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Diana Taurasi and Amar'e Stoudemire in ESPN's 2nd 'Body Issue"

By Michael McCarthy, USA TODAY
Updated

ESPN is naming names of more pro, amateur and Olympic athletes who'll drop their uniforms for ESPN The Magazine's 2nd Annual Body Issue hitting newsstands Oct. 8.

Among those posing nude or semi-nude in the issue's "Bodies We Want" section, ESPN said Monday, are: Phoenix Mercury star Diana Taurasi; ; New York Knicks free agent Amar'e Stoudemire; PGA golfer Camilo Villegas; Olympic skier Julia Mancuso; Olympic figure skater Evan Lysacek ; the San Francisco 49ers' Patrick Willis; the Florida Marlins' Hanley Ramirez; volleyball player Kim Glass; wheelchair tennis player Esther Vergeer; and a dozen members of the USA Water Polo Women's National team.

USA TODAY's Michael McCarthy previously reported tennis star Venus Williams, U.S. World Cup goal-keeper Tim Howard, billiard player Jeanette "The Black Widow" Lee, surfer Kelly Slater and a dozen members of the USA Water Polo Women's National Team would appear in the issue.

The group photos of the women's water polo team are getting strong consideration for the cover. ESPN has not announced yet what athletes will appear on the cover or covers of the issue which became ESPN The Magazine's top newsstand seller last year.

"I never thought in a million years I'd pose naked in a national magazine," says the team's Lauren "Lolo" Silver in a statement.

Last year's cover athletes included: tennis star Serena Williams; NFL running back Adrian Peterson; the NBA's Dwight Howard; NASCAR driver Carl Edwards; mixed martial artist Gina Carano and amputee track star Sarah Reinertsen.--Michael McCarthy

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