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Air Bolt: Watch Usain Dunk

Words by Jesse Serwer— What can't Usain Bolt do? Dunking is apparently not outside of the fastest man alive's capabilities. The 6"5, 100- and 200-meter world record holder put on a show at the NBA's Cele... Read More...

Hosting and Toasting: Walt “Clyde” Frazier’s St. Croix

Words by Tasha Brown (Photo: New York Times)— You may know Walt “Clyde” Frazier from his days as a legendary point guard for the New York Knicks or his current role as the team's commentator on the MSG N... Read More...

We’re Jammin’: Caribbean Basketball’s Big Week

Words by LargeUpCrew— We can't say with certainty that it's the first time that this has happened but this definitely a landmark moment for Caribbean basketball: Both of the NBA's newly-named players of ... Read More...

Impressions: Jamaica by Bike

Photos and Words by Varun Baker— Jamaica By Bike is an annual event that takes participants on a scenic, 250-km (156-mile) bicycle ride across the island, from the capital city of Kingston to the beaut... Read More...

Found Footage: Watch Usain Bolt on Saturday Night Live

Words by Jesse Serwer— Usain Bolt made his Saturday Night Live debut this weekend, with a pair of cameos on the show, hosted by Christina Applegate. Bolt's appearances were brief and fairly deep into the... Read More...

Fashion Fridays: Grenadian Gold Medalist Kirani James x Nike

Words by Sherman Escoffery— “Nike athletes demand the best from themselves and their apparel at all times.” Nothing says that you are the best like being in first place, just ask Grenada’s first Olymp... Read More...

Video: Watch Keshorn Walcott Get A Hero’s Welcome in Trinidad

Words by Jesse Serwer, via CTV— If you figured the record-breaking, world-bossing, US-embarrassin' Jamaican athletes would get the most massive welcome home reception in the Caribbean after the Olympics,... Read More...

LargeUp TV: Half Way Tree, Kingston Reacts to Jamaica’s 4×100-meter World Record

Words by Jesse Serwer, Photos and Video by Martei Korley— The Jamaican team of Usain Bolt, Yohan Blake, Michael Frater and Nesta Carter ran the 4 x 100-meter sprint in 36.84 seconds, beating the previo... Read More...

Fashion Fridays: YB Afraid

Words by Erin MacLeod-- Yohan Blake is not only a multi-medal winner at the London Olympics, but he's also the founder of a foundation that bears his name. The YB Afraid Foundation began in 2011 with the... Read More...

LargeUp TV: Usain Bolt 100 Meter

Words by Jesse Serwer, Photos and Video by Martei Korley— Usain Bolt claimed victory in the 100 meters on Sunday with an Olympic record-setting 9.63 second 100-meter run in London, but right now Jamaican... Read More...

A Horse By Any Other Name: Meet Usain Colt

Words by Jesse Serwer— The Associated Press is carrying a story this week about a not-so-aptly-named horse called Usain Colt. The thoroughbred which, incidentally, is part-owned by Bolt's "pal" Prince Ha... Read More...

Fashion Fridays: Ewing Athletics Returns

Words by Jesse Serwer— Jamaican-born NBA star Patrick Ewing wasn't only a dominant center in the late '80s and early '90s, he was also the face of one of the era's definitive sneaker brands. "Ewings" we... Read More...