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Tom Selleck
Tom Selleck would rather not be known as the sex symbol of a generation, yet the sex symbol appeared on the cover of Playgirl magazine four times. Driving a red-hot Italian sports car as a private detective on Magnum P.I. created this appeal, but not before he won a scholarship to USC to play basketball. There, the show biz bug bit hard and Selleck quit the Trojans to study acting at the Beverly Hills Playhouse.
After some modeling, some small television parts and a few commercials, he scored the lead role as Thomas Magnum. His film career surpassed his basketball career by a long shot, but he still loves athletics and is an imposing beach volleyball player. He's also serious about ice hockey and baseball. At one point, he part-owned his favorite baseball team, the Detroit Tigers.
Joe Rogan
Joe Rogan is an MMA expert. At 15 he went competitive in taekwondo and kickboxing. At 19 he won his first U.S. Open grand championship. He dropped out of competition in 1989 concerned about head injuries. Stand-up seemed safer. Rogan kicked off his stand-up career after friends persuaded him to profit from his talent.
Soon after, he landed himself as host of Fear Factor. His stand-up took a hiatus until he dove back into headlining shows in the late 2000s. His podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience, became such an outrageous sensation that Sirius Radio picked it up in 2011. It's open mic with guests featuring his unrestrained views.
Chuck Norris
Here's someone for whom fortune knocked twice. Chuck Norris, a martial arts champion, was a karate instructor for Steve McQueen before hitting the big screen. In fact, it was McQueen who talked him into a Hollywood career. Norris picked up karate in Korea while serving the U.S. Air Force in the 1950s. Point is, he does not only play a fighter on TV, but he is also an undefeated martial arts champion since 1968.
Check out this skill set: Norris holds a black belt in Tang Soo Do, Brazilian jiu-jitsu and Judo. That makes three black belts. Plus, he developed his own fighting method called, Chun Kuk Do. On film, those self-defense moves have venerated the man into a mythological legend. Perhaps you've seen him in action in Good Guys Wear Black, Code of Silence or The Delta Force?
Terry Crews
Hollywood humbled this NFL athlete. Terry Crews said he left pro football with a cocky attitude as if the industry owed him a movie career. Instead, he found his new competition running circles around him. Other actors had been taking drama classes for years while he was blocking plays and tackling dudes. From a full ride to play football at Western Michigan University to being drafted in 1991 by the Los Angeles Rams, Crews' life was all about football. In 1996 he flipped it to film.
He hit it big with Everybody Hates Chris and Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, and, latest, Brooklyn Nine-Nine on television. He's also celebrated for his advocacy toward women and against sexism. Staying athletic, Crews trains in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. It gives him the physique to be the body of Old Spice, "The man your man could smell like."
Sean Connery
As a kid, Sean Connery grew up strong in a rough district of Scotland slums. On the streets, they called him Tommy. He was a moose of a lad who made a formidable impression playing tag or soccer. Later he joined the Dunedin Weightlifting Club to impress the ladies. Mission accomplished! His weightlifting blokes were so impressed they nominated him for Mr. Universe. Connery traveled to London to compete. He scored a medal, but more than that, he was discovered by the producers of the Rodgers and Hammerstein's South Pacific musical.
Already pro grade at soccer, by age 23 he was set to become a professional footballer or an actor. Spoiler alert, he chose the latter. After a handful of minor roles on British TV and film, Connery scored his big break. He landed probably the most recognized role on film. Bond. James Bond.
Phil Robertson
Phil Robertson is dead serious about duck hunting. He raked in a fortune making duck call devices he invented himself—the Duck Commander. He grew up a burly outdoorsman in the rugged backcountry of Louisiana, hunting and playing sports at school. He was a sharpshooter with a powerful arm. His quarterbacking skills earned him a football scholarship to Louisiana Tech University where he played first-string quarterback for the Bulldogs.
When the Redskins tried to draft him, he turned them down. He couldn't rationalize getting pummeled by large aggressive dudes all year for only $60,000 (and miss duck season on top of it). It wasn't worth it. Professional hunting became far more lucrative, especially after starring on the popular Duck Dynasty television series.
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson
A WWF crowd favorite, The Rock, as he was known in the pro wrestling circuit, won over audiences worldwide. As a six-foot-five, 260-pound muscleman, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson was courted by Hollywood until he broke onto the silver screen with The Mummy Returns. His brawn was also featured in the long-running, super-lucrative franchise, The Fast and the Furious, yet he's more than just muscle—he's got the moves.
Johnson almost hit an NFL career until injuries bumped him off the University of Miami's starting lineup, but not before winning a national championship with the Hurricanes in 1991. Now, enjoying his second professional career in show biz, he's swimming in prosperity as the world's top-earning movie star.
Forest Whitaker
Setting out with one scholarship to play football and another for training as an operatic tenor, Forest Whitaker's USC career led him to Berkeley where he focused on acting and stage performance. As a star quarterback in high school, an injury playing college ball cut his football hopes short. His debut into career option No. 2 had him playing a high school football star in the classic teen flick, Fast Times at Ridgemont High.
Needless to say, he nailed the part. One role led to another, and by 2006 Whitaker's performance in The Last King of Scotland playing dictator Idi Amin earned him the Oscar for Best Actor, making him the fourth black actor to win the prize.
Mark Harmon
Not only was Mark Harmon a star quarterback for the UCLA Bruins and, later, voted "Sexiest Man Alive," but he graduated from the university cum laude with a bachelor's degree in communications as a Second Team Academic All-American. Turning down an NFL career so he could use his brains instead of his brawn, his original career goals focused on advertising or law. But now we know him as Gibbs in NCIS and agent Simon Donovan in The West Wing.
His break out role as Dr. Caldwell on St. Elsewhere led to People magazine's assessment of his manliness. His love of sports also found him part owner of minor league baseball team, the San Bernardino Spirit. Harmon is also a carpenter by hobby and worked as one prior to his acting career success.
Sheryl Crow
In high school, Sheryl Crow was an all-state track athlete with medals in the 75-meter hurdles. At the University of Missouri, she dove into music with a degree in music composition and performance and played in a local band. Crow's still an athlete. As a sports-lover, her favorite is tennis. In the music industry, she's a world champion winning nine Grammy Awards, 32 nominations and selling 50 million albums worldwide.
She's performed with everyone from the Dixie Chicks to Sting, from Luciano Pavarotti to B.B. King. In the 1990s she dated Eric Clapton and was nearly married to cycling pro Lance Armstrong in 2005. Crow's radio hits, "All I Wanna Do" and "If It Makes You Happy," dominated the airwaves. She also composed the theme song for the James Bond movie Tomorrow Never Dies.
Emma Watson
Forever endeared in our hearts as Hermione, it makes sense Emma Watson studied at Brown University, but did you know she made the field hockey team there as well? She's got game! The young, British actress who was born in France, having already landed the Harry Potter role at age nine, knew she would be an actress by age seven. Athletic, diligent with a fondness for literature, she excelled at hockey and rowing as a child in school.
When she auditioned for the first Harry Potter movie, she never imagined getting a lead role, let alone the worldwide fame and a ten-year commitment that would come with it, finding the 9-year-old through her teens and beginning her twenties. A charmed life, indeed.
Matthew Perry
Friends icon, Matthew Perry, is a huge sports fan. His favorite teams are the Toronto Blue Jays, the Ottawa Senators, and the New England Patriots. As a kid in Ottawa, he grew up playing tennis, becoming a top-ranked national Canadian player. That all changed when he moved to California to live with his dad. Perry told Men's Health magazine, "I moved to Los Angeles when I was 15, and everyone in L.A. just killed me. I was pretty great in Canada. Not so much in Los Angeles. I realized I wouldn't be playing tennis for a living, so I went for acting."
As Chandler, he hit the Hollywood jackpot, earning one million dollars per episode! The insanely popular show ran for ten seasons. Perry starred in several other television shows and movies, but nothing compared with the massive success of Friends. In his spare time, he supports sober living by running the Perry House, a rehab he converted out of his former Malibu mansion. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Perry spent some time in rehab struggling with addiction.
Jason Lee
Way too cool for school, Jason Lee dropped out of high school to become a professional skateboarder. Now the Huntington Beach local is a boss in three coveted professions. After Mallrats and Chasing Amy, Lee's a famous slacker actor who is known worldwide as Earl in My Name is Earl. His success in TV and film and shredding professionally apparently wasn't enough. Lee took on photography as a passion and a profession—his book sold out, pre-production.
As Earl, he's been nominated twice for Best Actor. And, he's the co-founder of a skateboard company heavy in merch appeal. In his day, Lee's street tricks, like kinked rails, varial kickflips and 360-flipping over any available surface were nothing short of phenomenal.
Jason Statham
Before Jason Statham played the bad guy in a string of action flicks, he was one of the world's top high divers competing in the British National Diving squad for 12 years. He did some male modeling to make ends meet. And then he ran into Guy Ritchie. Fortune struck. When Ritchie met Statham, he was inspired to write the role that launched the career of the strapping Brit to the stars—Bacon, in Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. Statham maintains his strength training in martial arts.
His athleticism allows him to perform many of his own stunts. One practically killed him. While filming Expendables 3, the brakes on the truck he was driving failed. He plunged into the Black Sea and nearly drowned.
Dolph Lundgren
He's a martial arts champion with a master's degree in chemical engineering. On top of that, he was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to MIT. On the way to MIT Dolph Lundgren was sidetracked into an acting career starring as arch-enemy Ivan Drago in the Rocky franchise. Lundgren was a Masters of the Universe and Universal Soldier action movie star too.
Fortune knocked quite a few times for this Swede. As an action film star, he performed his own stunts, obviously. Besides training in martial arts, he's also a bodybuilder. Filming Rocky IV, when Sylvester Stallone told Lundgren to keep it real in the ring, Lundgren delivered a chest punch that laid Stallone up in the intensive care unit for four days with "all these nuns around," according to the Rocky legend.
Ed O'Neill
In real life, Ed O'Neill's football glory days were played on the college fields of Youngstown and Ohio University as a burly defensive lineman who got there on a scholarship. At his peak, the gifted athlete was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers. When he was cut at training camp, O'Neill went for acting instead. On Married with Children he was Al Bundy, the uproarious shoe salesman who, from his permanent position on the couch, bemoaned his glory days as a high school football star while his bimbo wife, Peg, never missed a chance to emasculate him with biting wit.
He bit back. O'Neill hit it big again as a different kind of dad with Modern Family for which he has been nominated for three Emmys. As an athlete, he stays in shape playing handball and practicing Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. He earned his black belt in 2007.
Gina Carano
Here's another action movie star who keeps it real on the big screen. To this end, Gina Carano has pioneered women's martial arts setting championship records. She competed in the male-dominated Strikeforce and EliteXC tournaments becoming the third-best female fighter in the world. In 2009 she fought Cris Cyborg at Strikeforce, the first time two women headlined a major MMA event.
Carano received the first female Chuck Norris Award for Best Action Star in Haywire for bringing those moves to film. On Deadpool, she marveled fans. She's been named "Hottest Woman in the World" by several publications. She drives her car like an action hero too. Racing down the freeway at 126 m.p.h., the cop did not agree with her that it's not reckless driving if you're a really good driver who is in control of the vehicle.
Joel McHale
Joel McHale made the University of Washington football team after playing just one year of high school football. He walked-on the Huskies in 1992 by exaggerating, well, lying to the coach about his high school experience. He spent all his time getting pummeled at practice and never seeing a second of game time. He quit after warming the bench for the Huskies for two seasons. As a player, McHale was most valuable for his locker room performances on "skit night."
Now the Rome-born, stand-up comedian and actor with a master's degree in acting, entertains everyone hosting The Soup on E! and starring in the popular sitcom Community. He's a huge Seahawks fan and was thrilled to host the stand-up's dream gig, The White House Correspondents' Dinner in 2014.
Tom Selleck
Tom Selleck would rather not be known as the sex symbol of a generation, yet the sex symbol appeared on the cover of Playgirl magazine four times. Driving a red-hot Italian sports car as a private detective on Magnum P.I. created this appeal, but not before he won a scholarship to USC to play basketball. There, the show biz bug bit hard and Selleck quit the Trojans to study acting at the Beverly Hills Playhouse.
After some modeling, some small television parts and a few commercials, he scored the lead role as Thomas Magnum. His film career surpassed his basketball career by a long shot, but he still loves athletics and is an imposing beach volleyball player. He's also serious about ice hockey and baseball. At one point, he part-owned his favorite baseball team, the Detroit Tigers.
Joe Rogan
Joe Rogan is an MMA expert. At 15 he went competitive in taekwondo and kickboxing. At 19 he won his first U.S. Open grand championship. He dropped out of competition in 1989 concerned about head injuries. Stand-up seemed safer. Rogan kicked off his stand-up career after friends persuaded him to profit from his talent.
Soon after, he landed himself as host of Fear Factor. His stand-up took a hiatus until he dove back into headlining shows in the late 2000s. His podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience, became such an outrageous sensation that Sirius Radio picked it up in 2011. It's open mic with guests featuring his unrestrained views.
David Duchovny
At Princeton and Yale, David Duchovny honed his literary skills procuring some acclaim as a poet until he left doctoral studies behind to act fulltime. After two years of small parts, Duchovny landed the DEA role on Twin Peaks which led to his immense popularity in the 1990s with The X-Files. (And, again, more recently as the extra-ordinary series was rediscovered by the younger gens).
As Agent Mulder, he and Scully chase paranormal phenomena and crack conspiracy theories. But, honestly, if he didn't make it as an actor, his next choice would have been professional basketball or baseball. At Princeton, he played shooting guard for the varsity basketball team and he manned centerfield for the JV baseball team.
Uzo Aduba
For a whole 45 minutes, Uzo Aduba almost quit acting and settled for the law profession. Next, she got the call back from Orange is the New Black. Needless to say, it was her lucky break. Her talent sparkled so brightly with the part-complicated, part-deranged role, Suzanne "Crazy Eyes" Warren, that Aduba picked up two Emmys and two SAGs for the comedy/drama series.
All that may not have happened if she hadn't earned a track scholarship to Boston University where she studied theatre and opera while setting records on the track field. At BU she still holds a sprinting record. She ran the 100- and 200-meter sprints.
Tony Danza
At first glance, this adorable face donning cheeks that simply beg to be pinched by doting Italian grandmas does not betray its boxing moniker, "Dangerous" Tony Danza. To wit, he was a scrapper! Starting out fighting on the streets of Brooklyn, Danza got a hold of some gloves and went pro. Out of 15 fights, "Tough" Tony won 12, each by knockout. Nevermind that he lost the remainder by knockout.
On the side, he graduated from the University of Dubuque in Iowa on a wrestling scholarship and then became an actor. Playing cab driver and boxer Tony Banta on the TV classic Taxi, Danza continued to dream of being a boxing world champ. Instead, his lovable persona on Who's the Boss? earned him even more adoring, "awws" from fans.
Kurt Russell
It comes as no surprise that Kurt Russell, a well-known Hollywood fixture, was voted "Best Looking" at Thousand Oaks High School by the Class of 1969. And we know he's constant lover and companion to movie star knock-out Goldie Hawn. You also probably know that Russell has a knack for starring as the hero in cult-favorite films. But did you know this strapping gent played second base in Major League Baseball?
Russell was a switch-hitter on the Class A minor league team for the California Angels in 1971. He moved up to Class AA in 1973, but a torn rotator cuff caused by colliding with an incoming base runner rerouted his fate to acting.
Denzel Washington
Denzel Washington's one-on-one performance playing hoops in the 1998 film He Got Game is sheer talent, no acting necessary. Washington performs all his stunts. He trained with Terry Claybon for a year for his role as boxer Rubin "Hurricane" Carter. Today he's paying it forward as the spokesperson for the Boys & Girls Club of America.
As a kid, it was on those same playgrounds where he learned to handle the basketball. Washington played guard on the Fordham University JV team in the Bronx for two seasons. And, according to Coach Carlesimo, he was a "legit" player. The team went 18-1 in 1974. Since then, he became the first black actor, after Sidney Poitier, to win the Academy Award for Best Actor (Training Day). He followed that up with another for Best Supporting Actor (Glory). He set a separate record by receiving the most Academy Award nominations of any black actor. Nine, to date.
Tommy Lee Jones
At Harvard, where Tommy Lee Jones roomed with Al Gore and graduated cum laude in 1969, he played varsity football as well. As an all-league offensive guard, he participated in the Harvard vs. Yale game known as "The Tie," the most famous game in Ivy League history. That season, his Crimson team was undefeated.
He also appeared in undergrad theater productions. Students would find him in the sports locker room suiting up in costume for rehearsal! Acting won out. Now we know him as the big screen's baddest tough guy in films like MIB and The Fugitive.
Jim Gaffigan
Comedian Jim Gaffigan jokes about being fat, lazy and an incompetent dad. (He does kind of have that former-football-player physique.) Gaffigan also digs up some hysterical observations about his five kids and his wife. After a dare from a friend, he became a stand-up. As one of the only comedians to sell out Madison Square Garden, he scored big. On TV, he appeared on That '70s Show, Ed and Sex and the City. Plus, he was a cast member on The Ellen Show.
Now he has his own: The Jim Gaffigan Show. There was nothing funny about his Georgetown presence. As an offensive guard and tackle for the Hoyas football team, he clobbered plenty of opponents. He also walked onto the Big Ten Purdue team and played a year on the Boilermakers.
Vinnie Jones
This guy is pretty hardcore. As a footballer for several teams in the English Football League, he won the 1988 Cup Final with Wimbledon where he played six years and scored 14 goals as a feisty midfielder. His scrapping style of play was infamously captured when he was caught on camera grabbing the gonads of Newcastle United's Paul Gascoigne.
After retiring from the sport, Jones dove into an acting career on Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels playing the gnarly mobster, Big Chris. He played Bullet-Tooth Tony in Snatch, Sphinx in Gone in 60 Seconds and a merciless henchman in Swordfish. Jones is barred from Virgin Airlines for instigating an inflight scuffle, so don't mess with him.
Carl Weathers
Carl Weathers played pro football for the NFL Oakland Raiders, but not before rushing yard for the Aztecs at San Diego State University. In college, he majored in theater. He had one eye on the football and the other eye on Hollywood, as he has said. Acting won out.
He scored big with the Apollo Creed role on the epic Rocky film franchise. He always dreamed of being an actor while admiring Sidney Poitier films as a youngster. His dream definitely came true. He starred in numerous television and film roles and in Rocky until Creed's death in Rocky IV.
Lou Ferrigno
He's the Incredible Hulk, but where did he get that bulk? Pumping Iron, a documentary starring Lou Ferrigno captured him at six-foot-five, 285 pounds, the biggest professional bodybuilder in the world. Ferrigno also held the Mr. Universe crown and was playing professional football for a Canadian team at the time. In that film, the producers of The Incredible Hulk TV show found their perfect lead.
Today, at 67, you can find him on Twitter. His tagline says, "I'm not just The Incredible Hulk or Mr. Universe. I'm also a husband, a father and a pug lover." We remember him best with ripping green muscles tearing through shirts.
Jason Segel
Just call him "Dr. Dunk." Jason Segel's moves on the basketball court earned him that nickname, but he's best known for his part on How I Met Your Mother. He's also a screenwriter, author and musician. His tall and gangly physique made him a formidable force playing on the back-to-back California state championship team at Harvard-Westlake high school. At six-foot-four he led the team to the CIF state championships and won the school's slam dunk contest.
But movies and acting were his thing. His tall stature and charming nature got him lined up with Judd Apatow's high school drama Freaks and Geeks. At 18 he landed that first role as stoner Nick Andopolis. The quirky-hilarious part kicked off his acting career in movies like Slackers and I love You, Man. Not only that, he voiced Vector in Despicable Me and co-wrote and produced The Muppets. He wrote a children's book as well. Random fact: Segel is an ordained minister. The online application took about two minutes. He's also half Jewish with a Bar Mitzvah under his belt.
Mahershala Ali
Mahershala Ali, short for Mahershalalhashbaz Ali Gilmore, played basketball before he played Remy. At St. Mary's College he was an imposing six-foot-three Division I basketball guard. Now he's the first black actor and the first Muslim man to win two Oscars for Best Supporting Actor. He won the first for his role as Juan in Moonlight and his second as Don Shirley in Green Book. Quite a feat! Both of the films won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
In college, Ali found himself drawn more toward Shakespearean theatre than his basketball court performances. Born and raised a sports kid, Ali became disheartened with the culture of team life at the college level. His teammates were treated like cogs, he was threatened with being shipped to the University of Denver, and nothing mattered but wins and productivity. Added to that, Ali's father died his junior year. The sad event routed him even more into a creative career.
Channing Tatum
Channing Tatum made his way into the entertainment industry as a male stripper at an exotic dance club. But, how do you think he got that great body? The fact is, he's an incredible athlete who played college football on a scholarship, excelled at all sports in high school and trained in martial arts. Exotic dancing turned into a modeling career with Abercrombie & Fitch, Gap and Nautica all clamoring for his chiseled bod.
A fortuitous spot on Ricky Martin's music video, "She Bangs" earned him four hundred bucks and a big break into film acting. We all know him in 21 Jump Street, Coach Carter, Step Up and She's The Man. Just as his stint as an exotic dancer prepared him for Magic Mike, his martial arts and tough tackling skills cued him for action roles. By 2012, Channing became the "sexiest man alive," according to People magazine.
Josh Duhamel
At his hometown college, North Dakota's Minot State University, Josh Duhamel played quarterback for the Beavers while dreaming of an NFL career. He loved playing football but settled for acting. The truth is, after realizing he wasn't good enough for the pros, he considered dentistry, but luckily, as fate would have it, he landed a modeling career that led to his Hollywood breakout in TV and film.
Transformers just would not have been the same without drop-dead, gorgeous knockout Duhamel. He's taken! Duhamel married the love of his life, Black Eyed Peas popstar Stacy Ferguson.
Jon Stewart
Jon Stuart Leibowitz (just call him "Leibo") was a William & Mary men's soccer walk-on. With high expectations for varsity placement as an all-state player straight out of high school in 1980, the coach promptly rerouted Jon Stewart to the JV team. Coveting the varsity team's "NCAA Regional Champs" hoodies, Stewart added this reminiscence to his former coach's book, "I wanted only one thing at that point in life: to earn one of those damned sweatshirts . . . and to lose my virginity . . . but I assume that is for the foreword of a very different book."
He played hard and won a spot on the varsity team as a tenacious wing. "Leibo" became a team star for his feisty athleticism on the field and for his rousing locker room pep talks off the field. A year before Stewart's Daily Show launched, the William & Mary soccer program commemorated his contribution by creating the annual "Leibo Award."
Sam Hunt
This southern boy did everything right. In the South, it's football, God and country music, in that order. (Government is filed under God.) Sam Hunt starred as a quarterback phenom in high school and then played college ball, throwing the pigskin for the University of Alabama at Birmingham. But it was in his dorm room, strumming a guitar, where the Georgia-born country stud spent his free time.
On summer break, he picked up his buddy's new instrument, plucked a few strings, and decided he had to have one of his own. The next thing he knew, he was writing songs. His friends suggested he play his tunes at local bars. He became a college-scene sensation with a hot debut album called Montevallo. The album broke chart records as well as outsold the legendary Clint Black.


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Cedeno helps Cubs rally past Rockies in season finaleOct 1, 2006 - 10:30 PM CHICAGO (Ticker) -- An extremely disappointing season mercilessly ended for the Chicago Cubs with a win. But soon after, heads began to roll.
Minutes after the Cubs' 8-5, come-from-behind victory over the Colorado Rockies, Chicago club president Andy MacPhail resigned, starting a domino effect that probably will include manager Dusty Baker an the entire coaching staff in the coming days.
The Cubs (66-96), who finished in last place in the National League Central and just four wins shy of 100 losses, struggled all season, prompting speculation that changes would be made.
"My goal is singular for the purpose of the Cubs to win the World Series," interim team president John McDonough said. "Not to win the wild card or the division or just win the pennant. It is time to win the World Series.
"I think we need to reward these 10s of millions of fans who have waited for a long time. We will win. We will win the World Series. Our goal is to win consistently."
Much of the talk circled around Baker, who was in the last year of his contract, did not receive an extension during the season and was not expected to last the year.
Baker, who is 322-326 in four years at the helm, was booed throughout Sunday's finale. He is set to meet with club officials on Monday.
"It's been a great experience (being Cubs manager) and I have learned a lot about people and myself," Baker said. "The town is starved for a winner and I am disappointed that we came close but didn't give it to them.
"No matter what happens I am pulling for the Cubs. The organization gave me an opportunity to come here, I am thankful for that."
In the game played on the field, Chicago scored three times in the seventh to erase a 4-2 deficit. Ronny Cedeno delivered a two-out run-scoring single and Henry Blanco walked and scored on shortstop Clint Barmes' throwing error that tied the game.
Juan Pierre capped the frame with an RBI single to left field against Jeremy Affeldt (8-8).
David Aardsma (3-0) picked up the win for the Chicago. Cubs starter Wade Miller gave up four runs and six hits in four innings.
Aramis Ramirez recorded his 38th homer, a two-run blast, in the fourth for the Cubs, who registered 3,123,215 fans at Wrigley Field - second most in franchise history - despite the terrible season.
In his first career start, Ubaldo Jimenez yielded two runs and three hits in 6 2/3 innings for the Rockies. The 22-year-old Dominican walked three and struck out three.
"I think that Jimenez was quite impressive," Rockies manager Clint Hurdle said. "He pitched into the seventh inning and he used all of his pitches. He was able to command his breaking ball early and late in the count and used his changeup effectively."
Colorado (76-86) built a 4-0 lead in the third when Kaz Matsui launched a two-run homer and Brad Hawpe added a two-run double later in the frame.
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Corruption is responsible for Nigeria's political, social, and economic problems.
That is according to the country's Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami.
Malami made the remark at the National Open Government Partnership retreat on Monday in Kaduna.
He noted that corruption remained Nigeria's biggest impediment to attaining sustainable development.
According to the minister, the Federal Government is committed to driving out the culture of corruption in the country by making governance more open, accountable and responsive to citizens.
He said the government would strengthen anti-corruption institutions, and the capacity of Nigerians to expose corrupt practices in all spheres of life.
Malami disclosed that there would be implementation of programmes aimed at exposing and punishing corrupt public officials and providing support to victims of corruption.
The minister noted that Nigeria joined the open governance partnership in July 2016 as part of its commitment to deepen institutional and policy reforms for good governance.
Govt on track in fight against corruption – Osinbanjo
In a message to the event, Vice President Yemi Osibanjo also said the federal government remained on track in the ongoing fight against corruption.
"That is why the administration is partnering OGP for open governance, to enable the government receive first-hand information from citizens."
The vice president was represented by Dr. Bilkisu Saidu, Special Assistant to the President on Research, Legal and Compliance Matters.
El-Rufa'i throws weight behind open governance
Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufa'i said the state was fully involved in the open governance initiative.
El-Rufa'i, who was represented by his Deputy, Mr. Bala Bantex, said the initiative would help in getting result-oriented government.
According to him, the state has established a platform that allows citizens to monitor government projects and activities.
On his part, Mr. Sanjay Prodhan, the Chief Executive Officer, Open Government Partnership, commended the Nigerian government for its determination to end corruption in all aspects of life.


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About Avanade
Avanade leads in providing innovative digital services, business solutions and design-led experiences for its clients, delivered through the power of people and the Microsoft ecosystem. Our professionals combine technology, business and industry expertise to build and deploy solutions to realize results for clients and their customers. Avanade has 34,000 digitally connected people across 24 countries, bringing clients the best thinking through a collaborative culture that honors diversity and reflects the communities in which we operate. Majority owned by Accenture, Avanade was founded in 2000 by Accenture LLP and Microsoft Corporation. Learn more at www.avanade.com
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As an Azure Data Engineer you will collect, aggregate, store, and reconcile data in support of Client business decisions. You will help design and build data pipelines, data streams, reporting tools, information dashboards, data service APIs, data generators and other end-user information portals and insight tools. You will be a critical part of the data supply chain, ensuring that business partners can access and manipulate data for routine and ad hoc analysis to drive business outcomes using Advanced Analytics.
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- Support the planning and implementation of data design services, providing sizing and configuration assistance and performing needs assessments.
- Delivery of architectures for transformations and modernizations of enterprise data solutions using Azure cloud data technologies.
- Design and Build Modern Data Pipelines and Data Streams.
- Design and Build Data Service APIs.
- Develop and maintain data warehouse schematics, layouts, architectures and relational/non-relational databases for data access and Advanced Analytics.
- Expose data to end users using Power BI, Azure API Apps or other modern visualization platform or experience.
- Implement effective metrics and monitoring processes.
- Able to travel approximately 80%
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- Demonstrable experience of turning business use cases and requirements to technical solutions.
- Experience in business processing mapping of data and analytics solutions.
- Ability to conduct data profiling, cataloging, and mapping for technical design and construction of technical data flows.
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Saturday, January 19, 2008
In South Philly....
So I visited the Italian Market in South Philly. They had fresh produce on the sidewalks, specialty cheese, meats, and seafood stores..YOU NAME IT! I stopped in at Anthony's Chocolate House and bought some Tiramasu and Kahlua White Chocolate truffle and chocolate-covered strawberries. Of course I indulged in my Philly Cheesesteak at Geno's. I also made a stop by an Italian bakery called Termini's! The BEST cannoli's ever!!! And there was this little band playing "It's Amore" when we walked in! It was awesome!
Posted by Damaris Sarria Toepel at 3:37 PM
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- Marco said...
Have you ever considered to come here in the old Italy?
My wife is Sicilian, and she's used to cook superb cannoli... :)
You'll be wellcome!
- Mon Jan 21, 03:18:00 AM EST
- Damaris B. Sarria said...
Marco, I think I might have to take you up on that! I have become a cannoli fan!! :)
- Mon Jan 21, 10:51:00 AM EST
- gyokusai said...
Wait, how does that compute---didn't you say your goal "right now is to lose 13 lbs"? ;-)
- Tue Jan 22, 10:05:00 PM EST
- Damaris B. Sarria said...
i know i know.....i hitting the gym today!!!
- Wed Jan 23, 09:01:00 AM EST
- hartagrm said...
Good luck with your goal. God I wish all I had to lose was 13lbs! :(
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President of the National Bank of Georgia Giorgi Kadagidze, does not expect the GEL to depreciate further in the mid-term period.
Giorgi Kadagidze made this comment after holding a meeting with the head of the Budget and Finance Committee Tamaz Mechiauri, together with Finance Minister Nodar Khaduri, Regional Development Minister Nodar Javakhishvili and business ombudsman Giorgi Gakharia.
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As a world-class dancer at the height of her career, Emily enjoys all the perks of fame—the parties, the glamour, the tours—but they've also attracted the attention of a dangerous ex-boyfriend hell-bent on getting her back.
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Carter's the best in the business, and Emily is—professionally speaking—off-limits. But when it comes to stirring his desires, she's making all the right moves. What's happening between them is so hot it could get both of them burned. As Emily's past gets closer, Carter is willing to break every rule of the job to save her. But letting Emily into his life also means letting her in on the secrets of his own past. For these two, falling in love could be the greatest risk of all.
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Meeting Carter and Emily is swift in this new book from CD Reiss. I did enjoy not having to wait around before we get to see the attraction. I also really enjoyed that it was not the "star" that get's the guy. That was a new fresh idea.
Emily is a lovable lead who has been put through the ringer thanks to her stalker ex Vince. She lives in constant fear, fear that he is going to get to her and do only God knows what to her. She has a security system that would rival the White House. The only place she feels safe is at home or dancing. But even at home Emily, is not starting to feel boxed in, trapped like a prisoner. Events take place that lead her to having a Bodyguard provided by her BFF Darlene. Darlene is the "star" and has the money to provide her ace choreographer the best, and the best is Carter Kincade.
Now Carter comes with a whole lot of baggage... and that is where I started to struggle with the story. Not that his story is aggravating or annoying, it was just confusing. It eventually is played out and you get all the details, but I for one, thought that his reasoning was a bit off. I was easily distracted with Phin. I liked the kid, but thought he was over used in this book. His story line made me feel scattered. Maybe that was the point, I'm just not sure.
I would say the first half of this book had me hooked, but once the story of the "son" came into play, I was a little lost and that made the remainder of the story a bit of a miss for me.
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The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) has called on eight Democrats running for House seats around the country to return campaign donations that they received from Sen. Al Franken. This comes after Franken was accused of sexually harassing a broadcaster during a 2006 USO tour.
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Another problem with not telling people? They think we're going on vacation, so they don't really get why we can't move it, for like, work. JCPE's been working his tail off for his newest film, it's going to be awesome! Like, sooooo good. It finishes filming like RIGHT before we get married. We didn't plan it this way. We put the deposit down for the honeymoon like 8 months ago! Long before he started making the movie.
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CAMP is Back to Back Theatre's annual weekend of delightfully ruthless theatre-making workshops for community members with and without disability who love, or are curious about, performance making.
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Wabbit for Rabbit
Does your child say "wabbit" instead of "rabbit" or "thun" for "sun" or even "lello" for "yellow?" These are common speech sound substitutions. Instead of making them say it again (this could have the opposite impact and actually cause them to talk less), model the correct production. Be encouraging and always wait for them to finish their message. If another person has difficulty understanding your child (this is very common for toddlers), once your child is finished talking and the communication partner has given you a cue that they didn't quite understand the message, you can say, "Charlie loves to play with trains."
Using the correct words for objects and actions is one of the best ways to teach your child the correct word. If your child says "wawa" for "water" (is a common process for children under 2 and age-appropriate for children under 2), when you give it to them, you'll say, "Here is your water." The more your child hears the correct terms for the vocabulary in their environment, the more likely they will use it correctly.
~Marena Mitchell, Speech-Language Pathologist
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Marena Mitchell is a speech-language pathologist
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Poffo boffo with fans
Ex-wrestler brings thunder to help fill food bank
TORONTO, April 06, 2009 ?
By JENNY YUEN, SUN MEDIA
He wasn't doing atomic drops or clotheslines, but Leaping Lanny Poffo still brought the thunder for Wrestlemania XXV.
The ex-wrestler, who also goes by the stage name The Genius, signed autographs last night at a Boston Pizza, on Carlson Crt. in Etobicoke, to not only celebrate the event with 300 fans but to raise funds for the Daily Bread Food Bank.
"I'm here to help, because I do the same stuff when I'm at home in Florida," said Poffo, who's also the brother of former WWF wrestler Macho Man Randy Savage.
The Calgary-born wrestler said the biggest achievement of his 21-year career was winning a match against Hulk Hogan in 1989.
"I'm one of two guys to beat him. It was the greatest moment of my career," said Poffo, 54.
"About 19 years ago in Wrestlemania, Brutus 'the Barber' Beefcake cut my hair that night, and now he's suffering from male pattern baldness."
Organizers were giving visitors half off the $20 admission if they donated a non-perishable food item. Their goal was to collect 136 kilos of food for the food bank.
Ron Smith brought his 16-year-old son, Corey, from Orangeville to watch the pay-per-view matches.
"He's a big fan of John Cena," Smith said of the first eight-man ladder match, which was won by C.M. Punk. "I follow EDGE's career because he's a local Orangeville guy. We love wrestling because it's entertaining."
The entire article may be found on the Toronto Sun website by clicking the following link:
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Meet The WWE Hall of Famer LIVE In Sin City At The CAC Reunion
Autographs – Posed Studio Photos – Iron Sheik Merchandise Galore!
This Wednesday, April 15th, 2009 only! – Gold Coast Casino – Las Vegas, NV – 12PM-5PM
Presented by JBL's Layfield Energy
Plus. . .the return of "Superstar" Billy Graham to Sin City!
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BOSTONWRESTLING.COM Insider #143
Home of the Millennium Wrestling Federation – It's On!
Thursday, April 9th, 2009
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Don't miss part one of a 50+ minute sitdown Studio Shoot Interview with WWE superstar John Bradshaw Layfield! After invading an MWF Board of Directors meeting, JBL joins Dan Mirade in studio to discuss his new energy drink company Layfield Energy, his career in WWE, his history at WrestleMania & much more! Plus, Paul Bearer's deranged stalker Dylan Kage is back "highlighting" another of his past, vicious attacks. Check it out worldwide, 24/7 on-demand free of charge along with nine other episodes of MWF, where the superstars and legends of yesterday, today and tomorrow come together!
Check out the first video footage from the March MWF Xtra program where John Bradshaw Layfield & his Uprising members "Slyck" Wagner Brown and "Million Dollar Investment" Tommaso Ciampa confront and attack President Cena on the loading dock at MWF Headquarters:
March 1st, 2009 will go down as one of the wildest days in the history of the Millennium Wrestling Federation. WWE superstar John Bradshaw Layfield called for a meeting with the MWF Board of Directors prior to our television tapings, where "Million Dollar Investment" Tommaso Ciampa was reinstated from his suspension last fall, two athletes were release from their Uprising contracts, JBL bought the naming rights to the Franklin D. Churchill Cup tournament and more!
Later in the night, JBL joined Dan Mirade for a 50+ minute interview in studio on the March MWF ULTRA program, discussing the origins of Layfield Energy, JBL's WWE and WrestleMania history, his plans for the MWF, even an Iron Sheik story! Cameras were waiting for John Cena Sr. to get his reaction to the board meeting prior to taping MWF Xtra, but he was met by JBL, "Slyck" Wagner Brown and Tommaso Ciampa. Things got violent in a hurry:
Check out the final episode of MWF television of 2008 when WWE superstar John Bradshaw Layfield joins MWF Xtra: The John Cena Sr. Show live from the WWE Raw event at Madison Square Garden December 28th! Get the lowdown on JBL's new Layfield Energy Drink and a behind the scenes look at the annual Tributes To The Troops event. Then, a cordial conversation gets out of control as Dan Mirade talks about a business meeting the two had at Survivor Series in Boston when Cena Sr. attempted to invest in Layfield Energy. JBL unleashes on Cena, saying he's going to buy both Sr. and Jr., and that his Layfield Energy company had purchased the contractual rights to Mr. Cena's rivals in The Uprising faction ("Slyck" Wagner Brown, Tommaso Ciampa, "Future Legend" Luke Robinson, J-Busta, etc.). All this and more in 30 minutes you don't want to miss, available 24/7 on-line!
WWE superstar JBL's new Layfield Energy drink is taking the energy drink world by storm! Layfield Energy is in a class by itself and ready to hit retail stores nationally very soon. But, if you act now you can get six FREE bottles of the drink at LayfieldEnergy.com – check out the commercial at the link below:
Last month at Survivor Series in Boston, WWE superstar John Bradshaw Layfield met with MWF President John Cena Sr. about Cena investing in JBL's Layfield Energy company. Last night on MWF Xtra, live from Madison Square Garden at the Raw live event, JBL joined Cena Sr. and Dan Mirade via telephone where a cordial talk about pro wrestling turned into a verbal beating on Cena, with JBL declaring that he has purchased The Uprising group in the Millennium Wrestling Federation. That's right, "Slyck" Wagner Brown, Tommaso Ciampa, "Future Legend" Luke Robinson, J-Busta, etc. are now under contract to JBL and Layfield Energy. Check out this big interview on-line this week!
The MWF's Dan Mirade has been taking JBL's Layfield Energy drink for over a month now and has written a detailed column on the effects on the energy drink that's revolutionizing the genre:
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"THE MADNESS BEHIND THE MANIA" – sponsored by JBL's http://www.LayfieldEnergy.com
Studio Shoot Interview DVD Documentary on WrestleMania I & The 1980's
featuring The Iron Sheik, "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff & "Cowboy" Bob Orton
hosted by Dan Mirade, John Cena Sr. & wrestling historian The Jackal
Not excited about this years WrestleMania? Go back in time as BOSTONWRESTLING.COM and the Millennium Wrestling Federation team to bring you the first in a new series of "The Madness Behind The Mania" Studio Shoot Interview DVD's. A few short weeks before WWE's WrestleMania 25, it was only fitting that our debut edition focus on the inaugural WrestleMania – March 31st, 1985 from Madison Square Garden in New York, NY! WrestleMania I was the event that kicked it all off, the granddaddy of 'em all, the Super Bowl of professional wrestling. In this Studio Shoot documentary, we're joined in-studio by three of the biggest superstars from that historic night, all WWE Hall of Famers from the Class of 2005.
THE IRON SHEIK – the legendary Sheik teamed with Nikolai Volkoff (managed by Freddie Blassie) to defeat Mike Rotundo & Barry Windham for the WWE Tag Team Titles (the first title change in WrestleMania history). The Sheik appeared in the Battle Royal at WrestleMania 2 in Chicago featuring numerous NFL superstars. At WrestleMania III in front of 93,000 fans, he had what would become a far more famous match after his legendary Studio Shoot Interview in 2004 when he teamed with Volkoff to take on The Killer Bees (B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell). The Sheik returned to WrestleMania at XIII in 1997, managing The Sultan (later Rikishi) with Bob Backlund against WWE IC Champion Rocky Maivia. At WrestleMania XVII, the legend won the Gimmick Battle Royal in Houston, TX, eliminating Hillbilly Jim. Another chapter of his great career came to an end at WrestleMania XXI in 2005, when the Sheik was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame and honored the following night at the big event.
"MR. WONDERFUL" PAUL ORNDORFF – Orndorff teamed with "Rowdy" Roddy Piper in the main event of WrestleMania I to take on WWE Heavyweight Champion Hulk Hogan and mega-star Mr. T in one of the most famous matches in wrestling history. Orndorff battled the legendary "Magnificent" Don Muraco at WrestleMania II. However, after the most successful house show run in wrestling history in his feud with Hogan in 1986, Orndorff suffered a severe injury that kept him out of WrestleMania III; by WrestleMania VI, "Mr. Wonderful" was no longer with WWE. At WrestleMania XXI, Paul Orndorff took a final WrestleMania bow the night after he was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame.
"COWBOY" BOB ORTON – Orton was the cornerman of Roddy Piper and Paul Orndorff in the main event of WrestleMania I when they took on Hulk Hogan and Mr. T, who had "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka in their corner. The following year, he had Piper's back in a boxing match against Mr. T in the semi-main event at WrestleMania II. At WrestleMania III, Orton and Don Muraco (with Mr. Fuji) opened up one of the biggest events in professional wrestling history against the Can-Am Connection (Rick Martel & Tom Zenk). Like Orndorff, Orton was gone from WWE by WrestleMania VI, but played a big part in his return at WrestleMania XXI. Not only was the "Cowboy" inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame, but he physically got involved in his son Randy Orton's classic battle with The Undertaker.
"The Madness Behind The Mania" is hosted by Dan Mirade, who became famous as "Dan Maloney" after the Iron Sheik's tirade in the first Studio Shoot; John Cena Sr., President and minority owner of the MWF, well known for getting involved in battles with his son's enemies on WWE Monday Night Raw; and wrestling historian The Jackal, the play-by-play announcer known by millions of fans throughout New England from CWA Mass Madness, the man the late, great "Boston Bad Boy" Tony Rumble always said would be on the A&E specials if he'd only buy a suit!
In this DVD, three of the biggest superstars of the 80's will reveal what went on in the ring and behind the scenes. Every match, every superstar, every success, every scandal. In a lighted, professional TV studio, the pro wrestling shoot interview genre is about ready to leap into a new stratosphere. The days of hotel room shoots taped with a camcorder are over!
Just some of the topics discussed in this must own Studio Shoot Interview:
– Iron Sheik, Paul Orndorff & Bob Orton discuss how they got involved in professional wrestling
– Iron Sheik talks about moving from Iran to the US and his early days in the AWA
– Discussion of Verne Gagne possibly killing his roommate at a senior housing center
– Paul Orndorff touches on how Hiro Matsuda tried to break him with physical torture in his training, along with the early days of working for WWE Hall of Famer "Cowboy" Bill Watts and college football career
– Orndorff talks about fans from the 80's being turned off by today's product
– Bob Orton discusses being part of a pro wrestling family and how difficult Matsuda was training him even though his father was an established star
– Orton talks about what it was like going with his father to live events when he was a child
– Orton talks about how it feels to watch his son Randy Orton in WWE present day
– John Cena Sr. talks about how his son and other top present day WWE stars look at the legends that paved the way
– Discussion about old school professional wrestling opposed to "sports entertainment"
– Discussion of the territorial system against one or two national promotions
– Orton talks about Vince McMahon promising to hold off on national expansion until his father passed away and the success of having all of the top talent in the country coming to the New York territory
– Orndorff talks about getting "the call" from Vince McMahon Sr. to come to the WWF, what WWE Hall of Famer gave him advice and his thought process on making the jump to New York
– Orndorff talks about being pressured into signing a contract in Georgia while waiting to debut for WWF and where Vince Sr. sent him to buy time
– Were there trust issues with so many guys coming into WWF with few top spots?
– Thoughts on contracts being offered
– Sheik on how the Iranian hostage situation got him hot
– Jackal talks about the migration of talent to WWF and Orton's early days in WWF
– How would wrestling history have changed if Sheik took Verne Gagne's offer of $100,000 to break Hulk Hogan's leg and take the WWF Heavyweight Championship to the AWA?
– Sheik's thought process for 24 hours following Gagne's phone call making the offer
– Sheik explains telling the McMahons, Pat Patterson and Hogan what Gagne's offer was, and why he decided against taking Gagne's money.
– Sheik explains his anger with Hogan not helping him get a job with WCW when his WWF days were over
– Group discussion about other top stars (Andre The Giant, Jimmy Snuka, Junkyard Dog) getting as over as Hogan if given the chance
– Orton touches on the schedule of the 80's
– Cena Sr. and Sheik's thoughts on Hogan and how he got over
– Could a top star from another territory have been as successful as Hogan?
– How big was MTV in getting WWF over compared to what was on TBS and other top promotions television and new fans to sample the product?
– Orndorff talks about how strong Georgia's television was
– Orndorff on how much better WWF paid than other territories
– Was the USA Network important in WWF's expansion?
– Discussion on "Dr. D" David Schultz attacking John Stossell of ABC TV's "20/20" at Madison Square Garden and Bob Orton witnessing the incident a few feet away
– Sheik talks about being with Jim Duggan being caught with drugs on the highway in NJ, and how he needed drugs to keep him going when he was away from home for months at a time without a day off
– Sheik goes into detail about how the police pulled him and Duggan over, what the police found and how they reacted
– With NBC's Saturday Night's Main Event on the horizon, would WWF have really gone under if WrestleMania tanked?
– What was it like to deal with Mr. T leading up to WrestleMania?
– Orton talks about his infamous boxing match with Mr. T on SNME a year later and their differences after the match
– Orndorff discusses how the boys resented the celebrities involved in the event and would have happened to Mr. T if he got out of line
– Discussion of WrestleMania I almost looking like a super-sized house show compared to the WrestleMania's of today
– Resentment of the stars left off of WrestleMania I
– Rundown of the big event itself
– Discussion of Tito Santana's strength as a babyface and a worker
– Would Santana have been better off working Greg Valentine with the hot program they had at the time?
– Thoughts on David Sammartino and how he never came close to living up to his father's legend
– Sheik tells a story about helping Bruno in a locker room incident where a group of football players tried to attack Sammartino
– Cena Sr. and The Jackal talk about how difficult it was for David to live up to Bruno's name
– Did Brutus Beefcake belong on the card?
– Sheik talks about training Ricky Steamboat
– Sheik shoots on Matt Borne and how he wanted medicine more than the Sheik
– Sheik talks about rooming with Borne in a hotel, Borne having sex with a woman and the woman stealing their money and drugs
– Discussion about King Kong Bundy
– Sheik talks about witnessing Paul Orndorff beating the hell out of Vader in his shower shoes in 1995 during pre-tapes in WCW
– Orndorff's take on his locker room fight with Vader
– Discussion of Andre The Giant
– Orton talks about how his sister dated Andre in real life
– Orton tells a story of a brawl where Blackjack Mulligan suckerpunched Andre in a bar in NY
– Sheik shoots hard on Andre The Giant
– Sheik tells a story on how he pulled a razor blade on him in Japan
– Sheik talks about Andre dropping Kim Chee on the Sheik's face
– Discussion on the late Junkyard Dog
– Talk of how hot JYD was in New Orleans
– Discussion of Bill Watts scandal building Dog and how he wound up getting fired from WCW over a newsletter interview read by Hank Aaron.
– Was Bill Watts a racist?
– What gimmick did JYD come up with for the Sheik?
– Sheik talks about JYD using more medicine than he did
– Sheik talks about going into ghettos with JYD for hard medicine they shared on road trips
– Sheik's thoughts on he and Nikolai Volkoff defeating Barry Windham and Mike Rotundo for the WWF Tag Team Titles (note: first title change in WrestleMania history)
– Discussion on Wendi Richter and Cyndi Lauper
– In-depth look at Hulk Hogan & Mr. T vs "Rowdy" Roddy Piper & "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff
– Thoughts on Roddy Piper going to Vince McMahon to get out of doing the job at Mania by asking who would do bigger business with Hogan following the event, then Orndorff having Hogan's biggest run ever
– Insane travel schedule after WrestleMania and the toll it took on the boys and their families
– Orndorff talks about how he grew to hate the travel with a passion
– How much easier do the stars of today have it travel wise?
– Orndorff tells a story about being pushed back on the road by Vince McMahon in the middle of having a rare three days off in a row
– Orndorff talks about how his career was really over in 1986 when he got hurt in the ring
– How much of a need was there for drugs and steroids to get through the schedule?
– Orndorff on WrestleMania II match against Don Muraco
– Orton on being in the corner of Piper against T in a boxing match at WMII
– Sheik on the WMII Battle Royal with wrestlers and NFL players
– The Sheik pulls out his medals
– Orndorff not caring about not being a part of WrestleMania III due to injury
– Orton on teaming with Muraco against Rick Martel & Tom Zenk opening WMIII, and what celebrity he was happy to meet
– Sheik on teaming with Volkoff against the Killer Bees
– Sheik goes in depth about his dislike about B. Brian Blair
– Talk about man-on-man "humbling" is a form of punishment in Iran
– Discussion about their return at WrestleMania 21 and induction into the WWE Hall of Fame
– Orton talks about being inducted by his son Randy with his father the late Bob Orton Sr. in the crowd shortly before he passed away
– Orndorff on being inducted to both the WWE and college football Hall of Fame's and their meaning to him
– Sheik on his legendary HOF induction speech
– Sheik on a JBL story where he and Barry Windham found the Sheik doing hindu squats in his underwear on a beach in Africa after a night of medicine
– Thoughts on so many stars passing away so young
– Discussion about the Benoit family tragedy, with both Sheik and Orndorff living in Fayetteville, GA, minutes from the site of the murder/suicide
– Orton's Benoit memories
– Orndorff's initial reaction when he learned the news
– Sheik talks about the last time he saw Benoit at a Raw taping a month before the incident
– The legends talk about how they'd like to be remembered
– Sheik on a recent hospitalization
– A surprise for the Sheik's birthday
– Tons more!
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The official Myspace site of WWE Hall of Famer and wrestling legend "Superstar" Billy Graham is now open for business baby! Check out an growing collection of photos from the "Superstar's" career. . .in the ring, out of the ring, friends, enemies and more! Billy wrote a special welcome message to his fans on this WrestleMania Sunday while several videos were put up for fans enjoyment. Look for more BLOGS, highlights from Billy's upcoming trips to Las Vegas, NY, Boston and more soon! "Superstar" Billy Graham's taking over Myspace – get on board!
Studio Shoot Interview DVD Documentary with WWE Hall of Famer "Superstar" Billy Graham!
Autographs – Posed Studio Photos – Live DVD Taping!
Sunday, May 17th, 2009 – Melrose, MA – 6PM
hosted by Dan Mirade, John Cena Sr. & wrestling historian The Jackal
Memberships on-sale now for the "Superstar's" final Boston area appearance!
"The Madness Behind The Mania: The 'Superstar' Billy Graham Story" will be the story of the man that helped revolutionize teh sport of professional wrestling, and on May 17th, Graham will be joining us for a no-holds-barred Studio Shoot Interview at MWF headquarters. Following on the heals of the iconic Iron Sheik Studio Shoot Interview DVD that's been seen by millions of fans worldwide and heard on The Howard Stern Show, along with our new "Madness Behind The Mania" WrestleMania documentary series, our intimate sit down with the former world champion and WWE Hall of Famer "Superstar" Billy Graham could be the most eye opening in what will likely be Graham's final Boston area appearance! If you haven't read his autobiography or his WWE produced home video, they are a must.
Billy Graham was teh man that Vince McMahon said came 20 years too soon. . .the legend that inspired stars such as Hulk Hogan, Jesse "The Body" Venture, Scott Steiner and countless others to get into the king of sports. His drug abuse, depression and steroid abuse is no secret, and he was the centerpiece of one of wrestling's greatest scandals that threatened to put WWE out of business in the early 1990's. As years went on, the Superstar looked for and was given forgiveness following a near death experience that resulted in the emergency replacement of a kidney. Soon, the McMahon's welcomed him back into the WWE family and inducted him into their Hall of Fame in 2004.
"The Madness Behind The Mania: The 'Superstar' Billy Graham Story" will be hosted by Dan Mirade, who helped organize the infamous fundraiser for Billy when near death in 2002 that was sabotaged by rival promoters; John Cena Sr., MWF President and minority owner; and wrestling historian The Jackal, the voice of the MWF known to millions of fans throughout the northeast from his work on CWA Mass Madness. Graham will shoot on every big name star, every main event match, every success, every scandal will be discussed in a lighted, professional TV studio. Go back in time to wrestling's golden era with a life filled with experiences that will leave you breathless. The pro wrestling shoot interview genre is taking it's next step – the days of shoots taped in a hotel room with a camcorder are over!
The Superstar is also working on a jaw-dropping surprised that any fan in attendance or that later views on video will NEVER forget! He has a story that must be told to generations of fans and athletes hoping to break into professional wrestling. As a non-WWE produced piece, Billy Graham won't pull any punches. Once again, due to limited studio space, we are unfortunately only able to offer Studio Shoot memberships to an est. 40 MWF supersfans, which will receive the following:
* Exclusive email updates about the Studio Shoot Interview series
* First option to renew membership for future tapings (next is tentative for August)
* Free admission to "The Madness Behind The Maina: The 'Superstar' Billy Graham Story" taping
* Private meet and greet with "Superstar" Billy Graham
* One free autograph from "Superstar" Billy Graham
* One free posed studio photo with "Superstar" Billy Graham
* Free raffle ticket for authentic Billy Graham painting of The Undertaker (see work on-line!)
* One free autograph from John Cena Sr.
* One free posed studio photo with John Cena Sr.
* The official DVD, once edited
* BONUS! Free WWE giveaways
* BONUS! Free copy of Gary Michael Cappetta's "Bodyslams!" autobiography (a tremendous look at the WWE of the 1970's and 1980's along with a behind the scenes look at WCW through the Nitro era)
For complete details and ordering info, visit us on-line now!http://www.BostonWrestling.com/mwfevents20090517-superstarnight.html
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