Derrick Coleman is currently the only Deaf player in the NFL. The Deaf community has close ties to the game of American football. Gallaudet University is cited with creating the football huddle to prevent sign language interpreters from reading their plays. This is a video made by the National Congress of American Indians originally shared near the Super Bowl. After watching - dig a little deeper into the organization to see what they are about: http://www.ncai.org As Brazil prepares to the host the World Cup - challenges mount. Check out The Huffington Post coverage of the atmosphere in Brazil surrounding the Cup: The World Cup is just weeks away. Here's why Brazilians aren't as excited as you are.
Check out The New York Times coverage of the lack of interesting in hosting the 2022 Winter Olympics:
Bidders fo 2022 Winter Games are Melting Away Interesting food for thought... How important is the "where" and "who" in Olympic hosting? What impacts might hosting the Olympics have on a host city? Its people? Its economy? Dave Mirra became the first athlete to win triple gold at XGames. See other firsts and find out more.
Rodney Mullen followed up his 2012 TEDxTalk on skateboarding and innovation with a second talk about skateboarding and perseverance.
Find out more. "Gender doesn't matter. Your passion is what matters." Danica Patrick takes the pole at Daytona in 2013.
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