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Carlos Gomez led off with a home run, added a triple in the fifth, a double in the sixth, and an infield single on the first pitch he saw to lead off the ninth inning. In doing so, he in becoming the first Minnesota Twin since Kirby Puckett on Aug. 1, 1986, and the eighth Twin overall to hit for the cycle.
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"American Idol" cut to the final three on Wednesday with the elimination of Jason Castro, who drew a blank on the lyrics this week. With his guitar and trademark dreadlocks, Castro was eliminated after more than 50 million votes were cast following Tuesday's show. "I think my inexperience is coming in," Castro said of the mistake.
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Producers tried to convince us this seventh season was American Idol's best. As the ratings dip, viewers are hip to the swindle. The remaining finalists round out Idol's least inspiring upper tier. And, in one columnist's opinion, "Jason [Castro] must go home tonight if Idol is to have any shred of credibility left."
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There is some debate about whether this has been the strangest season of "American Idol" to date. But there's no question (at least to this columnist) that it has seemed like the longest.
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He's received acclaim for being a funnyman and effective talkshow host. He's been granted a replica of Captain America's shield. Now another accolade: Stephen Colbert's been honored as "Webby Person of the Year" for his use of the Internet to connect with fans. More details on this year's Webby awards follow.
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Jaime Escalante, whose success in teaching advanced mathematics to inner-city Los Angeles teenagers was immortalized in the movie "Stand and Deliver," was honored yesterday at the State Capitol. Escalante, 78, is one of 14 trailblazers receiving Latino Spirit Awards from the California Latino Legislative Caucus. In a Q&A with the Sacramento Bee, which follows, Escalante addresses such issues as monolingual education, high school exit examinations, and what to do about the dropout rate.
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Oscar De La Hoya recently was asked who might one day replace him as boxing's crossover Latino star once he leaves the ring. "Without a doubt, Vicente Escobedo," De La Hoya answered immediately. Wait. Vicente Escobedo? Who boxed for the United States in the 2004 Olympics and fell in the second round? Who's been playing catch-up with his confidence ever since he lost his 10th professional bout? Well . . . yes!
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Comedian Paul Rodriguez returned Thursday to Santa Fe, where he recorded his first HBO comedy special more than 20 years ago at the Armory for the Arts. He's older, 53, more experienced and brings with him this month members of a new generation of Latino comics. The shows will be taped for distribution on DVD, side-stepping much of the bureaucracy of working with a major studio.
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In a tearful -- maybe even the most tearful -- farewell in recent "Idol" history, Brooke Elise White left "American Idol" last night. And after the tears dried, we can now say: No surprise. Yes, she was lovely and sweet, and had heart and soul and beauty -- and all those other things that should and undoubtedly will count for success in her life. But in "Idol," not necessarily.
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Disney En Familia, a new Spanish-language magazine for parents that celebrates the joys of Latino family life, will publish its premiere issue this coming July.
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A judge in New York has dismissed a lawsuit against Jennifer Lopez from a writer who accused the star of stealing his idea for a TV series (which, incidentally, only lasted eight episodes following poor reviews and viewership).
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There will be no shortage of box-office draws during the 2008 summer movie season, which is so loaded with potential blockbusters that it may surpass last year's record-setting summer grosses of $4.15 billion, the highest in Hollywood history. That's no guarantee the movies themselves will be good, of course.
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Mexican golfer Lorena Ochoa and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke are among the newsmakers on Time magazine's list of the world's 100 most influential people. The 2008 list, appearing on the magazine's Web site Thursday morning and on newsstands Friday, also includes presidential contenders Barack Obama, John McCain and Hillary Clinton.
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Jennifer Lopez has denied fans the chance of an in-depth look at her world in her forthcoming reality TV show -- as the program will not feature any aspects of her personal life.
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Through its nearly 70-year history, the allure of Marvel Comics has always been pretty simple: Take one average Joe, add some superpowers [courtesy of a spider bite, a dash of radiation, or some other accident], throw in one or two villains, and you have a best-selling comic book hero. But can Marvel Comics (MVL) transform itself into the corporate version of a movie superhero as Pixar, or maybe even Dreamworks have? Stay tuned, true believers--the answer to that question will hit a movie theater near you on May 2. Excelsior!
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