Over the past two decades, extreme sports have risen from the underground to mainstream activities. With more emphasis on danger they attract adrenaline junkie athletes and many others willing to risk limbs for the sake of thrills. Have spectators asked too much of the athletes or is this the natural progression of sports as a whole, and is there a place for them in the Olympics?
March 24, 2010 | Posted in
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The 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, Canada is just around the corner. With a shaky U.S. team some wonder whether the American teams will still be a dominant force in the upcoming competitions.
December 18, 2009 | Posted in
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The heavily contested host seat of the 2016 Olympics has been announced by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). While some argue that Rio de Janeiro is a great city for the games, would Chicago have been better?
by Etan Mora and Brett Edwards
After three years in Dallas, Terrell Owens has now been officially released from the Cowboys and signed with the Buffalo Bills on a one year $6 million contract. Owens, 35, ranks second in NFL history with 139 touchdown catches, trailing only Jerry Rice, but his ego has seemed to hinder team chemistry everywhere he has played. No team Owens has been on has won a super bowl, and the Cowboys didn’t win a playoff game with him on the team. Was it a good decision by Dallas General Manager Jerry Jones to release T.O.?
March 27, 2009 | Posted in
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by Brett Edwards and Ethan Mora
Since 1980 in the Welsh town of Llanwrtyd Wells, there has been an annual “Man versus Horse Marathon” putting human contestants up against mounted horse contestants. There have been two human winners since 2004 in the 22-mile marathon. Who would you rather have running, the perfect horse or the perfect human?
March 2, 2009 | Posted in
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by Brett Edwards and Ethan Mora
Florida quarterback Tim Tebow has decided he will return to college for his senior year in pursuit of a third national championship. Should the Florida Star have entered the NFL draft, or did he make the right decision in coming back?
January 31, 2009 | Posted in
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by Brett Edwards and Ethan Mora
Basketball Superstar Lebron James will be a free-agent in 2010 if he declines a player option in his current four year contract he is playing under for the Cleveland Cavaliers. Should “King James” leave his home in Cleveland for the bright lights of The New York Knicks or another NBA [...]
December 19, 2008 | Posted in
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by Brett Edwards and Ethan Mora
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has made numerous changes to rules regarding late hits, helmet to helmet hits, and hits on the quarterback. Many NFL players have been fined $5000, $10,000, $25000, and even suspended for games due to violent collisions on the field. Goodell wants to make it known that [...]
November 21, 2008 | Posted in
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