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Miami Dolphins Launch New Post-Game Show

Miami Dolphins fans will have access to a new regular season post-game show called ’5th quarter with the FINSIDERS’. The show will be distributed across all media channels, starting September 12th. Featuring Head Coach Tony Sparano’s post-game press conference and post-game interviews of players, the show marks the first time an NFL franchise will distribute a post-game show across television, radio, digitally, and live. Fans can watch the broadcast live at Sun Life Stadium, they can catch streaming audio and video on-line at MiamiDolphins.com or from their phones with the Dolphins Mobile Phone app. Several different radio options are available including the Miami Dolphins Radio Network, and the show will be broadcast locally on a couple different television stations.

The Tillman Story

In 2002, in the aftermath of the September 11th attacks, Arizona Cardinals football player Pat Tillman decided to give up his pro career to join the Army Rangers. He became a symbol of patriotism with this selfless act, giving up millions of dollars and fame.

Tillman did several tours to Afghanistan during the time he served. He died in the mountains of Afghanistan on April 22, 2004. Initially, the U.S. government attempted a cover-up, reporting that Tillman died of enemy fire but an investigation by the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command concluded that Tillman was killed by friendly fire when one allied group fired upon another in confusion after nearby gunfire was mistakenly believed to be from enemy combatants.

A group of film makers decided to tell Tillman’s story through a documentary which premiered on January 23rd, 2010 at the Sundance Film Festival. Check out the website for The Tillman Story to read more about the politics, controversy and family involved in this tragic story. The documentary film opened in select theaters in August. Here’s the trailer:

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Westin Buys Logo Space on Shirts of Opponents of Federer and Williams

In a one-match sponsorship deal, Roberta Vinci and Brian Dabul will be wearing Westin logos on their shirts. The two opponents of Roger Federer and Venus Williams may be expected to lose, so why would the company chose them to sponsor? The huge amount of  television exposure no matter who wins will make the sponsorship worth their money. The official hotel and resort partner of the US Open, Westin has been making a point to draw the attention of tennis fans. From giveaways of their trademark Heavenly Beds, to sending players to the suites of their most important clients, Westin is trying to go beyond throwing their logo on some shirts. It’s fitting, too, that Westin’s motto is “Westin serves you better.”

Athlete Sighting: Serena Williams

Tennis player Serena Williams, who is currently recovering from a foot injury went to see her favorite band perform on Tuesday night. Serena was spotted at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Irvine, California.

Elin Possibly Looking To Open Mental Health Clinic In Florida

Despite all the emotional turmoil Elin Nordegren has been put through as of late, she has been working hard to obtain a degree in mental-health counseling so she can do something to help others. Elin’s divorce from Tiger Woods has left her with around $65 million, and reports are saying she plans on using some of that money to start up a mental health clinic for underprivileged families in Florida. Coming from a divorced family herself, Elin feels strongly about providing support for children from broken homes. A colleague of Elin’s said, “Elin has a lot of ideas, including setting up her own clinic to help poorer children suffering from mental illnesses such as depression, eating disorders and hypertension, which can result from living in a broken family. Maybe it’s not surprising, but she feels strongly that children are the real victims when marriages fail.” Good for you, Elin!

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Athlete Sighting: Charlie Villanueva

Detroit Pistons power forward Charlie Villanueva was spotted at his teams arena, The Palace at Auburn Hills but he wasn’t there for work! Charlie was there catching the Aerosmith concerton Tuesday night. Charlie mentioned on via his Twitter account that the band played his favorite Aerosmith song, “I Don’t Wanna Miss A Thing”.

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LiveStrong Expands Product Line To Kitchenware

The iconic yellow LiveStrong wristbands that grew to be so popular they became a trend raised awareness about the LiveStrong organization and it’s aim. All of the proceeds of their products, after expenses, go towards supporting cancer survivor-ship programs and services.  From apparel to sports gear, LiveStrong has expanded its line of products so deep, they even sell LiveStrong tea kettles at Bed Bath & Beyond. Lance Armstrong‘s LiveStrong project partnered with kitchenware maker Chantal, with only 5% of the sales actually going to LiveStrong. CEO and and Founder of Chantal, Heida Thurlow, has been a cancer survivor herself for nearly two decades and saw the opportunity to increase awareness and raise money for the cause. Aside from tea kettles, Chantal also makes entire tea sets, mugs, travel mugs, and sugar and creamer sets in LiveStrong yellow.

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Golfer Sets Fire With Swing!

Wow, we had no idea how dangerous golf could be! A golfer starting a 12-acre fire in at Shady Canyon Country Club in Southern California on Saturday.

The golfer hit his ball into the rough and on his next swing, he club hit a rock causing a spark that grew to a blaze.

150 firefighters battled the fire that burned through the rough and continued over two, dry brushy hillsides.

Happy Birthday Jason Taylor!

Wishing New York Jets linebacker Jason Taylor a very happy birthday!

Fun Facts About Jason: While at the University of Akron, Jason was a starter for both the football and basketball teams.

He married the sister of his former teammate Zach Thomas. Jason and Katina filed for divorce in 2006 but were able to reconcile. The couple ave three children together, sons Isaiah and Mason, and daughter Zoey. In 2004 Taylor and his wife Katina founded the Jason Taylor Foundation with the goal of improving the lives of children in South Florida.

Taylor has been widely recognized for his charitable work. In addition to winning the 2007 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award, he has been named twice as one of Sporting News “Good Guys” and was honored by CBS Sports’ James Brown with a JB Award, given annually to NFL players who have demonstrated a commitment to building better communities and stronger families.

Jason was a contestant on the sixth season of Dancing with the Stars where he placed second. Check out his performance set to the theme song of Monday Night Football:

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Happy Birthday Jason!