[2] Mia Hamm Auctions Off a Trip to the Olympics Through eBay and Athlete Direct; Hamm's Goal To Raise Funds For Newly Established Foundation.LOS ANGELES--(BW SportsWire)--Dec. 8, 1999-- Mia Hamm Mia Hamm (born Mariel Margaret Hamm on March 17,1972 in Selma, Alabama) is a former American soccer player. Playing for many years as a forward for the United States women's national soccer team, she scored more international goals in her career than any other player, male , U.S. National Women's Soccer Team player and Olympic gold Olympic Gold is the official video game of the XXV Olympic Summer Games, hosted by Barcelona, Spain in 1992. It was released for the Sega consoles, Mega Drive/Genesis and Master System, and Sega's handheld, Game Gear. medalist, will auction off a trip for four to the 2000 Olympic Games Olympic games, premier athletic meeting of ancient Greece, and, in modern times, series of international sports contests. The Olympics of Ancient Greece Although records cannot verify games earlier than 776 B.C. in Sydney, Australia to see the USA Women's Soccer game. Hamm is making the trip available as part of her online charity auction underway now through Dec. 13 as part of the Athlete Direct Auction series on eBay. Also available in the auction are two slots in Hamm's celebrity golf tournament, unique items from Michael Jordan This article is about the former basketball player. For other uses, see Michael Jordan (disambiguation). Michael Jeffrey Jordan (born February 17 1963) is a retired American professional basketball player. and Charles Barkley This article is about the basketball player. For the politican, see Charles E. Barkley Charles Wade Barkley (born February 20 1963) is a retired American professional basketball player. and authentic memorabilia from Hamm and several other members of the U.S. National Women's Soccer Team. Proceeds from the auction will benefit the Mia Hamm Foundation. The auction is located online at http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/athletedirect/. Hamm created the Mia Hamm Foundation in May 1999 to aid funding of bone marrow disease research and further the development of programs and initiatives for young women in sports. "I am very excited to have an opportunity to raise much-needed funds and awareness for two causes that are near and dear to my heart" Hamm said. "I am thankful that eBay and Athlete Direct have helped provide a vehicle to achieve this goal by helping develop this `live' online auction." The Mia Hamm Foundation is accessible through her Web site at www.athletedirect.com/. In addition, information can be obtained by writing Mia Hamm Foundation, P.O. Box 56, Chapel Hill, N.C. 27514 or by calling 919/544-2150. About Athlete Direct Athlete Direct is part of Broadband Sports Inc., a leading Internet provider Internet provider - Internet Service Provider of original content and commerce for hundreds of individual sports communities. Athlete Direct is a leading developer, publisher and aggregator of high-quality, official online sites for athletes. Athlete Direct has more than 200 athlete partners, which include some of the world's most prominent athletes across 10 sports, including football, baseball, basketball, auto racing and tennis. Athlete Direct's athlete sites are accessible through the company's Web site at www.AthleteDirect.com, Yahoo! Sports at http://sports.yahoo.com/allstars and America Online (AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. ) at keyword: "AD." |
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