Long shot for Olympics host site
With the Beijing Olympics wrapping up, I couldn’t resist sharing this New York Times story about the mayor of Birmingham, Ala., pitching his city as host site for the 2020 Summer Games. Mayor Larry P. Langford has even proposed a $500 million domed stadium. Sound familiar?
As you can imagine, with the city’s many needs and issues, such as a rising murder rate, reaction has been laughable, at best. But you have to credit the mayor: according to the story, he’s had T-shirts and tote bags made bearing the slogan “Olympics 2020: Why Not Birmingham?”
CRAIG DAVIS In more than 33 years at the Sun Sentinel, Craig Davis has written about a wide variety of sports topics from baseball to yachting, fishing to triathlons, and also worked as a copy editor and page designer. Recently he reported on local sports, including running, swimming, cycling, equestrian and beach volleyball. He enjoys sports as a participant as well as a spectator, is active in the South Florida running scene plays in the curling club at Saveology Iceplex. This blog offers a glimpse at the business side of sports in the interest of enhancing enjoyment of the games and sporting options as a spectator as well as a participant.
