Yulia Lipnitskaia, 15 year old Russian Figure Skating Phenomenon

Yulia is a fifteen year old girl, 5"2. Don't let her age and height fool you, she knows how to draw in the audience and mesmerize while skating. From her flawless jumps, to her even more flawless turns she is truly amazing. The incredible amount of speed and flexibility she has while turning is just astounding. She began training at age four after her mother convinced the experienced skating coach Elena Levkovets to accept her as a student. Some records and achievements she has accomplished are She is the youngest olympic gold medalist in team figure skating, Youngest skater in ladies' singles to win the European title, First Russian ladies' singles skater to win an Olympic gold medal in team trophy, and she is a record holder in ladies' junior level under the ISU Judging System for the highest combined total and free skate scores. She has an impressive history of winning championships and competitions previous to the olympics. Yulia is big competition for others, and dosen't feel threatened by other competitiors, only being fifteen. She competed in the Team ladies short program, Team ladies free skating, Ladies short program and the ladies free skate in the Sochi 2014 olympics, her first olympics.

Exactly how accepting is the NFL?

I am personally very accepting of gays and believe that they should be able to have the same rights as anybody else. I think that the players of the NFL will think differently. Michael Sam has a lot of courage to come out to the NFL knowing that not everybody will be as accepting as he hopes. A lot of the players will keep their opinions to themselves, but some may show discrimination towards him because of his differences.

Hernandez's life of crime may have not totally been his fault. There were certain factors in his childhood that lead him to the wrong path. His Father Died when he was 49. The fact that Hernandez had to grow up without a father may have affected his choices in the future. His Mother also married a violent coke dealer, which was not a good influence on Hernandez or his siblings. The loss of his father, and then the addition of a new violent drug dealer as a father were not helping Hernandez onto the right path.

Super Bowl XLVIII

Super Bowl XLVIII was quite the game. While it wasn't much of a competition, it was full of great moments from Percy Harvin's return touchdown, to the amazing half time show. Usually a pop star takes on the huge task of singing the national anthem, but this year the opera singer Renee Fleming sang it. Her version of it was different and seriously amazing. One of the best moments of the night had to be Bruno Mars and the Red Hot Chili Peppers taking the stage for the Super Bowl halftime show. Bruno even performed the beginning of "Give it Away," introducing RHCP. I have to say that i was shocked it wasn't at all a close game, it was still pretty entertaining. While my predictions were correct and the Seahawks won, I was expecting the Broncos to do better than they did with Peyton Manning's abilities. He as 33 completed passes through the game, a Super Bowl record. The Seahawks still beat them despite Peyton Manning's performance. Manning's dream goes bad in a snap at the beginning of the game leading to the Seahawks gaining two points. The Seahawks were winning 22-0 after the first half, and right when they got the ball in the beginning of the second half, Percy Harvin ran it back for another touchdown, making the score 29-0 in the first twelve seconds of the second half. I've got to say though, the best part of the night was the commercials. From a full house reunion to a Radio shack commercial starring Hulk Hogan.

Seahawks vs. Broncos

The Super Bowl 2014 will be against the Seahawks and the Broncos this year. The Seahawks were initially a favorite but bettors quickly poured in enough money on Denver to quickly swing that side to chalk. Perhaps, those early bettors should have waited before placing down their money as the trends are pointing towards a victory for Seattle. I think the Broncos will put up a fair fight against the Seahawks, but the Seahawks are going to take the win. Don't be fooled by Seattle's status as the underdog in the super bowl, as it's been a common thread amongst  most recent winners.It's looking relatively safe despite the fact that Peyton Manning and his 600-plus point offense will be prominently involved in this game.

Which is more important, Academics or Athletics?

What struck me as significant from this article was that a grown man could not read. Most people learn to read in grade school when their little kids. Some College athletes at UNC- Chapel Hill struggle to read at higher levels and it is unfair when they are accepted into colleges when other people actually work hard to get into them. The NCAA admits that almost 30 athletes in sports were accepted into college in 2012 with low scores of below 700 on the SAT composite. The average score is around 1000. Most schools have between 7% and 18% of revenue sport athletes who are reading at an elementary school level. This is unacceptable on many levels, how are you supposed to take and UNDERSTAND a college-level course when you can read at the same level as a fourth grader?