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WAMCThis past Saturday, history thundered down the stretch at Churchill Downs, Golden Tempo’s come-from-behind thrill fest stunning pundits and fans alike, holding off favorite Renegade to be yet another longshot winner, and making Saratoga Springs native Cherie DeVaux the first woman to train a Derby winner. -
WAMCI can’t remember the specifics, but I remember seeing a poll a few years ago where an unusually high percentage of people believe that they could be professional athletes.
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There was a point in not that distant NBA history where 83 points was a decent amount. Like pretty much the entire 90’s for the Knicks. That, of course, is for an entire team, for an entire game. -
You can say that going to a Major League Baseball game can sometimes be boring. But you’ll no longer leave unsatisfied.
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Going to an Olympic Games is always about more than sport. It’s about immersing yourself not just in the culture of the host country, but of fans from around the world.
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I know a lot of Americans feel a little guilty right now about Canada, the fact that we seem to have taken a particularly antagonistic tenor toward our northern neighbor.
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You will not find an elite level athlete who hasn’t at some point played hurt. Especially late in the season or when the stakes are high, you almost expect something of the walking wounded.
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So, here’s the thing about the Winter Olympics. They can take over your life.
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It’s Super Bowl week. Which means for a lot of people, this is the one week a year they pay attention to football, even if they haven’t watched all season. That’s kind of the American ritual, kind of like how people vote in Presidential elections but ignore politics for the four years prior.
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I have a mantra that I often spout in moments like these, moments when finding clarity, finding space to think, can be hard. Listen to athletes for a change.
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By all accounts, Novak Djokovic was on his way home. Or at least thinking about it, what time the plane would leave, is there any food in the fridge.
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The good news for Michael Zheng is that if he hurries, he might make it back in time for the start of class for the spring semester at Columbia University. Class technically started on Tuesday, but depending on the schedule for the second semester senior, hopefully he won’t miss much.