Happy Halloween!

Florida/Georgia Football Game

The defense forced two fumbles and intercepted two passes, helping the ninth-ranked Gators beat Georgia 21-14 on Saturday and continue their recent dominance in the rivalry. Florida now has won eight of nine and 15 of the last 17 in the series that's been known for decades as the World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party.

Bob Ufer Foundation

The Bob Ufer Foundation was established by the Ufer family in 1997 with a mission to raise funds to support youth activities and scholarships in the Ann Arbor community. As a major sponsor of the annual Superball 3 on 3 basketball tournament, our Foundation has helped raise money to fund teacher grants in grades K-12 in the Ann Arbor Public Schools.

October Is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation was founded in 1982 on a promise made between two sisters – Susan Goodman Komen and Nancy Goodman Brinker.


More than 20 years later, the Komen Foundation is a global leader in the fight against breast cancer through its support of innovative research and community-based outreach programs. Working through a network of U.S. and international Affiliates and events like the Komen Race for the Cure®, the Komen Foundation is fighting to eradicate breast cancer as a life-threatening disease by funding research grants and supporting education, screening and treatment projects in communities around the world.



Today, we celebrate the power of a promise and how a single person’s vision can make a difference in the lives of millions.

Stephanie Abrams

Stephanie Abrams has a new show on the Weather Channel along with Mike Bettes called Abrams & Bettes. It airs at 8PM Eastern Weekdays.

How I Met Your Mother

The season premiere of How I Met Your Mother is tonight. 8:30 EDT

Rachael Ray

Rachael Ray has a new talk show beginning September 18. Check local listings.

Michigan wins big!

The Michigan Wolverine football team defeated Notre Dame today 47-21 in South Bend. Here's a good write up about it.

September 11, 2006...5years later

WNBA CHAMPS!

The Detroit Shock won the WNBA championship today beating the Sacramento Monarchs 80-75.

Heidi Collins

Finally CNN did the right thing and gave Heidi Collins her own show. She now cohosts "CNN Newsroon" from 10AM-12PM EST.

History of Labor Day

In 19th century America, the industrial revolution was in full bloom, and people were needed en masse to feed the machines of mass production. Millions responded, coming from the farms by the promise of the American dream, a trust in the commonwealth. The people wanted a secure year-round income in an environment sheltered from the often harsh elements. What they found was a life toiling twelve and fourteen hours a day in dingy and sometimes dangerous conditions in factories and underground mines.

From the late 1700s into the mid 1800s working people increasingly joined together in trade unions that would bargain collectively for the benefit of all members. A day to praise the efforts of the everyday people was first suggested around 1880 by Peter J. McGuire, founder of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters. However, the first Labor Day holiday was celebrated on Tuesday, September 5, 1882, in New York City by the Knights of Labor. It celebrated the working man on that date. The idea of celebrating the everyday working man began to spread with the growth of labor organizations. By 1885 Labor Day was celebrated in many industrial centers of the country.

This holiday is to exhibit to the public "the strength and esprit de corps of the trade and labor organizations" of the community. Labor day is also a festival for the recreation and amusement of the workers and their families. Parades, festivals , barbeques, this became the pattern for the celebrations of Labor Day. Speeches by prominent men and women are given to emphasis the economic and civic significance of the holiday.

In the l880's labor organizations began to lobby various state legislatures for recognition of Labor Day as an official state holiday. The first states to declare it a state holiday in, 1887, were Oregon, Colorado, New York, Massachusetts, and New Jersey. In 1894, Congress passed a law recognizing Labor Day as an official national holiday.
Labor Day has come to be recognized in the United States not only as a celebration of the working class, but also as the unofficial end of the summer season. In the northern half of the U.S. the summer vacation season begins with Memorial Day and ends with Labor Day.

Florida Gators

The Florida Gators celebrated the ten year anniversary of their '96 National Championship in football. Several former players and coaches were honored on the field before the game. They defeated Southern Mississippi 34-7.

Invincible

Went to see invincible this past weekend. It was a very good movie. I highly recommend it.

Kathie Lee Gifford

Happy Birthday to Kathie Lee Gifford. She turns 53 today.

Heppy Birthday

Happy birthday to CNN's Kyra Phillips. She turns 38 today.

Disappointing

I am disappointed to see Suzie McConnell Serio resign as head coach of the WNBA's Minnesota Lynx. I always admired her as a coach and as a player. She was one of the greatest point guards ever.

Happy Independence Day

God bless America, land that I love
Stand beside her and guide her
Through the night with the light from above
From the mountains To the prairies,
To the ocean white with foam
God bless America, My home sweet home.

Irving Berlin

Lady Magic

Happy birthday to one of the greatest point guards of all time. Nancy Lieberman turns 48 today. In her prime there was no one better. She earned the nickname Lady Magic because she was like the female version of Magic Johnson.

Chicago

I have been vacationing in the Windy City.