How did Grinnell's Jack Taylor wind up with 138 points in a game? Man gets prison term for extorting QB Griffin
A former Baylor basketball player was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison Wednesday for trying to get $1 million from Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III through extortion. SKI-ALPINE-WORLD-MEN-DOWNHILL
Switzerland's Carlo Janka jumps during the first practice run of the downhill during FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup in Lake Louise, Canada on November 21, 2012. AFP PHOTO/JOE KLAMARJOE KLAMAR/AFP/Getty Images SKI-ALPINE-WORLD-MEN-DOWNHILL
Italy's Dominik Paris jumps during the first practice run of the downhill during FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup in Lake Louise, Canada on November 21, 2012. AFP PHOTO/JOE KLAMARJOE KLAMAR/AFP/Getty Images SKI-ALPINE-WORLD-MEN-DOWNHILL
Croatia's Ivica Kostelic jumps during the first practice run of the downhill during FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup in Lake Louise, Canada on November 21, 2012. AFP PHOTO/JOE KLAMARJOE KLAMAR/AFP/Getty Images SKI-ALPINE-WORLD-MEN-DOWNHILL
Norway's Kjetil Jansrud jumps during the first practice run of the downhill during FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup in Lake Louise, Canada on November 21, 2012. AFP PHOTO/JOE KLAMARJOE KLAMAR/AFP/Getty Images SKI-ALPINE-WORLD-MEN-DOWNHILL
Norway's Aksel Lund Svindal jumps during the first practice run of the downhill during FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup in Lake Louise, Canada on November 21, 2012. AFP PHOTO/JOE KLAMARJOE KLAMAR/AFP/Getty Images Ryan Cochran-Siegle of the U.S. makes a turn during alpine skiing training for the Men's World Cup downhill in Lake Louise
Ryan Cochran-Siegle of the U.S. makes a turn during alpine skiing training for the Men's World Cup downhill in Lake Louise, Alberta November 21, 2012. REUTERS/Mike Blake (CANADA – Tags: SPORT SKIING) Ivica Kostelic of Croatia makes a turn during alpine skiing training for the Men's World Cup downhill in Lake Louise
Ivica Kostelic of Croatia makes a turn during alpine skiing training for the Men's World Cup downhill in Lake Louise, Alberta November 21, 2012. REUTERS/Mike Blake (CANADA – Tags: SPORT SKIING) 'Iron Man 2' is No. 1 overseas again
Marvel Studios’ “Iron Man 2″ ruled the foreign theatrical circuit over the weekend for the second straight stanza, taking the No. 1 spot with $57.2 million.
'Iron Man 2' could set boxoffice record
VIDEO: It’s a certainty that “Iron Man 2″ will open well this weekend. The only question is how high the Marvel Comics superhero can fly the second time around.
'Iron Man 2' tops international boxoffice
“Iron Man 2″ lit up the foreign theatrical circuit with a five-day overseas launch bagging $100.2 million.
'Iron Man 2' opens No. 1 in six markets
Marvel Studios’ “Iron Man 2″ launched internationally on Wednesday with No. 1 openings in six markets for a total $2.2 million from 960 venues.
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tria's Adrien Theauxl jumps during the first practice run of the downhill during FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup in Lake Louise, Canada on November 21, 2012. AFP PHOTO/JOE KLAMARJOE KLAMAR/AFP/Getty Images SKI-ALPINE-WORLD-MEN-DOWNHILL
Canada's Eric Guay jumps during the first practice run of the downhill during FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup in Lake Louise, Canada on November 21, 2012. AFP PHOTO/JOE KLAMARJOE KLAMAR/AFP/Getty Images SKI-ALPINE-WORLD-MEN-DOWNHILL
Austria's Klaus Kroell jumps during the first practice run of the downhill during FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup in Lake Louise, Canada on November 21, 2012. AFP PHOTO/JOE KLAMARJOE KLAMAR/AFP/Getty Images Marco Sullivan of the U.S. runs past a gate during alpine skiing training for the Men's World Cup downhill in Lake Louise
REFILE – CORRECTING ID OF SULLIVAN Marco Sullivan of the U.S. runs past a gate during alpine skiing training for the Men's World Cup downhill in Lake Louise, Alberta November 21, 2012. REUTERS/Mike Blake (CANADA – Tags: SPORT SKIING) Jan Hudec of Canada makes a turn during alpine skiing training for the Men's World Cup downhill in Lake Louise
Jan Hudec of Canada makes a turn during alpine skiing training for the Men's World Cup downhill in Lake Louise, Alberta November 21, 2012. REUTERS/Mike Blake (CANADA – Tags: SPORT SKIING) Stephan Keppler of Germany makes a turn during alpine skiing training for the Men's World Cup downhill in Lake Louise
Stephan Keppler of Germany makes a turn during alpine skiing training for the Men's World Cup downhill in Lake Louise, Alberta November 21, 2012. REUTERS/Mike Blake (CANADA – Tags: SPORT SKIING) How much did piracy hurt 'Iron Man 2' at the boxoffice?
Did the leak of “Iron Man 2″ cost the film a chance to break boxoffice records?Last week, we noted Paramount’s decision to rush the superhero sequel to overseas markets to beat the World Cup. A side effect of that decision was an inevitable leak, allowing U.S. consumers the opportunity to see the film online for free (albeit an inferior version).The film garnered a nice $133.6 million at the boxoffice, topping the original’s $98.6 million take and making it the fifth highest opening of all-time. Still, pre-release audience surveys had indicated that “Iron Man 2″ could break the record $158.4 million opening weekend record of “The Dark Knight̶ 1; in 2008. That didn’t happen, nor did the film beat the $143 million opening of the last super-hyped franchise sequel, “The Twilight Saga: New Moon,” in November.There’s no way of knowing exactly how the film would have performed had it opened day-and-date worldwide. The leak could be a factor, but so too could the weather. We tried to break down the numbers for last year’s pirated “X-Men: Wolverine” (that was a higher-quality work print but it was missing final special effects) and couldn’t reach any strong conclusions.
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