John Nestor – AHN Sports Correspondent Vancouver, BC, Canada (AHN Sports) – Some fans of the Vancouver Canucks did not take Wednesday night’s Game 7 loss in the Stanley Cup Finals all that well. A group of fans rampaged in the streets the Canucks’ 4-0 loss to the Boston Bruins. Cars and garbage cans were [...]

Edward Lewis – AHN Sports Reporter Charlotte, NC, United States (AHN Sports) – The writers, readers and voters have spoken as NASCAR announced the 2012 class of inductees into the NASCAR Hall of Fame on Tuesday. Among the five-person class to be inducted the weekend of Jan. 20, 2012 at the NASCAR Hall of Fame [...]

Edward Lewis – AHN Sports Reporter Fort Worth, Texas, United States (AHN Sports) – It was a tale of dueling Target Chip Ganassi Racing teammates but it was Dario Franchitti who held off Scott Dixon to win the first of the Firestone Twin 275s Saturday night at Texas Motor Speedway. Franchitti rolled off second in [...]

Edward Lewis – AHN Sports Reporter Daytona Beach, FL, United States (AHN Sports) – The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series crowned its 10th different race winner of the season this past weekend in Brad Keselowski but Carl Edwards has held on to the points lead five straight weeks. Edwards sits atop the points standings with 485 [...]

Durban, South Africa (IRIN) – In 1998, HIV/AIDS activist Gugu Dlamini was beaten to death near KwaMashu township outside Durban after publicly disclosing her HIV-positive status. Her death, an example of the depth of HIV stigma, shook South Africa. Dlamini’s death almost destroyed her daughter, Mandisa, who was just 13 years old when her mother [...]

Edward Lewis – AHN Sports Reporter Joliet, IL, United States (AHN Sports) – For the second time in as many weeks a driver with an empty fuel tank crossed the finish line in a NASCAR race. Saturday night it was Justin Allgaier, who had a few more drops of fuel than Carl Edwards, in winning [...]

Jim Keller – AHN Sports Reporter Columbus, OH, United States (AHN Sports) – Jim Tressel is done at Ohio State. Terrelle Pryor’s exit could be next. Pryor, already suspended for the first five games of the 2011 season for trading memorabilia for money and tattoos, has had his license suspended. That was reported by USA [...]

Edward Lewis – AHN Sports Reporter Indianapolis, IN, United States (AHN Sports) – It was a bizarre and heart-breaking finish — and reminscent of the one nine years ago — but after videos were reviewed Dan Wheldon was named the winner Sunday in the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500. JR Hildebrand was bearing down [...]

Ayinde O. Chase – AHN News Editor Palmerston North, New Zealand (AHN) – When a customer ordered a “Meatlovers” pizza from a local Domino’s restaurant in New Zealand, it arrived with a topping not on the menu: a dangerous white-tailed spider. A customer who was eating the pizza with his brother recounted the incident in [...]

Ayinde O. Chase – AHN News Editor Atlanta, GA, United States (AHN) – Four young men who accused a Georgia megachurch pastor, Bishop Eddie Long, of sexual misconduct have “resolved” their lawsuit. The news came Thursday from attorneys representing both sides. The settlement of the case quietly ends a legal complaint that ignited scrutiny and [...]