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'The Contender' boxer Najai Turpin commits suicide before the NBC show airs
February 15, 2005
Up-and-coming Philadelphia boxer Najai "Nitro" Turpin, 23, one of the sixteen contestants appearing on NBC's upcoming The Contender boxing reality-competition show, apparently committed suicide in a parked car on the Valentine's Day morning of February 14, 2005.
Jackie Stallone first celeb evicted from Britain's 'Celebrity Big Brother 3'
January 15, 2005
Sylvester Stallone's 71-year-old mother, Jackie, was the first celebrity to be evicted from the British TV's "Big Brother" house.
Clint Eastwood's new 'Million Dollar Baby' may boost women's boxing
January 9, 2005
Clint Eastwood's latest film, "Million Dollar Baby," may inspire even more U.S. women to try boxing.
MGM shareholders approve Sony deal
December 17, 2004
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc., shareholders have approved the sale of the company to a group lead by Sony Corp., MGM officials said Friday.
NBC's 'The Contender' to premiere February 21, then air Tuesdays versus Fox's 'American Idol'
December 6, 2004
Despite witnessing Fox's The Next Great Champ copycat series draw dismal ratings, it looks like NBC and Survivor and The Apprentice producer Mark Burnett are still looking for a fight. A Nielsen fight. NBC announced last week that The Contender, Burnett's highly-publicized reality boxing series that had its premise copied by Fox, will premiere in late February -- and air regularly versus Fox's American Idol ratings heavyweight.