Outside the Beltway

Mark Kroos plays both parts of “Dueling Banjos” on a double necked guitar

Author Elmore Leonard has died at the age of 87.

The NCAA has come to its senses regarding a Marine sergeant who wants to play college football.

“Say that, in 1993, you were at a bar having some beers with a dolphin” has been nominated and seconded as the “Best opening sentence. EVER.”

Megan Welter served as a Signal Corps officer in the Iraq War. Now, she’s an Arizona Cardinals cheerleader.

Detroit is bankrupt, but that isn’t stopping the Red Wings from getting $400 million in taxpayer subsidies for their new stadium.

Erstwhile country music legend Garth Brooks has become a grandfather.

J.J. Cale, the Grammy-winning songwriter of such classics as “Cocaine” and “Call Me the Breeze,” has died aged 74.

University of Florida linebacker Antonio Morrison has been suspended after barking at a police dog.

There’s no such thing as “sex addiction.”

Until this month, America was not truly a free country.

Forbes wins the day with “Phil Mickelson Wins British Open—And California Taxes It.”

Three years after joining The New York Times, Nate Silver is jumping ship to Disney’s ESPN and ABC.

If Stevie Wonder were still touring, he wouldn’t be making stops in states with “Stand Your Ground” laws.

Tony Kornheiser celebrated becoming a senior citizen by playing a round of golf with the president.

A Brazilian soccer referee was tortured and beheaded after fatally stabbing a player.

The recording industry has sent its 25 millionth Google takedown notice, trying to kill links that sprung up because of earlier takedown notices.

The owners of the Stanley Cup Champion Chicago Blackhawks took out a full page ad in today’s Boston Globe thanking their opponents and their home city for a classy and well-fought Finals

When Glen Coffee abruptly retired from a promising NFL career, most wondered what he was up to. Now we know.

Even the national sport is arousing the anger of the protesters in Brazil.