Today Florida State safety Myron Rolle had a day of a lifetime. It started in Birmingham, Alabama where he was one of eight finalists from his region for the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship and ended in College Park, Maryland where FSU was playing for a potential shot at the ACC Championship.
Myron Rolle’s one-on-one interview for the [...]
As this is being posted the final day of competition is beginning in Beijing — yes, the Olympics are coming to a close.
It’s been a great two weeks and I’ve enjoyed every minute of it. I’ve watched more events then I can possibly remember — everything from fencing to track and field to badminton to [...]
As I’ve said in numerous posts, I love the Olympics. I enjoy the competition, the stories, the sports, everything. But one thing I absolutely don’t understand is why athlete numbers are still attached to uniforms by safety pins. It doesn’t make any sense. Surely there is a better way.
I mean, they talk almost nightly about [...]
I don’t have much to say about Michael Phelps that hasn’t been said on just about every computer screen, tv, radio and newspaper in the world. He’s pretty much the most incredible athlete on the planet. Eight gold medals in a single Olympics is a feat that probably will not be bested for quite some [...]
Every four years, well two if you count the winter games, the world comes together in the spirit of competition to celebrate athletes and the games they play. This year the torch stops in Beijing, China for the summer games.
I happen to love the Olympics and all that they stand for. When they come around [...]