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O’Hair Would’ve Been A Great Name For A Dog

May 14, 2007 Ryan Berenz

An interesting side note to The Players Championship (or as we call it, “Tha Playas”) golf tournament this weekend. It turns out that GOLF CHANNEL’s Inga Hammond had a personal interest in the tournament’s outcome: The winner of THE PLAYERS Championship will receive over $1.4 million, a five-year PGA TOUR exemption and the honor of being the namesake of GOLF CHANNEL’s Inga Hammond’s newest dog. Hammond said last week on The Approach by Callaway Golf – the GOLF CHANNEL’s point-counterpoint show she hosts with PGA TOUR professional Andrew Magee and journalist Alex Miceli – that she would name her dog […]

The 4th OT: Show Mom You Care. Give Her Pugil Sticks.

May 11, 2007 Ryan Berenz

ESPN Classic knows every mother’s wish this Mothers’ Day is to enjoy a champagne brunch while watching seven hours of American Gladiators. (That’s how we roll at my mom’s house.) From ESPN: ESPN Classic will feature the final seven episodes from Season 1 of the American Gladiators, culminating in the first ever champions. The seven-hour marathon will begin Sunday at 1 p.m. and will be hosted by former Gladiator Dan Clark, aka “Nitro.” The in-your-face Nitro was a Gladiator on the show from 1989 to 1992 and from 1994 to 1995, and was also a co-host of the show from […]

Old McConaughey Had A Farm …

May 7, 2007 Channel Guide Contributor

Dear CW, I’m concerned. I hear you’re casting a show about “attractive, young REAL cowboys and/or farmers for a major network TV Show similar to The Bachelor. Think Matthew McConaughey … a man’s man … but still very attractive!” If you can pull this off, good on you! But having grown up in a farming community myself, I’m a little confused. I’m pretty sure that guys that look like Matthew McConaughey don’t show up all that often. Or, ever. And really, would you want them to? Well, maybe … Sincerely, Sarah P.S. If you need help casting … I’m available. […]

America’s Next Top Cha-Cha Diva?

May 7, 2007 Channel Guide Contributor

Little birdies — tiny, petite, size zero birdies — are chirping that Chicago native Jaslene Gonzales is going to be named America’s Next Top Model. Could it be that one of the competition’s biggest underdogs (you know she was thisclose to making it into the Cycle 7 cast) is going to win the grand prize (Say it with me, now: “A modeling contract with Elite Model Management, a six-page spread and cover of Seventeen magazine and a $100,000 contract with Cover Girl cosmetics”)? After the disappointing result of last night’s The Amazing Race: All Stars (Eric and Danielle? Really? They’re […]

“Crown Their Ass!” And Other Classics On NFL Network

May 7, 2007 Ryan Berenz

NFL Network today announced it will be airing a series of classic regular season and postseason games from nearly 70 years worth of televised football. May’s NFL Classics don’t reach back very far, but they’re definitely worth checking out, simply because this is the first time these games have been shown in their entirety on TV since they were played. The series begins this week and airs Thursday nights at 8pm ET. This month’s schedule: May 10 — Chicago Bears vs. Arizona Cardinals (ESPN, 2006). This game is a classic for so many reasons: The Bears’ huge comeback, the Paris […]

Hey Look! It’s Enrico Pallazzo!

May 7, 2007 Ryan Berenz

Having the Queen of England attend any U.S. sports event should automatically invoke thousands of references to The Naked Gun. If it doesn’t, then I feel sorry for you. British royalty aside, the Kentucky Derby was attended by an assemblage of oddly dressed celebrities who couldn’t get a hookup for De La Hoya vs. Mayweather. Peyton Manning signs an autograph for the one fan who carries his Indianapolis Colts mini helmet everywhere he goes, “just in case.” Jeez, even the TV reporters don’t get spared from heinous couture. Jenny McCarthy takes time out from boring you with her books on […]

Oscar De La Hoya And Floyd Mayweather Jr. Get Us Pumped Up For Fight Night

May 5, 2007 Ryan Berenz

De La Hoya vs. Mayweather: The World Awaits is mere days away. Before these two rivals fight May 5 on Pay-Per-View, they talked with members of the media on a conference call. Check out what these fighters had to say as they fired off salvos in a war of words before their war in the ring. Mayweather Lets Everyone Have It Floyd On Oscar’s Style “He’s extremely stiff. I’m a fighter with special effects. I can do whatever it takes to win, inside and out. … You already know what he’s going to do. He does it time in and […]

The 4th OT: Now Is Not The Best Time To Ask Mark Cuban For Money

May 4, 2007 Ryan Berenz

Awesome series win for the Golden State Warriors over the Dallas Mavericks last night. The NBA playoffs aren’t disappointing (uh, unless you’re a Heat fan or Dirk Nowitzki). It’s going to be a huge sports weekend, so let’s hit it: Tonight NHL Playoffs: N.Y. Rangers at Buffalo Sabres, Game 5 (Versus). Rangers have tied the series after being down 2-0. NBA Playoffs: Toronto at New Jersey, Game 6 (ESPN/ESPN HD). Series heads back to New Jersey with Raptors facing extinction. Saturday NHL Playoffs: San Jose at Detroit, Game 5. Wings and Sharks are tied at 2 apiece. The Anaheim Ducks […]

“Pirate Master” Just Got A Whole Lot Better

May 3, 2007 Ryan Berenz

I had dismissed the new Pirate Master reality series coming to CBS May 31. Unless the show’s “pirates” were accosted by actual pirates, I probably wasn’t going to pay attention. Now my whole worldview and everything has changed. As reported on Deadspin and The Fanhouse and confirmed by CBS, one of the contestants on Pirate Master is none other than former Kansas City Chiefs running back “The Nigerian Nightmare” Christian Okoye. About the only thing that could surpass this would be if Donald Igwebuike somehow showed up on Flavor of Love.

“The Kill Point” Countdown: Part 1

May 3, 2007 Ryan Berenz

I was in Pittsburgh visiting the set of a new Spike action/drama series called The Kill Point, premiering July 22. To prove that I was actually there, here’s a random photo I took of director Steve Shill gesticulating wildly at star John Leguizamo. The Kill Point is about a group of Iraq War veterans who rob a bank in downtown Pittsburgh. It doesn’t go well, and turns into a hostage situation and a standoff with police. Leguizamo (we’ve long since forgiven him for House of Buggin’) plays the gang leader and Donnie Wahlberg (we’ve long since forgiven him for NKOTB) […]