Category: Sports

African-American gymnast Gabrielle Douglas won an Olympic gold medal as a member of the U.S. national women’s gymnastic team July 31. It was the first gold medal won by a USA gymnastics team since the 1996 Summer Olympic Games. Tagged by sports commentators as the “Fierce Five,” Douglas, along with teammates, Jordan Wieber, Kyla Ross, […]

As expected, all eyes were on rookie quarterback Robert Griffin III as the Washington Redskins opened training camp on July 26 in Ashburn, Va. After winning just 11 games in the last two seasons, the Redskins hope Griffin, the No. 2 overall pick in April’s draft, will lead them to future success. Crowds of fans […]

The Baltimore Ravens officially opened their training camp on July 24, looking to improve on a 12-4 season and an AFC Championship game appearance. The Ravens welcomed back 19 of 22 starters from last season, including star running back Ray Rice, who recently inked a 5-year, $40 million contract extension. Now that Rice is back […]

Kevin Durant scored 22 points to go with nine rebounds as the U.S. men’s basketball team beat France, 98-71, in their opening round matchup at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. USA began the game with some sloppy errors, including several turnovers and costly fouls; they would finish the game with 14 total turnovers and […]

The 2012 Summer Olympics kicked off July 27 with an Opening Ceremony in Olympic Stadium in London, England. The Opening Ceremony was highlighted by a theatre show directed by Danny Boyle, who won an Oscar for directing “Slumdog Millionaire.” Boyle’s show, titled Isles of Wonder, illustrated the Jarrow Crusade of 1936, a protest march against […]

Tina Charles posted a double-double of 14 points and 10 rebounds to lead the U.S. National women’s basketball team over Croatia, 81-56, in their opening game of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Croatia gave USA a tough time, keeping the score close throughout the first three quarters of the game. USA tried to press […]

Greek female triple jumper Voula Papachristou has been kicked off the Olympic team after she tweeted a racist remark about African immigrants in the Mediterranean nation. Papachristou, who has shown support for Greek’s far right Golden Dawn political party, tweeted a remark about the influx of mosquitoes in the country carrying the West Nile Virus. […]

Famous rapper and business entrepreneur Curtis “50-Cent” Jackson will become the new promoter for world boxing champ Floyd Mayweather Jr., according to reports. ESPN boxing columnist Dan Rafael reported that Jackson, long known as Mayweather’s best friend, recently earned a promoter’s license from the New York State Athletic Commission for his company TMT Promotions; the […]

Baltimore-raised Carmelo Anthony came off the bench to score 27 points as the U.S. national men’s basketball team beat Spain, 100-78, in Barcelona in the final exhibition game heading into the summer Olympics in London. USA closed out the warm-up exhibition games with a 5-0 record. Both Spain and the U.S. are considered the two […]

Forward Kevin Durant scored 27 points, including a clutch three-pointer near the end of the game to help the U.S. national men’s basketball team hold off Argentina, 86-80, in another warm-up exhibition game in advance of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Team USA wore throwback jerseys against Argentina, honoring the 1992 Original Dream Team. […]

Education Secretary Arne Duncan has proven his love for basketball this summer, making a couple of surprise appearances at some of the most popular spots to shoot hoops in the Washington, D.C.-area. The Obama Cabinet member was seen hooping at the famous George Goodman Summer Basketball League games at Barry Farms on July 12. According […]

Tiger Woods headed into the fourth round of the British Open on July 22 needing to erase a five-shot lead if he wanted to come anywhere close to claiming his 15th major event victory. Instead, the 36-year-old golfer watched his chances dwindle away as he recorded a triple-bogey early in the round, making it pretty […]