GeezerJock Magazine named Ruben Gonzalez as the winner of the 2006 Michelob ULTRA GeezerJock of the Year award, along with several other athletes in different sports and age categories. Selected by the GeezerJock editorial board and thousands of reader votes, he earned the cover of the December issue and a feature write-up.
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RacquetballRoundtable is a weekly radio show that has aired every Tuesday evening from 9pm EST to 10pm EST since 1998. Host Ray Davis reports that archived interviews are always available online, so tune in, follow the onscreen instructions and enjoy!
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 The latest manufacturer to enter the market is Gearbox Racquetball, with a stylish new website that features a full line of frames, accessories, apparel and information about "living the life" of its sponsored athletes.
Emphasizing fresh design and cutting edge technology, the company hopes to bring a new outlook on the racquetball industry. And you won't need to scramble to turn off your speakers when the background audio starts up on the site ...
In late May, company founder Rafael Filippini signed a three-year agreement with tour commissioner Dave Negrete to become an official partner of the IRT. All that and a great showing in the recent IRT season opener bode well for the start-up. In Colorado Springs, three of the top four finishers advanced using the new company's equipment.
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 Update your Bookmarks! The Women's Professional Racquetball Organization can now be found at the new URL handle WPRO-Tour.com.
Janell Wheeler re-designed the women's tour site, complete with flash animation intro and navigation carousel. The stylish site takes a minute or two to master, but once you've got it under control you'll find all the latest news and updates about the women's tour.
That news includes the latest upset -- logged at the season opener in Fayetteville, North Carolina -- by Paola Longoria over top-ranked Rhonda Rajsich. Longoria took the five-gamer for her first career title, and rocketed into the #8 spot on the rankings. Read the write-up and check out the new tour schedule, which delivers entry forms for the next three stops on the lineup.
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Rocky Carson Wins in Four ... after dropping the first game of the Motorola / Verizon Wireless World Championships to challenger Alvaro Beltran. But as he had done in the semifinal round, Carson rallied to take the next three and the first title of the season, at the newest grand slam on the tour.
The IRT played its season-opener on the US OPEN's portable court at the Lynmar Racquet & Health Club in Colorado Springs, with a full player's village for spectators and fans. Review the string of upsets in the pro draw online, then plan to view the Tennis Channel re-broadcasts later in the season.
Paola Longoria won her first WPRO title ... over top-ranked Rhonda Rajsich in five games of 12-14, 11-8, 9-11, 11-6 and 11-7. The WPRO kicked off its 15-stop tour circuit at the Outback Steakhouse Blast It! in Fayetteville, North Carolina at The Sports Center.
Like the counterpart men's pro kickoff, the WPRO draw had its share of surprise upsets. Find out who advanced at the online draws, then catch a birds-eye view of archived action at RacquetballOnline.tv.
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 The Tennis Channel continues to televise major racquetball events. Check both your local listings and the the online schedule often ... racquetball is used as "fill in" programming from time to time, so you might still catch some unscheduled footage ... you never know
 Now in its second full season, racquetballonline.tv allows internet browsers to view selected matches in real time. Viewers complete a free registration to create a username and password, then dial in to watch archived matches from past tournaments and live video feeds from tournaments in progress.
 Powered by ProRacquetball.net, TheRacquetballChannel.com offers videotaped pro racquetball online, along with a sizable selection of pro matches on Pay Per View which can also be found in DVD and VHS media. More PPV matches are planned, along with player blogs that will report what the players are doing week to week. The new website also offers chat, forums, FAQs and newsfeeds.
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