Father's Day
CHICAGO, IL - JUNE 17: Twenty-year-old Patrice Smith (L) hangs out on the steps of her home with 16-year-old Rashida Allen, the sister of Robert Allen, Patrice's friend and father to her 9-month-old baby June 17, 2013 in Chicago, Illinois. Nineteen-year-old Robert Allen was shot and killed outside the home on June 13, just days before his 20th birthday and Father's Day. Eight people were killed and at least 46 wounded by gunfire in Chicago over the Fathers Day weekend.
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My little boy for Father's Day made me like a clay trophy, which he colored in. So I told him that was my favorite trophy in the house. So he's good.
To be in New York [Tuesday for all the media commitments], the world's biggest, brightest city, to be in the hustle and bustle for a day is fun ... But I had a decent night's sleep last night and it was great to see my kids. Obviously, winning on Father's Day, I made it about my father, but I'm a dad as well and I was really looking forward to seeing them and share the good feelings as well.
I was in their house this afternoon. There's a picture for Father's Day that reads 'Best dad' on the windowMore quotes »
Newsday's coverage
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England's Rose blooms after 17-year wait for major
Rose said. "You don't have opportunities to really dedicate a win to someone you love. And today was about him and being Father's Day."British golf has rarely had it this good the past couple of years. Donald, Westwood and McIlroy took turns at No. 1 in 2012, Read more »
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Phil Mickelson: 'Heartbreak ... My best chance of all of them'
to buy that, and for a sixth time, so does Phil Mickelson.It seemed a perfect setup: Mickelson's 43rd birthday, a special Father's Day for a father who flew across the country to hear his daughter's eighth-grade graduation speech Wednesday, a dramatic putt Read more »
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Kim Kardashian, Kanye West quiet on Twitter as they celebrate Father's Day with new baby girl
Kardashian and Kanye West are celebrating Fathers Day with their new baby girl, but surprisingly the celebrity couple is silent on Twitter about their bundle of joy.No tweets about the babys name. No photos of her. Nothing. In fact not a peep on Twitter from Read more »
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Early Father's Day gift from dad, a liver, gives infant hope
work, limited to desk duty for now, and his 8-inch scar is the talk of the locker room at his police precinct.Although friends and family members have been calling him a hero, he says, I dont feel noble or heroic. Its just what fathers do for their sons. Read more »
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Will Phil Mickelson finally win elusive Open?
a runner-up five times and never a champion. That is what will make Sunday so compelling. It is his birthday again, and Father's Day, and he holds a one-shot lead in the final round of the Open, and it is a chance for all of us to see if the day finally will Read more »
Around the web
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Happy belated Father's Day to all the single Mommas out there. Doing it on the daily.
I drove my daughter to camp. It's a 6 day camp, and they aren't allowed cell-phones, ipods, or any other means of electronic communication. So for the next 6 days, it's just me and the boy. This is what our first day alone sounded like: 6:43am - MOOOOMMMM!!! 6/19/13 from BlogHer Read more »
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DIFFICULT QUESTIONS
you have a good Father's Day? When I went to work on Monday morning, that was the ambient question. Oh, I had plans. I planned to leave work more or less on time around 3:00 in the afternoon. I'd dash home, change out of stinky, sweaty chef's clothes (to those 6/19/13 from BlogHer Read more »
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Mt. Pleasant’s Penn Theater building falls on Father’s Day
was a building that boasted a flair for the dramatic to the very end. In the early morning hours of Father's Day the two-story, brick structure which once housed the Penn Theater in Mt. Pleasant took its last and lowest bow. That's when Pittsburgh-based Jadell 6/19/13 from Pittsburgh Entertainment Read more »
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Minecraft Xbox 360 Glitches & Cheats
ago - These top five Father's Day games could get the dad sitting back with a controller in his hands.... | Xbox 360 4d ago - "It’s a Minecraft special this week, with only Minecraft-themed, fan-made objects." | Culture 4d ago - Everyone’s favourite indie 6/19/13 from N4G Read more »
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Adam Kirk Edgerton: Meditations on the Gym
Sunday I joined a gym for the first time. When the receptionist asked me why I was joining, I shrugged and said, "It's Father's Day." It seemed as good a reason as any, and I don't always like to satisfy people's curiosity. There are few things in my life 6/19/13 from The Huffington Post Read more »
