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Kimbo Slice is ready to make his TUF debut tonight in a fight with Roy Nelson, who is 13-4 in his career. This is by far the most anticipated and hyped fight ever in the TUF series. Fans have been waiting for this fight since the start of the show and Kimbo is one of the main reasons that the first episode broke previous TUF records for most watched show. This show however should be even bigger. The UFC is already advertising it as the biggest fight in the history of TUF and with the names involved it really is. Though this fight is prerecorded, the UFC has kept a tight leash on an information being leaked. This fight will pretty much make the show so they couldn’t have the results leaked to the public. Bedsides being a huge hit in the ratings this should actually be a good fight between two guys who have fought in big events before. I know I will be watching! Kimbo has a lot to prove after a embarrassing loss in his last fight, which could be a blessing in disguise if he does well on the show. Any way it should make for some good TV and I just can’t wait for this fight. Tune in to Spike TV tonight to watch.

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Shaq is going to be taking on top pro athletes at their own sport for a new reality show called “Shaq VS.”  According to USA Today, filming begins Wednesday in Pittsburgh, where Shaq takes on Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger in football.  Other episodes will put him against Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps, retired boxer Oscar De La Hoya, slugger Albert Pujols, tennis pro Serena Williams and beach volleyball Olympians Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh.

I don’t know what the producers or Shaq were thinking, since when is Shaq the greatest athlete in the world.  Shaq is long past his prime and even when he was could not compete in these sports.  Depending on how they set up the vs. matches I don’t see him winning any of these.  I mean Shaq playing baseball?  Are you serious?  The ball would be like a golf ball to his hands and I doubt he can hit anything over 70 mph.  Pujols would have to be blindfolded for him to even have a chance.  Now I think Shaq would be able to play football, but in this show he is going against a quarterback not a linemen like he should, meaning he is probably going to have to throw the ball.  Again, don’t see him beating a pro bowl QB in that unless there are rules helping him.  Shaq swimming against Phelps?  They better give him a big lead in a short race.  About the only sport I could see him winning on the show is beach volleyball.  I mean he towers over the net and can easily just spike the ball down or block them at the net.  I assuming here he gets a teammate.

Boxing is another one he should win just because of his size. If he did lose to De La Hoya, then he would lose all his credibility to fight, recently said he wanted to fight Brock Lesnar and Hong Man Choi in MMA.  Overall I might watch some episodes just to see how the setup of the show is.  I can see ABC throwing in plenty of rules so Shaq could actually compete with these athletes.  I mean they can’t just have him getting beat every week.  I guess we’ll just have to wait and see.

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Monday was a very slow day in sports.  The NBA and NHL just ended their seasons,  Baseball had only two games on in the MLB and the NFL is still at least a month away. There was some good news as the College World Series was getting into elimination games and an international soccer tournament was just getting under way.  The rest of the week should get a lot better in sports.  Here’s the list of top 5 sports related events to watch this week.

5. Laker Championship Parade

Sport: NBA
When it’s on: Wednesday, June 17 @ 11 a.m. Pacific Time

The Lakers clinched the NBA Championship last Sunday in Orlando. The next logical step for any champion is to have a parade.  But, when you’re the Lakers, you have a victory parade that costs about $2 million.  This will be a big event for LA not so much for Lebron James (I just had to put that in there).  This event is so big that they had to have it in a football stadium to make room for all the people they are expecting.  The thing to watch for will be what Laker busts a Mark Madsen and embarrass themselves.  My money is on Pau Gasol!

4. College World Series

Sport: College Baseball
When it’s on: All week starting today @ 11 a.m. Pacific Time

I know college baseball doesn’t get all the publicity that football and basketball does, but the CWS is always fun to watch.  It’s a tournament where any team is capable of winning and many times the unexpected does happen.  The last four champions where not even ranked in the tournament.  It’s a fun event to watch even if you don’t have a team.  You can just pick a designated team and have fun watching till the end.

3. MLB
Sport: MLB
When it’s on: All week

The baseball races are starting to heat up right about now with teams finding out if they are contenders or pretenders.  This week should especially be fun to watch with many AL-NL rivalries taking place because of inter-league play.  Some interesting match ups include:  Cubs vs. White Sox, Dodgers vs. Angels, Astros vs. Rangers.  It’s always fun to watch two teams from the same state or city battle for bragging rights amongst fans.

2. Confederations Cup

Sport: International Soccer
When it’s on: All week for group play

International Soccer is one of my favorite things to watch.  The passion that the players and fans have for the game is almost unmatched.  This tournament although not that big (only 8 team) should be fun to watch because of world powers such as Spain, Brazil and Italy.  The U.S. is also in the tournament looking to make a statement, which should give the average U.S. fan something to root for.  The U.S. has a lot of work to do after losing to Italy in their first game to make it to the next round, but it should be fun to watch anyway.  Some great match-ups to watch for: U.S. vs. Brazil, Italy vs. Brazil, Spain vs. anyone.  I just love to watch the way Spain plays.

1.U.S. Open

Sport: Golf
When it’s on: Starts Thursday, June 18 @ 4 a.m. Pacific Time

This is the main event of the week.  All eyes will be on Tiger Woods to see if he can defend his Open title.  He played really well in the last tournament with his come from behind win. This year’s course is said to be very difficult.  So, it will be fun to watch these pros smack the ball around and look average.  Any one can win on a course like that, but my money is still on Tiger.  It will be exciting to watch.

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If you’re a follower of the show (don’t act like you’re not) Dancing with the Stars, then this shouldn’t be news to you. But for those of you who are not (or in denial), this should be news to you.

A man was arrested on the set after he jumped a fence, while armed with two pistols and duct tape.

Robert O’Ryan, 34, was arrested for trying to see Olympic gold medalist Shawn Johnson, who is 17 and a performer on the popular show.

O’Ryan said in police statements that he moved from Florida to California to be with Johnson and that they were meant to be together and have children. Hmm…sure buddy.

I once had an obsession for Jessica Rabbit. I went to the studio lot to find her, but they told me she wasn’t real. Even tried to find her agent, but had no luck. It’s OK, she’s just playing hard to get. I like that in a woman.

Jessica, if you’re reading this…nevermind. I don’t want to ruin the thrill of the chase. SEE YOU SOON!

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I wonder what Kim Kardashian got her mother for Mother’s Day yesterday. Especially after her mother found a personal calendar of Kim that she had made for her boyfriend, Reggie Bush, and decided to sell it.

I didn’t catch it, but all the juicy details were revealed on the most recent episode of their reality TV show, Keeping Up with the Kardashians. Apparently the curvy Kim put together this sexy calendar for Bush and only Bush, and when her mother found out about it, she sold the calendar and then it had miraculously appeared on a stand somewhere. Bush and Kim weren’t very happy, leading Kim to buy back all the calendars herself.

If you’re curious to see more photos from the calendar, C0-ED Magazine has a few of the photos from the calendar here.

Source: SI Hot Clicks, CO-ED magazine

If you’re a fan of watching Lou Holtz’s pep talks on ESPN, then you’ll respect this young gentleman for trying his best impersonation of the former college coach. And judging by all the slurring he’s doing, he must have been tailgating for quite some time to get Lou’s slurred speech down perfect.

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Did “Dancing with the Stars” champion Helio Castroneves, 32, come away with the trophy and his dancing partner/coach Julianne Hough?

That is the rumor floating around after the race car driver announced that he broke off the engagement to his fiance and girlfriend of 6-years Aliette Vazquez, who is of the same age.

Nothing is confirmed and he hasn’t admitted to the romance, but he and Hough, 19, have been spotted getting close and personal around town in Beverly Hills shopping together.

I personally don’t see what the problem is. At least he and Vasquez didn’t get married and fall into a messy divorce. That could have cost him a lot of money.

Let’s look at the bright side of things people!?

Source: TMZ.com, New York Daily News

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I wasn’t able to catch it Saturday night, but after seeing this High School Musical skit of LeBron James, I wish I would have.

With those dreads, he kind of looks like a beefier version of Darius Miles.

Check out King James’ acting chops. He even belts out a tune or two.

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Yes, you read that headline right.

According to Awful Announcing, who got this tip from an ESPN press release, the station has hired 10-year old Jason Krause of Chicago to start contributing to the show on a regular basis. Krause’s debut will come this weekend when the preteen will talk about the Lions-Raiders matchup and John Kitna’s comments about a guaranteed 11-win season.

I don’t know how much this kid is going to actually contribute to the show or even why ESPN felt they had to bring on a kid, but it should be interesting and I’m sure I’ll tune in this weekend.

I guess it can’t be worse than when the network brought on Rush Limbaugh. Let’s just hope this kid has something more intelligent to say or is at least funny.

Source: Awful Announcing

Opening Night
September 6th at 8:30 PM ET

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS at INDIANAPOLIS COLTS

The preseason is finally over and now it’s on to the games that actually matter! And what better way to kick off the new football season then with two of the most electrifying teams in the NFL. Can Peyton and the Colts start their year off with a win on their way to defending their title? Will Reggie Bush improve off a spectacular rookie season and get his team back to the league championship game?

It all starts tonight at 8:30 PM ET on NBC, so tune in.