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Donald Driver’s Win Shows Athletes Rule ‘DWTS’ (VIDEOS)

Posted by Jill Baughman
on May 23, 2012 at 2:50 PM

Donald DriverOkay, I admit, I watched a season of Dancing With the Stars solely because my favorite athlete Hines Ward was a contestant. And he ended up winning the whole shebang! Just like his NFL comrade Donald Driver -- a wide receiver for the Green Bay Packers -- who took home the mirror ball trophy in the most recent season.

But that got me thinking -- there are so many athletes who are fantastic on the show. Perhaps all their athletic training and natural coordination give them a leg up on the rest of their competition? That's probably a given, seeing as athletes like Kristi Yamaguchi, Apolo Anton Ohno, Helio Castronoves, Shawn Johnson, and Emmitt Smith have all won in previous seasons. Many athletes have been runners-up, too.

So, let's check out some of the best dances performed by professional athletes, shall we? Okay! Cool! Let's go!

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Sports Say What!?

NFL Player's Wife Fakes Suicide to Intercept Her Hubby's Late-Night Cheating

Posted by Janelle Harris
on May 22, 2012 at 8:12 PM

Anthony CromartieBeyonce wrote the song and Jay-Z did a cameo in it, but they ain’t got nothin’ on Anthony Cromartie and his wife, Terricka, who are genuinely crazy and, I guess, in love. The New York Jets cornerback, who was in Miami on May 6, got two texts from her in the wee hours of the morning saying: “God forgive me, I don’t want to die. What have I done?” and “I cut my wrists. I took those pills.” Naturally, he was alarmed—particularly because the missus is seven months pregnant—and called local New Jersey police to check on her back home.

So when emergency responders literally beat down her door with an axe and a sledgehammer to save her from her own self-murderous hands, she was all like oopsie! I was just taking a nap in bed with my two daughters and, oh FYI, had no intention of killing myself. As it turns out, Mrs. Cromartie just suspected that the hubs was cheating on her and sent those messages to shake him up a little bit. 

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Sports Twisted

New Tim Tebow 'Jesus' Shirts Are All in Good Fun

Posted by Mary Fischer
on May 17, 2012 at 3:07 PM

tebow shirtFootball season is still a few months away, but people are already using Tim Tebow to make a few extra bucks at his expense. (Surprise, surprise.) For the life of me, I just don't understand why the fact that Tim is a decent human being with a strong belief system is such a bad thing, but I guess some people just feel threatened by a man who is committed to his faith. (Can you tell I'm a Tebow fan?)

A company called Cubby Tees has been selling these green & white New York Jets shirts with the same script as the team logo and the words "My Jesus" printed on them -- and Tebow isn't exactly thrilled at how they're poking fun at him. In fact, he's so irate, he's actually threatening to file a lawsuit against them for illegally using his name to market & sell the shirts.

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Sports OMG

NFL Player Gets Chest Waxed on National Television: Yep, That Happened (VIDEO)

Posted by Jill Baughman
on May 17, 2012 at 12:02 PM

 

nick mangoldWell here's something you don't see every day. Nick Mangold, the center for the New York Jets, got his chest waxed on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon. Of course this is something you're gonna want to see.

Jimmy does a segment on his show called "Wax On, Wax Off." A "randomly chosen" audience member was asked a set of trivia questions to win some money. Why is "randomly chosen" in quotes? Because the guy they picked happened to be a self-proclaimed New York Giants fan. If he got any questions wrong, Mangold would pay for them with his chest hair.

Since the questions involved Lithuanian Prime Ministers and filling in quotes by Chaucer, Mangold's chest hair was doomed from the start.

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Sports Awww!

Jilted High School Senior Asks Pro Football Player to Prom -- and He Goes! (VIDEO)

Posted by Jill Baughman
on May 14, 2012 at 2:31 PM

Joe Haden promYou may not have heard of Joe Haden, but after reading about what a supremely cool guy he is, you might become his newest fan. He's a professional football player for the Cleveland Browns and recently signed a five-year, $50 million contract. But even with that jaw-dropping salary, he seems to be an all-around, super-nice guy. He's also on Twitter quite a bit, and that definitely worked out for Joyce Grendel, an 18-year-old high school senior at Independence (Ohio) High. 

Because poor Joyce went through the stuff teenage nightmares are made of: getting jilted at the last-minute by her date to her senior prom. 

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Sports Say What!?

'NY Post' Writer Uses the N-Word & Then Calls Jay-Z Racist

Posted by Janelle Harris
on May 8, 2012 at 11:15 PM

Jay-ZNew York Post columnist Phil Mushnick has embroiled himself in a little bit of a mess now, hasn’t he? He suggested the Brooklyn Nets should be called the New York Niggers because of co-owner Jay-Z’s liberal use of the word in his lyrics and also because, let’s be honest, he couldn’t resist a subliminal N-word jab. But like the trooper that he is, he’s standing by his story and flipping the script by saying Jay-Z is the racist one. For using the N-word in the first place.

I was riding with him until that part. I rail against anybody calling a black dude a nigger (or a “nigga,” which is the African-American-ized remix of the age-old slur). It grates my nerves personally and insults our heritage wholly, whether it’s falling from the lips of a middle-aged, white sports journalist or a multimillionaire superstar rapper from Brooklyn. But I have to shake my head at Mushnick accusing Jay of being racist. That doesn’t make sense. 

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Sports Heartbreaking

A Sign That Junior Seau's Suicide Was More Selfless Than Selfish

Posted by Jill Baughman
on May 4, 2012 at 4:53 PM

brainIn tragic news out of the sports world this week, it was confirmed that Junior Seau, star linebacker on the San Diego Chargers, Miami Dolphins, and New England Patriots, did in fact commit suicide. With a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the chest, he left behind three children, whom he texted the day before, "I love you."

From the aftermath of the sad ending of this football legend's life comes news that his family will allow researchers to study his brain to check for any damage due to the concussions he may have sustained over his 20-year professional football career. What makes this whole situation even more heartbreaking is that, because this has happened to other players before him, Seau may have intentionally shot himself in the chest to preserve his brain for exactly this kind of study.

If there is anything his children can take away from their father's too-soon passing, it's that in his final, heartbreaking moments, he may have wished for other players to avoid his fate.

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Sports Inspiring

Paralyzed Player Signed to Pro Team in the Classiest Move Ever (VIDEO)

Posted by Jill Baughman
on May 3, 2012 at 10:55 AM

Eric LeGrandRutgers’ defensive tackle Eric LeGrand dreamt of playing in the pros and eventually becoming a sportscaster. A couple years ago, his entire life was about football. But all of that came to an abrupt end, since LeGrand's new goal today is to walk again.

On October 16, 2010, he broke two vertebrae and injured his spinal cord during a kickoff return against Army. He became a source of inspiration and encouragement for the Scarlet Knights, something his coach Greg Schiano would never forget, even after leaving Rutgers to become head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Needless to say, LeGrand was completely overwhelmed when his former coach called to let him know the Bucs were interested in signing the paralyzed defensive tackle!

How incredible is that. Thank goodness there are still some decent people left in this world so LeGrand's dream of being part of the NFL could actually come true.

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Sports Heartbreaking

Football Legend Junior Seau Leaves 3 Kids Behind in Tragic Death

Posted by Jill Baughman
on May 2, 2012 at 3:12 PM

Junior Seau
Junior Seau
In sad news out of the sports world today, Junior Seau, a decorated NFL linebacker, one of the most popular players ever on the San Diego Chargers, and a 10-time All-Pro & 12-time Pro Bowl player, was found dead in his home in Oceanside, California. Apparently a gunshot was heard inside of his home. Seau was only 43 years old, and he leaves behind three children.

Seau, whose nickname was the "Tasmanian Devil," played in the NFL for almost two decades. On top of playing for the Chargers, during the New England Patriots' perfect regular season in 2007, he played in all 16 games. He was also extremely popular at the University of Southern California, his alma mater. No doubt NFL and college football fans are mourning this loss today. And the events surrounding his death sound even sadder.

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Sports Say What!?

Tim Tebow’s Virginity Now Officially Worth $1 Million

Posted by Jill Baughman
on Apr 25, 2012 at 11:35 AM

Tim TebowSo here's something you don't see every day: AshleyMadison.com, the polemical site that brings folks who want to cheat together, is offering $1 million to women (or men I guess too?) who can prove they've slept with New York Jets quarterback Tim Tebow.

Yeah. That just happened.

I'm well aware that I've got some terrible karma coming to me for giving the people at AshleyMadison.com and this really gross idea press, but isn't this the most ridiculous thing you've ever heard? Tebow, a devout Christian, has said he is a virgin and will wait until he's married. AshleyMadison.com is out to prove him wrong.

In my opinion, his sex life is his business, but of course, if you've created a website that actually promotes and encourages infidelity, your morals may be on a completely different spectrum. Plus, how would these women even begin to prove this anyway??

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