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Garth Brooks released the theme song for the Boston 2024 Olympics 34 years ago.

“Sometimes I thank God for unanswered prayers (yeah)

Remember when you’re talkin’ to the man upstairs

And just because He may not answer, doesn’t mean He don’t care (yeah)

‘Cause some of God’s greatest gifts are unanswered-

Some of God’s greatest gifts are all too often unanswered-

Some of God’s greatest gifts are unanswered prayers.”

The song “Unanswered Prayers” was among the hits from an album entitled “No Fences” in 1990.

“No Fences” is also the unofficial motto of the Maura Healey administration.

Nine years ago, the effort to bring the games to Boston was mercifully chloroformed by Mayor Marty Walsh. In a rare moment of wisdom and clarity, Walsh chose not to put the city’s…

ORLANDO, Fla., April 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The International Cheer Union (ICU), the international governing body for cheerleading, is pleased to announce its return to Orlando, USA to host the 2022 ICU Junior World and World Cheerleading Championships for the first time since 2019. The World Championships took place on April 20-22, 2022, at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at The Walt Disney World® Resort and were the first in-person ICU Junior World and World Cheerleading Championships since granting full International Olympic Committee (IOC) recognition to the ICU.

The ICU Junior World and World Cheerleading Championships are the pinnacle of cheerleading championships globally. The 2022 championships hosted over 2,500 national team athletes from 51 countries. Teams…

The 2022 Beijing Olympics have seen Lindsay Czarniak step up into a hosting role for USA. Czarniak previously served as a reporter for NBC’s Olympic coverage in 2006 and was a host and desk reporter for them in 2008, and she was one of three hosts (alongside MJ Acosta-Ruiz and Lolo Jones) for the women’s-sports-focused On Her Turf last summer. This time around, Czarniak is a host for USA’s coverage, and she told AA via e-mail that’s thrilling for her:

“I’m so excited about the opportunity to be immersed in a variety of different winter Olympic sports. It’s an awesome mix of hosting, reporting, interviewing that’s really satisfying. I’ve really enjoyed the roles I’ve had prior to this one at the Games but this is unique because of the amount of events being…