Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Photo courtesy of LSU Athletics. It’s 2022, who would have thought that prejudice and double standards could still be alive and prevalent in the Olympics? Recent drug scandals in the Olympic stratosphere have left people questioning the standards set by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Sha’Carri Richardson is an […]
Photo courtesy of Kalel2007, Wikipedia. The Olympics were once a celebration strictly among amateur athletes. Competitors from around the world would gather and compete in friendly rivalry. However, it has been a long time since the Olympics worked that way. It was not until 1986 that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) […]
Photo courtesy of Crooked Media, Wikipedia. COMMENTARY Due to the current limitation in sports media, many sports fans across the globe are gravitating towards other outlets of entertainment in order to relieve their sports fix. Podcasts are a popular platform in the sports world, so I decided to share […]
Photo courtesy of Makaristos, Wikipedia Due to the concerns over the global coronavirus outbreak, the approaching Summer Olympic Games set to take place in Tokyo have officially been delayed to summer 2021. Many athletes that were intending on performing in the Games this year, however, have not slowed down their […]
Photo courtesy of @adaripp, Twitter As National Eating Disorder Awareness week arrives, there has been a spotlight upon the world of Olympic athletes. Many individuals this past year have come forward saying they have suffered from an eating disorder, with some even dropping out of the games altogether. The National […]
Photo courtesy of David Shankbone, Wiki Jesse Owens was one of the greatest Olympic athletes of all time. Unfortunately, “Race” – the new movie about his life and his participation in the controversial 1936 Olympics – doesn’t live up to that greatness. Every year, a plethora of sports movies hit […]
