Erin Crocker

Happy day for NASCAR driver Erin Crocker: She got married. To Ray Evernham, former crew chief for Jeff Gordon and then car owner. Whose team employed Erin Crocker as a developmental driver. But then Ray and Erin started doing a different kind of driving, and Ray later sold his ownership stake.

Danica Patrick Nude

No, there are no Danica Patrick nude shots in this particular post. But there are going to be some Danica Patrick nude shots in ESPN the Magazine. Almost.

As first reported by Sports By Brooks, ESPN the Magazine is going to create its own "swimsuit issue" next year to compete with Sports Illustrated's. But the ESPN flesh fest is going to go a couple steps beyond SI's: It's going to feature all athletes, and most of its pics (according to reports) won't include swimsuits at all. But those female athletes posing for "artistics" nudes.

So if you want to see Danice Patrick nude - and you know you do - you'll have to wait for that ESPN the Magazine issue, then imagine her with her hands not in front of her naughty bits, or those strands of hair not strategically draped across those other naughty bits.

It's not quite Danica Patrick nude, but we're getting closer!

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Anna Goodale

Rowing babes. Who knew? This is Anna Goodale, a member of the USA Women's Eight Team in Poland for the World Rowing Championships.

Allyson Felix

Another gold for American sprinter Allyson Felix. She successfully defended her 200-meter title at the 2009 World Track & Field Championships.

Carmelita Jeter

Getting lots of searches today for Carmelita Jeter pics. She's the American sprinter currently running at the World Championships. And since we aim to please ...

Natalie Coughlin

Dancing With the Stars always includes athletes among its dancing celebs, and one of those athletes for the next edition of the reality competition is Olympic swimmer Natalie Coughlin. Coughlin won six gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Games. And she's hot!

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Gina Carano

Gina Carano's reign is over ... but her reign in the pages of Maxim will live on. Carano lost the MMA Strikeforce women's featherweight title to Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos with a first-round TKO.

Maria Sharapova

Russian tennis mynx Maria Sharapova has missed quite a bit of time on the pro circuit lately with various injuries. So it's good to see her back on the course, and playing reasonably well. She reached the semifinals of the LA Women’s Tennis Championships, but lost in three sets to Italy's Flavia Pennetta.

Jasmin Ouschan

Jasmin Ouschan is an Austrian pool player who has won plenty of top women's tournaments but has also made a name for herself playing in traditionally men's tournaments. She's even done pretty well in some of them; for example, she reached the semifinals of the World Straight Pool Championship in 2008.

In the women's division of the European Championship, Ouschan has won six titles to date, two in eight-ball; one in nine-ball; and three in straight pool.