Jade Johnson

Strictly Come Dancing: Jade Johnson's fitness drama

Daily Star (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009

OLYMPIC athlete Jade Johnson must take a last-minute fitness test before tonight's contest.

Strictly Come Dancing: Jade Johnson pulls out

The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009

Olympic athlete Jade Johnson has pulled out of Strictly Come Dancing due to injury.

Jade Johnson pulls out of Strictly

Mirror.co.uk (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009

Olympic athlete Jade Johnson said she was "absolutely gutted" after the injury-hit star was forced to pull out of Strictly Come Dancing.

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Jade Johnson pulls out of Strictly

Metro.co.uk (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009

Olympic athlete Jade Johnson said she was "absolutely gutted" after the injury-hit star was forced to pull out of Strictly Come Dancing.

Groves voted out in Strictly as Johnson is forced to quit

The Daily Dust (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009

Eastenders actor Ricky Groves became the latest celebrity to be voted off Strictly Come Dancing last night. In a further twist, it was revealed at the start athlete Jade Johnson had to pull out of the contest due to her knee injury, which ruled her out of last week’s round. There had been doubts throughout the week whether Johnson, [...]

Jade Johnson 'returns to Strictly'

Digital Spy (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009

Jade Johnson is reportedly given the all-clear to return to Strictly Come Dancing on Saturday.

Athletes 'could be banned from Strictly'

Digital Spy (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009

Roger Black suggests that the authorities may ban current athletes from competing on Strictly.

Johnson misses 'Strictly' due to injury

Digital Spy (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009

Jade Johnson pulls out of this week's Strictly after suffering a leg injury.

Tornado Jade eyes World Dog Games

Tax cuts will go ahead: Rudd (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009

TORNADO Jade is a dedicated athlete who spends time running, swimming and catching to stay at the top of her game, and she's in Sydney for the World Dog Games.

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Tornado Jade eyes World Dog Games

Kylie Minogue announces US tour (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009

TORNADO Jade is a dedicated athlete who spends time running, swimming and catching to stay at the top of her game, and she's in Sydney for the World Dog Games.

Gay athletes don't fit in what is perceived as a homophobic NFL

kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009

Athletes have heard the ugly words on practice fields for most of their lives. They hear them in the streets and at neighborhood hangouts. But when Chiefs running back Larry Johnson used an antigay slur on his Twitter account and in the locker room this week, he struck a nerve that makes professional sports leagues wince.

Don't you love Andre Johnson? He's our city's greatest pro jock by miles.

SportsJustice (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009

Hakeem Olajuwon may always be the professional athlete every other is measured against in this city. He didn't just deliver two championships. He carried himself with grace and dignity and was at his best when the games meant the most. No one else comes close in the hearts and minds of fans. Earl Campbell, Clyde Drexler, Nolan Ryan, Craig Biggio, Jeff Bagwell, Warren Moon and Larry Dierker...

Twitter Claims Another Athlete: Larry Johnson Barred After Twitter Slur

Black Web 2.0 (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009

Kansas City Chief Star Running Back Larry Johnson has landed himself in hot water after making an anti-gay comments on his Twitter account. The incident ,which occurred during an exchange with one of his Twitter followers, was exacerbated after Johnson used the same anti-gay slur to brush off reporters a day later. [...] Visit Black Web 2.0 for the full story....

Boys Athlete of the Week // Rudy Johnson, McDonogh, football

Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009

The senior quarterback threw for three touchdowns in the final five minutes to rally the No. 2 Eagles from 19 points down to a 27-26 victory over Georgetown Prep in a Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference game Friday. Johnson, who has committed to Buffalo, hit Gabe Macis for the game-tying 34-yard strike with 22 seconds left, and Sam Eby provided the winning point after....

The Cost of Larry Johnson’s Gay Slur on Twitter: $213,000

Mashable (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009

It was inevitable: a big time pro athlete has been suspended for comments made on Twitter, and the price tag is a big one. The player is Larry Johnson of the Kansas City Chiefs and the cost of his offense is $213,000, the amount he would have earned for the game he’ll miss due to being suspended by the team. Johnson was suspended for the gay slurs he directed at a Twitter...