Spanish cyclist first athlete to fail doping test
Posted August 11, 2008 at 10:34 AM by Martha Jones
Section: Beijing 2008, Beijing News, Doping, Events, Cycling/BMX, Special Features, Videos
Spanish cyclist Maria Isobel Moreno became the first athlete to fail a doping test at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. The 27-year-old tested positive for EPO having undergone the test on July 31. Excerpts from the International Olympic Committee’s press conference.
Team Argentina notes: All aboard the bandwagon!
Posted May 14, 2008 at 12:34 PM by Os Davis
Section: Beijing 2008, Events, Basketball, Featured Writers, Os Davis
For Team Argentina, Nocioni in, Prigioni probably, Gabini maybe. And by the way, they ain’t afraid of the big, bad USA.
Beijing 2008: Last hurrah for Pepu Hernandez
Posted May 8, 2008 at 10:34 AM by Os Davis
Section: Beijing 2008, Events, Basketball, Featured Writers, Os Davis
With a starting team comprised of wall-to-wall NBAers, Team Spain hardly needed psychological incentive to add to all the talent taking the floor at the Beijing Games; Los Españoles have that as well.
Said motivation takes…
Injury buzzsaw trims Olympic squads
Posted May 4, 2008 at 10:25 PM by Os Davis
Section: Beijing 2008, Events, Basketball, Featured Writers, Os Davis
Spain, Australia rosters face injury problems; Cape Verde has hard economic issues to worry about
Draw held for Olympic basketball tournaments
Posted April 27, 2008 at 03:12 PM by Os Davis
Section: Beijing 2008, Events, Basketball, Featured Writers, Os Davis
Between games on the final day of the Good Luck Beijing 2008 women’s basketball tournament, Lisa Leslie and Wang Zhi Zhi ceremonially assisted Olympic officials in putting together the pools for Olympic play.
Men’s b-ball power rankings; foreigners dominate NBA playoffs
Posted April 24, 2008 at 02:41 PM by Os Davis
Section: Beijing 2008, Events, Basketball, Featured Writers, Os Davis
Duncan, Gasol, Ginobili already smokin’ in the playoffs ... no wonder foreigners have won the last three NBA MVPs…
Judging the basketball field: The chief competitors
Posted April 2, 2008 at 09:00 AM by Os Davis
Section: Beijing 2008, Events, Basketball, Featured Writers, Os Davis
This week at SummerOlympian.com sees a brief look at the field for the XXIX Olympiad. Nine teams have qualified for the Games thus far, with continental tournament placers from Argentina, the United States, Russia, Lithuania, Iran, Angola and Australia in. Defending champions Spain…
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