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Tuesday, June 16, 2015

Bobbi Kristina Brown Update: Investigative Book May Show What Caused ...

An investigative book titled, "Whitney & Bobbi Kristina: The Deadly Price of Fame," is expected to shed light on the life led by the late Whitney Houston and her daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown, and is set to be released on June 9, Gallery Books announced Tuesday, according to reports. The book has been authored by well-known investigative journalist Ian Halperin, who has previously written on Michael Jackson and Kurt Cobain, among others.

His latest book will likely reveal details about the lifestyle followed by Whitney, which may have been linked to her daughters current health condition.

The book will explore the complicateddynamics of the Houston and Brown families, which will be analyzed using conversations with friends and family members, NJ.comreported.

Halperin is known for his 2009 book, Unmasked: The Final Years of Michael Jackson, which was a New York Times bestseller, the Inquisitr reported. His other books include "Celine Dion: Behind the Fairytale," "Fire and Rain: The James Taylor Story"and "Hollywood Undercover." He has also co-authored two books about the suicide of Nirvanas lead singer Kurt Cobain, NJ.com reported.

The book is also expected to track Whitney's rise and decline amid drug problems until her death in 2012. Whitneys death, which was considered an accidental drowning, has been surrounded in controversy despite the Los Angeles County Coronersaying in an autopsy report in 2012that"effects of atherosclerotic heart disease and cocaine use" were the reason for her death. She was found unresponsive in a bathtub in a hotel room at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California.

Her daughter, Bobbi Kristina, was also found unconscious in a bathtub at her Georgia, Atlanta home on Jan. 31, amid rumors of drug use by the 22-year-old. However, recent reports cited her friend, Debra Brooks, who claimed that Bobbi Kristina was deathly afraid of bathtubs and that she never took a bath in them.

Brooks had also reportedly said that before the accident, there was yelling between Bobbi Kristina and her boyfriend Nick Gordon. Some reports even suggested that Bobbi Kristina might havecheatedon Gordon with another man, leading to a heated argument between the couple on the night she was found unresponsive.

While a criminal investigation in the case continues, Bobbi Kristinas father Bobby Brown hasnot allowedGordon to meet his unconscious girlfriend, who is suspected to be suffering from an irreversiblebrain damage. Bobby Brown claims that Gordon is withholding information about the night of the incident.

In addition, the Houston and Brown families are feuding over the $20 million estate that Bobbi Kristina received from her mother. According to Whitneys will, the estate will be handed over to Bobbi Kristinas grandmother Cissy Houston and aunt Pat Houston if Bobbi Kristina dies. Although Bobby Brown and Pat Houston hold the co-guardianshipof Bobbi Kristina, Bobby Brown does not have any legal rights over the estate.

Whitneys daughter is currently admitted in Atlanta'sDeKalb Medical Facility and still remains unconscious.

Source: http://www.ibtimes.com/bobbi-kristina-brown-update-investigative-book-may-show-what-caused-whitneys-death-1939676

Street flooding big concern with Tropical Storm Bill

HOUSTON (KTRK) --

City and county officials say they are monitoring Tropical Storm Bill and its impact from their emergency operations centers.

Harris County activated its Office Emergency Management Sunday night; then on Monday, Houston officials activated the City's Emergency Operations Center, which consists of several agencies including the Houston Police Department, the Houston Fire Department, the City of Houston Office of Emergency Management, the City of Houston Public Works & Engineering Department and the Red Cross.

Both the city and county centers are operating at the high level, which is activated when dangerous conditions exist or there is an imminent threat to life and property.

Current threats to life and property include:

Failure to adequately shelter from high winds, threat of street and river flooding, and isolated tornadoes.
Areas along the coast could see possible localized storm surge of up to 2 ft, which may cause street flooding.

Potential impacts to property include:

Wind damage to porches, awnings, carports, and unanchored mobile homes. Some trees may be uprooted. Debris may make some roads impassable.
Moderate rainfall may prompt several rescues or evacuations. Underpasses, low-lying spots, and areas around creeks, canals, and small streams may become dangerous.
Isolated tornadoes can hinder the execution of emergency plans. Some places may experience tornado damage.

The City of Houston's Catastrophic Medical Operations Center (CMOC), which is co-located at the City of Houston EOC, also is active. Their role is to coordinate any potential resource or information needs that are required by the hospital community in a 25-county region.

Employees are arriving at the centers with pillows, sleeping bags and overnight bags. There are briefings every few hours in their big operations center upstairs, with folks watching the radar and bayous.

The big concern is flooding. Just three weeks ago, non-stop rainfall caused bayous to spill over, flooding several major roadways. Drivers were left stranded, and nine people were killed in the Memorial Day floods.

Officials caution people about driving in the storm. Below are some of the safety precautions they're suggesting:

Seek shelter from hazardous winds.
Avoid driving into high water.
Gather supplies to be able to comfortably be in your home for 3-5 days. This includes water, food, flashlights, and other necessities. Download a full list from the City of Houston Disaster Preparedness Guide.
Remove outdoor items which may be picked up in heavy wind and securing them as appropriate
Make sure you have a way to stay informed in the event power goes out. This may include a NOAA Weather Radio, or a battery-powered radio or television.
Communicate with your family about what you will do in the event heavy rain separates you.
Communicate with your employer in the event heavy rain and flooding keeps you from being able to report to work over the next few days.
Check on elderly or disabled friends and neighbors to make sure they have what they need in the event this storm impacts Houston.

Source: http://abc13.com/weather/street-flooding-big-concern-with-tropical-storm-bill/786922/

Monday, June 15, 2015

Colombia vs Venezuela 2015 Score En Vivo Ignites Copa America

LOS ANGELES (LALATE) Colombia vs Venezuela 2015 (en vivo live score results below) is currently at halftime of todays Copa America futbol partido. Current score is 0-0. But can Venezuela pull off a draw today? If they do, it would be Colombias first draw in months.

Todays Colombia vs Venezuela game is the first Copa America match for both teams this tournament. Colombia has five wins in their last five matches however. And Venezuela has three wins and two losses in their last five games. This battle is the first of two in the Copa today.

Venezuela recently fell to Chile and then Bolivia last fall. Thereafter Venezuela improved. Venezuela delivers two wins, both with Honduras, this year. But Venezuela after that fell to Jamaica. Most recently Venezuela beat Peru. After this game, in the Copa, Venezuela takes on Peru and Bolivia next week, news analysts note.

Colombia next week in the Copa faces Brazil and Peru. Before todays game, Colombia has been undefeated. Colombia beat El Salvador last year and then won over Canada. Later Colombia beat USA and then won over Slovenia. Colombia defeated Bahrain and won over Kuwait. And most recently Colombia delivered a win over Costa Rica. For live score results of this and all other Copa America futbol partidos today and this week, click HERE.

Source: http://news.lalate.com/2015/06/14/colombia-vs-venezuela-2015-score-en-vivo-ignites-copa-america/

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OAKLAND (CBS SF) Stephen Curry scored 37 points and the Golden State Warriors took a 3-2 lead in the NBA Finals with a 104-91 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday night.

Curry had 17 in the fourth quarter, including seven straight to put away the game after Cleveland got within eight points in the final 2 minutes.

The Warriors can win their first championship since 1975 with a victory Tuesday in Cleveland. Game 7, if necessary, would be back here on Friday.

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LeBron James finished with 40 points, 14 rebounds and 11 assists for the Cavaliers. Tristan Thompson had 19 points and 10 boards.

Source: http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2015/06/14/curry-scores-37-in-warriors-nba-finals-game-5-win-over-cavaliers/

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Sunday, June 14, 2015

Game Details

Megan Rapinoe of the U.S. goes to the ground during her team's 0-0 draw with Sweden.

WINNIPEG, Manitoba -- The United States played to a 0-0 tie with Sweden and former coach Pia Sundhage Friday night in one of the most anticipated matches of the group stage at the Women's World Cup.

Abby Wambach came off the bench in the second half, but her header in the 72nd minute was popped up and over the crossbar by Swedish goalkeeper Hedvig Lindahl.

A win would have assured the United States a spot in the knockout round as the Americans seek their third World Cup title, but first since 1999. The U.S. women advanced to the final four years ago in Germany, but fell to Japan on penalty kicks.

The United States, ranked No. 2 in the world, has one more group stage match, on Tuesday in Vancouver, British Columbia, against Nigeria. Sweden heads to Edmonton, Alberta, for its final group match with Australia. The month-long tournament, with an expanded field of 24 teams, is being played across six Canadian cities.

The U.S. leads the Group D standings with four points, following a 3-1 victory over No. 10 Australia in the opener. Sweden was surprised in its opener by No. 33 Nigeria, which erased a 2-0 deficit at the half for a 3-all tie.

Earlier Friday the Matildas defeated Nigeria 2-0.

U.S. coach Jill Ellis tinkered with her lineup for the match against Sweden, starting 22-year old Morgan Brian while Wambach was on the bench.

Wambach did give the U.S. an immediate boost after entering in the 68th minute, but Lindahl kept the match scoreless. Liddahl was named the player of the match.

Some five mintues after Wambach's chance, Caroline Seger's hard shot from far out was saved by defender Meghan Klingenberg, who deflected the ball to the crossbar. Goal-line technology was used to make sure the ball never crossed the line on its descent.

The United States had a good chance in the 34th minute when Ali Krieger charged into the box but her shot to the far post went wide. Shortly after Hope Solo punched away Therese Sjogran's corner kick into a crowded box, Megan Rapinoe's free kick in the 39th minute sailed well over the goal.

Lindahl came up with her first big save of the match when she popped Carli Lloyd's shot up and over the bar early in the second half.

Solo jumped to stop Sjogran's hard shot from far out in the 54th minute but it sailed over her fingertips and over the bar.

Solo started in goal for the United States as off-field incidents continue to haunt her. The United States opened played the day after an ESPN report revealed new details about her arrest last June in Washington state on domestic violence charges. The charges were dismissed earlier this year.

Sundhage was head coach of the United States for five years, guiding the team to two Olympic gold medals and the World Cup final in Germany. It was the first time the Americans had advanced to the final since winning it all in 1999.

Sundhage left after the 2012 London Games and returned home to coach her native Sweden's national team.

Adding to the buildup for the match was a story about Sundhage earlier in the week in The New York Times. In it, Sundhage was quoted as saying that Lloyd was a challenge to coach and she suggested she wouldn't start Wambach at this point in the popular veteran's career. She said Solo was one of the most challenging players she'd coached, "especially when it comes to trouble."

She talked about those statements before the match, saying the interview occurred back in April and she certainly was not trying to taunt the U.S. team. She called Solo "a piece of work," but went on to also call her the "the best goalkeeper in the world." She also said she would start Wambach on Friday night.

Source: http://www.espnfc.com/womens-world-cup/match/410220/united-states-sweden/report

Boxing latest on Naseem Hamed, Lee Haskins and Deontay Wilder

British featherweight boxer Prince Naseem Hamed cools off during training in Las Vegas in 2000

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Naseem Hamed will be missing when his name is inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in Canastota, New York today.

An apparent medical condition affecting the Sheffield mans wife Eleasha has been prevented him from receiving one of the biggest honours available to the worlds most revered pugilists.

Naz, who famously ruled the world at featherweight, says he will travel to the event next year instead, to give his acceptance speech.

The Ring magazine,referring to his absence, reported: There are those who wonder whether Hameds no-show status is somehow connected to visa problems resulting from a 2005 three-car crash in England involving Hamed which left another driver severely injured and led to the fighter serving four months in prison.

The magazine also suggests the former Ingle stylist may have had to wait for his eighth year of eligibility to be honoured due to an anti-Hamed American voting bloc that didnt believe the son of Yemeni immigrants fought long enough or faced enough quality opponents, or was just too arrogant and self-absorbed to be granted all-time great status.

The 26th annual induction ceremony goes ahead on Sunday, with Riddick Bowe and Ray Mancini getting the red carpet treatment.

Hamed (36-1, 31 knockouts) was aged 28 when he retired in 2002 but says he went out at the right time.

Does the one-time Wincobank champion deserve the induction?

We have asked some leading characters in Sheffields boxing community for their view.

See what they say in Mondays Star.

* Deontay Wilder knocked Eric Molina out after nine rounds in Alabama to retain the WBC world heavyweight championship.

The 239-pound Texan had already been knocked down on three occasions but managed to get up every time before Wilder delivered the final big blow with 1:03 left in the ninth.

Tuscaloosa-native Wilder, 29, was defending the belt he won from Bermane Stiverne in January in what was the first-ever world championship fight in his home state of Alabama.

This is what its all about, he told Showtime. This is the first of many title fights in Alabama.

On Molina, he added: To be honest, I definitely was surprised. It does my heart so good even standing in front of him right now and say this guy has heart.

All the critics doubted him, all the naysayers said he wouldnt last but Im so proud of him.

He has my support from this point on because this is the first ever title defence in any weight division in the state of Alabama.

What I needed was a tough guy, I needed a guy that had heart, I needed a guy that was going to get dropped but come back up and still fight. I needed that. And Eric Molina, I got that out of him.

* Britains Lee Haskins, 32, claimed the IBF interim bantamweight title by stopping Ryosuke Iwasa of Japan in the sixth round at the Whitchurch Arena on his home turf in Bristol.

Iwasa, 25, fighting outside Japan for the first time, was caught by a big left hand from British and EBU champion Haskins in the sixth round and, although he beat the count, referee Phil Edwards called a halt to the contest with 50 seconds of the round remaining.

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Source: http://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/boxing/boxing-latest-on-naseem-hamed-lee-haskins-and-deontay-wilder-1-7308169