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,…
Will Roger Federer Skip the Olympics this Year?
Posted March 3, 2008 at 05:17 PM by Rich Rodriguez
Section: Beijing 2008, Events, Tennis
Could the pressure of possibly being the greatest tennis player of all time finally getting to the usually unflappable Roger Federer? The “Swiss Stylist”, who has expressed his desire to participate in the…
Justine Henin Wants Focus on Athletes, Not Politics
Posted February 14, 2008 at 03:23 PM by Rich Rodriguez
Section: Beijing 2008, Events, Tennis
Tennis star Justine Henin is looking forward to another memorable experience at the Olympic Games, though she’s concerned the political controversies surrounding China, including Steven Spielberg’s withdrawal as artistic adviser, will overshadow the accomplishments of…
Former Top Ranked Tennis Doubles Team Back Together for Olympic
Posted February 8, 2008 at 11:00 AM by Rich Rodriguez
Section: Beijing 2008, Events, Other
The former top ranked tennis doubles team of Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes have confirmed they will team up again for India at the Beijing Olympics. The duo, nicknamed the Indian Express, won 3 Grand Slam…
Complete List of Team USA News Sites
Posted December 17, 2007 at 12:30 PM by Jimmie R. Markham
Section: Beijing 2008
Summer Olympian has gathered a list of links to websites that spotlight news for each of the 36 USOC sports.Some of them may not get updated as frequently as others do, but these are the “official” news sites for the US Olympic tem in each sport, leading up to the…
Design Teams Shortlisted for Olympic Park Venues
Posted November 13, 2007 at 12:11 PM by Jeanie Rebb
Section: London 2012, Events, Aquatics, Gymnastics, Other
Seven companies have been shortlisted to design a group of venues in the north of the Olympic Park. The former community sports centre in Eton Manor, disused since 2001, will be transformed to provide a range of sporting facilities during…
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