In today's atmosphere of politics creeping more and more into the sports arena, here's an awesome story, even if it has to do with a former Kentucky Wildcat. I'm kidding, this is good.
Tributes in a variety of forms are pouring in for Nicky Hayden, one of Owensboro's favorite sons, who passed away early Monday from injuries sustained in a bicycle accident in which he was struck by a car.
This is extremely difficult. We're getting information from multiple reliable sources that are reporting that MotoGP champ and Owensboro native Nicky Hayden has passed away.
Photographers have been gathering in increasing numbers around the Cesena, Italy hospital where Owensboro native Nicky Hayden is being treated following a bicycle accident last Wednesday.
#GoNicky is all over Twitter as a show of support and love for one of Owensboro's favorite sons, Nicky Hayden, who collided with a car earlier this week while bicycling with friends near an Italian coast.
One of the first things I do in the morning is turn on the news. For some reason, I didn't turn it on right way this morning. I checked my phone first. I saw the terrible news out of Orlando. TV goes on. I was stunned and sad. I couldn't get up out of my chair so I covered back up and I watched and I watched. My community is now the subject of the worst mass shooting in US history.