Sophomore Jaden Christian Olson started swimming at 8 years old and now swims the 100m Backstroke and 100m Butterfly at the University of Pennsylvania (Penn). In several events, he broke William Jones College Prep and Chicago Public Schools’ swimming records, taking several of them from fellow high school stand outs. Olson took the 100m and […]
It is so refreshing to have another women’s champion wearing their heart on their sleeves and voicing their frustrations during their journey. Peña has shown that every champion is best off expressing all of their feelings about their opponents. Juliana Peña has been calling out Amanda Nunes for four years. No one else would speak […]
The Heavyweight champion is said to be the ‘Baddest Man on the Planet’. The UFC 270 title unification bout will crown the new undisputed UFC Heavyweight champion. Better yet, it will showcase the UFC’s biggest French mixed martial artists. One month to go!! 💥@Francis_Ngannou vs @Ciryl_Gane at #UFC270!! pic.twitter.com/3JNxcolqcp — UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) December 22, […]
Champions Israel Adesanya (Izzy) [185] This has to be the most ruthless champion to date in online and verbal insults. I wouldn’t describe all of Adesanya’s comments as “trash”, some of it is just insults. Humping Paulo Costa after knocking him out and telling Jon Jones his late mother would be ashamed of him are […]
Unreasonable amounts of praise have been given to Amanda Nunes as a result of her legacy as the 145lb and 135lb champion. Now that she has been dethroned, a number of ears may be open for sober evaluation. Her KO power is very impressive. She can grapple a bit, but she gets tired and punching […]
Simone Biles has done what she has done in the sport. Though she is held to a higher standard as a heroic Olympian, I hope she doesn’t lose her mind. Whatever the set back, I always hope people recover from it. Still, after withdrawing from competition Simone Biles’ brand takes a huge hit. Today the […]
This Saturday, the Bellator Featherweight Grand Prix will crown a 145lb champion. Patricio ‘Pitbull’ progressed in the tournament enroute to another title defense against the young AJ McKee. Embed from Getty Images ‘Pitbull’ is one of the top MMA fighters in the world, in or outside of the UFC. AJ ‘Mercenary’ McKee is as close […]
Fighting is a lot like life. You do not always get out what you put in. You can prepare and give yourself better odds of reaching a goal, but failure is always your most available outcome. Injuries, failure, and personal tragedies can diminish an athlete’s will to be great. Children are so inspirational because they […]
Two years sober for a drug addict is celebrated. An A-student becoming a C-student is a fall from grace. Social and professional stratification reinforce standards in society. Thus, we all have different expectations of different people. We never tell tradesmen to look up to intellectuals because their paths to success are different. For some reason, […]
Well, well, well, LaMelo Ball wins rookie of the year. First of all, let me be the first to say I saw this coming. Can America give all of our fathers like Lavar Ball father of the year? Far too long I have had to suffer through these media voices say that he’s ruining his […]
I have a bad feeling about the Nets but am still trying to figure out why. They have two top five players plus Kyrie, although James Harden is hurt and we have yet to hear how severe his hamstring pull is. Everyone is saying how great of a team the Bucks are, but the media […]
First of all, I don’t know where champ got all of this hair all of a sudden. He was balding just a few weeks ago in the Gotcha Hat scuffle with the Paul brothers. Two fights brewing against the Paul brothers. What we are witnessing is bigger than celebrity fighters vs Youtube stars. Yes, […]
LeBron was disgraced after losing in the first round to the Phoenix Suns. But, will be back next year to contend for the title with Anthony Davis. Understand that LeBron has more than enough to win a championship with a number 1 option who stays healthy. At this point, he could even win a title […]
The Venum sponsorship deal has upset MMA fans, as is customary with almost every big change. The “Reebok Era” has ended, and this partnership will prove to be very critical in the UFC’s branding long term. Among the many complaints about the previous Reebok deal was the amount of money fighters were paid by Reebok, and the amount […]
With Khabib Nurmagomedov out of the picture, the future of the UFC’s lightweight division is bright again. Khabib is a star himself but really got away from his trash talk and exciting fight promotion after fighting Conor McGregor. He retired a few months ago and there is a lot of speculation that he will return, […]
There are three main women’s sports whose entertainment and marketing value are undeniable. The first is volleyball, which I wrote about in Part 1. The second is Tennis, and the third is MMA – Mixed Martial Arts.Personally, I prefer women’s fighting, but for the general public, these sports have the greatest appeal in the order […]
Combat sports are not a game. And fighters aren’t your high school clout machines or big men and women on any given college campus. They are more made up of your nerds, burnouts, and ‘demo’ students. Fighters are a different type of talent pool entirely. Fighters are noble yet still willing to hurt people. Many are […]
Women’s sports have continuously been an after-thought from the high school level to the pros. The most common criticisms are that women’s basketball, softball leagues, etc., are not as exciting as the male leagues. Many say that the skill level is not the same and that the men are far better in every metric. Whether […]
Social conflicts commonly spill over into sports. The latest incident? Oklahoma State Football coach, Mike Gundy. Since late May, police departments have served as the primary example of what happens when overarching race problems in America go unchecked in any given institution. LeBron James, Richard Sherman, and more have spoken and continue to speak out against racism. They […]
The NCAA’s Unprecedented Steps Forward 2020 has started with a bang for sure, and the coronavirus has hit hard. No one took it seriously, and it came back to bite us like a rattlesnake waiting in the Alabama shade. The number of things that we never expected to happen have hit us one after the other, so it’s only fitting that we would get […]