April 4, 2006

LOS ANGELES, Calif. - University of Memphis head coach John Calipari will be a guest host on Fox Sports' "Best Damn Sports Show Period" Tuesday and Wednesday. The shows are slated to air at 9:00 and 10:30 p.m. (CT) both days. The Wednesday show will also air at 8:00 p.m. (CT).

On Tuesday's show, Calipari will break down the Florida-UCLA national championship game and also give his analysis of the NCAA Tournament. Other guests on Tuesday's show are A.J. Pierzynski of the Chicago White Sox, Kevin Millar of the Baltimore Orioles and national baseball analyst Ken Rosenthal.

Wednesday's show is scheduled to have Atlanta Braves All-Star Andruw Jones.

Calipari, who guided the Tigers to a school-record 33-4 record and an NCAA Tournament Elite Eight appearance in 2005-06, has been a frequent guest and guest host on the "Best Damn Sports Show Period" this year. His most recent show appearances came during Memphis' run in the NCAA Tournament.