In today's atmosphere of politics creeping more and more into the sports arena, here's an awesome story, even if it has to do with a former Kentucky Wildcat. I'm kidding, this is good.
Tributes in a variety of forms are pouring in for Nicky Hayden, one of Owensboro's favorite sons, who passed away early Monday from injuries sustained in a bicycle accident in which he was struck by a car.
This is extremely difficult. We're getting information from multiple reliable sources that are reporting that MotoGP champ and Owensboro native Nicky Hayden has passed away.
Photographers have been gathering in increasing numbers around the Cesena, Italy hospital where Owensboro native Nicky Hayden is being treated following a bicycle accident last Wednesday.
#GoNicky is all over Twitter as a show of support and love for one of Owensboro's favorite sons, Nicky Hayden, who collided with a car earlier this week while bicycling with friends near an Italian coast.
The world has lost an icon, an activist, an entertainer, and one of the best athletes of all time in Louisville native Muhammad Ali. Hundreds if not thousands of stories will be told, but one of them is truly unforgettable, when he made a surprise appearance at the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta to light the final torch.
I came across one of my nephew's old Guinness Books of World Records the other day. He used to get them every year for Christmas. He loved 'em. And he'll still spout factoids from them from time to time.