Way to go, Michael! 48-year-old Jordan asked his girlfriend of three years, Cuban-American model Yvette Prieto, to marry him over the Christmas weekend.
Kobe Bryant's wife Vanessa just filed for divorce after 10 years of marriage, citing irreconcilable differences, TMZ reports exclusively.
Spending a lazy afternoon at a ball game can be the perfect casual date – and celebrity couples seem to think so, too. Sometimes, celeb sightings at a sporting event can be as entertaining at the game itself. There may even be as much action off the court as there is on it. So the next time you attend a sporting event – whether it be hockey, basketball or baseball – keep your eyes open for the famous duos below:
Still on a high after the NBA finals? Who's the hottest player? Dirk Nowitzki? Lebron James? Still on a high after the NBA finals? Who's the hottest player? Dirk Nowitzki? Lebron James? So, who else here follows basketball? Whether you're a sports fan or not, you've probably heard about the Dallas Mavericks' historic victory over the Miami Heat during last night's NBA Finals. After the game, veteran Mavs players Dirk Nowitzki and Jason Kidd received accolades from adoring fans who'd waited years for them to guide their team to a championship.
How perfect is it that former LA Lakers, now Boston Celtics basketball player Shaquille O’Neal is engaged to someone with the nickname "Hoopz"? The 7’1, 350-pound center, who divorced his ex-wife Shaunie in 2007, is said to have recently proposed to Nicole "Hoopz" Alexander, a reality TV star, best known for winning the first season of Flavor of Love. (It was Flavor Flav, in fact, that gave her the nickname because of her love of basketball and the fact that she played in high school and community college.) Sadly, although her on-screen romance with the rapper didn’t work out, she went on to become a contestant on VH1’s I Love Money and, like many reality stars, is now rumored to have a sex tape.
On Thursday night, the Lakers and the Magic faced off in Game 4 of the NBA finals, but they weren't the only adversaries in the Orlando arena. Days before, singer Chris Brown had been subpoenaed to appear in court after being charged with assaulting his former girlfriend pop-artist Rihanna. Though not sitting together, both were in attendance cheering on the Lakers, but each may have had other motives for being there. Reports had surfaced that the new man in her life was Andrew Bynum, who plays center for the Lakers, but a source and friend of the singer told the Daily News of a different pro baller she was digging on.
Sore muscles, grueling training and abundant egos are the pitfalls of a professional athlete's career. For those married to fellow pro athletes, add long stints of time apart, living in different time zones and competing playing schedules to the list. The compromise and support these relationships require is something we can all appreciate, even if our own relationships seem ordinary next to the hectic lives of athletic superstars.
Are you still compatible?
Chris Brown better watch his back or he might get fouled by a very tall and very protective point guard. Brown’s former better half, Rihanna, was spotted partying with 6-foot-3 Baron Davis and his L.A. Clippers teammates at the Los Angles hotspot My House.
I grew up in a family where sports was not a major part of life. We played an occasional game of badminton or croquet and maybe tossed a softball, but we never followed sports in the newspaper or on television. When it came to baseball cards, I chewed the gum and threw out the cards. When I read the newspaper, the sports section went untouched. All of that changed when I met my wife. As our relationship blossomed, so did my understanding of sports. Under her guidance, I learned about college basketball and March Madness along with terms like Sweet Sixteen and the Final Four. We and our kids now enjoy the annual tradition of filling out the brackets, even if it frustrates me that her bracket predictions are usually more accurate than mine.
![How To Enjoy Watching Sports With Your Man [VIDEO]](http://images.tangomag.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/node-full/image_embedded_video/LU20_watchingsports_new.jpg "How To Enjoy Watching Sports With Your Man")
Does the start of fall mark your transformation into a sports widow? Does spring fever mean the only home runs being scored are on the baseball diamond? And does March Madness leave you playing one-on-one, solo? If so, take a time out and watch Love U's "How To Enjoy Watching Sports With Your Man."
