Davey Lopes played professional baseball for a number of years and later managed in the Major Leagues of Baseball. He played second base for the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Oakland Athletics, the Chicago Cubs, and the Houston Astros throughout his professional baseball career. He has previously served as the manager of the Baltimore Orioles, the San Diego Padres, the Washington... read full bio
The PGA Tour is now comprised of players including Johnson Wagner. In 2002, Wagner made the transition from amateur to professional golfer, and he is now a member of the PGA Tour. Between the years 2003 and 2006, he participated in the Nationwide Tour. By finishing in second place on the money list of the Nationwide Tour in 2006, he... read full bio
Former American football quarterback Vince Young spent six seasons competing in the National Football League (NFL). In the 2006 NFL Draft, the Tennessee Titans selected Young with the third overall choice. He played for the Titans for the first five years of his career. When Philip Rivers of San Diego had to withdraw from the AFC Pro Bowl due to... read full bio
John Lynch is a former player in American football who spent 15 years playing in the National Football League. Lynch got his start in football at Stanford University, where he attended college after growing up in San Diego, California. Lynch spent his childhood participating in a wide variety of sports, and at one point he was even selected to pitch... read full bio
Li Na, a former professional tennis player from China, retired from the sport seven months after reaching a career-high ranking of world No. 2 on the WTA Tour as a result of a severe left knee problem that had previously prevented her from competing for several years. Li achieved nine WTA singles victories throughout her career, including two Grand Slam... read full bio
Henrik Lars Sedin is a Swedish ice hockey administrator. In addition, from 2010 until his retirement, he led the Canucks as captain. Sedin and his identical twin brother Daniel, who were both born and reared in Rnsköldsvik, Sweden, played together throughout their careers and were well-known for their efficiency as a pair. Daniel was renowned as a goal scorer (150+... read full bio
Jim Tomsula is a coach for a football team that competes professionally. He was previously the defensive line coach for the San Francisco 49ers before he was recently elevated to the position of head coach. Tomsula worked as a head coach in a variety of European countries for a number of years before joining the 49ers in 2007. He was... read full bio
Tiger Woods' niece, Cheyenne Woods, is a professional golfer who competes on the Ladies European Tour and LPGA Tour. Her first coach was her great-grandfather Earl Woods (Tiger's father). The LPGA Tour has had six African-American players, and she is the sixth. She was a member of the Xavier College Preparatory golf team and twice took first place in the... read full bio
Thomas Pieters is a well-known name on the European Tour, where he competes as a professional golfer from Belgium. He won the Jack Nicklaus Invitational and the individual NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship while he was a sophomore at the University of Illinois. The following year, he led his team to a second-place finish at the NCAA Division I... read full bio
Everson Collins Walls, a former American football defensive back who played professionally for the Cleveland Browns, the New York Giants, and the Dallas Cowboys in the National Football League (NFL), was born on December 28, 1959. He was chosen for the Pro Bowl four times throughout the course of his 14 seasons. He was also chosen for three All-Pro teams.... read full bio
American professional golfer Daniel Berger competes on the PGA Tour. In the Honda Classic's final round in March 2015, Berger recorded a 6-under-par 64 to enter a sudden-death playoff, which he lost to Pádraig Harrington. Berger started the final round nine strokes behind 54-hole leader Ian Poulter; had he won, it would have been the second-largest final round comeback in... read full bio
Gary Woodland, born in Topeka, Kansas, is a professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He attended the University of Kansas on a golf scholarship. While studying sociology, he maintained a prestigious collegiate golf career, winning four tournaments before transitioning into professional golf. Going into the pro golf world, Woodland participated in several tournaments in the Nationwide Tour... read full bio
Ollie Schniederjans, a three-time NCAA All-American at Georgia Tech, was once ranked as the top amateur golfer in the entire world. He won five of the six competitions leading up to the NCAA Division I Championship during his junior year of college. After a three-hole playoff, he came in second place. The Mark H. McCormack Medal was presented to him... read full bio
Before going pro, PGA player Chris Williams held the top spot in the World Amateur Golf Ranking for three straight years. He won six individual championships and received the Ben Hogan Award as the nation's top college athlete while playing in college. Williams won prestigious amateur competitions such the Western Amateur, Sahalee Amateur and Pacific Coast Amateur. He was a part... read full bio
The "Belgian Bomber," Nicolas Colsaerts, competes on the European Tour after spending time on the PGA Tour. Colsaerts came close to winning the Dutch Futures and the SK Golf Challenge on the Challenge Tour. He also came close to winning the Challenge of Ireland. At the Volvo China Open, he won his first European championship after placing third at the... read full bio
Marcel Dionne is a retired Canadian NHL player who played 18 seasons in the professionals with teams such as the Detroit Red Wings, New York Rangers, and the Los Angeles Kings. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1992. When he started, he was the 2nd overall pick in the 1971 draft by the Detroit Red Wings. He... read full bio
John Cook, an Ohio State Varsity O Hall of Fame inductee, participated in the U.S. Ryder Cup and won eleven times on the PGA Tour during his career. For 45 weeks, he was ranked among the top 10 players in the Official World Gold Ranking. Cook participated in the NCAA Championship squad and won the U.S. Amateur Championship while a... read full bio
He has spent his entire NHL career in Vancouver; after emerging as a top player in the club during the 2005–06 season, he has since recorded six consecutive campaigns of at least 20 goals and 70 points. In 2011, he won the Art Ross Trophy as the League's leading point-scorer and the Ted Lindsay Award as the best player in... read full bio
Steiner, who was born and raised in the New York City region, attended Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois and started his career as a newscaster for WIRL radio. Following his graduation from Bradley, he presented his first sports program on Davenport, Iowa's KSTT radio station. After a year, Steiner relocated to New Haven, Connecticut, where she served as the news director... read full bio
American sports journalist Karl Ravech is best recognized for serving as Baseball Tonight's primary host on ESPN. Karl has largely worked for ESPN on SportsCenter and Baseball Tonight. He was also in charge of providing play-by-play analysis for both the MLB and the Little League World Series. Additionally, he has recently covered gold for the network. In the Major League Baseball... read full bio
