Sports celebrity Venus Williams will be making a green New Year’s Resolution for 2012. The former World Number One singles tennis star is going completely vegan, the Daily Mail reports. Younger sister Serena Williams will be joining her. Williams is embarking on the new vegan diet (though arguably she was quite healthy before) to improve her overall health after being diagnosed with a relatively rare autoimmune disease. The celebrity athletes join the ranks of star celebs like Mike Tyson, Russell Brand, Alicia Silverstone and Ellen Degeneres. Want to know more about the famous sisters diet, health and fitness regime? Keep reading…
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Breaking news about Celebrity Athletes and Good Sports News. Which athletes volunteer for charity? Who has overcome the most difficult life circumstances and gone on to become a fierce competitor or champion? Who was the latest celebrity athlete to get in big trouble? Here are the famous faces from athletic competitions we know and love. Whether a baseball player, football player, basketball star, Olympic athlete, golfer, tennis pro, or professional wrestler, these men and women are (for better or for worse) our heroes.
Celebrity athlete Mike Tyson inspires Hollywood star celebs to go vegan
Green celebrity actor and producer Alan Cumming, already known for his support of global health concerns through work with charities like American Foundation for AIDS Research, the Global Fund, and Stand Up to Cancer, has made a New Year’s Resolution to go completely vegan in 2012. He credits his decision to former heavyweight boxing champ Mike Tyson. Believe it or not, Mike Tyson, with his violent past, has been a vegan since 2010, in spite of criticism that he wouldn’t stick with it. But Alan Cumming decided if Tyson and other famous Hollywood celebs like Russell Brand and Ellen Degeneres could do it, so could he. Keep reading…
Hope Solo and Maks kicked off DWTS for bad attitudes?
All Hope is lost! Hope Solo and Maksim Chmerkovskiy were kicked off Dancing With The Stars on November 15th, 2011. While they made the semi-finals, they were not good enough to go all the way to compete for the DWTS Mirror Ball Trophy. Why did the Olympic athlete have such a hard time being a good sport? She started out with a bad attitude against Maks (her dance pro). Once they made up and started acting all lovey-dovey she turned that intimidating glare on the judges. Then, both she and Maks had some four letter words to share both with and for each judge who gave them low scores. What really happened there? Keep reading…
Green Racing: Charitable Indy 500 champion dies in fiery crash
In the days before his death, Indy car racer Dan Wheldon participated in a fund raiser that netted over $40,000 for charity. Now, his sports memorabilia is being auctioned off to help raise money for his own family. INDYCAR, the governing body of the auto racing series where the young driver competed, has been working with GreenFuel Technologies to improve the energy consumption of the cars, to make them more environmentally friendly. Killed in a tragic accident that happened on the track in Las Vegas, Wheldon’s legacy will surely be rule changes made to protect drivers from suffering in similar accidents. Keep reading…
Cool Cars: Go green fast at American Le Mans Racing Series motorsports events
Auto racing is going green! The American Le Mans Racing Series is one of the most well-respected car racing organizations in the world and their drivers and race teams place high value on innovative technology. Whether using alternative fuels to power their race cars or inventing new powertrain systems that make use of green technology to extend distance capabilities, the races are always exciting. New engines, new bio-fuels, and new thinking are the bright green theme of the ALMS. Want to learn more about cool cars and motorsports history? Keep reading…
Eco Celebrity Death: Tiger Woods tree dead! (Funny Celebrity Scandal)
Everyone reading this news share a moment of silence for a fallen hero and green celebrity. The tree that started the celebrity scandal reports about golfer Tiger Woods cheating on his lovely wife Elin Nordegren has died. After surviving the car crash that left a Cadillac Escalade SUV mangled and the constant attention of the paparazzi and tourists snapping photos of the eco celeb icon, it finally fell thanks to some tree – hating new home owners. Want to read more about the funny story reported originally by TMZ? Keep reading…