Shani Davis is an American trailblazer–who will follow his lead in the political landscape?
Silent Ice
In 2006, I heard of something only seen on a basketball court. A young 6′3″ African-American participating in the Winter Games, with a twist, speed skating. It was odd but interesting watching the fleet of foot twenty-four-year-old, like watching a [...]

The 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games are sadly over; what’s an Olympic junkie supposed to do?
PODS
I am going through Olympic withdrawal.
It happens after every Olympiad, whether Summer Games or Winter. Non-stop athletic competition for two-and-a-half weeks, mostly of sports that I have little opportunity to watch otherwise. And, as I’ve stated in previous [...]

The United States is off to one of its best starts ever in an Winter Olympic Games. What’s behind the surge? And why is NBC’s coverage of the Olympics so pathetic?
Why Is the US Racking Up So Many Medals at the Vancouver Olympic Games?
I am on Olympic overload. You’d think, considering how [...]

An Olympics junkie’s frustration with Olympics coverage.
Olympics Blackout – Or Should It Be Whiteout?
No, NBC’s coverage of the Olympics has not been blacked out. Unfortunately for those who want any surprises when watching the Peacock’s nightly broadcast, that all but means a personal sports news boycott during the day.
I am a huge Olympics junkie. [...]

The IOC’s blatant sexism is disallowing women from the ski jump is a sad commentary on the ego of the European male.
THE HEIGHT OF OLYMPIC INJUSTICE
I’m not sexist…really.
My rant on the unfair application of Title IX, found here: http://www.deepintosports.com/2009/07/07/title-ix-no-gender-equality-women-sports/ is based on simple fairness.
If any women’s sport or athlete could generate the dollars [...]