LeBron James of the Miami Heat poses during the team’s media day on September 28, 2012. David Santiago/MCT/Newscom. License this image from Newscom.com: krtphotoslive582358
Lebron James has been on top of the world for the last year taking his game to new levels. With one NBA Championship, a 27-game winning streak, and heavy favorites to repeat as champions it looks like James has totally rehabbed his image after The Decision. Continue reading →
Michael Phelps of the U.S. is reflected as he swims his men’s 100m butterfly semi-final during the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Aquatics Centre August 2, 2012. Television viewers may have wondered if they were watching on a loop as American swimmer Michael Phelps kept on adding to his medal tally in the pool. Four more golds in London helped his total to 22, including 18 golds, beyond the previous Olympic record of 18 held by former Soviet gymnast Larisa Latynina. DAVID GRAY/REUTERS/Newscom. Find it on Newscom.com: rtrlfive421169
This Olympics have proved thrilling in the pool. With the Lochte vs Phelps duels, the sweetheart Missy Franklin, and nine world records broken (which is a big deal since those records were set with the aid of high-tech suits which have since been banned), the 2012 Olympics have surely been one to remember. Continue reading →
South Korea’s Shin A Lam reacts after being defeated by Germany’s Britta Heidemann (not seen) during their women’s epee individual semifinal fencing competition at the ExCel venue at the London 2012 Olympic Games July 30, 2012. Losing at the Olympics hurts. But suffering an injustice, real or imagined, is agony. Shin A-lam sat on the fencing piste, weeping, for an hour in protest at her elimination from the epee semi-final. She thought she had triumphed over Heidemann, only to see a single second put back on the clock during which she was hit, and eliminated. DAMIR SAGOLJ/REUTERS/Newscom. Find it on Newscom.com: rtrlfive410349
By the time of the Olympic closing ceremony there will be more than 2,100 medals awarded to athletes. That may sound like a ton until you realize that there are over 10,500 athletes in London most of them will be going home empty handed. The focus is on the winners, as it should be, but it is also important to remember that behind that happy joyful person is a line of people who worked just as hard but came up short. Continue reading →
The full moon rises through the Olympic Rings hanging beneath Tower Bridge during the London 2012 Olympic Games August 3, 2012.LUKE MACGREGOR/Reuters/Newscom. Find it on Newsom.com: rtrlfive412486
It was the best of times, and it was the worst of times. We saw upsets, momentous feats by the human body, and we saw disappointments. We watched Michael Phelps become the most decorated Olympian of all time. #witness.
We saw the highly favored gymnast American McKayla Maroney fall on the vault. We saw gold-medalist 400m runner Kirani James, representing a little country of 100,000 people, trade bibs with Oscar Pistorius, the first ever double amputee in the Olympics. But then there was Voula Papachristou, Greece’s triple-jumper who got disqualified for a racist tweet. Continue reading →
South Africa’s Chad Le Clos celebrates after winning the men’s 200m butterfly final during the swimming event at the London 2012 Olympic Games on July 31, 2012 in London. MARTIN BUREAU/AFP/Getty Images/Newscom. Find it on Newscom.com: afplivefour614362
The Olympics have been in full swing for five days now and have given us enough photos for a lifetime. If you’re anything like me you can click on one link for Olympic photos and hours later realize just how much of your day is now gone. In an attempt to make things easier for you I’ve spent the time scrolling through photos and pulled the 20 most eye catching photos I could find from the early days of the London Olympics. Continue reading →
France’s Jo-Wilfred Tsonga celebrates winning the match with the longest set in Olympic history, 25-23, in the Second Round of the Men’s Singles at the Olympic Tennis Venue, Wimbledon in London, UK on July 31, 2012. Naden Rebecca/PA Photos/ABACA/Newscom. Find it on Newscom.com: abausaphotos774647
The men’s marathon does not take place until the last day of the games, Sunday August 12, but on July 31 two tennis players treated fans to a marathon set which broke the record for longest set in Olympic tennis history, which was previously 36 games. Milos Raonic, of Canada, pushed the fifth seeded Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to a third set which took 48 games to decide. Continue reading →
US Vincent Hancock compete in the Shooting Skeet men qualification at the Royal Artillery Barracks in London, on July 31, 2012, on day 4 of the London 2012 Olympic Games. MARWAN NAAMANI/AFP/Getty Images/Newscom. Find it on Newscom.com: afplivefour611335
To be honest there are only a few Olympic sports I can name from memory but that leads to one of my favorite parts of the games. Whenever I have a few free minutes I like to flip through the networks with Olympic programming and see what sports I know nothing about are on. So far in 2012 some of the most captivating sports I’ve watched are Archery and Shooting. Continue reading →
Jordyn Wieber of the United States, left, wept after the final team and individual standings were displayed on the scoreboard following women’s team gymnastics preliminaries competition at North Greenwich Arena during the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London, England, Sunday, July 29, 2012. At far right, teammates congratulate USA gymnast Alexandra Raisman on her scores. David Eulitt/MCT/Newscom Find it on Newscom.com: krtphotoslive562695
As the Olympics continue to roll along Gymnastics have started to make the big headlines along with all the stories coming out of the swimming pool. The biggest surprise in the gym was on Sunday when all-around World Champion Jordyn Wieber missed the individual all-around finals by only 0.233 points. Continue reading →
Eric Shanteau swims his men’s 200m breaststroke semifinal during the U.S. Olympic swimming trials in Omaha, Nebraska, June 28, 2012. JEFF HAYNES/REUTERS/Newscom. Find it on Newscom.com: rtrlfive336268
Olympian, World Record Holder, and Cancer Survivor.
That’s what the tag line on the official website of Eric Shanteau says. At 28, the swimmer is making his second Olympic appearance (his first was Beijing) and will compete in the 100- meter breaststroke where he finished second at the Olympic trials. Shanteau has a very good shot at gold in London. Continue reading →
US President Barack Obama greets the Olympics-bound U.S. women’s national basketball team after their victory over Brazil, at the Verizon Center, in Washington, DC, USA, on 16 July 2012. LESLIE E. KOSSOFF / POOL/EPA/Newscom. Find it on Newscom.com: epaphotos486459
Coming into the 2012 Olympics as the defending gold medalists, a lot of expectations rest on the women’s basketball team. Of their nine appearances at the Olympic games, the team has medaled eight times, with six gold medals on their resume. This summer they’ll be aiming for their fifth straight gold medal. Continue reading →