Leryn Franco: Hottest Olympian of Upcoming 2012 Games (Photos)

January 25, 2012 By Leave a Comment

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Leryn Franco is a 29 year old Paraguayan model and javelin thrower. Javelin thrower? Javelinist? Javelin expert? Help me out here.

She will became an internet sensation again during the 2012 London Olympics. Franco is perhaps more famous for her hotness than athletic ability, and appeared in the 2011 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition. And that’s to be expected because more people care about Nerf hoops than javelin. Seriously, no one follows that sport.

Raised in the capital of Asunción, Franco broke the national records for the under 17 year age group in 1998 for both the javelin and triple jump. After winning bronze medals in 1999 and 2000 Franco won the South American Junior Championship javelin title in 2001. Franco was South American under 23 champion in 2004.

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2012 Olympic Basketball Team Unveils 20 Final NBA Candidates

January 16, 2012 By 1 Comment

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Basketball, especially the NBA variety, is truly a night thing; like comedy. So to see the Chicago Bulls playing a live game versus the Memphis Grizzlies at noon on a Monday is pretty cool. It’s the Martin Luther King Jr. Day matinee in Memphis, the Civil Rights game. The city is sullen today as it’s where MLK was slain in the 1960s. Today, the site of the assassination, the Lorraine Hotel, is a tribute to his legacy- a civil rights museum.

As I type this, the Bulls are down 39-29 with a 6 and a half left in the first half. But there’s other NBA related news today.

Bulls guard Derrick Rose (who’s sitting this one out with a turf toe injury) has been named one of the 20 finalists for the 2012 U.S. Olympic Men’s team.  Rose was a member of the 2010 USA World Championship team that claimed the gold medal in Istanbul, Turkey.  As the starting point guard for the 2010 U.S. squad, Rose averaged 7.2 ppg, 3.2 apg, and 2.1 rpg in 23.1 mpg.

For our famous “Dream Team vs. Redeem Team” essay

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Thunder vs. Heat in NBA Finals? Pacers Legend Reggie Miller Thinks So

December 21, 2011 By Leave a Comment

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Reggie Miller, Indiana Pacers legend, NBA analyst for TNT and Olympic athlete, yesterday shared his thoughts about the NBA’s upcoming, post-lockout, 66-game season.
Former Olympian and seasoned broadcaster Summer Sanders interviewed Miller Dec. 19 as part of her “Countdown to London” series.
They discussed Miller’s participation in the 1996 Olympics and then quickly turned to the NBA and its opening tipoff on December 25.

Lindsey Vonn, who’s Really HOT, wins Downhill World Cup

December 3, 2011 By 2 Comments

Lindsey Vonn won her second straight women’s world cup in the downhill today. But there’s another point to this post…how hot she is. And maybe the greater objective of improving Search Engine Optimization. (By the way, I’m currently reading a book on that topic- riveting stuff!)

But let’s just celebrate the fact that she’s ridiculously hot. Like Charissa Thompson, Jenn Brown, Erin Andrews level caliente.

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Lindsey Vonn Getting Divorced; Re-Enter Lindsey Kildow

November 28, 2011 By Leave a Comment

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Most people think news of divorce is always sad and tragic. Not so; especially in this case. The girl with the hottest legs on the planet, Lindsey Vonn, is back on the market, and that’s a good thing.

To quote Lloyd Christmas from (aptly, a ski lodge scene) in Dumb and Dumber, “so you’re saying there’s a chance?”

That’s right Lindsey Vonn, the hottest Olympian from the 2010 games is getting a divorce!

Since this is a winter sport, I now turn it over to our Canadian friends in the media. From the Winnipeg Free Press

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Lindsey Vonn: Homecoming Date for Lucky 16 Year old Boy

November 5, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Vail, Colorado high school student Parker McDonald is our hero. For a sixteen-year-old, he really has some cajones, chutzpah, stones, whatever you want to call it. At the last minute, McDonald needed a homecoming date. Globally acclaimed skier Lindsey Vonn just happened to be visiting his school, so McDonald summoned the courage to ask her to the dance, and Vonn said yes!

Before we continue on with our feel good story I must say two things: 1.) Vonn is married, so this story doesn’t have as much of a happy ending, at least for McDonald, as you might think. 2.) If the roles were reversed and a 27-year-old man were going to homecoming with a 16-year-old girl, the media coverage of the event would take a “slightly different tone.”

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Chilean Earthquake Impacts Lindsey Vonn Training Session

September 15, 2011 By Leave a Comment

As you might have heard, there was a earthquake in Chile the other day. It was the same exact magnitude as the quake in Virginia a couple weeks ago, but didn’t receive nearly a fraction of the media coverage because

It even affected the training of Lindsey Vonn.

Here’s what Lindsey Vonn tweeted:

Here’s some video of me training GS in Chile yesterday. http://on.fb.me/7wSUf2 My training has been going well except for the 5.9 earthquake

 

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Five for Fighting: Georgetown Hoyas Brawl Needed these 5 People

August 20, 2011 By Leave a Comment

The Big East is represented in China at the moment by none other than the Georgetown Hoyas. The supposed goodwill tour recently included a bench clearing brawl. This leaves a black mark for the moment on the university, but as usual John Thompson III has a measured response in not hastily cancelling future contests.

Some more muscle could have assisted the Hoyas in achieving greater success in the melee.

Iron Mike Tyson is a prime example of someone who could have taken care of business on the court with the frenzy. He does have a softer side now as a supposed family man, but he still has to be all kinds of crazy to have that kind of affection for pigeons. If I had that hobby, the last thing in the world that I would be looking to do is broadcast it to the world.

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Hope Solo is Picture Perfect and not Kim Kardashian (MANY PHOTOS)

August 3, 2011 By 3 Comments

Hope Solo went from female soccer star to one of the most searched women on the internet during and after the 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Germany. What makes her so special? Why is she good for sports? A better role model for young females than Kim Kardashian, Danica Patrick, Jenn Brown, Megan Fox or even Erin Andrews?

The Sportsbank investigates five reasons why Hope Solo was the biggest story in our site’s history with photos and facts against other top searched females:

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Training Camp for Junior Team USA Basketball Opens Tomorrow

July 28, 2011 By Leave a Comment

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Need basketball news? Yeah, I thought so. Well, we’ve got you covered.

Five players with prior Team USA Basketball experience, and 21 college basketball players overall arrive in Colorado Springs, Colo., tomorrow for the start of the 2011 USA Basketball Men’s World University Games Team training camp.

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Butler’s Khyle Marshall Added to U19 USA Team Tryouts

June 6, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Butler Bulldogs forward Khyle Marshall is one of five college basketball players invited to participate in the 2011 USA Basketball Men’s U19 World Championship Team training camp, June 17-24 at the U. S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. A total of 21 players will be competing for a spot on the 12-member team that will represent the United States at the 2011 FIBA U19 World Championship in Latvia.

Marshall, one of the highest rated recruits under Brad Stevens, helped Butler to the 2011 NCAA National Championship game. Marshall was extended an invitation by the USA Basketball Men’s Junior National Team Committee, chaired by Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim.

Interesting aside about Marshall, is that he strongly considered attending Marshall University. So he would have had his name on both the front and back of the jersey during his college career. Try having fun with that old “it’s-not-the-name-on-the-back-of-the-jersey-but-the-name on-the-front-that-matters” platitude with him.

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