Bill Russell vs Wilt Chamberlain

The Rivalry, by John Taylor, is a narrative of the battle between Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain during the golden age of basketball.
This work takes a look at the players who were the first black superstar athletes outside of boxing, that had complex personalities, that lived in a segregated society (also during the assassination […]

New Olympic Sport: Water Ball

Here is a shot of my nephew, Ayden, dunking a ball in the pool. I love it!
It reminds me of somebody.
What can I say, it runs in the family.
Water Ball in the Olympics? How about a city league movement in backyard pools first?
I’m in.
C.Harv

BMX Freestyle vs. Racing

BMX will be the first “action sports” discipline to enter the Summer Games Olympics, debuting this month in Beijing.
However, the BMX Olympic events will not be in the freestyle discipline (riders of vert ramp, dirt jumps, park courses, and streets) many are accustomed to viewing at the X Games or events like the Dew […]

X Games 14

“The Best of the Best” at X Games 14 in Los Angeles. Go to EXPN to get your fix on all the highlights and video coverage of the 2008 X Games.

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Danny Way is one tough, maybe a little crazy, dude! Crazy flip on the dirt bike with only one hand! […]

Operation Yao Ming, Beijing Olympics

Operation Yao Ming: The Chinese Sports Empire, American Big Business, and the Making of an NBA Superstar, written by Brook Larmer, is a fascinating book that I just finished reading.
The story begins with a groundingbreaking introduction into the forbidden kingdom of China and the communist-style sports system that Yao Ming was […]

Home Run Derby, Josh Hamilton

If you are like me and missed the home run derby last night at Yankee Stadium because you don’t have cable or you didn’t know it was on, then check out the highlight of the night.
Josh Hamilton, a former #1 Draft pick, turned down the wrong path of drug addiction, and was out of baseball […]

Yao Ming Foundation

Want to help children affected by the 8.0 earthquake in China? And also be the personal guest of Yao Ming at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing?

The Yao Ming Foundation is offering this very opportunity.
Yao’s Foundation is selling raffle tickets ($2.00/ ticket, minimum purchase of 5 tickets) that will go toward rebuilding schools and […]

Hoops of Hope

Austin Gutwein, a resident of Phoenix, Arizona, saw a video by World Vision about children in need who had lost their parents to HIV/AIDS and passionately decided that he needed to do something to help.
What he decided to do was create Hoops of Hope, a non-profit that organizes free-throw shooting marathons to raise money for […]

Lakers-Celtics Rivalry Revisted

Ahh…. these were the days!
Showtime meets Bird’s Celtics.
Bird draining 3 pointers on everyone.
Magic running the fast break like no other. Kevin McHale close-lines when Kurt Rambis goes up for a lay-up. The sky hook. Coop-a-loops!
Chick Hearn on the mic, saying: “This game is over, the refrigerator is closed, the lights are out, the eggs […]

Former Substitute Teacher Shines On PGA Tour

Did anyone watch the Players Championship (TPC) this last weekend?
What was interesting, besides seeing if Sergio Garcia could come through in a big tournament, was the story of Paul Goydos.
Goydos, a self-described journeyman, father of two teenager daughters, began his golfing career as a struggling mini-tour player and substitute teacher. […]

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