'True Blood' season 4 premiere recap: Something Wiccan this way comes

When last we saw Sookie Stackhouse, the heartbroken part-fairy telepathic waitress and "True Blood" heroine had disappeared into a ball of light, and although Alan Ball didn't want reviewers saying where she ended up, is anyone surprised when she and Claudine touch down in Fairyland? It's a softly-lit courtyard with trees heavy with glowing fruit -- it borrows heavily from Maxfield Parrish-- and looks around. Some are remarkably attractive and dressed like Claudine in gauzy dresses and white linen, and others are dressed in everyday clothes like Sookie, many eating the glowing fruit, and presumably part-fairy like Sookie. Claudine introduces herself to Sookie as her fairy godmother. Sookie is blunt: "If your job is to look after me, can I...

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Avalanche selects forward Gabriel Landeskog with No. 2 pick in NHL draft

ST. PAUL, MINN. — The Avalanche tonight chose left wing Gabriel Landeskog with the No. 2 pick in the NHL draft.A rugged, 6-foot-1, 207-pound left wing who played for the Kitchener Rangers of the Ontario Hockey League, Landeskog is considered a blue-chip power forward prospect.The native of Stockholm, Sweden, is considered one of the most "NHL-ready" players in the draft, with a body more filled out than most 18-year-olds."I'm just so excited," Landeskog said. "So excited to go to a team that had my idol, Peter Forsberg, and also guys like Joe Sakic and Patrick Roy."Sakic, the Avs' executive adviser, was on the podium here to hand Landeskog his new jersey.With the 11th overall pick in thePost Poll - Avs' Draft PickThe Avalanche chose left wing...

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NBA Draft 2011: Sacramento Kings Select Jimmer Fredette With No. 10 Pick

The Sacramento Kings picked Jimmer Fredette of BYU with the No. 10 pick in the 2011 NBA Draft. Jimmer is ridiculously popular just about eveywhere, and figures to play in a three-guard rotation with Tyreke Evans andMarcus Thornton.Both Brandon Knight and Kemba Walker lasted to the No. 7 pick, but went back-to-back at No. 8 (Detroit Pistons) and No. 9 (Charlotte Bobcats), leaving Jimmer to Sacramento. Knight ended a run of five straight international players running from No. 3 (Enes Kanter) to No. 7 (Bismack Biyombo).Earlier on Thursday, the Kings traded their No. 7 pick to the Milwaukee Bucks along with Beno Udrih in exchange for No. 10 and good ol' John Salmons. Salmons is due $25 million over the next three seasons. Udrih was due $14 million over two years. The No. 10 is also typically less...

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Glen Campbell Diagnosed With Alzheimer's Disease

Recording artist Glen Campbell is photographed at his home in Malibu, California August 4, 2008. Country star Campbell will perform a rare club gig in Los Angeles on Aug. 19, the day his new CD of rock 'n' roll covers hits stores, his label said on August 6, 2008. Picture taken August 4, 2008.RelatedLow-Fat Diet May Reduce Alzheimer's Risk, Study ShowsNew Compound May Help Doctors Spot Alzheimer’s DiseaseRelated TopicsMusicHe received the diagnosis six months ago and went public with it now because Campbell is scheduled to begin his farewell tour – in support of what he says will be his final album, Ghost on the Canvas, due August 30 – and the Campbells want people to be aware of Glen’s condition.“Glen is still an awesome guitar player and...

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2011 College World Series bracket results, odds

The 2011 College World Series game between the Florida Gators and Vanderbilt Commodore's seemed like it was destined to never end. The game that began Monday afternoon finally ended just minutes ago as the Gators pulled off the 3-1 win.The hero for this game has to be Florida's Steven Rodriguez.Rodriguez pitched 4 1/3 innings of relief over two days without giving up a hit! The Gators sophomore lefty retired three batters Monday night before storms came rolling into Omaha and delayed the game until today.Rodriguez was summoned back into today's game and did even better! He pitches 3 1/3 innings without giving up a hit, striking out 6 of the 11 batters he faced today! What a great performance!The only scoring in the game for the Florida Gators came with one swing of the bat, when Preston Tucker...

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Olbermann's 'Countdown' returns on Current TV

(CNN) -- Nearly five months after signing off from MSNBC, left-wing news personality Keith Olbermann returned to the airwaves Monday with the relaunch of his signature "Countdown" show on Current TV.While known for generally opposing Republicans and supporting Democrats, Olbermann signaled that both parties would be targets in his "Special Comment," a segment that was also part of his previous show."The nation is losing its independence through the malfeasance of one party and the timidity of the other," he said, according to the show's blog.Still, the early take from the inaugural show suggested it would lean left, as evidenced by one segment labeled "Inside the Republican Cult."Guests included liberal documentary filmmaker Michael Moore, Daily Kos blogger Markos Moulitsas and John Dean,...

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Netflix Down? Site, Streaming Offline For Many Users

If you've had problems accessing Netflix.com and the company's streaming services, you're not alone.Users have taken to the web to gripe about issues they've had loading Netflix's site to both order and stream content. Netflix's movies.netflix.com is reportedly up and running for many, though subscribers say that they cannot access Netflix via their iPad or Apple TV.Gigaom's Om Malik writes, "For past hour or so, I have been trying to access the service but I have been unable to watch it on my iPad or on my Apple TV. It is about 8.40 PST."TechCrunch notes of the outage:Reports of inability to access the site have been popping up since 5:23 pm PST according to one user and the website currently displays the above “service down” message (Netflix on the Wii and the iPad is still working apparently)....

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