May 19
I’ll Have Another won the 137th Preakness Stakes at Pimlico today. It was so close. What a race! Congratulations!
I’ll Have Another won the Kentucky Derby two weeks ago which means… The Triple Crown is alive! Can I’ll Have Another do it at the Belmont Stakes on June 9, 2012? The last Triple Crown winner was in 1978 with Affirmed.
▶ Read MoreNew York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera tore his ACL during batting practice in Kansas City, Missouri yesterday. He will miss the season. This may also be the end of his career. I’m very sad.
Here’s a video of the injury as it happened:
▶ Read MoreJunior Seau committed suicide at his home in Oceanside, CA. He died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the chest. He was 43.
Such horrible news. He was one of the most popular players in the NFL for a long time. He left behind four kids. RIP
From TMZ:
▶ Read MoreHere’s the 2012 London Olympic Games Torch Relay video trailer from the BBC. Definitely looks better than the actual Olympics artwork.
We’ll be covering the Olympics on the blog all summer, so we are very excited. The games open on July 27, 2012 and end on August 12, 2012. The Olympic flame arrives in the UK on May 18 and the 70-day torch relay will begin May 19, 2012.
Watch the video here:
▶ Read MoreSwimming Gold medalist Alexander Dale Oen has died at the age of 26. He was found collapsed in the bathroom from cardiac arrest at a training camp for the London Olympics.
RIP:
▶ Read MoreSo I am so disappointed. New York Red Bulls star Thierry Henry had a hamstring injury early in a match against the New England Revolution yesterday. He is expected to be out 3-4 weeks. So two of my favorite players (Henry and Juan Agudelo) are out of the lineup due to injury. Why am I such an unlucky sports fan these days?
Watch the video here:
▶ Read MoreWe are 90 days away from the 2012 Olympics in London and I couldn’t be more excited. It seems like just yesterday Rickey.org was rallying together to watch the Gymnastic drama unfold. I can’t wait for this year.
Watch the first promo:
▶ Read MoreThe Kentucky Wildcats defeated the Kansas Jayhawks 67-59 at the Superdome in New Orleans to win their eighth NCAA championship.
Congratulations!
From LA Times:
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