Archive for the ‘sports’ Category

Justin Timberlake’s Eco Mirimichi Golf Course To Open July 25th

July 6th 2009

When Justin Timberlake isn’t performing in front of thousands of fans with beats from his latest album, the singer can often be found getting a few strokes in on the nearest golf course. So passionate is Timberlake about golfing that he recently purchased an older course and invested $16 million in renovating it.
“Originally it was [...]

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Vegan Fighter Mac Danzig Kicks Ass In New Xbox Game

June 2nd 2009

Tell me a vegan can’t kick ass. I dare you!! 
Mac Danzig is proving that plant-power is the real deal in a hot new UFC Undisputed game that we think it pretty effing rad!
Danzig has rocked the vegan diet for years and previously told MensFitness.com:
“I just got to the point where I wanted to minimize my [...]

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HSUS President Wayne Pacelle Reveals Plans To Work With Michael Vick

May 20th 2009

I think it’s safe to say that here on the Razz we’ve been quite thorough with our coverage of both the HSUS and the Michael Vick dogfighting case. Therefore, I am not at all surprised to hear that the animal advocacy organization has agreed to let Vick join their thriving dogfighting campaign.
According to HSUS President Wayne Pacelle:
“I sat with the [...]

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Veggie Athlete Georges Laraque Speaks Out Against Animal Products

May 14th 2009

NHL star Georges Laraque of the Montreal Canadiens is proving once again that green protein is all you need. 
Standing six-foot three and weighing 260 lbs, Laraque is one of Canada’s most famous hockey players. Oh yeah…and he’s also a HUGE animal lover and proud vegetarian!!
Georges recently took to his official site to discuss his first [...]

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Robert Redford, NBA, And NRDC Team Up For First-Ever NBA Green Week

April 1st 2009

Robert Redford headlining PSAs for the first-ever NBA Green Week? What we figured might be another April Fools joke is actually the real deal — and ambitious at that.
The National Basketball Association, in partnership with the Natural Resources Defense Council, will unleash its inaugural NBA Green Week 2009 will tip off tomorrow (April 2nd) and [...]

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Basketball Star Ron Artest Urges People To Get Their Dogs Fixed

February 20th 2009

Basketball Star Ron Artest recently teamed up with PETA in a new campaign to urge people to do their part and get their dogs fixed! About the issue, Artest told PETA:
“Millions of dogs and cats in shelters across the country are euthanized every year because there simply aren’t enough good homes for them. Spaying and [...]

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Charity Beat: Salma Hayek Donates Breastmilk

Also: Timberlake Tees Up, And Aussie Stars Raise Cash For Fire Victims

February 13th 2009

This one has been well-covered all around the interwebs, but we wanted to throw a personal shout-out to Salma Hayek for her charity in providing food for a needy child. While on a charity mission in Sierra Leone, the actress came across a fellow mother unable to provide milk for her malnourished five-month-old son, so [...]

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Celebrity Driver Leilani Munter Wants NASCAR To Go Green

February 5th 2009

As a born and bred Floridian, I understand that for many people NASCAR is a deeply holy activity, second only perhaps to football or all-you-can-eat buffets.
When you think about NASCAR and other driving related sporting activities, the first words that pop into your head probably aren’t: eco, green or environment. But celebrity driver Leilani Munter [...]

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Super Bowl XLIII Goes Green With Energy-Saving Initiatives

January 30th 2009

I don’t think I’ve ever been more proud to a born and bread Tampanian than right now!
Organizers for this year’s Super Bowl XLIII in Tampa, Florida (go, Tampa) have offset the big game’s eco-footprint with a massive treeplanting effort and the purchase of renewable energy credits to fuel the bright lights, TV cameras, and jumbotrons.
Apparently the massive [...]

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The Jamaican sprinter and Olympic sensation, Usain Bolt, has launched a fashion line in partnership with Sun Island Jamaica Limited. Bolt’s line will help support charities that better the island nation of Jamaica, including the Jamaica United Way to which he recently donated $100,000. The actual clothes will be divided into three lines to target [...]

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