Is it wrong of me that as the “American Idol” finale approaches all I can think about is Thursday night’s premiere of my favorite reality show, “So You Think You Can Dance?” No, you say? Good, then in return for your unwavering support I shall bestow upon ye a smorgasbord of gossip that I snagged when I met up with judges Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, host Cat Deeley and last season’s most memorable performers: Lacey Schwimmer, Lauren Gottlieb and b-girl Sara Von Gillern.
Let’s start with the dancers, since they’re the reason most of us tune in anyway. Lacey is shaping up to be one of the show’s most successful alum with an acting role (yes, she’s a double threat) in the new Adam Sandler movie, “Bedtime Stories” and a burgeoning romance with a guy you may have heard of: David Cook!
It was rumored that the fourth place finisher hooked up with “Idol’s” resident rocker at this year’s “Idol Give Back” taping and Lacey confirms the romance — sort of. “In my book, it wasn’t dating,” she coyly told Pop Wrap yesterday. “We hung out a few times and we’re really good friends, we’re just both so busy now.” But the sly smile that crept across her face told me a different story, so naturally I couldn’t just leave it at that! “I’m just not dating in general right now,” the busier-than-ever dancer admitted. But something tells me when they “hang out” it’s not just to discuss who’ll get the Democratic presidential nomination.
But Lacey isn’t the only uber-successful hoofer to have come out of last season. After the jump, get the inside scoop on Mariah Carey’s surprise wedding from one of her dancers, find out why Avril Lavigne is such a diva and what Nigel Lythgoe said could be the show’s most shocking turn of events, ever!
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CWU softball players Liz Wallace, left, and Mallory Holtman carry Western Oregon outfielder Sara Tucholsky around the bases after an unfortunate injury kept Tucholsky from running the bases under her own power. The story has gained national attention. Blake Wolf/special to the Daily Record
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ELLENSBURG – The story of the Central Washington University softball team and its act of sportsmanship this past Saturday is receiving national attention.
The story of how Wildcat first baseman Mallory Holtman and shortstop Liz Wallace helped Western Oregon outfielder Sara Tucholsky around the bases after an unfortunate injury during her home run trot was first told on ESPN.com on Monday. Since the story broke on ESPN’s Web site, phone calls and e-mails from numerous media outlets have poured in, as have generic e-mails from across the country complimenting the Wildcat student-athletes on their act of sportsmanship.
Jonathan Gordon, director of Athletic Media Relations at Central, said the story has grown into the biggest news event he’s dealt with at the school — surprisingly so. It was mentioned in the seventh paragraph of CWU’s 11-paragraph press release on the game.
Gordon did not contact ESPN, but by Sunday morning he’d received his first call from an online columnist with ESPN.com. And the calls have just kept on coming. This morning Gordon started fielding calls at 7 a.m. — an hour before he regularly reports to work — and didn’t event get a chance to catch his breath until 9 a.m.
“The attention is awesome for the university,” he said.
When asked why the story had taken off Gordon said he thought that the CWU players’ act of kindness and sportsmanship struck a chord with a nation hungering for good news.
“My opinion is that the way society is these days, you don’t see a lot of positive stories like this,” he said. “Even at a small school like this, it’s kind of justice, so to speak, that something positive can get the media attention.
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