Women's field hockey looks to stay undefeated as they face
today!
Bronze medal winners......Great job ladies!
The U.S. women's saber squad of Monica Aksamit, Ibtihaj Muhammad, Dagmara Wozniak and two-time individual gold medalist Mariel Zagunis won the bronze medal in the team event, defeating Italy 45-30 Saturday evening at Carioca Arena 3 in Barra's Olympic Park.
Monica Puig is one set away from making history.....Good luck!
Congrats guys.....Great job!
Monica Puig defeats Kerber 6-4, 4-6, 6-1 to win Puerto Rico's first Gold medal.....Congrats Monica!
Tough loss for our ladies in field hockey.....Great Britain gets the win 2-1.
Throwback......Michael and his portable CD player in 2003.....LOL
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Three facts you didn’t know about the Usain Bolt-Justin Gatlin rivalry.
Usain Bolt and Justin Gatlin have been the faces of Olympic sprinting for more than a decade.
Gatlin was the 2004 Olympic 100m champion. Then Bolt won a combined six sprinting gold medals at the 2008 and 2012 Games.
“When you think about track and field, you think about Gatlin and Bolt,” Gatlin said. “We are showmen. We are true competitors.”
Gatlin compared the anticipation for a race against Bolt to that of a basketball game featuring Kobe Bryant and LeBron James, or a soccer match with Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.
“On any given day,” Gatlin said, “it can be their day or it can be an upset day.”
While attending USA Track & Field’s Black Tie & Sneakers Gala, Gatlin revealed three facts you might not know about his rivalry with Bolt:
They tease each other
The 100m sprint is typically a young person’s event, but not at the 2016 Rio Olympics, where Bolt and Gatlin will take center stage.
Bolt’s favorite nickname for the 34-year-old Gatlin is “old man.”
Gatlin responds by calling Bolt, who will turn 30 on August 21, “middle-aged man.”
Bolt also enjoys pointing out Gatlin’s gray hairs.
“Everyone always has something to say about my gray hairs,” Gatlin said. “But I say it’s not gray—it’s my wisdom.”
Since the first modern Olympic Games in 1896, the average 100m gold medalist has been 23 years old. Bolt would be the oldest Olympic 100m champion since Great Britain’s Linford Christie in 1992. Gatlin would be the oldest man to ever win an Olympic 100m gold medal.
They party together
Bolt is a regular at Oktoberfest. He has been known to step into the DJ booth at night clubs. Pictures have surfaced of him partying with rapper Lil Wayne in South Florida.
He has even gone out with Gatlin a couple of times.
“Bolt has a good time,” Gatlin said, laughing.
Gatlin enjoys partying with his biggest rival.
“We are able to relax and have fun outside of track and field,” Gatlin said. “But when we step on the track, we want to beat each other.”
Even their mothers spend time together. Bolt’s mother, Jennifer, met Gatlin’s mother, Jeanette, at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing, and they have been friends ever since.
“We’ve spoken a lot,” Jennifer said. “We are very close.”
They make each other faster
When Bolt burst onto the scene at the 2008 Olympics, setting three world records, he raised the bar for all sprinters.
Gatlin, who was serving a four-year doping ban during the 2008 Games, could only watch on television as Bolt became the first man to cover 100m in less than 9.7 seconds. Gatlin’s winning time at the 2004 Games, 9.85 seconds, would have placed him a distant second in 2008.
“He gave me a vision of where I needed to be,” Gatlin said.
Then, with Bolt slowed by injuries, Gatlin set the standard in 2014 and 2015. Gatlin ran six of the year’s seven fastest 100m times in both years. But Bolt peaked on the biggest stage, claiming the 100m gold medal at 2015 Worlds.
“He proved that when he’s down, he can come back up, and when he’s up, he’s up the highest,” Gatlin said. “That’s the kind of guy you want to set your sights on and go after.”
2000 Olympic 100m champion Maurice Greene has watched Bolt and Gatlin push each other.
“If there’s not anyone there to challenge you, then everything is going to get stagnant,” Greene said. “It’s not going to get there.”
Usain Bolt and Justin Gatlin have been the faces of Olympic sprinting for more than a decade.
Gatlin was the 2004 Olympic 100m champion. Then Bolt won a combined six sprinting gold medals at the 2008 and 2012 Games.
“When you think about track and field, you think about Gatlin and Bolt,” Gatlin said. “We are showmen. We are true competitors.”
Gatlin compared the anticipation for a race against Bolt to that of a basketball game featuring Kobe Bryant and LeBron James, or a soccer match with Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.
“On any given day,” Gatlin said, “it can be their day or it can be an upset day.”
While attending USA Track & Field’s Black Tie & Sneakers Gala, Gatlin revealed three facts you might not know about his rivalry with Bolt:
They tease each other
The 100m sprint is typically a young person’s event, but not at the 2016 Rio Olympics, where Bolt and Gatlin will take center stage.
Bolt’s favorite nickname for the 34-year-old Gatlin is “old man.”
Gatlin responds by calling Bolt, who will turn 30 on August 21, “middle-aged man.”
Bolt also enjoys pointing out Gatlin’s gray hairs.
“Everyone always has something to say about my gray hairs,” Gatlin said. “But I say it’s not gray—it’s my wisdom.”
Since the first modern Olympic Games in 1896, the average 100m gold medalist has been 23 years old. Bolt would be the oldest Olympic 100m champion since Great Britain’s Linford Christie in 1992. Gatlin would be the oldest man to ever win an Olympic 100m gold medal.
They party together
Bolt is a regular at Oktoberfest. He has been known to step into the DJ booth at night clubs. Pictures have surfaced of him partying with rapper Lil Wayne in South Florida.
He has even gone out with Gatlin a couple of times.
“Bolt has a good time,” Gatlin said, laughing.
Gatlin enjoys partying with his biggest rival.
“We are able to relax and have fun outside of track and field,” Gatlin said. “But when we step on the track, we want to beat each other.”
Even their mothers spend time together. Bolt’s mother, Jennifer, met Gatlin’s mother, Jeanette, at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing, and they have been friends ever since.
“We’ve spoken a lot,” Jennifer said. “We are very close.”
They make each other faster
When Bolt burst onto the scene at the 2008 Olympics, setting three world records, he raised the bar for all sprinters.
Gatlin, who was serving a four-year doping ban during the 2008 Games, could only watch on television as Bolt became the first man to cover 100m in less than 9.7 seconds. Gatlin’s winning time at the 2004 Games, 9.85 seconds, would have placed him a distant second in 2008.
“He gave me a vision of where I needed to be,” Gatlin said.
Then, with Bolt slowed by injuries, Gatlin set the standard in 2014 and 2015. Gatlin ran six of the year’s seven fastest 100m times in both years. But Bolt peaked on the biggest stage, claiming the 100m gold medal at 2015 Worlds.
“He proved that when he’s down, he can come back up, and when he’s up, he’s up the highest,” Gatlin said. “That’s the kind of guy you want to set your sights on and go after.”
2000 Olympic 100m champion Maurice Greene has watched Bolt and Gatlin push each other.
“If there’s not anyone there to challenge you, then everything is going to get stagnant,” Greene said. “It’s not going to get there.”
Right Back In The Mix: The U.S. Men's Volleyball Team Defeats France To Improve To 2-2.
RIO DE JANEIRO -- Seemingly down and out in these Olympics only a few days ago, the U.S. men's volleyball team is suddenly right back in the mix of the Rio de Janeiro Games.
Fresh off Thursday night's stunning four-set victory against host Brazil, the Americans rallied from way down in the first set Saturday to beat France 25-22, 25-22, 24-25, 25-22 and improve their position in Pool A.
Next up is Mexico on Monday in the final preliminary match before the knockout quarterfinals.
After being swept in their Olympic opener by Canada and then losing to Italy, the Americans found their groove against Brazil and carried that into Saturday. This young group, with eight first-time Olympians and a trio of veterans leading the charge, has shined during this four-year cycle leading up to Rio when under the most pressure.
RIO DE JANEIRO -- Seemingly down and out in these Olympics only a few days ago, the U.S. men's volleyball team is suddenly right back in the mix of the Rio de Janeiro Games.
Fresh off Thursday night's stunning four-set victory against host Brazil, the Americans rallied from way down in the first set Saturday to beat France 25-22, 25-22, 24-25, 25-22 and improve their position in Pool A.
Next up is Mexico on Monday in the final preliminary match before the knockout quarterfinals.
After being swept in their Olympic opener by Canada and then losing to Italy, the Americans found their groove against Brazil and carried that into Saturday. This young group, with eight first-time Olympians and a trio of veterans leading the charge, has shined during this four-year cycle leading up to Rio when under the most pressure.
Thank you Scott....Have a good night!
Full results from the 1st semifinal of the women's 100m.
What a way to start Primetime! Talk about a close finish!
LaShawn is a bad dude.....He crushes the qualifier 400M....See him in the finals tomorrow.....Good luck Bud!
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