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Archive for March, 2010

Legendary astronaut, Buzz Aldrin, danced the Foxtrot with his partner, Ashley Costa, on Dancing With the Stars Season 10 week two. The song they danced to was the perfect choice “Fly Me To The Moon.”

Buzz Aldrin is "Flying To The Moon" as he dances the Foxtrot with his partner Ashley Costa.

Buzz Aldrin is an American hero and is beloved by his fellow Americans, who voted Buzz through to the next round even though he had the lowest scores. ... Read More

ESPN sportscaster, Erin Andrews and Maksim Chmerkovsky wowed the judges on week two of Dancing With The Stars Season 10 by dancing an elegant version of the Foxtrot.

Erin Andrews and Maksim Chmerkovsky get ready to dance the Foxtrot on week 2 of DWTS

Andrews and Chmerkovsky scored a 23 out of a possible 30 points with the hopes of advancing in the competition. Andrews biggest competition are mens’ gold medal figure skater, Evan Lysacek and former Pussycat Doll, Nicole Scherzinger. ... Read More

PFP Sports & Celebrity Talent recently hired Chicago Bears Hall of Famer Dan Hampton to speak at a private club event in Ohio and he received rave reviews. If you’re looking for a reasonably priced sports speaker who can tell entertaining stories and/or give a motivational speech, you should consider Hampton, says Jonathan Wexler, booking agent for PFP Sports and Celebrity Talent Agency.

NFL Hall of Famer, Dan Hampton, is a popular speaker at PFP Sports and Celebrity Talent Agency

Hampton was one of the most dominating defensive players of his generation. A first-round pick by the Chicago Bears in 1979 after an All-America career at Arizona, Hampton went onto play 12 seasons for the Bears, earning first or second-team All-Pro honors six times as either a lineman or end. ... Read More

Is there anything more exciting than March Madness? In my opinion, the NCAA men’s basketball tournament is the single greatest event in American sports. In terms of emotion, suspense, excitement and intrigue, I can’t think of another sporting event that compares. Where else can David actually beat Goliath?

This point was driven home over the weekend when No. 9 seeded Northern Iowa upset No. 1 seeded and tournament favorite Kansas, 69-67. The game will certainly go down as one of the greatest upsets in NCAA tournament history. Here was a Kansas team that had several future NBA first round players on its roster, was Big 12 regular season and conference tournament champions and was ranked #1 or near the top for most of the regular season. The game against Northern Iowa was supposed to be a cakewalk on the way to a berth in the Sweet 16. The only problem is that no one told Northern Iowa.

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PALM HARBOR, FL – Tiger Woods has announced today that he will play golf in the Masters which is scheduled to begin next month on April 8. Golfing legend Jack Nicklaus said on March 4, that “it would surprise me” if Tiger Woods did not return to competitive golf in time for the Masters. It looks like Nicklaus was right.

Tiger Woods announces that he will play golf in The Masters on April 8.

Here is Tiger Woods Statement to the media:  ... Read More

Merlin Olsen dies of cancer at age 69

Merlin Olsen, NFL Hall of Famer tackle, died early Thursday at a hospital in Duarte, Calif. He was 69.

Olsen’s brother Orrin, announced his death and said he had been treated for mesothelioma, a deadly form of lung cancer. Olsen was also a longtime color commentator for NBC’s pro football and Rose Bowl telecasts, working along side Dick Enberg.

Olsen also acted on television in NBC’s “Little House on the Prairie” and in his own series, “Father Murphy.”

NFL star, Deacon Jones, told The Los Angeles Times in 1985:

“Merlin had superhuman strength. If I was beating my man inside, he’d hold him up and free me to make the tackle. If he had to make an adjustment to sacrifice his life and limb, he would make it. A lot of the plays I made were because he or the others would make the sacrifice.”

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell released a statement after the passing of Olsen on Thursday.

Goodell said:

“Merlin was a larger-than-life person, literally and figuratively, and leaves an enormously positive legacy.”

Our thoughts and condolences go out to Merlin’s family.

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Erin Andrews, ESPN Host and this season’s DWTS contestant, joined Twitter on Sunday night and posted her first tweet to 2000 followers so far about her practice with dance partner Maksim Chmerkovsky.

Erin tweeted:

“For my first tweet, I thought I would show a shot of my first real bruise from practice with Maks! Having fun!!” Scroll down to see a picture of the bruise.

We look forward to watching Erin Andrews perform this season on Dancing With the Stars and are rooting her on. She is a beautiful and talented woman.

The new DWTS cast was revealed on ABC last night on the After The Final Rose Ceremony of The Bachelor. Erin Andrews, ESPN Host, Evan Lysacek, Olympic Gold medal figure skater, Buzz Aldrin, astronaut, Kate Gosslein, Reality star and Chad Ochocinco, NFL Star, are just some of the celebrities that will appear on the show.

Buzz Aldrin, Erin Andrews and Evan Lysacek are on the next season of "Dancing With the Stars."

Jake Pavelka, The Bachelor, was announced last as the suprise contestant to appear on DWTS. There will be eleven contestants this year, far less than last year. ... Read More