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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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Nebraska Volleyball’s Lauren Cook Reaches Plea Deal, Will Return To No. 2 Ranked Cornhuskers

Posted November 8, 2011, 8:49 pm by Stephen Douglas (CRM!) (6 Comments)

One of Nebraska’s best players missed some games after leaving the scene of an accident. She will return to the team following a plea bargain.

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Hooligans in Greece Interrupted a Woman’s Volleyball Match with Flares, General Mayhem

Posted November 3, 2011, 2:23 pm by Jason McIntyre (8 Comments)

I don’t believe in anything. I’m just here for the violence – Banksy

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Kevin Love Scores . . . On The Beach . . . In Times Square

Posted July 26, 2011, 2:21 pm by Barry Janoff (8 Comments)

Kevin Love, All-Star power forward for the Minnesota Timberwolves, heard the words “net,” “pass,” “out of bounds” and “shots” and may have thought the NBA lockout was over and a basketball game was starting. As it turns out, K-Love was in New York on July 26 as a spokesperson for Jose Cuervo, title sponsor of a new Pro Beach Volleyball series.

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Callie Rivers, Doc’s Daughter, is Pleasantly Photogenic

Posted July 5, 2011, 2:19 pm by Tim Ryan (45 Comments)

Doc Rivers’ daughter, Callie, happens to be an attractive volleyball player.

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ESPN Reporter Pranked Into Destroying Hotel Room

Posted October 22, 2010, 9:45 am by Stephen Douglas (CRM!) (20 Comments)

ESPNU’s Elizabeth Moreau was pranked early yesterday morning when someone called her hotel room and told her the building was on fire. Moreau was told to place towels under the door before using the lid of the toilet to break a window. She figured out it was a prank when the caller said, “that’s what [...]

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Dennis Rodman Slept With A Bunch Of Women

Posted August 25, 2010, 3:15 pm by Stephen Douglas (CRM!) (85 Comments)

Dennis Rodman: The Minneapolis Star-Tribune apparently has a gossip columnist who hunted down Rodman during lunch the other day. She filed a video interview and a few hundred-word column that wants you to click “next page” twice to read. The take-away from the interview? Rodman slept with 2000 women – 500 of whom were “gold-diggers;” [...]

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