Dover swimmer ready for biggest challenge
York Dispatch Online - When you enter Michael Plappert’s bedroom, you know immediately that an elite athlete sleeps there. And make no mistake about it, in the world of Special Olympics, Michael Plappert is an elite athlete. In 2002, he was inducted into the Special

‘Frank & Ernest’ Creator Bob Thaves Dies
Columbian - He knew the chances of being syndicated - you might as well try to be a professional athlete,” his daughter said. “And then to be as successful as he was, it’s even more lucky. He did not take that for granted.” “Frank & Ernest” went on to become

Best Place to Watch Local Professional Athletes
San Francisco Weekly - The Hustler Club, the Gold Club, Crazyhorse — if you’re an athlete, the velvet ropes dissolve in your path, and a dancer named Lexxi might whisper in your ear in a discreet room on the second floor. Watch the entrances to these places for a while

Shaq Returns as Cover Athlete for NBA 2K7
Consumer Electronics Net - NEW YORK, BUSINESS WIRE — 2K Sports, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (Nasdaq: TTWO), proudly announced today the return of Miami Heat center and 2006 NBA World Champion Shaquille O’Neal as cover athlete and official