Gabrielle Reece

Yes, sports fans. Gabrielle Reece is off the beach and on the links. For the millions who've watched her professional beach volleyball career and been awe-struck by her sinuous 6-foot-3-inch physique, her athletics, her supermodel face, her record-breaking stats, her multiple talents as fitness guru and emerging presence on TV, this will come as a shock. Reece is giving it up for the next two years, during which time she will devote herself to a reclusive life of swings, chips and putts.

LAIRD (heart) GABBY Laird Hamilton, big-wave surfer, and Gabrielle Reece, former pro volleyball player When your daily life takes you from Malibu to Maui to follow the surf and the seasons, getting away from it all takes on a whole different meaning. Sports super-couple Laird Hamilton and Gabrielle Reece head to Tahiti for romance--and family fun. The husband and wife, who met in 1995 when Hamilton was a guest on Reece's cable talk show, "The Extremists," return often to the South Pacific outpost for its sense of remoteness.

What: Intimate Portrait: Gabrielle Reece Channel: Lifetime When: Sunday, 10 p.m. The face of Gabrielle Reece is one of the most recognized in sports. She appears in Nike ads and volleyball games, on magazine covers and MTV. But none of those outlets have let people know who Gaby Reece is. Lifetime changes that with its intimate look at the 6-foot-3 pro volleyball player who moonlights as a model and television personality, and has lived a life of ups and downs.

LOOK out, the boys are back in town. 1. Jeremy Piven, left, Adrian Grenier and Kevin Connolly looked like the new-millennium Rat Pack at the April 5 season premiere at the Cinerama Dome of HBO's "Entourage," that show about a hot young Hollywood hunk and his posse living the life in El Lay. All the rooms in Brent Bolthouse's bash in Ivar Studio were decorated to suit the characters' personalities. A pool table and simulated driving range for Eric (Connolly). Dancers in silver lame bikinis for Turtle, played by Jerry Ferrara.

The ongoing California Beach Bash '99 has plenty for the sun set: a pro volleyball tournament, contests for skateboarders and bicycle stunt riders, and live music. It also has super-babe Gabrielle Reece. Reece, at 6 feet, 3 inches, isn't hard to spot. She has appeared on the covers of Elle, Harper's Bazaar, and other magazines. She's also a top professional volleyball player, having been a regular on the tour for a few years.

LOOK out, the boys are back in town. 1. Jeremy Piven, left, Adrian Grenier and Kevin Connolly looked like the new-millennium Rat Pack at the April 5 season premiere at the Cinerama Dome of HBO's "Entourage," that show about a hot young Hollywood hunk and his posse living the life in El Lay. All the rooms in Brent Bolthouse's bash in Ivar Studio were decorated to suit the characters' personalities. A pool table and simulated driving range for Eric (Connolly). Dancers in silver lame bikinis for Turtle, played by Jerry Ferrara.

LAIRD (heart) GABBY Laird Hamilton, big-wave surfer, and Gabrielle Reece, former pro volleyball player When your daily life takes you from Malibu to Maui to follow the surf and the seasons, getting away from it all takes on a whole different meaning. Sports super-couple Laird Hamilton and Gabrielle Reece head to Tahiti for romance--and family fun. The husband and wife, who met in 1995 when Hamilton was a guest on Reece's cable talk show, "The Extremists," return often to the South Pacific outpost for its sense of remoteness.

Kent Steffes, bronzed beach god, Olympic medalist, towering millionaire, is furious. From his aluminum chair, he roars about the stupidity and improbity of his fellow athletes, top players whom he blames for the rotten state of professional beach volleyball. "I want to find the truth," he declares. "One way is to depose people." It's the second day of a three-day volleyball tournament in Seal Beach in July featuring the most famous male players in the country.

Gabrielle Reece wants to be more than just a pretty face on the Bud Light 4-Woman Volleyball Tour. OK, she wants to be more than just a People Magazine's World's-50-Most-Beautiful-People face on the Bud Light 4-Woman Volleyball Tour. This is not a young woman playing professional volleyball for the paycheck, however. She has been a busy international model for five years and has graced every fashion magazine from Elle to Vogue.

Yes, sports fans. Gabrielle Reece is off the beach and on the links. For the millions who've watched her professional beach volleyball career and been awe-struck by her sinuous 6-foot-3-inch physique, her athletics, her supermodel face, her record-breaking stats, her multiple talents as fitness guru and emerging presence on TV, this will come as a shock. Reece is giving it up for the next two years, during which time she will devote herself to a reclusive life of swings, chips and putts.

The ongoing California Beach Bash '99 has plenty for the sun set: a pro volleyball tournament, contests for skateboarders and bicycle stunt riders, and live music. It also has super-babe Gabrielle Reece. Reece, at 6 feet, 3 inches, isn't hard to spot. She has appeared on the covers of Elle, Harper's Bazaar, and other magazines. She's also a top professional volleyball player, having been a regular on the tour for a few years.

Kent Steffes, bronzed beach god, Olympic medalist, towering millionaire, is furious. From his aluminum chair, he roars about the stupidity and improbity of his fellow athletes, top players whom he blames for the rotten state of professional beach volleyball. "I want to find the truth," he declares. "One way is to depose people." It's the second day of a three-day volleyball tournament in Seal Beach in July featuring the most famous male players in the country.

What: Intimate Portrait: Gabrielle Reece Channel: Lifetime When: Sunday, 10 p.m. The face of Gabrielle Reece is one of the most recognized in sports. She appears in Nike ads and volleyball games, on magazine covers and MTV. But none of those outlets have let people know who Gaby Reece is. Lifetime changes that with its intimate look at the 6-foot-3 pro volleyball player who moonlights as a model and television personality, and has lived a life of ups and downs.

Gabrielle Reece wants to be more than just a pretty face on the Bud Light 4-Woman Volleyball Tour. OK, she wants to be more than just a People Magazine's World's-50-Most-Beautiful-People face on the Bud Light 4-Woman Volleyball Tour. This is not a young woman playing professional volleyball for the paycheck, however. She has been a busy international model for five years and has graced every fashion magazine from Elle to Vogue.

The Beach Volleyball America women's professional beach volleyball tour announced its inaugural schedule for the 2000 season Wednesday. It will consist of seven tournaments, all in California, starting in mid-May and running through late August. Teams will compete for a total of $525,000 in prize money. Holly McPeak, Misty May, Gabrielle Reece, Annett Davis, Jenny Johnson-Jordan, Liz Masakayan and Elaine Youngs are among the players expected to compete.

A guest list of sports figures to be featured on TV and radio today through Thursday: * Ray Lucas --"The Late Show With David Letterman," tonight, 11:35, Channel 2 * Bruce Smith, Thurman Thomas, Andre Reed --"NFL Countdown," Saturday, 8 a.m., ESPN * Steve Young (studio analyst) --"Wild Card Pregame Show," Saturday, 9 a.m., Channel 7 * Joe Montana --"Bob Berger and Bruce Murray," Saturday, 11:20 a.m., KCTD (1540) * Lute Olson, Stanford's Casey Jacobsen --"Runnin' With the Pac," Saturday, 11:30 a.