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Freestyle skiing great, Sarah Burke, died Thursday, Jan 19, from injuries sustained during a recent skiing accident in Park City, Utah. A 4-time X Games gold medalist, the 29-year old Burke died doing what she loved to do.

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Olympic track and field star, Carl Lewis, is best known for winning 10 Olympic medals which included 9 gold medals, and 10 World Championships medals, 8 of which were gold medals spanning from 1979 to 1996. The 1984 Olympic games in Los Angeles is what launched Lewis as a sports star and made him a household name in America.

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In a sit down interview with The Los Angeles Times’ Bill Plaschke, Magic Johnson discusses The Dream Team versus The Redeem Team. Johnson speaks about the 1992 Dream Team in the video below.

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A NJ state Democratic Party official says that Olympic gold medalist, Carl Lewis, is planning to run for the New Jersey Senate and will announce his candidacy for the 8th Legislative District Monday.

CNN reports that the 49-year old Lewis has scheduled a 2 p.m. news conference in Mount Holly New Jersey to announce his political plans. ... Read Full Story

If you are looking for a motivational sports speaker for your next event, look no further than Olympic hero Mike Eruzione. Mike is best remembered as captain of the 1980 United States “Miracle On Ice” Olympic Hockey Team.

The highlight for Eruzione was scoring the game-winning goal against the heavily favored Soviet Union. That victory against the Soviets advanced the U.S to the finals where they defeated Finland to win the gold medal. ... Read Full Story

Bruce Jenner is a well-known sports speaker who inspires and entertains audiences whenever he appears whether it be a corporate, celebrity or charitable event.

Jenner is definitely a crowd pleaser and by far heads the list as one of sports top motivational speakers, drawing large audiences wherever he speaks, says booking agent Jonathan Wexler of PFP Sports & Celebrity Talent Agency. Bruce is highly respected, especially within the corporate world. ... Read Full Story

COOKEVILLE, TN – Bruce Jenner, motivational speaker, television reality star and former 1976 Olympian gold medalist in the decathlon, which earned him the title of the “World’s Greatest Athlete”, spoke Thursday night, August 12, at the “Celebrity Legend Dinner” held at the Leslie Town Center.

“The Celebrity Legends Dinner” is one of the highlighting events of the 8th annual Cookeville Regional Golf Classic. Jenner was guest speaker to a sold out crowd of more than 300 as he told stories about his ’76 Olympic gold medal win in the decathlon. The celebrity dinner also included an interview session conducted by Buddy Pearson, local sports authority at the Herald-Citizen.

Proceeds from the event and the tournament benefited the hospital’s Foundation, more specifically the Cancer Care Fund and Caring Hands Fund, which assist patients with various needs including utilities, groceries and medical supplies, and the Save-A-Life Mammogram Project, which provides free mammogram screenings for women who are under or insured.

“I’m a firm believer in what you’re doing,” Jenner said. “We live in the most generous country in the world. We are the greatest group of givers in the entire world. We have communities like this that reach down in their pocket to help other people. It just makes me so proud to be part of this country and the great job that we do.”

Source: Herald-Citizen

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Olympic gold medalist skier, Lindsey Vonn, along with Olympic track athlete Monica Hargrove and Lauren Cheney of the USA national soccer team, appears in the latest commercial for Under Armour. The company wants to expand its market to women and what better female athlete to choose for an endorsement than Lindsey Vonn.

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SPRINGFIELD, MA – Magic Johnson showed what a great speaker and class act he is as he graciously accepted the honor of being inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame this past weekend along with his fellow 1992 Olympic Dream Team.

Johnson honored Chuck Daly (July 20, 1930 – May 9, 2009), who coached the Dream Team to the men’s’ basketball gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics. ... Read Full Story

WHISTLER, British Columbia — American skier, Lindsey Vonn, won the Olympic downhill on Wednesday, and her American teammate Julia Mancuso won the silver medal in a surprise second place.

Vonn, who has been plagued with a bruised right shin, seemed to have no problem racing down Franz’s Downhill in 1 minute, 44.19 seconds taking her to a gold medal victory for the United States. ... Read Full Story