Robert Griffin III
Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III is set to play a Thursday game Sept. 25 against the rival New York Giants that will be aired on CBS following Les Moonves' bold move.
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Robert Griffin III
Image Credit: Photo Credit: Austin Hargrave Robert Griffin III, still slowed from knee surgery after the 2012 season, sat the final three games of the 2013 campaign.
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Robert Griffin III
Image Credit: Photo Credit: Austin Hargrave Griffin, whose knee injury during the 2012 season became controversial when the Redskins’ doctor revealed that he had not cleared the quarterback to play after an initial injury a month earlier, doesn't play the blame game when it comes to players' health.
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Robert Griffin III
Image Credit: Photo Credit: Austin Hargrave RGIII tells THR that although there is concern about players' health with the NFL expanding and trying to take control of more nights, "at the same time, when we get those games on Sunday and [then] Thursday, then we’re off for an extended period of time. Sometimes we look at it as an extra bye week."
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Robert Griffin III
Image Credit: Photo Credit: Austin Hargrave "There are a lot of players who feel like there’s not enough days in the week for us to be playing on Thursdays. It’s something that the NFL is going to have to address to keep players safe while also trying to maximize revenue," says Robert Griffin III.
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Ronda Rousey
Image Credit: Photo Credit: Austin Hargrave Despite being poised to dominate on the big screen as well as in the Octagon, "I never thought that being an action movie star was in the cards for me," Rousey tells THR. "My agent, [WME’s] Brad Slater, kept telling me, 'You’re going to be the female Rock.' Then I started to believe it could be a reality. I don’t half-ass anything. If I’m going to do something, I’m going to do it to be the best in the world at it."
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Ronda Rousey
Image Credit: Photo Credit: Austin Hargrave UFC champion Ronda Rousey won her last fight in 16 seconds, and reveals to THR how if things go her way, she will soon be known as "the female Rock."
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Ronda Rousey
Image Credit: Photo Credit: Austin Hargrave Rousey, who has a 10-0 record — with nine of her fights ending in the first round — also appears in Expendables 3, Fast & Furious 7 and the Entourage movie. "I was much more out of my element doing Entourage. If I’m around a bunch of ultramasculine guys, I feel like a lady. But the Entourage guys are more Hollywood-looking types with designer clothes," reveals the top female fighter.
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Image Credit: Photo Credit: Austin Hargrave NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's L.A. sports connection goes back to his New York boyhood, when the Dodgers played in Brooklyn. "I was Dodgers all the way. Yankee fans were very obnoxious," he tells THR. "I wore my Dodgers cap. Sometimes I had to be ready to run or fight."
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Rosey Grier
Image Credit: Photo Credit: Austin Hargrave Rosey Grier, 82, is the last surviving member of the Los Angeles Rams’ Fearsome Foursome, one of the most famous defensive lines in NFL history.
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Luc Robitaille
Image Credit: Photo Credit: Austin Hargrave Don’t let the Canadian accent fool you: After spending 24 of the past 28 years in L.A., Luc Robitaille, 48, projects a vibe that is pure SoCal. The Santa Monica resident hikes Will Rogers State Park and Mandeville Canyon, paddleboards and cheers on the Dodgers and Lakers in addition to his beloved Kings.
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Rosey Grier, Luc Robitaille and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Image Credit: Photo Credit: Austin Hargrave Covering the fields of football, hockey and basketball, Rosey Grier, Luc Robitaille and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar have creating lasting memories for millions of Los Angeles sports fans.
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Terry Crews
Image Credit: Photo Credit: Andrew Hetherington Former Los Angeles Rams and Washington Redskins defensive end/linebacker Terry Crews tells THR: "When you leave the NFL, you've got a cocky attitude. You almost feel like someone pretty much owes you a movie career."
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Terry Crews
Image Credit: Photo Credit: Andrew Hetherington Crews, 45, has become more recognizable since he retired from the NFL, saying it was a hard transition. "You always have to think that your best days are still ahead of you," he tells THR.
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Terry Crews
Image Credit: Photo Credit: Andrew Hetherington "Typecasting is lovely," says Terry Crews, co-star of the Expendables series. "You get cast as the stereotype, but then they put you in it."
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Terry Crews
Image Credit: Photo Credit: Andrew Hetherington New host of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire and star of Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Terry Crews has come a long way since his NFL days.
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Terry Crews
Image Credit: Photo Credit: Andrew Hetherington "One thing I learned about Hollywood is that the most successful people I've ever seen were nice," says smiling football-star-turned-actor Crews.
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David Feherty
Image Credit: Photo Credit: Peter Yang CBS Sports golf analyst David Feherty, who won five times on the European Tour, now counts Tom Watson, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods among his pals.
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David Feherty
Image Credit: Photo Credit: Peter Yang "David is unique in the world of sports analysts," Sean McManus, CBS Sports chairman, tells THR. "He’s part athlete, part expert, part comedian and part social commentator."
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David Feherty
Image Credit: Photo Credit: Peter Yang David Feherty opens up to THR about the struggle with addiction and mental illness that makes him joyfully unpredictable, extremely popular and brutally candid: "I’m just hoping to be fired," he jokes.
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Fernando Valenzuela and Vin Scully
Image Credit: Photo Credit: Christopher Patey Fernando Valenzuela and Vin Scully are both part of Dodgers history. "I try to call each play as quickly and accurately as I can," says Scully, "and then I shut up because I’m enjoying the roar of the crowd."
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Vin Scully
Image Credit: Photo Credit: Christopher Patey The most enduringly popular person ever associated with the Dodgers, Vin Scully, 86, began calling the team’s games in 1950, when he was 21 and the Dodgers played in Brooklyn. In 1958, three years after the team won its only World Series back East — he was in the booth — ownership moved the Dodgers to L.A. and asked him to come along.
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David Kopay
Image Credit: Photo Credit: Dan Monick Former NFLer David Kopay, who player for the San Francisco 49ers, Detroit Lions and Washington Redskins (among others), came out as gay 40 years before Michael Sam.
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David Kopay
Image Credit: Photo Credit: Dan Monick Now 72, Kopay reflects on why he opened up to Lynn Rosellini, the reporter who ran a groundbreaking series in the Washington Star in 1975 about homosexuality in sports. “I was desperate,” he says.
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Reggie Miller, Tai Babilonia, Lisa Leslie, Randy Gardner and Janet Evans
Image Credit: Photo Credit: David Black The five athletes are united by their Olympic medals.
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Lisa Leslie
Image Credit: Photo Credit: David Black Lisa Leslie, 42, who won two WNBA titles with the L.A. Sparks, has carved out a post-playing career as a Wilhelmina model and commentator for ESPN, Fox Sports and NBC’s 2012 Olympics.
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Janet Evans
Image Credit: Photo Credit: David Black "My first Olympics, I had just turned 17," recalls four-time gold medalist swimmer Janet Evans, now a 42-year-old mom and motivational speaker living in Laguna Beach. “It was almost more fun going when I was younger and shocking the world and not having the pressures that came with subsequent Olympics."
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Tai Babilonia and Randy Gardner
Image Credit: Photo Credit: David Black Figure skating pair Tai Babilonia and Randy Gardner had been skating together since 1968 (Babilonia was 8; Gardner was 10) and were the favorites during the 1980 Winter Olympics to break the Soviets’ 16-year hold on the gold medal — until Gardner, now 56, pulled a muscle and, only minutes before the competition, had to withdraw.
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Reggie Miller
Image Credit: Photo Credit: David Black Longtime Malibu resident and gold medal winner Reggie Miller, 48, has a favorite piece of swag from his Olympics in 1996: "The sweatpants with all the stars and stripes on them, the tearaway ones. I still rock those."
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Reggie Miller, Tai Babilonia, Randy Gardner, Janet Evans and Lisa Leslie
Image Credit: Photo Credit: David Black From left: Reggie Miller, Tai Babilonia, Randy Gardner, Janet Evans and Lisa Leslie all returned to the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum to recall their favorite Olympics memories.