As Brazil busies itself with preparations for the soccer World Cup next year and the Olympics two years later, the country is trying to figure out how to deal with a crippling crack epidemic that is seizing cities all over the nation of nearly 200 million. The cracklands of Brazil—or “cracolandias”—are the subject of intriguing [...]
Dwyane Wade’s Knee May Keep Him Out Of Olympics
June 23, 2012 | Posted by
Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade played with knee pain throughout the playoffs. He’ll soon know exactly what was causing that problem, and if it could keep him out of the London Olympics. One day after celebrating his second NBA championship, Wade told The Associated Press on Friday that he will soon have his ailing left [...]
Anthony Davis’ Olympic Chances Not As Good As NBA Prospects
June 5, 2012 | Posted by
Injuries to Dwight Howard and LaMarcus Aldridge left USA Basketball officials scrambling to find size to put on the roster in order to match up with the sizable Spanish front line among other countries. So it stood to reason that Kentucky center Anthony Davis – an athletic 6-foot-10 player with a wingspan of someone 7-feet-5 [...]
