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Hawks End Another Winning Streak

On December 13 the Atlanta Hawks ended the Cleveland Cavaliers 11 game winning streak, on Saturday they ended Detroit's 4 game streak. I was a witness to them ending New Orleans' seven game winning streak and tonight, they did'nt disappoint. Your Atlanta Hawks beat the Utah Jazz, the NBA's hottest team, who were riding an 12 game winning streak by a score of 100 - 93. Joe Johnson Lead all scorers with 31 points.

MMA Loses One Of Its Biggest Supporters

Tapout apparel co-founder and MMA promoter Charles "Mask" Lewis has passed away in a car accident in Costa Mesa, California. The 45-year-old died when he lost control of his Ferrari and hit a lamp pole. Lewis was pronounced dead at the scene. Lewis and Dan "Punkass" Caldwell founded TapouT in 1997 as a clothing and MMA gear retailer. In addition to retail, the private company also signed deals with fighters, including Kimbo Slice, and is a sponsor of fight events.

Mickey Rourke Will Be In "Iron Man 2"

After a months long is he in, is he out saga, Mickey Rourke has reportedly signed on to be a Russian villian in "Iron Man 2". Rourke is presently in Russia promoting The Wrestler and it is expected that he'll begin researching the role while there. This will not be Rourke's first comic book film, he starred in "Sin City" in 2006.

Rampage Will Not Fight For Title

Quinton "Rampage" Jackson was awarded a shot at regaining the UFC Light Heavyweight title after defeating Keith Jardine last saturday, but it will not becoming anytime soon. Jackson had injured his jaw before his last fight with Wanderlei Silva in December and will have surgery to correct it next week. Now, instead of Jackson fighting the 13-0-1 Light Heavyweight champ Rashad Evans, Evans will face Lyoto Machida who is undefeated at 14-0. This fight will more than likely take place at UFC 100.

Colonel Sanders Pulled From River

After 24 years a statue of KFC's Colonel Sandrs has been pulled from a river in Osaka, Japan. He was finally recovered this week after crazed baseball fans threw him in the river celebrating after the Hanshin Tigers won the league championship in 1985. Fans often jump into the murky river to celebrate the team's successes. The Colonel is in police custody currently but he may be donated to the team. The KFC chain currently operates about 1,160 restaurants in Japan, and has about 1,000 Colonel Sanders statues in the country.

Matt Jones Arrested

Jacksonville Jaguars Wide Receiver and former University of Arkansas Quarterback Matt Jones, was arrested earlier this week. Jones tested positive for alcohol during a random drug test that was required after his cocaine charge last summer. Jones served a three game suspension last season and was still the Jags leading receiver. He admitted in court that he drank some beers while playing golf. He will serve a 10 day jail sentence instead of entering a six week treatment program.

Falcons sign Peterson

The Atlanta Falcons have signed Linebacker Mike Peterson. Peterson, who is 32, signed a two year contract and financial details were not disclosed. Peterson is a 10 year veteran and played under Mike Smith while both were with the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Ashley Simpson-Wentz is moving

Jessica's little sister is moving into a new apartment in "Melrose Place". ASW has been officially cast in the CW reboot of the series. Simpson-Wentz will play Melrose Place's newest resident, Violet, a bright-eyed but shrewd small-town girl and recent L.A. transplant who has come to town with a secret.

First Brother-In-Law could come to Georgia

Can you imagine our President and his family sitting around the TV at The White House barking during a basketball game? Me neither, but it is a possibility. Craig Robinson is the Head Coach for Oregon State and brother to Michelle Obama. He is possibly one of the candidates to replace Dennis Felton. He has just taken the Beavers from a team who won 0 Pac-10 games last year to winning 7 this season. Robinson is 46 and was a two time Ivy League Player of the Year while attending Princeton.

Robinson tries to recruit nationally and has met with some students allready from here in the peach state. I personally do not think his style would fly at Georgia. Why you ask? Because of his insistence that his players use correct grammar. Robinson said “I’ll use certain words so they have to look them up,” “I want them to understand that when the ball stops bouncing, you have to speak well. You have to write well. You have to present yourself well. You have to be bilingual.”

Kurt Busch wins in Atlanta

Yesterday, I witnessed Kurt Busch claim the checkered flag at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, GA. He had a dominating performance all day and edged out Carl Edwards in a green, white, checkered finish. Earlier on Saturday, Kurt's brother Kyle, won the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at AMS.

New Trailer for J.J. Abram's "Star Trek"

Cast of "Seinfeld" to appear on "Curb"

It has been confirmed that the main four cast members of the legendary tv show "Seinfeld" (Jerry Seinfeld, Julia-Louis Dreyfu, Michael Richards & Jason Alexander) will appear in a multi episode arc of HBO's "Curb Your Enthusiasm". "Curb" was created by and stars Larry David, who co-created "Seinfeld" with Jerry. The new season is currently in production and no dates have been announced for these episodes.

New trailers for "Wolverine" & "Harry Potter"

Robin Williams postpones tour, Broadway engagement

Robin Williams has been forced to postpone his current tour "Weapons of Self-Destruction" indefinitly. The actor/comedian will have to undergo heart surgery. This tour was scheduled to begin performances at Broadway's Neil Simon Theatre in April but, will now likely take place in the fall.

Falcons fan favorite signs with Detroit

A favorite among fans at the Georgia Dome, 345 pound Grady Jackson, has signed with the Detroit Lions. He agreed to a three year $8 million contract. His reason for leaving Atlanta was, “I feel like the Falcons wanted to go in another direction.” Jonathan Babineaux and Jason Jefferson will likely fill the hole Grady is leaving in the roster.“I really enjoyed the Falcons fans,” Jackson said. “You can tell them farewell from me, too.”

T-Ball pioneer dies

Albion, Mich. — A man who helped popularize T-ball as an organized youth sport has died.

The J. Kevin Tidd Funeral Home in Albion says 93-year-old Jerome Sacharski died Friday at his home in Albion, about 85 miles from Detroit.

He was a teacher and coach at Albion Public Schools from 1951 until 1980.
T-ball helps youngsters develop baseball skills. They hit from adjustable tees placed on home plate rather than pitched balls. The game’s exact origin is unclear but behind Sacharski, Albion in 1956 became one of the nation’s first communities in which T-ball was played as an organized sport.

Survivors include his wife, three sons, four grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
A funeral Mass is scheduled for Wednesday.

Entourage adds cast members

HBO's hit series Entourage has just added two new cast members for the upcoming season. Jami Gertz (Still Standing) will have a recurring role as Marlo Klein, the wife of new agent and long time friend of Ari, Andrew Klein. Autumn Reeser will also join the cast as Lizzy, a new junior agent at Miller/Gold.

Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!

Happy Birthday Theodor Geisel, better known to the world as Dr. Seuss. Dr. Seuss was born in 1904 and passed away in 1991. He is best known for books such as The Cat in The Hat and How The Grinch Stole Christmas.

Celebs turn out for Hawks-Cavs game

Several celebrities were in attendance for last nights game between the Atlanta Hawks and Cleveland Cavaliers. Bill Murray, Spike Lee and Usher were just a few.

Marbury signs

Former Georgia Tech standout Stephon Marbury has cleared waivers and has signed a contract with the defending champion Boston Celtics. Marbury is expected to be in uniform for tonights game against the Indiana Pacers. Marbury, who turned 32 last week, hasn't played a regular-season game in more than a year.

Quincy Carter Arrested

Former Georgia Bulldogs and Dallas Cowboys quarterback Quincy Carter was arrested early friday. Carter has been charged with DWI and misdemeanor possession of marijuana.

Jim Carrey will star in "Damn Yankees"

Jim Carrey and Jake Gyllenhall are the first two names attached to New Line Cinema's upcoming remake of the hit musical comedy "Damn Yankees". Beginning on Broadway in 1955 the musical won seven Tony Awards and was made into a feature film in 1958. It focuses on the mild mannered Joe Boyd, a man who loves a pro baseball team so much that he decides to sell his soul to the devil in order to aid them. It is said that Gyllenhall will play the role of Joe Boyd and Carrey will be The Devil.

Brady & Bundchen wed

Yesterday, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady and super model girlfriend Gisele Bundchen were married in Los Angeles according to US Weekly. The ceremony was reportedly very small and intimate. The wedding party was dressed by Dolce & Gabbana.

Brooking no longer a Falcon

Kieth Brooking, the last remaining member of the Falcons from there 1998 Super Bowl appearance has left the team. Brroking became a free agent at 12:01 AM after contract negotiations broke off. Cornerback Dominique Foxworth and Defensive End Chauncey Davis also became free agents. The Falcons did agree to terms with Tight End Justin Peele, Linebacker Coy wire and Tackle Jason Jefferson. Vetern Wide Receiver Brian Finneran also agreed to have his contract restructured.

Alliance cancels iSondheim

Atlanta's world famous and Tony winning Alliance Theatre announced that it has canceled the show iSondheim: aMusical Revue. The world premiere was scheduled to begin performances April 15th. iSondheim was to showcase the life and work of Stephen Sondheim. Sondheim is best known for his work with shows such as "Sweeney Todd", "Sunday in The Park With George" and "West Side Story".In its place the regional theatre will present another revue, Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris. The production, according to the Alliance website, was canceled because of "difficulties encountered by the commercial producers attached to the project, the Frankel/Viertel/Baruch/Routh group, in raising the necessary funds for the multi-media musical revue of Sondheim's life and career."

Jerry Seinfeld returns to Television

After 11 years Jerry Seinfeld is set to return to television. Jerry is co-creator and will star in "The Marriage Ref". The show will be based around celebrities, sports stars and comedians offering advice to real life couples. "This is not a therapy show, it's a comedy show," offered Seinfeld. "After nine years of marriage, I have discovered that the comedic potential of this subject is quite rich." No premiere date or time slot has been announced but the show will air on NBC.

The Simpsons & Survivor get early renewals

The longest running primetime series in television history will continue its run. Fox recently ordered two more seasons of "The Simpsons". This 44 episode order ensures that the series will last a full 22 seasons.

CBS has ordered two more seasons of the hit reality series "Survivior". These seasons will air during the 2009-2010 season and will be the nineteenth and twentieth editions.

Stark Trek comes to Quahog

In an upcoming episode of Fox's hit "Family Guy", the cast of "Star Trek: The Nesxt Generation" will make a geust appearance. The episode titled Not All Dogs Go To Heaven, will feature the voices of Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Levar Burton and many others.

Samuel L. Jackson signs 9 film contract

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Samuel L. Jackson has signed a 9 film contract in which he will play Nick Fury in those films. The films include "Iron Man 2", "Thor", "The First Avenger, Captain America", "The Avengers" and there sequels. It is possible that there will also be a "S.H.I.E.L.D." film. Jackson first made his appearance as Nick Fury after the end credits of "Iron Man".

Bucs continue to make changes

Several veteran members of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers were informed this morning that they will be released before the start of free agency this week. They include future Hall of Famers Linebacker Derrick Brooks and RunningBack Warrick Dunn. Also informed were Wide Receivers Joey Galloway & Ike Hilliard as well as Linebacker Cato June.

Yogi Bear is coming to the big screen

In the growing trend of 3-D movies, Warner Bros. is moving ahead with Yogi. This will be a new take on Yogi Bear and his sdiekick Boo-Boo. Eric Brevig is set to direct the film which like Alvin & The Chipmunks will mix live action & cgi.

A new version of Clue

A new movie is in the works based on Hasbro's board game Clue. According to Variety Gore Verbinski will direct. The film will be a live-action murder-mystery, like the first Clue film made in 1985. The board game has users trying to solve the murder of Mr. Boddy, which was carried out by one of the game's characters: Professor Plum, Ms. White, Col. Mustard, Miss Peacock, Mr. Green or Ms. Scarlet.

Spider-Man is coming to The Hilton in Jan. 2010

The eagerly awaited musical, "Spider-Man, Turn Off The Dark" will officially becoming to Broadway's Hilton Theatre in January of 2010. Previews are scheduled to begin Jan. 16 with an official opening on Feb. 18. "Spider-Man" is being direceted by Julie Taymor, who is best known for directing the Tony award winning smash hit, "The Lion King". Music and lyrics for this show has been written by U2's Bono and The Edge. Casting will be forthcoming.

Richter & O'Brien will reunite

It was announced today that Andy Richter, who was Conan O'Brien's sidekick for the first seven years of "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" will join O'Brien when he makes the switch to "The Tonight Show". Richter will serve as the show's announcer and be involved in the show's comedy pieces.

When asked about Richter, Conan's response was "Andy is one of the funniest people I know and we've maintained a close friendship since he left "Late Night". "We have a proven chemistry that will be an incredible asset to "The Tonight Show." I'm looking forward to working with Andy on a daily basis again, particularly since he owes me $300."

O'Brien taped his final episode of "Late Night" last friday and will become host of "The Tonight Show" on June 1st.

Arrested Development film moving forward

MTV Movies Blog recently had a conversation with Ron Howard in which he said film version of "Arrested Development" is in the works and that, "It's going ahead." Howard added that he met with series creator Mitch Hurwitz on Friday. "I had a great meeting with Mitch," Howard said. "Things are going really well. He's writing."Howard wouldn't divulge any more information about casting or the development of the film. "We've been asked to no longer divulge anything or get into the game of who's in, who's out," "People are going to have to see."

New info on Ghostbusters 3

"The Boston Globe" recently spoke with Dan Aykroyd and this is what was discussed about "Ghostbusters 3"...

BG: I'm sure you get these questions a lot, so I apologize in advance...Ghostbusters 3? I've heard that the writers of "The Office" are currently penning a script? How is this coming along, and should we look forward to this movie seeing the light of day?

Dan Aykroyd: Script is commenced early summer. Hope to be in production by late fall 2009

And the Oscar goes to...

The 81st annual Acadamy Awards were held last evening in Los Angeles. The big winner of the night was the film "Slumdog Millionaire" claiming 7 oscar wins including Best Picture. The complete list of winners were...
Best Picture: "Slumdog Millionaire"
Best Actor: Sean Penn, "Milk"
Best Actress: Kate Winslet, "The Reader"
Best Director: Danny Boyle, "Slumdog Millionaire"
Best Foreign Language Film: "Departures", Japan
Original Song: "Slumdog Millionaire"
Original Score: "Slumdog Millionaire"
Sound Mixing: "Slumdog Millionaire"
Sound Editing: "The Dark Knight"
Visual Effects: "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
Documentary, short subject: "Smile Pinki"
Documentary Feature: "Man on Wire"
Best Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger, "The Dark Knight"
Short Film: "Spielzeugland"
Makeup: "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
Costume Design: "The Duchess"
Art Direction: "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
Animated short film: "La maison en petits cubes"
Animated feature: "Wall-E"
Adapted Screenplay: "Slumdog Millionaire"
Original Screenplay: "Milk"
Best Supporting Actress: Penelope Cruz, "Vicki Cristina Barcelona"

Sanchez victorious in lightweight debut

Diego "The Nightmare" Sanchez was victorious in his light weight debut against Joe "Daddy" Stevenson by unanimous decision at UFC 95 on saturday night. Sanchez, who had previously won the first season of "The Ultimate Fighter" and was a contender in the welterweight class at 170 lbs. said of his drop to 155 “It’s definitely permanent for now,”.

Braves sign Anderson

Veteran outfielder Garrett Anderson has agrred to terms and signed a one year contract with the Atlanta Braves. Anderson will play outfield and likely bat cleanup.

Southern Governors may look a gift horse in the mouth

Many southern republican governors including Georgia Governor, Sonny Perdue may refuse economic stimulus money.“Some of it is very helpful and some of it we’re still analyzing,” Perdue said Sunday in an interview at the National Governors Association meeting here. “We’re going to be doing due diligence on each one of these components and deciding what’s in the best long-term interest of Georgians." I sure hope he knows that what is in the best interest of Georgians is to put aside foolish party pride and work with the federal government to get the economy back on track. The stimulus money has allready been approved, whats not used in the south will just used in other parts of the country.

Dark Knight breaks $1 billion mark

"The Dark Knight" has recently become only the fourth film to earn more than $1 Billion in worldwide box offices. It joins "Titanic", "Lord of the Rings: Return of the King" & "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest".

The other movie "awards" this weekend

The 2009 Razzie Awards were presented saturday night. This ceremony dis-honors the worst films of the past year. This year's recipients were...

Worst Picture: The Love Guru

Worst Actor: Mike Myers for The Love Guru

Worst Actress: Paris Hilton for The Hottie & The Nottie

It's Hammertime!

A&E will begin filming a new reality series this week called, Hammertime. The first seasn will have 11 episodes following 90's rapper MC Hammer, his wife & five children. It is being described as being similar to an unscripted version of "The Cosby Show".

Fire Frank Wren!!!

Once again the Braves and most importantly General Manager Frank Wren have disappointed there fans, personel and players. I earlier reported (as did AJC.com) that Ken Griffey Jr. would be playing for the Atlanta Braves this season. Now it is official that Griffey will in fact return to the Seattle Mariners where he became a star in the 1990s.

Clark Howard has cancer

Clark Howard announced on his radio show today that he has prostate cancer. Doctors expect a full recovery by the financial guru due to the fact that it was detected so early. Howard plans to have surgery soon, with about two weeks off to recover.

Hawks v Cavaliers game time changed

Today, the NBA announced that the start time for the March 1st game between the home town Atlanta Hawks & the Cleveland Cavaliers has been moved to 8p.m. and will be broadcast nationally on ESPN. This will be the third meeting of these two teams this season. Atlanta won the last time these two teams met in Atlanta 97-92.

Griffey picks Braves

AJC.com is reporting that Ken Griffey Jr. has chosen to sign with the Atlanta Braves. Both the Braves and the Seattle Mariners offered Griffey similar contracts, supposibly in the $2 million guaranteed range, tied to health and plate appearances. Griffey, his agent & Braves G.M. Frank Wren are meeting today to completly finalize the deal.

Timberlake tops fashion list

GQ magazine recently named Justin Timberlake to the top of its list of "10 most stylish men in America" list. It singled out Timberlake for his impact on fashion, willingness to take risks and “knack for targeting trends” such as hats, three-piece suits, skinny ties and beards. Other men on the list included Kanye West and T.I.