Shawn Johnson has enjoyed a meteoric rise to fame since her 2008 Olympic games, but has stayed true to her roots in Iowa. After her silver medal in Beijing, Johnson furthered her celebrity with a stint on ABC’s Dancing With the Stars. After that run ended in 2009, Johnson returned to Des Moines area where she continued to train in an attempt to make the 2012 US team. Though a knee injury ultimately derailed her…
Man, Emmit Smith does everything right. The NFL Hall of Famer, all-time rushing yard and TD record holder, and former Dancing With the Stars Champion has had success in anything he’s ever tackled professionally (OK, we’ll ignore his ESPN stint for the sake of our argument). But personally, the dude also seems to have it figured out. After going pro in 1990, Emmitt Smith married Patricia Southall on April 22, 2000 (meaning he had at…
As Apolo Anton Ohno gets ready to embark on his second season of Dancing With The Stars, we figured it was time to take a look further into his life off the ice and ballroom floor. While winning the 2007 Mirrored Ball during his last chance on ABC’s hit reality show, there were the ubiquitous rumors that he was dating his dance partner, Julianne Hough (which were ultimately debunked when Hough began dating Ryan Seacrest)….
Victor Valdes has drawn the attention of female fans in Barcelona for years now. Their excitement is often piqued when they find out that Valdes is not technically married, only to have their glee plummet back to earth once they find out he’s in a committed long term relationship with a woman no man would be willing to stray from. Victor Valdes and Yolanda Cardona had their relationship explode onto the scene when they did…
Michael Morse’s wife Jessica Morse personifies off the field support for her husband, and even finds a way to help him on the field as well. Morse enjoyed a breakout season in 2011. While putting up great numbers in a position change when Adam LaRoche was hurt, Mike put up great numbers that put him in contention to make the All Star team. Enter Michael Morse’s then fiancé Jessica Etalby and her family with a…
This is becoming a regular way for couples to meet. As we’ve seen with Usain Bolt’s girlfriend Megan Edwards, and Mark Sanchez’s ex girlfriend Hilary Rhoda meeting at a modeling gig or a photo shoot is an easy way to begin a relationship. You can add another name to this roster, as tennis star Venus Williams has joined the club. Venus Williams boyfriend Elio Pis was just the other guy in the photo shoot with…
I’ve always had Mike Shanahan on my list of top 5 overrated coaches in the NFL. Now that isn’t to say I don’t think he is a good coach… I mean, you can’t be around the NFL for as long as Mike has without being at least a decent NFL coach. With that being said many experts make Mike out to be one of the great coaches in the NFL and I’ll be honest, I…