According to SportsBusiness Daily, U.S women’s soccer goalie Hope Solo signed a multi-year endorsement deal with Gatorade. The endorsement is an indicator of her rising popularity. Richard Motzkin, Solo’s agent of 10 years, said he had been discussing a possible deal with Gatorade before the World Cup began. After the World Cup, however, he said [...] Read more »
Bethany Hamilton Meets With Fans
Such an inspiring story! Surfer Bethany Hamilton was at ESPN Zone signing autographs for fans with Soul Surfer actors AnnaSophia Robb (who plays Bethany) and Kevin Sorbo. The movie is being released on DVD on August 2nd and tells the inspiring story of young Bethany who overcame a shark attack that left her without one [...] Read more »
Athlete Sighting: Abby Wambach
US National soccer team star Abby Wambach was spotted signing autographs for fans at a Macy’s department store in Boca Raton, Florida. The girls on the team have been making several media appearances over the past week after they lost to Japan in the Women’s World Cup in Germany. We found this great one minute [...] Read more »
Japan Beats USA To Win First Women’s World Cup
Yesterday’s FIFA Women’s World Cup Final was a close match-up between the USA and Japan. The first goal was scored by USA’s youngest player, 22-year old Alex Morgan. That goal was a relief for US fans, after a 0-0 score at halftime and several missed shots that hit the bar. That relief was short-lived, however, [...] Read more »
Erin Andrews Will Be Covering The Oscars This Weekend
ESPN side line reporter Erin Andrews will be stepping from the field to the red carpet this Sunday. Andrews will be covering the 83rd Annual Academy Awards. Andrews has been doing entertainment gigs with ESPN’s sister network ABC ever since her rising popularity began on Dancing with the Stars. Andrews considered doing strictly entertainment work [...] Read more »
