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April 7, 2026 4:45 am Published by Gordon Thiessen Comments Off

In the 1991 movie City Slickers, Jack Palance offers Billy Crystal some profoundly simple advice....

April 6, 2026 4:45 am Published by Gordon Thiessen Comments Off

U.S. Olympic gold medalist Jackson Scholz, once considered the world’s fastest human, lost the decisive...

April 3, 2026 4:45 am Published by Gordon Thiessen Comments Off

In Search of Greatness, a documentary about athletic genius and creativity, features Wayne Gretzky for...

April 2, 2026 4:45 am Published by Gordon Thiessen Comments Off

Halftime speeches are often shown in sports movies as motivational tools to inspire teams to...

April 1, 2026 4:45 am Published by Gordon Thiessen Comments Off

Tony Bennett became his father’s progeny when he used his pack-line defense to turn Virginia...

March 31, 2026 4:15 am Published by Gordon Thiessen Comments Off

Can you imagine a time when fans believed LeBron James was unworthy of playing in...

March 30, 2026 4:45 am Published by Gordon Thiessen Comments Off

Taking a knee became a topic of debate after Colin Kaepernick took a knee before...

March 27, 2026 4:45 am Published by Gordon Thiessen Comments Off

Lou Holtz made a career out of rebuilding college football teams. He wasn’t known so...

March 26, 2026 4:45 am Published by Gordon Thiessen Comments Off

Michael Phelps admitted to spending five days locked inside his room, contemplating suicide in 2014....