Speed record set for all-electric airplane – 204.4 mph

Chip Yates does not like sitting still. Just a day after piloting his electric-powered Long EZ airplane to over 200 miles per hour – making him the fastest electric-airplane pilot in the world – he had to disassemble the airplane, pack it up and drive 2,000 miles east to Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Here at Airventure, Yates …

Evac now! Zombies overran Petco – Video of the Walking Dead Escape at San Diego’s Comic-con

  A zombie infestation has broken out beyond the halls of the 2012 San Diego Comic-Con at nearby Petco Park and horror fans are invited to see if they can survive it. The experience is called The Walking Dead Escape, named for the popular comic book (and subsequent AMC TV series) “The Walking Dead.” In celebration of …

MLB’s All-Star Game – schedule of events (starting today through Tuesday)

July 6-10 Major League Baseball All-Star FanFest at Kansas City Convention Center Live auction of game-used memorabilia (from Home Run Derby, All-Star Game, Legends, Futures, Celebrity) Negro Leagues Museum Showcase     Sunday – July 8 All-Star Charity 5K & Fun Run All-Star Futures Game, 5 p.m. ET All-Star Legends & Celebrity Softball Game, approximately …