Costumed dancers, raucous crowds and spectacular fireworks welcomed the best athletes in the world to the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janiero, Brazil on Friday evening.
What a crazy six months it has been for Tobi Amusan. Since arriving in El Paso for her native Nigeria, the freshman dominated CUSA in the hurdles and she was named Athlete of the Year in the conference. Amusan joins Blessing Okagbare as the only two UTEP athletes ever to win the prestigious honor from CUSA since they joined the league in 2006...
This year marks the fortieth anniversary since Bruce Jenner won the gold medal in the 1976 Summer Olympic games in Montreal. To commemorate the achievement, Caitlyn Jenner gave Sports Illustrated exclusive access to senior writer Tim Layden for a documentary and cover story which will debut tomorrow morning...
Check out this funny video that has been made to combine the Olympic sport of speed Skating and the video game "Mario Kart." Not only does the added special effects make the video funny, the commentary makes it hilarious.
I will be the first to admit that I do enjoy the international hockey tournament. It is a very interesting dynamic to watch NHL teammates playing against each other as they represent their own countries. The women's hockey tournament is also interesting if no other reason than it is hockey, and hockey is a great sport...