Sports

So throughout life we all make mistakes whether they are big or small, life altering or not. A couple of days ago a British news paper featured American Gold Medalist Michael Phelps taking a hit off of a "cannabis" water pipe. Come on the guy is only human why condone him for it? Even though he is portrayed as a role model and hero he is only human.  Read More »

In September, sports writer Dave Zirin released A People's History of Sports in the United States an examination of the history of the link between sports and (among other things) politics. The book -which derives its name from revisionist historian Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States- is equally as challenging to the established view of its subject matter.  Read More »

I’ve never been a natural talent at activities or sports. Many girls grew up in Girl Scouts or softball. I wasn’t one of them, but that didn’t stop me. In high school I started experimenting with sports. I played soccer but I wasn’t competitive enough. I biked six miles downtown but I got my license and found out driving would be quicker.  Read More »

The day was warm and sunny in Munich, Germany, in September 1972, and excited fans filled Olympic Stadium, anxious to see all the countries compete. Athletes walked across the field, while the crowd cheered them on with flags and chants. The XX Olympiad had begun. Three simple but powerful words rang in the ears of the athletes, “Citius, Altius, Fortius.”  Read More »

It's Friday night. The stands are filled for the high school game of the season - the rivalry! Everybody's watching in anticipation, hoping that their team will be able to pull out the win. Rivals for years, everyone is anxious to see who will be able to claim bragging rights for the year.  Read More »

I was browsing the internet when I noticed a headline that caught my eye. It has to do with college coaches and their salaries. Now this is always interests me especially now that I've finally entered into the college life style and am looking at potential careers. Now here is my question to you.  Read More »

Can a person, group, or team win by too much? At which point do you cross the line? This is a question posed to us today in the news. It isn't a fairly well known story so I thought I might shed some light on it.  Read More »

Why do so many people hate cross country runners? I am an avid cross country runner and work extremely hard everyday and yet people have the gall to make fun of me and other runners. I have been given the finger while running. I've been called almost every name in the book. I've had stuff thrown at me and the list goes on. Why is this?  Read More »