Usain Bolt Edges Justin Gatlin to Retain World Championship in 100 Meters
The much anticipated showdown between Usain Bolt and Justin Gatlin at the IAAF Track and Field World Championships in Beijing on August 23rd lived up to the hype as Bolt...
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Britain’s Mo Farah Wins 2nd Straight World Track Championship in the 10,000 Meters
The 2015 World Track and Field Championships are underway in Beijing, giving us a sneak preview of some of the athletes we’ll see in next year’s Olympics. In the 10,000...
Ted Ligety, Mikaela Shiffrin Win Gold At 2015 World Alpine Ski Championships
The 2015 World Alpine Ski Championships were held in Beaver Creek, Colorado from February 2nd-15th and the U.S. Ski Team finished 2nd overall in the medals count with five. Austria...
Bob Suter, of 1980 Miracle On Ice Olympic Hockey Team, Dies at 57
Bob Suter, a defenseman on the 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey team that defeated the heavily favored Soviet Union team and went on to win the Gold Medal at those games,...
Rest In Peace Louis Zamperini, Olympian and War Hero
Louis Zamperini, an American runner who, as a 19 year old finished eighth in the 5000 meters at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, died at age 97 on July 2nd, 2014. ...
Michael Phelps Ends Retirement
Michael Phelps, the U.S. swimmer who is the most decorated Olympian in history (11 total medals, including 18 gold) announced he will be ending his retirement and returning to competitive...
With Lindsey Vonn out, Mikaela Shiffrin will be the Face of U.S. Women’s Skiing at Sochi Olympics
U.S. medal hopes in alpine skiing at the 2014 Olympics in Sochi, Russia took a big hit when defending women’s downhill gold medalist Lindsey Vonn announced that continuing issues with...
Lindsey Vonn Spends Thanksgiving on the Slopes
After reinjuring her knee in a crash last week, Lindsey Vonn’s chances of returning to the Olympics in February were beginning to look a little dicey. The 2014 Games open...
Lindsey Vonn Will Delay Return to Competition by a Month
Lindsey Vonn had hoped to be ready for the start of the World Cup ski season, but she has decided to skip the October 26th opener in Austria in favor...
Usain Bolt Will Retire After 2016 Olympics
For those who are tired of seeing Jamaican super star sprinter Usain Bolt win nearly every completion he participates in, there’s light at the end of the tunnel. Bolt announced...
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