Before just about every 2016 Olympics race, whether it be a medal or qualifying swim, swimmer Michael Phelps is shown getting in the zone with a pair of headphones locked on his ears. So, what’s he listening to? Phelps has a steady stream of a mix of songs from Eminem, Young Jeezy and a more recent addition, Eric Church. Phelps has gone country with songs in his catalogue from Church like “Drink
The 2016 Summer Olympics get underway this Friday (8-5-16) in Rio and a Mainer will be at the summer games. Randy Visser will not be competing; he will be working for NBC.
The Tokyo 2020 Olympics have a deadline of the end of this week to take submission for Olympic sports wannabes. These are sports that are not Olympic sports but would like to be included in the 2020 games.
Here’s a side effect of the Bruce Jenner interview with Diane Sawyer that not many people saw coming. The value of Bruce Jenner’s Wheaties box went up in value.
Augusta’s Julia Clukey is competing this week at the 45th International Luge Federation World Championships in Latvia. Up to this point, Julia hasn’t been doing as well as she hoped during the World Cup luge season.
Boston is one step closer to hosting the 2024 Summer Olympics after its selection by the U.S. Olympic committee as their choice to present to the International committee.
Some interesting and stand-out accomplishments in sports occurred on this day, February 24, in sports history. Some of the highlights: in 1960 the U.S. Olympic hockey team defeated Germany 9-1 in the final rounds to win the United States first gold medal in hockey. This medal win is known as the ‘forgotten miracle’ because the U.S. was not considered to have a chance to win.