Banks get contrite about role in crisis – Nashville Tennessean
NEW YORK — In a video on a new Citibank blog, the company’s chief executive sits against a white backdrop and owns up to the bank’s role in the financial crisis. “It’s clear that we made some mistakes coming into this environment, and we have to

Bobby Orr Behind the Net / Henry Steele in Louisville / NBA Teams – Boston Herald
6. Pitino indescretion: In the last game at Freedom Hall against #1 Syracuse, a Lousiville injury forced Pitino to turn to Kyle Kuric who Pitino was reported to say was a big mistake to recruit. In the spirit of Henry Steele, Kuric went off for 22

Live Oscar blog: Follow the night’s action – MSNBC
That lady who played George Clooney’s romantic interest in “Up In The Air” goes on and on about George Clooney being hot. Tim Robbins recalls his time with Morgan Freeman filming “Shawshank Redemption.” Colin Farrell talks about that time he can’t

Spring training: Why no McCutchen extension? – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Outfielder Andrew McCutchen has a laugh before the final day of workouts in Bradenton, Fla., last season. He is under contract with the Pirates until after 2015. BRADENTON, Fla. — When the Arizona Diamondbacks last week signed 22-year-old outfielder

Could U.S. Have Halted Bomb Plot? – Daily Beast
Rafiq Maqbool / AP Photo As an al Qaeda operative is reportedly arrested in Pakistan, U.S. officials are reviewing a Chicago terror suspect’s cooperation—wondering if he could have helped stop an Indian bomb blast. American officials fear they