Justin Bieber And Selena Gomez Get Comfy At Oscars After-Party

Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez' relationship has been one of the worst-kept secrets in Hollywood, but they are finally going public as a couple! The two were spotted getting cozy at an Oscars after-party.

At the Vanity Fair party, the two were holding hands and gazing fondly at one another all night. They also spent the weekend together at the St. Regis at Monarch Beach in California, where they spent the night in the penthouse sweet and were spotted holding hands for a romantic stroll on the beach.

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It hasn't been all good for Bieber: the young star lost an over 80,000 Twitter followers after cutting his trademark hair! Who knows how many will leave him now that he's no longer single?

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John Galliano Fired By Christian Dior

Fashion king John Galliano has been fired by bosses at Christian Dior over claims he made anti-Semitic and racist remarks during two drunken rants last month.

The company's head designer has been under mounting pressure following allegations he abused two strangers in Paris, France and was caught on video talking of his "love" for Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler.

He was suspended by bosses at Christian Dior pending the outcome of a probe by French cops - but on Tuesday a company spokesman announced Galliano has now been sacked.
Dior's chief executive Sidney Toledano says, "I very firmly condemn what was said by John Galliano, which totally contradicts the essential values that have always been defended by the House of Christian Dior."

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Bourne Blog: As the playoffs draw closer, points stop being so easy

As the hockey season progresses, it becomes a lot more difficult to pick up goals, let alone get chances. And with opportunities to score dwindling, you have to face the harsh realization that your odds of potting an Ovechtrick aren't looking so great.

For veteran players at any level, the first couple months of the season are like a buffet of all-you-can-handle scoring opportunities. The rookies, not so shockingly, play like rookies -- they're out of position, tentative, and most aren't used to the step up in physical play.

Without doing anything extra special at all, just playing your role, you find yourself with the puck in areas of the ice you know you won't see in late February. By then, rookies that couldn't hack it have been weeded out and sent down, and the ones who could have played over half a season and some made big strides. That's all fine and dandy for them, but it means you get fewer freebies later in the season, which isn't all fine and dandy for you.

Team systems tighten up this time of the year as well. So much of the early part of the season is spent doing the kind of slow, methodical systems walk-throughs that make you want to jab coach's dry erase pen in your eye that by now, it's all well-beaten into your thick, hockey playing head.

Mistakes simply stop being tolerated at some point (that "point" always seems arbitrary as a player), so coaches start giving more ice time to those who don't make them.

Most teams start the season simple in the systems department (and then they sell sea shells at the sea shore), and use the building blocks method to progress - start simple, end up complex. By the playoffs, some coaches will have different lines employing different forechecks (whatever suits them best), while others choose to use different systems depending on who's on the ice for their opponent.

Things get awfully custom, and as teams dabble in their new systems, more early season errors are made, which provides players with those oh-so valuable scoring chances. But one day your team and other teams start to get everything nailed down, and suddenly it feels like every team has a sixth skater out there. Hello, slump.

What happened to all the room out here?

Combine those factors with being physically worn down, and suddenly scoring a goal feels like an accomplishment worthy of an Ovechtrick celebration (especially against a "healthy" team, if any of those still exist).

It'd be hard to argue that any other sport has a more demanding schedule, as ours provides the opportunity for both football-style injuries (due to the speed and physical nature of the game) and carpal-tunnel-esque injuries, given the repetitive nature of playing 82 games with morning skates and over a hundred practices. It all adds up to some inevitable discomfort.

Fighting through that and battling to get to the net for a scoring chance is always worth it, but you can only keep the mental intensity up on so many nights, and this ain't playoffs. You can guess how that attitude helps your stats.

It doesn't take long to start to miss the wide-open early season hockey.

I've always felt like if both teams in a hockey game know exactly how their opponent is going to play, that favours the defense. It's a lot easier to foil an opportunity with a little poke of the puck when you know where it's going than it is to exploit a defense because you know how they're playing.

So even when teams do figure each other out tactically, it still sucks offensively. When you see two teams playing for the fifth time in a season and it looks sloppy (in terms of passing), it can be tough to understand. Well, a lot of the reason is because it's so tight positionally.

The cream rises to the top in the season's final third, while the posers falter. We're about to find out if teams like the Dallas Stars just had a hot start, or if they're fit to run with early season disappointments like the San Jose Sharks and Chicago Blackhawks, who most suspect will come through.

The biggest thing about succeeding late in the season is being mentally strong enough to keep plugging -- just because points are harder to come by doesn't mean they're not attainable.

The grind can wear you down; now's when great players and great teams pick it up.

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The Clown's Mouth: 'Vintage' Tiger Woods, Middle East golf

Rounding up a few of the week's stories that didn't quite merit the full-post treatment.

• Check out the LPGA's new ad campaign, featuring Natalie Gulbis signing in strange areas ...

• At the ACE Group Classic in Naples, Fla., John Cook reported that Tiger Woods' swing has finally "clicked," and that he should be back to his winning ways soon. We shall see, won't we? [Press Tent]

• In Thailand, Michelle Wie and Yani Tseng sit just one stroke behind In-Kyung Kim, who shot a record-tying 63 on Thursday but, unfortunately, was 10 strokes worse on Friday. [Golfweek]

• Great video here from Golf Digest's Dom Furore on golf in the Middle East. Well worth a watch for, as GD puts it, a "familiar game in an unfamiliar land." [Golf Digest]

• Donald Trump has offered his Trump National Club in Bedminster, N.J., as a potential U.S. Open backup site. (Also, be sure to listen to our interview with Trump right here on his new season of "Donald J. Trump's Fabulous World of Golf.") [Golfweek]

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Record-setting Iowa female wrestler's state tourney run ends

A little more than 24 hours after Cassy Herkelman made history by recording the first victory for a female in the Iowa state wrestling tournament, she was eliminated from the event following two consecutive losses.

Herkelman was defeated twice in the double-elimination tournament on Friday, falling in the second round to Indianola (Iowa) High's Matt Victor by a 5-1 score and falling by pin in the first period against Des Moines (Iowa) Hoover High's Jordan Jones. Afterwards, she spoke to assembled media, including WHO-TV, about her tough second day and the forfeit. 

"After districts I knew [the media attention] was going to be crazy here," Herkelman told the press. "[Northrup] has the right to make his own choice, and it's not like he did what he didn't want to do."

For Herkelman, the second day of the competition was much more rigorous than the first, in which she received credit for a victory without having to physically defeat another wrestler on the mat. Northrup's forfeit received national attention here and elsewhere, with commenters, callers to sports radio shows, and other wrestlers and their parents all coming down on different sides of the issue.

While Herkelman finished with a 1-2 overall record, the other female contestant in the 112-pound division, Ottumwa sophomore Megan Black, had an even more trying tournament. The first-time state qualifier fell in both of her bouts on Thursday, leading to her elimination on the first day of the event.

The Associated Press reported that Black watched Herkelman's bouts from the stands on Friday, cheering her on despite the setbacks.

"She tried hard, so that's good," Black told the Associated Press.

As for Northrup, his father, Jamie Northrup, spoke to the Des Moines Register about his son's decision not to face off against Herkelman, costing himself a shot at a state title in the process.

"We spent a couple of days agonizing over this," Jamie Northrup told the Register. "And just giving to Joel to really allow him to make the decision. Joel made the decision that he felt was the right decision, and it aligned with his beliefs and his values and conscience."

Joel Northrup -- who was also eliminated after a second-round loss on Friday -- is home-schooled by Jamie Northrup, a youth pastor and volunteer chaplain for the U.S. Army, and his mother, Sara, but competes for the Linn-Mar (Iowa) High wrestling team, which is his local public high school. Throughout the lead-up to his forfeit on Thursday, Northrup cited his faith as the primary reason why he felt it was inappropriate for him to wrestle against a girl.

"I don't believe there are any specific pieces of Scripture that address this particular issue," Jamie Northrup told the Register. "But as men, the Bible talks to us about loving our wives, protecting our families, being there, as an older brother, just to protect his home and his sisters.

"And so, I would say that's more of a principle that we're following. We just don't believe that in a combat sport, a boy should be going against a girl in this manner."

Still, a day after the forfeit, Herkelman's father, Bill, insisted that he and his daughter had absolutely no ill-will toward the Northrups, despite all the additional focus the incident has put on both families.

"I know Cassy [was] disappointed not to get on the mat with him," Bill Herkelman told the Register. "But it's their belief, they're very strict in that, and I support that.

"I'd like to meet [Northrup's] dad. I'd like to shake his hand."

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Tony Stewart clips Clint Bowyer at finish for Nationwide Daytona win

Thanks to a push from Landon Cassill on the last lap, Tony Stewart beat Clint Bowyer by 0.007 seconds to win the Nationwide race at Daytona International Speedway Saturday afternoon.

That's about a foot or two, by the way.

The win was Stewart's third straight win in the Nationwide season-opener and his sixth in the last seven years. That's a pretty incredible accomplishment, especially given the unpredictability of restrictor-plate racing.

Stewart's pass was a pretty incredible accomplishment too. He pushed Cassill to the front after the two started outside the top 10 with six laps to go, and the two swapped positions on the penultimate lap, and that swap looked momentarily like it would derail the momentum that the cars had gained.

However, going into turn one on the final lap, Kyle Busch, who was paired with Joey Logano on the outside, pushed Logano a little too hard, sending Logano into the wall. The caution wasn't thrown, and that allowed Stewart and Cassill to catch up to Bowyer and Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Earnhardt Jr. stuck to Bowyer's bumper as the two entered the trioval on the last lap and Stewart and Cassill went high. Bowyer went to block Stewart's charge, but Stewart stayed in the gas and nudged ahead just before the finish line.

Bowyer and Stewart -- both driving at Daytona for Kevin Harvick's race team -- had been drafting buddies most of the day, but got separated after the final caution when Stewart had to pit for a flat right rear tire.

Four of Stewart's six victories in this race have come with KHI, while the other two have come with Joe Gibbs Racing and Hendrick Motorsports.

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Six bubble winners and losers from a busy Saturday slate

The bubble picture remains murky three weeks before Selection Sunday. Here's a look at five teams who helped themselves and five teams who hurt themselves during a busy day of games on Saturday:

BUBBLE WINNERS

1. Utah State (Won 75-65 at Saint Mary's)

Comment: Even with a sparkling 24-3 record entering this game, Utah State needed to beat Saint Mary's to feel confident about its at-large chances. The only other top 100 RPI teams on the Aggies' schedule were road games at BYU and Georgetown, both of whom defeated Utah State.

2. UNLV (Won 68-61 at Colorado State)

Had the Rebels lost at Colorado State, they would have been a combined 0-6 against San Diego State, BYU and the Rams. Instead UNLV moved to within a half game of third place in the Mountain West and can all but lock up an NCAA tournament berth if it dispatch New Mexico, Wyoming and Utah in its final three games. 

3. Georgia (Won 69-63 at Tennessee)

Comment: The Bulldogs (18-8, 7-5) haven't lost to anyone outside the RPI top 40, but this victory provided a much-needed quality win. It eased some of the sting from squandering a lead against Vanderbilt earlier in the week and marked the Bulldogs' first victory over a likely NCAA tournament team since a win over Kentucky to start SEC play more than a month ago.

4. Michigan State (Won 61-57 vs. Illinois)

Comment: For all the Spartans' struggles the past month, their schedule strength and the mediocrity of the middle of the league leaves them in remarkably good position to sneak back into the NCAA tournament. Now tied for fourth place in the Big Ten at 7-7, Michigan State likely needs three wins in its final four regular season games to feel confident about its position entering the conference tournament.

5. Nebraska (Won 70-67 vs. Texas)

Comment: If it seems over-the-top to suggest this upset catapults the Huskers (18-8, 6-6) onto the fringes of the bubble picture, consider their profile for a moment. Yes, they accomplished nothing of note in non-league play, but they boast wins over Texas and Texas A&M with opportunities to defeat Kansas State and Missouri at home in the next two weeks.

6. Alabama (Won 69-56 vs. Arkansas)

Comment: Believe it or not, the Tide (18-8, 10-2) wrapped up the SEC West title with this win, though that means little to their NCAA tournament hopes. Alabama must keep winning to atone for a dismal non-conference season that includes no good wins and several bad losses, meaning that the final two regular season games against Georgia and Florida look particularly important.   

BUBBLE LOSERS

1. Virginia Tech (Lost 61-54 at Virginia)

Comment: If the Hokies fall a victory or two shy of an NCAA tournament berth again this March, they can point to their inability to defeat their woeful in-state rivals. A season sweep at the hands of Virginia drops Virginia Tech to 17-8 overall and 7-5 in conference play, a precarious spot for a team that still has Duke, Clemson and Boston College remaining on its schedule.

2. Washington State (Lost 71-69 at Arizona State)

Comment: All the good work Washington State did in beating Baylor and Gonzaga in non-league play will apparently go for naught as a result of a flurry of lackluster losses in Pac-10 play. The Cougars fell to 7-8 in the Pac-10 with the loss to the last-place Sun Devils, an especially inexcusable result considering Arizona State was without Ty Abbott and Rihards Kuksiks. (Washington State's Faisal Aden also was sidelined with a knee injury).

3. Colorado State (Lost 68-61 to UNLV)

Comment: While a 68-61 home loss doesn't eliminate the Rams from NCAA tourney contention, it does make their path to an at-large bid much tougher. Colorado State (18-8, 8-4) probably needs a win at BYU on Wednesday or at San Diego State in the regular season finale to complement victories over UNLV, Southern Miss and Ole Miss earlier this season.  

4. Duquesne (Lost 64-63 at Dayton)

Comment: For Duquesne to go from nice story to legit NCAA tournament contender, the Dukes couldn't afford to lose to teams behind them in the Atlantic 10 standings. Saturday's one-point loss dims Duquesne's already slim hopes of an at-large berth and leaves Richmond as the only team with a realistic chance to join Xavier and Temple in the NCAA tournament.

5. Illinois (Lost 61-57 at Michigan State)

Comment: The Illini have lost 7 of 11 in conference play, a disastrous stretch for a team that began the season with Big Ten title aspirations. With games at Ohio State and Purdue still remaining on the schedule, Illinois (17-10, 7-7) will need an upset to finish above .500 in the conference. 

6. Memphis (Lost 67-52 at Rice)

Comment: So many of the Tigers' victories came by a point or two in the final minute that they were probably overdue for a clunker like this. Nonetheless, this knocks Memphis out of first place, torpedoes its RPI and increases the pressure to win four straight to end the regular season to bolster the Tigers' hopes of earning an at-large.

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