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UNC Upends Maryland For Division I Field Hockey National Championship

On Nov. 22 at Wake Forest University, the Maryland Terrapins and the North Carolina Tar Heels competed in a field hockey championship that will go down in history. Coming into the game Maryland was ranked No...

Written by Brittany Jacobs about about 5 hours ago 4 reads 0 comments
World Cup seeds and pots news

After much intense speculation we now know which teams are in which pots for tomorrow’s World Cup finals draw. As suggested here on November 24th the French 2012 Olympic Handball Team has ...

Written by Mike Towers about 1 day ago 1 reads 0 comments
Triathlete Shows It's the Size of the Fight in the Dog

John Young will never be able to dunk a basketball. Probably wouldn't fare very well in the high jump and more than likely will never be asked to put the star on the top of the community Christmas tree...

Written by Todd Civin about 3 days ago 163 reads 2 comments
Today (1988): NBC bids record $401M for rights to 1992 Barcelona Olympics

December 1, 1988 On this day, NBC bid a total of $401,000,000 for the exclusive television rights to the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain...

Written by JoeSportsFan about 3 days ago 1 reads 0 comments
The Fastest Man on No Legs

In an ironic twist, Oscar Pistorius' disability has now been shown to be an unfair advantage. The South African sprinter, who races with two prosthetic lower legs, has been the subject of a see-saw ...

Written by Dan Peterson about 4 days ago 28 reads 3 comments
Chrissie Wellington: Possibly the World's Greatest Triathlete

The women's divisions in a lot of professional sports are usually overlooked. It is hard to find coverage of a lot of sports. That is all beginning to change in a few sports, however...

Written by Brad about 9 days ago 111 reads 2 comments
The Not-So-Well-Traveled Road to a Comeback

I have written several articles on cycling in the past year. Some were about the passion we have for our sport, some were about training tips, and some were attempts at humor. At a certain point I stopped writing...

Written by Brad about 10 days ago 13 reads 0 comments
Marilou Dozois-Prévost: Aiming for Success In World Weightlifting Championships

Marilou Dozois-Prévost is certainly no stranger to the international weightlifting competition stage. Having competed in the Beijing Olympics last year, the Commonwealth Games, as well as a ...

Written by Rob Tiongson about 15 days ago 97 reads 2 comments
Adopting a Child Enhanced By Outdoor Activities, Lessons

The best thing about that cool, yet sunny autumn morning was the shots that weren’t fired. My then-17-year-old adopted son, Peito, a family friend and I had gone on a dove hunt at the State Game Lands near Mifflinburg, PA...

Written by John Zaktansky about 22 days ago 13 reads 0 comments
Runner Meb Keflezighi is All-American Through and Through

For the first time since 1982, an American won the men’s race at the New York City Marathon. While most, New Yorkers included, spent the better part of Sunday recovering from a Halloween-induced ...

Written by Michael Jee about 29 days ago 236 reads 0 comments

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Summer Olympics Article Archive

UNC Upends Maryland For Division I Field Hockey National Championship

World Cup seeds and pots news

Triathlete Shows It's the Size of the Fight in the Dog

Today (1988): NBC bids record $401M for rights to 1992 Barcelona Olympics

The Fastest Man on No Legs

Chrissie Wellington: Possibly the World's Greatest Triathlete

The Not-So-Well-Traveled Road to a Comeback

Marilou Dozois-Prévost: Aiming for Success In World Weightlifting Championships

Adopting a Child Enhanced By Outdoor Activities, Lessons

Runner Meb Keflezighi is All-American Through and Through

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