Read About the Rumor Mill

By Erik Gunther
Originally published Fri, February 17, 2006, 5:00 pm PST
Holmes and Cruise

Holmes and Cruise

Ready for some rumors? There’s the one about Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes splitting up. A snoozer, you say? Well, then we have the juicy story claiming that prolific drug abuser slash rocker Pete Doherty is a fraud who was “created” by some enterprising musicians.

But when we dug deep into the dirty data of gossip searches, we were surprised to learn that celebs aren’t center stage under the harsh glare of the Search spotlight. No, sports rumors, which account for almost all of our top 20 rumor searches, steal the show. With the NBA trade deadline looming, baseball returning to the diamond, and the half-sport, half-soap of pro wrestling grappling with new storylines, the sports rumor mill is in rare form. Here’s the batting order for the top 20 sports rumor searches…

  1. NBA Rumors
  2. NFL Rumors
  3. MLB Rumors
  4. NBA Trade Rumors
  5. WWE Rumors
  6. NHL Trade Rumors
  7. Oakland Raiders Rumors
  8. Los Angeles Lakers Rumors
  9. Chicago Cubs Rumors
  10. Boston Red Sox Rumors
  1. New York Mets Rumors
  2. Trade Rumors
  3. New York Knicks Rumors
  4. Wrestling Rumors
  5. Detroit Lions Rumors
  6. Miami Dolphins Rumors
  7. New York Yankees Rumors
  8. Los Angeles Dodgers Rumors
  9. NFL Free Agency Rumors
  10. Dallas Cowboys Rumors

But we know many of you read this far only because you want the celeb dirt. The real juice. Whatever’s swirling in the Hollywood circuit. Well, our searchers never fail to disappoint, and thanks to them, we bring you the top 10 celebrity rumor searches right now…

  1. Vin Diesel Rumors
  2. Denzel Washington Rumors
  3. Jake Gyllenhaal Rumors
  4. Gerard Butler Rumors
  5. Eddie Murphy Rumors
  1. Shemar Moore Rumors
  2. Queen Latifah Rumors
  3. Bonnie Bernstein Rumors
  4. Usher Rumors
  5. Tyler Perry Rumors