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Touchdown Jesus, meet Oculus. Saturday’s matchup between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and Michigan State Spartans, two of college football’s most venerable teams, will be broadcast in one of the newest formats: social virtual reality. Fox developed the experience, presented by Wendy’s, with LiveLike, which worked with the network to create the social Vr technology it debuted during this summer’s Concacaf Gold Cup soccer tournament. But this time, it’s coming to one of college football’s oldest – and often, one of its most exciting – rivalries, Notre Dame versus Michigan State, who clashed for the first time in 1897. The virtual.

[[tmz:video id="0_9tt1ejau"]] 11:35 Am Pt -- A Notre Dame school official tells TMZ the university was aware of the walk-out, and even helped them out a bit for minimal distractions. Students asked Nd heads a few days before graduation which exit they should take to cause the least amount of attention. Nd didn't fight the protest. We're also told about 99% of the class stayed and received Pence warmly, which they consider a success.Mike Pence learned the...

Standing in line this week for my annual peppermint mocha latte at Starbucks, I realized that peppermint, unlike pumpkin spice, has its limitations as a holiday flavor. Peppermint beer, mashed peppermint potatoes, pretty much anything in the savory category seems less than immediately appealing (though I’m sure it’s been done, and done well). So Halloween and the fall season really chose a winner with pumpkin spice (its taste and smell are extremely effective triggers for nostalgic, overwhelming emotional memories). Peppermint is not bad, not by a long shot, but some things are just more easily adaptable to holiday theming. Which made me think about, you guessed it, holiday horror, Saint Patrick’s Day edition.

As I discussed in breaking down why clowns are scary (It release date: September 8th, 2017!), certain features are reliably seen as scary, or at least confusing—for example, face paint or a mask blocking...

With the First Four kicking off Tuesday in Dayton, Ohio, Et is looking at the celebrity college basketball fans who will be rooting for their teams during March Madness 2017.

Keep reading to find out who will be on pins and needles through every buzzer beater and upset of the Ncaa Division I men's basketball tournament.

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1. Ashley Judd -- Kentucky Wildcats

The Divergent actress graduated from the University of Kentucky honors program before launching her acting career in Star Trek: The Next Generation.

2. Bill Clinton -- Arkansas Razorbacks

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The 41st President of the United States, an Arkansas native, was governor of The Natural State before becoming commander in chief.

3. Jason Sudeikis -- Kansas Jayhawks

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The Saturday Night Live alum is a Kansas native and played basketball at Fort Scott Community College on a scholarship.

4. Jay Z -- Kentucky Wildcats

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Suri Cruise looks more and more like mom Katie Holmes by the day. A few weeks after celebrating Katie's 38th birthday, the adorable pair hit the Staples Center in La on Sunday with some friends to watch the Lakers take on the Detroit Pistons. Although Katie keeps her life with Suri rather private, she and her 10-year-old daughter never miss a big game. They notably attended a few of the March Madness games last year, where they watched the Notre Dame Fighting Irish take on the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks. Despite the Lakers' loss on Sunday, Suri and Katie were all smiles while sitting in the stands and chatting with fellow fans, proving once again that they're one of Hollywood's cutest mother-daughter duos. Related:Katie Holmes Shares a Gorgeous Pair of Mother-Daughter Photos of Her and Suri...

[[tmz:video id="0_2y2hzyeo"]] Regis Philbin doesn't like when bad things happen to Notre Dame football.  So he Really didn't like when we broke the news to him about the Ncaa vacating all of Nd's wins from the 2012 and 2103 season for academic misconduct.  Reeg didn't know about the punishment when we saw him out in L.A. Tuesday -- but he already feels like it's Way too harsh. After the outrage, we asked if he thinks his beloved Fighting Irish...

[[tmz:video id="0_xyanvm3m"]] Great news, Vikings fans, the season ain't totally doomed with Teddy Bridgewater on the shelf, 'cause new Qb Sam Bradford's already lightin' it up. TMZ Sports spoke to Pro Bowl Te Kyle Rudolph, who says only a few practices in, it's already clear, "why [Bradford's] a former Heisman trophy winner and a first overall pick." So, what's been S.B.'s biggest issue in Minnesota? Learning a fat NFL playbook in such a short time. "It's...

What should have been a sleepy ratings Sunday before Labor Day — no NFL games, no big scripted or unscripted TV events — was set aflame by a barnburner of a college football game, thanks to a two-overtime victory by the Notre Dame Fighting Irish over the University of Texas Longhorns. ABC’s telecast of Sunday evening’s Notre Dame-ut game garnered 10.46 million total viewers and a 3.0 in the advertiser-coveted 18-49 demographic, according to early Nielsen estimates. Of course, that’s not a patch on most NFL games, which regularly double or triple that demo rating. But the NFL has long been.

For those of you who follow sports, a new season of college football is about to begin. To celebrate the first week of college football Marvel has created a series of special edition "Road to the College Football Playoffs" comic book covers.

There are six covers and each one promotes one of games on the schedule for that opening week that will air on ABC and Espn. Each cover features the team mascots battling each other on a football field. I’ve included the dates and times for each of the games below the art.

On Saturday, September 3, No. 3 Oklahoma Sooners go on the road to face No. 12 Houston Cougars (Noon Et, ABC), No. 6 Lsu Tigers head to Lambeau Field to take on the Wisconsin Badgers (3:30 p.m. Et, ABC), No. 2 Alabama Crimson Tide, the defending National Champions, and No. 19 USC Trojans will square off at At&T Stadium (Arlington,...

Katie Holmes and Suri Cruise made the most of their sweet mother-daughter date at the Lunt–Fontanne Theatre on Saturday night. The duo was joined by Katie's mom, Kathleen, and checked out the Broadway musical Finding Neverland in NYC. After the show, they went backstage, where they met up the cast, which included Laura Michelle Kelly and Paul Slade Smith. The evening outing marks a rare public sighting for Katie and Suri. The last time these two made an appearance together was when they watched the Notre Dame Fighting Irish take on the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY, though the proud mom often takes to Instagram to give her followers a peek into her family life. See more of Katie and Suri now, then check out over 90 stars being sweet with their moms.

Katie Holmes and Suri Cruise made a rare appearance on Sunday when they caught the latest round of March Madness at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY. The pair was spotted looking intense as they watched the Notre Dame Fighting Irish take on the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks. In addition to sporty outings with her daughter, the actress has been killing it with quite a few funny moments on the talk-show circuit lately. She also stunned on the red carpet at the premiere for her latest flick, Touched With Fire, in February. Katie and Suri have made a habit of having the coolest mother-daughter dates, from meeting Hillary and Chelsea Clinton to a VIP afternoon at the Global Citizen Festival, so keep reading to see photos from their latest!

St. Patrick's Day may have came and gone, but that didn't stop Katie Holmes and Suri Cruise from spending their weekend with the Fighting Irish.  The mother-daughter duo enjoyed their Sunday night together in Brooklyn, where they got into the college basketball spirit during a championship game between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks at the Barclays Center.  Sporting a powder pink puff jacket with a matching layered pink t-shirt and collar, 9-year-old Suri kept all eyes on the Ncaa tournament as Notre Dame narrowly achieved victory over the Texas team with just one point. Looks like mom Katie squeezed in a hint of shut eye amid all the frenzy. Following suit, her...

A 70-63 win over the Michigan Wolverines just a day after St. Patrick's was a very nice start to this year's Ncaa Tournament for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. With overall adult 18-49 fast affiliate ratings of 1.8/6 and viewership of 5.7 million, the game was also a nice Day 2 of the tourney for CBS who saw less than stellar results earlier with blowouts for both Kentucky and Indiana on the March 17 holiday itself. Obviously not such a great Friday for the West Virginia…...

Watch college hockey on November 6th on FilmOn.com. The Golden Gophers of Minnesota take on the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame at the Compton Family Ice Arena in Notre Dame, Indiana. The puck drops at 4:30Pm Pst. You can watch the action live on FilmOn.com. The broadcast is part of FilmOn.com, American Sports Network, and Sinclair Broadcasting Group. Watch it on FilmOn Sports!

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The Fighting Irish are ranked in the top 10 of many preseason polls and primed for a strong season, and Showtime’s cameras will go along for every pass. The premium cabler announced today at the TCA Summer Press Tour that A Season With Notre Dame Football, a 12-part docuseries, will chronicle the storied team’s 2015 campaign, with inside access to players and coaches. The season-long series will premiere September 8, three days after the team’s opening game against the…...

Regis Philbin is sad. And he's sad because Notre Dame sucked this season. The Nd alum -- and legendary superfan -- was expressing his disappointment in the Fighting Irish outside of Craig's this weekend ... telling TMZ Sports, "It's been a terrible year."Philbin thinks the whole thing went downhill after Nd (6-0 at the time) lost to Florida State in the final seconds of the game back in October ... and then lost 5 of their next 6 games.

Notre Dame at Florida State highlights college football Week 8 with a primetime matchup on Saturday, Oct. 18, on ABC. This weekend in college football features a big matchup in primetime on ABC at 8pm Et as the No. 5 Notre Dame Fighting Irish take on the No. 2 Florida State Seminoles at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee. Two dynamic quarterbacks, Notre Dame’s Everett Golson and Fsu’s Jameis Winston, will be on display in a game that could impact the teams’ hunt for a berth in the new playoffs. Both teams have had their share of off-the-field complications, with the … Continue reading →

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If this football thing doesn't work out, Cam McDaniel can certainly take a stab at modeling for a living. The Notre Dame running back rushed for a career-high 92 yards against USC last Saturday, but that's not why the Texas-native is snagging headlines—it's that pretty face of his. McDaniel lost his helmet while being tackled by a group of Trojans during the Fighting Irish's 14-10 victory, and cameras snapped him displaying the perfect smoldering facial expression mid-play, which led to the snapshot going viral on the Internet and McDaniel being deemed as "ridiculously photogenic." The handsome athlete tweeted yesterday, "I got invited out to the NBC Today Show to talk about...

NBC Sports Group’s 23rd season broadcasting Notre Dame Football continues from Notre Dame Stadium on Saturday afternoon at 3 p.m. Et with Countdown To Kickoff, NBC Sports Group’s live on-site pre-game show on Nbcsn, followed by No. 21 Notre Dame hosting undefeated Michigan State at 3:30 p.m. Et on NBC. From NBC Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly and starting Qb Tommy Rees lead the Fighting Irish (2-1), who are coming off of a 31-24 come-from-behind victory over Purdue, against Qb Connor Cook and the Michigan State Spartans (3-0) in the 77th meeting between the two schools. Notre Dame has claimed the Megaphone Trophy with wins in its last two games against rival Michigan State, including a 20-3 victory...

College Football season is here! NBC Sports Group will produce a live pre-game show from Notre Dame Stadium, prior to every Notre Dame Football broadcast on NBC, during the upcoming 2013 season. NBC Sports Group’s Notre Dame Football pre-game show will debut Saturday, August 31, at 3 p.m. Et on NBC, preceding the Fighting Irish’s first game of the season against Temple. Beginning on Saturday, September 21, and prior to all remaining Notre Dame Football home games in 2013, including the annual off-site Shamrock Series game, the pre-game show will air on Nbcsn. Liam McHugh will host the show from the field at Notre Dame Stadium, and will be joined on-site by 1984 Heisman Trophy winner Doug Flutie and...

Continued from hereRudy (dir. David Anspaugh, 1993 USA)Charles Webb, Contributing Writer:About halfway through the sports drama Rudy, at about the point where Sean Astin's would-be Notre Dame player Rudy Ruetigger starts reciting Ronald Reagan's "gipper" speech in full beneath an empty stadium, I started to wonder when he was finally going to snap and start taking out the Fighting Irish from a perch in a belltower. I say this because Rudy's is a largely delusional and slightly creepy vision of the world where if you just insist that you want a thing enough - despite a lack of discernible talent - they have to give you a chance.This hagiography of the real-life Ruetigger promises us that he busted his hump, going without sleep and overcoming...

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New York – April 18, 2013 – The University of Notre Dame and the NBC Sports Group have renewed their historic football partnership for 10 years, through the 2025 season. The renewal extends the landmark partnership, which began in 1991, to 35 years. Per the extension, which begins with the 2016 season, the NBC Sports Group retains global media rights on all platforms to a minimum of seven Notre Dame home football games per year on NBC. It also allows for selected games to air on NBC Sports Network, similar to past NBC-Notre Dame agreements which allowed for selected games to be moved to cable. As it has since 2009, NBC Sports Digital will continue to live stream Fighting Irish home games.

In case the heads up in the headline wasn’t enough, I’m warning you yet again. This post contains at least two major Downton Abbey spoilers that you should avoid if you don’t want to know how season 3 ends or where season 4 is headed. That being said if you can’t wait to discuss the latest developments read on (but at your own risk!).

Spoilers Ahead:

As if I wasn’t devastated enough about the conclusion of Matthew (Dan Stevens) and Mary’s (Michelle Dockery) epic love story, now comes word that our soon to be single heiress...

The world was shocked when it was revealed on Jan. 16 that Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o's inspirational story of overcoming the death of his grandmother and girlfriend on the same day last fall -- leading the Fighting Irish to an undefeated season -- was a hoax, allegedly conceived by someone named Ronaiah Tuiasosopo. But this is not the first sad story Tuiasosopo has reportedly engineered. A source tells Us Weekly that the aspiring singer spun quite a tale for the producers [...]...

Is Manti Te'o a Catfish victim? The Notre Dame linebacker and Heisman finalist made national headlines in September when it was reported his grandmother and girlfriend passed away on the same day. In honor of the loved ones he lost, Te'o led the Fighting Irish to an undefeated season. But on Wednesday, Jan. 16, Deadspin released a shocking report that the Notre Dame linebacker and Heisman finalist's late girlfriend, Lennay Marie Kekua, never existed. The Hawaiian native, 21, claims he was the victim of elaborate hoax. "This is [...]...

Notre Dame's linebacker Manti Te'o's inspirational story of overcoming the death of his grandmother and girlfriend on the same day last fall -- leading the Fighting Irish to an undefeated season -- was a hoax. Deadspin released the shocking report Wednesday, Jan. 16 that the 21-year-old Hawaiian native's late girlfriend, Lennay Marie Kekua, never existed. While there is a Social Security Administration record of his grandmother Annette Santiago's death on Sept. 11, 2012, there is not a record of the death of Kekua, who was said to [...]...

Manti Te'o, a star linebacker at Notre Dame, made headlines when he led the Fighting Irish to a 20-3 upset of Michigan State hours after learning that both his grandmother and his girlfriend had died. Except that part of the story was a hoax. The heartbreaking tale, which captivated and inspired college football fans and the media for weeks, was proven false on Wednesday by the sports site Deadspin, whose investigative report found  that Te'o's girlfriend not only hadn't died -- she never existed. In what appears to be a hoax worthy of...

Last night a bunch of big dudes from Notre Dame and Alabama threw the ol’ pig skin around for something called the Bcs Title game, which we have on good authority is a big deal. Alabama technically won the game, but the real champ of the evening was without a doubt Katherine Webb! No, the former Miss Alabama did not slap on a helmet and go head-to-head against the Fighting Irish, but she is dating Alabama quarterback A.J. McCarron.

Veteran Espn commentator Brent Musburger seemed a little more than smitten when cameras picked Miss Webb out of the bleachers during the game, and gave a ramble that earned him tons of dirty old man points on the internet. ”When you’re a quarterback at Alabama … you see that Lovely lady there … she’s also Miss Alabama .. and that’s A.J. McCarron’s girlfriend. Wow, I’m telling, you quarterbacks,...

The undefeated Notre Dame takes on Alabama in tonight’s hotly anticipated Bcs National Championship Game. And on Twitter, a clear divide is forming.

From our extensive search (well, as “extensive” as Twitter search can be…), the Fighting Irish seem to be the favorites among the Hollywood crowd, but will more Bama fans come out in support as the game goes on? Check back for updates. Meanwhile, take a look at some of the action so far.

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2013 Bcs National Championship Game between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the defending national champion Alabama Crimson Tide takes place Monday, Jan. 7, on Espn. Two legendary college football programs collide at Sun Life Stadium in Miami as the No. 1 Notre Dame Fighting Irish take on the No. 2 Alabama Crimson Tide in the 2013 Bcs National Championship Game on Monday, Jan. 7, beginning at 8:30pm Et on Espn. Alabama is playing for a repeat title and the SEC’s seventh straight, while Notre Dame is playing for its first national championship since 1988. The deciding factor could be [...]...

With Notre Dame football concluding its 2012 regular season with a perfect 12-0 record and the No. 1 Bcs ranking, NBC will take a special look back at the Fighting Irish’s season and look ahead to the team’s upcoming appearance in the Bcs National Championship game against Alabama, Jan. 7 on Espn. Undefeated: 2012 Notre Dame Football Season in Review premieres on NBC this Saturday, Dec. 22, at 2pm Et. Related: Bowl Games 2012-2013 TV Schedule Liam McHugh hosts Undefeated, which will feature an in-depth and behind-the-scenes look at Notre Dame football’s first undefeated regular season since 1988. The special will include [...]...

Notre Dame and the University of Alabama are taking their beef to a new level -- TMZ has learned, the mayors of both college towns have made a friendly wager in honor of the Bcs National Championship ... and a whole lot of BBQ goodness is at stake.If the Fighting Irish win -- Tuscaloosa mayor Walt Maddox will send a heaping portion of coma-inducing grub from Dreamland Bar-b-Que to a rep for South Bend mayor Pete Buttigieg.

Everybody loves a winner. Notre Dame, which is now the only undefeated team in the Bcs this season, is driving home-game viewership to highs not seen in years on NBC. After Saturday's 38-0 victory over Wake Forest, the Fighting Irish solidified their most-watched season since 2005. Photos: Touchdown! Hollywood's Best Football Movies NBC Sports' coverage of Notre Dame averaged 4.4 million viewers over the team's seven home games this season. That's nearly 2 million viewers north of last year's weak average of 2.6 million and the strongest showing the network has seen since 2005 (5.

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Tune in alert for number 3 Notre Dame as they host Pittsburgh tomorrow at 3:30 Pm on NBC. Liam McHugh, Doug Flutie & Hines Ward Take Studio Show Back to South Bend NBC and NBC Sports Network continue their 2012 college football coverage tomorrow with a doubleheader highlighted by No. 3 Notre Dame hosting Pittsburgh at 3:30 p.m. Et on NBC. From NBC The undefeated Fighting Irish (7-0) host the Panthers (4-4) with both teams coming off victories. Dan Hicks will handle play-by-play for the game, alongside analyst Mike Mayock. Tom Hammond is on assignment at The Breeders Cup. Alex Flanagan will serve as the sideline reporter from Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Ind. NBC Sports. college football...

Michigan at Notre Dame 2012 A rare night game in South Bend, Ind., has the No. 18 Michigan Wolverines (2-1) visiting the No. 11 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (3-0) on Saturday, Sept. 22, at 7:30pm Et on NBC. Notre Dame has only hosted eight prime-time games, with three of those being against Michigan (most recently in 1990). Irish head coach Brian Kelly will try to improve on last year’s 8-5 record and get the Irish to a major bowl game. Michigan head coach Brady Hoke took the Wolverines to an 11-2 record in his first season. That might be a [...]...

Russell Brand may have gotten "Teen Mom" confused with "Teen Wolf," and Robert Pattinson may have disappointed the Twi-hards by not being present to accept his Best Kiss award with Kristen Stewart, but the 2012 MTV Movie Awards still had plenty of memorable moments.

This year, the "Hunger Games" crew joined (and in several cases beat out) the "Twilight" and "Harry Potter" stars in their debut outing at the awards, picking up four Golden Popcorn trophies for their devoted fandom. "Amazing Spider-Man" star Emma Stone was feted in a hilarious tribute for her Trailblazer Award, and Johnny Depp rocked the stage with his Generation Award acceptance.

Thanks to the laugh-aloud pre-recorded bits and a few touching scenes (as in, Elizabeth Banks touching the "Magic Mike" guys), the 2012 show was an affair to remember.

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The Awards got off to a Fun start with the indie pop band's performance of their catchy (and ubiquitous) anthem,...

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The Ncaa College Basketball Tournament (aka March Madness) has kicked off in the United States, sparking a rage of illegal gambling rings nationwide. Personally, I find college basketball un-watchable and boring.

Whoopy-doo.

So I say to hell with that. Let’s do a real tournament. I’ve gathered the best movie madmen, slashers, and whack-jobs from cinematic history and seeded them in a 16-man (or creature?), single elimination tournament. Each week you, the loyal What Culture reader, will vote for your favorite horror icon and determine who advances to the sequel and who gets his head stuck in a wood chipper.

This week we’re voting for the Regional #1 vs. #4 match-ups:

#1 Jason Voorhees vs. #4 Pumpkinhead #1 Freddy Krueger vs. #4 Wishmaster #1 Michael Myers vs. #1 The Tall Man #1 Leatherface vs. #1 Leprechaun Next week (March 20th), you’ll vote for the #2 vs. #3 match-ups. The following weeks, you will decide the Round of 8 (March 27th...

Warner Bros recently shot the new Ultimate Collector's Edition of The Town over to us, and it's brimming with all kinds of goodies inside. So we took it upon ourselves to delve into all of the bonuses and extras in order to let you know whether this edition is worth picking up for your collection.

The Basics

Here's the official synopsis for the film:

Doug MacRay (Ben Affleck) is an unrepentant criminal, the de facto leader of a group of ruthless bank robbers who pride themselves in stealing what they want and getting out clean. With no real attachments, Doug never has to fear losing anyone close to him. But that all changed on the gang's latest job, when they briefly took a hostage–bank manager, Claire Keesey (Rebecca Hall). Though they let her go unharmed, Claire is nervously aware that the robbers know her name... and where she lives.

It looks like Rudy Ruettiger — the real-life sportsman whose life story inspired a 1993 film with Sean Astin tackling the part of the collegiate champ — has been hit in the head too many times with a football. David Anspaugh's movie tells the tale of a kid from a working-class family who struggles to play for the Fighting Irish at Notre Dame. Now the real-life Rudy faces a different set of challenges, since the Securities and Exchange Commission has uncovered an investment scam in which the footballer deceived people into buying stock in his sports drink. A report from the SEC detailed the scheme. "Ruettiger founded Rudy Nutrition to compete with Gatorade in the sports drink market. Rudy Nutrition produced and sold modest amounts of...

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Whether you were a kid who would have gladly suffered a million bee stings to date Veda Sultenfuss, or wished that you too could live in a funeral home and have Jamie Lee Curtis as your stepmom, it’s probably a relief to see My Girl star Anna Chlumsky looking hot and happy on the red carpet of The Iron Lady premiere in New York last night. A child actor who didn’t end up rehab or taking off her underwear for money calls for a nostalgia celebration! So what’s Anna been up to since My Girl 2, the film’s almost as satisfying sequel? Since we last saw her sobbing over her mood ring, Chlumsky:

Attended University of Chicago and graduated with a BA in International Studies in 2002. Meanwhile, she didn’t do any screen work between 1998 and 2005. Worked at Harper Collins as an editorial assistant of a...

After five decades on television, Regis Philbin has become the entertainment equivalent of comfort food. Welcome in living rooms across the country in a way that viewers' own extended families could only hope to be, Philbin, 80, is leaving his post at Live! with Regis and Kelly Friday. But his tenure and pop culture influence go far beyond the standard "top moments" recognition. Instead, People.com compiled a Top 5 countdown of reasons we'll miss seeing "Reege" on TV each weekday morning. 5. He's a Good SportA die-hard Yankees lover and Fighting Irish fanatic, Philbin has racked up enough material for his very own sports-centric highlights reel,...

Josh Brolin loves him some deformed hero. First it was sorry faced Jonah Hex, and now Quasimodo, the hero of “The Hunchback of Notre Dame”, not to be confused with the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame. Ahem. The film would see Brolin teaming up with Tim Burton to develop, with Brolin starring and producing. Like previous versions, this “Hunchback” would also be based on the 1831 novel by Victor Hugo, with screenwriters Kieran and Michele Mulroney (“Sherlock Holmes 2″) adapting for the big screen. Although, with Burton knee-deep in the “Dark Shadows” movie at the moment, it’ll probably be a while yet before “Hunchback” comes to pass.

"Extra's" Mario Lopez asked "The Bachelor's" Brad Womack to describe, in one word, five of the contestants on the new season.

Mario: "Madison?"

Brad: "Mysterious"

Mario: "Michelle?"

Brad: "Sultry"

Mario: "Shawntel?"

Brad: "It's not one word, but the Fighting Irish."

Mario: "Raichel?

Brad: "Oh, painful. She's the one that waxed me."

Mario: "Ashley S?"

Brad: "Sweet"

"Extra" and PopEater.com want to know: Which of these five should he choose?...

Now that we are right in the middle of another football season, I thought it would be nice to find a few football movies to recommend to you, so here are five that will get you excited.

Two for the Money: A star-college football player, at the top of his game, blows out his knee and finds himself looking for a new profession. He decides to become sports betting consultant as he gives inside info about the teams, players, and trends. Al Pacino and Matthew McConaughey make this movie a really fun sports-drama to watch.

Any Given Sunday: The film makes you realize the actual lives of the real modern-day gladiators with drugs, money, and women, while actually battling every week to make to the title. At the end, Al Pacino realizes how much he hates the business and how on Any Given Sunday any team can beat another in football.

Joe Montana has some issues with the way his former college team was portrayed in "Rudy" -- because the former Notre Dame superstar just insinuated Rudy Ruettiger was more of a joke than an inspiration. Montana -- who played on the 1975 Fighting Irish squad with Ruettiger -- appeared on DirecTV's Dan Patrick Show this morning and said of the flick, "It's a movie remember ... not all that's true." After a dismissive sigh, Montana undermined some...

Taylor Swift has watched Notre Dame won its first game of the football season and celebrated the win with another young Hollywood. After witnessing the Fighting Irish crushed the Purdue Boilermakers 23-12 on Saturday, September 4, the country star took Selena Gomez and younger brother Austin to a local restaurant for a bite.

An eyewitness told Ok! magazine, "She had dinner after the game in a corner booth with two bodyguards blocking off the table at Rocco's in South Bend, Indiana." When they were done with the meal, the "Mine" hitmaker along with Selena and Austin "were quickly escorted out between the two bodyguards to an awaiting car."

Before making the exit, the 20-year-old singer was seen turning around and thanking Notre Dame football fan who shouted, "I love you Taylor." Her dining friends Selena and Austin, on the other hand, reportedly hurried out of the restaurant. "Her brother looked embarrassed...

Chicago – With only a few tweaks to last year’s very successful edition, “Ncaa Football 11” maintains the franchise’s pole position as the best sports title available. “Madden NFL” is a great game. So are “Mlb The Show,” “NBA 2K,” “FIFA,” and “Tiger Woods PGA Tour.” “Ncaa Football” wins by a field goal.

Video Game Rating: 4.5/5.0

Real-world college football has risen to a point where it’s as dramatically rich as a Hollywood sports movie. Last year, there was rarely a weekend when an underdog didn’t topple a ranked team and it usually happened with unexpected performances from unheralded future stars. How could a college football video game possibly live up to the drama of the actual thing? The team behind “Ncaa Football 11” have found a way to take a medium that uses a “controller” and still make it feel spontaneous, enjoyable, and “uncontrolled.”

Ncaa Football 11

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What do you get when you put a bunch of Irish and Italian people in the same hospital waiting room? A big fight, that's what. At least, that's what happened on 'Mercy' (Wed., 8Pm Et on NBC) when the Fighting Irish got to live up to their name. ... Read more

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Fighting Irish - Most appropriate on this Saint Patrick.s Day week, the Irish lass decided to make a move. Siobhan showed us she was not ready to relinquish the Idol crown to Crystal so early in the competition. This week was their first on the big stage. Most of the contestants stepped it up. I still hate the introduction of the judges and they walk out on the stage before taking their seats. Not necessary.

Tonight our contestants were singing from the songbook of the Rolling Stones.

Let.s break it down from the Best to the rest.

This Wednesday is St. Patrick’s Day, meaning that sometime between hump day and the end of the week, our nation and large portions of the world’s Irish populous will explode in a drunken green frenzy the likes of which we’ve never seen before. Whether you’re Irish or not, it’s time to put on a plastic green hat, bust out that Guinness and make friends with that toilet seat like it’s the Blarney stone.

And in case you need a little bit of help, here’s 7 badass Irish-themed movies to get you in the mood for the festivities.

7. In the Name of the Father

Daniel Day-Lewis stars in 1993’s In the Name of the Father as Gerry Conlon, a member of the real-life Guilford Four, a group of people falsely convicted of an Ira pub bombing in the 1970s. Ddl’s performance here is a...