Wieber bounces back to anchor US gold-medal push
ESPN
LONDON — The Americans need Jordyn Wieber to regain her swagger in a hurry if they're going to hold off Russia for Olympic gold. The two gymnastic powers have been trading places in team competition for two years and The odds-on favorite to win gold finishes behind women's gymnastics teammates Aly Raisman and Gabby Douglas [...]
Read MoreOJ Murdock's apparent suicide shocks Titans, coaches, family
Washington P
Titans wide receiver O.J. Murdock was found suffering from a suspected self-inflicted gunshot wound early this morning, according to Tampa police. He was in his car parked in front of his high school, where he was an “We are shocked and saddened to hear of O.J. Murdock's death this morning,” the Titans said in a [...]
Read MoreHarassment warning: Teenager warned after Tom Daley was taunted on Twitter …
Mirror.co.uk
After disappointing at the Olympics, a popular British diver used Twitter to out a troll who sent a hateful message about his late father. A British teenager sent diver Tom Daley a number of aggressive tweets that ultimately got the teenager arrested. But that was NOT the biggest Tom Daley story on Twitter. The Twitter [...]
Read MoreVollmer gets a shot at another medal
MiamiHerald.
Dana Vollmer brought the U.S. women's swimming its first gold medal of the 2012 Summer Olympic Games when she won the 100m Butterfly Sunday (July 29). (NBC)As if Dana Vollmer's 100 butterfly gold medal and world record weren't impressive enough, the 24-year-old American did all of that after one of her swim caps fell off [...]
Read MoreJapanese men's gymnastics team gives money to judges
USA TODAY
Jul. 31, 2012 – The Chinese men won their second straight Olympic title and third in four games. Their score of 275.997 points was more than four points better than Japan, which needed help from a DVR to finish second. (/Associated Press) Correction: The U.S. men's gymnastics team had a disappointing competition in the team [...]
Read MoreMontenegro to hold October election as EU talks begin
Reuters
Email; More. Share on Tumblr. A A A. Tweet. Email. Share on Tumblr. It's decided, handball is the hot new sport of the Olympics. Just check out this goal in the Brazil-Montenegro game. Slick passing, agility, and a laserbeam Ryan Bailey of the United States, right, is pulled down by Aleksandar Ivovic of Montenegro in [...]
Read MoreMisty May-Treanor, Kerri Walsh Jennings win again in beach volleyball
Newsday
LONDON – Misty May-Treanor walked off the beach volleyball court at Horse Guards Parade holding a brightly colored cupcake — a gift from partner Kerri Walsh Jennings' mother. Their match, which started late and ran past midnight, ended too late for LONDON (AP) – Two-time gold medalists Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh Jennings earned their [...]
Read MorePolice warn teen over Twitter abuse of UK diver Tom Daley
CNN
TrackBack. TrackBack URL for this entry: http://www.typepad.com/services/trackback/6a00d8341c2ca253ef017743cf7366970d. Listed below are links to weblogs that reference Tom Daley: Funcensored: By Guy Jackson (AFP) – 3 hours ago. LONDON — British teenage diver Tom Daley has been targeted by abusive Twitter messages after one of the Olympic hosts' poster boys missed out on a medal in his [...]
Read MoreVollmer gets a shot at another medal
MiamiHerald.
It's not even a full weekend into the 2012 Summer Olympics and already records are being smashed by Team USA. Swimmer Dana Vollmer stole the Olympic title. -(Fourth Place Medal) Dana Vollmer's cap came off in the middle of her world record, gold medal swim sprint. dana-vollmer · nastia-liukin. -Here's that video again of Liukin [...]
Read MoreUS gymnast McKayla Maroney on training at Olympics
Washington P
Bethenny Frankel totally has Olympic fever. Plus she totally thinks that McKayla Maroney looks like Posh Spice! McKayla Maroney, daughter we can only hope of Jenna Maroney, has quickly filled the gap left by Sasha Cohen this Summer Olympics by providing viewers all over the world with the one thing we love to see on [...]
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