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Rio Olympics 2016: Usain Bolt casually wins heat, qualifies for 200-meter semis – CBSSports.com
While competing in the first round of his favored event, the men’s 200-meter, Usain Bolt looked as relaxed as ever. While Bolt was kicking out of the blocks, as is his preference in this race, he took it easy down the stretch. Real easy. The Jamaican sprinting star broke away from the pack fairly quickly before looking to his left and right before steadying his pace to his version of…
Swimming should be America’s favorite sport – Quartz
For approximately ten days every four years swimmers are given a global audience. US swimmers in particular tend to shine in the Olympics’ spotlight. This year alone, US swimmers garnered a whopping 16 gold medals, with 33 medals overall—to put that in perspective, Australia won the second-most gold medals, three, with a medal count of 10 overall. The indomitable Katie Ledecky. The barrier-breaking Simone Manuel. The history-making Michael Phelps. These…
US Women’s Field Hockey Team Exits Olympics With Quarterfinal Loss To Germany – NPR
i Michelle Kasold of the U.S. leaves the pitch as Germany’s players celebrate their win in a women’s quarterfinal field hockey match at the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics. Manan Vatsyayana/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Manan Vatsyayana/AFP/Getty Images Michelle Kasold of the U.S. leaves the pitch as Germany’s players celebrate their win in a women’s quarterfinal field hockey match at the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics. Manan Vatsyayana/AFP/Getty Images They came…
Rio Olympics 2016: Jack Burnell insists 10km swim disqualification is ‘a joke’ – BBC News
Media playback is not supported on this device ‘This whole thing is a joke’ – disqualified Burnell Great Britain’s Jack Burnell says his disqualification from the men’s 10km open water swim was “a joke”, as Dutchman Ferry Weertman took gold. There was plenty of confusion after a dramatic finish, with Greece’s Spiros Gianniotis initially given the win before being downgraded to silver. Burnell’s disqualification was for two yellow cards –…
Six reasons the Angels look like the most hopeless franchise in baseball – CBSSports.com
Things just keep going from bad to worse for the Los Angeles Angels . Monday night they lost their 11th consecutive game, this one to the Seattle Mariners (SEA 3, LAA 2), giving them a 49-69 record for the season. Never before has a Mike Scioscia team been this bad. The Angels are 20 games under. 500 for the first time in Mike Scioscia’s 17-year tenure as manager. — Bill…
Hey Baseball Fans: Cooperstown’s a Home Run – Parade
For a town that’s as American as apple pie, add this to your bucket list: A visit to Cooperstown, New York, a picturesque spot just west of Albany where—rumor has it—baseball was invented. It’s also the one place you can walk through town carrying a baseball bat, wearing a team jersey or hat and instantly strike up conversations with fellow fans—without thinking anything about it. And, despite the fact that…
Swimming should be America’s favorite sport – Quartz
For approximately ten days every four years swimmers are given a global audience. US swimmers in particular tend to shine in the Olympics’ spotlight. This year alone, US swimmers garnered a whopping 16 gold medals, with 33 medals overall—to put that in perspective, Australia won the second-most gold medals, three, with a medal count of 10 overall. The indomitable Katie Ledecky. The barrier-breaking Simone Manuel. The history-making Michael Phelps. These…
Can Sports Level The Playing Field For Women In Business? – Forbes
How Do You Tell a Better Story in Sports? – New York Times
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The Anatomy of a Dive Across the Finish Line – New York Times
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Michael Phelps, Katie Ledecky and Simone Biles Unite for Sports Illustrated Cover – TIME
Correction appended An Olympian’s calendar is no doubt a packed one – but that didn’t stop Michael Phelps, Katie Ledecky and Simone Biles from taking time out to pose together for Sports Illustrated. The three legendary gold medal winners converged Sunday night for SI – which today celebrates its 62-year anniversary – in Rio. Between them, the three sporting superstars have achieved a total of twelve gold, two silver and…
US Women’s Field Hockey Team Exits Olympics With Quarterfinal Loss To Germany – NPR
Hey Baseball Fans: Cooperstown’s a Home Run – Parade
Rio Olympics 2016: swimming marathon, badminton and more – live! – The Guardian
US Women’s Field Hockey Team Exits Olympics With Quarterfinal Loss To Germany – NPR
i Michelle Kasold of the U.S. leaves the pitch as Germany’s players celebrate their win in a women’s quarterfinal field hockey match at the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics. Manan Vatsyayana/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Manan Vatsyayana/AFP/Getty Images Michelle Kasold of the U.S. leaves the pitch as Germany’s players celebrate their win in a women’s quarterfinal field hockey match at the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics. Manan Vatsyayana/AFP/Getty Images They came…
Rio Olympics: Shaunae Miller Dives to Gold in 400 Meters – New York Times
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The Deceptive Calm of Olympic Open-Water Swimming – The New Yorker
Twenty-six women raced a ten-kilometre course this morning in the choppy aquamarine waters off Copacabana Beach, completing the last of the Olympic women’s swimming events, and the only one not held in a pool. (The men will follow tomorrow.) It was a fitting conclusion to the past week’s exhilarating and historic indoor aquatic performances. Although marathon swimming, as the contest is known, only became an Olympic event in 2008, at the Beijing…
Simone Biles loses bid for record-breaking 5 golds in single Olympics – CBS News
Last Updated Aug 15, 2016 10:41 PM EDT RIO DE JANEIRO — Simone Biles is no longer Rio de Janeiro‘s juggernaut. A mistake on the balance beam prevented the American gymnastics star from a record-tying fourth gold at the Olympics, which were dogged Monday by rain, wind and fire. U.S. women gymnasts go for gold Simone Biles came out on top and and Aly Raisman claimed silver in the individual…
Cycling’s keirin is known as NASCAR on two wheels, and the pace car’s a guy on a scooter – Los Angeles Times
A green-and-white scooter buzzes along, its electric motor humming as it circles the polished wooden track at the Olympic velodrome. Ivo Siebert keeps to a modest pace with a pack of elite cyclists following close behind. He can sense their impatience to burst past, can feel the rumble of their wheels, but he holds them back a little longer. The crowd and the television cameras watch his every move. “Yes,”…
Hey Baseball Fans: Cooperstown’s a Home Run – Parade
For a town that’s as American as apple pie, add this to your bucket list: A visit to Cooperstown, New York, a picturesque spot just west of Albany where—rumor has it—baseball was invented. It’s also the one place you can walk through town carrying a baseball bat, wearing a team jersey or hat and instantly strike up conversations with fellow fans—without thinking anything about it. And, despite the fact that…
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