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While Fox covers the World Series, the usually high-rated Thursday night comedies felt a major blow in their viewership.

Meanwhile, Vampire Diaries is laughin' all the way up top, sayin' "haha non-suckers!" as they prove their immortal strength against the sports coverage.

You can't sway vamp lovers away from their Ian Somerhalder! You just can't! He's the sexiest pitcher there is! We'd love to see his moneyballs…

Tags: fox, ratings, sports coverage, thursday night comedies, vampire diaries, world series

Might wanna start updating that resume, Nick!

Monday night TV ratings have arrived, and they were NOT kind to the Nick Lachey-hosted NBC reality series The Sing-Off.

The show reached a series low with

Tags: nbc, nick lachey, ratings, the sing off, world series

So good!

New Girl star Zooey Deschanel put her musical talent to good use on Sunday and belted out the The Star Spangled Banner to start Game 4 of the World Series.

She was a good luck charm for the Texas Rangers who won 4-0 against the St. Louis Cardinals to tie the series 2-2.

Check out the video above to see her rendition of the National Anthem. If your ears like what they hear, make sure to check out Zooey's indie band She & Him!

Tags: game 4, national anthem, st. louis cardinals, star spangled banner, sunday, texas rangers, the new girl, video, world series, zooey deschanel

Thursday night was a success in the ratings for The Big Bang Theory!

With the World Series on, most NBC comedies and X Factor took the night off, so the successful CBS comedy managed to garner an eight percent week-to-week and delivered the series' second-most watched Thursday episode ever with 14.7 million tuning in, while also matching its all time Thursday high in the 18-49 demographic, with a 4.9 rating!

CW's Secret Circle also went up around 13 percent week-to-week, with a 2.11 million viewership!

Wow! Guess the World Series wasn't as successfully as some networks anticipated!

Well done, guys!

Tags: cbs, fox, ratings, reruns, rise, the big bang theory, the cw, the secret circle, the secret circles, world series, x factor

So sad!

Another championship athlete has committed suicide in the same week as Olympic freestyle skier Jeret Peterson.

Former New York Yankees pitcher Hideki Irabu, who last pitched in the major leagues in 2002, was found dead by a friend in his California home yesterday.

The 1998 and 1999 World Series champion apparently took his own life by hanging himself.

Ugh! We hate to hear about people resorting to suicide and only wish they had gotten the help they needed!

We've said it before and we'll say it again, suicide is NEVER the answer!

We're sorry Hideki chose this route, but we hope he rests in peace and wish his loved ones the best as they deal with their loss.

[Image via AP Images.]

Tags: california, championship, hanged, hideki irabu, mlb, pitcher, suicide, world series, yankees

Former World Series hero Jim Leyritz was convicted on a DUI charge, but acquitted of DUI manslaughter on Saturday by a south Florida jury.

He was arrested on December 28, 2007 after crashing into another car at 3 a.m. on his way home from bar hopping in Ft. Lauderdale for his 44th birthday celebration. His BAC level was 0.14 percent, but the 30-year-old victim Freida Veitch was also drunk with a 0.18 blood alcohol level!

First question…who lets the birthday boy drive after a night of barhopping? Use a designated driver people!

The jury quickly decided the ex-baseball player was not guilty of manslaughter, but almost resulted in a hung jury since one wanted to acquit him of all charges.

Ultimately, they decided they needed to hold him accountable for his actions and convicted him on DUI charges, with jury foreman Brian Haul saying:

"Are we going to go in front the public and say it's OK to have four or five drinks within an hour or so period of time and then hit the road? I think that was the deciding factor.”

After the arrest the former New York Yankee, who hit a game winning home run in game four of the 1996 World Series, lost his job as a sports commentator and lost an endorsement deal.

Small price to pay for avoiding 15 years in the big house!

Just another sad reminder to use a DD and that celebs and sports stars can get away with murder!

Do U think justice was served or should he have gotten the manslaughter charge?

[Image via Jim McDonald/WENN.]

Tags: alcohol, arrested, baseball, drunk, world series

The Giants are on a high from their first World Series win in a half century, but Barry Bonds is having some trouble staying out of trouble off the field.

Police pulled Bonds’ Silver Lexus over last night at around 10:00 and gave him a citation for talking on his phone while driving.

Obviously that’s chump change for Bonds, and he was reportedly really nice to the cops and left without making a scene.

Talking on the phone while driving is dangerous, Barry! Set a good example!

[Image via Daniel Warren/WENN.com.]

Tags: cell phone, ticket, world series