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*Former NBA player Charles Barkley will host “Saturday Night Live” for a third time on Jan. 7, the network announced today. He’ll be joined by musical guest Kelly Clarkson, who will also make her third appearance on the NBC show. In the meantime, you can catch Barkley on Sunday in his day job as an [...]
*TNT announced plans Tuesday to open its 2011-12 NBA regular-season broadcast schedule November 1 with a double-header featuring the defending champion Dallas Mavericks playing the Chicago Bulls, and the L.A. Lakers playing the Oklahoma City Thunder. The network also pointed out that freshly-retired star Shaquille O’Neal will be joining Charles Barkley, Kenny “The Jet” Smith [...]
*Retired NBA star Shaquille O’Neal had his choice of networks clamoring to nab him as a commentator, but TNT’s “Inside the NBA” studio show had been O’Neal’s favorite as a player, so today’s announcement was a foregone conclusion. According to the AP, O’Neal agreed Thursday to a multiyear deal with Turner Sports to become an [...]
*TNT is apologizing today for comments made by comedian Tracy Morgan during a live broadcast. The “30 Rock” star made an appearance on “Inside the NBA” before a New York Knicks vs. Miami Heat game. Commentator Kenny Smith said he and colleague Charles Barkley always have the argument “Tina Fey or Sarah Palin?” and asked [...]
*Michael Vick has booked himself another reality show. The Philadelphia Eagles quarterback will follow up his BET series “The Michael Vick Project” with an appearance on Spike TV’s “Pros vs. Joes,” a competition series that features regular Joes competing against an array of popular sports legends from the last two decades. Vick joins a star-studded [...]
*One-time Philadelphia Eagles teammates Donovan McNabb and Terrell Owens are back together again for an upcoming basketball-themed episode of Spike TV’s reality series “Pros vs. Joes.” The quarreling quarterback and wide receiver will be featured on an episode that pits former NBA stars against NFL players that played college basketball. McNabb (Syracuse), Owens (Tennessee-Chattanooga) and [...]
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