Cuban hurdler could spoil Chinese party
Posted August 13, 2008 at 03:00 PM by Ryan Friedman
Section: Beijing 2008, Beijing News, Events, Track & Field, Special Features, Videos
The 110 metres hurdles will be one of the hotly watched track and field events at the Beijing Olympics. China’s Liu Xiang will be fighting hard to retain his title. The main threat to his supremacy: a young Cuban named Dayron Robles.
Briefs: Taekwondo, Baseball, Archery, Yoga, Sailing
Posted May 4, 2008 at 03:30 PM by Os Davis
Section: Beijing 2008, Events, Baseball, Other, Featured Writers, Os Davis
News briefs: Iran and China look good in taekwondo; death of Olympic baseball bad for Cuba; US Olympic Archery Trials continue; one man’s bid for yoga as Olympic sport; North Ireland names sailing team.
Good Luck tourney: Table set for back-to-back USA v. China
Posted April 24, 2008 at 08:08 AM by Os Davis
Section: Events, Basketball, Featured Writers, Os Davis
With four of each team’s five round-robin games in the books, the final day’s USA-China matchup will result in a final of ... USA vs. China.
Ouch! Oz loses game, Batkovic; Sterling digs Beijing
Posted April 23, 2008 at 03:40 AM by Os Davis
Section: Beijing 2008, Events, Basketball, Featured Writers, Os Davis
Australia loses both battle and war in falling to Cuba, 60-52; coach Stirling does her part in talking up Beijing Olympic organization.
Upsets rule Good Luck Beijing 2008 tourney early
Posted April 19, 2008 at 09:05 AM by Os Davis
Section: Beijing 2008, Events, Basketball, Featured Writers, Os Davis
Tipping off Friday at Beijing Olympic Basketball Stadium was the Good Luck Beijing 2008 Tournament featuring a six-pack of the world’s superpowers in women’s basketball.
Competitors at the event include Team USA, prohibitive favorite to take…
Three Team U.S.A. Boxers Qualify for Beijing
Posted March 19, 2008 at 09:00 AM by Michael J. Sedor
Section: Events, Boxing, Columns/Blogs, Michael Sedor
It wasn’t a great Final Day at the Americas Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament for Team U.S.A. Boxers. No Americans claimed gold medals at the competition and only three of Team U.S.A.’s six boxers qualified for Beijing. The remaining three must attempt to…
Boxing’s Next Great Ali Qualifies for Olympics
Posted March 17, 2008 at 05:23 PM by Michael J. Sedor
Section: Beijing 2008, Beijing Results, Events, Boxing, Featured Writers, Michael Sedor, Columns/Blogs
Brooklyn’s Sadam Ali became the first Team U.S.A. boxer to qualify for the Beijing Olympics via the Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Qualifying Tournament. (Five American boxers had already qualified during the 2007 World Championship competition.) Ali was the only Team U.S.A. fighter…
Five Cuban Soccer Players Defect
Posted March 16, 2008 at 09:17 AM by Michael J. Sedor
Section: Events, Soccer, Tennis, Columns/Blogs, Michael Sedor
Five Cuban U-23 soccer players went missing from their Tampa, Fla. hotel following their 1-1 men’s soccer Olympic qualifying match Tuesday night. Players included star goalkeeper Jose Manuel Miranda and the assist man on their Wednesday goal Yordany Alvarez. Their apparent defection,…
Looking at the U.S. Boxing Team: Christopher Downs
Posted March 15, 2008 at 03:00 PM by Michael J. Sedor
Section: Beijing 2008, Culture/History, Human Interest, Events, Boxing, Columns/Blogs, Michael Sedor
Christopher Downs was the only American boxer in action on Friday at the Olympic Qualifying tournament. His match was so anticipated and so epic that it had to be the last bout of the day. The Main Event. His opponent was Cuban…
USA Men’s Soccer Digs Itself Into A Hole
Posted March 12, 2008 at 07:00 PM by Michael J. Sedor
Section: Beijing 2008, Beijing News, Events, Soccer, Columns/Blogs, Michael Sedor
The U-23 United States men’s soccer team unexpectedly drew 1-1 draw against Cuba in Tuesday night’s Olympic qualifying games for North and Central America match. It was not supposed to be this way. The U.S. is an experienced unit with proud youth team accomplishments on a…
Beijing-Bound Boxers Begin Battle
Posted March 12, 2008 at 04:31 PM by Michael J. Sedor
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23 proceed-straight-to-Beijing tickets will be printed this week in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. The recipients: a proud package of Pan-American pugilists.…
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