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Derek Jeter Gets Career Hit #3,000

On Saturday (July 9th), New York Yankees shortshop Derek Jeter became Major League Baseball's newest member of the 3,000 hit club.  He's also the first Yankee to accomplish this feat.

Apolo Anton Ohno Wins Seventh Winter Olympic Medal

 

Apolo Anton Ohno won the bronze medal in Saturday night's 1,000-meter short track speed skating final, his seventh Winter Olympic medal, a U.S. Winter Olympics record.

 

Apolo Anton Ohno Wins Sixth Winter Olympic Medal

 

 

This weekend in Vancouver, in dramatic fashion, Apolo Anton Ohno won the silver medal in the 1,500-meter speed skating final, his sixth Winter Olympic medal, tying a U.S. record.

Clippers F Blake Griffin Had Successful Knee Surgery

  

On Wednesday (January 20th), Los Angeles Clippers forward and #1 overall draft pick Blake Griffin underwent successful knee surgery to repair a broken left kneecap.

Last week, it was reported that Griffin encountered a setback in his rehabilitation of his broken left kneecap, and that he would need season ending knee surgery.

NBA: Clippers F Blake Griffin Out Up To Six Weeks With Broken Kneecap

 

Bad luck continues to befall the NBA's Los Angeles Clippers, as their #1 draft pick, Blake Griffin, will have to sit out up to six weeks with a stress fracture in his left kneecap.

Pittsburgh Steelers' Hines Ward Hosts Biracial Korean Children

 

This past weekend, Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward played host to biracial children from Korea who are part of his Helping Hands Foundation, an organization whose goal is to end racism against biracial Koreans.

Rod Woodson Inducted Into Pro Football Hall of Fame

On Saturday (August 8th), NFL defensive back Rod Woodson was formally inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio.

Back on January 31st, he was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility.

During his 17-year career with the Pittsburgh Steelers, San Francisco 49ers, Baltimore Ravens, and Oakland Raiders, Woodson was named to the Pro Bowl 11 times (a record for a defensive back), and set the NFL record for most career interceptions for touchdowns (12).  In 1994, he was named to the NFL's 75th Anniversary Team.

In an emotional moment during his acceptance speech, he touched on the challenges of growing up biracial, and as the child of an interracial marriage.

Currently, Woodson is an analyst for the NFL Total Access on the NFL Network.

Lewis Hamilton Wins Hungarian Grand Prix

On Sunday (07/26), British Formula One race car driver Lewis Hamilton won the Hungarian Grand Prix in Budapest, ending a stretch of 11 races in which he didn't finish in the top three.

Cheyenne Woods Misses Cut At Wegmans LPGA

Sadly, Cheyenne Woods (Tiger Woods' niece) failed to make the cut in her professional debut at yesterday's Wegmans LPGA event, shooting a 74 (+2) in the second round.

NBA Draft: Blake Griffin Selected As #1 Overall Pick

As expected, the Los Angeles Clippers selected Oklahoma Sooners forward Blake Griffin as the #1 overall pick in last night's NBA Draft.