Chiefs TE TRAVIS KELCE recently "wrapped up filming of a 'dating competition series' on the E! Network called 'CATCHING KELCE,' in which 50 women -- one from each state -- vied for his affections" in L.A. Kelce said, "It will be a pretty funny show, but I'm more excited for the football season. I'm not even a big TV guy, so for the most part, I was going into it blind and just enjoying the experience." He added that he "hasn't seen the final cut of the show yet, but he's happy with what he thinks he put on camera" (K.C. STAR, 6/1).
MAKING THE ROUNDS: PRESIDENT OBAMA yesterday welcomed Villanova coach JAY WRIGHT and the '16 national championship basketball team to the White House. Obama "initially introduced Wright as 'the best-dressed man in college basketball ... the GEORGE CLOONEY of coaches.'" The team "presented Obama with two Villanova jerseys -- one blue, one white -- with his name on the back and the number 44 on the front. Wright said that the style of jerseys was "worn during the Wildcats' trip to Pearl Harbor for their Dec. 7 game against Oklahoma" (PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, 6/1).
BROADWAY HITS: While tickets to the musical "HAMILTON" are "next to impossible to get," fans can catch some performers on Thursday nights playing softball at the Heckscher Ballfields in Central Park as part of the Broadway Show League. Show creator LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA "does not play" in the league, where the cast and crew from "Hamilton" is "mopping up on the field." Teams in the league are "made up of the cast, crew, musicians, ushers and other theater employees from different productions," including "KINKY BOOTS," "FINDING NEVERLAND" and "LES MISERABLES." Stage hand SANDY PARADISE said, "Hey, we're 'Hamilton,' we try to win everything" (N.Y. TIMES, 5/28).
NAMES: LINDA WATSON, the wife of golfer TOM WATSON, has "filed suit" over the $4M "embezzlement by an employee of the company that managed her finances and those of her parents" (KANSASCITY.com, 5/31)....UFC fighter MIESHA TATE will "serve as the grand marshal" for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series FireKeepers Casino 400 on June 12 at Michigan Int'l Speedway (MIS)....Penguins C EVGENI MALKIN and his girlfriend, ANNA KASTEROVA, reportedly "welcomed a son into the world Monday morning," a few days after the couple "applied for a marriage license in Pittsburgh" (PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE, 6/1).
