First Place, Sports Picture Story - Ed Suba, Jr. / Akron Beacon Journal
First Place, Sports Picture Story - Ed Suba, Jr. / Akron Beacon JournalAkron firefighter Doug Price flexes his right tricep muscle to check on symmetry and muscle size between excercises. Price is a bodybuilder who has been training for the last year preparing for the 2002 Canton Bodybuilding Championship. It will be Price's first contest and his training will affect all aspects of his life such as work, eating, sleeping and his love life. He will also be competing against bodybuilders from all over the state of Ohio for the title of Mr. Canton.
First Place, Sports Picture Story - Ed Suba, Jr. / Akron Beacon JournalAkron firefighter Doug Price wears the strain of pushing hundreds of pounds of iron over and over on his face as he works out in the gym. Price is a bodybuilder who has been training for the last year preparing for the 2002 Canton Bodybuilding competition. It will be Price's first contest and he will be competing against bodybuilders from all over the state of Ohio.
First Place, Sports Picture Story - Ed Suba, Jr. / Akron Beacon JournalAkron firefighter Doug Price goes over his posing routine in the mirror one more time after finishing his workout. The two-minute routine will be the last opportunity for Price to present his physique to the judges. Price is a bodybuilder who has been training for the last year preparing for the 2002 Canton Bodybuilding competition. It will be Price's first contest and he will be competing against bodybuilders from all over the state of Ohio.
First Place, Sports Picture Story - Ed Suba, Jr. / Akron Beacon JournalAkron firefighter Doug Price has an after-workout "meal" of a powerbar and protein shake. He eats every two hours to keep his metabolism up and running during training but will cut back to only 500 calories a day during the final two weeks of his training. Price is a bodybuilder who has been training for the last year preparing for the 2002 Canton Bodybuilding competition. It will be Price's first contest and he will be competing against bodybuilders from all over the state of Ohio.
First Place, Sports Picture Story - Ed Suba, Jr. / Akron Beacon JournalTraining continues even at work. Two Akron firefighters play a video game as Doug Price does a cardio workout while on call at the station. The aerobic workouts help Price drop body fat and lets the muscle definition stand out against the skin. Price is a bodybuilder who has been training for the last year preparing for the 2002 Canton Bodybuilding competition. It will be Price's first contest and he will be competing against bodybuilders from all over the state of Ohio.
First Place, Sports Picture Story - Ed Suba, Jr. / Akron Beacon JournalBodybuilding is a solitary sport when it comes to training and diet. Akron firefighter Doug Price is alone with his thoughts as he rests between exercises at the gym. Price works out twice a day, once in the morning and again in the afternoon. Price is a bodybuilder who has been training for the last year preparing for the 2002 Canton Body bulding competition. It will be Price's first contest and he will be competing against bodybuilders from all over the state of Ohio.
First Place, Sports Picture Story - Ed Suba, Jr. / Akron Beacon JournalAkron firefighter Doug Price, competing in the light heavy weight division of the 2002 Canton Body building championship, gets some help with his tan in the basement of his Akron home from his girlfriend, Rachel Croyle and good friend, Tom Olechnowicz. His tan was "painted" on several times during the day before the contest using a tanning product.
First Place, Sports Picture Story - Ed Suba, Jr. / Akron Beacon JournalAkron firefighter Doug Price, warming up backstage with his competitors, gets a good luck kiss from girlfriend Rachel Croyle before competing in light heavyweight division at the 2002 Canton Bodybuilding Championships at Timken H.S. in Canton. It will be his first bodybuilding competition.
First Place, Sports Picture Story - Ed Suba, Jr. / Akron Beacon JournalAs an enthusiastic fan cheers him on, Akron firefighter Doug Price (right,) having won the light heavyweight division of the 2002 Canton Bodybuilding championship, competes in the final pose down against the other divisions winners onstage at Timken H.S. in Canton. Price won the competition.
First Place, Sports Picture Story - Ed Suba, Jr. / Akron Beacon JournalThe contest over and the title won, a fan reaches out to touch the light heavyweight trophy held by Akron firefighter Doug Price at the end of the 2002 Canton Body building championship at Timken H.S. in Canton. Price's Mr. Canton overall trophy is at left.
Second Place, Sports Picture Story - John Kuntz / The Plain Dealer
Second Place, Sports Picture Story - John Kuntz / The Plain DealerThe tops of the spires of the Mormon Tabernacle in downtown Salt Lake City contrast the skater mural hanging from the Mormon administration building February 6, 2002 as the approach of the 2002 Winter Olympic Games opening ceremony. The compilation of images bring the sense of competition, beauty and action of the Winter Olympic Games.
Second Place, Sports Picture Story - John Kuntz / The Plain DealerCanadian luge slider Chris Moffat shoots through turn 15 in a crack of sunlight with the shadows of spectators watching the action February 11, 2002 during the 2002 Winter Olympic Games at the Utah Olympic Park site.
Second Place, Sports Picture Story - John Kuntz / The Plain DealerItaly's Walter Feichter skids to a stop spraying snow all around him as he turns to see the timer on his qualifying run in the men's parallel giant slalom snowboard February 14, 2002 at the Park City venue during the 2002 Winter Olympic Games. Walter did qualify in the 11th position for tomorrows medals run.
Second Place, Sports Picture Story - John Kuntz / The Plain DealerGerman ski jumper Stephan Hocke soars through the air during the K120 qualifying jumps as a sold out crowd watches his flight February 12, 2002 during the 2002 Winter Olympic Games at the Utah Olympic Park venue. qualification jumps. Hocke qualified for today's finals.
Second Place, Sports Picture Story - John Kuntz / The Plain DealerRick Mills, grounds supervisor at the Little America Grand Hotel, rakes fill dirt February 6, 2002 placed around the outside of the building near an enlarged mural of U.S. Olympic skater Michelle Kwan on his finishing touches of the property before the start of the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Second Place, Sports Picture Story - John Kuntz / The Plain DealerUnited States' Lea Ann Parsley celebrates her silver medal skeleton ride as fans hold their hands out for a high five February 20, 2002 at the Utah Olympic Park venue during the 2002 Winter Olympics.
Second Place, Sports Picture Story - John Kuntz / The Plain DealerRussia's Irina Slutskaya spins with her skate up to her head in a time exposure photo during her short program February 19, 2002 at the Salt Lake Ice Center venue during the 2002 Winter Olympic Games.
Second Place, Sports Picture Story - John Kuntz / The Plain DealerUnited States' Eric Bergoust falls on the landing of his gold medal freestyle aerial jump and finished in last place February 19, 2002 at the Deer Valley Resort venue during the 2002 Winter Olympic Games. A clean landing would of assured Bergoust of a medal.
Second Place, Sports Picture Story - John Kuntz / The Plain DealerGreat Britain's Alex Commber celebrates her bronze medal run in the women's skeleton February 20, 2002.
Second Place, Sports Picture Story - John Kuntz / The Plain DealerU.S. Olympic team parades in Opening Ceremony of 2002 Winter Olympic Games February 8, 2002 in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Third Place, Sports Picture Story - Michael E. Keating / Cincinnati Enquirer
Third Place, Sports Picture Story - Michael E. Keating / Cincinnati EnquirerNumber 14, painted on the dirt of the pitcher's mound, signified the absence of Pete Rose, banned from baseball, during the final game of the Cincinnati Reds regular season. Rose would have his own special night 24 hours later, before a sellout celebrity softball game in the old Riverfront Stadium. Members of the Reds teams from the past gathered on the field...Number 14 is remembered in spray paint in the dirt of the pitcher's mound.
Third Place, Sports Picture Story - Michael E. Keating / Cincinnati EnquirerPete Rose is ushered into the stadium under police escort. Someone in the crowd noted that "Rose hadn't been under the protection of so many cops since he was incarsarated for tax evasion" a decade earlier.
Third Place, Sports Picture Story - Michael E. Keating / Cincinnati EnquirerVanity plates from a fans car call for Rose's presence in the Hall of Fame. Passions toward Rose run high throughout the Cincinnati region.
Third Place, Sports Picture Story - Michael E. Keating / Cincinnati EnquirerIt is said that Rose will sign anything for a price. He signs t-shirts purchased by a group of youths prior to the celebrity softball game. Pete got a cut from the proceeds from the sale of the shirts.
Third Place, Sports Picture Story - Michael E. Keating / Cincinnati EnquirerPete Rose is greeted heartily by old members of the Big Red Machine during introductions.
Third Place, Sports Picture Story - Michael E. Keating / Cincinnati EnquirerTime takes a toll physically and emotionally as Rose and other members of the Big Red Machine join in The National Anthem. Johnny Bench, often critical of Rose's off field activities, distanced himself from Rose during the introductions.
Third Place, Sports Picture Story - Michael E. Keating / Cincinnati EnquirerFormer teammate Mike Schmidt, playing third base in the celebrity softball game, breaks into a smile as Pete Rose falls short while attempting his trademark head first slide in the base.
Third Place, Sports Picture Story - Michael E. Keating / Cincinnati EnquirerThe crouching stance and the quick bat long gone, Rose took aim on an oversized softball and stroked it for a single much to the crowd's delight.
Third Place, Sports Picture Story - Michael E. Keating / Cincinnati EnquirerRose, now a caricature of himself, is immortalized in bobblehead fashion. A prized possession of fans...especially with fake nails and flashy diamonds.
Award of Excellence, Sports Picture Story - Jim Witmer / Dayton Daily News
Award of Excellence, Sports Picture Story - Jim Witmer / Dayton Daily NewsDespite being born without legs, 14 year old Bobby Martin competes in the 92 lb. class for the Roth Middle School wrestling team, and has overcome his disability with success on the mat. Here, Bobby prepares for a practice by adjusting his headgear. By using the upper body strength that he has developed using a modified skateboard, he has become a fierce competitor.
Award of Excellence, Sports Picture Story - Jim Witmer / Dayton Daily NewsRoth Middle School wrestler Bobby Martin is usually in the center of the team spirit cheer at the conclusion of practice.
Award of Excellence, Sports Picture Story - Jim Witmer / Dayton Daily NewsRoth Middle School student Bobby Martin sits on the bench with teammates during a wrestling meet after his match was forfeited. From left are: Nick Grey, Vance pierce, Joseph Mitchell, Bobby Martin, Storm Smith.
Award of Excellence, Sports Picture Story - Jim Witmer / Dayton Daily NewsRoth's Bobby Martin wrestles George Parks of Stivers in the 92 lb. class. Martin went on to win the match.
Award of Excellence, Sports Picture Story - Jim Witmer / Dayton Daily NewsBobby Martin's arm is raised by the official after winning his 92 lb. match.
Award of Excellence, Sports Picture Story - Jim Witmer / Dayton Daily NewsBobby Martin uses his modified skateboard to navigate the hallways at Roth Middle School.
