Tonya Harding

When much-reviled security firm Blackwater changed its name to Xe last week, it wasn’t just cleverly attempting to squash criticism by tossing out a name nobody would know how to pronounce. (Although that idea was probably a foreseen fringe benefit of the switch.) It was just joining in on a long tradition of corporations, places, and people opting to pick up a catchier, less tainted, or more unique name. Here are nine other famous entities that changed their names; you might not even recognize them by their original monikers. . BackRub In 1996, Stanford computer science grad students Sergey Brin and Larry Page started ... Read Full Story

We were highly, highly amused at the over-aggressive antics of New Mexico soccer player Elizabeth Lambert in her match last weekend. Oh female athletes, you’re just like the guys. *Pats heads of female athletes patronizingly* But then we caught wind of an all-female soccer brawl in Rhode Island earlier this week. What the bloodclot? Maybe we haven’t been watching lady jocks—we mean other than these —closely enough. So, we went back into the archives to find the gulliest chicks in sports from years past. See below for some seriously brolic bee-yotches… WNBA BRAWL: DETROIT VS. L.A. WHO: Plenette Pierson & Candace Parker, basketball players ... Read Full Story

She was an excellent jumper and her spins were fast too. It's too bad, she didn't believe in herself enough to leave it up to her skating. I don't think she'll ever be forgiven by the skating authorities that be, but how different is her crime from some of the drunk driving charges that other skaters have gotten? Maybe if she were more contrite (and fully admit her wrongdoing)she could start the comeback. What do you think? This article was posted February 18, 2009 6:30 PM on the ChicagoTribune.com site: by Mark Silva Fifteen years after Tonya Harding became a household name in the ... Read Full Story

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