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Biofile with Vincent Lecavalier  | read this item

Biofile with Vincent Lecavalier

Status: Tampa Bay Lightning center
 
HT: 6-foot-4 WT: 223 pounds
 
DOB: April 21, 1980 In: Ile Bizard, Que.
 
Hockey Inspiration: “Steve Yzerman.”
 
Hobbies/Leisure Activities: “Golf, watching movies, boating.”
 
Nickname: “Just Vinny.”
 
Favorite Movie: “Blackhawk Down.”
 
Favorite TV Show: “24.”
 
Musical Tastes: “U2, Metallica.”
 
Early Hockey Memory: “Christmas one year I got a pair of Easton gloves (blue and white). It was like the happiest [...]

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Carl Froch states his case at Madison Square Garden press event, with next opponent Kessler over his left shoulder.  | read this item

Biofile with Carl “The Cobra” Froch

Status: WBC Super Middleweight champion. Has a record of 26-0 (20 KO’s).
Ht: 6-1 Wt: 168
DOB: July 2, 1977 In: Nottingham, England
Inspiration: “I want recognition from the top fighters in the world. The top Americans.”
Childhood Heroes: “No, not really. I used to watch a lot of Naseem Hamed for entertainment value. He was exciting.”
Nickname: Cobra.
Favorite Movies: [...]

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Talkin' Boxing with Kassim "The Dream" Ouma  | read this item

Talkin’ Boxing with Kassim “The Dream” Ouma

 
I’m walking around between fights and out of nowhere pops old friend and former IBF Junior Middleweight champ, one of the nicest people and happiest spirits you will ever come across…the one and only Kassim Ouma. The man from Uganda wants to do an interview…
 
BoxingInsider: Fire away my man.
 
Kassim Ouma: “Kassim the Dream, I’m right here in [...]

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The flowing F-Lo backhand on display on Grandstand at the 2008 U.S. Open.  | read this item

Biofile with Feliciano Lopez

Status: Member of Spain’s Davis Cup winning team in 2008 and 2009. Highest rank was #20 in January 2005. 
Ht: 6-2 Wt: 187 
DOB: September 20, 1981 in Toledo, Spain.
Tennis Inspiration: “Stefan Edberg. Because of him, I like the way he played, behaved but I like the way he was very quiet and very gentleman on court. I [...]

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Muna meets the media at the Reebok Grand Prix event at Randall's Island in NYC in May.  | read this item

Biofile with Olympian Muna Lee

Status: Two-time U.S. Olympic sprinter (2004, 2008).
DOB: October 30, 1981 In: Little Rock, Arkansas
Track Inspirations: “Jackie (Joyner-Kersee). I didn’t really pay attention to track. Mo – my big brother Maurice.”
Hobbies/Leisure Activities: “Fashion design. Painting and drawing. And sleeping [smiles]. Gotta finish school. Trying to focus on that.”
Favorite Movies: “Nothing scary. I don’t like any scary [...]

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The IBF/WBO/Ring Heavyweight champion of the world also won Olympic gold in 1996.  | read this item

Facing Klitschko: What It’s Like To Be In The Ring With The Champ

In this day and age there aren’t any heavyweight contenders with the marquee name recognition like “Foreman”, “Frazier” and “Norton” for Wladimir Klitschko to defeat and acquire the deserved accolades. So boxing has to suffice with the best of today, like Ibragimov, Byrd, Brewster, and Austin, etc. to measure how good Klitschko really is.
“He’s an [...]

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Philip H. Anselmo backstage following an October performance at the Noka Theater in NYC.  | read this item

Biofile with Musician Philip H. Anselmo

 
Status: Singer, songwriter and frontman extraordinaire for Pantera, Down, Super Joint Ritual. Has sold over 25,000,000 records. Down recently completed a North American tour. Anselmo is also a boxing journalist/historian who writes for Boxing Digest magazine and BoxingInsider.com. He is currently penning his autobiography.
DOB: June 30, 1968 In: New Orleans, LA
Childhood Heroes: “I hate to [...]

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Steven Stamkos at Madison Square Garden.  | read this item

Biofile with Steven Stamkos

 
 

 
Status: Tampa Bay Lightning center is among NHL scoring leaders.
 
HT: 6-foot- WT: 176 pounds
 
DOB: Feb. 7, 1990 In: Markham, Ont.
 
Hockey Inspirations: “I’d probably say my dad. He was the one who really got me involved in the game at a young age. He had a love and passion for the game and he was the [...]

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Fans Recall Memorable Encounters With Rangers  | read this item

Fans Recall Memorable Encounters With Rangers

 
Have you ever had a memorable experience meeting a Ranger player? Blueshirt Bulletin thought it would be a cool feature – to hear from Ranger fans about their personal encounters with Rangers. To start the feature off, here’s mine:
After college, I played on a street hockey team in leagues at SportoRama and South Mountain Arena. [...]

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The artist with students at the opening of his art school in Harlem.  | read this item

Biofile with LeRoy Neiman

Status: One of the world’s most prolific and best-known artists.
Hobbies/interests: “Exercise moderately. My work is my life. I have to keep in shape to paint … it’s a performance. Boxing is my real passion. I can go to ballet, theatre, movies, or other sporting events … and nothing is like the fights to me. I’m [...]

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