Usain Bolt became the world’s fastest man. In a race that is not his specialty, Usain Bolt set the present world record:
“…The Jamaican runner, who doesn’t even consider the 100 meters his best race, set the world record tonight with a time of 9.72 seconds at the Reebok Grand Prix, .02 seconds faster than […]
Fatigue should not be a factor in the championship series between the Lakers and the Celtics. The first game, in Boston, is not played until June 5. And the games are spaced so there is ample time to recover from one game to the next. The following is the complete schedule:
Game One: […]
Sameer Mishra is the Scripps National Spelling Bee champion. This little clip made it to YouTube in record time. Without doubt, young Mr Mishra’s friends are going to tease him about this. Here is Sameer Mishra spelling ‘numnah’:
The Lakers and Celtics pairing for the NBA championship means loads and loads of revenue. It is Commissioner David Stern’s dream come true. It matches two storied franchises with well known superstars on each team. The matchup will generate a huge viewer audience in two large markets, besides interest from a national […]
It was high drama and significantly difficult. It was the Super Bowl of spelling. And Sameer Mishra was brilliant:
“…The 13-year-old from West Lafayette, Ind., who often had the audience laughing with his one-line commentaries was all business when he aced “guerdon”—a word that appropriately means “something that one has earned or gained”—to win […]
The disasters may be so overwhelming that the mind reels against the scope of the tragedies. One seems to follow another so closely. There is a cyclone. There is an earthquake. And the numbers are staggering.
In Myanmar (Burma), the cyclone struck on May 2 - 3. Valid, accurate reports of […]
One of the mysteries of Stonehenge has been ‘why is it there’. Now researchers are offering an explanation to account for the ‘why’ part of the mystery:
“The secret of Stonehenge has apparently been solved: The mysterious circle of large stones in southern England was primarily a burial ground for almost five centuries, and the […]
In Game Five of the Lakers - Spurs series, the Spurs built an impressive seventeen point lead. Clearly, the Spurs had a sense of urgency about this possible elimination game. They were more energetic than the Lakers. Some might say that they were more desperate.
With the Spurs holding a seventeen point lead, […]
In Game Five, the San Antonio Spurs built a seventeen point lead. The Lakers gradually chipped away at that lead and eventually won Game Five: 100 - 92. The Los Angeles Lakers now advance to the championship series.
link: Game Five
There was a remarkable, perhaps widely unnoticed play, in the […]
The kids are amazing - each and every one of them. Each is an excellent speller and this is the ultimate goal: the Scripps National Spelling Bee. It is telecasted, on ESPN and ABC. Check the times in your region:
link: 2008 Scripps National Spelling Bee
And here is an old spelling […]
