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Will Digger Bury NASCAR On FOX?

February 12, 2009 Ryan Berenz

By Ryan FOX announced that it is taking Digger, its NASCAR Gopher Cam mascot, to disturbing new levels beginning with this Sunday’s Daytona 500. The Adventures of Digger and Friends, a collaboration between FOX Sports chairman David Hill and country music star Keith Urban, will premiere during the race, with five two-minute vignettes featuring the furry characters that will be repeated throughout the NASCAR season, long after we’ve all stopped watching. Says Hill:

“Dancing With the Stars” Pro Pairings Announced

February 12, 2009 Jeff Pfeiffer

Posted by RabbitEars Season 8 of ABC’s hit competition series Dancing With the Stars will feature several returning pro dancers pairing with the newly announced cast of stars. Additionally, three real-life couples will be competing against one another. Here are this season’s pairings:

Lou Diamond Phillips To Guest On “The Beast”

February 11, 2009 Lori Acken

Posted by ButtonKnows Former Numb3rs star Lou Diamond Phillips will match wits with Patrick Swayze’s Agent Charles Barker in an all-new episode of A&E’s The Beast, premiering Feb. 26 at 10pm ET/PT. {SPOILER ALERT: Plot points after the jump}

Big “Wheel” Keeps On Turnin’

February 11, 2009 Jeff Pfeiffer

Posted By RabbitEars The iconic game show Wheel of Fortune is still spinning after 26 years and now celebrates a landmark anniversary — its 5,000th show, airing Feb. 27 (in syndication; check local listings). Over the course of 5,000 episodes, Wheel has welcomed 15,000 contestants (way too many of whom have frittered away their money on unnecessary vowels), awarded nearly $200 million in cash and prizes, traveled and taped on location 56 times in front of live audiences totaling more than 350,000 fans, and likely made Pat, Vanna and Merv millionaires several times over. Not bad for a simple variation […]

GOLF CHANNEL Presents "Uneven Fairways" Documentary

February 10, 2009 Ryan Berenz

Posted by Ryan On Tuesday, Feb. 11 at 9pm ET, GOLF CHANNEL (HD) airs a special Black History Month documentary presentation on the pioneers who broke racial barriers in the game of golf. Hosted by Samuel L. Jackson, Uneven Fairways reveals the little-known stories of African-Americans who were forbidden to play golf at its highest level but refused to accept their exclusion. The documentary celebrates the men and women of the United Golf Association — the “Negro Leagues” of golf — who challenged segregation and paved the way for future stars of the game. The documentary is based on the […]

Showtime and Strikeforce … Fight! … Nice!

February 6, 2009 Lori Acken

Posted by ButtonKnows If you’re like me and believe that there can never really be too much MMA on TV, especially as pro wrestling struggles to hold my attention (OK, yes, we’ve been broken up for a while), you may want to make sure that Showtime subscription is all paid up. Ken Hershman, Senior Vice President and GM of Sports and Event Programming for Showtime Networks and Scott Coker, founder and CEO of MMA event producer Strikeforce announced today that they will reunite to create an all-new franchise of mixed martial arts programming to air on the premium network. The multi-year […]

Danica McKellar Part Of The Science Channel Equation

February 6, 2009 Jeff Pfeiffer

Posted By Jeff Pfeiffer Mathematics has been referred to as the “Queen of the Sciences.” But the “Queen of Math” may very well be Danica McKellar. The actress best known as Winnie Cooper on The Wonder Years also happens to be quite brilliant — she graduated summa cum laude from UCLA with a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, and while there helped author a paper with a professor and another student called the “Chayes-McKellar-Winn Theorem.” Please don’t make me try to explain what it’s about.

HBO Sports To Replace Bob Costas With … Joe Buck!

February 5, 2009 Ryan Berenz

Posted by Cubicle QB That didn’t take long. After losing Bob Costas to MLB Network this week, HBO Sports announced today that they’re sticking FOX Sports’ MLB and NFL pay-by-play announcer Joe Buck into the role formerly held by Costas. Buck will host a quarterly sports talk show with a town-hall format launching in May. Rick Bernstein, executive producer of HBO Sports says, “We will craft the series to showcase Joe’s character and personality. Joe is a tremendous broadcaster and we are thrilled to develop this new platform with him.” Whether Buck will say “fetus-faced windbag” on the show is […]

"Days Of Thunder" Flashbacks: Tom Cruise On ESPN2's "NASCAR Now"

February 4, 2009 Ryan Berenz

Posted by Cubicle QB Just in from ESPN: The Friday, Feb. 6, edition of ESPN2’s NASCAR Now will include an original interview with actor Tom Cruise at 5pm ET. Cruise discusses his interest in NASCAR and how he drove a race car at Daytona while filming the 1990 movie Days of Thunder. The movie featured a young Cruise playing the role of Cole Trickle — a hotshot rookie driver looking for success in NASCAR’s premiere division. From the big screen to real life, Cruise has had a lifelong passion for racing. The NASCAR season begins this weekend at Daytona International […]

Jonas Brothers on CW

February 4, 2009 Jeff Pfeiffer

Posted By RabbitEars Cover your ears — the squeals of delighted Jonas Brothers fans will ring across the land next week. On Tuesday, Feb. 10, the red-hot musical group will act as hosts for The CW’s 90210 and Privileged, offering a sneak peek of their new film Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience, which hits theaters Feb. 27. Kevin, Joe and Nick will be joined by 90210 star Jessica Lowndes for special promos and never-before-seen footage. The brothers discuss working in 3D, and introduce a clip of their performance of their hit song, “Tonight.” And the Jonases will continue to […]