Check out some of the game’s most painful hits — some legal, some not.
Painful hits and crazy fans, where even a man’s shorts and the referees aren’t safe!
The 2012-13 FIS Alpine World Cup Ski Season has officially arrived and Universal Sports Network is your championship home for winter sports action all season long! With all of the inquires into our coverage, we wanted to take this opportunity to update you on our current distribution efforts. Since the beginning of 2012, we have […]
Chloe Sutton competes in the women’s 1500m freestyle during the 2012 Charlotte UltraSwim Grand Prix at the Mecklenburg County Aquatic Center on May 10, 2012 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) By Phil Minshull, Special to Universal Sports Swimmer Chloe Sutton could end up as one of the most unpopular winners in […]
Painful hits and crazy fans…what’s not to love about Rugby 7′s?
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May 8, 2013) – The U.S. Women’s National Volleyball Team will renew a long-standing series with Japan this summer as the two teams take part in the inaugural USA Volleyball Cup with three matches scheduled for the Southern California market in July. The USA Volleyball Cup series opens July 10 in San […]
Crazy fans, hard hits, and rough tackles — what’s not to like about the high speed game of Rugby Sevens?!
What can hold over 20,000 runners, 500,000 fans and countless amounts of sweat? The Boston Marathon, of course. On April 15th, the Boston Marathon will shut down the city and take over the streets of Boston, as some of the best runners in the world will make Beantown their own for the day. Since 1924, the race has started in the town of Hopkinton, with a population of just 14,000 residents. Learn more about the journey of the course with this 2013 Boston Marathon preview, presented by Asics.
Universal Sports Network, the year-round destination for Olympic and endurance sports events, announced it will present its first “Marathon-A-Thon” highlighted by its exclusive LIVE national coverage of the 2013 Boston Marathon on Monday, April 15, starting at 9:30 AM ET. During the month of April, endurance sports fans can watch encore presentations of the world’s […]
From all the crazy fans to the fast scoring and pain hits and tackles, what’s not to love about Rugby 7s?
Universal Sports Network, the year-round destination for Olympic and endurance sports events, announced it will present its first “Marathon-A-Thon” highlighted by its exclusive LIVE national coverage of the 2013 Boston Marathon on Monday, April 15, starting at 9:30 AM ET. During the month of April, endurance sports fans can watch encore presentations of the world’s […]
By Steve Keating LONDON, Ontario, March 17 (Reuters) – The figure skating world championships closed on Sunday as they almost always do with a glitzy gala, arguments and controversy. With a scoring system that is harder to understand than the theory of relativity and offers about as much transparency as a Papal conclave, figure skating […]
Gold medal winner Kim Yuna of Korea celebrates with fans after the ladies free skating at the ISU World Figure Skating Championships in London, Ontario, March 16, 2013. REUTERS/Fred Thornhill By Steve Keating LONDON, Ontario, March 16 (Reuters) – South Korean Kim Yuna capped her comeback season with a magical victory at the world figure […]
Figure skating fans from around the world will be heading to London, Ontario for the 2013 ISU World Figure Skating Championships. The best 200 figure skaters in the world, from over 50 different countries will compete at the event.
Figure skating fans from around the world will be heading to London, Ontario for the 2013 ISU World Figure Skating Championships. The best 200 figure skaters in the world, from over 50 different countries will compete at the event. This event airs 3/15 @ 11:45amET/8:45amPT.
Figure skating fans from around the world will be heading to London, Ontario for the 2013 ISU World Figure Skating Championships.
Figure skating fans from around the world will be heading to London, Ontario for the 2013 ISU World Figure Skating Championships. This event airs 3/14 @10:45amET/7:45amPT.
By Steve Keating LONDON, Ontario, March 13 (Reuters) – Canada’s Patrick Chan took full advantage of home ice to deliver a record-smashing short program and stake his claim for a third straight figure skating world championship crown on Wednesday. Chan had not performed like a world champion this season but looked every inch a gold […]
By Steve Keating LONDON, Ontario, March 13 (Reuters) – Russia’s Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov took a step towards ending the reign of four-time world champions Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy by grabbing the lead after the pairs short program on Wednesday. Beaten into second place by the German duo at the previous two world […]
By Steve Keating March 11 (Reuters) – Precious medals, valuable momentum and coveted Olympic berths will all be on the line this week at the world figure skating championships with skaters looking to lay down their markers ahead next year’s Sochi Winter Games. London, a southern Ontario university town just north of Detroit, will provide […]
Universal Sports is your destination for comprehensive coverage of the 2012-2013 FIS Alpine World Cup. Get LIVE online streaming and on-demand access to all events listed below, as well as free post-event highlights, photo galleries, and more. (All times ET — subject to change) For our skiing fans: Since the beginning of 2012, we have […]
The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships have been held in various numbers and types of events since 1925 for men and since 1954 for women. Championship events include nordic skiing’s three disciplines: cross-country skiing, ski jumping, and nordic combined (the latter being a combination sport consisting of both cross-country skiing and ski jumping). From 1924 […]
Austria’s Marcel Hirscher speeds down the course amidst Austrian flags, during the second run of the men’s slalom at the Alpine skiing world championships in Schladming, Austria, Sunday, Feb.17, 2013. Hirscher won the gold medal. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati) By Brian Homewood SCHLADMING, Austria, Feb 17 (Reuters) – Marcel Hirscher, the world’s top skier last season, […]
Check out the best tackles and painful hits of the finals, as the fans cheer on, in Rugby Sevens fashion.
Tina Maze (SLO), left, and Lindsey Vonn (USA), middle, and Maria Riesch (GER) on the podium for the women’s overall title at the FIS World Cup in Schladming. (Mandatory Credit: Mitchell Gunn-USA TODAY Sports) By Manuele Lang SCHLADMING, Austria, Feb 2 (Reuters) – For local fans, Marcel Hirscher will top the bill at the alpine […]
Courtesy of USAGym.org INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 29, 2013 – 2008 Olympic team silver-medalist Alicia Sacramone of Winchester, Mass/Brestyan’s American Gymnastics, whose 10 World Championships medals is a record for the United States in gymnastics, today announced her retirement from competitive gymnastics. Sacramone won two individual World titles (floor, 2005; vault, 2010); helped Team USA to its […]
The 2013 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships are scheduled for February 4–17 in Schladming, Styria, Austria. Universal Sports is your destination for comprehensive coverage of the event. Get LIVE online streaming and on-demand access to all events listed below, as well as free post-event highlights, photo galleries, and more. (All times ET — subject to […]
Slovenia’s Tina Maze celebrates on the podium after winning an alpine ski women’s world Cup slalom, in Maribor, Slovenia, Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013. Overall World Cup leader Tina Maze rebounded from a close loss by posting an emphatic slalom victory before her home fans Sunday. Maze, who lost Saturday’s giant slalom by 0.08 seconds to […]
Many teams come to Klingenthal to train, and the stadium with room for 30,000 spectators offers athletes and fans enough atmosphere and space to enjoy the World Cup.
Lindsey Vonn of the United States kisses her skis at finish line after winning an alpine ski, women’s World Cup giant slalom, in Maribor, Slovenia, Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013. (AP Photo/PierMarco Tacca) By Patrick Lang MARIBOR, Slovenia, Jan 26 (Reuters) – Lindsey Vonn upstaged Tina Maze in front of her home fans to win a […]
Russia’s Ekaterina Bobrova and Dmitri Soloviev perform during the ice dance short dance program at the European Figure Skating Championships in Zagreb, January 23, 2013. (REUTERS/Antonio Bronic) Courtesy of isu.org The 2013 ISU European Figure Skating Championships opened in Zagreb, Croatia on Wednesday with the Short Dance and the Pairs Short Program. Ekaterina Bobrova/Dmitri Soloviev […]
Ski jumping has a particularly important place in the memory of Japanese winter sports fans; the first medals won by Japan at Olympic level were won in Sapporo in 1972, when Yukio Kasaya, Akitsugu Konno and Seiji Aochi won gold, silver & bronze.
Ski jumping has a particularly important place in the memory of Japanese winter sports fans; the first medals won by Japan at Olympic level were won in Sapporo in 1972, when Yukio Kasaya, Akitsugu Konno and Seiji Aochi won gold, silver & bronze.
LONDON, Jan 17 (Reuters) – Double Olympic distance champion Mo Farah will run the 3,000 meters at the British Athletics Grand Prix in Birmingham on Feb. 16, his only indoor race in 2013, organizers said on Thursday. Farah, Olympic 5,000m and 10,000m champion, finished fourth in the 3,000m at the world indoor championships in Istanbul […]
Universal Sports is your destination for comprehensive coverage of the 2012-2013 FIS Alpine World Cup. Get LIVE online streaming and on-demand access to all events listed below, as well as free post-event highlights, photo galleries, and more. (All times ET — subject to change) For our skiing fans: Since the beginning of 2012, we have […]
Universal Sports is your destination for comprehensive coverage of the 2012-2013 FIS Alpine World Cup. Get LIVE online streaming and on-demand access to all events listed below, as well as free post-event highlights, photo galleries, and more. (All times ET — subject to change) For our skiing fans: Since the beginning of 2012, we have […]
Universal Sports is your destination for comprehensive coverage of the 2012-2013 FIS Alpine World Cup. Get LIVE online streaming and on-demand access to all events listed below, as well as free post-event highlights, photo galleries, and more. (All times ET — subject to change) For our skiing fans: Since the beginning of 2012, we have […]
Bethel, CT – Jan. 13, 2013 – Cannondale, a premium brand of Dorel Industries Inc. (TSX: DII.B, DII.A), launched its 2013 pro cycling team, Cannondale Pro Cycling, this past weekend at Paramount Studios in Hollywood, CA. Team captains Ivan Basso, Peter Sagan, Elia Viviani, and Moreno Moser walked the Cannondale Pro Cycling carpet amidst the […]
By Manuele Lang ADELBODEN, Switzerland, Jan 12 (Reuters) – A last-gasp mistake by arch-rival Marcel Hirscher handed American Ted Ligety his first victory in the Adelboden classic giant slalom on Saturday. Ligety clinched his 15th top spot in the discipline in a combined time of two minutes 28.67 seconds. The world champion owed his fourth […]
Universal Sports is your destination for comprehensive coverage of the 2012 FIS Alpine World Cup. Get LIVE online streaming and on-demand access to all events listed below, as well as free post-event highlights, photo galleries, and more. (All times ET — subject to change) For our skiing fans: Since the beginning of 2012, we have […]
Universal Sports is your destination for comprehensive coverage of the 2012 FIS Alpine World Cup. Get LIVE online streaming and on-demand access to all events listed below, as well as free post-event highlights, photo galleries, and more. (All times ET — subject to change) For our skiing fans: Since the beginning of 2012, we have […]
Felix Neureuther (2nd L) of Germany celebrates his victory during the medal ceremony of the Alpine Skiing World Cup parallel slalom run at the Olympic Park in Munich, January 1, 2013. Neureuther won ahead of Austria’s Marcel Hirscher (L), Alexis Pinturault of France (2nd R) and Andre Myhrer from Sweden (R). (REUTERS/Michaela Rehle) By Patrick […]
Universal Sports is your destination for comprehensive coverage of the 2012 FIS Alpine World Cup. Get LIVE online streaming and on-demand access to all events listed below, as well as free post-event highlights, photo galleries, and more. (All times ET — subject to change) For our skiing fans: Since the beginning of 2012, we have […]
By Manuele Lang SEMMERING, Austria, Dec 29 (Reuters) – Veronika Velez Zuzulova gave Slovakia their first victory in a women’s alpine skiing World Cup race by winning a slalom on Saturday. After having achieved 13 podium finishes in 10 years, the former junior world champion finally broke through when she clocked a combined time of […]
Universal Sports is your destination for comprehensive coverage of the 2012 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup: Four Hills Tournament. Get LIVE online streaming and on-demand access to all events listed below, as well as free post-event highlights, photo galleries, and more. (All times ET — subject to change) For our skiing fans: Since the beginning […]
Universal Sports is your destination for comprehensive coverage of the 2012 FIS Cross Country World Cup: Tour de Ski. Get LIVE online streaming and on-demand access to all events listed below, as well as free post-event highlights, photo galleries, and more. (All times ET — subject to change) For our skiing fans: Since the beginning […]
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 21, 2012 – 2012 Olympic all-around gold-medalist Gabrielle Douglas of Virginia Beach, Va./Chow’s Gymnastics and Dance, was named the Associated Press’ 2012 Female Athlete of the Year, beating out the likes of Missy Franklin, Alex Morgan and Serena Williams. A panel of AP sports editors from around the United States votes on the […]
Per Lindsey’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/LindseyVonnUSA/posts/10151304448209728 After talking with my family and consulting with my coaches and trainers, I have decided to take a break from the World Cup circuit. Since my intestinal infection last month, I have been struggling with my energy and strength. I believe that some time off the mountain will help me […]
No. 8: Samoa beats New Zealand on Final Play to Win the Vegas Rugby Sevens Universal Sports Staff Picks: Did you miss a day of “12 in ’12″? CLICK HERE to view all previously released 2012 moments. In the 2012 Rugby Sevens World Series in Las Vegas, the only event of the Series to take place […]
No. 3: Oscar Pistorius Competes in London Games Universal Sports Staff Picks: Did you miss a day of “12 in ’12″? CLICK HERE to view all previously released 2012 moments. Oscar Pistorius became the first double leg amputee to participate in the Olympics during the London Games by competing in the men’s 400m as well as […]
This is one of the longest racing courses in the world and considered a magnet for international ski fans & a thought leader in the area of safety on the course. The Saslong, built in 1969, is valued as one of the Ski World Cup’s most modern slopes.
ISTANBUL, Dec 14 (Reuters) – Ryan Lochte of the United States smashed his own world record to win the 200 meters individual medley at the world short-course championships on Friday and then shocked the crowd by giving his medal to a fan. Lochte finished in one minute 49.63 seconds to shatter the mark of 1:50.08 […]
This is one of the longest racing courses in the world and considered a magnet for international ski fans & a thought leader in the area of safety on the course. The Saslong, built in 1969, is valued as one of the Ski World Cup’s most modern slopes.
Universal Sports is your destination for comprehensive coverage of the 2012 FIS Alpine World Cup. Get LIVE online streaming and on-demand access to all events listed below, as well as free post-event highlights, photo galleries, and more. (All times ET — subject to change) For our skiing fans: Since the beginning of 2012, we have […]
Universal Sports is your destination for comprehensive coverage of the 2012 FIS Alpine World Cup. Get LIVE online streaming and on-demand access to all events listed below, as well as free post-event highlights, photo galleries, and more. (All times ET — subject to change) For our skiing fans: Since the beginning of 2012, we have […]
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