Riding The Bench (In The Clutch)

Sunday, May 30, 2010

Old news!!! But if you missed it 50 Cent look a hot mess as he loose over 50 pounds for his new film!!!!

The internet is currently chatting about how much weight Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson lost for an upcoming film role.

According to reports, the star lost an amazing 54 pounds for his upcoming movie “Things Fall Apart”.

In the movie 50 Cent plays a football player diagnosed with cancer. He dropped from 214 pounds to an astonishing 160 with a liquid diet and three-hour-a-day treadmill walks for nine weeks.

“I was starving.” Now he’s back on tour and says, “I’ve been eating. I’ll be back in shape in no time!”

Wow!

Rampage says he "pitty the fool that told him to do the A-Team movie before his huge fight last night"?? Details Inside

Quinton "Rampage" Jackson isn't distraught about losing to Rashad Evans. He's got eight losses in his career but he sounded torn up by the fact that may not have been at his best for this highly anticipated brawl after a nearly a year of trash talk. Jackson last fought in March of 2009 and was scheduled to face Evans last December but bailed on the fight to play the role of B.A. Baracus in the new A-Team movie. At UFC 114, Jackson looked sluggish at times, tired late and complained of ring rust. He's putting much the blame on his decision to become a Hollywood star.

"I never had any pressure like this in my whole fighting career. Me having this damn movie," Jackson said of the film that opens on June 11. "I kind of almost regret doing the damn movie and stuff now."

Jackson also mentioned something else that may have added extra pressure to win the fight.

"Fox kind of threatened to sue me if I lost cause they didnt know I was fighting," said Jackson. "There was a whole bunch of pressure."

That makes some sense if the makers of the film felt like a Jackson loss would take away from the movie promotion. Now Jackson must immediately switch back to his movie gig and promote the film.

"I'm just so happy for (the fight) to be over with," said Jackson. "I gotta leave tonight to go on tour for this damn movie. I regret I even did the movie. almost."

After a few days to reflect on the last 6-7 months, Jackson may change his tune but the loss definitely raised some concerns moving forward.

"I'm a fighter," said Jackson. "I tried to go into a whole new adventure. I didn't even know about a tour and stuff with movies. I had no idea I had to do this stuff. It was very stressful. I'm just so happy this part is over and when i finish the tour with this movie, I'll be happy with that. I can go home and hang out with my kids and relax at the house."

Jackson, 32 next month, said he has more movie offers on the table.

"I don't know, I gotta make decisions," said Jackson. "'Cause it looks like it'd be hard to do both if you're taking time off and fighting guys like the caliber of guys here in the UFC. People were saying you need a warmup fight before you fight Rashad. There are no warmup fights in the UFC. I gotta think about which one I want to do.

Source: Yahoo

Friday, May 28, 2010

I guess Ron Artest Game winning shot made coach Gentry more than Sick!!!!

Vomitron is engaged and fully operational, captain. Permission to gross everyone out has been granted. Though I will say this is the most ingenious use of a courtside towel since Bill Walker's (notes) terrycloth tinkle from a few years back.

To his credit, Gentry did his best to conceal his illness, telling reporters that he wanted a trash can nearby so that no one would see him vomit. When that didn't work, he was quick with the zings.

When told that cameras had actually captured him throwing up into the trash can along the sideline, Gentry was surprised.
"They did?" he asked. "Oh, well, just tell everyone that it was Kobe Bryant (notes) making me sick."
Gentry said he received an IV at halftime of Game 5 and felt better almost immediately.
"It's very similar to college,'' he joked. "Once you get it out of your system, everything's OK. It's like a Friday night, you know, frat party."

There ya go, recent high school graduates — if you get sick at a college frat party from too much fried artichoke, just get an IV and you should be OK. Excellent advice, if not a little pricey.

Carmelo Anthony is have a reality TV style wedding?? WTH??

I'm not ashamed to admit that I like reality television. Sure, it's stupid and silly and totally not real at all, but it's so much fun to watch people act stupid and silly. I'm down with competition shows, putting-a-bunch-of-people-in-a-house-together shows, and even making-fancy-lady-clothes shows. Basically anything but wedding shows. Those shows are the worst shows.

But I guess I've got to get over my anti-wedding television bias by September, because that's when a series based around Carmelo Anthony's (notes) July nuptials will be broadcast on VH1. That's must-see TV, you guys. From a press release, via Gossip on This:

The series begins with the betrothed couple, Lala and Carmelo, meeting with A-list wedding planner to the stars Mindy Weiss and follows them through all the wedding planning festivities. Viewers will ride along as Lala shops for the perfect designer wedding dress, chooses the wedding venue, picks out the ultimate wedding cake and menu, plans their honeymoon, and contemplates the guest list, all while maintaining her and Carmelo's hectic schedules.
Along the way viewers will also get a glimpse at Lala's celeb-hosted bachelorette party in Las Vegas, as well as a behind-the-scenes look at the couple as they gather with their family and friends to prepare for the big day. The series will culminate in a 90-minute lavish celebrity-filled wedding finale in New York that only this superstar couple could host.

Fabulous! And totally worth watching for at least one episode, right? It's going to be hilarious to watch Mr. Stop Snitchin' gets dragged along to food tastings, pick out a tux and all that silliness that goes in to planning a wedding.

Furthermore, there's the very real chance that some of Carmelo's Nuggets teammates will be involved with the wedding, and frankly, I can't think of much funnier than Kenyon Martin (notes) and J.R. Smith (notes) acting like grown-ups. This has great potential.

Kevin Garnett's good luck charm....hmm a jump off?? Details inside

NBA baller Kevin Garnett has a special GOOD LUCK CHARM that's been helping the Celtics win in Orlando - his AHEM . . . gal pal Krissy.

According to a VERY WELL PLACED snitch, Krissy has been FLYING OUT to Orlando to attend the Celtics-Orlando games.

Why is this INTERESTING. Well Krissy used to be a cheerleader with the Minnesota Timberwolves. When Kevin got TRADED to the Celtics, krissy picked up and moved to Boston with him.

And now that he's playing in the playoffs in Orlando, MediaTakeOut.com learned that Krissy is going out to support her "friend." Of course, Kevin's lovely wife Brandi is NOT attending the road games with Kevin.

Well . . . fotta give it to Krissy - she sounds like a VERY SUPPORTIVE JUMPOFF!!!

Source: Mediatkakeout

Crayton Feeling left out???

Wide receiver Patrick Crayton (notes) had five touchdowns and 622 receiving yards last season for the Dallas Cowboys, but he seems to think the team doesn't want him on its roster in 2010, according to the Dallas Morning News.

The team is supposedly having an open competition for his position at training camp. "If it's a true open competition, I'll be with the Dallas Cowboys in 2010," Crayton told the paper. "If not, and things have already been assigned, then I'll probably be elsewhere."

Crayton hasn't taken part in any of the team's Organized Team Activities yet this offseason, which probably isn't winning him too many fans in the Dallas front office.

That sensation Crayton has may have something to do with the fact that his agent got phone calls from folks around the league during the draft to tell him that his client was being shopped after the team selected Dez Bryant (notes) in the first round, according to the Dallas Morning News.

Source: Yahoo

Friday, May 21, 2010

The Official Riding The Bench Show: NBA 2010 Mock Draft!!!!

The Washington Wizards shocked the world last Tuesday night when the NBA lottery revealed that the Wizards would have the number 1 pick. The hype surrounding John Wall has made him a sure pick at the number 1 spot, but he is just a sprained ankle from doing the John Wall jig away from dropping down. Over the next few weeks the Riding The Bench Show will evaluate the players and make our own assessment on where they should go. Long as they stay away from Kwame Brown and Bobby Brown they should be alright come draft time. - B. Harris