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Go ahead, try and flip it: 2017 Range Rover Sport trains a camera on trailers – CNET
You might not be able to see all the tech Land Rover added to the Range Rover Sport, but when you need it, you’ll be happy it’s there. Also, please don’t actually try to flip it.
Rio 2016 Olympics: Mo Farah advances, decathlon and women’s golf – live! – The Guardian
9.48am EDT09:48 Butchart, who has some of the whitest teeth I have ever seen, finishing in fifth to qualify automatically for the final. Great run in 33C heat from the 24-year-old Scot, who was the pacemaker in that heat and was only overcome by the front four in the home straight. The USA’s Paul Kipkemoi Chelimo finished first, Ethiopia’s Muktar Edris second, Ethiopia’s Dejen Gebremeskel third, Bahrain’s Birhanu Balew fourth,…
USA TODAY Sports in search of the Best Fan Ever – USA TODAY
Over the next three months, the nominating and voting process for the Best Fan Ever will unfold across the country.(Photo: Illustration by USA TODAY Sports) Tim McKernan wore nothing but a hat, boots and a painted orange barrel suspended around his waist in winning a $10 bet with his brother. McKernan wagered he could appear on national TV while at a Denver Broncos game in 1977. So began a string…
Rio Olympics 2016: Renaud Lavillenie being booed ‘shocking’ – Thomas Bach – BBC News
Media playback is not supported on this device French pole vaulter booed on podium Pole vault silver medallist Renaud Lavillenie was booed by the Rio crowd for a second time in 24 hours – with Olympics chief Thomas Bach calling his treatment “shocking”. The Frenchman, 29, was in tears as he was barracked on the podium on Tuesday. On Monday he was booed by the partisan home crowd before his…
Sports Illustrated Magazine Reveals ‘Golden’ Cover – Voice of America (blog)
Pop-out player This is What’s Trending Today. On August 16, 1954, Sports Illustrated published its first-ever magazine. The new publication led with an article called the “The Golden Age is Now.” Sixty-two years later, Sports Illustrated is one of the most famous sports publications in the world. And, now it has published perhaps its most golden magazine cover yet. The cover photo of the August 22 edition of the magazine…
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…
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