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Derrick Rose’s Reputation At Risk

Lyndsey D'Arcangelo — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 18:16:12 +0000

Derrick Rose quickly went from the NBA’s 2009 Rookie of the Year (and the Chicago Bulls’ savior) to the center of an NCAA investigation into allegations that he had someone take the SAT test for him so that he could play at Memphis.

Derrick Rose is currently at the center of NCAA investigation into his academic eligibilty at Memphis.

According to the Chicago-Sun Times, his high school grades were even altered to help him stay academically eligible.

The investigation has once again brought attention to the NBA’s age regulation rule, in which players have to be at least 19 years old in order to play professional basketball.

Dan Wetzel, Yahoo! Sports, asks: “Why the heck did he have to take [the SAT test] in the first place?”

He makes a good point. Rose could have avoided this scandal altogether if he had simply been able to jump directly to the NBA from high school instead.

As Wetzel argues effectively:

“No one cared when Danica Patrick went pro as a race car driver at 16. No one tried to prevent Shawn Johnson from winning an Olympic gold at the same age or Miley Cyrus from making millions singing and acting with her dad even younger than that. And no one ever required them to recognize analogies before doing so. So why do we make Derrick Rose?”

Why, indeed.

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Derrick Rose’s Reputation At Risk

Shawn Johnson Does World’s Biggest Bed Jump

Jeanne Dupuis — Tue, 12 May 2009 04:48:32 +0000

As luck would have it, just tonight I was sitting in my living room and I could see into the upstairs window of my neighbor’s house. Their son was jumping on the bed and getting considerable height. I kept thinking that it looked like he was having a lot of fun and it appears that he wasn’t the only one with bed-jumping on his mind!

Olympic gold-medalist, Shawn Johnson, decided to warm up for her performance on Dancing With the Stars this week by jumping on the World’s Biggest Bed in New York’s Bryant Park!

The gymnast led the kick-off of InterContinental Hotel Group’s “World’s Biggest Free Nights” offer (almost five million free hotel rooms are up for grabs!). An estimated 20,000 people worldwide (in New York, London, Paris and Shanghai) also participated. To register for the promotion and see all the action go to www.getafreenight.com/bedjump.

In the meantime, check out Shawn’s bed-jumping skills:

image used with permission

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Shawn Johnson Does World’s Biggest Bed Jump

Send a Personalized Message from Shawn Johnson

Sandy Mitchell — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 13:02:56 +0000

The city of Des Moines has created a fun promotion assisted by Olympic gymnast, Shawn Johnson. If you click on the widget below, you can send a personalized message to a friend, family member, or fellow Shawn Johnson fan from Shawn Johnson herself. Yes, the message encourages them to relocate to Des Moines, but the whole thing is fun anyway. Give it a try.

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Send a Personalized Message from Shawn Johnson

Behind the Scenes at the Tour of Gymnastic Superstars

Sandy Mitchell — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 14:32:22 +0000

Shawn Johnson, Nastia Liukin, the Hamm Brothers and other US Olympic gymnasts are still on tour with Disney’s “Tour of the Gymnastic Superstars.” Here’s a brief clip of what goes on behind the scenes at the tour, plus a few works from Nastia Liukin about her plans after gymnastics.

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Behind the Scenes at the Tour of Gymnastic Superstars

Shawn Johnson on the Gymnastics Superstars Tour

Sandy Mitchell — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 16:38:37 +0000

Shawn Johnson, the Hamm Brothers, and other gymnastic stars are touring the country in the Disney-produced Tour of the Gymnastics Superstars. The video below shows Johnson performing on the balance beam:

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Shawn Johnson on the Gymnastics Superstars Tour

Tour of the Gymnastic SuperStars

Sandy Mitchell — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 16:47:30 +0000

The Disney-sponsored 2008 Tour of the Gymnastic Superstars kicked off on Sunday, September 7 in Reno. The 36-city tour features stars from the US mens and womens Olympic gymnastic teams, including Shawn Johnson and Nastia Liukin, as well as favorites such as Paul and Morgan Hamm and Shannon Miller. The Tour will criss-cross the United States until November 16. For times, dates, and locations–and to buy tickets–click on the icon above.

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Tour of the Gymnastic SuperStars

Shawn Johnson and Nastia Liukin on Oprah

Sandy Mitchell — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 15:15:25 +0000

Did you watch the Oprah Olympics show yesterday? It was a tear-jerker, but fun. No one does the patriotic, inspriational thing quite like Oprah. If you missed the show, I’ll be posting clips from it as they become available. Below is a segment with US Gymastics Gold Medalists, Shawn Johnson and Nastia Liukin. Take a look:

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Shawn Johnson and Nastia Liukin on Oprah

Win a Chance to Meet Shawn Johnson and the Hamm Brothers

Sandy Mitchell — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 12:37:08 +0000

Ortega Mexican Food Products is sponsoring a sweepstakes for which the grand prize is a chance to meet Shawn Johnson, Morgan Hamm, and Paul Hamm in person during their World Tour of Gymnastics Superstars event in St. Paul, Minnesota this fall. Included in the prize are admission to the event on November 9 (2008), backstage passes, roundtrip airfare, one night’s hotel accommodations, and $500 spending money. The sweepstakes is open to residents of the 48 contiguous US states plus Washington DC who are 13 years or older. You can enter once daily from now through October 15.

There are other prizes, too. If you aren’t lucky enough to win the trip, you might win a ipod, digital camera, or a digital photo album. To enter, visit the Ortega Foods Web site. Good Luck!

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Win a Chance to Meet Shawn Johnson and the Hamm Brothers

Oprah Hosts Olympians

Sandy Mitchell — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 13:12:11 +0000

Oprah Winfrey hosted 150 US Olympians for the taping of her season premiere yesterday in Chicago’s Millenium Park. She invited the whole team and most were able to attend, including Michael Phelps, Dara Torres, Shawn Johnson, and Nastia Liukin. Also on hand was Chicago’s Mayor, Richard Daley. He and Winfrey made clear their hopes that the 2016 Games will be held in Chicago. The episode will air on ABC on Monday, September 8 (2008). Below is just a peek at what happened yesterday:

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Oprah Hosts Olympians

Shawn Johnson’s Welcome Home Celebration

Sandy Mitchell — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:34:46 +0000

Shawn Johnson, the 16-year-old Gold and Silver Medalist in gymnastics, was greeted by more than 8000 people at the Wells Fargo Arena in her hometown of Des Moines, Iowa. Here’s a little of the welcome home ceremony:

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Shawn Johnson’s Welcome Home Celebration