Australian Olympic swimmer, Ian Thorpe, came out as a gay man on a Parkinson TV interview and reveled he battled depression from holding on to a big lie. Ian Thorpe has won five Olympic gold medals in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia; the most won by any Australian. When he was 14, he became the youngest male athlete to ever represent Australia and when he was 16 he was first asked … [Read more...]
World Cup 2014: Utah People’s Post Guide to the Semi-Finals
The whole world is involved in the World Cup 2014 that is taking place as we speak in Brazil. Today, July 8, 2014, 18 PM CST (17 PM CDT) and 22 PM GMT, the first match of the semi-finals between Germany and Brazil takes place on the Estadio Mineirao, Belo Horizonte. Tomorrow, Netherlands and Argentina will battle for a place in the finals on the Arena de Sao Paolo in Sao Paolo, Brazil, at 16 PM … [Read more...]
Argentinian Football Legend, Alfredo Di Stéfano Dies at Age 88
Alfredo Stéfano di Stéfano Laulhe was one of the best football players in the history of the game and today, July 7, 2014, the world lost him. On July 4 Alfredo di Stéfano turned 88 years old and just one day later he suffered a massive heart attack on the street in Madrid. The paramedics performed resuscitation on him for 18 minutes and took him to the Hospital Gregorio Maranon in Madrid. They … [Read more...]
Utah Jazz Pick Australian Defender Exum in NBA Draft
The Utah Jazz pick in Thursday’s NBA draft had the wheels of the rumor mill spinning for weeks before the event, but Friday morning found Salt Lake City basketball fanatics more than pleased with the draft’s final outcome. In a move that went above and beyond the expectations of the team’s community of fans, the Utah Jazz selected Australian guard Dante Exum among their NBA draft picks. The … [Read more...]
The Utah Jazz to Target Cavs’ Top Pick in Upcoming NBA Draft
The Utah Jazz have been making headlines around the area, with reports coming in on bids they’re making to the Cavaliers, for their number 1 pick. Rumors on this topic have been afloat for a while now, according to a report by Spencer Checketts, from 1280 The Zone, in Utah’s Salt Lake City. On June 20, Checketts tweeted that the Utah Jazz had offered #5 and Favors to the Cleveland Cavs, for their … [Read more...]
