Elie Seckbach Posts

Elie Seckbach, the Embedded Correspondent, brings his exclusive video reporting to FanHouse. Check back regularly for more videos.

When it come to high-profile professional athletes, Ron Artest is one of a kind. He's setting the bar in the way stars reach out to interact with their fans, and it's very refreshing.

In this FanHouse video, we were on hand as Ron-Ron was dishing out milkshakes to fans, who absolutely enjoyed every moment around the Lakers star.

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Elie Seckbach, the Embedded Correspondent, brings his exclusive video reporting to FanHouse. Check back regularly for more videos.

As it turns out, boxing champion Manny Pacquaio has been working on more then just boxing at his training camp -- among other things, he has been working on his "slapping" skills. In this FanHouse exclusive, we visit the Wild Card Boxing Club in Hollywood where Manny is holding his camp. Manny's trainer Freddie Roach gives us an update on Pacquiao, while friends and fans give us their take on the Nov., 14 Pacquiao-Cotto fight.

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Elie Seckbach, the Embedded Correspondent, brings his exclusive video reporting to FanHouse. Check back regularly for more videos.

Bantamweight boxer Guillermo Rigondeaux owns two Olympic gold medals. But it's his life out of the ring that could be made into a film. Rigondeaux is starting his professional career in the United States after escaping from Cuba in February. In 2007, he was banned from the Cuban national team for attempting to flee to Germany. Now, he is enjoying democracy and boxing. In this video, we talk to him about working out at the Wild Card Boxing Club in Hollywood alongside Freddie Roach.

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Elie Seckbach, the Embedded Correspondent, brings his exclusive video reporting to FanHouse. Check back regularly for more videos.

Skylar Diggins is an incredible basketball player now in her freshman year at Notre Dame. As a high school player, Diggins was among the best in the nation, averaging 20 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, 5 steals and 2 blocks a game. She also won many awards, including 'Gatorade Indiana Player of the Year' (twice), All American Honors (three times) and was named the '2009 Indiana Miss Basketball.' In this FanHouse Exclusive, we catch up Diggins and her parents to get the full story on Skylar.

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Elie Seckbach, the Embedded Correspondent, brings his exclusive video reporting to FanHouse. Check back regularly for more videos.

Rashad "Flash" Holloway has served as a chief sparring partner for Manny Pacquiao, but on Wednesday night, the junior midleweight will display his skills on ESPN2 when he takes on Frankie Figueroa.

In this video, Holloway runs six miles, demonstrates his punching prowess, and explains why Figueroa represents "a big step up." Check out the video after the jump.

Elie Seckbach, the Embedded Correspondent, brings his exclusive video reporting to FanHouse. Check back regularly for more videos.

With just a few days left in Los Angeles before the Manny Pacquiao camp heads to Las Vegas, the spirits in Hollywood are high. In this video we check out the skills of Manny's main sparring partner Shawn Porter, a fighter Freddie Roach says hits harder than Cotto. We also hear from Kenny, Shawn's father and trainer, who tells us the knockout artist has been boxing since he was 2 years old.

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Elie Seckbach, the Embedded Correspondent, brings his exclusive video reporting to FanHouse. Check back regularly for more videos.

Blake Griffin, the first overall draft pick, is staying strong after suffering a knee injury during a preseason game. In this FanHouse exclusive, he gives he gives us an update on his injury.

We also talk boxing with Griffin's teammates, as Marcus Camby, Rasual Butler and DeAndre Jordan make their picks in the upcoming Manny Pacquiao-Miguel Cotto fight.

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Elie Seckbach, the Embedded Correspondent, brings his exclusive video reporting to FanHouse. Check back regularly for more videos.

Halloween is one of those holiday that everyone loves ... including NBA players.

In this FanHouse exclusive, we catch up with NBA stars Amar'e Stoudemire, Eric Gordon, DeAndre Jordan, Ron Artest, Kyrylo Fesenko, Channing Frye, Craig Smith, Goran Dragic and Lou Amundson.

Find out who is most likely to be Hugh Hefner, Magic Don Juan, a lumberjack, Frankenstein and an Army vet.

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Elie Seckbach, the Embedded Correspondent, brings his exclusive video reporting to FanHouse. Check back regularly for more videos.

NBA star Ron Artest is a huge boxing fan, and this week he was thrilled when he stopped by the Wild Card Boxing Club in Hollywood to watch Manny Pacquiao train for his Nov. 14 fight against Miguel Cotto.

In this exclusive FanHouse video, we talk to Ron, his father Ron Sr., who used to be an amateur boxer, and other fans. We also hear from Manny's sparring partners Rashad Holloway and Shawn Porter, and find out what Artest is going to be for Halloween.

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Elie Seckbach, the Embedded Correspondent, brings his exclusive video reporting to FanHouse. Check back regularly for more videos.

When the Sacramento Kings opened the season against the Oklahoma City Thunder earlier this week, rookie Omri Casspi officially entered the NBA history books as the first Israeli player to play in the NBA. In his first game, Casspi looked good, dropping 15 points (7-9 from the field) in just 19 minutes of action. In this FanHouse video we talk to Caspi and several of his former teammates from Israel's champion Maccabi Tel Aviv. We also hear from Tony Gaffney, who now plays in Israel and worked out with Casspi all summer, about Casspi's competitive nature.

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