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Mariano Rivera Selling Tampa Home
Nov 21, 2007
Ace New York Yankee relief pitcher Mariano Rivera is selling one of his two Tampa homes. The home, located in the luxury community of Avila, has 4 bedrooms, 3 full bathrooms and 1 half bathroom, 2-car garage, swimming pool, and 3,434 square feet. Asking price: $999,999. Property records reveal that Rivera purchased the home in December 2003 for $615,000.
In 2006, Rivera had a much larger and more affluent home built in the same community. Rivera's primary Tampa home has 8 bedrooms, 10 bathrooms, swimming pool, and a whopping 9,250 square feet. Approximate value: $2.7 million.
Rivera also owns a 5,095 square foot home in Purchase, NY which property records show he paid $962,500 for in July 2001. The town of Purchase is located a few miles NE of New York City.
Chicago White Sox Pitcher Jon Garland Going Home
Nov 20, 2007
Gold Glove shortstop Orlando Cabrera of the Los Angeles Angels was traded for White Sox pitcher Jon Garland on Monday. The trade means the White Sox will now have one of the best shortstops in the game, and the Angels will be adding some serious pitching depth. The trade also means Jon Garland will be heading home.
Garland, who was born in Valencia, California, bought a home in nearby Granada Hills in December of 2006. The newly-constructed home, located in the Aliso subdivision, offers 5 bedrooms, 6 bathrooms, and 5,664 square feet. Property records show that Garland paid just under $2.5 for the home. The Aliso community opened in 2005, and has a total of 45 homes.
Jon Garland played a key role in Chicago's 2005 World Series championship. That year Garland was 18-10 with a 3.50 ERA and had three shutouts. Those impressive stats earned Garland a trip to the All-Star game.
Garland also owns an apartment in Chicago worth roughly $300,000, which he purchased in the summer of 2003.
Lightning Strikes Twice in Tampa - Ouellet, Lukowich Buy Homes
Nov 19, 2007
Right winger Michel Ouellet and Tampa Bay Lightning teammate, defenseman Brad Lukowich have bought homes in Tampa, just days apart.
Ouellet settled on a cozy 6 bedroom, 4 bathroom home with a swimming pool and spa, for $620,000. The home also offers volume ceilings, and has 4,084 square feet of living space.
Michel Ouellet's Tampa home.
Lukowich purchased a newly-constructed Mediterranean-style home in south Tampa near the MacDill Airforce Base, for $640,000. Lukowich's home has 4 bedrooms, 3 full bathrooms and 1 half bathroom, covered porches in the front and back, 2-car garage, and just over 3,000 square feet.
Brad Lukowich's Tampa home.
In addition, Lukowich still owns a home in the Dallas, Texas area which he purchased while playing for the Dallas Stars.
"The Big Ticket" Kevin Garnett's Big New Home
Nov 16, 2007
Kevin Garnett aka "The Big Ticket" has more than proven his worth to the Boston Celtics. The Celtics traded away an NBA record seven players to acquire Garnett from the Minnesota Timberwolves, and after seven games with his new team, the 6'11" forward and his fellow men in green are still undefeated.
It seems only right that a man known as "The Big Ticket" would quickly seize an opportunity to purchase a new crib befitting of his nickname. In early September, Garnett purchased a mammoth 8,000+ square foot home in Concord, MA. Built in 1992, the giant $4.7 million home has 5 bedrooms, 6 bathrooms, and sits on 13 acres.
Kevin Garnett's Concord, Massachusetts home.
Concord is located roughly 15 miles NW of Boston, and has a population of about about 17,000. Historic records indicate that the town officially came into existence in 1635, when a group of British settlers led by Reverend Peter Bulkley and Simon Willard negotiated a land purchase with the local Native-American tribe.
Tim Duncan - Far Away From It All
Nov 12, 2007
Tim Duncan of the San Antonio Spurs has been among the NBA's elite now for nearly a decade. The 6'11" power forward born in Christiansted, St. Croix, has won four NBA championships with the Spurs (1999, 2003, 2005, 2007), was MVP in 2002 and 2003, and Finals MVP in 1999, 2003, and 2005. Duncan has also been voted into nine All-Star games.
In the summer of 2005, Tim and wife Amy welcomed their first child, Sydney. Just a few weeks later, Tim, Amy and their new baby girl moved into a $1.2 million waterfront home in Spicewood, TX.
Tim Duncan purchased this Spicewood, TX home shortly
after the birth of his daughter Sydney.
Built in 1999, the rural 2-story home sits on slightly more than 2 acres, and also offers a boat dock.
Spicewood is located about 22 miles NW of Austin, and roughly 50 miles north of San Antonio.
The Duncans welcomed their second child, a son, in the summer of 2007.
Curt Schilling Not Ready to Leave New England
Nov 7, 2007
Boston Red Sox pitching ace Curt Schilling won't be leaving the World Series champions, and probably not his home in Medfield either, for at least one more year. On Tuesday Schilling signed a one-year, $8 million contract with the Red Sox.
Schilling joined the Red Sox in 2003 after playing three seasons for the Arizona Diamondbacks. In January of 2004, Schilling paid $4.5 million for this Medfield, MA home on just under 26 acres.
Built in 1997, the 3-story, 7,981 sq. ft. colonial-style home has a large deck second-story deck in the rear, and a smaller third-story octagon-shaped deck. The property even includes a tennis court, swimming pool, and a putting green.
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