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Grady Sizemore III was born on August 2, 1982, in Seattle, Washington to Donna and Grady Sizemore II. (Click here for today's sports birthdays.) Grady’s mom worked as an accountant. His father was an insurance adjuster.

The Sizemores lived in Everett, an easy drive north of Seattle. Like Derek Jeter, Grady was the product of a mixed-race marriage. Donna is white, while Grady II is African-American.

Grady II was a pretty fair baseball player in his day and enjoyed a good career in college. By contrast, he encouraged his sons (Grady and his younger brother, Corey) to play whatever sport was in season.

Grady’s baseball career started at 18 months, when his parents bought him a Fat Albert baseball bat. The first time he gripped it, his stance was so perfect that the Sizemores felt compelled to snap a picture. The family still has it today. By age four, Grady was hitting overhand pitching with an aluminum bat.

Born: 1981/03/16
Age: 30
Height: 6-1
Weight: 185
Place of birth: Blue Island, IL
Bats/Throws: L / R


Curtis Granderson was born on March 16, 1981 in Blue Island, Illinois. (Click here for a complete listing of today's sports birthdays.) His parents, Curtis Sr. and Mary, were both educators and impressed upon him the importance of staying in school. Curtis Sr. worked as a gym teacher at Nathan Hale Elementary, and Mary taught science at Curie High School.

The Grandersons lived in Lynwood, a southern suburb of Chicago. A gifted student, Curtis heeded the advice of his parents and spent plenty of time hitting the books. Intelligent and articulate, he felt right at home in the classroom.

His parents were there to catch every one of their son's highlights. Mary never seemed to miss a game, and Curtis Sr. coached a couple of his boy's Little League teams.

With Chicago close by, Curtis rooted for the Cubs and White Sox. When he discovered WTBS, he began following the Atlanta Braves, especially after they rose to prominence in the National League. The player Curtis most identified with, however, was Ken Griffey Jr. He marveled at Junior's combination of speed and power at the plate and loved the way he roamed the outfield.

Date of birth: March 14, 1988 (age 23)
Place of birth: Akron, Ohio
Nationality: American
High school: Charlotte Christian School (NC)
Listed height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight: 185 lb (84 kg)


Wardell Stephen Curry II (born March 14, 1988) is an American professional basketball player with the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association. A guard, Curry is listed as 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) and 185 lb (84 kg).[1]
He played college basketball for the Wildcats of Davidson College from 2006 to 2009. In 2008-09 he led the nation in scoring with 28.6 points per game and was a consensus first-team All-America selection by The Sporting News, Associated Press, National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) and the United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA).[2] Curry was twice named Southern Conference Player of the Year and to the John R. Wooden Award All-American team, set the all-time scoring record for Davidson and the Southern Conference, set school career records for three-pointers, free throws, 30-point games and 40-point games, set a single season NCAA record for three-pointers, and led Davidson to two straight NCAA tournament appearances.[2]
Curry is the son of former NBA player Dell Curry and former volleyball standout Sonya Curry. On April 23, 2009, Curry announced that he would leave Davidson after his junior year to enter the 2009 NBA Draft,[3] and on June 25, 2009, he was selected 7th overall by the Golden State Warriors.[4]

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Country:  Kazakhstan
Born:  December 18, 1984
Age:  26 years, 311 days
Height:  6'0''
Plays:  Right Handed
Rank:   57
Best Rank:  56, Oct 10, 2011


Galina Olegovna Voskoboeva (Russian: Галина Олеговна Воскобоева, born December 18, 1984) is a professional Russian-born Kazakhstani tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 64th, which she reached on February 16, 2009. Her career high in doubles was at 31 set at January 29, 2007. At the 2008 Qatar Total Open, in Doha, Voskoboeva managed to qualify. In the first round she defeated Eleni Daniilidou 6–1, 7–6, before taking a set off world number #5 Maria Sharapova before losing 4–6, 6–4, 1–6.