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Olympian Kerri Walsh Gives Birth!

Sassy Smith — Sat, 23 May 2009 21:04:00 GMT

Gold-medalist winner, Olympian Kerri Walsh and Casey Jennings, her pro volleyball player husband, have welcomed their first child!

From PEOPLE:

Walsh, 30, and her husband, AVP pro-volley ball player Casey Jennings, 33, welcomed son Joseph Michael Jennings at 8:57 p.m. on May 22 in Los Angeles.

"We could not be more thrilled to welcome Joseph into the world," Walsh tells PEOPLE. "It’s the most incredible feeling. We are already so in love with him and it’s such an amazing, special moment for our family."

The baby weighed in at 8 lbs. 10 oz. Mom and baby are resting comfortably.

In May, Walsh shared her excitement about becoming a mom. "It's more beautiful and more special than I ever thought possible," she said.

Congratulations to the happy couple!

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Dirk Nowitzki's Lawyer Doesn't Think Christa is Pregnant

trix — Sat, 23 May 2009 19:02:00 GMT

Dirk Nowitzki has to be crossing his fingers and hoping that Cristal/Christa really isn't pregnant.

His lawyer doesn't believe she is pregnant for a couple of reasons. 1. As soon as she was arrested her friend ran to Dirk's house to tell anyone that would listen, that Christa was pregnant. 2. Christa said she didn't even know that she was pregnant until the she was tested at the jail, twice.

There are other things that could lead to doubts. The fact that she is a con woman ranks right up there at the top of the list.

She, once arrested, was transfered to Beaumont, because she violated her probation. She was on probation for forgery, fraud, theft of service and who knows what else.

Of course, if she is pregnant with Dirk's baby, the baby will be well taken care of, especially if he were to get custody.

Let's hope everything works out for the best for all concerned.

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Olympian Kerri Walsh: It's A Boy!

Sassy Smith — Sat, 02 May 2009 16:03:00 GMT

Olympian Kerri Walsh and her pro volleyball player husband, Casey Jennings, are expecting their first child and they know what they are having - a boy! The soon-to-be parents have named their bundle of joy...any guesses?

Find out after the jump!

Joseph Michael Jennings is expected to make his entrance later this month, and the mom-to-be told PEOPLE, "I am beyond excited. It's more beautiful and more special than I ever thought possible."

Kerri, 33, announced her news in December and said this pregnancy is "extra special" to her.

"We had been wanting to have kids for a long time and tried to get pregnant before Beijing but had a miscarriage. It was sad, but the way it happened I had to wait at least a year before trying again. Then we got pregnant literally first try, day one in Beijing after we finished. Beijing baby. It was an inspired conception!"

The athletic couple wanted to be surprised and not find out the sex of their baby until birth day, but changed their minds.

Walsh explained, "I filled out this letter to Casey saying 'Merry Christmas. We have a beautiful baby ---- on the way' and I had the doctor fill it out. So neither of us knew at that time. My mom got the letter framed and we opened it on Christmas and found out together. It was the last present we opened and the best. I was so overwhelmed, everyone freaked out."

How sweet!

Have they decided if they'll one day give their son a sibling or two?

"Absolutely," said Kerri. "We want at least three kids. I want my boys and a girl, I want it all! But I want to keep working because I love my job so much. I just need to learn how to be a good juggler and we'll get it all done."

Kerri sounds very much like an excited mama! Congrats!

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Josh loposer — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 18:30:00 GMT

With gold medalist Kerri Walsh set to deliver her first child next month, Misty May Treanor "trying" to get pregnant, brand new mother Rachel Wacholder, and coach Danalee Bragado Corso delivering a baby last week, it's like the whole US team is awash in babies.

Kerri Walsh is due in May, and though she knows the sex of the baby, she's not telling anyone. According to her, the hardest part of the pregnancy so far has been to slow down, since she's used to kicking her butt in the gym everyday. Apparently, she intends to have at least two more babies, maybe three, while continuing to dominate beach volleyball.

“No one told me what happens to your butt and that truly frightens me. I need to get back into a Speedo!”

As for Kerri's partner Misty May, Kerri had this comment: "I know she's trying, and that's all I'll say."

Rachel Wacholder Scott (formerly Kerri's partner) and her husband Sean Scott welcomed a baby boy, Koa Daniel Scott, on April 3rd. Compound that with coach and trainer Danalee Bragado-Corso's baby last week, and the US team is having a baby invasion.

Is this going to hurt our chances for gold in the London games? Ha!

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Tiger Woods Is Back, Yo

trix — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 12:33:00 GMT

Don't call it a comeback, he's been here for years.

Tiger Woods played golf yesterday for the first time in 8 months and he, nailed it. He played golf in Marana, AZ at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club. It's a beautiful course, my mother-in-law lives right down the street and I've jogged past it many times.

Tiger said during his recovery, he learned something about himself. He learned patience. It's called having a toddler and a pregnant wife, you learn patience quickly.

The swing was still pure and the shots still amazing.

Hold on to your seats folks, Tiger's back.

P.S. My father-in-law is the Mayor of Marana.

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More Photos of Tiger Woods and Family

trix — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 23:02:00 GMT

Oh my, I love pictures like this, they are adorable.

Tiger Woods daughter Sam leaned over to smooch her new little brother Charlie and was caught being nice.

She will never live that down, there will always be this picture that the family will refer back to, when they need to be reassured that she loves her little brother.

Here are some more pictures for your enjoyment.

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Photo - Tiger Woods Debuts Charlie

trix — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 23:34:00 GMT

Tiger Woods debuted pictures of his 10 day old son in Golf magazine, how apropos. The magazine has a 19 picture gallery of Tiger, Elin, Sam and Charlie, each picture cuter than the last.

The pictures are not all of the new baby, but are of the whole family.

Click here and enjoy!

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Tiger Woods Welcomes Second Cub

trix — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 05:53:00 GMT

Tiger Woods and his wife Elin welcomed their second child on Sunday.

The San Diego Union-Tribune reported that Elin gave birth to a bouncing baby boy on Sunday night.

Neither Tiger's agent nor his spokesman were on hand to confirm the announcement but we're hoping to get confirmation first thing in the morning.

Congratulations to you and your family, Tiger. Now go take care of your wife and new baby.

We'll keep you up to date with all the info as it comes.

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Tiger Woods' Daddy Love

trix — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 20:03:00 GMT

Where in the world has Tiger Woods gone? He hasn't played golf since June and it doesn't look like he is planning to return any time soon.

He talked about his return to the circuit in his monthly newsletter.

He has a monthly newsletter?

He said, “ A lot depends on the baby, which is due pretty soon, that takes precedent over anything I do golf-wise. ”Elin, Sam and I are very excited for the new baby to arrive, although that’s when the real lack of sleep begins,“ he added, referring to his 19-month-old daughter Sam Alexis. But I must admit, I am also excited about returning to competition. Early on, I didn’t miss golf because I enjoyed staying home with Elin and Sam and I knew I wasn’t physically able to play. The truth is, I would have embarrassed myself. Now, I’m getting my feel and practice back. It’s just a matter of playing more on the course."

Aww, that's so sweet, he was enjoying the time home with his family more than his desire to play golf.

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Take a Number: Lance Armstrong Will Fall in Love With You Next

sweatpantsmom — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 23:05:00 GMT

Correct me if I'm wrong, but has Lance Armstrong been with a whole lot of women? There was Sheryl Crow, Kate Hudson, Ashley Olsen, the entire Swedish women's cycling team. Okay, I made that last one up, but you have to admit the guy gets around.

Now comes word that the seven-time Tour de France champion has proposed to his pregnant girlfriend, Anna Hansen. InTouch Weekly is citing an Armstrong pal as saying that the engagement happened while the couple was vacationing in Hawaii.

“Lance proposed on the beach,” his friend told the mag. “Although he has a reputation as a ladies’ man, he’s also very traditional, and just feels more comfortable being married before having a baby.”

Before I get way too cynical, let me congratulate the couple on their engagement and their upcoming baby. But a word of advice to his fianceé: Make sure you take away Lance's bicycle so he can't ride away.

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Professional Skateboarder Erik Ellington Welcomes Daughter

Karl Erikson — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 14:37:00 GMT

Pro skateboarder Erik Ellington and his wife, Luciana, welcomed their second child on Thursday. She's a girl! Mya Ellington came in four days late and rocked the scales at 9 lbs, 5 oz. She has an older brother, too...Julius Luther, 3.

Erik said recently that it's difficult balancing his career with the family. "I make sure to keep my family a priority but sometimes it gets tough when we are touring or we have deadlines to meet."

What? Skateboarders with deadlines? WTF?

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Kerri Walsh and Husband Expecting First Child

Karl Erikson — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 23:05:00 GMT

Olympian and gold medalist Kerri Walsh is expecting her first child with husband Casey Jennings. "I'm chubby and I'm pregnant and it's awesome!" says Kerri, half of the winningest beach volleyball team on Earth. She and her volleyball partner Misty May-Treanor announced after the Olympic games in China that they'd be focusing on starting families.

Seems Kerri was already a mom-to-be during the summer games, because she's already 16-1/2 weeks pregnant. "Well, the way they date pregnancies is a little bit confusing," Kerri says. 'We believe we conceived during our last days in Beijing, or about a couple of days after we wont the gold medal." So much for the myth that Olympians don't have sex during the games.

"We don't know if it's a boy or a girl, and we aren't trying to find out. We have a feeling it's a boy, but we’re going to find out the traditional way." Kerri is loving her new curves. "I think the chubbiness is all relative, but it's for the very best cause in the whole world, and I'm proud of it."

And what about Misty May's babymaking? "I know she's trying," Kerri says. "And that's all I'll say."

Ah yes, how I love making babies. Well, the part that leads up to the babies, anyway. I'm too old for a baby nowadays. I'd have to buy stock in Red Bull.

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Tampa Bay Rays' Gabe Gross and Wife Expecting

Karl Erikson — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 14:16:00 GMT

Congratulations to Rays' outfielder Gabe Gross and his wife, Kelly. They're expecting their first child in May. The couple is ecstatic about the baby news.

The year hasn't been the easiest for Gabe, 28 - he got traded from the Brewers to the Rays, but he's a happy camper now. The Tampa Bay Rays are kicking some ass, and might head to the World Series.

The Rays go against the Boston Red Sox tonight for Game 5 of the American League series. Go Rays!

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NY Jets Coach Eric Mangini Welcomes Baby Boy

Karl Erikson — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 18:16:00 GMT

Head coach of the New York Jets Eric Mangini and his wife, Julie, welcomed their third son yesterday morning. Zack Brett Mangini was born just before 8am on Friday, weighing in at 7 lbs 13 oz, measuring 20 inches, and demonstrating "very, very healthy lungs." Eric told reporters that the baby and mother are doing great.

Ironically, Zack shares his birthday with quarterback Brett Favre. Eric had promised Brett that he'd name his son after him if he joined the Jets, and Eric has kept his promise. This makes the third time a player's name has made its way into his kids' names. 4-year-old Jake Harrison is named after Patriots player Rodney Harrison, and 2-year-old Luke William is named after New England's head coach Bill Belichick.

Not that Eric expects his son to be a famous NFL player. He says, "Just judging by how I throw, and every male in our respective families throw, we tend to breed linemen on both sides."

Congrats to Eric and Julie on another boy.

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NASCAR's Casey Mears is a New Dad

Karl Erikson — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 22:34:00 GMT

NASCAR driver Casey Mears is a brand new dad. His girlfriend, Trish Grablander, gave birth to daughter Samantha Mae Mears on Tuesday afternoon. Samantha weighs 8 lbs, 7 oz, and was 20-3/4 inches long. The announcement came on Casey's message board.

Casey's mom said, "Sam's middle name is after Grandma Skip, as her real name is Mae. Same has a lot of dark wavy hair and is just as pretty as she can be. Mom and Dad are doing fantastic. Nana and Papa are doing pretty well, too."

It's the couple's first child. Congrats to Casey and Trish. Great news.

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Dara Torres - Super Swimmer To Super Model

Sassy Smith — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 18:37:00 GMT

Silver medalist Dara Torres is a super swimmer, a super mom and now, apparently a supermodel!

Torres, 41, is reportedly set to walk the walk for designer Charles Nolan. Nolan apparently saw the attractive athlete on the Today Show and thought she would be a perfect fit for one of his shows.

Although it's not a for-sure thing, Dara would certainly look fabulous on the runway - she's in great shape, and is an inspiration to women everywhere!

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Silver Medalist Dara Torres Says Daughter Is Awesome

Sassy Smith — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 12:08:00 GMT

Dara Torres, 41, a three-time silver medalist at the Beijing 2008 Olympics, says that her 2-year-old daughter loves the water and that she's "awesome."

Torres says to NBC, about her daugther with partner, David Hoffman, "Tessa's awesome. She's a fun kid and she just absolutely loves the water."

When Dara made the Olympic team, she knew she would have to be away from her little girl for a month since the toddler wouldn't be able to make the trip to Beijing. But Dara is looking forward to telling her daughter all about it when she's old enough to understand.

Torres says, "I'm gonna tell her how much she was a part of this. The sacrifices, the hard work, but still trying to balance the motherhood....I just know it's going to be so much fun when she finally can understand, and I can share all of this with her."

Dara is certainly an inspiration to women everywhere! She's won Silver for: Women's 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay, Women's 50m Freestyle and Women's 4 x 100m Medley Relay.

Congrats!

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Going For Gold-Up Next, Babies

trix — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 16:22:00 GMT

Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh are going for Olympic gold again. I have been watching the Beach Volleyball portion of the Olympics and have been amazed at the level of play and how quickly it seems they are plowing through some of the competition and of course, the fact that they look awesome in those tiny little bikinis.

I was watching the other night and heard the part of their story in which the announcer talked about their desire for kids and I was enjoying the match too much to be bothered to get up and write about it, so thank you LA Times for doing that.

Both women have expressed the desire to take a little time off from tournament play to work on the next big project, getting pregnant. When asked about future plans they said, "hopefully, we'll both be pregnant. Pregnant, but with two gold medals.

Treanor said, "I don't want to throw the R-word in there, but I mean, I haven't had a kid, I don't know," May-Treanor said. "Priorities change, and it's tough what we do, traveling internationally and domestically, and if I feel like I can come back two years down the road or whatever and want to give it a go, great."

The women are well on their way to their way to a second gold medal but did say that, "the greatest accomplishment of all is having a baby,"

Here's hoping they keep on the path of winning gold medals and we'll throw some baby wishes their way.

Misty May-Treanor & Kerri Walsh Get The Gold, Now They Want to Get Pregnant

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Little Girl Too Ugly For Olympic Officials - OMG!!!

Sassy Smith — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 18:34:00 GMT

Lin Miaoke is the sweet little 9-year-old girl who sang Ode to the Motherland during the Olympics opening ceremony and she instantly became a hit - only one problem - it wasn't Lin Miaoke's voice....

The 'real' voice belonged to 7-year-old Yang Peiyi but officials, at the last minute, didn't think Yang was cute enough - seriously?? Her voice was deemed the most beautiful but her looks, apparently not so much. Are they kidding?

Are Yang's parents not upset about this? Officials are basically saying that Yang's voice is good enough - it's beautiful - but that her face isn't good enough? That is wrong on so many levels!

An official was quoted as saying, "The main consideration was the national interest. The child on the screen should be flawless in image, in her internal feelings, and in her expression." Uh, so ya, nice way of saying that you think little Yang is ugly?????? NICE.

Does this p*ss you off? It sure does me!

[fadedyouth]

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This Post is About Adoption and Twins and Guerrier NOT Brad and Angelina

Whit Honea — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 17:47:00 GMT

I just thought I should make it clear that this post, which is about Twins player Matt Guerrier and his wife Dejie adopting a baby girl is actually about them and not Brad Pitt or Angelina Jolie. You see, the Jolie-Pitts are a hot item and things like "adoption" and "twins" are what we in the business call "keywords." Actually, we don't call them anything, but if we did I think "keywords" would be a good name.

No, this post is about Matt Guerrier of the Minnesota Twins and his wife Dejie and the little bundle of happiness that they were able to add to their family. This past weekend they adopted Ava Grace and brought her home from the hospital.

Congratulations to the Guerrier family.

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Sunday Cute Shot: A-Rod and N-Rod

Whit Honea — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 11:14:00 GMT

Her name is Natasha, N-Rod sounds mean or dirty, doesn't it? I was playing off of the A-Rod, C-Rod thing, but let's just call her Natasha.

Here she is with her daddy Alex Rodriguez. Say what you will about A-Rod and the mess he's made, but one thing is for sure, he loves that little girl.

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Ryan Theriot Welcomes New Cub

Whit Honea — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:04:00 GMT

Chicago Cub Ryan Theriot and his wife Johnnah welcomed their third child on July 14th. Georgia Grace joins siblings Houston and Macey on the Theriot bench.

Congratulations.

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Dara Torres Is Going To The Olympics

sweatpantsmom — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 11:35:00 GMT

Dara Torres, the 41-year-old mother of a 2-year-old, just won the 100-freestyle at the U.S. trials to reach the Olympics for a record fifth time. That's right - while the rest of us were splashing around in a wading pool with our water wings on, Torres was kicking butt at a pool in Omaha, winning the 100-meter-freestyle in 53.78 seconds. Damn - it takes me around fifteen minutes just to get across the pool using my swim fins and a water noodle.

Torres, who swam in her first Olympic games in 1984, came out of a seven-year retirement last year. This was her first Olympic trials in eight years.

Torres held daughter Tessa during the emotional awards ceremony on the pool deck. She says she was thinking about her late father, Edward, who died a year and a half ago before she could tell him about her comeback plans.

"I was feeling he was with me in that race and really feeling him at the end," she said. "I was trying to hold a brave face while I was out there because I didn't want anyone to see me crying."

This story totally inspires me. The next time I'm at the pool, I'm going to put down my daiquiri, get off my floating barcalounger and do a couple of laps.

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When Hot Bods Spawn: Gabrielle Reece and Laird Hamilton Have a Daughter

sweatpantsmom — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 22:35:00 GMT

Volleyball star Gabrielle Reece and her husband, pro surfer Laird Hamilton, welcomed daughter Brody Jo to their family on New Year's Day in Hawaii. Reece and Hamilton also have another daughter, Reece Viola, 4. Call me psychic, but I can already see the athletic scholarships piling up for these two girls.

Reece, a special correspondent for the Today show, stayed in shape during her pregnancy by playing competitive beach volleyball and swimming. The article doesn't say how Laird stayed in shape, but by the looks of him I don't think he spends much time laying on the couch and eating pork rinds.

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