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Damien Walters, the real Spiderman

Posted by: gonzaloasis on: October 23, 2009

Damien Walters, from Derby, United Kingdom has become a legend in the internet, and people have come to the point of calling him “the real Spiderman”. The gymnastic exploits of this fit Englishman of 27 years of age have millions of views on YouTube, and every year he uploads a new video with all his new tricks. Damien won [...]

Revista: Manny Pacquiao Vs Ricky Hatton

Posted by: charliekennedy on: May 6, 2009

El filipino Manny Pacquiao fue el primer sorprendido por la forma tan facil y aplastante en que venció al inglés Ricky Hatton, a quien propinó contundente nocáut en el segundo asalto de una pelea de pesos súperligeros realizada la noche del sábado en Las Vegas (Nevada). Pacquiao zanjó en menos de seis minutos un pleito [...]

Drug Dealer Turned Boxer

Posted by: sallywatson on: April 23, 2009

Santos was a boy who grew up in the streets on the Texas-Mexico border. He got into drug smuggling because he was a better student of the streets than a student of the classroom. He didn’t care about anything, he was naive and young, thinking that he could get away with anything. He got into [...]

Matt Frey Places Third at State Championships

Posted by: charliekennedy on: March 19, 2009

Matt Frey placed third all-around in the Florida  Men’s Gymnastics State Championships. The competition took place in Ft. Lauderdale on this past Saturday. He participated in the 16-18 year-old age division and was the highest placing high school  junior in Florida. Matt also was awarded various medals, placing  from sixth to second. Matt competed in all [...]

Should Hunters Start Shooting with Green?

Posted by: charliekennedy on: March 9, 2009

Three years ago, Phillip Loughlin made a choice he knew would brand him as an outsider with many of his fellow hunters and decided to use “green bullets.”  He said that it made perfect sense to use something that had the same effect on the game but was environmentally friendly and did not contain lead;  [...]

Phelps to retire after ’12 Olympics

Posted by: charliekennedy on: February 3, 2009

America’s best athlete announced that he will quit his sport after the Olympic Games in London 2012. Phelps was in an international sport forum in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. In his press conference, he said that “he is going to start living an easier and lighter life” after 2012. “In four years, I will put away [...]

Bulgarian skier wins 2 medals

Posted by: sallywatson on: January 15, 2009

Kilian Albrecht, Bulgaria’s best skier, showed that he has improved a lot over the past few years, and that he is in great shape, by winning two silver medals in the Nor-Am slalom race in the Winter Park ski area in the United States. The races were very close though. On Thursday, in the men’s [...]

KG’s Workout Plan

Posted by: hannahshulla on: November 5, 2008

Kevin Garnett, a defending NBA champ, has been busy playing a new sport. Most of his teammates have changed their diets like Paul Pierce or changed their workout plans in the off season. KG has been playing soccer in the off season. Garnett was first wrapped into the game of soccer when he watched a free [...]

Ice Climbing

Posted by: jnguonly on: October 29, 2008

I enjoy learning about extreme sports that most people do not have the craziness, if not the body to do. This week it is going to be ice climbing. Many people may think that it is not that crazy or even that difficult. Ice Climbing is rated one of the top five most dangerous activities a [...]

Wingsuit Flying

Posted by: charliekennedy on: October 23, 2008

Wingsuit flying is something that I would like to do before I do.  Not too many people know about what wingsuit flying is.  It is not very different from regular sky diving.  The only difference is that the suit you are wearing spreads your arms and feet out with the fabric covering your body looking [...]

Bull Riders

Posted by: sallywatson on: October 17, 2008

It takes a special kind of person to ride a bull. First off you have to be able to over come your fear of getting onto the bull. Then if you get on it’s a wild ride for 8 seconds. Bull riders are the most respected rodeo athletes. There is just something about bull riders 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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