Before the Jamaican bobsled team made its world debut in 1988, its dream of Olympic glory began with a makeshift sled and an unconventional training ground on Mirror Lake in Lake Placid. "I borrowed a ...

The Jamaican bobsled team's underdog story became a sensation at the 1988 Calgary Olympics, inspiring the Hollywood film "Cool Runnings." (SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "COOL RUNNINGS") DOUG E DOUG: (As Sanka ...

It's been 30 nearly years since the Jamaican men's bobsled team first stepped onto the track at the 1988 Olympics in Calgary, inspiring viewers so much that their improbable story was turned into the ...

There’s a good chance Errol Kerr has heard all the bobsled jokes before. The mid-90s flick Cool Runnings did wonders for popularity of the 1988 Jamaican bobsled crew, and in a way he’s following in ...

Perhaps you remember the underdog story of Jamaican bobsled team at the 1988 Calgary Olympics. Perhaps you at least remember the Hollywood movie it inspired. (SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "COOL RUNNINGS") DOUG ...