In sports, it’s not always about male athletes running off with groupies, hookers or D-list celebrities that look like hookers. Some athletes look for someone who can be a match for them both off and on the court.
Last week, Lakers’ best bench boy Sasha Vujacic scored major points off the court by dating Russian tennis beauty Maria Sharapova,, so we decided to look at athlete couples of the past and present. We ranked these couples based on relationship endurance, success in their sports, and of course the hotness of the female athlete in each couple. You know the saying: Behind every great (or even just middling) male athlete stands a way hotter (and often more accomplished) female athlete…
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We were highly, highly amused at the over-aggressive antics of New Mexico soccer player Elizabeth Lambert in her match last weekend. Oh female athletes, you’re just like the guys. *Pats heads of female athletes patronizingly*
But then we caught wind of an all-female soccer brawl in Rhode Island earlier this week. What the bloodclot? Maybe we haven’t been watching lady jocks—we mean other than these—closely enough. So, we went back into the archives to find the gulliest chicks in sports from years past. See below for some seriously brolic bee-yotches…
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Nate Rob reps Complex front to front.
Let’s be honest, New York Knicks fans haven’t had much to cheer about this decade. Even the masochists among them must have been overwhelmed by Stephon Marbury, the sex scandals, and seven consecutive losing seasons. Fortunately the Knicks do have a bright spot: 5’9” point guard Nate “Krypto-Nate” Robinson.
Tomorrow, on Halloween, the Knicks host their home opener against the Philadelphia 76ers, and Garden fans will hope that the energetic Nate Rob, who won dunk contest titles in 2006 and 2009 with his 44-inch vertical leap, will treat them to some hustle and an ill jam. Complex caught up with the Seattle native and avid gamer at an NBA 2K10 party to get his answers to “the Complex 7.” Read on to see if his answers were slam dunks.
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As promised last week, we’re back to bring you more Complex predictions for the 2009 MLB playoffs, just in time for the NLCS which starts at tonight with the Dodgers vs. Phillies (the Yankees and Angels start their tilt tomorrow).
Once again we’re taking the unconventional route with our predictions, basing them on the vital but often over-looked details, such as city life and intangibles like celebrity fan match-ups (Alyssa Milano vs. the Philly Fanatic). Let the statheads rattle their Sabre(metric)s about stuff like WHIP and which catcher is the best at blocking sliders in the dirt (ayo!); we went 3-4 in our first round predictions, so we’re sticking to our guns. Read on for our extensive analysis and check back in a couple weeks for our World Series preview…
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We have to admit, we’re slightly jealous of you. NBA 2K10 dropped yesterday (as did NBA Live 10) and while most of you broke night playing it, we’re at work. But now it’s your turn to be jealous because while you sat at home enjoying your brand new 2K10 game (and your now weed plate 2K9 case), we were kicking it with 2K rep Derrick Rose of the Chicago Bulls. Rose is not a man of many words, but who needs words when you’re Rookie of the Year? His stats do all the talking.
Since we obviously couldn’t challenge his real-life game, we had to check his gamer credibility. We chatted Derrick up about NBA 2K10, his thoughts on the unlockable player Kanye West, and his team’s plans for next season. If you haven’t already purchased NBA 2K10, peep Derrick’s trailer after the jump. Oh and make sure you’ve got 60 bucks in your wallet, because yeah, it’s that good…
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It’s kinda fitting how the covers for the two major NBA video games worked out this year. 2K Sports recruited Kobe Bryant—he of the defending champion L.A. Lakers—to rep for NBA 2K10. As for NBA Live 10? Well, EA Sports enlisted Orlando Magic forward Dwight Howard, the star of last year’s NBA bridesmaids. And that about sums up the state of the competition between the two franchises in 2009-10. The 2K series has dominated basketball gaming for almost the entire decade, while Live has struggled to keep pace.
But don’t count Live out just yet—EA has essentially acknowledged the weaknesses of its recent NBA offerings by proclaiming this year’s edition as the franchise’s comeback. And it looks the part: NBA Live 10 (which drops today on 360, PS3, and PSP) has been rebuilt from the floor up, with more realistic gameplay and sim features as well as “Dynamic DNA,” which wirelessly updates player and team info throughout the season. Over the summer, we visited the EA Canada headquarters near Vancouver to get an early look at Live 10 and chat with its cover athlete. Read on for Dwight Howard’s candid responses to The Complex 7 as well as a look at the Live trailer and Buy It Now links…
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Yesterday the most famous hockey player of all-time, Wayne Gretzky, announced he was stepping down as head coach of the Phoenix Coyotes. The Great One led the Coyotes (and was also its co-owner) for four years, compiling a decidedly less-than-great 143-161-24 record while watching attendance and profits plummet.
There are a variety of reasons for Gretzky’s epic coaching fail (the gambling scandal involving his wife and assistant coach is a start, a salary structure that paid him more than any of his players is another), but the truth is, he was probably destined to take an L. For some reason success on the playing field (or ice for that matter) rarely translates into success behind the bench. In fact, it often leads to spectacular flameouts, as you’ll see with our list of Great Players Who Made Terrible Coaches…
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With the exciting and totally-destined-to-last marriage of Khloe Kardashian and Lamar Odom happening this Sunday, we here at Complex were saddened over Odom’s…let’s call it “questionable life choice.” Lamar, you got a big new championship ring and a whopping new contract, so what, now you’re just trying to supersize everything? Khloe’s a lovely person, but you damn sure well know you’re taking the L with this one.
Only time (and a potential reality show spin-off?) will tell whether this blessed union will last decades, or simply ’til the playoffs start, but we thought it only fair to present you with a look back to see how other…let’s call them “imbalanced romantic commitments” have fared. Scroll on through our 7 Most Lopsided Marriages to see what the hell the rest of these lovebirds were thinking when they said “I do.”
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Compiled by Ralph Warner
As promised in last week’s NCAA bonanza, we’re back like cooked crack to bring you the hardest hits in NFL history. After a seven-month break from NFL games that actually matter (sorry, preseason) the defending champ Pittsburgh Steelers are opening the 2009 NFL season tonight against the Tennessee Titans (8:30 p.m., NBC).
So while you kill time before kick-off, take a look at these vicious, agonizing, and gruesome hits—everything from classic DE blindsides to LB spine-twisters to even punters getting brolic with it. Click on for a tour of those game-ending (or season-ending, or even—word to Joe Theismann—career-ending) NFL hits that you crave…
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Compiled by Max Schlusselberg
September is here, which means it’s that wondrous time of year where we spend our weekends avoiding our girlfriends, our jobs, and all other obligations to do one thing: watch football. The months ahead will be long and arduous, filled with cases of beer and Costco-sized bags of potato chips in the tireless quest to form perfect ass indentations into our couches.
But of all the reasons we love football, one aspect sticks out in particular: the big hits. Let’s be honest, there’s not a single fan that doesn’t derive some twisted satisfaction from watching dudes get belted by vicious tackles in super slo-mo—after all, it’s only human to gain pleasure from another’s pain. So, for all you sick bastards, we’ve compiled the 50 most brutal hits in college football history. And NFL fans, no worries—we got you covered next week…
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