Archive for the ‘Sports’ Category
‘Spiderwoman’ mountaineer uses iPod for support
Source: METRO.CO.UK
Her face a picture of calm focus, this lone climber carefully considers her next move.… More | Posted: August 12, 2008
The Silver Lining
Source: TEAMUSA.ORG By Aimee Berg
BEIJING – When athletes win multiple Olympic medals, they sometimes say the first one is the sweetest but Kara Lynn Joyce insists “it keeps getting sweeter and sweeter” every time.… More | Posted: August 11, 2008
Ann Arbor’s Joyce helps U.S. women claim silver
Source: THE DETROIT NEWS by John Niyo
BEIJING — Kara Lynn Joyce was a late addition to the U.S.… More | Posted: August 10, 2008
Dominant U.S. Softball Team Hopes Sport Will Return
Source: THE NEW YORK TIMES By John Branch
BEIJING – Of all the numbers used to measure success in softball – batting averages, earned run averages and so on – no digits are receiving the scrutiny of 51-1.… More | Posted: August 10, 2008
Phelps sets Olympic record in qualifying heat
Source: DETROIT NEWS By John Niyo
BEIJING — In what he hopes is a bit of foreshadowing, Michael Phelps began his quest for the most storied Olympic record in fine form Saturday.… More | Posted: August 10, 2008
Team USA expects light haul in weightlifting
Source: NBC By the Associated Press
BEIJING (AP) – The U.S. weightlifting team is hoping for at least one medal in the Beijing Olympics, and Melanie Roach has the best shot in the women’s 53-kilogram category on Sunday.… More | Posted: August 10, 2008
A genuinely lovely Olympic moment
Source: NBC By Alan Abrahamson
BEIJING — This is, in a way that resonates time and again, what the Olympics is about.… More | Posted: August 10, 2008
Family Tension
Source: TEAMUSA.ORG By Amiee Berg
BEIJING – When three American women made the semifinals in women’s sabre fencing on Saturday night, it was bittersweet in the family cheering section.… More | Posted: August 9, 2008
U.S. sweep saber as Zagunis wins gold – 1st U.S. Medals!
Source: REUTERS
By Gelu Sulugiuc
BEIJING (Reuters) – American fencer Mariel Zagunis led a U.S. sweep of the women’s Olympic individual saber medals on Saturday, beating compatriot Sada Jacobson 15-8 in the final.… More | Posted: August 9, 2008