Where are Moneyball's major players, BJ Upton, Prince Fielder, Scott Kazmir are three players who eventually proved Billy Beane didn't always bat .1000 when evaluating future talent. Beane didn't have the desire to take any of these players and all of these players have proven themselves in the majors. Prince Fielder last year, Scott Kazmir released by the Angels on June 15,

World's oldest running car for sale, The world's oldest working car is set to go under the hammer - and it is expected to fetch up to £1 million.

The four-wheeled car, called La Marquise, was built in 1884 for the Count De Dion, one of the founders of the automobile manufacturers De Dion-Bouton et Trepardoux. It has only had two other owners since, according to Gooding & Company, the auction house selling it.

The four-seater, fuelled by coal, wood and paper, takes about half an hour to work up enough steam to go. In an 1887 race, La Marquise hit an average speed of 26 miles per hour on a 19-mile course. The following year it won the world's first motor race, beating out its three-wheeled competition, another De Dion-Bouton.

Beyoncé’s mom selling mansion? Beyonce's mom Tina Knowles is unloading one of her massive Houston area homes -- listing her Texas-sized, 8,885 square foot mansion for $3.499 million.

The 5 bedroom, 5 bath house was purchased by Beyonce in 2004 -- the title was then transferred to her mom.

Should boys get HPV vaccine, U.S. health authorities now recommend that girls and young women be vaccinated against human papillomavirus, a sexually transmitted disease that is a known cause of cervical cancer, but that recommendation does not extend to boys and young men.

A debate that's been simmering over whether males also should be vaccinated for human papillomavirus, or HPV, could be resolved in October at a meeting of a key advisory committee of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said CDC spokesman Tom Skinner.

Billy Beane Vice President Oakland Athletics, The upcoming release of the film Moneyball on Friday, based on the best-selling book by Michael Lewis with the same title, should hopefully be a somewhat flattering achievement for not only general manager Billy Beane, but the entire Oakland A’s organization as well.Imagine: a feature-length movie that illustrates your team’s revolutionary new business model that produces successful results on the baseball field.

Sounds more like a finance documentary for an Econ 101 class.

Instead, Moneyball has been turned into a made-for-big-screen story, Hollywoodized with the glamorous background and glitzy megastars in Brad Pitt as Beane and Oscar-winner Philip Seymour Hoffman. Who would’ve thunk that such an achievement would occur for a baseball general manager?

Taylor Lautner And Collins Split, Maybe Lily Collins' dad Phil Collins can console her with one of his classic ballads? The actress, 22, has split with her Abduction costar Taylor Lautner, a source confirms to Us Weekly. "It was a clean break that Taylor initiated," the source says, explaining that the split actually occurred one week before the action film's red carpet premiere and after party in L.A. Sept. 15.

Bethenny frankel lost at sea, Bethenny Frankel and husband Jason Hoppy nearly became real-life castaways this past weekend on a sailing trip gone horribly awry -- when the twosome were lost at sea for 20 terrifying hours.

"I was on a sailboat on Saturday that was supposed to be eight hours and it ended up being 20 because were lost at sea," the reality star and cookbook author, 40, told "E! News."


The captain of the vessel called the Coast Guard after the ship was hit by a "big wave," she explained. "It was very scary. Absolutely traumatic."

Bound for Nantucket, MA from Block Island, the boat's GPS malfunctioned, leaving the 10 passengers (including a Bravo TV crew) panic-stricken.

"We were in the middle of the deep sea with no land or anybody near us," she said. "The captain had never, in 30 years, called the Coast Guard."

Audrina Patridge Burglar, The accused member of the celeb-fancying "Bling Ring" has pleaded no contest to one count of residential burglary in connection with a February 2009 break-in at Audrina Patridge's house.
In exchange for cutting the deal, charges of receiving stolen property and conspiracy to commit burglary will be dismissed. But Lee, who was also supposedly involved in plots concerning Lindsay Lohan and Paris Hilton, could have a rough road ahead of her.

READY: How Law-Abiding Lindsay & Paris, Fellow Celeb Victims, Helped Take Down the Hollywood Burglar Bunch

She faces up to four years in prison when she's sentenced on Oct. 21

Paul DePodesta Vice President of player development and scouting for the New York Mets, According to SNY, The Mets have just hired Paul DePodesta. DePodesta will be the vice president of player development and amateur scouting.This has been an anticipated move for the Mets over the past few weeks. Like Sandy Alderson and J.P. Ricciardi, Paul DePodesta is a strong believer in sabermetrics. The new Mets front office is now officially one of the best in all of sports.

This move continues to show the New York Mets' dedication to becoming a winning team again. As of now, I couldn't be more excited with the way this organization is being run. The Wilpons are continuing to regain Mets fans' trust.

Nasas Dead Satellite, The biggest piece of US space junk to fall in 30 years is taking aim at a vast span of territory that includes Canada, Australia and Africa as well as plenty of open ocean, NASA said.The US space agency stressed there was a "very remote" risk to the public from the 26 fragments of the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) expected to survive the fiery re-entry into the atmosphere.

The latest data showed the debris could re-enter Earth's atmosphere between 11:00 pm Friday (0300 GMT Saturday) and 3:00 am Saturday (0700 GMT), according to NASA.

Peruvian bar serves up fresh frog juice, NBC TODAY Show A fresh juice bar in Lima, Peru, adds frogs to their mix. The bar owner says frog juice soothes fatigue and keeps the body strong. TODAY.com's Dara Brown reports.

Nasa Satellite Falling, NASA space junk experts have refined the forecast for the anticipated death plunge of a giant satellite, with the U.S. space agency now predicting the 6 1/2-ton climate probe will plummet to Earth around Sept. 23, a day earlier than previously reported.

The defunct bus-size spacecraft is NASA's Upper Atmospheric Research Satellite (UARS), which launched in 1991 and was shut down in 2005 after completing its mission. The satellite was expected to fall to Earth sometime this year, with experts initially pegging a weeks-long window between late September and early October, then narrowing it to the last week of this month.

 Sanra Bullock Ryan Reynolds wedding, Actors Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds are reportedly planning a secret 'low-key' wedding.

Bullock and Reynolds are said to have recently vacationed in Wyoming and according to a source, the two discussed the idea of marriage.

'Ryan told her he was ready to tie the knot whenever she wants. And after seeing how quickly she's bonded with baby Louis, she decided she's ready to pull the trigger too,' contactmusic.com quoted a source as saying.

'So they started discussing the logistics of pulling off a low-key, barefoot wedding that would reflect their laid-back lifestyle,' the source added.

Baby born on Philippine Airlines flight has no nationality, Officials were trying Tuesday to ascertain the nationality of a baby born mid-flight, apparently while over international waters, in a passenger jet heading from the Philippines to the U.S.Pregnant Philippines woman Aida Alamillo, 41, was on Philippine Airlines Flight 104 from Manila on Monday when she began to feel nauseous and realized she was in labor, earlier than expected. A short time later, about four hours out of San Francisco and at 30,000 feet, she gave birth to a healthy, six-pound boy.

 Cheesemakers in bid for world record slice of Stilton, Long Clawson Dairy 110kg world record cheese slice bid. Cheesemakers in Leicestershire have attempted to break the world record for the heaviest cheese slice.

Long Clawson Dairy staff have created a wedge of blue Stilton which weighed in 110.5kg (244lbs) for the firm's centenary celebrations.

 Daredevil pulls car 10 metres using just his ears, A Chinese daredevil wowed crowds as he effortlessly pulled a hefty car for more than ten meters… using just his ears. Folk artist, Li Xiwen, pulled the black Ford car using string tied to his ears during China’s second hand car event in Zaozhuang, northern China.

As impressive as it sounds, Li Xiwen is not the first to attempt the unusual feat. Another Chinese man pulled a car for more than a whopping 200 meters using just his ears – this time while riding a motorbike.

 Burt Reynolds $5 million cannonball run, Burton Leon Reynolds Junior was born in the town of Waycross, Georgia in 1936. His father, Burton Reynolds, was a police officer, and was of Irish-Cherokee Indian descent, while his mother, Fern, was of Italian-American descent. The Reynolds family moved around quite a bit during Burt’s childhood and eventually settled in Florida, where he spent the remainder of his formative years.

 Heidi Montag $65,000 Episode, If you want to know where the world’s money go, we tell you: to 'The Hills' cast members salaries. The Daily Beast has reported how much 'The Hills; stars earn for playing that, sometimes so ridiculous, getting married game. The bills are even more incredible than the fact that Lady Gaga could actually be a sexy person. Here there is the list:

Teresa Giudice $3,333 episode, An insider suggested to popeater.com that Teresa Giudice is feeling the effects and stress of her newfound "Housewives" fame. According to the insider, Teresa Giudice is tired of all of the media attention surrounding her finances, bankruptcy and the humiliation it is causing her and her family. This is what the insider told Popeater:

Nicolas Cage $20 million paycheck gone in 60 seconds, He won an Oscar for 'Leaving Las Vegas' and has starred in dramas, thrillers, action flicks and comedies. An all-rounder who continues to shine in Hollywood as an acting genius.
Nicholas Kim Coppola had some heavyweight career successes to live up to when it came to his family. Both his parents were well-respected achievers - his father August was a writer and professor in comparative literature (later to become Dean of Creative Arts at San Francisco State University) and his mother Joy was a renowned ballet dancer and choreographer.

Meanwhile, Cage’s uncle is none other than the acclaimed director (of films such as 'The Godfather' and 'Apocalypse Now'), Francis Ford Coppola.

Scottie Pippen $120 million, Scottie Pippen left the courthouse in tears with wife Larsa Pippen after a Cook County jury awarded him a $2 million verdict in a legal malpractice case.
"I don't want to really say anything, I'm just exhausted and tired," the former Chicago Bulls star told the Chicago Sun-Times on Monday.

Pippen, who has reportedly lost $120 million in career earnings since his retirement in 2004, sued two attorneys at the Chicago law firm Pedersen & Houpt for a total of $8.2 million. Pippen alleged the attorneys failed to closely monitor his 2002 purchase of a jet, which was grounded only months after he bought it, for upgrades and refurbishing the interior.

Mike Tyson $300 million, Who is this famous boxer who one the title in the WBC, WBA and IBF? Mike Tyson was once the most famous and successful boxer in the world. Mike was the youngest man ever to win a world heavyweight title at just 20 years old. but his life was not allways easy.This Mike Tyson biography shows the becoming of the fighting machine Mike Tyson until the downfall of his carreer and personal life. In 1992, Tyson was convicted of raping Desiree Washington, for which he served three years in prison. Tyson declared bankruptcy in 2003, despite receiving over US$30 million for several of his fights and $300 million during his career. Mike Tyson retired from competitive boxing in 2005 after two consecutive knockout losses to Danny Williams and Kevin McBride.

Mike Tyson $27 million debt $34 million debt, The famous boxer reportedly earned $300 million in his career, but it wasn't enough to support a lavish lifestyle that famously includes pet tigers.That's a lot of cat food. He filed for bankruptcy in 2003, owing $27 million.

Independence Day $817 million, Disaster film director, Roland Emmerich, may have been busy recently making his latest tale of destruction, 2012, but that doesn’t stop him from thinking ahead (or backwards, depending on how you look at it). A sequel to his mammoth, $800 million worldwide success that was 1996′s Independence Day (or “ID4″) has apparently been in the cards for ages now. Back in 2004, an outline script was even written by screenwriter Dean Devlin and Emmerich – but, for whatever reason, “in the end it didn’t work out.”Last year, our friend Robert Sanchez over at IESB.net spoke to 20th Century Fox CEO, Tom Rothman, about Independence Day 2‘s status and effectively he said it was all down to Emmerich, and that the story, “can and should continue.” And today, thanks to the guys over at Latino Review, we have a new update on a possible ID4 sequel straight from Emmerich himself.

MC Hammer $33 million 1991, In the early '90s, you couldn't go anywhere without hearing MC Hammer's "U Can't Touch This" or seeing someone wearing his signature parachute pants. Fashion may have moved on, but his album Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em is still one of the best-selling hip-hop albums of all time.Forbes Magazine estimated Hammer's net worth at more than $33 million in 1991. But, just five years later, Hammer—born Stanley Burrell—was reportedly in debt to the tune of $13 million.

Heidi Fleiss $10,000 night, Well there's already eco-porn, and green keeps getting hotter and hotter, so it's not too surprising that someone would try to open an eco-brothel. That someone is none other than infamous celebrity madam Heidi Fleiss.

 Man arrested for DUI twice in one night, Police in Wyoming arrested a 67-year-old man for driving under the influence twice in the same night.

Police say Albert Metz Jr. posted bail on the first arrest Sunday night and was picked up again about three hours later after he drove away from the county jail in Casper.

Former warden's wife helped prisoner escape, A decade after a convicted killer escaped from an Oklahoma prison and vanished along with the assistant warden's pretty young wife, the two were found living together on a Texas chicken ranch.
Now, the woman, Bobbi Parker, is back with her husband and fighting in court to prove she was a kidnap victim, not a lovestruck accomplice to escape.

Study finds living alone may increase alcohol death risk, Hospitalizations for alcohol and drug overdoses — alone or in combination — increased dramatically among 18- to 24-year-olds between 1999 and 2008, according to a study by researchers at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part of the National Institutes of Health.

Led by Aaron M. White, Ph.D. and Ralph W. Hingson, Sc.D., of NIAAA's division of epidemiology and prevention research, the study examined hospitalization data from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample, a project of the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality designed to approximate a 20 percent sample of U.S. community hospitals. The findings appear in the September issue of the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs.

Starbucks sued over bathroom camera, A U.S. man is suing Starbucks Coffee Co after his 5-year-old daughter allegedly found a video camera pointed at the toilet in a bathroom in one of their cafes.

William Yockey, of Virginia, is asking for $1 million in the civil suit on four counts, including breach of privacy, his lawyer, Hank Schlosberg, told Reuters on Tuesday.

Duchess getting royal lessons, The Duchess of Cambridge is being privately tutored on the workings of Britain's institutions to prepare her for a lifetime of royal duties, aides have disclosed. Experts on government, the arts and the media have been asked to visit St James's Palace to give the Duchess one-to-one briefings to ensure she has a thorough knowledge of the Establishment.

Missing SF Giants fan found alive, Authorities have pulled a 62-year-old woman from San Francisco Bay after she spent 13 hours in the water following a wind surfing mishap.

Coast Guard Lt. Jr. Grade Heather Lampert says Cathy Caton was found in the waters off Foster City around 6 a.m. Tuesday, a day after she was reported missing. She was in stable condition.

Guns N' Roses announce first tour in 5 years, Guns N’ Roses have announced today they’ll be doing their first US tour in 5 years, kicking off October 28th in Orlando, Florida. The band will perform more than 30 concerts in the U.S. – fueled by Monster Energy – from October to New Year’s Eve. Before hitting the states, GNR will tour Latin America, starting with a sold out, headline slot for the closing day of the Rock in Rio festival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on October 2nd , for 75,000 fans.

Gaga’s sis opens up about sib, Lady Gaga’s little sister has revealed that she has no intention of following in her big sister’s footsteps by chasing the spotlight. gaga sister Natali germanotta,

Fashion student Natali Germanotta, 19, made a cameo in Gaga’s 2009 Telephone video but insisted that was as far as it goes.

Asked by Teen Vogue is she ever wears Gaga’s clothes, she said, “Some of the stuff she wears I’d be like, ‘No, never’.”

gaga sister Natali germanotta, But she couldn’t be more supportive when it comes to her sibling’s out-there choices, and even encouraged her to go all-out for her graduation, for which Gaga wore a rhinestone-encrusted bodysuit and beekeeper headgear.

Man wins dumpling eating contest, dies, A 77-year-old Ukrainian man won a jar full of sour cream for coming first in a dumpling eating contest and then promptly died, local media reported on Wednesday.

Ivan Mendel ate 10 dumplings in half a minute to win first place and a one-liter jar of sour cream in the contest held in the town of Tokmak in the southeastern Zaporizhya region on September 18, Fakty I Kommentarii newspaper said.

Did Salahi hook up with Tyler?, Rumor has it that purported White House party crasher Michaele Salahi had a fling with rocker and "American Idol" judge Steven Tyler.

Kirstie Alley talks weight loss, Recently, Raven Symone and Jennifer Hudson made it to the headlines shedding extra pounds and showing off their slimmed down bodies.Who is next to make it to the list? Its Kirstie Alley. The runner-up at the Dancing with the Stars has lost weight tremendously since her show in ABC network.

Escaped pet birds teach wild birds English. Escaped Pet Birds Are Teaching Wild Birds to Speak English across Australia writes treehugger. Across parts of Australia, reports have been pouring in of strange voices chattering high in the treetops -- mysterious, non-sensical conversations in English. But while this phenomenon is certainly quite odd, its explanation isn't paranormal. It turns out that escaped pet birds, namely parrots and cockatoos, have begun teaching their wild bird counterparts a bit of the language they picked up from their time in captivity -- and, according to witnesses, that includes more than a few expletives.

Ivan Mendel ate 10 dumplings in half a minute to win first place and a one-liter jar of sour cream in the contest held in the town of Tokmak in the southeastern Zaporizhya region on September 18, Fakty I Kommentarii newspaper said. Shortly afterwards, Mendel became unwell and died, according to local news websites.

Dumplings, called "vareniki" in the former Soviet republic, are a staple of Ukrainian cuisine and are often stuffed with a range of fillings from mushrooms to cherries.