August 14th marks the start of the Youth Olympics. In Egypt, it also will be the beginning of something else: this will be the first time that a woman from Egypt serves as flag bearer in an Olypic event. Jihan El Midany, 18-year-old Egypt native, will be a part of a competition amongst 3,600 other [...]
Usain Bolt, champion sprinter worldwide, will officially miss tthe final meets of the track season — includiing Zurich and Brussels. His manager, Ricky Simms, has said that a doctor examined Usain, who explained that Bolt is suffering from a soreness in his lower back that is hampering his running speed, and, if not allowed to [...]
As soon as Tim Tebow hit the field for practice Saturday night, the crowd that had gathered in the stands to watch broke into laughter. It wasn’t anything that he particularly did as he showed up — it was what he looked like. Prior to the workout, the Denber Broncos has performed their traditional ritual [...]
No one seems to be able to tell what’s going on with Brett Favre right now. It’s been suggested by various forms of the media that FOX fabricated the fact that Brett Favre texted his teammates about his desire to retire. Further worsening the matter is that Farve lied about the texts, insisting that those [...]
Anderson Silva has been on the receiving end of taunts and insults from Chael Sonnen for weeks. However, he has decided to remain silence, leaving the both the media and fans wondering just how things are going to play out in the ring. It’s been said that in spite of the “Spider” having a record [...]
Kevin Youkilis of the Boston Red Sox will be undergoing surgery on his right thumb tomorrow in Cleveland, Ohio. Set to perform the surgery is Dr. Thomas Graham, who examined Youkilis today. Youkilis, who plays first baseman for the Sox, will be unable to play for the rest of the season after this surgery, due [...]
Roger Huerta won’t deny that he got into a fight in the middle of a street in Austin, Texas. He also knows that he “got the better” of his opponent in the brawl. After seeing a stranger punch a woman on Saturday, as he told TMZ, he didn’t fly into a rage. He merely confronted [...]
Alex Rodriguez has accomplished four different feats. He pulled his team out of a three-game losing streak. He also hit his 600th home run, becoming the youngest man in Major League history to actually do so, and marked the third straight game where in the first inning of the game, a Yankee hit a two-run [...]
The Minnesota Vikings are set to increase Brett Favre’s salary $20 million with incentives this season. That’s $7 million more than he was supposed to be making. The question is, will Favre actually return for another season? Word is that Favre has texted several teammates saying “This is it.” No one knows whether to take [...]
In spite of the fact that top draft pick Ndamukong Suh hasn’t yet been officially signed with the Detroit Lions, he has no reservations about giving back to where he came from.When he first began attending the University of Nebraska, one thing that struck him was a draft of what the school’s locker rooms might [...]