The first Winter Olympic Games took place in Chamonix, France in 1924 with sixteen nations participating in thirteen events in five sports. This year in Park City, Utah (from February 8 to February 24) there will be athletes from at …[Continue]
Snow Sports
Today’s selections are a mixture of fun and instruction. Two are chock-full of snow games to be played on your computer screen, and the remaining three will help you prepare for actually hitting the slopes with advice on improving your …[Continue]
Iditarod
Mush! On March 3, at 9:30 am, sixty-eight mushers (dog sled drivers) and more than a thousand dogs began the 1149 mile Alaskan Iditarod dog sled race from Anchorage to Nome. In addition to the hundreds of volunteers and fans …[Continue]
Sydney 2000 Olympic Games
On September 15th, the XXVII Olympiad will begin in Sydney, Australia. Nearly 10,000 athletes from more than 200 countries will compete in thirty-five sports. On any given day up to 500,000 spectators, workers and participants will travel to Sydney Olympic …[Continue]
Tennis
Tennis is back! Interest in Wimbledon was very high, and the marketing types are wondering if Venus and Serena Williams can have the sort of impact on tennis’ popularity that Tiger Woods has had on golf. Either way, tennis remains …[Continue]
World Series
World Series fever has hit our household, our town and our team: the Padres. It all started last spring with two tickets that were given to my husband and son. My son enjoyed the game so much, I soon bought …[Continue]
Baseball Fun
If spring fever means baseball to you, then I’ve got some Internet diversions for you. All require Shockwave, which can be downloaded for free. Now, altogether please: “Take me out to the ball game. Take me out to the crowd.”…[Continue]
