Pittsburgh, PA (WFN) -- Next Tuesday (Sep. 28) will be a beautiful day in the neighborhood, thanks to a new tribute to kiddie show host Fred Rogers. The new DVD, "Fred Rogers: America's Favorite Neighbor" features vintage clips and is narrated by actor Michael Keaton, who once worked as a stagehand for Mr. Rogers.

LOS ANGELES -- R.E.M.'s newest CD, "Around The Sun," doesn't hit stores until Oct. 5 but fans can get around that by logging on to MySpace.com which has posted the entire recording.

MOSCOW -- Russian singing duo Tatu is making a comeback but with a new twist -- heterosexuality. The gals -- who rose to fame in 2003 by pretending to be lesbian lovers -- tell the British tabloid "The Sun" that they were never gay and "...feel like they were exploited." Tatu now plans to replace its schoolgirl outfits in favor of a look described as "sassier and sexier."

LOS ANGELES -- Who says girls don't know anything about football? Two weeks after the football season started, Brandi Chastain is proving her football knowledge by leading Direct TV's "Fantasy Fours Celebrity Challenge," an online fantasy football competition for charity that pits some of the sports and entertainments's top stars in a battle of pro football wits. Chastain is beating the likes of Mark McGwire, Lennox Lewis and Nick Lachey. At the end of the season, the winning person will award a charity of their choice with a $10,000 check.

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