Vladimir Tarasenko is a Russian professional ice hockey right winter and alternate captain of the St. Louis Blues of the NHL. Tarasenko was born in Yaroslavl, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union, and he began his career playing with Sibir Novosibirsk in Russia. After playing with them for a while, Tarasenko was drafted by the St. Louis Blues in the NHL Draft.... read full bio
Patrick Kane is an American professional ice hockey right winger for the Chicago Blackhawks of the NHL. He was born in Buffalo, New York, and began his career playing junior hockey for the USA Bobcats where he was an MVP. From there, he played for the United States U-18 National Team Development Program and then played with the London Knights... read full bio
Alexander Ovechkin, also known as “Ovi”, “the Great Eight” and “Alexander the Great”, is a Russian professional ice hockey winger and captain of the Washington Capitals of the NHL. Ovechkin was born in Moscow, Russia, and began his career playing in the Russian Super League in Dynamo Moscow. He went on to be selected by the Washington Capitals in the... read full bio
Jamie Benn is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward that currently serves as captain of the Dallas Stars of the NHL. Benn was born in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, and he began his career playing junior hockey with the Peninsula Eagles and then the Peninsula Panthers of the VIJHL. He also played with the Victoria Grizzlies and then the Kelowna... read full bio
Braden Holtby is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender for the Washington Capitals of the NHL. He was born in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan, Canada, and began his career playing with the Saskatoon Blades of the Western Hockey League. From there, Holtby went on to play with the ECHL’s South Carolina Stingrays and the Hershey Bears of the AHL. Holtby later made... read full bio
Erik Karlsson is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman and alternate captain for the San Jose Sharks of the NHL. Karlsson was born in Landsbro, Sweden, and he began his career playing for Froluna HC of the Elitserien. From there, Karlsson went on to be drafted into the NHL where he was selected by the Ottawa Senators. While with the... read full bio
Joe Pavelski is an American professional ice hockey player that plays center / right wing for the Dallas Stars of the NHL. Pavelski was born in Plover, Wisconsin, and he began his career playing amateur hockey. While playing amateur, Pavelski won a Wisconsin State Hockey Championship with SPASH Panthers, was a member of the Clark Cup champion Waterloo Black Hawks... read full bio
Kaka is a Brazilian retired professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder for various teams and for the Brazilian national team. Kaka was born in Gama, Federal District, Brazil, and he began his career at only eight years old with Sao Paulo. He went on to turn professional with Sao Paulo and over the course of his professional career... read full bio
Tony Gonzalez is an American former professional football tight end who is currently a football analyst for Fox Sports. Gonzalez was born in Torrance, California, and he began his career playing both football and basketball in high school. As a senior he was a first-team All-America selection and shared the Orange County High School Athlete of the Year with Tiger... read full bio
Erik Palmer-Brown is an American professional soccer player who currently plays with Austria Wien on loan from Manchester City. Palmer-Brown was born in Napoleon, Ohio, and he began his career playing soccer in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy. He played with Sporting Kansas City and at 16 years old, was signed with Sporting Kansas City as a professional player, making... read full bio
Chase Elliott is an American professional stock car race driver who competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series. Elliott races in the Hendrick Motorsports car as number 9. Over the course of his career in the NASCAR Cup Series, he has finished his best in 5th place, has had 9 wins, 94 top ten finishes, and 9 poles. Elliott was... read full bio
Alain Prost is a retired French race car driver who has been a four-time Formula One Drivers’ Champion. Prost was born in Lorette, Loire, France, and he began his career in kart racing while only 14 years old upon finding out about the sport while on holiday with his family. He quickly knew he wanted to race for a living,... read full bio
Cynopsis Sports Hall of Famer Bill Rasmussen is the founder of ESPN, and former radio/ television broadcaster. Only fourteen months after Rasmussen came up with the idea for an all-sports cable TV network, ESPN was on the air. The concept was a true innovation in the sports and television worlds. A seasoned entrepreneur and sports fan, Rasmussen became a pioneer... read full bio
Nick Price is a professional golfer from Zimbabwe and an inductee in the World Golf Hall of Fame. In the mid-1990s, Price reached number one in the Official World Golf Rankings. Although he continues to play professionally, he has expanded into golf design with his own company operating out of Florida, and he has his own line of signature golf... read full bio
Seven-time NBA All-Star and Olympic gold medal-winner Alonzo Mourning is a now-retired player who played the majority of his career for the Miami Heat. He played center and power forward positions, and he also played for the Charlotte Hornets and the New Jersey Nets. Mourning has been inducted into the Naismith Hall of Fame. Though Mourning was revered on the... read full bio
Emmy Award-winning sportscaster, Al Michaels is one of the most renowned sports broadcasters of all time. Deemed TV’s best play-by-play announcer by the Associated Press, he called play-by-play for NBC Sunday Night Football alongside game analyst John Madden. One of television's most respected journalists, Michaels has covered more major sports events than any other sportscaster and has appeared on live... read full bio
Former NFL player Jerry Rice is considered the game's greatest receiver. A three-time Super Bowl champion, he achieved a career-high 122 receptions for 1,848 yards and 17 TDs. Rice is the career touchdown leader with 180, career receiving yards leader, and the career reception leader with 1195. He made the Pro Bowl for ten straight years and holds the NFL... read full bio
Steve Young is a former American football quarterback, best known for his time on the NFL's San Francisco 49ers. He also played for the NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Los Angeles Express of the United States Football League. Young was named the Most Valuable Player of the NFL twice, the MVP of Super Bowl XXIX, and was inducted into... read full bio
Texas native A.J. Foyt is a record holding motor sports driver with 159 USAC career wins and 67 All-American championship wins. He stands as the only driver to collectively win the Indianapolis 500 (four times over), the Daytona 500, the 24 Hours of Daytona, and the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Additionally, he is the 1976 and 1977 winner of... read full bio
Robert Gordon Orr, is a retired Canadian ice hockey player. A defenseman, he is widely acknowledged to be one of the greatest hockey players of all time. Orr spent most of his National Hockey League career with the Boston Bruins before joining the Chicago Blackhawks for his final two seasons. Orr won two Stanley Cup championships with the Bruins when... read full bio
