Category Archives: Sports
Bernard Levine, Yonkers, N.Y. At just 25, the New Jersey native has become one of the most popular pro wrestlers around, but she likes the dramatic angles as well as the physical in-ring work: After being “fired” from her role … Continue reading
Posted in In Print, People, Reader Questions, Sports, TV
Tagged A.J. Lee, Monday Night Raw, WWE
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Gail Versch, Plymouth, Wis. The 30-year-old NASCAR driver is, in fact, married. In 2005, Patrick married Paul Hospenthal, a physical therapist she met 10 years ago when she was rehabbing a hip injury from yoga. The couple live in Phoenix, … Continue reading
Showcasing some of the most acclaimed documentaries of 2011, the five-disc collection releases on November 22, but check back here tomorrow for your chance to win a copy on DVD! Here’s a sneak peek at the films included in the … Continue reading
Posted in Movies, Sports, TV
Tagged Catching Hell, Charisma, EPSN Film Collection, ESPN, Herschel, Renee, The Fab Five
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Helen Richter, Alabaster, Ala. The Indianapolis Colts quarterback, 35, is indeed married — he wed his wife, Ashley, in 2001. The couple have 6-month-old twins, son Marshall and daughter Mosley. Young ones have also been a big part of Peyton … Continue reading
Posted in In Print, People, Reader Questions, Sports
Tagged colts, football, indianapolis colts, peyton manning, st. vincent children's hospital
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Connie DeMott, Punta Gorda, Fla. It was reported that the low-key Jeter was engaged to actress Minka Kelly in January, though no wedding bells have rung yet. Plus, both are staying busy: Kelly is involved in the ABC reboot of … Continue reading
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Tagged baseball, Derek Jeter, florida, punta gorda, yankees
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The second collected volume of ESPN Films’ brilliant 30 for 30 sports-themed documentaries is in stores today, and offers a couple of football tales, from the downfall of SMU’s program in Pony Excess to the untapped potential of Marcus Dupree … Continue reading
World Wrestling Entertainment has its biggest day of the year this Sunday when WrestleMania XXVII hits the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. If you want to get more personally involved in an epic smackdown, though, you can also pick up WWE … Continue reading
Posted in Games, Sports, TV
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Barbara Covington, Madison, N.J. Kwan has put the same dedication she showed when she won two Olympic medals into her latest goal: earning a master’s degree in international affairs. “I’m not a Nobel Peace Prize winner, I’m a skater getting … Continue reading
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Tagged Council on Fitness Sports and Nutrition, Michelle Kwan, Tufts University
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Sports have long been a staple in the professional and personal lives of filmmaker Mike Tollin. A diehard fan of Stanford and assorted Philadelphia-area teams (Eagles, Phillies, etc.), Tollin has been a producer and/or director behind the camera of several … Continue reading
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Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover girl Brooklyn Decker and Mad Men‘s Jon Hamm helped out as presenters at last night’s ESPY Awards in L.A. Hamm’s Mad Men co-star January Jones was also on hand, along with Zac Efron, Luke Wilson and … Continue reading
More than a few of mixed martial arts fighter Quinton “Rampage” Jackson’s opponents in the Octagon probably think he has a bad attitude — especially when Jackson’s doling out one of his trademark body slams. But “bad attitude” is right … Continue reading
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Speculation started about the 2011 Super Bowl halftime entertainment the minute the 2010 Super Bowl ended last month. But yesterday, Fox Sports Chief Executive David Hill was quoted as saying he’s sure the 2011 show won’t feature an aging rocker. … Continue reading
Posted in Music, People, Sports, Super Bowl
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Tiger Woods, in what was an almost-15 minute speech today, said only one thing about golf: “I do plan to return to golf one day. I just don’t know when that day will be.” The rest of his statement was … Continue reading
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Racing fans are getting geared up for the Daytona 500 this weekend on Sunday, and in celebration, we have a cover story and exclusive special poster in this weekend’s issue featuring three of NASCAR’s top drivers — Michael Waltrip, Juan … Continue reading
Posted in NASCAR, Sports, TV
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Senior writer Dennis McCafferty just got back from the Sports Philanthropy Forum, sponsored by Gannett, at our building today, where he caught up with the NBA’s Dikembe Mutombo. In 1999, Dikembe was one of our first Most Caring Athletes that… Continue reading
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Our senior writer Dennis McCafferty reminds me that we have a special cover story coming up this weekend. As Dennis puts it: “Football fans know that Kurt Warner is having another great season. He just threw for more than 300 … Continue reading
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I’m back to work after a trip to the West but no matter how far any of us go anymore we can’t escape celebrity news, right? The morning I departed was the morning that David Letterman’s sex-with-staffers scandal was the … Continue reading
Eighteen minutes of camera flashing this morning at the downtown Washington, D.C. Ritz Carlton hotel, and the experience that is LeBron James was done breezing through our USA WEEKEND photo shoot. Our Design Director Leon Lawrence tells us that James … Continue reading
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Most of the Lynch family lives in Denver, so you know I know the name John Elway. Well, in the magazine this weekend we've got Elway, the two-time Super Bowl champion quarterback for the Denver Broncos (at right), telling you … Continue reading
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The 2009 ESPY Awards air on ESPN this Sunday at 9 pm. EST, and to preview the annual gathering of sports and entertainment elite, we paired Pittsburgh Steeler quarterback and recent Super Bowl champion Ben Roethlisberger and movie legend (and … Continue reading
