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SportsTravel Podcast Danny Boy O’Connor

Danny Boy O’Connor: On “Jump Around,” Breaking at the Olympics and “The Outsiders”

You may not immediately recognize the name Danny Boy O’Connor. But if you’ve turned on a radio or attended an in-person sports event in the last 30 years you certainly know his music. As a co-founder of the group House of Pain, he was on the ground floor of the group’s biggest crossover hit, “Jump […]

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World Breaking Classic
The World Breaking Classic USA Qualifier was held at historic Cain's Ballroom in Tulsa, Oklahoma. (Photo by Jason Gewirtz)

Tulsa Breaks Into Next Olympic Sport

Cain’s Ballroom in Tulsa, Oklahoma, was the famed home of Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys, whose sound defined the western swing style in the late 1930s. But it was a couple of Texas bboys that ended up stealing the show at the World Breaking Classic USA Qualifier at Cain’s on March 16, an event […]

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