Under a rare clear London sky, Allyson Felix shot around the track in the 200-meter race like a woman determined to not have a third failure in the event of her life. With 40 meters remaining to cover before the finish line – and the elusive Olympic gold medal – Felix burst pass Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce [...]
First Lady Michelle Obama to Appear on ‘The Tonight Show’ on Monday
August 8, 2012 | Posted by
First Lady Michelle Obama will be making another appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno next Monday to talk about her experience in London at the Olympics and also about life in the White House. The first lady is always an entertaining guest on the late night talk shows because she comes bearing colorful [...]
USA Boxing Exits Olympics With No Medals
August 8, 2012 | Posted by
The United States’ boxing team set a record in the London Olympics, a mark no one expected and Americans hope will never be matched. Team USA has the dubious and embarrassing distinction of going the entire Games without capturing a single medal. Once the strength of America’s teams that seemed to always produce world champion [...]
Serena Williams Planning For 2016 Olympics
August 6, 2012 | Posted by
Understanding that she is at the height of her game – and believing that there is no foreseeable reason why she cannot stay there – Olympic women’s singles champion Serena Williams already is looking ahead to defending her gold medal in the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro. At 30 now, even if she can [...]
Serena Williams Demolished Maria Sharapova For Gold Medal
August 4, 2012 | Posted by
Serena Williams beats Maria Sharapova for Olympic gold In a fashion that was stunning in its dominance and brevity, Serena Williams captured the gold medal in women’s singles at the London Olympics Saturday by simply crushing Russia’s Maria Sharapova. The crowd at the All England club witnessed one of the most dynamic and explosive efforts [...]
Franklin, Phelps and Ledecky Won Gold In Swimming Today
August 3, 2012 | Posted by
Missy Franklin won gold and set a record in the 200-meter backstroke on Friday. Michael Phelps earned his 21st career medal and 17th gold in the 100-meter butterfly. The 15-year-old American Katie Ledecky won the 800-meter freestyle. That’s how it went down for Team USA in the pool Friday at the London Olympics. Phelps edged [...]
Roger Goodell Wants NFL In Olympics
August 3, 2012 | Posted by
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said he’s pushing for football – and not futbol, as they say in Europe for soccer – to be a part of future Olympics. “Absolutely. We’re already taking steps to gain that IOC recognition,” Goodell said on the Dan Patrick Show. “We have, I think, 64 countries that are playing American [...]
Serena Williams Advances To Olympics Singles Finals
August 3, 2012 | Posted by
For all Serena Williams has done in her accomplished career, she has not won an Olympic gold medal in singles. Well, on Thursday, she moved one winning effort from adding that prideful accolade to her portfolio that is brimming with major championships. In a performance that was startling for its decisiveness, Williams dismantled the Games’ [...]
Amidst Gabby Douglas’ Moment of Glory, Questions About Her Hair
August 3, 2012 | Posted by
There is nothing like winning to shut a hater down. I was happily minding my business, enjoying the Olympics and being wowed, as most of the country has been, by the high-flying acrobatics of gymnast Gabby Douglas. Then, after her first gold medal for the team all-around performance, the dreaded Hair Wars buzzkill emerged. As [...]
Team USA Men Have Record-Breaking Break Out
August 3, 2012 | Posted by
The 1996 Dream Team might be the best basketball team ever put together, but Team USA in the London Olympics achieved something no other team has ever done. With the New York Knicks’ Carmelo Anthony leading the way, the Americans set Olympic records in a 156-73 explosion against Nigeria. It was a phenomenal shooting display, [...]
