U.S. Men’s Soccer Is Going to Beijing
Posted March 21, 2008 at 10:53 AM by Michael J. Sedor
Section: Beijing 2008, Beijing Results, Events, Soccer, Columns/Blogs, Michael Sedor
The United States Men’s U-23 Soccer Team booked their place in Beijing Thursday night with an assured 3-0 victory against northern rivals Canada. 18-year old phenom Freddy Adu led the way by scoring two goals, setting up another, and infusing his teammates…
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,…
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
Section:
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.…
USA Men’s Soccer Starts Journey
Posted March 11, 2008 at 01:38 PM by Michael J. Sedor
Section: Beijing 2008, Beijing News, Events, Soccer, Columns/Blogs, Michael Sedor
The U.S. Men’s Under-23 soccer team begins their Olympic qualifying bid at Tampa’s Raymond James Stadium against Cuba. They didn’t make it to Athens in 2004, suffering a shattering 4-0 defeat to rival Mexico while El Tri’s fans chanted “Osama Bin Laden!” Only one member from…
India’s Field Hockey Team Fails to Qualify
Posted March 10, 2008 at 12:59 AM by Michael J. Sedor
Section: Beijing 2008, Beijing News, Events, Other, Columns/Blogs, Michael Sedor
The unthinkable has happened. Sunday night in Santiago, Chile, eight-time men’s field hockey gold medal winners India lost 2-0 to hated rival Great Britain. Only the Olympic qualifying tournament’s…
End Of Cycling As We Know It?
Posted March 8, 2008 at 01:00 PM by Jimmie R. Markham
Section: Beijing 2008, Events, Other
The world’s most prestigious cycling competition, the Tour de France, could find itself to be an outlaw race. It’s been building for years, but now a dispute between the world’s governing body…
First the Olympics Then WWIII?
Posted February 13, 2008 at 12:55 AM by Jimmie R. Markham
Section: Beijing 2008
As if the horrible pollution in Beijing, the protests about China’s human rights violations in Darfur and Tibet, and lead-tainted toys weren’t enough to worry about, a new book titled The Next Great Clash by Michael Levin…
Human-Rights Group Launches Beijing Boycott Campaign
Posted February 5, 2008 at 12:03 PM by Jimmie R. Markham
Section: Beijing 2008
A human-rights group has launched a campaign to boycott the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China, listing 10 reasons why the the world should stay away from the totalitarian Communist regime this August. Here…
Athletes Voice Similar Concerns About Beijing Pollution
Posted February 4, 2008 at 05:30 PM by Jimmie R. Markham
Section: Beijing 2008
Athletes have recently voiced similar concerns about what they expect to find in Beijing by way of pollution, although with varying degrees of concern. Tyson Gay, the current 100m and 200m world champion, almost seemed to dismiss it, saying, “everyone…
Czech Republic May Soon Drop 2016 Olympic Bid
Posted December 14, 2007 at 03:42 PM by Jimmie R. Markham
Section: Summer 2016
Most people don’t think about these things too often, but it cost a lot of money to host an Olympic Games. It will cost some Kč124 Billion (Czech Koruna), which translates to $7 Billion (USD) to…
Madrid Gets Support From Samaranch
Posted December 4, 2007 at 11:06 AM by Jimmie R. Markham
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Madrid 2016, the organization that is seeking the honor of holding the 2016 Olympic Summer Games, is pulling out all the stops in its attempt to win the bid. They have gotten the endorsement of former IOC President Juan Antonio…
London 2012: New Era of Stadium Design Unveiled
Posted November 9, 2007 at 10:43 PM by Jamal Walker
Section: London 2012
The Olympic Stadium for the Games in 2012 has been unveiled at a ceremony in the London Olympic Park. The 80,000-seat stadium will be the centre-piece of the 2012 Games venues and will host the Opening and Closing Ceremonies and athletics events. Once the Games…
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