Manu Ginobili comes from a basketball family. His older brother played professionally in Argentina, while his younger brother played professionally in Spain. His father coached in Bahia Blanca while also helping Manu learn to play the game. Manu is the only Ginobili to bring his game to America, where he’s also brought his wife. Manu Ginobili and wife Marianela (formerly Orono) tied the knot in the summer of 2004 in Argentina. It appears that the…
The 2004-05 NHL lockout proved good for some, as Joe met future bride Tabea Pfendsack while playing in Switzerland. Tabea managed the bar where Joe’s Swiss team frequented. They were married June 26, 2009 in Switzerland. Together, they have one child, daughter Ayla, born July 14, 2010.
“If you don’t have family, you have nothing.” – Matt Cooke Matt has tattoos of the initials of his kids and wife on the inside of his wrist, and above his ribcage. The two were married in 2001, and have three children: oldest daughter, Gaby, is Michelle’s from a previous relationship, another daughter Reece Lynn and son Jackson. Even though he’s widely regarded as the dirtiest player in the NHL, Matt has a good resume…
DeJuan Blair’s girlfriend Ashley Logan, also known as The Back Shot Queen, as she’s been so eloquently dubbed online, has a successful modeling and video vixen career. Ashley’s modeling work has consisted of print campaigns, and various online campaigns, which if you couldn’t tell from the nickname, feature her posterior. In unsurprising news, the Video Vixen has appeared in a number of hip hop videos for artists such as Twista, G-Unit and Flo-Rida. She also…
Ladislav Smid and his girlfriend Amanda Vanderpool met while he was in Anaheim for a road trip, and Amada was working for the Mighty Ducks as a cheerleader. After being a Ducks cheerleader, Amanda has gone to work as a successful model and television host in the Los Angeles area. She has extensive work on red carpet events for Maximo TV (No, we’ve never heard of it either). According to her website, she’s an active…
Renata Ribeiro Rua is the wife of UFC’s Light Heavyweight Champion Maurcio “Shogun” Rua. Shogun and Renata were married on September 12, 2007 and are still presently together. The couple had their first child, a daughter named Maria Eduarda, on January 15, 2010. Renata is constantly being nominated for top 5 hottest wives of MMA by various sources. Not only is she smoking hot, but she is a physiotherapist. Pretty good deal for “shogun” when…
Ryan and Andrea have two kids together, daughter Makayla and son Ryker born in December, 2010. Ryan is a self described family man, who wants a lot of kids (his words from his blog). The family lives in Vancouver with their three dogs during the season, and return to Ryan’s hometown of Livonia, Michigan during the off-season.