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Alex Morgan Happy Playing Soccer in Seattle With Boyfriend Servando Carrasco

Posted April 16, 2012, 3:57 pm by Stephen Douglas (CRM!) (57 Comments)

One is famous, the other is just a professional soccer player.

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Dwyane Wade Thought Olympic Players Should Get Paid, But Now Has Changed His Mind

Posted April 12, 2012, 6:15 pm by Stephen Douglas (CRM!) (13 Comments)

Pay the players who already make millions.

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Amanda Beard Struggled with Bulimia and Self-Mutilation During Her Olympic Medal-Winning Swimming Career

Posted April 2, 2012, 2:35 pm by Stephen Douglas (CRM!) (78 Comments)

During her teens and 20′s the clinically depressed Beard became bulimic (an eating disorder characterized by binge eating, then purging), abused drugs and alcohol and began cutting herself with a razor.

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The U.S. Men’s Soccer Olympic Failure Was Embarrassing, But Not That Important

Posted March 27, 2012, 11:14 am by Ty Duffy (35 Comments)

Playing in the Olympics would have been fun for American fans and beneficial for young American players, getting international experience and the chance to play in front of European scouts, but missing it, in isolation, is not that traumatic.

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Roundup: Peyton Manning’s Final Day in Indianapolis, Romney Wins Super Tuesday & Men in Black 3 Looks Awful

Posted March 7, 2012, 8:02 am by Jason McIntyre (227 Comments)

Who wants to buy the house Derek Jeter grew up in?

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Roundup: Holley Mangold is Going to the Olympics, Tiger Woods Shot a 62 but Lost to Rory McIlroy & Marshawn Lynch Re-signs with Seattle

Posted March 5, 2012, 8:02 am by Jason McIntyre (337 Comments)

Championship week is here. Six days to Selection Sunday. Get ready for excessive college basketball coverage.

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Q&A: Volleyball Star Misty May-Treanor Bares (Almost) All About The Olympics, Marketing Partners And Life With An MLB Husband

Posted February 8, 2012, 4:29 pm by Barry Janoff (2 Comments)

Aside from Sports Illustrated swimsuit models, Misty May-Treanor may be one of the most famous women known for displaying her skills while wearing a bikini. Along with long-time teammate Kerri Walsh, May-Treanor is a two-time defending Olympic volleyball gold medalist (Athens 2004, Beijing 2008), is one of the most accomplished players in pro volleyball history [...]

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