After a season of countless unforgettable performances, it all came down to one final results show on The Voice. Who was named the winner of Season 4?

Would it be The Swon Brothers, the Oklahoma country crooners on Team Blake Shelton, who shocked everybody by even making it to the finals?

Could indie-rock leaning Michelle Chamuel make Usher a winner against Blake's two proteges, continuing the show's tradition of unorthodox champs?

Or would it be Danielle Bradbery, the terrific Texas teen who many felt was the favorite from the start, due to her electric talent and magnetic likability?

Clearly, the final three performers, like the singing competition overall, offers an embarrassment of riches and something to suit everyone's tastes.

But there can be only one champion, and after millions and millions of votes cast, that person (or persons) has been revealed. The moment of truth:

The winner of The Voice Season 4 is ...

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The NBA Finals will be decided in a winner-take-all Game 7 Thursday after Ray Allen rescued the Miami Heat from the precipice of defeat last night.

Allen drained a late three-pointer to tie the game in regulation after LeBron James powered Miami to a frantic fourth-quarter rally and overtime escape.

Ray Allen 3-Pointer Ties NBA Finals

The Heat beat the San Antonio Spurs 103-100 to extend the NBA Finals as far as they can go and keep Miami's hopes for a second straight title alive.

Losing his headband but keeping his cool in playing the entire second half and overtime, James tallied 32 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists.

He made the go-ahead basket with 1:43 remaining in OT, and later called it "by far" the best game he's ever been a part of. Can he top it tomorrow?

Neither team has won successive games in the Finals, with the Spurs taking Games 1, 3, and 5, and the Heat answering in Games 2, 4, 6.

Who will win Game 7? Who do you want to take the crown?

This awesome video of books collapsing has set a world record for longest domino chain - and it's all for the good cause of encouraging kids to read.

The Seattle Public Library set up 2,131 hardcover books end-to-end in an effort to promote its Summer Reading Program, then filmed the thing.

Concept designers Luke Greenway and Laura D'Asaro assembled lines of books that traverse stacks, climb stairs, and even spell out the word "read."

Not only that, the tumbling works encircle a number of library patrons in action! Take a look at the awesome, literary domino chain collapse below:

Domino Chain World Record

Kanye West is "ignorant" and "distasteful," according to the American Parkinson's Disease Association, and not just because he impregnated Kim Kardashian.

The group is livid with the new father of Kaidence Donda West (or whatever the baby name really is) for lyrics that use Parkinson's as a punchline.

In "On Sight," from his new album Yeezus, which dropped Tuesday, Kanye raps "A monster about to come alive again / Soon as I pull up and park the Benz."

"We get this bitch shaking like Parkinson's."

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Michael Hastings, an acclaimed young journalist, has died in a car accident. The Vermont native was just 33 years old when he passed away Tuesday.

He was widely known for a profile in Rolling Stone magazine, which reported his death, of a general who commanded U.S. forces in Afghanistan.

"We are shocked and devastated by the news that Michael Hastings is gone," said Ben Smith, editor in chief of BuzzFeed, for whom he also wrote.

"Michael was a great, fearless journalist with an incredible instinct for the story, and a gift for finding ways to make his readers care about anything he covered."

"From wars to politics, he wrote stories that would otherwise have gone unwritten, and without him there are many great stories that will go untold."

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Foxes aren't usually known to hang around humans too often, but if a little one gets his head stuck in a glass jar, that aversion can change in a hurry.

Fox With Head Stuck in Jar

As you probably guessed by the headline and intro above, two men walking along a dirt road in Russia came upon a red fox with its head stuck in a jar.

The fox walked toward the duo, at which point one of the men bent down, grabbing the jar, pulling the scruff of the animal's neck back and freeing it.

As the kit scampered away, the man joked in Russian, "Where's my thank you?" Watch the clip above, and remember, folks ... please don't litter, okay?

Police searched the home of New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez Tuesday following the killing of a man police say may be an "associate" of his.

The story broke as Massachusetts State Police and prosecutors arrived at his $1.3 million, 5,600-square foot home in North Attleborough, Mass.

Investigators reportedly spent hours with him inside the mansion.

Two friends tried to leave house at the time of the search, but were stopped by a state police car at the end of driveway; their car was later searched.

During the search, Hernandez received a hand-delivered package from the prominent law firm Ropes and Gray, to be opened only by "Mr. Hernandez himself."

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This week, Chopped explored its “hippie” side by centering the baskets around ingredients such as chia seeds, wheatgrass, and tempeh.

Do you even know what those are? Exactly.

The show encouraged several of the chefs to explore vegetarian recipes like never before, and the results were both unpredictable and delicious.

The impressive quartet of culinary competitors Tuesday was comprised of chefs, executive chefs and restaurant owners from Philly to Texas.

Which chef came out on top in this episode of the Food Network hit?

Our friends at Food Fanatic will tell you in their Chopped review!

Charlie Sheen wants Selma Blair 86'd from Anger Management ASAP, and has even threatened to WALK from his own show if she isn't given the pink slip.

It's not looking like an idle threat, either. Charlie came to work Monday and told producers he wants the termination process started RIGHT NOW or else.

The actor wants Selma Blair fired so badly is because (he says) she's been talking about him behind his back, and specifically trashing his work ethic.

As such, an irate Charlie says it's either Selma or him.

Sheen understands that it's complicated stuff, getting fired from a TV show (he would know). However, he's made it clear they need to work on it ... yesterday.

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At this point, we're so excited about Anchorman 2 that any updates are awesome updates.

Even if it's just a close-up of Ron Burgundy's mustache.

Scratch that. Especially if it's just a close-up of Ron Burgundy's mustache.

Check out the new Anchorman 2 teaser poster:

Will Ferrell returns to the role of Ron Burgundy in the comedy sequel, with Paul Rudd, Steve Carell, David Koechner, and Christina Applegate rounding out the Channel 5 News Team.

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