ROME – At the Golden Gala meet here Thursday American sprinter Justin Gatlin narrowly defeated Jamaican Usain Bolt, capturing the 100 meter gold with a time of 9.94 seconds. Bolt, who received the silver, finished with a time of 9.95 seconds, suffering his first major loss since his false-start disqualification at the 2011 world championships [...]
Oscar Pistorius Claims he Shot Girlfriend by Accident
February 19, 2013 | Posted by
As Reeva Steenkamp was being cremated Tuesday, South African sports hero Oscar Pistorius told a waiting-with-bated-breath courtroom that he killed his girlfriend by accident, shooting her three times through the bathroom door because he thought she was a home invader. Those inside the jammed courtroom listened intently as Pistorius, also known as “Blade Runner” because [...]
Australian Open: Serena Williams Advances to Third Round
January 17, 2013 | Posted by
Serena Williams advanced to the third round of the Australian Open on Thursday, defeating 19-year-old Garbine Muguruza of Spain 6-2, 6-0. The 31-year-old Williams did not appear to be in discomfort during the match after she injured her right ankle in the first round against Edina Gallovits-Hall on Tuesday. After a delay in that game [...]
Serena Williams Captures Brisbane International Title
January 5, 2013 | Posted by
Serena Williams captured the Brisbane International title on Saturday as she defeated Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-2, 6-1 in the final, which was over in less than an hour. Williams is continuing her resurgence that she began in the second half 2012 season. She has won 35 of her last 36 matches, which include titles at Wimbledon, the [...]
Gabby Douglas AP’s Female Athlete Of The Year
December 22, 2012 | Posted by
Gabby Douglas, the electrifying diminutive dynamo who in the London Olympics became the first African-American female gymnast to capture the gold medal, was named by the Associated Press as the Female Athlete of the Year. The soon-to-be-17-year-old with a smile worth millions said she has been overwhelmed with her popularity. ‘I didn’t think it was [...]
Sports Illustrated Names Lebron James 2012 Sportsman of the Year
December 4, 2012 | Posted by
Sports Illustrated named Lebron James 2012 Sportsman of the Year on Monday, becoming the first NBA player to win the award since teammate Dwyane Wade in 2006. The announcement came as a shock to James because he figured that he had not been forgiven by society and the media after making his decision to take [...]
Gabby Douglas Memoir: Nearly Quit Gymnastics Due to Racism, Absent Father
December 1, 2012 | Posted by
Gabby Douglas has opened up about the racism and lack of a father figure in her life that almost caused her to give up gymnastics for good to go work at Chick-fil-A. Gabby may be one of America’s sweethearts now after snagging two gold medals at the 2012 Olympics in London, but the gold medalist [...]
Lolo Jones Could Be Olympian As A Bobsledder
October 24, 2012 | Posted by
LoLo Jones, the Olympic hurdler who made headlines throughout the summer but failed to medal, is in training in Lake Placid, N.Y., to become a member of the United State’s bobsled team. And apparently she’s doing well, too. Bobsled coach Todd Hays invited several track Olympians to speak to prospective team members as an inspiration, [...]
Usain Bolt Makes Donations To Cancer Charity
October 20, 2012 | Posted by
Usain Bolt is known for his lightening speed and gold medals, but very rarely is he recognized for his charitable donations to the community; thus, Bolt has made to two big contributions to the British community. He donated a pair of autographed running spikes to nine-year-old Matthew Smith, who is a cancer victim that had [...]
LeBron James To ‘Take It Easy’ During NBA Preseason
October 1, 2012 | Posted by
LeBron James has played a lot of basketball in the last 10 months: NBA regular season, long playoff run capped by his first NBA championship and then the London Olympic preparations and the Games. That extended action, James said, is the reason he will “take it easy” in the preseason, starting with not playing when [...]
