Everyone has a bucket list - an absolute must-do experience before their time is up.For me - surprise surprise - its attending sporting venues to see the best of the best strut their stuff.America is littered with phenomenal sporting venues and each has a place in history for different reasons.The first - Madison Square Garden in downtown New York City.Myself and Hannah booked in to see the National Hockey Leagues New York Rangers against the famed Detroit Red Wings. My Adelaide teammates, Taylor Walker and Brad Crouch - both traveling the USA - joined us for the clash, which made the experience even greater!I had been to MSG two years ago for a pre-season NBA game and even though the venue biggest tenant was in action, the fact it was a pre-season game meant the crowd was only half full and half-baked when it came to cheering and supporting.In New York, basketball is king, while the NFLs Giants and Jets have a strong following in the Boroughs. However, the Rangers hold a special place in the citys heart and on this night, more than 18,000 flocked to support the team in a battle of two of the NHLs original six teams.Everything from the national anthem and pre-game introductions to the crowd interaction throughout the game lived up to MSGs reputation as The Worlds Most Famous Arena.Despite the Rangers going down 2-1, we all had a blast and when Mike Zibanejad scored in the second minute of the game, the Garden erupted and the chanting lasted until after the play had recommenced.Part of the attraction and enjoyment of attending an MSG event is before and after the game itself. Thousands eat and drink before the contest in the various pubs, bars and restaurants surrounding MSG which - unlike many major sporting venues - sits in the heart of Manhattan, easily accessible for the 8.4 million people who call New York home and the four South Australians enjoying a sporting holiday.Despite Hannahs cries to stay an extra few days in what is now her favourite city in the world, the following morning we jumped on a plane and headed for Green Bay - a world away from the hustle and bustle of NYC.As we descended into Green Bay on a tiny American Eagle jet, the only thing that captured our attention through the widows was mighty Lambeau Field, home of the Green Bay Packers.The township of Green Bay has a population of a mere 100,000, which makes it truly remarkable that its people can not only support, but allow an NFL team to flourish in its area. Green Bay is the Packers and the Packers are Green Bay.The Packers were born in 1919 and have resided in Green Bay ever since. They are 13-time champions and a whos who of Hall of Fame players and coaches have ome through the organisation.Unlike the other 31 teams in the NFL, the Packers are not a privately-owned team. The team actually has more than 350,000 stockholders which is governed by an elected board of directors. While this system is, as mentioned, different to every other side in the league, the Green Bay community has always rallied around the team and when you hear someone say this is the towns team - they truly mean it.The Packers are the only not-for-profit, community-owned team in all of the United States professional sporting codes.And that very statement is what makes the Packers -??and attending one of their games - so incredibly amazing.Lambeau Field is as historic and honorary as you will ever find in world sport. It is the oldest operating NFL venue and only baseballs Chicago Cubs and Boston Red Sox have longer tenancy at their respective venues.Lambeau is almost 60 years old and has had very little construction done in the years since. The stadium does though, manage a magical balance of tradition versus spectator comfort.The stadium is named after Curly Lambeau, a founder and head coach of the team who died of cancer just months before the stadium was opened.Onto the game... we picked a good one. Not in competitiveness (the Packers wound up winning 26-10) but famed foe Chicago was in town, ruthless and hated rivals of the Pack.A flight from Chicago to Green Bay is only 40 minutes and the drive is both beautiful and comfortable, meaning there were more than a few Bears fans in attendance. Packers fans are known as the Cheeseheads and many fans wear a Cheesehead as a hat (look them up online, theyre very funny and very different) which only makes sense when we saw dozens of Bears fans wearing mock cheese graters as hats.Joining another teammate, Tom Lynch, and friend Nathan Evison for the Packers vs. Bears clash, we were fortunate enough to sneak onto the sidelines pre-game, making for an unforgettable experience.There are a few more venues on my list of must-attends (Soldier Field, Bryant-Denny Stadium, The Big House, Death Valley etc etc etc) but for a days work, Madison Square Garden into Lambeau Field is a pretty good start!Next up, Steelers vs. Patriots at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh.Follow me on Instagram (@joshjenkins04) and Twitter (@joshjenkins24 and #JJintheUSA) for photos, videos and chats as we embark on a few more of Americas premier sporting events. Hydro Flask Cosè . 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Hydro Flask Bottiglia . Sulaiman, 44, was chosen unanimously Tuesday in a vote by the leadership, the World Boxing Council said. Sulaiman becomes the sixth president of the organization. CHICAGO -- Nearly every time coach Mike Krzyzewski and USA Basketball boss Jerry Colangelo stage a reunion in their hometown, theres plenty of backslapping, a trophy gleaming in the background and the only thing they have to protect is their cocktails. This time around, its about safeguarding the Olympic legacy the two built over more than a decade.Their partnership took hold in the wake of the Abomination in Athens, when a U.S. team coached by Larry Brown and packed with high-maintenance, highlight-reel guys who slept through wake-up calls couldnt rouse themselves in time for the medal round. They left the 2004 Summer Games with a consolation prize of bronze and the programs reputation in tatters.Colangelo, a former NBA and MLB executive and once a fine athlete in his own right, agreed to pick up the pieces on one condition: I get to make all the rules.Instead of submitting the names of the players he wanted to a selection committee, Colangelo picked his own. Instead of contacting their agents to set up meetings, he called some directly and collared others as they clambered off the team bus at NBA arenas across the country. No one told him no.Once he shaped a roster that reflected his philosophy -- that the best teams are made up of complementary parts instead of just the best ones available -- there was only one guy Colangelo wanted to coach them.Were both Chicago guys through and through, Colangelo said Thursday, while the Team USA practiced for Fridays exhibition here against Venezuela. A lot of the bond we felt right off the bat had to do with the lunch-bucket beginnings both of us had.Gold medals at Beijing and London followed in their wake, and the mix of players buzzing around Krzyzewski at practice -- bona fide NBA stars like Kevin Durant and others like Kyle Lowry and DeAndre Jordan, who bring specific skill-sets to the floor -- suggest their approach hasnt changed. The only surprise about this edition is Colangelo found yet another way to get Coach K to sign on for another tour of duty.Theres usually lots of wine involved, but it hasnt really been that tough, said Colangello, laughing.ddddddddddddIn 2009, both were on hand for a National Association of Basketball Coaches Court of Honor gala feting Colangelo and Team USAs success at the Olympics a year earlier. Colangelo worked the room in his familiar style, shifting his drink often to avoid spilling it as he accepted handshakes, hugs and posed for pictures with old friends. Krzyzewski, who served as toastmaster, still hadnt made up his mind about London.We got that taken care of at 3 a.m. that morning in the lobby over pizza and wine, Colangelo said. I remember after London, Mike was really wiped out. I thought Id lay low and didnt bother him for two weeks, then he called me. `Jerry, he says, `Im already going through withdrawal.Krzyzewski, whose day job is coaching Duke, chuckles at the memory. Theres so little daylight between the two men about basketball and how its played that the few disagreements usually surface only at mealtime.Yeah, were both Chicago guys, but Im Polish and hes Italian, Krzyzewski said. Hes always reminding that they have better restaurants and more of them.I hate to say it, Coach K added a moment later, but hes probably right.That kind of continuity at the top of the program sets the tone, but it doesnt explain all the success. Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim, whos been along for the ride as an assistant, describes both men as strong-willed and problem-solvers, but also guys who are smart and secure enough to welcome input from the team, top to bottom.Youll never hear them say this is `their program, Boeheim added. Its everybodys program. They make that clear from the outset. Guys buy in faster and stronger w