by Joseph Esposito | Jan 31, 2025 | Sports!
Competitors Who Beat the Odds with Even Greater Challenges There’s a tendency to believe that, to succeed at the highest levels of any sport, you need to be blessed with great health and physical gifts. While natural physical ability can play a part in any athlete’s...
by Joseph Esposito | Aug 23, 2024 | Sports!
How the Players, Chair Umpires and Ball Persons Get into the Main Draw The second-oldest of professional tennis’ four majors, first played in 1881, the US Open is a dream not only for players, but for line judges, chair umpires and even the kids who run down the...
by Joseph Esposito | Jul 26, 2024 | Sports!
1896 Games a Culmination of Two Centuries of Effort The first “modern” Olympic Games were officially played from April 6 through April 15, 1896, in Athens, Greece, with 280 male athletes from 12 countries vying for medals in 43 events. Those games, though, came about...
by Joseph Esposito | Jul 5, 2024 | Sports!
Spectators Welcomed Back to First Post-COVID Summer Games The 2024 Olympics are just weeks away. Unlike the last summer games, originally scheduled for 2020 in Tokyo, but postponed until 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic, this year’s competition will take place...
by Joseph Esposito | Jun 7, 2024 | Sports!
Conference Realignments, Coaching Changes and Expanded Playoffs Make 2024 Unpredictable The 2024 college football season will soon be here and fans can expect things to look very different. Storied coaches have retired, others have left for new challenges…one report...
