Fourteen year old rising golf star, TianLang Guan, continues to stay in the headlines even when he’s not in them. Over the past few days, the world has been treated to one of golf’s perennial events: The Masters. And, at the same time, has witnessed a rare feat in Golfdom: someone has shared the spotlight…
Without realizing it, for the past month or so, the world was interested in the NBA’s regular season games. And all of the credit goes to one team: The Miami Heat. In case you just came out of a coma, live in Antarctica, lost your short-term memory, or just came out of a coma, basketball’s…
In what was to be a highly contested gold medal match between two basketball powerhouses, Spain and the United States, turned out to be an epic battle between the American men and a completely random team that no one had ever heard of: Espana. The American team could not suppress their confusion as Espana took…
The American Badminton team narrowly escaped disqualification yesterday as four pairs from other countries were removed from the tournament for throwing matches. The decision was made after one pair from China, two from South Korea, and one from Indonesia were found guilty of ‘losing on purpose’ so as to avoid facing a more difficult opponent…
LONDON–The spectacular opening ceremonies of the 2012 London Olympiad got underway this morning and, for some reason, Canada was present. Apparently, the cold Northern country, in their eager anticipation for the winter Olympics, accidentally showed up at the stadium in full colors. It became a bit awkward when Chile was announced and the Canadians decided…
STATE COLLEGE–The mood around the historic Nittany Lion campus could only be described as one of disbelief yesterday morning as the NCAA handed out its sanctions, and in doing so, committed a heinous and unpardonable act against an innocent and defenseless reputation. According to eye witness reports, after the school’s hands were bound with a…
LONDON–The International Olympic Committee announced its plans yesterday to change the name of the historic site of the gods, previously known as Mount Olympus, to Mount Samsung in honor of the upcoming Olympic Games. Other famous names that have come under scrutiny are Nike (the Winged Victory statue will now be called Adidas) and God…
The 2012 European Cup, according to commentators and fans alike, is shaping up to be one of the most memorable soccer events in a long time. “In terms of highlight footage (no pun intended),” said one giddy ESPN broadcaster. “There’s never been anything like it. We probably have hours and hours of ‘oh-my-god-that-was-so-close’ moments.” And…
TEXAS–In Texas, the lights come out and shine on more than just Friday nights. For football, to many, is 24/7 and is as natural as breathing. In some towns it’s a part of every aspect of their daily lives and has become, in a very real sense, part of their story…and legend. One possible reasons…
MIAMI—A Dallas man was arrested yesterday after Miami police discovered that he had kidnapped and then impersonated Heat star Lebron James during the NBA Finals against the Mavericks earlier this month–in what has to be the wildest scheme ever to help the Mavs achieve basketball glory. Apparently it worked. Detectives who opened the case said…
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