Most of us love to see the underdog moving to the top of the pile of dogs. The final round of qualifying for the ISU figure-skating world championship finals just came off, and it was great to see Carolina Kostner of Italy make it this far for the first time. She’s now 20, which is [...]
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Beckham mania up for auction
Wonder what a ball kicked by Becks goes for? t’d be more than $81. That’s how much a corn cob that sat on a plate in front of David Beckham in New Zealand is going for on an ebay auction, according to Towleroad. You can also find a Coke bottle he drank from and a [...]
Power Behind the Throne
Often we put such importance on the “star athlete who is out” that the importance of coaching is sometimes overlooked – especially the out stars who retire from competition in order to coach. Example of the moment: Canadian world champion figure skater Brian Orser, eight times Canadian national champion, who retired from intensive competing and touring in [...]
Beckham in his underwear
Sports’ A-list metrosexual, fading soccer star David Beckham, has signed a deal with Armani to model their underwear. According to Women’s Wear Daily (via Towleroad), Beckham shot some ads in Los Angeles a couple weeks ago, and we’ll get a full (we hope) glimpse of Becks in January. -Cyd Zeigler jr. Also: Tom Brady to [...]
A Caterer’s Story
At Monmouth Park today, as rain fell straight down, the 2007 Breeders Cup got off to a sentimental start with one of those rags-to-riches stories so loved by this mostly-riches sport. In the opener, a Canadian-bred 6-year-old longshot, Maryfield, made a churning late charge through the mud, past all the famous favorites, to win the $1.1 million Filly & Mare Sprint. One of [...]
Over … rated!
Hooray to Radar Magazine for putting David Beckham and Posh Spice on its cover “The Overrated 100,” listing the “world’s most overhyped people, places and things.” In listing the Beckhams at the top the magazine writes: “It’s not that they’re untalented; it’s just that he’s an overpaid soccer star and she’s a pointless collection of [...]
Bloom wilting in Philly?
Two-time King of the Hardwood Jeremy Bloom might have a lot more time to ski, according to Eagles coach Andy Reid. The speedy kick returner has, according to Reid, been doing “just OK” in his attempt to play in his first NFL game. The Eagles drafted him last year, but an injury kept him sidelined [...]
Serena beats a ‘Jackass’
While Serena Williams is aiming for her ninth Grand Slam title at the U.S. Open, we’re all getting a look at how she’s been training for the tournament. HP has just released their new ad campaign, which includes a match between the queen of the cat suit and Wee Man of “Jackass” fame. To see [...]
Martina on freedom, equality & 2008
Tennis great Martina Navratilova wrote a column for Visible Vote about her thoughts on politics, next year’s election and gay rights. It’s interesting to me to see Martina labeled an “activist,” as that’s not how I’ve ever seen her. Yes, she’s a strong, positive voice for gay rights; but she’s always been a tennis player [...]
Day at the Races
Saturday was races all day on TV. First, Saratoga and some grade 1 stakes. It was a steaming hot day in New York State. In the 138th running of the Travers, my favorite colt, Street Sense, did his usual killer charge. Maybe the heat got to him — over the last furlong, he looked a [...]
Who knew – you can get a DUI while driving a golf cart
‘Caddyshack’ is widey regarded as not only one of the top sports-comedies of all time, and not only one of the top sports-films of all time, but one of the top comedies of all time. But one of the movie’s big names, gopher-chasing Bill Murray, likely isn’t laughing too hard (or maybe he is) after [...]