The world is "getting to know" HOLLY HOLM since her defeat of RONDA ROUSEY at UFC 193. She has "assumed Rousey's vacated spotlight since her victory, appearing on 'GOOD MORNING AMERICA', 'E! NEWS' and 'EXTRA', among other shows outside the sports world." Holm: "We've been everywhere" (NEWSDAY, 11/22)....Holm attended Saturday's CANELO ALVAREZ-MIGUEL COTTO fight in Las Vegas along with BEYONCE, MARK WAHLBERG and MICHAEL STRAHAN (N.Y. POST, 11/21).
LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION: Actor BEN STILLER "will narrate the final 10 episodes of MSG Networks’ 'THE GARDEN'S DEFINING MOMENTS,' a 20-part series celebrating some of the greatest chapters in the arena’s 135 years. Actor LIAM NEESON "narrated the first 10 shows that aired earlier this year" (N.Y. POST, 11/20). Musician/Actor STEVEN VAN ZANDT's latest project is a TV pilot called “TIO PAPI” in which he "is the executive producer and partnered with Yankees community adviser," RAY NEGRON, a co-creator of the project. Van Zandt, Negron and actor JOEY DEDIO said that that they "envision the show to be a modern-day 'Brady Bunch,' one that will tackle current issues, but will straddle comedy and drama" (N.Y. DAILY NEWS, 11/22).
GIVING BACK: Indians Owner PAUL DOLAN and his colleagues "served food -- a lot of food -- to those in need" yesterday at Progressive Field. About 375 people from five non-profit organizations "trekked to the terrace club for a Thanksgiving meal" that the Indians "have held" for five years (Cleveland PLAIN DEALER, 11/23).
NAMES: Hawks Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer NZINGA SHAW on Thursday was honored by Rolling Out magazine as one of the Top 25 Women of Atlanta during the magazine's 10th annual awards event (Hawks)....The National Football Foundation (NFF) & College HOF on Thursday announced that Arizona Gov. DOUG DUCEY and NFL Cardinals President MICHAEL BIDWILL have been named co-inductees into the NFF Leadership HOF. They will be honored together Jan. 7 at the Arizona Biltmore in Phoenix in what will serve as a kickoff event leading up to the CFP National Championship. Meanwhile, ESPN's MIKE TIRICO will emcee the NFF Annual Awards Dinner at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in N.Y. on Dec. 8, his third time doing so and first since '04 (NFF)....Mets P NOAH SYNDERGAARD attended Saturday's taping of "SNL" and posted "an Instagram of himself on the set" (NYDAILYNEWS.com, 11/22)....The NHL Jets raised C$170,962 during the team's Hockey Fights Cancer campaign. The total will be donated in its entirety to the CancerCare Manitoba Foundation (Jets)....Titans QB MARCUS MARIOTA "was on the sideline at Auzten Stadium" to watch his alma mater, the Univ. of Oregon, "rout" USC on Saturday (OREGONLIVE.com, 11/21).
