GB Items Related to Tag - sport
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Row, Row, Row Your BoatIs Rowing the Ultimate Fitness Sport?
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Not Just a Young Man's Sport Anymore
High-Flying Extreme Sports Junkies
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A Note From The CommishAs Commissioner of The ProFastpitch X-treme Tour, I'd like to invite you to check out at www.pfxtour.com. The PFX Tour brings professional and amateur athletes together at tournaments so not only do young athletes get to compete, they get the...
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Reality Bytes: Fore!
Uh-oh, Marc and Bill Hit Another Convention
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Harold SpikerAdults are gravitating to snowboards, and somebody had to pave the way. Harold Spiker, 60, is the ambassador of gray-haired snowboarders.
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John NewmanAfter leaving the sport of his youth behind for decades, John Newman rediscovered swimming when he was struck by a deadly illness.
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Tim FarwellTim Farwell is the No. 1 ranked 60+ tennis player in Florida, and he's found a way to combine his favorite sport with a great job.
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The Veterans of MotocrossIt's the ultimate motorized highwire act, requiring lightning-fast reflexes, incredible strength and stamina, and nerves of steel. For decades, motocross has been a young man's extreme sport. It's still extreme, but suddenly there's gray hair everywhere.
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Right on TargetBob Worrell was the oldest archer at the National Senior Games and came away with the gold in his age group and a new record! Find out how he's kept his love for the sport right on target!
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Have The Olympics lost Their Luster?Pat PacielloFor me, the Olympics have lost their luster. In the past, the "Miracle on Ice" - The USA defeating the Soviet Union, the overwhelming favorite in ice hockey, and then winning the gold medal ranks as one of my greatest sports moments. People...
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Flo MeilerYou think it's too late to pursue your dreams? Think again. Less than a decade after taking up the pole vault, Flo Meiler, 70, is the world record holder and she's tearing up the track records, too.
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MLB Draft Bonus: Dave Winfield and Neale "Bobo" HendersonDuring the recent Major League Baseball draft, we talked to Hall of Famer Dave Winfield and former Negro League player Neale "Bobo" Henderson about how the sport has changed over the years.
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Marathon (Wo)men, Smashing StereotypesWith just two days left until the New York City Marathon, I can't imagine what the runners are going through. For the elite athletes, the focus is most likely on the finish. They'll be trying to come in at the top of their age groups, and trying to better...
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Michael SymonOne of the hottest chefs in the world is the newest Iron Chef, and he's telling us how cooking has evolved into a sport.
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Bob CooleyAthletes of every sport know the importance of warming up before competing, but Bob Cooley knows exactly how to stretch them to success.
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John DisterdickHe just might be one of the most versatile masters athletes on the planet.
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The Olympic Age MovementDara Torres gets the most publicity and deservedly so. She's setting American records in a sport dominated by Americans. Young Americans. But she's hardly alone in this Olympic age movement.
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Doping Ban UpheldThe yellow jersey has officially been revoked. The Court of Arbitration for Sport has upheld a decision made after the 2006 Tour de France which stripped Floyd Landis of his title.
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Lou WhitneyLou Whitney flies over hills at high speeds, takes sharp turns on dirt tracks and he competes in Motocross championships, all at the age of 72.
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I am bored survey!1 - Favorite Color hard to say, I like purple,pink, and navy/light blue 2 - Worst Color I don't hate any color ...
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Terry PetersonThis over-50 extreme sports athlete makes peoples' jaws drop with only one wheel. Terry Peterson, best known as the UniGeezer, has become a worldwide sensation on a unicycle.
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Robert SleighRobert Sleigh may have retired as a philosophy professor, but he was far from retired from life. At age 75, he not only entered the World Championships of Indoor Rowing, but he won!
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93-year-old Banana George Attempts Water Skiing RecordIt was a rough winter for Banana George Blair, the most famous water skier in history. The oldest-ever barefoot skier ever battled a severe case of pneumonia that left him bedridden and weak. But the 93-year-old wasn’t ready to give up the sport he loved.
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Discover Your Inner JockIf you thought your days of competitive sports were behind you, think again.
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Hot Dog, It's the 4th.What's for dinner? Americans will eat about 150 million hot dogs on the 4th of July, according to the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council. But the real action will be in Coney Island, New York.
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MLB Draft BonusWhen we met some of the surviving Negro League baseball players at the recent Major League Baseball draft at Walt Disney World, we were blown away by the stories these men -- and one woman -- shared about their climb to the the big leagues.
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Dara Torres Secret RevealedThank goodness for people with money, fame and desire. They're the ones who show the rest of us what's possible. In 1991, NBA superstar Magic Johnson announced that he had HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. We all thought Magic was going to die. 17 years...
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Gold Medalist's Cancer BattleDorothy Hamill recently revealed that doctors have diagnosed her with breast cancer.
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Traveling the Continent by MotorcycleEach year I go on a motorcycle adventure to somewhere on the North American Continent. I don't travel the main roads, but opt for the back roads and even dirt roads that criss-cross throughout our great country. This year my destination was Eastern...
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Out of a Coma, Back on TrackWorld Masters Track Champion Sumi Onodera-Leonard, 76, has overcome a devastating car wreck to get back in the game.
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Masters Sport StarsOlder is bolder. Check out our interviews with many of the top masters athletes in the world. These men and women are having the best times of their lives as they turn in the best times of their lives.
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Silver SurfersWe learned at the recent Surf Expo that riding the waves isn't just for kids. It 's becoming a sport for life. That had us wondering, who are the pioneers, the role models for senior surfing? We knew there had to be some -- and we weren't disappointed.
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Let's Play Hardball!There's a sacred bond between a man and baseball. It's something that a softball would just never understand.
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The Climb of a LifetimeMany try -- not all succeed. But it seems that these days, the biggest names in mountain climbing are people over the age of 50! In fact, a group of 70-year-olds is hoping to smash the record for climbing Mount Everest.
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What Motivated You To Pursue Your Course In Life?
Each week, Growing Bolder will ask top leaders, thinkers, writers, life coaches, entertainers and role models to weigh in on issues affecting your life.
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What Moment Changed Your Life Forever?
Growing Bolder asks leaders, thinkers, writers, life coaches, entertainers and role models to weigh in on issues affecting our lives.