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The Belfast Giants, a hockey team made up of American and Canadian players, is enjoying great popularity in the capital of Northern Ireland. Laura Haydon reports.

A recently unearthed ditty from crooner Wayne Newton....the Newton Rascal Boogie, recorded with his brother, Jerry, in the mid 1950's for the Lou King Rangers television show.

Tandaleya Wilder of member station WSHU reports on a recent survey of teen gambling in Connecticut. The Connecticut Council on Problem Gambling found that 87-percent of high school students had gambled at some point in their lives. The state-sponsored lottery was their favorite form of legalized gambling.

Texas Tech University has decided to hire the highly combustible former Indiana basketball coach Bob Knight. Knight was fired by Indiana after a series of confrontations with players, officials and fans over the years. He also won three national championships at Indiana.

John talks to Weekend Edition sports commentator Ron Rappaport about the latest round of NCAA basketball playoffs.

John recounts the tale of his tiny hometown's high school basketball team which made it to the state finals in 1968.

John talks about this week's meeting in Havana of the former adversaries of the the Bay of Pigs invasion.

John talks to Weekend Edition entertainment critic Elvis Mitchell about the spate of bad tv shows featuring movie stars.

JY/Reel Therapy-- John talks to Dr. Gary Solomon, a man who believes that Hollywood can help you solve your problems.

In Louisiana, two men fought over a life jacket, one lost and drowned, the other survived and is now charged with murder. John Ydstie talks with Yale law Professor Kate Stith about the ethics, and history involved in this sort of trial.