New York, NY -- John Elway and Jon Bon Jovi are participating in the battle of the rock and the jock. Both celebs own Arena Football League franchises and, this Sunday (Mar. 21), Elway's Colorado Crush will be taking on Jon Bon Jovi's team, the Philadelphia Soul.

LOS ANGELES -- "Young And The Restless" star Melody Thomas Scott is having a birthday of sorts today (Mar. 19). It's the 25th anniversary of her first appearance as "Nikki Newman" on the CBS soap opera. Scott will celebrate with a special cake-cutting ceremony with the cast and crew at the show's soundstage in Los Angeles.

LAKE TAHOE, Nev. -- Sammy Hagar is opening his first Cabo Wabo Cantina outside of Mexico in the snowy spot of Lake Tahoe, Nevada. The heavy metal man's nightclub chain will open a branch inside the Harvey's Casino on April 30. The spot is already being nicknamed the "Taho Wabo."

NEW YORK -- Sometime"-Sopranos" guest star Peter Bogdanovich is best-known as a director, and directing is what he'll do on an upcoming episode. "The Last Picture Show" helmer tells HBO's "Sopranos" newsletter it wasn't too hard to jump into the role of director from his bit as an actor, because he's gotten friendly with the rest of the cast over the years.

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