Wednesday, February 26, 2014
The World's First Olympic Slopestyle Gold Medalist.
Sage Kotsenberg is an Olympic snowboarder who has a long line of TV appearances and publicity ahead of him. Sage was the first American Olympian to win a gold medal in Sochi, and the first person ever to win a gold medal in slopestyle. He made his first U.S open debut at the age of 12. When he was 16, he won the silver in slopestyle at the European X Games in 2010. He was the first one to land a "cab double cork 1440" in February 2011. He then went on to take third place at the 2011 Arctic Challenge. Later that year, he was named to the U.S Snowboarding Slopestyle Pro Team in December. At the Winter X Games XVI in 2012, Sage won the silver. Sage seemed to be desperate for Gold once he got in the Olympics as he attempted a trick he had never tried before. Along with the trick he had never attempted before, his run also featured his signature trick which was called "The Holy Crail".
Monday, February 24, 2014
Michael Sam's Arrival
I believe the NFL will be forced to accept Michael Sam,
whether or not the players like it. Any negative comments against him will be
the top headline of any sports page, and that person will be under fire by the
majority of people. There will be more like Sam.
Wednesday, February 12, 2014
Hernandez Could Walk
There were many things that led to Aaron Hernandez's eventual downfall. Aaron Hernandez's short career is already considered one of the best. Although he was an outstanding athlete and football player, his brutal past has finally emerged and gotten in the way of his success. From his fathers death, to his acceptance of his gangster friends, Hernandez has been traveling down the wrong road for far too long. This outstanding athlete had so much going for him. From being an all star tight end in high school, all the way to the NFL, he had a lot of background that a lot of people would not want to happen to them. His father died when he was 12 years old due to an infection of getting an operation. His mother then proceeded to marry an abusive coke dealer. She also got arrested when Hernandez was young which has been said to be the turning point of how Hernandez felt about his mom. There were many hardships in his life, but his father's death was the hardest to deal with. Hernandez has been a completely different person since. His father was a man who only wanted Hernandez and his brother to succeed. The thing is, they did. Hernandez's brother, DJ, was a 2 year captain at Connecticut, where he played quarterback for three years and wide receiver for two. Aaron Hernandez starred as a tight end in high school, putting up massive numbers rarely if not never seen by a tight end in high school. In college, he played at Florida alongside Tim Tebow, Maurkice Pouncey, and Mike Pouncey. Even Tim Tebow's powers were not enough to save the meantally scarred Aaron Hernandez. Now that's saying something. Hernandez had a series of encounters with police, scruffs at bars, drug problems, and many other problematic police encounters. Most of these problems can be attributed to his adoption of gangster friends after his fathers death. Some say he got the friends because they "stick together until the end". These gangsters could be capitalizing oh Hernandez's need for a father role, using him for his money, and getting him involved in things that could and obviously have gotten him in a lot of trouble. The thing that could let Hernandez go, is the fact that he has a LOOOOOOOOOTT of money. Even though he has no access to his assets, he can bribe people by saying that he will pay them a lot of money if he walks. This is what seems to be letting him get this far in the case in the first place.
Monday, February 3, 2014
Super...Blowout haaaaaa got 'em
Well... I was not prepared to be writing about this game as a complete blowout, but here we go. This game was lopsided and nobody was able to predict what happened on that field. Right off the bat, a non-baseball Manny Ramirez snapped the ball over the giant forehead of Peyton Manning. All Manning could do was sit there with a mortified look on his face as the football flew by him out of his control on the first snap of the game. The ball was to be recovered by a Broncos player in the end-zone, causing a safety. After that completely demoralizing play, everything went downhill from there. Malcolm Smith picked off one of Peyton Manning's "ducks" and returned it for a touchdown. Then we have Jermaine Kearse getting spun out of 5 tackles and making his way into the end-zone. On a similar play Doug Baldwin looked like he was going to be stopped by 3 Broncos but ended up making them all break their ankles and dodged, ducked, dipped, dive, and dodge his way into the end-zone. On a kick return, Matt Prater thought he would be smart and kick it away from Percy Harvin, but that didn't help much. Harvin returned the kick for a touchdown just 12 seconds into the 3rd quarter. The Seahwaks absolutely dominated this game, and Peyton Manning didn't even have a chance for his offense. Nobody on the Broncos played well, while everybody on the Seahawks played to their full potential. There was not really one absolute star of the game, although Malcolm Smith won the MVP award for leading the Seahawks in tackles and returning that interception for a touchdown. I think it was a good game overall, and I am glad it was not altered with in any way...(not shutting off the lights to try and alter the outcome). The half-time show... was the half time show. It was exactly as they said it would be which is a bit disappointing having no surprises. Bruno Mars played two songs that we have heard a thousand times. The Red Hot Chili Peppers were the only real save to that halftime show other than the fact that they dedicated the last Bruno Mars song to the troops. The commercials were absolutely disappointing, with no really funny ones and no big trailers for any movies. I believe that there is a plot to save all the really funny commercials for Super Bowl 50. That will be the biggest event of all time just because its one of those even number anniversaries. Oh yeah, I couldn't believe the amount of snow and the super low temperatures... I don't know how they were able to play through those extreme conditions! (Sarcasm)
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