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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…
Rio Olympics 2016: swimming marathon, badminton and more – live! – The Guardian
Taking Sports to the Extreme – New York Times (blog)
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Which Olympic Sport Would You Compete In? – New York Times
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A company is launching an Olympics for the $1 billion e-sports gaming industry – CNBC
In Rio where the Olympics are being held, the International eGames Group organized a two-day competition as a showcase for the games. The games will be streamed globally on Twitch, a company Amazon bought in 2014 for nearly $1 billion. E-sports is a big business with the market set to be worth around $1.23 billion by 2019, according to SuperData Research. There are large tournaments around the world offering big…
The Results Are In: Sports Reporting Is As Sexist As You’ve Always Suspected – Fast Company
After winning a match at the Australian Open tennis tournament in 2015, Canadian tennis star and Wimbledon runner-up Eugenie Bouchard buried her head in her hands following an unusual request by the male interviewer. “Can you give us a twirl and tell us about your outfit?” he asked, during the on-court interview. “A twirl?” repeated the then-seventh world ranking female tennis player, smiling uncomfortably. “A twirl, like a pirouette, here…
Rio Olympics 2016: Cavendish goes for omnium gold, Biles stumbles – live! – The Guardian
4.43pm EDT16:43 Cavendish had made a break, and Viviani came to go throuh by on the inside, so Cavendish cut him off. It did not look good, and might cause him later aggravation. Elia Viviani reacts after that fall. Photograph: Odd Andersen/AFP/Getty Images Updated at 4.56pm EDT
Well | Taking Sports to the Extreme – New York Times (blog)
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Usain Bolt and the greatest 10 seconds in sports – Yahoo Sports
“I came to this Olympics to win three gold medals,” Bolt said. “I came to put myself again as one of the greats. And that’s my focus. So if, by any chance, I fail, I’m going to feel sad. Of course I’m not going to feel accomplished.” Sprinting is not a sport conducive to longevity. Training sessions are brutal. Muscles tear. Ligaments snap. Tendons rip. Explosive movement defines great sprinters,…
These 8 Obscure Summer Olympic Sports Offer Plenty Of Fun Stuff To See At The Games – Bustle
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Marines turn to high school girls’ sports teams for recruits – Fox News
MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. – The U.S. Marine Corps is looking for a few more good women. And this time the campaign is a bit different. Marine recruiters are turning to high school girls’ sports teams to find candidates who may be able to meet the Corps’ rigorous physical standards, including for the front-line combat jobs now open to women. Marine Commandant Gen. Robert Neller says he…
Rio Olympics 2016: Usain Bolt wins 100m gold, Justin Gatlin second – BBC News
Media playback is not supported on this device Bolt surges to historic third 100m gold Jamaica’s Usain Bolt became the first athlete to win three Olympic 100m titles by beating American Justin Gatlin to gold at Rio 2016. Bolt, 29, ran 9.81 seconds in his final Olympics to replicate his success at Beijing 2008 and London 2012. Gatlin, twice banned for doping offences, finished 0.08 seconds behind Bolt to take…
Optus EPL fail: Aussie sports fans deserve better – The Sydney Morning Herald
As English Premier League fans suffer at the hands of Optus, the ACCC needs to intervene when broadcasters and telcos can’t deliver on their streaming sports promises. Having endured Seven’s flaky Olympics streaming app, Aussie sports fans were in for another rude shock on the weekend when Optus’ new EPL streaming service left them locked out of the match. Zlatan Ibrahimovic celebrates his goal for Manchester United in the opening round of…
Rio Olympics: Usain Bolt wins; GB golds for Whitlock, Murray, Rose & Kenny – BBC News
Media playback is not supported on this device Bolt surges to historic third 100m gold Usain Bolt claimed a record third 100m title while tennis player Andy Murray won Britain’s fifth Rio gold on GB’s best day at an overseas Olympics. A 15th gold of the Games, putting GB second in the medal table, followed gymnast Max Whitlock’s historic double success and Justin Rose’s golf victory. Cyclist Jason Kenny defeated…
Five die in French Alps in series of extreme sports accidents – The Guardian
Five people have died in a deadly weekend for extreme sports in the French Alps that claimed the lives of two climbers, a paraglider, a hanglider and a wingsuit jumper. On Sunday afternoon, rescuers found a paraglider’s body on rocks in the Haute-Savoie region on the Swiss border, security forces said. Related: Wingsuiting: adrenaline highs and dangerous lows The man had plunged to his death from the Buclon mountain, which…
DraftKings, FanDuel dip their toes into season-long fantasy sports – Yahoo Finance
In the fight for fantasy sports primacy, DraftKings and FanDuel, the majority market-share leaders in the “daily” variety, resemble each other more and more—but they are also starting to resemble the long-established “season-long” fantasy providers. DraftKings on Sunday announced a new feature, Leagues, that makes it easier for users to set up private groups with their friends and create recurring contests. The option to create a contest and invite friends…
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