Players of the decade: 19. Elena Dementieva

Elena Dementieva is the leading contender for the best active women's player never to have won a major -- she's still suspect...

David Gravette was a heavy contender for Thrasher's Skater of the Year award this year before Chris Cole made a mad dash...

...Golden Child" Jacobs wins the vacant NABO middleweight title in a ten round unanimous decision over former “Contender cast member Ishe Smith

...Child" Jacobs wins the vacant NABO middleweight title in a ten round unanimous decision over former “Contender” cast member Ishe Smith

Leo's a strong contender, with lots in Thrasher and elsewhere, a good RVCA video part and, you know, the uprail stuff...

Kieran Gibbs is a contender for the 2010 World Cup

The Lombardi trophy is easy to spot. It's more difficult to pick out a contender in the NFL

...of the 2009 PBR World Finals with a 91.25 on the back of world champion bull contender Troubadour

Rookie of the Year contender Skeeter Kingsolver gets bucked off world champion bull contender Black Pearl on Thursday night at the Thomas...

The BASS Federation contenders flags fly during the weigh-in

ALI VERSUS FOREMAN

Heavyweight contender Muhammad Ali plays the bongos with "Big Black" at a gym in the N'Sele training center...

...can spin and his 270 and 360 variations on tailslides, bluntslides and lipslides keep him a serious contender for the winner's circle at every contest. One thing that's amazing about Lutzka is his...

With 10 contenders in the mix, does ratings' leader Mick Fanning have the form to lock it down in Portugal...

...Child" Jacobs wins the vacant NABO middleweight title in a ten round unanimous decision over former �Contender� cast member Ishe Smith. ©Joe Cordova/Fightwireimages.com

...Golden Child" Jacobs wins the vacant NABO middleweight title in a ten round unanimous decision over former “Contender cast member Ishe Smith