It may be a little too early to call it, but a NFL meet-up on February 5th between football’s two biggest buzzed about franchises could possibly demolish every TV rating record set before its time. Las Vegas already have the New England Patriots as a favorite for Super Bowl LI READ MORE >
“If you think for a second that I don’t want to be out there, then you’ve probably never felt the pure ecstasy of competing and winning,” Tony Romo glumly said. “That hasn’t left me. In fact, it may burn now more than ever.” Romo, the 34-year-old Dallas Cowboys quarterback, has READ MORE >
“I knew I was going to cry, I didn’t think it was because I was blind from celebratory champagne”, said Bill Murray, a longtime Chicago Cub fan. “I’ve been imagining this for a long time”. Along with many, many others. The Chicago Cubs won their first World Series in 108 READ MORE >
Before the first athlete even landed, the Rio 2016 Olympics were plagued with turmoil, scandal, protest, and the looming threat of Zika. Rio really wanted the opening ceremony to change that. It wanted a glorious spectacle that proved the city’s capability as a modern metropolis. Not having the special effects READ MORE >
Michael Phelps, already the most decorated Olympian of all time, came out of retirement (nonetheless at the age of 30) to triumph yet again. “I’m 30 years old and swimming almost faster than I ever have before,” he warned. A Maryland local, Phelps began swimming at a young age to READ MORE >
The U.S women’s gymnastics team huddled together and cheered in unison, “We are the Final Five!” after winning gold in Rio. The Final Five is made up of Olympic veterans Aly Raisman (team captain) and Gabby Douglas, and newcomers Madison Kocian, Laurie Hernandez, and Simone Biles. The U.S team has READ MORE >
Kerri Walsh Jennings and Misty May-Treanor were the world’s most powerful and successful women’s beach volleyball partners for 11 years. They have been repeatedly referred to as “the greatest beach volleyball team of all time”. After the 2012 London Games, May-Treanor retired, but her other playing half wasn’t ready just READ MORE >
Katie Ledecky is an American competitive swimmer and Olympic gold medalist. The Washington, D.C. native began swimming at the young age of six because of her older brother. After realizing her natural ability in the water, Ledecky graduated from Stone Ridge High School already setting swimming records. After successfully accomplishing READ MORE >
“Down South, football is a really big deal”, said Jennifer Gray, the chairwoman of Vote for McKinney’s Future. Apparently, football down South is such a big deal, voters of McKinney, Texas just approved a $63 million budget to build a high school football stadium. The 12,000-seat facility and event center READ MORE >
What’s a struggling baseball team do to keep the energy up in less than packed stadiums? Robots of course! The Hanwha Eagles have suffered more than 400 losses in the past five years, so fans are few and far between until now. By introducing a rowdy section of robots the READ MORE >