• Mary Tyler Moore to appear on three episodes of 'That '70s Show'

  August 24, 2005
  Mary Tyler Moore will return to her old studio lot to shoot three episodes for Fox TV's "That '70s Show," the network announced Wednesday.

• ESPN formally announces pickup of 'The Contender', second season to premiere in April 2006

  August 11, 2005
  Confirming the recent public statements of ESPN executives, Mark Burnett Productions, DreamWorks Television, and the cable sports giant announced today that the network will become the new broadcast home of The Contender, last winter's critically-acclaimed but low-rated reality boxing series that NBC canceled after only a single season.

• Actor/director Howard Morris dead at age 85

  May 24, 2005
  Comedic actor, director and voice-over artist Howard Morris who rose to fame in the 1950s has died at his Hollywood home at the age of 85.

• Report: Chris Tucker to sign 'Rush Hour 3' deal

  May 5, 2005
  A third "Rush Hour" movie is ready to go, with Chris Tucker expected to sign a two-picture, $40 million deal, Daily Variety reported Thursday.
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  Peter Manfredo cuts and ousts Joey Gilbert in NBC's eleventh 'Contender' episode

  May 2, 2005
  On the eleventh episode of NBC's reality-competition boxing show The Contender, the "Italian Clan" coalition (aka the "Gutless Four" for their penchant to fight easy fights, unlike the rest of the boxers) were forced to begin fighting each other, with two spots in the semifinals at stake. In the first such fight, lawyer, former NCAA boxing champion and Sylvester Stallone nutrition endorser Joey Gilbert (now 9-1, 7 KOs) was defeated by Peter Manfredo (now 23-1, 10 KOs) in a split decision after the bout was stopped early due to a severe cut suffered by Joey as a result of an accidental head butt.

• Nelly's half-sister dies of leukemia, tour dates postponed

  March 25, 2005
  The half-sister of hip-hop star Nelly, has died of acute myelogenous leukemia at a St. Louis hospital.
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  Najai Turpin and Jeff Fraza depart 'The Contender', as Peter Manfredo Jr returns

  March 21, 2005
  In the fourth episode of NBC's reality-competition boxing show The Contender, chicken pox ended up giving one boxer a second chance, while two other boxers left without the $1 million first prize.

• Jonathan Reid becomes second straight East star ousted in NBC's 'The Contender'

  March 11, 2005
  Will East Coast boxing survive NBC's The Contender?

• Only dog shelter in Dubai has to move

  March 4, 2005
  Dubai's first and only home for stray dogs has been ordered to move from its current premises and around 80 animals may soon be on their own again.

• Jackie Chan selling Beverly Hills home for $6.7 million

  February 22, 2005
  Movie star Jackie Chan's home in Beverly Hills, Calif., is on the market for $6.7 million.

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