Jamaicans find ice slippery on way to Vancouver Nov 6, 2009
This is very real for a new generation of Jamaican sledders, a group that cringes at any "Cool Runnings" parallels and insist that not only are they serious about their sport -- but that maybe, just maybe, they're good enough to surprise at the Vancouver Olympics. "People do not understand: This is my passion. This is our passion," said Hannukkah Wallace, the team's driver. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- More)
Olympics Notebook: Bobsledder could serve abroad twice Nov 1, 2009
The Jamaican bobsled team, made famous during the 1988 Olympics in Calgary and later the movie "Cool Runnings" hopes to be in Vancouver in February. If it is, it may have U.S. slider Todd Hays to thank. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Ad Breakdown Mar 6, 2009
" Leon remained friends with Madonna and once took her to a reggae club So what happened to the other central figure in the drama - the black actor who played the saint and the innocent man? Leon (who, like Madonna, eschews his surname) went on to star in Cool Runnings, Disney's 1993 film about Jamaica's bobsleigh team. He's also appeared in Sylvester Stallone's Cliffhanger and Ali with Will Smith, and in TV films about The Temptations, Jackie Wilson and Little Richard. He recalls: "I didn't... (BBC News -- UK)
Sports Flicks That Need Games Feb 12, 2009
Honorable Mention: Field of Dreams, Bloodsport, A League of Their Own, Stroker Ace, The Longest Yard, Any Given Sunday, Diggstown, Hoosiers, Coach Carter, Caddyshack, Rollerball, Bull Durham, Back to School, Ski School, Cool Runnings, The Mighty Ducks, The Sandlot, The Cutting Edge, Slap Shot, and Raging Bull. Sneek peek the videogame-to-feature film. (IGN PS2)
