The hurt will never completely leave Kevin Durant’s soul until he wins a championship. Fortunately, the Oklahoma City Thunder forward has a new goal to pursue, freeing himself mentally and emotionally from coming up short in last month’s NBA Finals to LeBron James and the Miami Heat: Olympic gold.
Short-track speedskating has been recognized as an Olympic sport only since 1992. But it has quickly become one of the most popular events in the Winter Games, thanks largely to the prowess of two-time U.S. gold medalist Apolo Anton Ohno.
DAY ONE OVERVIEW – With Day 1 of the Beijing Olympics almost done, the U.S. medal count was nonexistent. Cuba, Uzbekistan and 16 other countries had bragging rights over the Americans. The closest thing to glory was a Colorado resident winning gold for the Czech Republic.
I have seen scorpions in my dishwasher, on the walls and near the back door of my Summerlin home. My children always run first to the exhibit of the crafty little arthropods at Red Rock Canyon. Scorpions freak me out like the thought of Tom Cruise running the world.
