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i can't tell which is sadder... paula abdul's stalker who OD'd/committed suicide on her property... or...the fact that someone was actually obsessed with;">paula abdul...you be the judge. oh, and what's even sadder is that it was the SECOND time the creepy stalker od'd there! you would think with paulas track record she would be a little more welcoming to an obsessed fan with a drug habbit who's looking to party.

in my opinion i would have to say the saddest thing is that i watched the "opposites attract" video 3 times and tried to pull off scat cats moves.

i mean maybe back in the early 90's when she came out with "when opposites attract" i could see why someone would have stalker tendencies, but now? she's a (s)lush puppy. i was obsessed with scat cat but you don't see me shooting up heroin at the warner brothers animation studio:


and what ever happened to that little chinese chipmunk william hung? here he is singing "she bangs"..even with his 15 mins of fame i'm sure he's still never banged.

-seacrest out

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Can Kenny Chesney beat Keith Urban at tonight's CMA Awards?

Even the most die-hard country music fans have trouble distinguishing between the awards bestowed tonight by the Country Music Assn. (CMA) and the Academy of Country Music (ACM) kudos handed out every May. Both prizes come from industry organizations with many of the same voters and, not surprisingly, many of the same winners.

Tonight's hosts — Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood — were the top vocalists with both groups last year and are competing again this year. The chief differences between the two kudos: The CMAs are based in Nashville and the ceremony is telecast by ABC; the ACMs are based in Hollywood and the show is telecast on CBS. For a list of all the CMA nominees, click here.

Kenny Chesney has taken the top prize of entertainer of the year at the ACMs for four years running and at three of the last four CMAs, including the most recent two. Tonight Chesney competes against 2005 winner Keith Urban, veteran George Strait, hot duo Sugarland and Paisley. Todd Marten takes an in-depth look at this race over at his Pop & Hiss blog. As Todd points out, "touring success and mainstream appeal figures heavily into the prize, and Chesney, according to Pollstar, had the second-highest-grossing tour of 2007, behind only the Police. In July, Billboard speculated Chesney would be near the top again when 2008 figures were tallied." So there is little doubt who will win that CMA trophy again, eh?

While a dozen different prizes will be handed out tonight, the three-hour kudocast devotes a big chunk of time to performances. Among the roster of talent lined up are all five entertainer of the year nominees, as well as four of the female vocalist contenders (Underwood, Miranda Lambert, Martina McBride and Taylor Swift ), male vocalist nominee Alan Jackson (the other four nominees are entertainer of the year contenders), and all five new artist nominees (Jason Aldean, Rodney Atkins, Lady Antebellum, and Kellie Pickler).

When the CMA was founded 50 years ago in Nashville (one year after the Grammy Awards parent organization, the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, was formed in Los Angeles), the association's mission was to serve as an industry think tank and networking organization for Nashville music makers, not to present awards. Then along came the upstart Country and Western Music Academy, formed in 1964 by country artists who had ditched honky-tonk Nashville for the glamour of Hollywood. That group, which eventually morphed into ACM, started handing out prizes the following year. The CMAs followed suit in 1967, showcasing country talent on NBC's "Kraft Music Hall."

At that time, the only live kudocasts were the Oscars, Emmys and Tonys. The Grammys were presented in a rather dull, taped one-hour special billed as "Best on Record." Then in 1971, the Grammys went live and Paul McCartney showed up to accept an award for the recently busted-up Beatles. Both the crowd and the TV viewing audience went crazy and ABC had an unexpected hit on its hands. Foolishly, however, the alphabet network gave up the broadcast rights one year later when the Grammys wanted to move their show to Nashville. CBS not only grabbed the rights, but also launched a live, stand-alone CMA show. And the ACM award show also began airing in 1972. Suddenly, there were three live music-award shows on TV and all of them scored socko ratings.

West Coasters such as Merle Haggard dominated the early ACM awards, while Nashville faves Johnny Cash and Charlie Pride swept the CMAs. Nowadays both groups favor the same artists with one exception: Toby Keith, who's probably been punished by CMA members for not making Nashville his home. After all, that is where the CMA Awards are usually held while the ACMs are staged in Las Vegas. Traditionally, the CMAs have more viewers than the ACMs, which explains why ABC paid $9 million dollars to swipe them away from CBS. However, both remain so popular that they're aired during the sweeps months of November and May and sometimes one or both beat the Nielsen ratings scored by the prime-time Emmys.

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Live from Nashville! Award Winners

The final votes of the night are in, and here's your list of winners.

Sugarland, George Strait, and Brad Paisley ended up neck and neck as the biggest winners of the night with two awards each. Otherwise, it was an even spread with the few remaining awards going to Rascal Flatts, Carrie Underwood, Kenny Chesney, and.

Single of the Year: George Strait
Song of the Year: Sugarland
Vocal Group of the Year: Rascal Flatts
New Artist of the Year
Vocal Duo of the Year: Sugarland
Album of the Year: George Strait
Music Video of the Year: Brad Paisley
Female Vocalist of the Year: Carrie Underwood
Male Vocalist of the Year: Brad Paisley
Entertainer of the Year: Kenny Chesney

Featured photos (copyright, Lucas Hilbert): (top), Carrie Underwood, Brad Paisley, Kenny Chesney

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Dead Idol Contestant Had History of Hounding Abdul

The Los Angeles County Coroner's Office has identified onetime American Idol contestant as the female fan found dead in front of Paula Abdul's home Tuesday evening. E! News...

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Beat the Bookmaker Thursday Info

The New England Patriots and the New York Jets will battle for first place in the competitive AFC East division on Thursday night. Check out all the football picks and basketball spread winners for tonight at the sports investor village with all pointspread winners that could only be hotter if you threw them in the George Foreman fryer.

Here's your Daily Sports Roundup.

The Gridiron Spotlight

The Jets ran roughshod over the Rams last week, taking a 40-0 lead into halftime and cruising from there to a 47-3 victory. Brett Favre went 14-of-19 for 167 yards passing in that win, with one touchdown strike. Thomas Jones rushed for 149 and three scores on 26 carries. That was the Jets' third straight win, and it put them at 6-3 SU and 5-4 ATS.

The Patriots held off the Bills for a 20-10 win last time out. New England quarterback Matt Cassel completed 23-of-34 pass attempts for 234 yards in that contest, and rushed for a touchdown. BenJarvus Green-Ellis picked up 105 yards on the ground and also rushed for a TD. New England has the same record as New York : 6-3 SU, and 5-4 ATS.

The oddsmakers have the Patriots listed as 3.5-point home favorites for Thursday night, with the game's total at 42 points. New England is 2-6-1 on the OVER/UNDER through nine contests this season, while New York has been a bit better for the OVER at 4-4-1 .

Other Notable Events

LeBron James will lead his Cavaliers into action at home on Thursday night against the Nuggets. James poured in 41 points on Tuesday night to lead Cleveland to a 99-93 win over the Bucks; that wasn't quite enough, though, to allow the Cavs to cover the 12-point spread. There are just two other NBA games on the schedule on a light Thursday night around the league - Dallas will play in Chicago, and Golden State hosts Detroit.

The Rest of the Schedule

There are three college football games set for kickoff on Thursday, although there are no ranked teams in action will take on Miami in the top contest on the Thursday schedule; both of those Atlantic Coast teams are 6-3 straight-up, with the Hokies at 3-5 ATS, and the Hurricanes at 5-3 ATS. Elsewhere it's Buffalo (5-4, 6-3 ATS) at Akron (5-4, 6-2-1 ATS), and then Wyoming (4-6, 2-7 ATS) at UNLV (4-6, 5-4-1 ATS).

Montreal will be in Boston for the top matchup in the NHL on Thursday night. The Canadiens are coming off a 4-0 win over the Senators on Tuesday night, with Carey Price picking up the shutout; that win improved the Habs' record to 9-2-2 on the season. Rounding out the schedule for Thursday: the Islanders at Ottawa, Detroit at Tampa Bay, Phoenix at Minnesota, Los Angeles at Dallas, Toronto at Edmonton, Calgary at San Jose, and Philly at Pittsburgh. The Pens came back to defeat Detroit 7-6 Tuesday night.

Finally, there are pair of games in the Coaches vs. Cancer college hoops tournament on Thursday at Los Angeles' Pauley Pavilion. UCLA is again the marquee team in action.

News from the Wire

Redskins running back Clinton Portis (knee) is looking questionable to play at home against the Cowboys on Sunday night . . . Steelers running back Willie Parker (shoulder) could return against the Chargers on Sunday afternoon . . . Bulls forward Drew Gooden (ankle) missed Tuesday's game, and he's day-to-day heading into Thursday's game . . . Avs forward Joe Sakic (back) missed Wednesday night's game.

A Peek at the Future

The NBA has more teams in action on Friday, with a dozen games on the schedule; highlighting that slate are Denver at Boston, Houston at San Antonio, and Detroit at the Lakers . . . the single college football game on the Friday schedule sees No. 22 Cincinnati (-3.5) at Louisville . . . the winless Lions are the biggest underdog on the NFL's schedule for Sunday - Detroit is getting 14 points on the road against Carolina.

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Vegas Experts Football Picks

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We will start out with the power of 620 sports services behind every selection, which is a fantastic 138-84 with all football picks against the Vegas line. That includes 2-1 last night Simply put, you have the biggest spread predictions in the industry on all four football sides.

Back to No. 1 in the land in NFL and CFB combined, a sports service out of the Deep South goes a stunning 21-1 since Saturday including 7-0 with High Confidence Plays Wisconsin, Oklahoma , Marshall , Southern Miss and Michigan Saturday. Sunday, right here on the MasterLockLine, you got Jacksonville over and Seattle as High Confidence. Monday it was the 49ers. High Confidence on Jets/Patriots total and Virginia Tech/Miami side

The No. 1 sports service the last two years combined is 9-3 when their Key Play of the Day is in the NFL (includes preseason) and 16-7 since 2007. Key Play of the Day NY Jets/Patriots side

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The nation's No. 1 ranked tipsheet over any and all long periods (five years, 10 years, all-time) has Weeknight Top Bet of the Year on Wyoming/UNLV.

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In other news, Michaela Watkins and Abby Elliot are the newest cast members of Saturday Night live. Shania Twain returns to Nashville getting the CMA award for Entertainer of the Year. We predict Amanda Henkel, Carrie Underwood, or Kelly Pickler wins in 2009. Hopefully they will have a wardrobe malfunction like Katy Perry flashing the crowd.

The City of Brotherly Love is turning into hateful drama as feuding anchor people Vince Dementri, Alycia Lane , Larry Mendte and others are making news, not reporting it. BetUs Sportsbook offers betting opportunities in entertainment and all of life's events.

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Analysis: Yankees Trade For Swisher

Full analysis coming later, but here are a couple of quick thoughts on the Yankees' trade for Nick Swisher this afternoon. The Bombers traded utilityman Wilson Betemit, as well as minor-league pitchers Jeff Marquez and Jhonny Nunez for Swisher and minor-league pitcher.

Swisher hit .219 this year, the lowest average of anyone in the American League with enough plate appearances to qualify for the batting title. But even in his worst year, he still hit 24 homers and drew 82 walks, posting an OPS+ of 92 -- which means that overall, he was only slightly worse than the league average.

Swisher has never been a big average guy, but is a very patient hitter and essentially replaces Jason Giambi in the Yankees' lineup. If you look at it that way, this is a brilliant acquisition -- Swisher is almost 10 years younger than Giambi, is a better first baseman and is a fine outfielder. The move does not preclude the Yankees from going after Mark Teixeira, but gives them an experienced option at first base if they don't sign the top free agent hitter on the market.

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