The best time on the sporting calendar is here.
The Summer Olympics are officially underway.
While many kids in this state grew aspiring to be Nebraska football or Nebraska volleyball players, I watched the 2004 Olympics as a swimming-obsessed 9-year-old and dreamed of being like Amanda Beard and Natalie Coughlin.
Obviously we all know how that ended for yours truly. An injury-riddled career forced a premature retirement. But, hey, I got to meet Michael Phelps and countless other star swimmers at the 2008 Olympic Trials in Omaha. I was sporting a sling, so I’m still convinced they felt bad for me.