Entries Tagged as 'broadcaster'

Sunday, February 14th, 2010

Barkley & Fogle set for Taco Bell-Subway UFC cage match

LOS ANGELES – It’s Fat versus Fit. Fried versus Fresh. And Large versus Once Large.
Charles Barkley and Jared Fogle are facing off.
The NBA Hall of Famer and Taco Bell pitchman has signed on to face the Subway spokesman July 4 at the Staples Center in an Ultimate Fighting Championship cage match.
Barkley, an NBA on TNT [...]

Monday, December 21st, 2009

Howard Stern signs Tiger's mistresses to NYE mud wrestling event

NEW YORK – Howard Stern has negotiated a multi-hundred dollar deal with 10 of Tiger Woods’ alleged mistresses to participate in a mud wrestling pay-per-view special on New Year’s Eve.
The program, entitled “Tiger’s Catch: Butt Bongo Fiesta 2,” will mark Stern’s first New Year’s Eve special in 16 years. It will cost $49.95 to purchase [...]

Friday, December 4th, 2009

Major sports figures speak out for Tiger

Since Tiger Woods confessed Wednesday to “transgressions” after multiple women alleged that they had affairs with the world’s No. 1 golfer, a multitude of prominent sports figures have come to his rescue.
“This is outrageous,” said Rick Pitino, the Louisville men’s basketball coach. “There are more important things in life than this, like the economy and [...]

Saturday, November 28th, 2009

Madden spends unfamiliar Thanksgiving away from football

PLEASANTON, Calif. -  There were no “booms,” “bangs” or “doinks” on Thanksgiving.
There was just John Madden, his wife Virginia and a turducken.
For the first time in a long time, including his 30-year broadcasting career, Madden did not have to think about football.
“It’s an odd feeling,” said Madden, who didn’t know what to do with himself. [...]

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

Yes! Marv and 50 Cent to fight

LAS VEGAS – In what’s being hailed as the battle of the P.I.M.P. versus the W.I.M.P., rapper 50 Cent and sports broadcasting legend Marv Albert will face off in a charity boxing match at the MGM on New Year’s Eve.
The bout, the proceeds of which will raise money for Albert’s Back Biters Anonymous support group [...]

Saturday, November 21st, 2009

Nothing to rack: Rome pauses for entire show

LOS ANGELES – This time, Jim Rome’s Jungle is burning.
The brash sports radio host, known best for his smack talk and over-the-top “takes” on the day’s top stories, took his signature pause a little too far.
Three hours too far, in fact.
The Jim Rome Show opened as usual on Friday with Guns N’ Roses’ “Welcome to [...]