Olympic Flame and Chariots of Fire
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Chariots of Fire. I have never had much interest in sport, and I doubt if I will be watching much of the Olympics. However I did greatly enjoy the 1981 film Chariots of Fire, which told the stories of two of the British runners in the Actor Rowan Atkinson as "Mr. Bean" provided laughs, shown [...]
Read More2012 Summer Olympics TV Schedule for Tuesday, July 31 by Sport
Yahoo! Sport
Fresh off his first career silver medal in the 4×100 freestyle relay, Michael Phelps returned to the pool Monday morning for the first round of qualifying for the 200m butterfly, and he made it through to the semifinals in comfortable fashion. When he In effort to save you the time that it takes to both [...]
Read MoreRichard Deitsch: Daily Olympic Briefing: July 30
SI.com
American Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte not only wowed the crowd with the precious metal around his neck, he also showed off his red, white and blue diamond-encrusted grill. Only this time, it was the French team members, not those from the United States, who looked at the scoreboard in wonderment and celebrated like children. And [...]
Read MoreNadia Comaneci, 'Perfect 10' Queen, Hopes Gymnastics Brings Back 'Perfect 10 …
TravelersTod
London: Former Olympic gymnast Nadia Comaneci and ex-basketball star John Amaechi will carry take the Olympic flame as it begins a seven-day tour of London on Saturday. Olympics 2012 | Schedule | Medals Tally | Photos. The pair will London: Former Olympic gymnast Nadia Comaneci and ex-basketball star John Amaechi will carry take the Olympic [...]
Read MoreTearful Jordyn Wieber out; Aly Raisman, Gabby Douglas go for Olympics …
Newsday
But world champion Jordyn Wieber, a heavy favorite to add the Olympic gold, won't even get to contend for the all-around title after finishing behind teamma. By Mark Sappenfield, Staff writer / July 29, 2012. US gymnast Jordyn Wieber cries after she failed to qualify for the women's all-around finals during the gymnastics women's qualification [...]
Read MoreMen's gymnastics: how John Orozco shrugged off Olympic-size insecurities
Christian Sc
Danell Leyva and John Orozco proved that they can compete with the best gymnasts on the biggest world stage. Leyva's performance was nothing short of domina. Consistent performances by Danell Leyva and John Orozco across the six apparatus gave the Americans, cheered on by enthusiastic, flag-waving fans at the North Greenwich Arena, the edge. "I [...]
Read MoreUS beats Montenegro 8-7 in Olympic water polo
San Francisc
LONDON — Peter Varellas scored three goals Sunday to lead the United States over Montenegro 8-7 in Olympic men's water polo. U.S. captain Tony Azevedo scored from distance with less than a minute to play to put the The victory puts Serbia on top of Group B along with the United States, which edged Montenegro [...]
Read MoreTearful Jordyn Wieber out; Aly Raisman, Gabby Douglas go for Olympics …
Newsday
The Olympics ought to be a sports fan's smorgasbord, a quadrennial chance to put aside the ball and the bat and partake of the exotic and the downright odd. The good news is that we live in the age of narrowcasting, and on CNBC, MSNBC, NBC Sports and US women gymnastics team at the qualification [...]
Read MoreUS beats Montenegro 8-7 in Olympic water polo
San Francisc
LONDON — Peter Varellas scored three goals as the U.S. edged Montenegro 8-7 to get off to a winning start in the men's water polo at the London Olympics. In a hard-fought contest between two medal contenders, the U.S. Ryan Bailey of the United States, right struggles with Antonio Petrovic of Montenegro during their preliminary [...]
Read MoreMichael Phelps, Missy Franklin easily advance to semifinals
USA TODAY
LONDON–Missy Franklin and Rebecca Soni, long projected to win gold medals for the United States on Monday night, suddenly find themselves pitted against upstart challengers. Franklin set an American record in the 100 backstroke at the U.S. Olympic He finished third in his heat, and fifth overall, to cruise into Monday night's semifinals. "I was [...]
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