HOMER popularity and HOMER trends

CHICAGO (AP) -- Adam Dunn hit his 15th homer, A.J. Pierzynski and Dayan Viciedo each went deep for the second time in as many nights, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Cleveland Indians 9-3 on Friday for their seventh win in eight games....

Nationals left fielder Michael Morse played in his first extended spring training today in Florida, and on Monday he will begin a rehab assignment at Class A Potomac, Manager Davey Johnson. Morse has been sidelined all season with a strained lat muscle, but the Nationals’ projected cleanup hitter, a slugger who hit 31 homers last season, is nearing his season debut. In an extended spring train...

Minnesota clobbers Chicago 9-2

WASHINGTON -- Stephen Strasburg took a swing and looked in amazement as the baseball carried over the left-field wall.If Strasburg's first major league homer came as a surprise, his performance on the mound did not. With Strasburg leading the way, the Washington Nationals beat the Baltimore Orioles 9-3 Sunday to avert a three-game sweep.Read More...More on Video

Bautista’s homer not enough as Mike Baxter powers New York to 6-5 series finale win

Joey Votto hit a three-run homer, Jose Arredondo worked out of a ninth-inning jam for his first save and the Reds held off the Yankees 6-5.

Mark Trumbo was fired up after Saturday's win: He hit a two-run homer, for one thing, but also liked the execution of 'the small things' and aggressive pitching.ARLINGTON, Texas -- Pitcher C.J. Wilson considers himself "straight edge," a subculture whose adherents refrain from using alcohol, tobacco and recreational drugs. Utility player Mark Trumbo would like the Angels to be more hard edge.

Vor 2800 Jahren wurde es in Europa plötzlich kühler, 200 Jahre lang waren die Winter besonders windig. Ein internationales Forscherteam konnte nun zeigen, dass die Klimaänderung mit einem Phänomen zusammenhing, das nach dem griechischen Dichter Homer benannt ist.

El PP exige al ‘lehendakari’ que gobierne y no haga “demagogia" y una política "irresponsable”

To the delight of a sparse crowd, No. 7 hitter Brett Lawrie belted a walkoff homer off Mike Adams to lift the Jays to an 8-7 victory

While most singers try to sing from their diaphragm, Mimi goes way deep and sings from her coochie. Now, that is how it's done! During the closing concert at the Ischgl ski resort in Austria yesterday, Mimi prepared to let out a 32 octave butterfly yodel by breathing in so hard that her Spandex ski pants practically polished her damn cervix. Mimi's poon will be spitting out Spandex for d...

Jameson Painter hit the home-run in the eighth-inning, much to the delight of his Chuckey-Doak High School, Tennessee, teammates, securing a 7-3 victory over Jonesboro University High.

We heard from Peter Vesterbacka himself that Angry Birds Space would be Rovio's biggest launch yet. It's had crazy success since its launch in March, and in proper Rovio fashion, the company has just released an update to the next level: "Fry Me To The Moon." But with access to the next level, we also get a glimpse of what the level past that might look like, and guess what! It looks a helluva...

London Irish ended a seven-match losing streak in the Aviva Premiership against an out-of-sorts Worcester as Exiles full-back Tom Homer was the hero with 15 points.

BOSTON (AP) -- Mike Napoli hit a two-run homer and drove in four runs, Derek Holland pitched seven solid innings and the red-hot Texas Rangers completed a two-game sweep with a 6-3 win over the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday night....

Nach 25 Jahren und 23 Staffeln hat Simpsons-Erfinder Matt Groening endlich verraten, in welchem amerikanischen Bundesstaat die gelbe Familie zuhause ist

THE Simpsons’ creator reveals which city inspired his cartoon version after 23 years

One of the best-kept secrets in television history has been revealed after The Simpsons creator Matt Groening pointing to Springfield, Oregon, as the inspiration for the animated home town of Homer and family.

The Simpsons creator Matt Groening has revealed that Springfield, Oregon is the inspiration for the cartoon town home of Homer, Marge, Bart and Lisa.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- One of the best-kept secrets in television history has been revealed, with "The Simpsons" creator Matt Groening pointing to Springfield, Ore., as the inspiration for the animated hometown of Homer and his dysfunctional family....

Can Major League Baseball pitch a perfect season with social media? The league is taking impressive steps to beef up its social presence and eng…

Which of his fools would Homer Simpson play?

How a teacher in Homer, N.Y., changed the way students learn grammar.

"We write to exist." That was the statement on Amalia Melis' placard when she joined another 500 poets and writers in central Athens on March...

goatTitle-->FANTASTIC VOYAGES Guy Maddin’s “Keyhole” (April 6) borrows styles from nineteen-thirties crime dramas and themes from Homer to tell the story of a gangster (Jason Patric) who faces a series of trials as he tries to return home to his wife (Isabella Rossellini . . .

Lin Homer, the civil servant who presided over years of chaos at the UK Border Agency, has been promoted to chief executive of HM Revenue and Customs.

Homer Simpson and Donald Trump have something new in common. The Simpsons and Celebrity Apprentice drew to a TV ratings duel, which was good news for The Simpsons. And bad news...

Was der griechische Mann über Kredite, Homer und die Götter denkt, wie seine Ohrläppchen beschaffen sind - und warum nur er Herr des Desasters sein kann. Zur Psychopathologie eines ganz besonderen Menschenschlags.

Q&A: Executive producer Al Jean worked on the first episode to air in 1989 and has been through two stints as show runner: during the third and fourth seasons and again from the 13th season to the preQ&A: Executive producer Al Jean worked on the first episode to air in 1989 and has been through two stints as show runner: during the third and fourth seasons and again from the 13th season...

The Simpsons are corroding the morals of Iranian youth, an official said on Monday, as dolls based on Bart, Homer and the rest of the American cartoon family joined the shapely Barbie among Western toys targeted by a new crackdown in Tehran.

TEHRAN (Reuters) - The Simpsons are corroding the morals of Iranian youth, an official said on Monday, as dolls based on Bart, Homer and the rest of the American cartoon family joined the shapely Barbie among Western toys targeted by a new crackdown in Tehran.

Homer Simpson ist in Iran zur Persona non grata erklärt worden: Figuren von ihm und seiner gelben Familie sowie Simpsons-Filme dürfen nicht mehr verkauft werden. Das staatliche Institut für die intellektuelle Entwicklung von Kindern hat etwas dagegen. Superman und Spiderman dürfen bleiben.

This glob of dried glue kind of looks like Homer Simpson. Kind of. The thing is that this insignificant blip in the scheme of humanity is about to sell on eBay UK for a metric crap ton. It's at £151,000 with two days to go. More »

Christopher Herbert says he could not believe it when Simpsons fans started bidding for his bit of dried glue that bears a resemblance to Homer Simpson.

xmas2003 writes "Over at Linux.com, Zonker writes about Alek's Controllable Christmas Lights for Celiac Disease. This annual Internet tradition uses a hi/low-tech combo of LAMP'ed Redhat Web Servers, a 7+ year old Thinkpad running Unbuntu for the X10 control, and an old-school webpage design that could be politely described as Web 0.0 — wait until you see the animated cursor — D'OH! The site i...

Antena 3 estrena hoy a las 14.30 horas la 21º temporada de Los Simpson, la serie más veterana de la televisión. Bart, Lisa, Homer, Maggie y Marge contarán con la visita de estrellas invitadas como las actrices Neve Campbell (protagonista de la saga de terror 'Scream') y Anne Hathaway ('El diablo se viste de Prada', 'Alicia en el país de las maravillas'). Después del tira y afloja entre la produ...

In most cases, you need to make a huge donation to have a building named after you. The Perimeter Institute, however, made no such demands on its new Stephen Hawking Centre because, well, he’s Stephen Hawking. The renowned physicist, of course, is known for pushing the frontier of science, mentoring and inspiring younger generations, communicating [...]

Research suggests that ‘Duh’ -the very modern catchphrase of Homer Simpson - may have prehistoric origins, because of the shape and mechanics of the mouth, throat and other parts of the vocal tract.

Only Homer Simpson would take his daughter's disillusionment with tween books and try to cash in on it. Fantasy author Neil Gaiman makes a guest appearance in this Sunday's show to help out with Homer's potentially lucrative literary project.