NASCAR stud Kasey Kahne stars (along with Dennis Haysbert) in two new Allstate commercials that break during Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup race from Las Vegas (March 2, 3:30 pm/ET, Fox). In one of the spots, Kahne dances in a fantasy-sequence music video as part of the fantasy of some very enthusiastic female fans....Putting the “mad” in March Madness, Bob Knight will join ESPN’s studio team for coverage of college basketball conference tournaments and the NCAA championships. Knight, who quit his job as head coach at Texas Tech on Feb. 4, will start this gig on Wednesday, March 12. In 47 years of coaching (and kicking chairs and yelling at reporters), he compiled a 902-371 record....HBO’s Real Sports returns March 10 with segments on the University of Tennessee men’s basketball coach Bruce Pearl and Rutgers’ women’s coach C. Vivian Stringer.read more
On a steamy March afternoon, former NASCAR Nextel Cup champ Kurt Busch sits in a stock car at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Charlotte, North Carolina, revving his engine in anticipation. The question hangs in the air: Which of three nearby celebrities, decked out in racing jumpsuits, will be the first to gulp back fear, strap into the makeshift passenger seat, and join Busch in a three-lap, cement-wall-kissing 190 mph run around the famed 1.5-mile track?
Laird Hamilton, best known for riding 70-foot waves, finally stands and pulls a helmet over his long blond locks. "Oh, sure," Hamilton calls to NFL legend John Elway and tennis champ Serena Williams with a grin. "Get the stupid surfer to do it."read more
Various-grade celebrities have already attempted dancing and skating on reality TV shows, and now a fresh slate of would-be winners will turn to driving, mashing the gas for an ABC series set to air this summer.A dozen stars have signed on for the Fast Cars & Superstars—Gillette Young Guns Celebrity Race, with would-be leadfoots including athletes (2007 Australian Open tennis champion Serena Williams, bullrider Ty Murray, WWE champ John Cena) and performers (singer Jewel, actors William Shatner and read more