Ken Kesey's diverse creative works provide a colorful testimony to his talent and myriad interests. His reputation as a writer depends mainly on his first two novels, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1962) and Sometimes a Great Notion (1964), both of whi...

Writer Ken Kesey has often said that he would rather live a novel than write one--be a lightning rod rather than a seismograph. A lightning rod is exactly what Kesey has been, attracting not only the admiration of the literary establishment with his earl...

A writer who came of age on the West Coast during the late 1950s. Ken Kesey has been profoundly influenced by the Beats both in his life and in his work. Strictly speaking, he is not a Beat writer in his early books, although he admired Jack Kerouac and...

The Philadelphia Flyers decided to put veteran center Petr Nedved on waivers Monday, despite a flurry of new injuries at his position.It's the second time this year the team waived the 34-year-old. His tenure with the Flyers is probably over, even if he clears waivers...

Ben Wilson was a contented man Sunday at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival.Wilson, 58, stretched out on a plastic chair in front of the Gentilly Stage, a bottle of ice water in his hand and Papa Grows Funk grooving."I'm not moving until the...

Boston College still has a familiar feel to Georgetown's Jeff Green _ even though the Eagles have bolted for a new conference. "They were once in the Big East, so it's always going to feel like a Big East game," Green said Friday.There probably won't...

Boomer Whiting took a second and let the moment soak in.Standing on the grass at Jim Patterson Stadium on Tuesday afternoon, the senior outfielder watched as members of the Louisville support staff scattered about the stands, power washing seats and pointing to where they expect...