY HMS Bounty, the only only ship from this Memorial Day Weekend's Tall Ships Challenge that claims Greenport as its home port, was the first to arrive in local waters.
05/24/12 Boulder board has beef with Ted Turner's bison-herd... Source: Denver Business Journal - Denver CO Ted Turner wants to donate a herd of bison to roam alongside U.S. 36 leading to Boulder, but the Boulder Open Space Board of Trustees rejected the proposal late Wednesday.