Rio Olympics 2016: Day 8 schedule, events, how to watch, live stream It's the Day 8 of the 2016 Rio Olympics, and action continues with plenty of exciting medal events. In the morning, Usain Bolt and Justin Gatlin hit the track for the first time in the 100-meter prelims. Later in the evening, the world's fastest woman will be named following the women's 100-meter final. Michael Phelps will also … [Read more...]
Olympics-Cycling-‘Sir Wiggo’ leads Britain to pursuit gold (Reuters)
Olympics-Cycling-'Sir Wiggo' leads Britain to pursuit gold (Reuters) * Wiggins seals eighth Olympic medal * Britain win thriller against Australia (Adds details) By Martyn Herman RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 12 (Reuters) - Bradley Wiggins fired Britain to track cycling team pursuit gold in a titanic final battle with Australia at the Rio Games on Friday, etching his name into the record books as … [Read more...]
16 years after first gold in Sydney, Anthony Ervin is back (Yahoo Sports)
16 years after first gold in Sydney, Anthony Ervin is back (Yahoo Sports) RIO DE JANIERO (AP) -- Sixteen years after winning his first individual gold Olympic medal, Anthony Ervin picked up his second with a furious dash across the pool. … [Read more...]
A-Rod contributes double, takes final bows in emotional Yankees farewell
A-Rod contributes double, takes final bows in emotional Yankees farewell The final chapter of Alex Rodriguez’s New York Yankees career was officially written Friday night in front of a soldout crowd at Yankee Stadium. Rodriguez, who will now be released from his player’s contract, went out on the highest of highs given his unusual circumstances, contributing an RBI double in four at-bats. … [Read more...]
'New York Post' misses the mark with headline on A-Rod's farewell
'New York Post' misses the mark with headline on A-Rod's farewell The New York Post has a thing where it goes above and beyond anything a reasonable person would do with headlines. A lot of the time, people might say they crossed a line. This time it looks like they threw up on the line and trampled all over it. In light of there being a storm during the pregame ceremony honoring … [Read more...]