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...]
A-Rod contributes double, takes his final bows in emotional Yankees farewell
A-Rod contributes double, takes his 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 … [Read more...]
Rio Olympics: America reacts as swimmer Katie Ledecky nearly laps her competition
Rio Olympics: America reacts as swimmer Katie Ledecky nearly laps her competition There was absolutely no drama heading into the women's 800-meter freestyle final. Pretty much everyone -- including her competitors -- knew that that Katie Ledecky was going to win. The 2012 Olympic champion in this event was not about to cede her crown and, of course, she didn't. However, when you watch an athlete … [Read more...]
Team USA men's hoops squeaks out another close win, tops Serbia at the buzzer
Team USA men's hoops squeaks out another close win, tops Serbia at the buzzer Your browser does not support iframes. Medal count | Olympic schedule | Olympic news Things seemed to be going as planned. Team USA started off the game against its no-defense, swell-shootin’ opponent from Serbia with a 9-0 run. Kevin Durant opened the game by getting fouled on a 3-pointer. The Americans were … [Read more...]
Another scare: US men’s basketball team edges Serbia 94-91 (Yahoo Sports)
Another scare: US men's basketball team edges Serbia 94-91 (Yahoo Sports) Written in Portuguese on one wall above center court at Carioca Arena is the phrase ''Um mundo novo.'' Translation: A new world. Threatened by Australia in its previous game, the U.S. men's team started fast but had to survive a heart-racing final seconds to beat Serbia 94-91 on Friday, the 49th consecutive … [Read more...]
Close calls! Nadal, Murray both squeak into Olympic semis (Yahoo Sports)
Close calls! Nadal, Murray both squeak into Olympic semis (Yahoo Sports) After struggling for much of his Olympic singles quarterfinal against a Brazilian opponent backed by a raucous home crowd, Rafael Nadal finally seized control by using a big backhand to set up an easy putaway at the net for a third-set service break. Perhaps wary of drawing the ire of all of those flag-waving fans, … [Read more...]