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Rio Olympics 2016: Adam Peaty eases into 100m breaststroke final – BBC News
Media playback is not supported on this device Great Britain’s Adam Peaty wins the men’s 100m breaststroke semi Great Britain’s Adam Peaty qualified easily for Sunday’s 100m breaststroke final having earlier broken his own world record. The 21-year-old qualified fastest in 57.62 seconds as he aims to become the first British male to win an individual Olympic swimming gold since 1988. The City of Derby swimmer’s 57.55 in the heats…
Rio Olympics 2016: Australia lead early medals after swimming golds – live! – The Guardian
After what seemed like an eternal buildup to these Games, culminating in the pomp and pageantry of the opening ceremony, the time for sporting action to finally take centre stage in Rio arrived. That’s what the Olympics is about, after all. Yet despite the first medals beings won – three of which (two gold and one bronze) made a resurgent Australia the tentative leader on the medal table – this…
10 strange sports you didn’t know were in the Olympics – KSAT San Antonio
(CNN) – Basketball, track and swimming have been staples at the Olympics for decades, drawing thousands of spectators. But solo synchronized swimming or live pigeon shooting? They are among the strangest events that have, at one time or another, taken place at the Games. Here are the 10 oddest sports that have actually graced the modern Olympics: Oxymoron alert! Yes, this sport features one female swimmer synchronizing with herself. The…
McElroy: Five more Olympic sport recommendations for 2024 – Richmond.com
Dan Currier RIR Peter Valavanis tosses a bean bag as he plays a game of cornhole in the parking area before the 62nd Annual Toyota Owners 400 Sunday April 24, 2016 at Richmond International Raceway in Richmond, Va. Posted: Saturday, August 6, 2016 10:00 pm McElroy: Five more Olympic sport recommendations for 2024 BY WES MCELROY Special correspondent Richmond Times-Dispatch What I learned in sports this week is that it’s…
Beach volleyball is a sport perfectly suited for Brazil – Los Angeles Times
Outside the beach volleyball venue Saturday, Brazilians and tourists danced on the boardwalk, munched on grilled shrimp, scanned racks of cheap jewelry and played futevolei — soccer on a volleyball court. If you want to feel alive, you come to Copacabana Beach on a glistening, 85-degree day. And if you want to feel good about the Olympics and fall in love with a new sport, you go to a venue…
Rio Olympics Today: World Records in Swimming – New York Times
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Kevin Durant leads as USA blows out China in Olympics opener – USA TODAY
Kevin Durant rises to shoot against Peng Zhou of China in the USA’s blowout win.(Photo: Jeffrey Swinger, USA TODAY Sports) RIO DE JANEIRO — The third viewing of USA-China in men’s basketball this summer looked just like the previous two. After pounding China by a combined 99 points in two exhibition games in July, the USA won 119-62 on Saturday in the Olympic opener for both teams. Too much offense, too much…
Baseball Campaign Puts the Accent on Spanish Names – New York Times
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10 strange sports you didn’t know were in the Olympics – KSAT San Antonio
(CNN) – Basketball, track and swimming have been staples at the Olympics for decades, drawing thousands of spectators. But solo synchronized swimming or live pigeon shooting? They are among the strangest events that have, at one time or another, taken place at the Games. Here are the 10 oddest sports that have actually graced the modern Olympics: Oxymoron alert! Yes, this sport features one female swimmer synchronizing with herself. The…
Scary injury: French gymnast Samir Ait Said snaps his leg on vault – USA TODAY
x Embed x Share French gymnast Samir Ait Said suffered a gruesome injury during artistic gymnastics men’s team qualification at the Rio Olympics on Friday. The sound of his leg snapping could be heard throughout the arena. USA TODAY Sports Samir Ait Said of France receives attention after falling while competing on the vault.(Photo: Scott Halleran, Getty Images) RIO DE JANEIRO — French gymnast Samir Ait Said will now be remembered alongside…
Olympics|For US Basketball Players, the Olympics are a Cruise, Ship That Is – New York Times
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A Cord-Cutter’s Guide To Watching The Olympics – Fast Company
The Olympics are more than just the world’s premiere sporting event—they’re big, big media business. Just a few years ago, the closing ceremonies at the London 2012 Olympics attracted a staggering 900 million viewers, with more than 219.4 million Americans tuning into the games at one point or another. But what if you want to watch the Olympics without paying for cable television? There are options. Although NBC is offering…
Teen shooter Ginny Thrasher wins USA’s first gold medal of Rio Olympics – USA TODAY
USA TODAY Sports photographers capture the most memorable sights from Rio’s Opening Ceremony. USA TODAY Sports
Rio 2016 Olympics: Day 1 action live – CNN
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USA’s Ginny Thrasher wins first gold medal of Olympics – NBC Olympics
Ginny Thrasher (USA), just 19 years of age, wins the first gold medal of the Rio games by edging out Chinese veterans Du Li and Yi Siling in Women’s 10m air rifle. Thrasher finished with a final score of 208, a full point ahead of Li. Yi Siling bowed out in third place at 185.4. This is the first time an American has medaled in the 10m air rifle event…
Mike Walsh’s dedication to his family, baseball and basketball – The Advocate
Caption Close On a July afternoon in 1991, Mike Walsh was sitting at a rest stop somewhere between Stamford and Cape Cod waiting to see which way the weather would turn. Rain to the east and he would head back to Stamford, in the west and he would be off for the Cape. Walsh wasn’t picking just the right time for a vacation, he was commuting back and forth between…
Daily Fantasy Baseball DFS Advice for August 6 – FOXSports.com
Welcome to Sunday’s daily fantasy post! Remember that you can find our posts on the brand-spanking new DFS home page, as well as the fantasy page. Bookmark those sites now! Let’s get to Saturday’s interesting facts, using DraftKings prices. Five Things to Watch: 1.Here are the three highest projected over/unders, provided by OddsShark… MIA-COL 11.5MIL-ARI 9.5 NYM-DET 9.5 2. Weather: We should be all clear for Saturday’s slate. 3. You down with BvP?…
Swiping a Screen Rather Than Flip a Page in Baseball – New York Times
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All Russian athletes to be banned from Paralympic Games in Rio – The Guardian
The International Paralympic Committee is set to do what its Olympic counterpart did not and ban Russia outright from its Games later this month, the Observer has learned. In the wake of the publication of Professor Richard McLaren’s report that revealed jaw-dropping details of systemic doping in Russia, the IPC provisionally suspended Russia from the Paralympics. Related: Richard McLaren accuses IOC of misrepresenting doping findings It is understood that after…
Teen shooter Ginny Thrasher wins USA’s first gold medal of Rio Olympics – USA TODAY
USA TODAY Sports photographers capture the most memorable sights from Rio’s Opening Ceremony. USA TODAY Sports
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