Michael Sam is a retired American football player and an LGBTQ activist. Sam was born in Galveston, Texas, and he began his career playing football in high school as a defensive end and offensive tackle. He earned first-team All-District honors as a defensive lineman and was considered a two-star college football recruit by Rivals. He received several scholarship offers before... read full bio
Michael Spinks, also known as “Jinx”, is an American former professional boxer who has competed in light heavyweight and heavyweight divisions. Spinks has held world championships in two weight classes, the undisputed light heavyweight title and the lineal heavyweight title. During his amateur career, Spinks won the Golden Gloves Light Middleweight Championship, earned a silver medal in the National AAU... read full bio
Michael Thomas is an American football wide receiver who plays for the New Orleans Saints of the NFL. He was born in Los Angeles, California, and began his career playing football at Taft High School where he was ranked by Rivals.com as a four-star recruit. He went on to play college football for Ohio State University where he was a... read full bio
Michael Waltrip is a professional race car driver, co-owner of Michael Waltrip Racing, racing commentator, and published author. He is the younger brother of three-time NASCAR champion and racing commentator Darrell Waltrip. A two-time winner of the Daytona 500, he is currently a pre-race analyst for NASCAR on FOX. In his early racing career, he won the Goodys Dash Series... read full bio
Michael Weiss is a former competitive and currently professional figure skater. He is a three-time national champion a two-time World bronze medalist, and two time Olympic team member. Weiss started the Michael Weiss Foundation, which gives scholarships to up-and-coming figure skaters. Weiss began skating at the age of nine. He competed 19 consecutive times at the U.S. Championships. He was... read full bio
Zigomanis was originally drafted in the 2nd round, 64th overall, by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft. Zigomanis agreed to terms with the Sabres just before the 5 pm deadline, but there was a typographical error in his contract that was faxed to the league offices. By the time the error was discovered, the deadline had passed,... read full bio
NBA All-Star Michael “Sugar” Ray Richardson played with the NBA for eight years, most notably for the New York Knicks and New Jersey Nets. When he was drafted by the New York Knicks in the NBA draft, he was dubbed “the next Walt Frazier.” Richardson became only the third player in NBA history to lead the league in both assists... read full bio
Michelle Akers, a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame, is regarded as one of the best female soccer players of all time. She was the star of the United States' historic victory in the Women's World Cup, winning FIFA Female Player of the Century honors. As the highest scorer in a tournament, Akers received the Golden Boot award. She... read full bio
From Markham, Ontario, comes the outstanding badminton player Michelle Li. Li has made a name for herself in the badminton community thanks to her many accomplishments. Li's most noteworthy achievement was in 2014 when she won the gold medal in women's singles badminton at the Commonwealth Games and became the champion. She became the first Canadian to win an individual gold... read full bio
Michelle Wie is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour. Wie was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, and while growing up, her mother was an amateur golf champion which led Wie to have a passion for golf as well. Wie went on to study at Stanford University but took a leave of absence to play professional golf before... read full bio
Mick Foley is a professional wrestler, author, comedian and actor. He was the first ever WWF Hardcore Champion and also a three-time WWF Champion. In addition to wrestling, Foley is a multiple New York Times bestselling author. Mick is currently touring the world with his one-man show of comedic storytelling. Following his three sold out shows at... read full bio
Mickey Redmond is a Canadian former professional hockey player who played as right wing for the Montreal Canadiens and for the Detroit Red Wings. Since retiring as a hockey player, Redmond has gone on to be a color analyst for Detroit Red Wings games on Fox Sports Detroit. Redmond was born in Peterborough, Ontario, and he began his career playing... read full bio
Miguel Cotto is an American-born Puerto Rican former professional boxer who competed in the light welterweight, welterweight, light middleweight and middleweight divisions. Cotto has been a multiple-time world champion and was the first Puerto Rican boxer to win world titles in four weight classes. Cotto has won the WBO light welterweight title, the WBA welterweight title, the WBO welterweight title,... read full bio
Mikaela Mayer is an American professional boxer who has competed in light welterweight, lightweight, and junior lightweight divisions. Mayer was born in Los Angeles, California, and she began her career as an amateur competing internationally as part of Team USA at the Rio Summer Olympics where she defeated Jennifer Chieng but was then eliminated by Anastasia Belyakova. During her amateur... read full bio
Mikaela Shiffrin is an American two-time Olympic gold medalist and World Cup alpine skier. She started her career competing in FIS-sanctioned races and when she met the age she won a Nor-Am Cup super combined race. After winning more races, Shiffrin made her World Cup debut in the Czech Republic. Since starting, Shiffrin has competed in 8 seasons in the... read full bio
Mike A-Train Alstott is a former NFL fullback, who played the entirety of his twelve-year career with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Throughout his career, he was selected to six Pro Bowls and won Super Bowl XXXVII with the Buccaneers. He rushed for 15 yards to score the first Super Bowl touchdown in Tampa Bay Buccaneers history. He also caught five... read full bio
Mike Bordick is an American retired professional baseball shortstop who played in the MLB for several years and has gone on to have a career in coaching and broadcasting. Bordick was born in Marquette, Michigan, and he began his career playing baseball in high school before going on to play college baseball at the University of Maine where he also... read full bio
Mike Conley Jr. is an American professional basketball player who plays point guard for the Utah Jazz of the NBA. Conley is the son of Mike Conley Sr. who was an Olympic medalist who performed in track and field. Conley was born in Fayetteville, Arkansas and began his career playing basketball at Lawrence North High School. While playing in high... read full bio
Mike Ditka is a Pro Football Hall of Famer, known by fans of football spanning many generations. Mike is a former American football player, coach, and current sports commentator. He was drafted into the NFL during the 1961 Draft by the Chicago Bears. In late 2013, he retired the 89 Bears jersey, which is the last number retired by the... read full bio
Millions of Americans remember Mike Eruzione as the captain of the United States Olympic Hockey Team that beat the odds to win the Gold Medal at the 1980 Olympics in Lake Placid. It was his decisive winning goal that beat the Soviet team and stunned the world, becoming known as the famous ""Miracle on Ice"" game. Following the team's triumph,... read full bio
