Los Angeles  - Charles Barkley did the crime, and now he'll serve his time

Barkley, the Hall of Fame Basketball star turned TV analyst, was sentenced on Monday to 10 days in jail after pleading guilty to two counts of driving under the influence
(DUI), according to Phoenix, Arizona radio station KTAR.

Arrested on New Year's Eve, Barkley also pleaded "responsible" to a third charge of running a red light, near his Scottsdale, Arizona home.

Though the 45-year old Barkley was sentenced to 10 days in jail, beginning March 21, and fined 2,000 dollars, he could have that time cut in half, if he completes an alcohol awareness program.

Los Angeles  - Mighty mite Nate Robinson stole the show in the Knick of time.

Robinson exploded for a season-high 41 points, including a steal and the tie-breaking layup with 26 seconds left, carrying the New York Knicks to a 123-119 over the short-handed Indiana Pacers on Monday night.

The reigning Slam Dunk Champion hit 11-of-18 shots, including four three-pointers, and converted 15-of-19 free throws, matching the Knicks' record for most points off the bench, set by Bob McAdoo against Atlanta on December 17, 1978.

Los Angeles - The exuberant Oscar victory of Slumdog Millionaire helped the Oscar ceremony end on a high note. But by Monday morning, the aftermath of the Oscars did not seem to bode well for the California film industry or the glittering event that was meant to celebrate it.

Slumdog, a British production made largely in the slums of Mumbai, garnered one-third of the awards - taking home eight of the night's 24 Oscars, including best picture and best director.

Mumbai, Jan. 22 : ByLos Angeles - AR Rahman, the undisputed king of modern Indian music, has won plenty of awards.

But nothing prepared him for the butterflies in his stomach as he walked up on the stage of the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles in front of an audience packed with the world's most famous cinema stars to accept not one, but two, of filmmaking's most prestigious awards.

"I am excited and terrified," Rahman said half-jokingly, half-seriously. "The last time I felt that way was during my marriage."

Los Angeles - On a night when most Oscar winners followed expectations, the crowning of Departures as the best foreign film marked the biggest surprise of the Academy Awards.

The drama directed by Yojiro Takita stars Masahiro Motoki as a devoted cellist in an orchestra. But as soon as he spends most of his savings on a new cello, the ensemble is disbanded. Finding himself without a job, he moves back to his hometown with his wife to look for work and start over.

With gorgeous red carpets, blinking cameras and a thrilled deluge of global stardust – Hollywood's biggest night has finally arrived!!!

Ace British director Danny Boyle shepherded the extended ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ cast members down the red carpet Sunday to the Kodak Theatre for the star-studded 81st Annual Academy Awards.