Lou Scheimer, 84, FILMATION Studios Founder

 



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His studio might have made cheap cartoons, like DiC, but they were good. Tom & Jerry, He-Man, She-Ra, Ghostbusters '86, Fat Albert, just to name a few.

Died two days before his 85th birthday.

Grambling State Football Players' Boycott & Their Forefiture of Their Game on Saturday.

Very sad.

Eddie Robinson is rolling in his grave. SWAC fined them, now will the NCAA respond?

Sochi 2014: The Countdown Series: Belgium

110 days until the opening ceremonies until Sochi 2014. Up next on the countdown: Belgium.

Belgium has participated in the just about every winter Olympic games--except Squaw Valley 1960 and Grenoble 1968. Five medals have been won by Belgian athletes in the winter games, including a gold medal.

The lone Belgian winter Olympics gold came at St. Moritz 1948, when Pierre Baugniet and Micheline Lannoy won the mixed pairs event gold.

As of now, five quota spots are up for grabs for Sochi on behalf of Belgium, including four in various speed skating events.

Up next: Bermuda

EMU Football Player Shot and Killed.

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Victim of a robbery.

Bill Young, 82, Longtime US Congressman

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Former House Appropriate Committee chairman of the defense panel.

Sochi 2014: The Countdown Series: Belarus

111 days to go until the opening ceremonies of Sochi 2014. Up next on the countdown: Belarus.

Belarus has competed in the winter Olympics since Lillehammer 1994. Ten medals have been won by Belarusian athletes in the winter games, including a gold medal.

Freestyle skier Aleksei Grishin is the only winter Olympic gold medalist, as he won the men's aerials gold at Vancouver 2010.

As of now, ten quota spots are up for Belarus at Sochi; all of those in men's and women's biathlon. Men's ice hockey failed to qualify.

Up next: Belgium

Tom Foley, 84, Former Speaker of the House

 

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Served in the House for 30 years.