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In the 1990s, something new, called "extreme sports," quickly became all the rage. So ESPN came up with an event to showcase those sports, which involved skateboards, BMX bikes and motorcycles, called the X Games, but are people still interested?

A new survey sheds some light on what tempts Americans more than anything else. Wanna guess? Eating junk food? Cheating on a spouse? Oh, why don't you just give in and read on to find out, already.

The Associated Press and NORC, at the University of Chicago have just released their findings of a Nationwide 'Obesity Perceptual' survey of 1000 adults. The survey explored America's understanding, views and opinions on obesity and obese people in particular. The object was to find out what we Americans know and think about the causes and consequences of obesity. While many sighted the link betwe

Welcome to the Week of the Fine! Three big-name players in their respective sports landed hefty fines for some pretty boneheaded moves.

Syracuse men's basketball coach Jim Boeheim hit a career milestone on Monday night, getting his 900th win. This puts him within shouting distance of most wins all time, but can he get there before Duke's Mike Krzyzewski? Or will someone else beat them both?

The Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees have a well-known, longstanding, often-bitter rivalry. So when a player from either team changes sides, should fans welcome him?

A new "science" study claims that sex on the first date may harm relationships, but when we asked it to elaborate, it backed away slowly while we stared at it. It was weird.

While there is a widespread consensus that the overall costs of health care in the United States are out of control, individual policy holders aren't necessarily up in arms about their monthly rates.

America is a middle-class nation, at least if you ask Americans. Gallup surveyed 1,009 adults if they were "upper class," "upper-middle class," "middle class," "working class" or "lower class."

Tis the season for Christmas lights, nativity scenes and Santa lawn statues. In December, it often seems like every house in the neighborhood is decorated for the holidays. But are they really, or are your eyes being tricked by the blinking lights?

We all know some of the best sales of the year come right after Christmas. So here's an interesting thought: Why not do your holiday shopping in early January and get more bang for your gift-giving buck?

The holiday season presents a bit of a greeting conundrum. Do you say "Merry Christmas" or "Happy holidays"? This decision weighs particularly heavily on retailers, who want to use verbiage that encourages the widest swath of Americans to spend money at their stores.