Via: defendernetwork.com While historically African-American high schools in Houston such as Jack Yates, Booker T. Washington, Kashmere and Worthing utilized the recent University Interscholastic League re-alignment to move into Class 3A, Fifth Ward’s Phillis Wheatley High School resisted the temptation. Due to dwindling enrollments of 1,000 students or less, Yates, Washington, Kashmere and Worthing have […]
Via: newsone.com At the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China, Cullen Jones burst on to the international scene with his stellar performance in the 4×100 relay with teammates Michael Phelps, Jason Lezak, and Garrett Weber-Gale. RELATED: Who Is Cullen Jones? The men’s swimming team would make Americans proud as they clinched the gold for their country in […]
Via: hellobeautiful.com It is important that we talk to our children about how to be safe. Children everyday go missing, assaulted or abused. Prevention is the only way to keep them safe. I realize this more and more as my daughter gets older. Strangers always approach her to tell her how cute she is and they always […]
Via: defendernetwork.com Gabby Douglas is golden when it comes to online popularity, too. The gymnastics gold medalist is the most clicked-upon athlete on NBC’s Olympics website, the network said. Through Sunday, her profile on the site had more than 18 million page views. That’s far above the second-ranked athlete, swimmer Michael Phelps, whose profile had […]
Via: aaujrogames.org The AAU Junior Olympic Games originated from ‘telegraphic’ state track and field competitions. National Champions were determined through telephone and/or mail entries instead of head-to-head competition. In 1949, the AAU conducted its first ‘live’ national meet in Cleveland, Ohio — giving birth to the AAU Youth Sports Program. Because of the success of […]
Via: defendernetwork.com Beginning this month, fans of Whitney Houston will be able to view her memorabilia at L.A. Live’s Grammy Museum in Los Angeles. The “Whitney! Celebrating the Musical Legacy of Whitney Houston” exhibit, which is expected to run from Aug. 15 through February 2013 in the Special Exhibits Gallery, will be the first since her […]
LONDON — It was Saturday afternoon at Wimbledon, and Serena Williams, Olympic gold medal already around her neck, spotted Bob and Mike Bryan heading off to try to get their own. “She said, ‘Guys come on!’ ” Bob Bryan said. “And she gave me like a fist and this really tough face, and I thought, we […]
Via: abcnews.go.com Gabby Douglas has made history at the Olympics, edging out her competition to win the most coveted title in all of women’s gymnastics – a gold medal in the women’s individual all-around competition – and a gold medal in the team competition. It was no easy accomplishment to reach that podium as the […]
Via: defendernetwork.com Now introducing.. the latest “Fab Five.” Or is it the Fierce Five? How about both? The U.S. women’s gymnastics team was both fabulous and ferocious as it dominated the team finals at the 2012 London Olympics. The U.S. women captured the gold medal with an overall score of 183.596. Russia scored a 178.530 […]
Via: thetandd.com LONDON – From the top of the podium, with the final bars of the national anthem still echoing through the gymnastics hall, Gabby Douglas’s smile seemed even brighter. Even brighter than when she stuck each impossible landing here this week, even brighter than the gold medal hanging from her neck, even brighter than […]
Via: bleacherreport.com No star has risen higher leading up to the 2012 Olympic Games than that of 16-year-old Gabby Douglas, an American gymnast who burst onto the scene in 2011 and now has her sights set on gold medal(s) in London this summer. While most eyes have been on Jordyn Wieber for the better part […]
Every summer, the City of Houston offers cooling centers for people who don’t have access to air conditioning. For the seventh year, Reliant Energy has joined with the city to open additional “Beat the Heat” locations and help fund window units for eligible Houstonians. Reliant President Jason Few says they’re donating $20,000 to buy as […]