Justin Rose wins first Olympic gold medal in golf in 112 years Justin Rose celebrates winning the Olympic gold medal in golf. (Getty Images) Justin Rose is a U.S. Open winner and now an Olympic gold medalist, winning the men’s Olympic golf tournament on Sunday in Rio de Janeiro in a thriller of a duel against Henrik Stenson. The Briton prevailed with a two-shot win on the Olympic Golf … [Read more...]
Klopp takes rap for Liverpool scare
Klopp takes rap for Liverpool scare London (AFP) – Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said his over-exuberant celebrations were to blame for his team almost throwing away victory in their pulsating 4-3 Premier League win at Arsenal on Sunday. After Theo Walcott put Arsenal ahead at the Emirates Stadium, Philippe Coutinho scored twice and Adam Lallana and Sadio Mane also found the net as the visitors … [Read more...]
Madison Kocian wins silver, Gabby Douglas misses podium in uneven bars final
Madison Kocian wins silver, Gabby Douglas misses podium in uneven bars final The U.S. gymnastics team took home more hardware during the 2016 Rio Olympics uneven bars finals on Saturday. Madison Kocian won silver with a score of 15.833, slightly behind Russian Aliya Mustafina, who won gold with a 15.900. The bronze went to German Sophie Scheder, who earned a 15.566. It was Mustafina's second … [Read more...]
Michael Jordan gives amazing gift to fan who played pickup in full MJ uniform
Michael Jordan gives amazing gift to fan who played pickup in full MJ uniform Jeffrey Harrison smiles as he opens the gifts Michael Jordan sent him. (Photo via @DarnayTripp) Over Fourth of July weekend, footage of a man taking the court for a pickup game in a full-on Michael Jordan uniform — jersey, shorts, sweatband on the arm, sleeve on the calf, the kicks, the works — went viral: [Follow … [Read more...]
Ryan Lochte responded to Rio robbers in the most Ryan Lochte way possible
Ryan Lochte responded to Rio robbers in the most Ryan Lochte way possible It takes quite a bit to get under Ryan Lochte's skin. You'd think someone holding a gun to his head would elicit an emotion resembling fear, panic ... maybe terror? But, in true Lochte fashion, he just rolled with it. Lochte and three other U.S. swimmers confirmed that they were robbed at gun point early Sunday morning in … [Read more...]
Local fans go on record with college football picks – Cleburne Times-Review
Local fans go on record with college football picks - Cleburne Times-Review Hazarding college football predictions in August is a folly at best all but guaranteed to leave the predictor eating crow by season’s end if not sooner. It’s also lots of fun and, if nothing else, fills our need for spirited debate as we impatiently await the opening weekend downpour as those agonizing months of … [Read more...]
Allyson Felix looks for another gold — this time in the 400
Allyson Felix looks for another gold — this time in the 400 Allyson Felix is one of the most accomplished sprinters in U.S. track and field history, but her past success doesn’t mean she lacks any motivation in Rio, her fourth Olympics appearance. Three of Felix’s six career Olympic medals, including a gold in 2012, came in the 200-meter dash. This time around, the 30-year-old failed to … [Read more...]
Olympics-Boxing-Brazil secures at least silver with lightweight win (Reuters)
Olympics-Boxing-Brazil secures at least silver with lightweight win (Reuters) Lightweight Robson Conceição secured at least a silver medal for Olympic host country Brazil on Sunday, defeating Cuban world champion Lázaro Alvarez before a boisterous hometown crowd. Conceição, a 27-year-old who was eliminated in early stages of the last two Olympics, said he is more focused now and driven, … [Read more...]
Olympics-Boxing-Conlan revives flagging Irish hopes (Reuters)
Olympics-Boxing-Conlan revives flagging Irish hopes (Reuters) By Alan Baldwin RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Belfast bantamweight Michael Conlan boosted Ireland's battered Olympic boxing hopes with a solid 3-0 points win over Armenian Aram Avagyan on Sunday that put the world champion one fight away from a medal. Conlan, a flyweight bronze medallist four years ago, and reigning … [Read more...]
Boxing: Brazil secures at least silver with lightweight win (Reuters)
Boxing: Brazil secures at least silver with lightweight win (Reuters) Lightweight Robson Conceição secured at least a silver medal for Olympic host country Brazil on Sunday, defeating Cuban world champion Lázaro Alvarez before a boisterous hometown crowd. Conceição, a 27-year-old who was eliminated in early stages of the last two Olympics, said he is more focused now and driven, especially … [Read more...]