Resultados para "River" en Deportes

Explora la apasionante vida del montañista Juan Pablo Mohr. Una crónica que narra su vida y muerte desafiando las cumbres más altas del mundo. Era cinco de febrero de 2021. El montañista chileno Juan Pablo Mohr se encontraba a más de siete mil metros de altura en la segunda montaña más alta del mundo, el K2, durante su temporada más cruel y solitaria: el invierno. Mientras el resto se debatía entre seguir o no hacia la cumbre, él estaba decidido: iría en honor a su amigo Sergi Mingote, que había muerto hacía dos semanas en sus brazos, en la misma montaña que él pretendía conquistar.

River Songs is rich with bracing, authentic, generous stories-writing that revels in language and spirit. Avoiding most of fly fishing's cliches—the romantic elegies, the Moby-Dick-like conquests, the play-by-play detailing a "victory" over a fish—Steve Duda instead offers pieces that breathe lived experience, reveal vulnerabilities, and convey a broad perspective of what it means to have "a long run with a tight crew."

Few books have captured the haunting world of music and rivers and of the sport they provide as well as A River Never Sleeps. Roderick L. Haig-Brown writes of fishing not just as a sport, but also as an art. He knows moving water and the life within it - its subtlest mysteries and perpetual delights. He is a man who knows fish lore as few people ever will, and the legends and history of a great sport. Month by month, he takes you from river to river, down at last to the saltwater and the sea.

The Olympics have long been the center of attention in the sports world, but perhaps no moment in the history of the games was as poignant as Jesse Owens' performance in Berlin in 1936. Owens would finish his career with four gold medals and become known as "perhaps the greatest and most famous athlete in track and field history" (as his obituary in The New York Times put it), but nearly 80 years later, it's the context that has made his performance so memorable.

A person may not know anything about baseball, but they still likely know the name Babe Ruth. Others may not watch football, but they still likely know who Tom Brady is. And most people have never been to a stock car race, but they’ve likely heard of Richard Petty, along with his simple but fitting nickname: “The King”. Richard Petty is quite possibly the greatest driver in the history of stock car racing, and while some may debate that, nobody can argue that he is the winningest driver in the history of National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing-sanctioned events.

During a time when America's heroes were recognized for toughness and strength, Jack Dempsey was the prototypical "golden boy" of the Roaring Twenties. Just as Babe Ruth, Red Grange, Bill Tilden, and Bobby Jones were the signature figures for their respective sports, Dempsey personified the sport of boxing.

Americans have always loved animals, and those living prior to World War II were still close enough to their pioneer roots to feel a special affection for horses. After all, it was these noble animals that had carried soldiers and pulled plows and milk wagons alike. A horse was more than just a pet; it was a partner in the fight for survival. Just as many Americans had known special, unforgettable individuals, so they had known special horses.

It is not difficult to drive through Laurel, Maryland, and never know that it was once the site of races where thundering thoroughbreds ran at top speeds in search of victory. In fact, thousands of people do each day, on their way from Baltimore to Washington, DC, or vice versa. But there was a time, not that long ago, when champions ran at the now largely disused Laurel Race Course, when four-footed athletes raced for a prize that would go not to themselves but to their two-footed owners.

As one of America's oldest and most beloved sports, baseball has long been touted as the national pastime, but of all the millions of people who have played it over the last few centuries, few have influenced Major League Baseball like Ty Cobb, whose career spanned over 20 seasons. The Georgia Peach overcame early hardships to set nearly 100 MLB records in his time as a player and player-manager for the Detroit Tigers and Philadelphia Athletics.

Given his legacy, many Americans today believe Jackie Robinson was the first black man to play in Major League Baseball, but that answer is wrong. As far back as the late 19th century, there had been professional baseball leagues that were every bit as segregated as any other aspect of society, but before that, there were, for a brief shining moment, there were teams of black and white men playing with and against each other.

Given his legacy, many Americans today believe Jackie Robinson was the first Black man to play in Major League Baseball, but that answer is wrong. As far back as the late 19th century, there had been professional baseball leagues that were every bit as segregated as any other aspect of society, but before that, there were, for a brief shining moment, teams of Black and White men playing with and against each other. One of the first Black men to play on such a team was Moses Fleetwood Walker, and he was the first who openly identified as Black.

The sports world has never suffered from a shortage of self-promoters, but none have ever walked the walk and backed up the talk like Muhammad Ali, boxing's greatest icon and possibly history's most famous athlete. Indeed, even referring to Ali just as a boxer does a disservice to the transcendent figure he has become around the world as a living legend.

Along the way, listeners learn of a man once consumed by rage who learned, through time and practice, as well as the influence of several important mentors, to rein in his anger and use it to change the world. Though born in a sharecropper’s cabin, he corresponded with presidents. Growing up in the shadow of an Olympian older brother, he found his own place in the sun, and, more importantly, Jackie Robinson smoothed the journey to success for countless others.

Given the passage of time, people tend to debate how good Ruth would be today, including most recently a current MLB reliver, Adam Ottavino, who claimed he would strike out Ruth every time. That claim became even more controversial when Ottavino joined none other than the Yankees ahead of the 2019 season, which led to the reliever walking back some of the comments. But even as far back as 1929, Bucky Harris may have foreseen debates of this kind by pointing out, “These other home run hitters are neck and neck. When the Babe was doing his stuff, he was miles ahead of his field."

Solo en el transcurso de este siglo, el Perú ha visto a 16 mujeres en lo más alto del podio del deporte nacional. De a pocos, la presencia de las mujeres se ha vuelto constante en diversas competencias, incluso en aquellas que en el pasado eran consideradas "solo para hombres". Campeonas. Peruanas que están cambiando las reglas del juego cuenta las historias de 12 mujeres que han marcado para siempre al deporte peruano, cuyos éxitos fueron reconocidos en 2021 con el premio Igualdad, Mujer y Deporte (IMD), otorgado por la Fundación Deporte en Igualdad y la Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC).

I ragazzi che incontriamo in queste pagine sono figli della guerra e della fame. Arrivano dalle valli, dall'Italia contadina e operaia, dalla provincia, dalla nebbia: molti dal profondo Nord. Hanno famiglie numerose e biografie radicate in un Paese oggi perduto: padri inflessibili e madri provvidenziali, collegi, orfanotrofi, seminari, lavori precoci in fabbrica o in fonderia. Uno di questi ragazzi viene dal Brasile, crede alla magia, ed è stato riserva del giocatore più forte del mondo.

LAURA DAHLMEIER prominent als erfolgreiche Biathletin und Olympiasiegerin, die sich mit nur 25 Jahren aus dem Leistungssport zurückzog. Eine strahlende Siegerin im Licht der Sportberichterstattung. Doch Biathlon war immer nur ein Teil ihres Lebens. Lauras große Leidenschaft gehörte den Bergen. Aufgewachsen in Garmisch-Partenkirchen wurde sie von ihren Eltern früh an diese herangeführt. Beim Klettern und auf Skiern blieb sie dem Bergsport auch während ihrer Karriere im Biathlon treu und ging dafür ihren ganz eigenen Weg.

On the west bank of the Mississippi lies the New Orleans neighborhood of Algiers. Short on hope but big on dreams, its mostly poor and marginalized residents find joy on Friday nights when the Cougars of Edna Karr High School take the field. For years, this football program has brought glory to...

Triathlon ist der härteste Ausdauersport der Welt. Der Ironman Hawaii ist der wichtigste Wettbewerb, der Gewinner darf sich Weltmeister nennen. 3,8 km Schwimmen, 180 km auf dem Rad, 42 km Laufdistanz – was für eine Anstrengung! Patrick Lange gewann das Rennen bereits zweimal, er zählt zur absoluten Weltspitze der Triathleten. Sein autobiografischer Bericht erzählt von seinem sportlichen Werdegang, vom Traum von der Hawaiiteilnahme, von ersten Erfolgen, aber auch Rückschlägen.

Mit über 800.000 Fans gehört Kevin Wolter zu den bekanntesten Influencern Deutschlands. Der Weg dorthin war alles andere als einfach: Nach einer schwierigen Kindheit gerät er auf die schiefe Bahn, mit 15 Jahren hat er über 100 polizeiliche Anzeigen. Sein Vater schickt ihn zur Bundeswehr, mehrere Auslandseinsätze führen zu einer posttraumatischen Belastungsstörung. Er schließt sich einer Rockervereinigung an und wird wieder kriminell. Dann besinnt er sich und startet eine Karriere als Bodybuilder.