On Christmas Eve, at the Minsk Palace of Sports, for the 12th consecutive year, the Baby Cup took place. This year however, it broke all records, attracting close to 400 participants. More than 60 performances were enjoyed by guests. The Baby Cup has four categories for the gymnasts to take part in: Hopes, Infants, Sprouts…
Monique van der Vorst is nothing short of incredible. At one point she was a silver medalist in the Paralympics, but now it looks like she is going to be able-bodied, and not only that, but actually be able to compete in the Olympics, having signed with the Rabobank women’s professional cycling team. Her…
A lot is going on – charity-wise – over the Christmas season. It is the time of festivity but also the time of giving. Tammy Flynn, owner of Elegance Salon & Spa, has organized various fundraising events for the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Wisconsin and Children's Hospital of Wisconsin. For Christmas 2011, she is planning for…
For the Champs Sports Bowl at the end of this month in Florida, Tommy Rees will start at quarterback. Notre Dame will be playing Florida State. Coach Brian Kelly said that since Dayne Crist’s request for his release, the only real options for replacement are Rees and Andrew Hendrix. Crist has really been through the…
For the Champs Sports Bowl at the end of this month in Florida, Tommy Rees will start at quarterback. Notre Dame will be playing Florida State. Coach Brian Kelly said that since Dayne Crist’s request for his release, the only real options for replacement are Rees and Andrew Hendrix. Crist has really been through the…
Rock artist Gavin DeGraw and US singer-songwriter Mary J. Blige are two of the performers for the 20th Annual Deer Valley Celebrity Skifest gala event this coming Saturday in Park City, Utah. This will be filmed as part of a CBS Sports special alongside NFL Football the next day. Skiing and Singing There will be…
2012 UK Olympics Athlete Jenny Meadows anticipates she will be participating in her last competitive run in the upcoming London Olympics. She is running the 800m race and feels that it might be her last, since, as she claims, she was “a late starter,” to this kind of competitive running, currently being 31-years-old. However,…
Is Sports Betting to Become Lawful? A vote was taken last week in the state of New Jersey vis-à-vis legalizing sports betting. A vote in favor would mean that the state would make it legal to supplement their casinos and horse tracks with sports betting options. Currently there is a federal ban on this. But…
The UK is teaching those who don’t know, how to use the Internet. And it even managed to bring sports celebrities to help in this quest. Amazingly, in an act of kindness and in the spirit of volunteering, BBC Sport celebrities pledged an hour of their time in the ‘Give an Hour’ campaign. It is…
No matter what kind of player you are, or how great a team you’re playing for, don’t even think of competing with the Green Bay Packers right now. The NFL team is seemingly on an unstoppable roll. The team can thank its luck to either the stars in heaven or the stars on their…