Category Archives: Performances

Dick Fosbury – inventor

Richard Hoffer from Sports Illustrated has a new book out, “Something in the Air: American Passion and Defiance in the 1968 Mexico City Olympics.” In a recent issue, SI excerpted…

Bath student competes to be greenest ever Ironman

You can find the full release at http://media-newswire.com/release_1100079.html, with an excerpt below. (Excerpt) (Media-Newswire.com) – A University of Bath student is aiming to become the greenest ever Ironman when he…

Something bad will happen

As a lifelong Jets fan, excuse my doom and gloom attitude. 🙂 For Hispanic Heritage Month, Richard Lapchick writes a piece on Mark Sanchez and how his success might bring…

Don't take greatness for granted

This will be a reoccurring theme. The beauty of sports is the constant stream of good performances, with the occassional great ones. All should make us feel good, even if…

The trip over is not so easy

There are great stories about immigrant families that were unfortunately forced to leave their homes because of war, only to make their way to another part of the world, often…

No stopping them – Dreams and Kids

I received some great materials from Tom Tuohy, Founder and President of Dreams for Kids. It is a wonderful organization started in 1989. I strongly encourage you to visit their…

Multitasking – Kim Clijsters

Congratulations to tennis star, and mom, Kim Clijsters for winning the US Open women’s singles championships. Clijsters, who won the last time she played the tournament in 2005, was unseeded…

Reluctantly…Jordan's Top 23 Plays

Of course, there are plays involving the Knicks and Hoyas.  I think the 1982 shot vs. Georgetown planted the seed for the eventual love/hate conflict I had with Jordan. Or…