ESPN is very sorry that Brent Musberger developed a verbal boner for Katherine Webb on the air last night. In comments that have overshadowed Alabama’s demolition of Notre Dame in the BCS title game, the 73-year old announcer went a tad overboard in showering Webb – the girlfriend of Tide quarterback AJ McCarron – with praise based on her physical appearance. Watch and listen to Musberger go off about Webb now: AJ McCarron Girlfriend: HOT, According to Brent Musburger And even though Webb was flattered by the compliments (and gained over 100,000 Twitter followers as a resuly!), ESPN has issued the following statement in response: “We always try to capture interesting storylines and the relationship between an Auburn grad who is Miss Alabama and the current Alabama quarterback certainly met that test. However, we apologize that the commentary in this instance went too far and Brent understands that.” Note to ESPN : never, ever show Musberger any Kate Upton bikini photos on air.
Justin Bieber’s #1 Fan Receiving Tickets to his concert in Birmingham, AL. Best Christmas Present ever she said, after she stopped crying and could speak. My baby is 14 and has never stopped talking about, listening to or watching anything involving Justin Bieber since she first layed eyes on him. I cried with her. Justin Bieber here we come. http://www.youtube.com/v/O3Zg3eh52Nw?version=3&f=videos&app=youtube_gdata Excerpt from: Tearful Alabama teen’s reaction to getting Justin Bieber tickets for Christmas
The quarterback for the University of Alabama and Miss Alabama 2012 are dating. Makes perfect sense, right? Not if you delve deeper. From Samantha Steele to Katherine Webb, chick dig the long ball. A.J. McCarron – who will be under center when the Crimson Tide takes on Notre Dame for the BCS title on January 7 – has gone public with Katherine Webb , a beauty pageant winner who also graduated from Auburn in May 2011. SCANDALOUS! Webb Tweeted the above photo of the couple, while also telling followers that she would be a guest of McCarron’s family at the upcoming championship game. So, for A.J.’s sake, it’s at least clear who wears the pants in this relationship. Just consider the following recent Tweet from Webb: “Fine…ill say it. #RollTide.” The man who received this Christmas gift feels the same way.
Thank goodness no one was hurt! According to NBC News: Authorities in Orange County said some 50 shots were fired outside a mall in Newport Beach, Calif., during the busy Christmas shopping season Saturday, a day after a mass shooting in Connecticut had the nation in mourning and again debating gun control. A 42-year-old man was in custody after the sound of gunshots at Fashion Island caused near-pandemonium, according to shoppers. No one was injured, authorities said. Newport Beach police said the gunman fired some 50 rounds into the air and at the ground in a parking lot outside the Macy’s at the upscale mall at about 4:30 p.m. The shopping center was placed on lockdown. As mall patrons scrambled into hiding places and shop employees rushed to close doors, officers on bike patrol arrested 42-year-old Marcos Sarinana Gurrola of Garden Grove without incident. “According to witness statements, we had a male who was shooting a weapon into the air and also at the ground, standing by a vehicle,” police spokeswoman Kathy Lowe said. “This was an isolated incident. At no time was he observed pointing the weapon at anyone.” Gurrola was being held on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon. The incident came a day after a horrific mass shooting Friday at an elementary school in Newtown, Conn., killed 26, including 20 children. Earlier in the week, a gunman opened fired at a mall outside Portland, Ore., killing two people and seriously wounding a third before killing himself. Shoppers in Newport Beach said they were on edge. A YouTube user posted video from the parking lot in which repeated shots can be heard. “I couldn’t see who was shooting, but I started to take video in the direction the shots came from while standing behind the car you see in the foreground,” the caption said. “My video catches the last two clips he shot and I could finally see him when he shot off the last clip.” SMH. What is the world coming to?!?! KCAL
End of days … Man Open Fires In Alabama Hospital Via HuffPo : BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Authorities say an Alabama police officer who was shot after a triple killing and a two-county chase is improving. The Heflin Police Department says officer Jackie Stovall was removed from a breathing machine on Sunday and is stable. Interim Police Chief A.J. Benefield says Stovall asked whether officers had stopped the shooting suspect, and he wanted to know about his own parents and grandchild. Benefield provided the update on the police department’s Facebook page. Cleburne County Sheriff Joe Jacks says authorities are still trying to verify the identities of three people shot to death Saturday in a mobile home in eastern Alabama. Jacks says the man believed responsible for the slayings led officers on a chase that left Stovall severely wounded and the suspect dead about 25 miles away. Easy access to guns in a country as violent as ours makes as much sense as an open bar at an AA convention. Gun control is a discussion that NEEDS to happen…
He may not have been nominated for any Grammys. And Yahoo! users may have been more curious about Kim Kardashian . But Justin Bieber had one thing going for him in 2012: Twitter. The company announced today that this singer was the most Tweeted about celebrity of the past 12 months. Bieber leads a top five that includes Zayn Malik, Demi Lovato , Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson. Yes, the boys of One Direction are well represented, and for good reason: Each band member enjoyed the biggest percentage increase in Twitter followers among celebrities for the year, with Niall Horan actually leading at 712%. As for the most re-Tweeted messages from the world of entertainment in 2012? @justinbieber RIP Avalanna. i love you (223,771 retweets) @obeyMJ R.I.P. Whitney Houston. Retweet for respect. (191,043 retweets) @Harry_Styles We owe you everything. Thank you so much for this. Three VMAs!! YEAH .xx (125,379 retweets) @BenSavage I’m going to be a father! Well, on TV at least. The Boy Meets World sequel is officially happening! (114,179 retweets) @NiallOfficial Guys its been 2 years today since we were formed, its been incredible so far, its all down to you guys! Love you all soo much ! Thank you (103,772 retweets)
December 12, 2012, or 12-12-12, is a once-in-a-lifetime day – and it’s whipping math geeks, lovebirds and superstitious individuals everywhere into a frenzy. While there’s no actual Robert Pattinson-Kristen Stewart wedding going down (despite what the tabloids claim), plenty of others are tying the knot today. There will never be another date like 12-12-12, after all … the world is ending only nine days later, according to the Mayans’ famous apocalyptic prediction. Even if those fools are somehow wrong, it’s a long ass time until 1-1-2101. Not only is getting married on 12-12-12 a cool story, but it makes for easy-to-remember anniversary date. There’s still 12 hours left in the day, fellas! From midnight to midnight, more than 100 couples will walk or ride down the aisle at Viva Las Vegas – 10 times the number tying the knot on a typical Wednesday. “The charismatic and fun-loving couple that gets married on a 12 day is lucky and balanced, but seeking constant goals to achieve,” the chapel’s website explains. “The ‘go-getting’ 1 and the ‘sensitive’ 2 make this a very balanced number.” “1 is the vibration of ‘new beginnings’ and starting things afresh. The 2 vibration is about seeking ‘balance’ and that’s certainly something that many will struggle with.” “Balancing the bank balance, balancing the food and beverage intake, balancing the emotions, balancing in every way. Today is a day of balance.” Good to know. It’s not just influencing romantic decisions, either. Professional numerologists say 12/12/12 isn’t just a cool repetition of digits or a lucky day. It’s a fantastic day to start a new business venture, Indian numerologist Swetta Jumaani says, as 12 is considered a “three” number (the digits add up to three). Three also corresponds with great wealth apparently, according to this person. “If you’re in a business of trading money, or the buying and selling of anything, (this Wednesday) is a good day to make investments,” Jumaani said. “If you want to buy something – property, if you want to buy gold – it’d be a good day.” It certainly is for Alabama youngster Kiam Moriya, who was born at 12:12 p.m. on December 12, 2000. Yup, he’s gonna turn 12 on 12/12/12 at exactly 12:12 p.m. “It’s like one minute out of a whole lifetime,” Kiam told CNN. “You know, all 12s.” Wednesday also marks a milestone for Pope Benedict XVI’s Twitter , which went live today. It’s unclear if he wanted until 12/12/12 on purpose or simply got his new iPhone 5 today.
The nominations for the 2013 Grammy Awards have been revealed, led by Kelly Clarkson, Jay-Z, Kanye West, The Black Keys, Frank Ocean, Mumford & Sons, and Fun. Notable snubs? One Direction, Rihanna, Justin Bieber and PSY. Rih was blanked in the major categories, but did earn nominations for pop solo performance, rap-sung collaboration and short-form music video (for “We Found Love”). Bieber and One Direction were shut out altogether. Taylor Swift’s hit “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” is up for Record of the Year; her new album, Red , won’t be eligible as a whole until 2014. See the list of nominees for the 2013 Grammy Awards below: Record of the Year : “Lonely Boy,” The Black Keys; “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You),” Kelly Clarkson; “We Are Young,” fun. featuring Janelle Monae; “Somebody That I Used To Know,” Gotye Featuring Kimbra; “Thinkin Bout You,” Frank Ocean; “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together,” Taylor Swift . Album of the Year : “El Camino,” The Black Keys; “Some Nights,” fun.; “Babel,” Mumford & Sons; “Channel Orange,” Frank Ocean; “Blunderbuss,” Jack White. Song of the Year : “The A Team,” Ed Sheeran, songwriter (performed by Ed Sheeran); “Adorn,” Miguel Pimentel, songwriter (Miguel); ” Call Me Maybe ” Tavish Crowe, Carly Rae Jepsen & Josh Ramsay, songwriters (Carly Rae Jepsen); “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You),” Jorgen Elofsson, David Gamson, Greg Kurstin & Ali Tamposi, songwriters (Kelly Clarkson); “We Are Young,” Jack Antonoff, Jeff Bhasker, Andrew Dost & Nate Ruess, songwriters (fun. featuring Janelle Monáe). New Artist : Alabama Shakes, fun., Hunter Hayes, The Lumineers, Frank Ocean . Pop Vocal Album : “Stronger,” Kelly Clarkson; “Ceremonials,” Florence & The Machine; “Some Nights,” fun.; “Overexposed,” Maroon 5; “The Truth About Love,” Pink. Rock Album : “El Camino,” The Black Keys; “Mylo Xyloto,” Coldplay; “The 2nd Law,” Muse; “Wrecking Ball,” Bruce Springsteen; “Blunderbuss,” Jack White. R&B Album : “Black Radio,” Robert Glasper Experiment; “Back To Love,” Anthony Hamilton; “Write Me Back,” R. Kelly; “Beautiful Surprise,” Tamia; “Open Invitation,” Tyrese. Rap Album : “Take Care,” Drake; “Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album, Pt. 1,” Lupe Fiasco; “Life Is Good,” Nas; “Undun,” The Roots; “God Forgives, I Don’t,” Rick Ross; “Based on a T.R.U. Story,” Chainz. Country Album : “Uncaged,” Zac Brown Band; “Hunter Hayes,” Hunter Hayes; “Living For A Song: A Tribute To Hank Cochran,” Jamey Johnson; “Four The Record,” Miranda Lambert; “The Time Jumpers,” The Time Jumpers. Latin Pop, Rock or Urban Album : “Campo,” Campo; “Dejenme Llorar,” Carla Morrison; “Imaginaries,” Quetzal; “Electro-Jarocho,” Sistema Bomb; “La Bala,” Ana Tijoux. Jazz Vocal Album : “Soul Shadows,” Denise Donatelli; “1619 Broadway: The Brill Building Project,” Kurt Elling; “Live,” Al Jarreau (And The Metropole Orkest); “The Book Of Chet,” Luciana Souza; “Radio Music Society,” Esperanza Spalding.
Alabama singer Allyson Nichole Burnett says the track sounds an awful lot like her ‘Ah, It’s A Love Song.’ By James Montgomery Carly Rae Jepsen Photo: Tim Mosenfelder/ Getty Images
Alabama singer Allyson Nichole Burnett says the track sounds an awful lot like her ‘Ah, It’s A Love Song.’ By James Montgomery Carly Rae Jepsen Photo: Tim Mosenfelder/ Getty Images
