Cristiano Ronaldo
Voting has started in the 2011 King of the Hardwood contest, run by longtime Outsports poster Mariner Duck Guy. The premise is simple: 64 jocks in eight brackets similar to the NCAA tournament. Pick your favorite each round until we have a winner.
This year, the "regions" are being divided by sport. In Round 1, it's tennis and soccer; baseball, hockey and basketball; rugby and other sports; and football and other sports.
Vote here for the first eight matchups featuring 16 jocks. Mariner Duck Guy has included photos for each athlete. The complete field:
Cristiano Ronaldo
Voting has started in the 2011 King of the Hardwood contest, run by longtime Outsports poster Mariner Duck Guy. The premise is simple: 64 jocks in eight brackets similar to the NCAA tournament. Pick your favorite each round until we have a winner.
This year, the "regions" are being divided by sport. In Round 1, it's tennis and soccer; baseball, hockey and basketball; rugby and other sports; and football and other sports.
Vote here for the first eight matchups featuring 16 jocks. Mariner Duck Guy has included photos for each athlete. The complete field:
Region 1 – Tennis/Soccer
1. Andy Roddick – Tennis
2. Tommy Haas – Tennis
3. Yoann Gourcuff – Soccer
4. Arnaud Clement – Tennis
5. Landon Donovan – Soccer
6. Kaka – Soccer
7. Gilles Simon – Tennis
8. Frank Lampard – Soccer
Region 2 – Tennis/Soccer
1. Cristiano Ronaldo – Soccer
2. Rafael Nadal – Tennis
3. Gerard Pique – Soccer
4. Andy Murray – Tennis
5. Alexandre Pato – Soccer
6. Novak Djokovic – Tennis
7. Cesc Fabregas – Soccer
8. Feliciano Lopez – Tennis
Region 3: Baseball/Baseketball/Hockey
1. David Wright – Baseball
2. Evan Longoria – Baseball
3. Rick DiPietro – Hockey
4. Taylor Pyatt – Hockey
5. Mark DeRosa – Baseball
6. Kellena Azubuike – Basketball
7. Antoine Vermette – Hockey
8. Andre Ethier – Baseball
Region 4: Baseball/Basketball/Hockey
1. Joe Mauer – Baseball
2. JJ Reddick – Basketball
3. Sidney Crosby – Hockey
4. Joey Votto – Baseball
5. Ryan Theriot – Baseball
6. Arron Afflalo – Basketball
7. Nick Markakis – Baseball
8. Patrick Sharp – Hockey
Region 5: Rugby/Miscellaneous Sports
1. David Williams – Rugby
2. Nick Youngquest – Rugby
3. Andreas Thorkildsen – Javelin
4. Drew Mitchell – Rugby
5. Tom Reynolds – Decathlon
6. Sonny Bill Williams – Rugby
7. Bryan Clay – Decathlon
8. Dale Earnhardt Jr. – Nascar
Region 6: Rugby/Miscellaneous Sports
1. Ben Cohen – Rugby
2. Trey Hardee – Decathlon
3. Jose Maria Mazanares – Bull Fighting
4. Tom May – Rugby
5. Lance Franklin – Rugby
6. Romain Barras – Decathlon
7. Gareth Thomas – Rugby
8. Robson Palermo – Bull riding
Region 7 – Football/Miscellaneous Sports
1. Wes Welker – Football
2. Alexandre Despatie – Diving
3. Kristian Kjelling – Handball
4. Adrian Peterson – Football
5. Aaron Rodgers – Football
6. Darren Sharper – Football
7. Jason Rogers – Fencing
8. Sven Kramer – Speed Skating
Region 8: Football/Miscellaneous Sports
1. Eric Decker – Football
2. Jake Dalton – Gymnastics
3. Reggie Bush – Football
4. Matthew Mitcham – Diving
5. Dez Bryant – Football
6. Ryan Lochte – Swimming
7. Scott Fujita – Football
8. Mauricio Rua – UFC
