M Resort installs Miami as 9-5 NBA favorite

The most high-profile free agent in NBA history turned down a lot of money and turned his back on his hometown fans to join a team he thinks can win multiple titles and begin doing it immediately.

Main Event attracts second-largest field in history

The winner of the 2010 World Series of Poker’s Main Event will collect more than $8.9 million, the third largest prize in the tournament’s 41-year history.

In Brief

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Toronto audition ends too soon for Hoffpauir

A week ago today, Jarrett Hoffpauir had two hits and a sacrifice bunt to help lead the Toronto Blue Jays to a 6-1 win over New York at Yankee Stadium.

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BASEBALL

CORRECTION

‘Despicable Me’

Never underestimate the power of a tearful toddler.

Meatloaf on the menu at The Joint

Classic rock crooner Meatloaf hits The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel on Aug. 20, with Pearl. Tickets start at $39.50 and go on sale at noon Saturday at The Joint box office, 4455 Paradise Road, and Ticketmaster outlets.

Lilith Fair

Money Matters

Attention Sarah Palin/Tea Party people: I employed my liberal-media instincts to trick all-American hero Richard Cheese into admitting he’s a socialist. You’re welcome.

Heidi’s Picks

Heidi’s Picks is a weekly selection of restaurant suggestions from Review-Journal critic Heidi Knapp Rinella.

Sammy’s Woodfired Pizza

More and more restaurants have added happy hours in an effort to draw in customers in a down-down-down economy, but you wouldn’t know it, in most cases. After the initial announcement, there’s usually no effort to remind customers (or would-be customers) of the bargain prices, and sometimes even the help is unaware.

MOVIES

After he meets the woman of his dreams (Marisa Tomei), a recently divorced guy (John C. Reilly) discovers he’s got competition for her affections: her pathologically dependent son Cyrus (“Get Him to the Greek’s” Jonah Hill). Catherine Keener (“Please Give”) rounds out the starring cast of this hit Sundance film festival comedy from veteran mumblecore filmmakers Jay and Mark Duplass (“Baghead,” “The Puffy Chair”). At Green Valley, Village Square. (92 min.) R; profanity, sexual material.

Crown Theater and Nightclub mixes concerts and clubbing

A recession is not the most receptive environment for opening a new nightclub, but Darin Feinstein thinks he’s got the right conditions to make Crown Theater and Nightclub a success.

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