"Captain" Lou Albano, 76, who became one of the most recognized professional wrestlers of the 1980s after appearing in Cyndi Lauper's "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" music video, died Wednesday in Westchester County, N.Y. ...more

October 16, 2009

Friends of Andrew Martin, a professional wrestler known in the ring as "Test," are in shock today, trying to come to terms with how a bigger-than-life man who loved to ride his Harley to the beach and body slam opponents ended up dead in his Harbour Island home. A cause of death won't be known for weeks, said Dick Bailey, spokesman for the Hillsborough County Medical Examiner's Office, which performed Martin's autopsy over the weekend. The report is awaiting the results of toxicology tests that take that long to complete. Tampa police do not suspect foul play. ...more

March 16, 2009

1. Which former "American Idol" contestant is not from the Bay area? ...more

January 31, 2009

Radio shock jock Bubba the Love Sponge Clem will be the play-by-play announcer of a Hulk Hogan reality television show premiering on the CMT channel in the fall, Clem's publicist said Tuesday in a written announcement. ...more

September 10, 2008

Radio shock jock Bubba the Love Sponge Clem will be the play-by-play announcer of a Hulk Hogan reality television show premiering on the CMT channel in the fall, according to a written announcement. ...more

September 9, 2008

When it comes to the USA network's priorities, professional wrestlers trump the dogs this year. ...more

February 10, 2008

While sitting in darkened movie theaters in his native New York City more than 40 years ago, Warren Fredericks knew what he wanted to be. ...more

November 12, 2007

For two years, a squat, yellow, storefront clinic on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard attracted steady business, promising patients enhanced sex drive, increased energy and an improved sense of well-being. ...more

September 20, 2007