After a spectacular performance at the Rio 2016 Olympics, U.S. gymnast Laurie Hernandez, like her fellow teammates, has grabbed the attention of the entire nation. And now, she is about to capitalize on her newfound fame by partnering with one of the biggest brands in America. Just days after winning …
Read More »Ashton Eaton Remains “World’s Greatest Athlete” After Winning His Second Gold Medal in Olympic Decathlon – blogged by @LoveRubyWoo
(Photo Credit: Shaun Botterill / @gettysport) On Thursday night, Ashton Eaton became only the third athlete in history to win the Olympic gold medal in the decathlon back-to-back. Eaton had previously won the gold medal in the decathlon during the London 2012 Summer Olympics, and he followed it up by …
Read More »J.J. Watt Becomes A Firefighter For A Day – blogged by @LoveRubyWoo
Photo: Gatorade What do firefighters and football players have in common? Well, as Texans defensive end J.J. Watt recently learned, both jobs require intense physical activity, unbreakable endurance, and most of all, a lot of heart. Watt recently spent a day during this past offseason training with firefighters in his …
Read More »Craig Sager Will Miss the 2016 Olympics To Get Third Bone Marrow Transplant – blogged by @LoveRubyWoo
(Photo Credit: Kevin Winter / @gettyentertainment) Craig Sager, everyone’s favorite NBA sideline reporter, will not be making it to this year’s Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro to broadcast the basketball tournament. Instead, he will be getting chemotherapy to prepare for his third bone marrow transplant in two years. Sager is undoubtedly …
Read More »New Couple Alert: Patriots’ Julian Edelman Reportedly Dating Victoria’s Secret Model Adriana Lima – blogged by @LoveRubyWoo
There’s a new hot couple out here in these streets. Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman and Victoria’s Secret Angel Adriana Lima were spotted in Nantucket over the weekend holding hands, and sources say the pair have been dating for about a month. According to TMZ, the two met in Miami …
Read More »University of Florida Linebacker Saves Unconscious Woman From Rape – blogged by @LoveRubyWoo
Cristian Garcia, a linebacker for the University of Florida football team, stumbled onto the scene of a rape while at work the other day and rushed to save the woman from her attacker. Garcia, who was working security at a bar in Gainesville, was taking out the trash Thursday night …
Read More »Miranda Kerr Gets Engaged to CEO of Snapchat – blogged by @LoveRubyWoo
Former Victoria’s Secret model Miranda Kerr has caught herself quite the baller. The 33-year-old beauty is now engaged to Evan Spiegel, the 26-year-old co-founder and CEO of Snapchat. Not only is Spiegel brilliant, cute, and down-to-earth, but he’s also worth a whopping $2.1 billion. The couple started out as friends …
Read More »Von Miller Vows Broncos For Life, Signs 6-Year, $114.5 Million Deal – blogged by @LoveRubyWoo
The Super Bowl 50 MVP is returning to Denver this fall. After many months of negotiations, which led to tension and frustration between both parties, the Broncos and linebacker Von Miller have finally come to an agreement. The deal came just in time, as the deadline for a franchise-tagged player …
Read More »Cleveland Police Threaten to Not Work at Browns Games Due To RB Isaiah Crowell’s “Anti-Police” Post – blogged by @LoveRubyWoo
Cleveland Browns running back Isaiah Crowell is learning that his freedom of speech is, in actuality, not so free. Crowell landed in hot water after posting a picture on Instagram amidst the police shootings that occurred last week. The picture was a drawing that depicted a man dressed in all …
Read More »Manny Pacquiao Will Return from Retirement to Fight This Fall, According to His Promoter – blogged by @LoveRubyWoo
When Manny Pacquiao announced his retirement from boxing this past April, many fans believed that he would eventually change his mind…and they were right. After just a few months out of the ring, Pacquiao is itching to get back. Boxing promoter Bob Arum announced on Tuesday that Pacquiao plans to …
Read More »Details Revealed About Officer Who Shot and Killed Philando Castile – blogged by @LoveRubyWoo
The officer who shot and killed Philando Castile last week during a traffic stop has been identified as 28-year-old Jeronimo Yanez. Yanez was with his fellow officer and longtime friend Joseph Kauser when the fatal incident occurred. The two officers stopped Castile’s vehicle for an alleged broken tail light and …
Read More »The Game and Snoop Dogg Lead Peaceful March in L.A. – blogged by @LoveRubyWoo
As leaders in their community, The Game and Snoop Dogg are doing their part and actively working to bring about change to a system that continually perpetuates racial injustice. The two Cali rappers led a peaceful march in Los Angeles early this morning with approximately 50 other men, which they …
Read More »Jaguars’ Denard Robinson Found Asleep in His Car After Driving Into a Pond – blogged by @LoveRubyWoo
People have fallen asleep in some strange places, but Jacksonville Jaguars running back Denard Robinson, who woke up in a pond last weekend, might take the cake on this one. Robinson woke up early Sunday morning to police officers tapping on his car window. His friend, who was also in …
Read More »ESPN Magazine’s 2016 Body Issue Features Dwyane Wade, Conor McGregor, Von Miller, and More (Pics) – blogged by @LoveRubyWoo
It has become tradition every year for some of the world’s biggest sports stars to strip down and bare all for ESPN the Magazine’s Body Issue. Over the past decade, we’ve seen Serena Williams, Manny Pacquiao, Marshawn Lynch, Blake Griffin, Ronda Rousey, Michael Phelps, and many others step away from …
Read More »3 U.S. College Students Among the 20 Hostages Killed During Attack in Bangladesh – blogged by @LoveRubyWoo
On Friday night, seven gunmen launched an attack on a cafe in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. It was the deadliest terror attack ever to occur in the nation’s history. The attack quickly turned into a hostage situation, and 33 customers and employees were held captive in the cafe until …
Read More »Maria Sharapova Enrolls at Harvard Business School – blogged by @LoveRubyWoo
Now that Maria Sharapova has some time on her hands, she’s decided to turn a negative into a positive and find something productive to do during her time off from tennis. The 29-year-old Russian tennis star, who was suspended from the sport for two years after testing positive for a …
Read More »Colts’ Andrew Luck Signs “Biggest Contract in NFL History”, Becomes Highest Paid Player in the League – blogged by @LoveRubyWoo
Colts quarterback Andrew Luck is about to get paid big time. As announced by Jim Irsay, the team’s owner, on Twitter earlier today, Luck has signed the “biggest contract in NFL history”, a $140 million deal that will keep him in Indy through the 2021 season. With his new contract …
Read More »Former Colts RB Zurlon Tipton Dies After Gun Accidentally Discharges and Shoots Him – blogged by @LoveRubyWoo
Former NFL running back Zurlon Tipton, who was only 26 years old, has passed away after a bizarre yet fatal accident occurred on Tuesday. Tipton, who previously played for the Indianapolis Colts in 2014 and 2015, was at a car dealership in Roseville, Michigan earlier today and went to grab …
Read More »Jaguars LB Dan Skuta Arrested After Assaulting a Woman Who Wouldn’t Give Him Her Number – blogged by @LoveRubyWoo
For one reason or another, NFL players always tend to get themselves in trouble during the offseason, and it’s usually over the silliest things. Such was the case with Jaguars’ Dan Skuta, who recently found himself behind bars after letting his male ego get the best of him. Skuta, a …
Read More »President Obama Names NYC’s Stonewall Inn the First National Monument for LGBT Rights – blogged by @LoveRubyWoo
In the wake of the tragedy that occurred in Orlando earlier this month, President Obama has made a historic move that will help to honor those who lost their lives at Pulse nightclub, as well as those who have been fighting for LGBT rights throughout history. On Friday, the president …
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