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VIDEO: Tottenham Hotspur training with Lakers PG Steve Nash

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Former NBA MVP and soon to be retiring superstar Steve Nash joined Tottenham Hotspur during their training in Toronto. It was the day before Spurs defeated Toronto FC 3-2 in an international friendly.  Nash grew up in the west coast of Canada wanting to play professional soccer as a child. That sport, not basketball, was actually the first love of the current Los Angeles Lakers … [Read more...] about VIDEO: Tottenham Hotspur training with Lakers PG Steve Nash

Gretchen Bleiler is a name you need to know for Sochi

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Gretchen Bleiler is one of the names you need to know when the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics gets going early next month. Gretchen Bleiler received a lot of publicity in October of 2011 when she appeared in ESPN the magazine's "Body Issue." Although the main star of that show was soccer star Hope Solo, pretty much naked almost on the cover. 32-year-old Gretchen Bleiler is an … [Read more...] about Gretchen Bleiler is a name you need to know for Sochi

Hope Solo considered playing in a men’s soccer league

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Hope Solo doesn't seem to ever be lacking in confidence, and when her former women's soccer league folded, she considered another option. And that option shows that she really believes in herself. "I thought about it (playing in a men's league) when our league folded," Solo told Goal.com. "I thought about playing for a lower-division men's club team in St. Louis." … [Read more...] about Hope Solo considered playing in a men’s soccer league

Hope Solo Deemed “Too Muscular” for Dancing with the Stars

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You may wonder why U.S. women's soccer goalkeeper Hope Solo was so whiny and complainy after being cut during the semi-final round of "Dancing with the Stars." Her Q Rating suffered greatly as she came off as a sore loser. She told Anderson Cooper some of the reasons why. "I was told I had too much muscle and I was too intense and wasn't very dainty," Solo told Cooper. … [Read more...] about Hope Solo Deemed “Too Muscular” for Dancing with the Stars

Alex Morgan, Hope Solo, Abby Wambach up for FIFA Player of the Year

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The banner year for the USWNT continues as the World Cup run led to their three main stars: Alex Morgan, Hope Solo, and Abby Wambach being nominated for the highest individual honor a women's soccer player can achieve. The following ten women soccer players are up for the title of FIFA Women’s World Player of the Year 2011: … [Read more...] about Alex Morgan, Hope Solo, Abby Wambach up for FIFA Player of the Year

Hope Solo Featured in ESPN the Magazine Body Issue!

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Big shout out to Larry Brown Sports for catching this story, and re-publishing Hope Solo's oh so eye-catching tweets. “Being naked outside is very liberating,” she wrote in one tweet. Responding to a fan in another tweet, she said she was “Doing a shoot for ESPN the MAG!” That's right this is in reference to the ESPN mag "Body Issue" of which Solo has a spread. … [Read more...] about Hope Solo Featured in ESPN the Magazine Body Issue!