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Real Madrid doesn’t want to lose

Posted by: gonzaloasis on: May 3, 2010

No matter what FC Barcelona does, how well they play, how many goals they score, Real Madrid is not quitting in their race for the spanish championships. Yesterday, Sunday 2nd of May, Osasuna FC was a tough opponent for Manuel Pellegrini’s team. They scored first in minute 6 after a terrible mistake by the defender from Real [...]

The Olympic Games

Posted by: cbizzle23 on: February 18, 2010

From a pink tassel on a leotard to Shaun Wight ripping it up on the half pipe, the 2010 games has been eventful. The weather has been up and down for the skiers, the men ice skaters having the most ridiculous outfits, all has added up to the winter games in Canada. The U.S. having [...]

Why are Sports so Difficult?

Posted by: nataliebea on: October 16, 2009

Everyday we see people playing their sports.  Some people are playing amazing, and some people aren’t on the top of their game.  I know for a fact, that it is impossible to perform at your best every day at our sports.  The question is why?  Sports are so mentally challenging.  They require a lot of [...]

Weather Preferences

Posted by: devu91 on: October 8, 2009

I have spent the last year living in England and now I am in Florida. I have never experienced anything more opposite! England was icy cold, and the crisp air would make my fingertips, toes, ears and nose ache with pain. When I had to train in a shirt and shorts in the snow, I [...]

Down

Posted by: cbizzle23 on: October 7, 2009

  sports Everyday we are put down – by coaches, peers, or physically in your sport.  The natural thing is pick yourself up and get stronger. We all do it every day, day in day out.  Coaches yell, we do better. It’s a constant cycle down then put yourself up then something knocks you down.  If [...]

Glasgow hosting 2014 Games

Posted by: georginasellyn on: October 6, 2009

The Commonwealth Games, also known as ‘the Friendly Games’ will take place in Glasgow, Scotland, in the summer of 2014. 71 nations voted in Sri Lanka in November 2004 and Glasgow won the bid to host the prestigious games. There was much celebration throughout the city and plans were quickly put in place to build and [...]

Superboat national championships hit Clearwater beach

Posted by: aosborne01 on: September 26, 2009

On October 2nd – 4th the world’s fastest offshore powerboats will be in Clearwater, FL racing in the first annual Clearwater Super Boat National Championships. The boats will be hitting between 100mph – 200mph and are some of the fastest and most expensive in the world. The races will be broadcasted on the CBS Sports [...]

Use of performance-enhancing drugs in sports

Posted by: georginasellyn on: September 2, 2009

These days suspicion over drug use surrounds every sport and every successful athlete, and those competitors who  don’t take performance enhancing drugs see themselves as disadvantaged. Some respected sports figures think that “if it’s not dangerous, taking performance enhancing drugs, it just levels the playing fields.” For example those athletes born and living at sea level cannot possibly [...]

Acrobatic Strengthening Program

Posted by: trubino on: March 9, 2009

Lifting free weights and using weight machines are out of style and lifting your body weight is in. A group called Bartendaz is promoting an acrobatic strengthening program that the youth and celebrities are adopting. Many schools in New York are putting this acrobatic strengthening program into their physical education classes. Representatives from these schools [...]

Michael Phelps’ Bad Decisions

Posted by: charliekennedy on: February 18, 2009

Michael Phelps was recently photographed smoking pot. No offense to him or anything but what a stupid decision. I mean, he is such a talented athlete. He has made it so far, and now he is completely blowing it. I just can’t help but think that fame perhaps messes with peoples’ minds. I mean, if you think how [...]

Michael Phelps suspension

Posted by: shaaz on: February 10, 2009

Last Monday a massive bomb was dropped which I didn’t find out til last Thursday. A picture surfaced with none other than American Olympic hero Michael Phelps in it. The picture depicts Phelps, 23, smoking what looks to be marijuana from a bong at a college party at University of South Carolina where he stopped off through his victory tour. [...]

Phelps Makes Mistake

Posted by: trubino on: February 5, 2009

Eight time Olympic gold winner Micheal Phelps was caught in a photo smoking out of a bong. The photo was released in British newspapers on February 1st, and was taken in November when Phelps went to visit the University of South Carolina. Phelps has publicly announced his regret on his actions, and told the press [...]

Michael Phelps in hot water

Posted by: jnguonly on: February 4, 2009

Michael Phelps is one of the world’s most recognizable men now of days. He is arguably the best swimmer to ever go to the Olympics. This past Olympics he rewrote history by winning 8 gold medals! After that, Michael Phelps’s life changed for the better. He soon had millions of dollars in endorsement deals and was [...]

Michael Phelps admits marijuana use

Posted by: xeniya on: February 3, 2009

On February 1st, 2009 British newspaper “News of the World” published a picture of Phelps while he was smoking weed.  One day later Phelps confessed that the picture was real and he actually did smoke marijuana. Phelps’s agents offered a lot of money to “News of the World”, just so they wouldn’t publish the provoking [...]

Yankees

Posted by: mfabry on: January 31, 2009

Once again more past rumors are coming out about the New York Yankees. The book is written by a co-author and the former general manger of the Yankees from 1996-2007. It is about all of the cocky superstars in their locker room trashing talking each other, no surprise their. Torre says in the book everything [...]

Francoeur has a new approach

Posted by: mfabry on: January 31, 2009

The Atlanta Braves think they need to add new powerful hitting right fielders, Chipper Jones and Brian McCann. The Braves feel that they don’t have anyone that can fill the spot unless they take a risk and slip in old Frenchy, also known as Jeff Francoeur. He was an excellent rookie but changed his approach [...]

Concussions

Posted by: trubino on: January 27, 2009

Scientists are starting to research and test retired football player’s health. Due to football being such a contact sport, many football players will or are experiencing health problems. For instance, Ted Johnson was the linebacker for the New England Patriots. He played for 10 years in the NFL with 757 tackles. He has history that [...]



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  • nluvhkc: your correct that name is one to always be remembered he is so talented in baseball and pretty much anything else he does I've never met someone quite

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