Even though Jeffrey Wright has won a Tony, Emmy and Golden Globe, and appeared in more than 35 films as one of the most versatile actors of his generation, he’s far from a household name. But he could care less. Portraying painter Jean-Michel Basquiat in Julian Schnabel’s 1996 biopic set… Continue reading
When it comes to luck at the card table, 29-year-old David Hayes has it, hands down. By day, he’s a jewelry maker in Columbus, Ohio, earning a modest salary. By night, he’s Fortune’s favored son. Watch the full story on «20/20: Got Luck?» TONIGHT at 10 p.m. ET. His game:… Continue reading
A Florida psychic has put a nasty new spin on the phrase «gambling with fate.» Stephanie Thompson, 23, of Lighthouse Point, Fla., was arrested after she was accused of taking $115,000 from a woman to remove a «curse» — but instead gambled away some of the money, police said. Thompson… Continue reading
Russia’s Evgeny Gradovich retained the IBF featherweight title when Australia’s Billy Dib quit in the ninth round Sunday at The Venetian casino in Macau. In a rematch of their March bout, Gradovich put Dib down in the sixth round and staggered him with a left hook in the eighth. Further… Continue reading
