01-05-06 EURxtra: Vince Young Leads Texas to National Championship over USC

January 5, 2006

HOOK 'EM HORNS! Vince Young Leads Texas to National Championship over USC.
Wow. What a hella of a game! And Vince Young of Texas is a hell of a football player. Young led the Texas Longhorns to their first national championship in 35-years with a 41-38 victory over the University of Southern California Trojans last night at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena. Read Full Story

U.K. ON LATE FREIGHT IN 50 CENT POSTER GRIPE: British watchdog group protests ‘Get Rich’ billboard.
*Britain’s advertising watchdog is ready to raise bloody hell over the poster for 50 Cent’s film “Get Rich or Die Tryin’.” Read Full Story

OBIE TRICE RECOVERING; SUSPECT(S) STILL AT LARGE: Rapper says shooter was probably a hater.
*The bullet that entered rapper Obie Trice’s head as he drove his Range Rover on a Detroit freeway Saturday is still there, he tells the Web site Allhiphop.com. Read Full Story

AISHA TYLER TO HELP ANNOUNCE IMAGE AWARD NOMS: Actress joins Kimberly Elise, Randy Jackson for Tuesday press conference.
*Aisha Tyler, star of CBS’s “Ghost Whisperer” will join “Close to Home” actress Kimberly Elise and “American Idol” judge Randy Jackson at a Tuesday (Jan. 10) press conference announcing the nominees for the 37th NAACP Image Awards. Read Full Story

DETROIT LIBRARY SAYS NO TO JAY-Z: Mogul’s planned Super Bowl party at city-owned venue called off.
The Detroit Public Library has shut its doors on Jay-Z’s planned Super Bowl party after denying the mogul access to its space. Read Full Story

MASTER P, RICE ARE LONG SHOTS TO WIN ‘DANCING’: Online gambling spot gives rap mogul and football great slim chances for victory.
*According to a major Internet gambling site, Master P and Jerry Rice can forget about winning ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars.” Read Full Story

PEAS ADD INTEL TO LIST OF TOUTED PRODUCTS: Group to perform today at brand’s party during CES.
*The Black Eyed Peas have been hired to perform at a launch party for two new Intel products being introduced to the market this week. Read Full Story

TABLOID: OPRAH IS NOW A MARRIAGE COUNSELOR: Star Mag says TV maven is advising Julia Roberts through rough patches.
*What we know for sure (to borrow one of Oprah Winfrey’s favorite phrases) is that the billionaire talk show host and Julia Roberts are extremely tight. What we don’t know for sure is if there’s any truth to recent rumors that Oprah is counseling the Oscar-winning actress on her marriage – considering the reports came from Star magazine. Read Full Story

AFFAIR ALLEGATIONS SURROUND MLK IN NEW TELL-ALL: Noted civil rights author Taylor Branch offers details in latest book.
*In his new book “At Canaan's Edge: America in the King Years, 1965-1968,” author Taylor Branch says that civil rights legend Martin Luther King Jr. confessed an affair to his wife, Coretta Scott King, as she was recovering from a hysterectomy in 1968. Read Full Story

‘HITCH,’ ‘FOUR BROTHERS’ AMONG FIRST FOR BLU-RAY: Films usher in first wave of high-def upgrades.
*“Hitch,” “The Manchurian Candidate” and “Four Brothers” are among the first films to be available on the soon-to-be-launched Blu-ray Disc high-definition format. Read Full Story

SPORTS BEAT: Vikings plead innocent; Penn State QB’s hate mail.
*Lawyers for Minnesota Vikings playboys Daunte Culpepper, Bryant McKinnie and Fred Smoot have entered guilty pleas on behalf of their clients to charges stemming from the October boat party. Read Full Story

FILM/TV BITS: Foxx at Globes; WGA & PGA laud ‘Crash’; J-Lo acting up?; Summer’s daughter in film.
*Jamie Foxx is among the first of four presenters announced for the Golden Globe Awards, to be telecast on NBC live from the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Jan. 16. Read Full Story

MUSIC BITS: Watley’s facelift?; NY Times lauds Legend; refunds on nixed Peas gig.
*She may have been looking for a new love in the 80s, but according to the New York Post’s Page Six, singer Jody Watley is looking for a new face these days. Read Full Story

THE EURweb FREE-4-ALL PAGE/BOARD: Talk about the stories we didn't cover in this issue.
Just like the headline says, this page/board is where you can discuss the stuff that we didn't cover in today's issue. (It's sort of like feedback with a twist) Remember, NO name calling, racial taunting, graphic sex talk and vulgarity in general, PLEASE. Read Full Story

01-05-06 EUR FEEDBACK: Jamie Foxx's Fans Strike Back!
"Why is everyone writing in to EUR trying to compare Jamie Foxx to Luther Vandross? Luther did Luther, better than anyone else could to Luther, because he was Luther! Let Jamie Foxx do Jamie Foxx." Read Full Story

01-05-06 EUR ALL ON ONE PAGE
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