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Henry Hopper's father tried to talk him out of a career in Hollywood, but for the son of the late, great actor Dennis Hopper, the allure of moviemaking proved too strong. The 20-year-old makes his screen debut in Gus Van Sant's Cannes Film Festival entry "Restless," playing an orphaned teenager...

PHOENIX – Dwight Howard had 26 points and 15 rebounds, then watched the fourth quarter from the bench as the Orlando Magic completed a 111-88 rout of the Suns on Sunday for their first victory in Phoenix in nine seasons. With a hook shot over Robin Lopez in the third quarter, Howard topped...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia – Jiri Hudler scored the only goal of the shootout and the Detroit Red Wings beat the Vancouver Canucks 2-1 on Saturday night in a matchup of Western Conference powerhouses. Johan Franzen tied it for Detroit on a power-play breakaway 42 seconds into the third period...

The Portland Trail Blazers overcame the Orlando Magic 97-83 on Thursday despite a dominant effort from All-Star big man Dwight Howard. Howard scored 39 points and grabbed 15 rebounds but the Blazers (11-11) locked down defensively on his team mates to win their third straight game. Andre...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Just hours after her door-buster bargains were swiped from her trunk on Black Friday, a businessman more than 1,000 miles away stepped up to show one South Florida woman the true meaning of the Christmas holiday. Alan Howard said he saw WPBF 25's story on CNN.com on...

NHL: Detroit 2, Calgary 1 CALGARY, Alberta, -- Jimmy Howard allowed only a first-period, power-play goal Wednesday and had to make only 16 saves in bringing the Detroit Red Wings a 2-1 victory over Calgary. Howard had missed two straight games with back spasms, but was almost flawless...

NEW YORK – Dwight Howard may be the NBA's Superman, but when it comes to making music, he'll admit to having at least one flaw. "I'm not good at rapping, I'll say that," he says. "But singing, I can hold a note. I'm pretty good. If I had to sing in front of a big crowd, I don't think I'd be...

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. -- A Boston College student was working on his laptop inside the school library, when it burst into flames on Wednesday afternoon. "I was just surfing the net and all of a sudden it started smoking and liquid started spewing out," said Kevin Howard, whose laptop exploded...

UMPIRE, Ark. (AP) — Authorities say four people are dead after the crash of a civilian airplane near the Howard County community of Umpire in southwest Arkansas. The Howard County sheriff's office confirmed that an airplane had crashed outside Umpire in northern Howard County. Renee Preslar...

Only a Farm Kid.. A Montana rancher got in his pickup and drove to a neighboring ranch and knocked at the door. A young boy, about 9, opened the door "Is your Dad home?" the rancher asked. "No sir, he isn't," the boy replied. "He went into town." "Well," said the rancher, "Is your...

PHILADELPHIA (AP)—Ryan Howard(notes) was released from the hospital Sunday but did not play for the Philadelphia Phillies against Baltimore, ending his consecutive games streak at 343. Howard was hospitalized Saturday for the second time in two nights with flu symptoms. The slugger was released...

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP)—The “Superman” capes were left crinkled up under the seats after a record-setting performance by Dwight Howard(notes) couldn’t prevent more Magic misery in the NBA finals. Howard set a finals record with nine blocked shots, had 16 points and 21 rebounds, but the All-Star...

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP)—Kareem Abdul-Jabbar doesn’t see much future for Dwight Howard(notes) in all those rim-rocking dunks and power moves from the Orlando Magic center. The NBA’s career scoring leader would like to see Howard not rely so much on his size and athleticism and make himself a player...

LOS ANGELES (AP)—Sporting a body-hugging tank top, Dwight Howard(notes) bounded onto the press conference podium flashing his megawatt smile and muscles on muscles. Unsure where to sit, he looked at the high chair to his right, a perch he was told was reserved for Los Angeles coach Phil...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The inside threat posed by Orlando Magic's All-Star Dwight Howard has given the Los Angeles Lakers a planning headache in their build-up to the NBA Finals. Howard, the NBA's Defensive Player of the Year, presents arguably the greatest challenge in the league with his...