The U.S. Men’s and Women’s Basketball teams learn their first opponent, and the Men’s team loses yet another player.
May 3, 2012: The U.S. Olympic Women’s Basketball roster is set, the Women’s U.S. Soccer team learns it’s first opponent – and the Paralympic Judo team is in place.
New York Knicks’ Tyson Chandler (6) passes the ball as Miami Heat’s Chris Bosh, left, defends in the first half during an NBA basketball game in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs in Miami, Saturday, April 28, 2012. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) Chandler, who was not selected to the 2008 Olympic gold-medal team but […]
Team USA Basketball takes a hit with the loss of Dwight Howard due to an injury that has pulled him out of the 2012 Olympic Games.
They struck Olympic Gold in 2004 and then again in 2008. This year the US Women’s Olympic Basketball team attempts to bring home their 3rd consecutive gold medal.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The 2013 Warrior Games presented by Deloitte officially opened today at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., highlighted by a march of the 260 wounded, ill and injured service members and veterans who will compete in the fourth annual competition. With Prince Harry and 1,200 others in attendance, […]
Workers assemble the finish line for the New York City Marathon in New York’s Central Park, Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012. The New York City Marathon is on Sunday, with many logistical questions to be answered. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) By Larry Fine NEW YORK, Oct 31 (Reuters) – The New York City Marathon, one of the […]
Spain forward Pau Gasol (4) is trapped between USA forward LeBron James (6) and guard Kevin Durant (5) during the men’s basketball gold medal game in the London 2012 Olympic Games at North Greenwich Arena. (Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports) By Larry Fine LONDON, Aug 12 (Reuters) – The United States were pushed to the limit […]
Sadegh Saeed Goudarzi (IRI) and Jordan Burroughs (USA), in blue, compete in the men’s freestyle 74 kg gold medal match during the London 2012 Olympic Games at ExCeL – North Arena 2. (Richard Mackson-USA TODAY Sports) By Steve Keating LONDON, Aug 10 (Reuters) – For many Americans wrestling still conjures thoughts of Hulk Hogan but […]
Xiang Liu (CHN) falls in a mens 110m hurdles heat as Artur Noga (POL) and Balazs Baji (HUN) react during the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium. (Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports) By Nick Mulvenney LONDON, Aug 7 (Reuters) – China’s Liu Xiang experienced deja vu of the most agonizing kind on Tuesday when the […]
Gender equality is breaking out all over the Olympic movement. The Games’ authorities have been introducing new sports every four years to level the numbers. With three Middle East nations entering female participants, every country in the Olympic family is represented by both sexes. (Photo by Suzanne Plunkett/REUTERS) By Mike Tierney, Special to Universal Sports […]
Team USA celebrates after the medal ceremony at the Baseball Stadium in Olympic Park during the Sydney Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia on September 27, 2000. The USA defeated Cuba 4-0 to win the gold medal. Cuba took silver. (Photo by Jamie Squire /Getty Images) Previous features: Modern Pentathlon | Steeplechase | Synchronized Swimming | […]
Will the six UConn players on the U.S. Women’s Basketball team outscore entire nations enroute to the gold medal? (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images for USOC) By Mike Tierney, Special to Universal Sports Forgive half of the U.S. women’s basketball team if it starts belting out the University of Connecticut fight song rather than the […]
What will be the average margin of victory for the U.S. Men’s Basketball Team? And how many opposing players will be asked for their autographs? By Mike Tierney, Special to Universal Sports No Dwight Howard. No Derrick Rose. No Dwyane Wade. No Chris Bosh. No problem — or so the U.S. basketball team hopes as […]
Will Allyson Felix, the nation’s best sprinter for years, be upstaged by Carmelita Jeter, a late-blooming 32-year-old and the world’s second fastest woman? (Photo by Kirby Lee/Image of Sport-US PRESSWIRE) By Mike Tierney, Special to Universal Sports They call her Jet, and not just because she could give one a run for its money […]
Oklahoma City Thunder small forward Kevin Durant (35) looks to drive against Miami Heat small forward LeBron James (6) during the first quarter of game five in the 2012 NBA Finals at the American Airlines Arena. (Robert Mayer-US PRESSWIRE) By Larry Fine MIAMI, June 22 (Reuters) – Now that LeBron James and the Miami Heat […]
Olympic gold medalist with the U.S. Women’s Basketball Team, Candace Parker, joins us in the studio to weigh in on the team’s chances in London.
Liu Xiang of China (C) wins the men’s 110 metre hurdle event with Jason Richardson of the US (R) and Aries Merritt of the US (L) trailing during the Diamond League athletics meet in Shanghai on May 19, 2012. (PETER PARKS/AFP/GettyImages) By Nick Mulvenney June 5 (Reuters) – In 12.87 seconds on an Oregon track, […]
Paralympic sprinter Jerome Singleton stretches while posing for a portrait during the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Media Summit in Dallas, Texas May 15, 2012. (REUTERS/Lucas Jackson) Paralympic sprint duel with Oscar Pistorius could be a highlight of the summer By Phil Minshull, Special to Universal Sports It is already one of the most eagerly anticipated […]
Asjha Jones pulls a rebound during the Sun’s game in Uncasville, Conn. in 2011 . (Credit: Jessica Hill/AP) Asjha Jones was added to the U.S. women’s Olympic basketball team Monday, making half the roster former UConn Huskies. Jones joins Sue Bird, Diana Taurasi, Swin Cash, Maya Moore and Tina Charles, who were among the 11 players […]
This week’s episode features the unavailing of Team USA’s new basketball uniforms.
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