The Road Less Traveled: Glen “The Road Warrior” Johnson Poised For Light Heavyweight Title Belt
Ol’ man river,
Dat ol’ man river
He mus’know sumpin’
But don’t say nuthin’,
He jes’keeps rollin’
He keeps on rollin’ along.
- Lyrics from “Old Man River,” performed by Paul Robeson
The first verse of this classic African-American spiritual embodies the career of Glencoffe “The Road Warrior” Johnson (49-13-2, 33 KOs). This Road Warrior is nowhere near as popular as Mel [...]
REGY THORPE: A LACROSSE LEGACY INSURED IN ROCHESTER
For the first time in the history of the Rochester Knighthawks franchise of the National Lacrosse League, Regy Thorpe is not representing the team. One of the greatest defensive players in the history of the National Lacrosse League has just started a position under Gary Gait as the assistant woman’s lacrosse coach at Syracuse University. [...]
WHEN POLITICS CRUSH OLYMPIC DREAMS
Linda Cornelius Waltman will probably be watching the Opening Ceremonies of the Olympic Games in Vancouver next month. Like while watching all Olympic Games since 1980, she will likely feel a pit in her stomach for what she missed out on as a member of the 1980 U.S. Olympic Pentathlon Team.
Waltman, like all of her [...]
Juan Manuel Lopez And Yuriorkis Gamboa Are On A Collision Course
Juan Ma(nuel) Lopez (28-0, 25 KOs) and Yuriorkis Gamboa (17-0, 15 KOs) are not just interesting-sounding names. They are “big little men,” skilled enough to invoke memories of the legendary trio of featherweights named Marco Antonio Barerra, Erik Morales, and of course, Manny Pacquiao. Look no further than their impressive wins this past weekend to understand [...]
HOCKEY GOLD IS NOT THE ONLY PATH TO OLYMPIC SUCCESS FOR CANADA
By Beaker
With the Olympics right around the corner, I’ve heard it be asked “will the Olympics be a failure of Canada doesn’t win a gold in men’s hockey?”
In a land where hockey reigns supreme and runs paramount to anything athletic, I can see the temptation to ponder such a myopic question.
The answer clearly is no.
If [...]
HOCKEY: BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
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BOBSLED RUNNER GILLIAN COOKE REVEALS BACKDOOR
Whoever said that bobsled isn’t sexy enough was wrong. In fact, everything about bobsled is hot & sexy. I never saw any female bobsled runner who wasn’t sexy or unrevealing. Yah them suits are so tight that you can actually view anything and everything. I love watching bobsled and I hope to see many women [...]
AN OLYMPIC ATHLETE….WITH AN ASTERISK
For the first time ever, the U.S. Olympic Volleyball Team a berth in the Olympic Games. The year was 1980 and Debbie Landreth, now Debbie Landreth Brown, and her teammates were more than excited to be a trailblazing team in women’s sports and American volleyball. However, the dreams of her and her teammates of Olympic [...]
TENNIS, LIKE OTHER SPORTS, LOOKS TO CONTINUE A CASH COW
By Leigh Sanders
“Money makes the world go around,” or so the old saying tells us.
As 2010 opens across a planet stuck in recession as Third World debt is joined by those supposedly developed countries whose industries compete to see who can lose the most money in a day.
Standing outside the normal boundaries of daily life [...]
Who’s To Blame For The Failed Mayweather-Pacquiao Bout?
I’ve been running my mouth on HBO’s Boxing Forum on this much-debated topic. To get the conversation started here, I’ll present the cases against each defendant in this crime on boxing and then let you be the judge of who deserves the most blame.
The Accused
Bob Arum. “Manny doesn’t like needles.” Yet Pacquiao has enough tattoos to [...]
