Jackie Frank

Jackie Frank, Stanford All-American, U.S. national team member in water polo. That's right, water polo. We go deep for sports babes.

Tatiana Grigorieva

We're on a roll -- three days in a row of Aussies. Don't blame me, blame the Aussies! Or thank them, rather. Tatiana is an Olympic pole vaulter.

Lauren Jackson

Lauren Jackson, another Aussie beauty. She's 6-foot-5 and plays center for the Seattle Storm of the WBNA.

Natalie Ward

Natalie Ward speaks softly and carries a big softball. An Aussie, she's a second basewoman and shortstop on the Australian national team. Or at least was when the Aussies won bronze at the 1996 and 2000 Olympics and silver at the 2004 Olympics. She holds the record for most games played for the Aussie national team.

Ekaterina Gordeeva

Figure skater Ekaterina Gordeeva. Bet you can't guess where this picture comes from.

Maria Sharapova

Tennis goddess Maria Sharapova from one of the Sports Illustrated swimsuit editions. Let's hope Maria appears in many more.

Sanya Richards

A Jamaica native, Sanya Richards was a collegiate track star at the University of Texas. Her speciality is the 400 meters, a distance at which she went undefeated in 2006 en route to earning IAAF Athlete of the Year honors. She's the American recordholder at that distance, and won Olympic gold as part of the 4x400m team in 2004.

Fabiola da Silva

Fabiola da Silva is a Brazilian X-Games star whose forte is inline skating.

Lokelani McMichael

Hawaiian triathlete Lokelani McMichael. When she was 18, she competed in her first Ironman Triathlon, becoming the youngest female to do so.

Jennie Finch

Jeanette Lee

The mistress of the felt, pool goddess Jeanette Lee.

Sue Bird

One of my favorites, Sue Bird, first a hoops star at the University of Connecticutt, then in the WNBA. She doesn't really need those heels.

Danica Patrick

Here's Indycar racer Danica Patrick in a print ad she did for Peak antifreeze.

Jamie Sale

Figure skater Jamie Sale.

Amanda Beard

What better way to start Babes of Sports than with Olympic swim star Amanda Beard. This is from one of her appearances in the Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition.

Welcome to Babes of Sports

Welcome to Babes of Sports, where we'll be featuring the hottest, sexiest sports babes from the around the world. We come to praise these sexy sports babes ... but a little ogling is also allowed.