Archive for the 'Olympics' Category
September 26th, 2016
Monica Puig Couldn’t Believe Mike Tyson Knew She Won Gold In Rio
Monica Puig can’t believe some of the people who have noticed her since her gold medal win.
Posted by Tom Gainey @ 7:40 pm in Olympics, Wuhan | 3 Comments »
August 18th, 2016
American Gold-Winning Decathlete Ashton Eaton Rates Tennis Second Most Athletic Sport
Is tennis the second most athletic event on the planet?
Posted by Tom Gainey @ 1:19 pm in Olympics | 7 Comments »
August 17th, 2016
Rafael Nadal’s Wrist Isn’t 100%, He’s Tired, But He’s Playing Cincinnati And He’s Staying Positive
How will Rafael Nadal’s wrist hold up this week in Cincinnati?
Posted by Tom Gainey @ 10:21 am in Olympics | 2 Comments »
August 14th, 2016
Andy Murray Wins Historic Second Olympic Gold, Denies Juan Martin Del Potro In Rio
Andy Murray is the first 2-time Olympic singles gold medalist.
Posted by Staff @ 11:18 pm in Olympics | 43 Comments »
August 14th, 2016
The All-American gold medal mixed doubles match at the Olympics went to Jack Sock and Bethanie Mattek-Sands who spoiled Venus’s bid for history.
Posted by Staff @ 7:58 pm in Olympics | Comments Off on Venus Williams’s Bid For A Fifth Gold Falls Short In Mixed Final In Rio, Loses With Ram To Sock/Mattek-Sands
August 14th, 2016
Russians Makarova/Vesnina Win Women’s Doubles Gold In Rio, Beat Bacsinszky/Hingis
Russians took the women’s gold in doubles Sunday.
Posted by Staff @ 7:46 pm in Olympics | 1 Comment »
August 14th, 2016
Did Kei Nishikori Use A 10-Minute Shower Break To Help Him Win Bronze Over Rafael Nadal In Rio?
Kei Nishikori won his first Olympic medal handing Rafael Nadal his second loss in singles in as many days.
Posted by Staff @ 7:30 pm in Olympics | 79 Comments »
August 14th, 2016
Monica Puig Stuns Angelique Kerber In Rio, Becomes First Puerto Rican To Win Gold At Olympics
Monica Puig made history Saturday in Rio.
Posted by Staff @ 12:27 am in Olympics | 7 Comments »
August 13th, 2016
Del Potro Outlasts Nadal In Rio Epic, Will Face Fresh Murray For Olympic Gold; Who’s The Pick?
Sean Randall previews the men’s gold medal singles match from Rio.
Posted by Sean Randall @ 8:05 pm in Olympics | 95 Comments »
August 13th, 2016
Petra Kvitova Holds Off Madison Keys For The Bronze Medal At Rio Olympics
Calling it one of the best things to happen in her career, Petra Kvitova took home a bronze medal in Rio.
Posted by Staff @ 3:41 pm in Olympics | 1 Comment »
August 13th, 2016
Sean Randall makes his picks for the semifinals a the Rio Olympics.
Posted by Sean Randall @ 2:00 am in Olympics | 104 Comments »
August 13th, 2016
Angelique Kerber Will Meet The Surprising Monica Puig For The Rio Olympics Women’s Singles Gold
Monica Puig will try to make history Saturday in Rio by becoming the first Puerto Rican to win a gold medal at the Olympics.
Posted by Staff @ 1:17 am in Olympics | 5 Comments »
August 13th, 2016
Rafael Nadal And Marc Lopez Win Doubles Gold At The Rio Olympics
Rafael Nadal won his second gold medal at the Olympics!
Posted by Staff @ 1:00 am in Olympics | 4 Comments »
August 12th, 2016
Murray, Del Potro Author Comebacks At Rio Olympics; Nadal Says No To Mixed, Stays Perfect In Singles
Andy Murray and Rafael Nadal have each won 9 straight singles matches at the Olympics.
Posted by Staff @ 12:25 am in Olympics | 53 Comments »
August 12th, 2016
Kvitova-Puig, Keys-Kerber In The Rio Olympic Women’s Semifinals
The semifinals are set at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Three players will win medals for the first time.
Posted by Staff @ 12:14 am in Olympics | 2 Comments »