Nothing but net. That's the approach Wu-Tang Clan is taking toward getting its music to the public. The group is one of the latest to launch a Web site to promote their two great loves: music and chess. RZA has teamed up with Chesspark.com to launch the site WuChess.com -- where hip-hop and chess merge. For serious players, there's the chance to win money playing "hardcore chess" in tournaments, or you can just play for fun. It costs about $50 to join, but most of the proceeds from the membership fees to help the Hip-Hop Chess Federation's scholarship fund.

A makeover for Martin Luther King? At least it's a makeover for the memorial being built to honor the slain civil rights leader. Artists working on the memorial have turned in changes to address concerns that the statue made King look too confrontational and too much like a socialist leader. The changes were asked for by the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, a federal panel in charge of memorials and monuments on the National Mall. The project's main architect says designers made King's face appear softer and changed his face so it would resemble the hint of a smile. The King memorial would be the first major tribute to him outside Atlanta, the city where he was born. It's to be built on the banks of the Tidal Basin, between the Jefferson and Lincoln Memorials. Organizers say they hope to complete the memorial by spring of 2010.

Paul Pierce says he hasn't slept since he and the Boston Celtics won the NBA title. And why should he -- he's living his dream. He told those attending the team's victory parade that he was tired of watching other NBA teams have their celebrations on TV -- now he says he, his teammates and fans "get to enjoy our own." He held on tightly to the MVP trophy he won after clinching the title over the Los Angeles Lakers in Tuesday's Game 6, giving the Celtics their first title in 22 years.