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Mano Menezes is the current coach of Sport Club Corinthians Paulista. He was the coach of Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense from 2005 through 2007, a remarkably long time for a coach in Brazilian football. Mano Menezes led them to promotion in 2005 and followed that up with a third place finish in the 2006 ... Full story

Rob Dyrdek first became known with the reality TV series entitled Rob & Big with the personal bodyguard and best friend Christopher "Big Black" Boykin. Rob Dyrdek is a professional skateboarder and star of his new show titled Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory.  Source – Wikipedia Verified @robdyrdek - Mutual Follow of ... Full story

Peter Clay Carroll is an American football coach, a former National Football League head coach, and the current head coach of the University of Southern California Trojans football team, having held that position since 2001. In his time at USC, the Trojans have made it to multiple national championship games (winning the National Championship ... Full story

Serena Williams has been ranked World No. 1 by the Women's Tennis Association on four separate occasions. Serena Williams is the reigning (2009) US Open and Australian Open singles champion and has won twenty Grand Slam titles: ten in singles, eight in doubles, and two in mixed doubles. She has won two Olympic gold medals in ... Full story

Tony Hawk is a professional skateboarder. Tony gained fame for completing the first 900 at the 1999 X-Games. A video game series based on his skateboarding debuted in 1999 with Tony Hawk's Pro Skater. Since then, the series has spawned over 10 titles. Besides Tony Hawk, you can play as many other skaters.... Full story

"CC" Sabathia currently pitches for the New York Yankees. CC Sabathia's contract with the Yankees is the richest contract for a pitcher in the history of baseball, seven-years, $161 million. Prior to the Yankees, CC Sabathia was drafted in the first round (20th overall) by the Cleveland Indians in the 1998 MLB Draft, and ... Full story

T.O. Terrell Owens currently playes wide receiver for the Buffalo Bills. Prior to the Bills, T.O. played for the Dallas Cowboys, Philadelphia Eagles, and San Francisco 49ers who drafted Terrell Owens in the third round of the 1996 NFL Draft. A six-time NFL All-Star, six-time Pro Bowl selection, and holder of the league single-game reception record, ... Full story

Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal, known as "Shaq", has won four NBA Championships, three with the Los Angeles Lakers and one most recently in 2006, with the Miami Heat. Shaq is widely perceived as one of the most dominant players in the history of the NBA, and one of the most quotable athletes of all time.  He has ... Full story

Lance Armstrong is known fow winning the Tour de France a record-breaking seven consecutive years, from 1999 to 2005. Lance Armstrong is the only individual to win seven times. Lance Armstrong has survived testicular cancer, a tumor that metastasized to his brain and lungs, in 1996. His cancer treatments included brain and testicular surgery and extensive ... Full story

Michael Phelps has won 14 career Olympic gold medals, the most by any Olympian. As of 2008, Michael Phelps holds seven world records in swimming. Michael Phelps holds the record for the most gold medals at a single Olympics, his eight at the 2008 Beijing Games surpassing American swimmer Mark Spitz's seven gold performance at Munich ... Full story