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Track & Field Athlete Francena McCorory Keeps God First
*She is an American track and field athlete, known primarily for running the 400 meters, says BCNN1.com. She is the NCAA and American indoor record holder in that event. She was also a United States...
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Life After the Olympics for Gabby Douglas
*Gabby Douglas and Jordyn Wieber have been stars since winning the gold; touring all over the place, including the Empire State Building and the New York Stock Exchange; invited by the president over...
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Shaq and Hoopz Call it Quits
*Ah, all flings weren’t meant to last, not even Shaq and Hoopz. Yeah, the cute big and tall couple broke up for real this time. Hoopz confirmed the tragic news with The Boston Globe. Supposedly they...
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Serena Williams Dating her Coach?
*We already know Serena Williams is a brick house and can get any man she wants with that envy striking backside and shamelessly in-shape body. So she’s doing the unthinkable and has decided to date...
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Gabby Douglas Lands Acting Gig on ‘Vampire Diaries’
*It looks like Gabrielle Douglas did herself a favor when she revealed her secret love for “The Vampire Diaries.” According to the Hollywood Reporter, she’ll be starring in the seventh episode of the...
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The Williams Sisters Focus on the Olympics While in Nigeria
*Serena and Venus Williams took off to Nigeria for the first time and plan to make an impact. The sisters say they want to inspire children to dream big. “We were really able to break the mold and win...
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Gabrielle Douglas Set to Release a Book About Her Faith and Journey
Gabby Douglas visits Citi Field on August 23, 2012 in New York City *Gabrielle Douglas has been a shining star since making her Olympic debut this year. The young gymnast, who isn’t old enough to vote,...
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Gabby Douglas Could Have Missed Her Gold Medal for a Job at Chik-fil-A
*Gabby Douglas may be a super star, but the Olympian had once contemplated quitting the sport altogether to work at Chik-Fil-A, she told the New York Daily News. It ain’t all roses for the 15-year-old...
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Serena Williams Focused on the Big Picture: ‘I’m Really Boring Now’
*Serena is feeling old these days. The superstar super athlete says life is going at a different pace because she’s now focused on her career. “I’m really boring now,” Williams said in a Daily Mail...
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Gabby Douglas Tells How She Overcame the Odds in New Memoir
*History making gymnast Gabrielle Douglas, opens up about the journey she took to become the international icon she became over the summer. Only 16-years-old and all of 4’11”, the black girl from Iowa...
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EUR Bits: Maya Angelou Recovering – Gabby Douglas on Staying Positive
*Maya Angelou is at home in North Carolina recovering after a brief hospitalization. A statement was released to her speaker’s bureau, MacRae Speakers and Entertainment LLC. Dr. Jeff Williamson of the...
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Gabby Douglas Heads Back to the Gym
Olympic gymnast Gabby Douglas arrives at the 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards held at The Shrine Auditorium on January 27, 2013 in Los Angeles *Finally coming down off her high, at least the...
View ArticleLifetime’s ‘Gabby Douglas Story’ Premieres Saturday (Trailer)
*Lifetime’s original movie about Olympic gymnast Gabby Douglas premieres at 8 p.m. Saturday with Imani Hakim – the little sister from “Everybody Hates Chris” – in the lead role. Regina King plays...
View ArticleThe Socialist’s Journal: The Mexico City Remix
*The Olympics are the largest stage for athletic performance in the world. As such, even though they are supposed to be devoid of political considerations outside of national affiliation, they give the...
View ArticleEntire U.S. Men’s Sprint Relay Team Stripped of 2012 Silver Medal
*The doping case of Olympic sprinter Tyson Gay has caused the entire U.S. men’s sprint relay team to be stripped of its silver medal from the 2012 London Olympics on Wednesday. The International...
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Olympics-Bound Gymnast Simone Biles Can Not Be Stopped (Watch)
*Simone Biles continued her takeover of women’s gymnastics by winning a fourth consecutive all-around gold at the annual P&G Championships on Sunday. Saying this 19-year-old is favored to take...
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Gabby Douglas, Simone Biles Cover Teen Vogue, Talk Body Acceptance (Video)
*Looking beautiful ready to slay competition in Rio, Team USA Olympic gymnasts Gabby Douglas and Simone Biles grace separate covers of Teen Vogue for its August issue, and both open up about growing...
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The Socialist’s Journal: Busted
*Because I’m nothing if not a giver, I came up with a general statement for anyone who’s been caught using performance enhancing drugs at the Olympics this summer. I’m writing from the perspective of...
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Olympians Have to Pay Federal Taxes on Their Medals
*Simone Biles is bringing home mucho oro from the Olympics in Rio… (that’s “a lot of gold”…thank you, Rosetta Stone!) …but Uncle Sam will be expecting his cut after she gets back. I guess I should...
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The Journal of Steffanie Rivers: Open Letter to Ryan Lochte
Dear Ryan: Congratulations on your success in Rio. An Olympic gold medal in swimming, bringing your total count to 12, huh? That puts you second behind Micheal Phelps for the most aquatic Olympic...
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