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Yesterday, Dr. Pepper announced that for the first time ever, it would feature a professional athlete on its bottles. This athlete doesn't come with ripped arms, or muscular legs, but he does have some thumbs of steel. Tom Taylor, who plays Halo 3 professionally (putting in up to 15 hours a day of practice), has not only landed his first endorsement deal with Dr. Pepper, but has also signed a Read more
Making an uplifting sports film is easy. Making an uplifting sports film about a baseball team that doesn't even make it to the World Series? Now that's a challenge. Moneyball tells the true story of Oakland A's general manager Billy Beane, who is determined to build a winning baseball team without paying for one, and in doing so, changes the way his colleagues look at the logistics of the sport. Read more
Avid sports fan Justin Timberlake has found himself the perfect date — beer! JT attended last night's MLB All-Star Game, where he chatted about his film Friends With Benefits and his favorite beverage. Check out the funny interview! Read more
David Beckham suited up for an LA Galaxy match against the San Jose Earthquakes in LA on Saturday. He hit the field with a new teammate, Robbie Keane, who joined the club just last week and scored the first goal of his Major League Soccer career that night. Both players had plenty of support in the stands with Robbie's wife, Claudine, cheering on her man and David's boys rooting for their dad. Read more
In honor of Major League Baseball's opening day (today! Go Giants!), Volvo has unlocked the paywall on streaming live games onto all iOS devices. For the entire month of April, all streaming MLB games will be free to view on MLB.tv. Of course, to view the streaming content you'll have to be subjected to some Volvo ads, but for baseball fans it seems a small price to pay. It also guarantees a lot Read more
David Beckham had his sons Romeo Beckham and Cruz Beckham along yesterday at a practice session for the LA Galaxy. The afternoon of training came before David's big game tonight against his former squad Real Madrid. The match-up will be the latest milestone in David's big month — Victoria Beckham gave birth to her first daughter, Harper Seven, last weekend! The family has been spending time Read more
