Veteran Hollywood actor Samuel L. Jackson hosted the ESPY awards ceremony for 2009. The event took place on Wednesday evening, July 15, at LA’s Nokia Theatre and was aired on Sunday, July 19.

Miguel Sabah scored twice, Giovani dos Santos sent in another and Pablo Barrera added one as Mexico thrashed Haiti 4-0 to advance to the Gold Cup semifinals.

Striker Alvaro Saborio scored twice to lead Costa Rica to a 5-1 victory over Guadeloupe and into a semifinals showdown against Mexico. The two sides will now meet on Thursday night, while the United States takes on Honduras in the other semifinal contest.

Here are some artistic interpretations of what animated characters would look like if they were real people.

In October, a man from Texas named Kelly Hildebrandt and a woman from Florida, also named Kelly Hildebrandt, will tie the knot.

Police will file murder charges against one or more individuals and groups that were responsible for Michael Jackson’s drug overdose, reports say.

A Delhi-based organization is organizing a special plane flight to watch the century’s longest scheduled solar eclipse from 41,000 feet above ground – and people who are wanting to watch the eclipse up close and personal have been jumping at the chance.

An American soldier who went missing from a small base in a rugged region in Afghanistan has been shown on a Taliban website.

Substitute forward Kenny Cooper converted a penalty kick in overtime and the United States men’s national team defeated Panama, 2-1.

Honduras captain Walter Martinez converted a controversial first-half penalty to lift Los Catrachos to a 1-0 win over Canada and a place in the Gold Cup semifinals against the U.S.

This video was directed and animated by the one-man band Roche Limit using Google SketchUp—a sketch-based 3D-modeling program.