2010
2
Dec
2 TIME OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST, SHANNON MILLER, KEEPS HER OLYMPIC PASSION ALIVE IN HER ROLE AS HEALTH AND WELLNESS ADVOCATE, TELEVISION & RADIO HOST AND NOW…..MOM!
Shannon Miller, a 7 time Olympic Medalist and 9 time World Medalist remains The Most De…
2009
28
Jun
OREGON, United States (CMC) – American Tyson Gay believes the World Championships in Berlin will be a massive showdown with sprint superstar Jamaican Usain Bolt.
Gay, the defending double sprint World champion, has been running quick times in the build up to the August Games and thinks he will challenge Bolt, the reigning double Olympic sprint [...]
2009
7
May
FIVE-time Olympic medallist Veronica Campbell Brown believes that a cash incentive will be one of the deciding factors if the proposed USA vs Jamaica dual meet is to be realised next year.
Two months ago on March 7, Doug Logan, the CEO of USA Track and Field (USATF), hand-delivered an initial letter to NACAC president Neville [...]
2008
25
Aug
World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) director general David Howman says the Americans seemingly building a doping case against Usain Bolt should look at themselves first.
Bolt, 23, has come under scrutiny since his triple gold, triple world record performances on the track at the Beijing Olympics, winning the 100m-200m double plus gold in the 4×100m relay.
Part [...]
2008
24
Aug
It was an the end of a journey that started tragically when head coach Hugh McCuthceon’s father-in-law was stabbed to death prior to the start of the games.
The United States men’s indoor volleyball team beat Brazil in four sets Sunday to win the gold medal at the Beijing Olympics.
The Americans rallied back from an [...]
2008
23
Aug
Argentina defeated Nigeria, 1-0, at the Bird’s Nest stadium, to win the gold, and continue a run of success by Argentine youth teams that may herald a resurgence of the South American power at the senior level.
Leading that resurgence will be Lionel Messi, the Argentine forward who garnered the loudest applause every time [...]
2008
20
Aug
United States suffered a gold medal wipe-out on Wednesday after suffering another dismal track and field performance which virtually conceded Olympic Games supremacy to China.
The US only managed two silver medals in the women’s 400m hurdles through Sheena Tosta and in the men’s 200m from defending champion Shawn Crawford.
Walter Dix picked up a bronze [...]
2008
20
Aug
Former world heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield believes the failure of the U.S. boxing team at the Olympics can be traced back to an obsession with money.
Holyfield had predicted three American golds in boxing here but only heavyweight Deontay Wilder is still standing of the nine who began the tournament.
“They didn’t do very well, not [...]
2008
19
Aug
Clear some more space in that pile of pretty Olympic medal boxes. Shawn Johnson and Nastia Liukin are bringing home more loot, including a gorgeous gold of Johnson’s very own.
Johnson beat her friend and teammate on the balance beam, the last women’s gymnastics event at the Beijing Games
“I finished off the Olympic Games with, [...]
2008
18
Aug
America’s NBA stars showed Germany on Monday why they are gold medal favorites at the Beijing Olympics, dispatching a team led by Dirk Nowitzki 106-57.
The game was never in doubt as the NBA All Stars pressured Germany early with a stifling defence, while cruising with an attack led by 22 points and 10 rebounds from [...]