One of my favorite movies is “Cool Runnings”. I just keep hearing the line, “Jamaica we have a bob sled team.” Apparently they have a lot more then bob sleds. Usain Bolt is a freakish athlete. Watching him run is like watching a real life “Flash”. Just the black version, without the red body suit, […]
I’m sure winning Gold must be an amazing feeling! Congrats to Serena for her Women’s Tennis Single gold medal. This is like when keeping it real goes wrong. Check out Serena’s “Snoop Dogg” impersonation. I’m sure Barack Obama was just shaking his head in the White House after this. Enjoy!!! Follow us on Twitter! @979TheBox […]
I’ll give you a clue. 16 years old. Made history being the first African-American to win a gold medal in women’s All-around gymnastics. That’s right! Gabby Douglas. She will be the new face of Kelloggs Corn Flakes starting this fall. Read More Check out her reunion with her family after winning the gold! Follow us […]
via: cnn.com The British government will deploy an extra 1,200 troops for Olympics security, Sports Secretary Jeremy Hunt announced Tuesday. The 1,200 military personnel come on top of 3,500 already called up specially this month after security contractor G4S said it would not be able to supply the number of guards it promised. See More
via: defendernetwork.com Hundreds of area youngsters ages six to 14 are competing for fun and glory in the 12th annual Hershey’s Track & Field Games. During the recent state qualifier, young athletes competed in such events as the standing broad jump, softball throw, 4 x 100-meter relay, 50-meter dash, and the 200, 400, 800 and […]
PARIS — NBA star Tony Parker may miss the London Olympics after almost losing his eye in a fight involving singer Chris Brown and members of hip-hop star Drake’s entourage. Parker’s cornea was scratched in the fight, and the guard has revealed he had to have an operation to remove a shard that had “penetrated 99 […]
Houstonian Marlen Esparza, 6 time Flyweight National Champion, talked to Nnete about her journey to the 2010 Olympics and CNN’s In Her Corner: Latino in America 2. It replays Saturday, Oct. 1 at 7pm cst.
Even Olympians have to pay the rent. These world-class athletes are in the spotlight for two weeks every couple of years. But for the most part, they’re just regular people who have to make a living as teachers, fitness instructors or market researchers, all while putting in hours of grueling sports training. For every Shaun […]
WOTS... it looks like Target may have struck gold w/ the recent distribution deal that's been made w/ Mariah Carey
Shoutout to Shani Davis, Lindsey Vonn & Shaun White who all won gold for the US yesterday! Americans dominated from the mountains to the city Wednesday, winning six medals, including golds in women’s downhill, men’s 1,000-meter speedskating and men’s snowboard halfpipe. That set a U.S. record for a single day of the Winter Olympics.
Vanessa James and Yannick Bonheur of France on Monday became the first black couple to compete in Olympic pairs skating, electrifying the crowd at the Pacific Coliseum with an acrobatic free skate program.
