Marion Jones – World’s Fast Mom, No More
Marion Jones has been the queen of women’s sprinting. She racked up three Olympic gold medals and five total medals at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney Australia. The U.S. Olympic team once named...
Category: Sports
Joe Torre Resigns, His Legacy Will Be Remembered
Joe Torre was offered a one-year contract with a pay cut, to remain manager of the New York Yankees. He turned it down, even though it still would have made him the highest paid...
Can A-Rod Chase Bonds’ Home-Run Record?
Now that Barry Bonds has become baseball’s home run king, the spotlight soon will shift to New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez, the player in best position to take the record from Bonds. Full...
“Fore”! Try a Cruise Ship Golf Simulator
It’s been almost 20 years since hitting golf balls into the ocean was banned. For golf junkies with the urge to play, it’s the next best thing. Using real balls and clubs, plastic grass,...
Al Oerter Leaves Us, But His Records Won’t
The gentle giant Al Oerter died from heart failure at the age of 71. Along with sprinter Carl Lewis, Al Oerter is the only other athlete to win the same track & field event...
Man With Million Dollar Balls
Todd McFarlane holds Mark McGwire’s 70th home run ball. McFarlane bought the ball for $2.6 million. Back in 1998, It seemed crazy when Todd McFarlane — a brilliant but eccentric comic-book artist turned action-figure...
Tour Cyclists Have Big Hearts
Riding the grueling Tour de France bike race takes strength, stamina — and perhaps a heart nearly 40 percent bigger than normal. Researchers who examined the hearts of former Tour cyclists and bikers found...
