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Times Square New Years Eve 2010:New Year’s Rockin ‘Eve special with Dick Clark? An American tradition continues with the Times Square ball drop at midnight right in the heart of New York City and Clark will be there for his hosting duties, with a little bit of help from the hardest working guy in the business, Ryan will Seacrest. It be cold, but J Lo may help warm the celebrations to ring in the New Year of 2010. American Idol host Dick Clark and Ryan Seacrest 2.0 has convinced Jennifer Lopez to perform live fromTimes Square on the New Year’s Rockin ‘Eve special he will be hosting alongside Clark.Seacrest talked to the singer’s manager at the AMAS about the deal, but J. Lo still was not completely convinced. Seacrest explains: “It started there [at the AMAS], and then, no kidding, Marc [Anthony] and Jennifer came over to my house and literally Walked through what it would be like inTimes Square , and now we’ve got a stage built [in that spot in my house]. ” “That’s exactly what happene...

Update – 3:12 p.m.: ESPN’s Jerry Crasnik believes with the fifth-year vesting option, the deal could be worth just north of $80 million. Update – 3:05 p.m.: Joel Sherman has contract details . Four-years, $66 million. “Easy vest” for fifth year, meaning a vesting option which Bay will likely achieve. Think of it as a five-year deal. Update – 3:03 p.m.: Jon Heyman confirms the agreement. Jason Bay has agreed to a deal with the New York Mets, according to WFAN. Bay still has to pass a physical. The terms of the contract were not readily available. The Mets do have a four-year, $65 million contract offer extended to Bay. The deal will be announced next week, according to WFAN. Not that I think they’ll find anything to cancel the contract, but don’t think this is a done deal. There may be an issue with Bay’s knees and they could alter the contact after the physical. In short: They’ve agreed in principle, but it’s not done yet. Ahem, I’m not alone . Read more: htt...

So Urban Meyer is still the head coach at the University of Florida. He will coach the Gators in the Sugar Bowl and even stated he believes there’s a really good chance he will be on the sidelines for the 2010 season opener. Whether that happens or not remains to be seen, but all signs point to the positive (or negative if you’re a fan of any school on Florida’s future schedules). The resignation has become a leave of absence of the indefinite kind. It will start after Florida faces Cincinnati on January 1, 2010 and last as long as Meyer sees fit. He took some time to rethink his choice and realized it wasn’t the one he wanted to make. He didn’t want to hang it up completely. He wanted to recharge and come back in good health. As a Gator fan, you can’t help but be overjoyed by the news. The man that brought two National Championships to Gainesville in his first four years at the helm is remaining in charge. Meyer is taking some time to get himself tuned up and cleaned out and r...

In a season filled with stunning news and upsets surrounding the Gator football program, the biggest shocker of all has happened. Florida coach Urban Meyer has resigned as head football coach, effective after the Jan. 1 Sugar Bowl. The Florida athletic department released a statement Saturday evening, saying Meyer will coach his last game at the Jan. 1 Sugar Bowl against Cincinatti. Meyer is expected to travel with the team to New Orleans Sunday afternoon, where the Gators will begin preparations for the game. "I have given my heart and soul to coaching college football and mentoring young men for the last 24-plus years, and I have dedicated most of my waking moments the last five years to the Gator football program,'' Meyer said in a statement. "I have ignored my health for years, but recent developments have forced me to re-evaluate my priorities of faith and family.' "After consulting with my family, Dr. (Bernie) Machen, Jeremy Foley (UF a...

ASPEN, Colo. — Charlie Sheen spent the better part of Christmas Day in a Colorado jail cell after being arrested on domestic violence allegations.The 44-year-old actor was taken into custody Friday morning by officers responding to a 911 call from a house in this ski resort town about 200 miles west of Denver. Sheen, the star of CBS' "Two and a Half Men," was taken to the Pitkin County jail and booked for investigation of second-degree assault and menacing, both felonies, along with criminal mischief, a misdemeanor, Aspen police spokeswoman Stephanie Dasaro said. He was released in the late afternoon after posting $8,500 bond and being advised by a county judge on the conditions of his release, she said.Dasaro declined to name Sheen's accuser, citing a department policy prohibiting the identification of potential victims in domestic violence cases. It wasn't im...

SMU coach Alex Poole unveiled the much awaited for 2010 schedule this week. The Mustangs have an eventful year with division and conference rivalries early in the year. Last year the Mustangs climbed as high as #19 in the nation. To continue their growth and face more Top 25 teams, SMU will travel to the West Coast and the Southeast for the first time. In early February, the Mustangs travel back to Lubbock to start the divisional playoff race early. With games against Oklahoma State and Oklahoma all in February, SMU should have a great feel for where the season is headed in the LSA North. The Mustangs hope to continue their heated cross division rivalry with Texas in Austin and even the score after last year’s post-season loss to the Longhorns. In March, SMU will travel to San Diego to take on San Diego State University and UC San Diego. After a successful trip to Los Angeles last year, the Mustangs are excited to compete in southern California again. After Spring Break, the Aggies fro...

The new USA Ambassador to China, Jon Huntsman, is charming, experiences, and speaks fluent Mandarin. Together with his wife he's setting an example of international style. They have 7 children, some their own and several adopted. His youngest daughter is Asian and she knows her fashion brand names! She designed her own dress, and I fell in love with her golden shoes. Ambassador Huntsman was very kind to receive me at the Marine Ball and very happy to hear that as an American, I was reaching such success in China. His wife was excited by my offer to invite her to fashion events and encouraging to me to contact her any time. Ambassador Huntsman was very proud of his youngest daughter, who loves fashion and writes about it in her 11th grade class. I was very honored to finally be invited to the USA Embassy and meet the Ambassador finally. I always thought it was funny that the Australian, Italian, French, and English Embassy's always invite me to their offices or events, but until...