CHICAGO — Being at Soldier Field on Veteran’s Day. Let that sink in for a minute. Regardless of the outcome of the game between the Houston Texans and the Chicago Bears on Sunday night, all 62,410 fans in attendance, whether wearing navy and red or navy and orange, cheered for the country’s servicemen and women. Walking into the stadium, […]
CLICK HERE to download and share The Blonde Side’s Movember Infographic. My love for “moustaches”: On my 16th birthday, all I asked for (because I’m a brat and already had a car) was that my dad shave his moustache. He’d had it since I could remember and it was more of a “dare” rather than a […]
When’s the last time you put all your faith in a man, much less 11? Well it’s time. The NFL and College GameDay are back (sans the lovely Erin Andrews) and it’s time to brush up on some gridiron lingo, some do’s & dont’s and just some fun ways to make it through the season with […]
Aside from being great musicians, what do Sade and Jay-Z have in common? They both set the tone for Olympic gold medalist Allyson Felix. Just named USOC SportsWoman of the Year, Felix is at the top of her game. At this point in time, it’s no one else’s game but hers. Sure, she might have […]
My delay for not getting with the Pilates movement decades ago when the rest of the world was, went a little something like this: I’m an athlete – pilates and yoga don’t make me sweat and I’d rather concentrate on beating someone to the finish line instead of rhythmic breathing, downwards dogs and pelvis […]
Getting Burned by Minor League Baseball As a kid, did you ever think you wanted to grow up to be a firefighter? What about a doctor or astronaut or professional baseball player? What about setting yourself on fire? Well that’s what Ted Batchelor knew he wanted to do from early on after some prompting and […]
Somewhere long ago, we as women grew up thinking men going bald signified really old men, like our fathers. Sure they were wise, and great providers, but sexy-I-want-to-touch-your-hot-body-hot? As if! Our dads and grandpas were bald — how on earth can that be sexy? Some world-class hot-bodied athletes sporting bright orange jerseys are changing all […]
The Ultimate Guide to Paralympics: Where to watch, who to cheer for and far the games have come. Just two weeks after the closing ceremonies of the 2012 London Olympics, another set of games takes the same stage. On Wednesday, 4,280 Paralympians, elite athletes with physical and visual disabilities, will begin competing at the London 2012 […]
Sugar Land Skeeters fans are no stranger to sellout crowds, long bathroom lines, or parking in far-flung dirt lots. Fifty out of the 52 home games played at the $37 million Constellation Field, just a 25-minute drive from downtown Houston, have been sellouts. What’s new to them, however, is tickets exceeding $200 (according to StubHub, […]
A few month’s ago Women’s Health Magazine sought out “Action Heroes” for their upcoming race series, Run 10 Feed 10. It has been such an incredible honor (and even months before the race an already incredible journey) to be chosen as an Action Hero for the Austin, TX 10k on October 13th. Recently, The Blonde […]
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