Posted by thesportsjunky on February 18, 2018 · Leave a Comment
The Olympics always lead to an investment for the host countries as they try to give their home fans something to cheer for and making sure they put up a good showing at home.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on February 11, 2018 · Leave a Comment
Sports may not have the most power in the world to make a massive difference but there is power in sports and the Pyeongchang Organizing Committee realized that early on in their attempt to open a door between two countries.
Posted by thesportsjunky on February 3, 2018 · Leave a Comment
The world of politics have already clashed with the world of sports throughout the last two years and things are only getting bigger as one of the biggest sports events approach, so there was never a hope of the Olympics not being somewhat political.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on February 19, 2014 · Leave a Comment
The Olympics are sadly winding down with only a few days left to the closing ceremonies and the final medals are close to being handed out. There are 4 days left in the Olympics and teams are hoping to sprint to the finish as they hope to earn as many medals as they can.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on March 7, 2013 · Leave a Comment
The World Baseball Classic got underway this past week as the Asian pools began their tournament and their quest for the WBC title. Pool A and Pool B were in need of a very different schedule than the other pools in the tournament. With game staking place in Japan and Taiwan these two pools needed time to adjust when they eventually move to the USA.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on March 1, 2013 · 1 Comment
The 2013 World Baseball Classic is about to get underway as the best team in the world will once again be determined. The WBC has been an awakening, of sorts, in the baseball world as the tournament has shocked the original thought of the best teams in the world. Before 2006 many just assumed that the USA was were the best players came from with the Caribbean countries producing some very good talent as well.
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