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"Heavyweight Title Fight": Murray KO's Nadal  | read this item

“Heavyweight Title Fight”: Murray KO’s Nadal

 
Playing perhaps the finest match of his career, a spectacularly precise Andrew Murray pummeled defending Australian Open champ Rafael Nadal for three sets and scored an impressive technical knockout. At 0-3 down in set three, Nadal retired from the contest citing a knee injury.
From the first point this hotly-anticipated night match between the two tennis titans [...]

Biofile with Heidi Albertsen  | read this item

Biofile with Heidi Albertsen

Status:  Model, actress.

Ht: 5-10 

Birthplace: Copenhagen, Denmark
 
Hobbies/Interests:  “Living life, being with friends and family which are important. Nature. I look at a tree and smile. I climbed Kilimanjaro for an IMAX film with the same director who did Everest – David Breashears. I photograph – which I enjoy a lot. After being on the other side [...]

Biofile with Nick Bollettieri  | read this item

Biofile with Nick Bollettieri

 
Status: Legendary tennis coach and founder of the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy in Bradenton, FL. Credited with developing world class champion players such as Agassi, Sharapova, Courier, Seles, Jankovic, Pierce. Has also worked with Haas, Mirnyi, Becker, Malisse, Rios and Vaidisova.
DOB: July 31, 1931 In: Pelham, N.Y.
First Tennis Memory: “Probably down in North Miami Beach. [...]

Biofile with Don Koharski  | read this item

Biofile with Don Koharski

 
Status: Former NHL and World Association referee/linesman for 32 years. Retired from active duty after 2008-2009 season to an NHL advisory/instructional position.
DOB: Dec. 2, 1955 In: Dartmouth, N.S.
First Hockey Memory: “Oh gosh. I’ve never been asked that question before! I guess just the first time I ever played or laced up a pair of skates [...]

Biofile with Vitali Klitschko  | read this item

Biofile with Vitali Klitschko

 
Status: WBC Heavyweight Champion. His record is 39-2 (37 KO’s).
Ht: 6-7 Wt: 250
DOB: July 19, 1971 IN: Belovodsk, Soviet Union
Nicknames: Dr. Iron Fist, Iron Chin.
Hobbies/Leisure Activities:  “Chess, wakeboarding, kitesurfing, jet skiing, scuba diving, table tennis.”
Childhood Dream: “Spaceman or astronaut or do karate like Bruce Lee [smiles].”
Age Started Boxing: “13.”
 
First Boxing Memory: “Losing my first fight.”
Boxing [...]

Biofile with Rachael Cordingley  | read this item

Biofile with Rachael Cordingley

Status: Professional model.
DOB: July 20   Birthplace: Liverpool, England
Hobbies/Leisure Activities: Swimming, running, gym.
Last Book Read: Married Lovers by Jackie Collins, I love her!
Favorite Movies: Sexy Beast, Leon, Pulp Fiction.
Favorite TV Show: Desperate Housewives.
Musical Tastes: Dance music, Florence and the Machines, Beyonce.
First Job: Glass collector in a cricket club.
Current Car: Mercedes CLC220 Sport Coupe.
Favorite Meal: Chicken caesar [...]

Biofile with Maria Kirilenko  | read this item

Biofile with Maria Kirilenko

Status: WTA tennis player ranked #58 in the world upset 2008 champion Maria Sharapova in three sets in the first round of the 2010 Australian Open. 
Ht: 5-8  Wt: 127
DOB: January 25, 1987  In: Moscow, Russia
First Tennis Memory:  “When I came to the club when I was seven-years-old and I came to one of the bigger clubs [...]

Biofile with Calvin Pace  | read this item

Biofile with Calvin Pace

Status: New York Jets linebacker
Ht: 6-4 Wt: 270
DOB: October 28, 1980 In: Detroit, Michigan
College: Wake Forest
Football Inspirations: “My parents (Nancy and Calvin Pace).”
Hobbies/Leisure Activities: “Deep sea fishing, reading, cooking and traveling.”
Nicknames: “Diddy Man.”
Favorite Movies: “Life, Menace II Society, Friday After Next, and Player’s Club.”
Last Book Read: “‘Battlefield Mind’ by Joyce Meyer.”
Favorite TV Show: “Heroes.”
Musical Tastes: [...]

Rios meets John McEnroe.  | read this item

Marcelo Rios: The Mysterious Champion

“Be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness and some have greatness thrust upon them.” — Shakespeare.
“There is no great genius without some touch of madness.” — Seneca.
No tennis player ever awed us with his beautiful talents quite like Marcelo Rios. Even his name flowed smoothly, like that of some [...]

Biofile with Zenon Konopka  | read this item

Biofile with Zenon Konopka

Status: Tampa Bay Lightning center. Currently leads the NHL with 158 penalty minutes.
HT: 6-0 WT: 213
DOB: January 1, 1981 In: Niagara Falls, Ontario
First Hockey Memory: “I was four-years-old playing with eight-year-old kids. Never touched the puck the whole season. (“No way,” replies a teammate who overhears this.) Never touched the puck.”
Hockey Inspiration: “I guess my dad (Zenon Sr.) was [...]

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