Mr. Sepso scored a coup in June, at the tournament in Anaheim, when he convinced a group of N.B.A. stars to appear at the event in a special "All-Star Showdown".
In the backstretch barns across the infield from the twin spires of Churchill Downs, the world's greatest race horses were stabled today on the eve of their all-star showdown in the $5.1 million Breeders' Cup Classic, the richest thoroughbred race ever, the best since the cup series was started 14 years ago and one of the best in the long history of the sport.
The great Anton Chekhov-Star Jones showdown.
On the women's side, a second-week showdown starring Venus and Serena Williams, Jennifer Capriati and Monica Seles is a given.
(Their Mozart vs. Skrillex showdown, starring the creators themselves, has nearly 43 million views to date).
There are some who doubt that the key to Bradley or Khan's becoming a star will be a showdown with Pacquiao or Mayweather.
He also collaborated with the teen star Frankie Paul for Showdown Vol 2. By the end of the 1980s, Black Roots had closed down and Minott's influence was beginning to fade.
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David James Elliott, Natasha Henstridge, Steven Culp and James Cromwell star. 10 P.M. (HGTV HGTVV SHOWDOWN The channel's designers and carpenters pair up with hammers, saws and not a little ingenuity in this competition series, in which two teams per episode make over a room for a couple with vastly different styles.
Qualifier Martin Gould pulled off a great escape to upset Hong Kong's Marco Fu, this season's Wembley Masters runner-up, with a 10-8 win and set up a last-16 showdown with rising star Judd Trump.
Talent producer Shergill spoke to the Guardian as the Strictly finalists – the BBC presenter Ore Oduba, the actor Danny Mac and former pop star Louise Redknapp – prepare for their showdown on Saturday night.
