Word: vans
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Linda Richman would once have said, Celebrity Boxing was actually neither celebrity nor boxing. Given the matchups - Danny "Danny Partridge" Bonaduce vs. Barry "Greg Brady" Williams, Todd "Different Strokes" Bridges vs. Rob "Vanilla Ice" Van Winkle and Tonya "Kneecaps" Harding vs. Paula "Kiss It" Jones - it would better have been called "Didn't You Used To Be a Celebrity? Boxing." And the pugilism was more like flailing than boxing (plus, with 16-ounce gloves strapped to the fighters' hands and cushiony sparring helmets on, nobody was likely to emerge too bloodied) but then, nobody was tuning in for a grand...
...second round was probably the most strictly athletic. Bridges came in, to a heavy-metal version of the "Different Strokes" theme - looking surprisingly buff for those of us who remember him as Willis. Van Winkle (apparently forced to use his old moniker Vanilla Ice under protest for this bout) was identified as an accomplished athlete in terms of motorcross. Van Winkle went three rounds, but must have eventually wished he had a getaway bike, as Bridges whomped his way to a easy win on points...
...also snaps a 59-game winning streak at Maples Pavilion for the Cardinal that dated back to the final game of the 1993-94 season. It is the first time since 1982 that Stanford has lost in the first-round of the Tournament, and it is Stanford Coach Tara Van-Derveer’s first-ever first-round loss as well...
Corriero would team up with her linemate Ingram to net the game winner with the three and a half minutes to play. Ingram sent the puck to Corriero in the neutral zone. The pair broke in on a two-on-one, and as Ingram distracted the defender, Corriero beat Van Beusekom five-hole...
...solo performance became an Aero duet midway through the third period. Corriero sent a pass to Banfield cutting through the slot, who fired it past Van Beusekom for the goal...