Curated playlist
American soccer chairmen and investors
- LeBron JamesLeBron James led Cleveland back from a 3-1 Finals deficit, a first in NBA history. It ended a 52-year title wait.
- Clark HuntClark Hunt echoed his late father's trophy speech after Super Bowl LIV.
- Natalie PortmanNatalie Portman turned down a $2,000,000 prize in 2018. She skipped the Genesis Prize ceremony, and it was canceled.
- Peyton ManningPeyton Manning, born on the 24th of March 1976, played quarterback in the National Football League for 18 seasons and earned the nickname "the Sheriff". Fourteen of those seasons were spent with the Indianapolis Colts, and four with the…
- Tom BradyTom Brady was once drafted by the Montreal Expos as a catcher. He chose football at Michigan instead.
- Ryan ReynoldsRyan Reynolds gave up his usual fee so the Deadpool film would get made.
- Snoop DoggSnoop Dogg bought Death Row Records, the label that launched his career, in February 2022. It took nearly three decades.
- Magic JohnsonMagic Johnson told the world he had HIV from the free throw line in 1991. He was 32 and a five-time NBA champion.
- Russell WilsonRussell Wilson heard his name called 75th overall in the third round of the 2012 NFL draft, the sixth quarterback taken. Seattle drew heavy criticism for the pick, because the Seahawks had just signed the free agent Matt Flynn. The doubts…
- Lamar HuntLamar Hunt first called the Super Bowl by that name as a joke. He wrote that the name "obviously can be improved upon."
- CiaraCiara Princess Wilson, known professionally as Ciara, built her first hit around a single stubborn line: "the goodies will stay in the jar." The song was "Goodies," her debut single, and it spent seven weeks at number 1 on the Billboard…
- Christian LaettnerChristian Laettner topped an ESPN fan poll as college basketball's most hated player.