Olympics
-
2.2KCartoon Canon: Take that, Hitler!
in Richmond, Va.POSTED: 12:05 AM August 7, 2018The Olympics tend to be out of sight, out of mind in off years, but when I came across John Woodruff’s name in a larger piece about Jesse Owens last...
-
5.9KKovacevic: For all that Rio overcame, these Games might have been most extraordinary
in Rio de JaneiroPOSTED: 12:12 AM August 22, 2016"We are not London. We are only what we are." Those were the words of Eduardo Paes, mayor of Rio de Janeiro, and they were voiced without apology, without regret.
-
16.5KKovacevic: Swimmer’s sad saga serves as lesson for all Games
in Rio de JaneiroPOSTED: 12:03 AM August 18, 2016Ryan Lochte lied. That's no longer a suspicion. It's not even an accusation. It's now fact. With a string of evidence that could stretch down to the tip of Argentina.
-
5.0KKovacevic: Reporter’s Decathlon Part II, Country club vs. country, whiny vaulter, Hulk’s scream, Hungarian robes
in Rio de JaneiroPOSTED: 12:01 AM August 18, 2016If the Olympics should introduce the sport of fugitive swimming for the Tokyo Games in 2020, I'll have to make room for an 11th event in the reporter's decathlon.
-
6.4KKovacevic: Reporter’s Decathlon Part I, Of cats, mice, real hockey, Egyptians, Costanza, celebrating every point
in Rio de JaneiroPOSTED: 12:01 AM August 17, 2016It seemed like a good idea at the time. The reporter's decathlon was the brain child of Tom Reed from the Akron Beacon-Journal, a coverage blur of 10 events over...
-
9.4KKovacevic: Are these Games showing basketball is deeper globally than hockey?
in Rio de JaneiroPOSTED: 12:01 AM August 16, 2016Finally had a chance to catch the NBA guys here. No, not those NBA guys. The Americans were off Monday after sweeping through the round-robin portion of the Olympics.
-
7.1KKovacevic: Bolt, now fastest human in history, runs off with Games’ marquee event
in Rio de JaneiroPOSTED: 1:05 AM August 15, 2016Maybe the single most mind-blowing part of Usain Bolt's sizzling 100-meter sprint into Olympic history was that he found a few seconds to partake in the thing.
-
7.2KDK’s Five Rings: Time for serious service
in Rio de JaneiroPOSTED: 10:02 PM August 14, 2016Christa Dietzen was back on the court for the U.S. women's volleyball team she captains, and she helped the Americans to a 3-1 victory Sunday over China.
-
7.8KDK’s Five Rings: Farewell to the truly incomparable Michael Phelps
in Rio de JaneiroPOSTED: 11:45 PM August 13, 2016Michael Phelps is really, really done. "This is how I wanted to finish my career," he repeated for maybe the millionth time at these Olympics late Saturday night.
-
6.8KKovacevic: Bloomfield’s Amanda Polk, now an Olympic champion, embodies spirit of Games
in Rio de JaneiroPOSTED: 10:32 AM August 13, 2016No an hour had gone by since a big chunk of this planet had just watched Eleanor Logan, Emily Regan and the U.S. women's eight crew take Olympic gold.
-
4.7KDK’s Five Rings: Rough day for our locals
in Rio de JaneiroPOSTED: 11:47 PM August 12, 2016Meghan Klingenberg is out of the Olympics, Leah Smith failed to medal for the first time, and Christa Dietzen can't get on the court.
-
2.6KSmith takes disappointing sixth in 800 meters, final Rio swim
in Rio de JaneiroPOSTED: 9:29 PM August 12, 2016Mt. Lebanon's Leah Smith finished sixth in the 800-meter freestyle swim, her final event of these Olympics, with a time of 8:24.50 Friday.
-
4.6KKlingenberg, U.S. stunned by Sweden in quarterfinal on penalty kicks
in Rio de JaneiroPOSTED: 3:53 PM August 12, 2016Gibsonia's Meghan Klingenberg and the U.S. women's soccer team, a heavy favorite for Olympic gold, were stunned by Sweden.
-
6.4KKovacevic: Nothing on our planet compares to mankind’s greatest race
in Rio de JaneiroPOSTED: 11:28 PM August 11, 2016It's not track and field. It's athletics. That's the formal title used by the Olympics, and it's as accurate as it is unapologetic.
-
3.8KDK’s Five Rings: Into the heart of it all
in Rio de JaneiroPOSTED: 11:05 PM August 11, 2016These hardly could be called the Surprise Olympics. I mean, sure, the Australian basketball team took the NBA guys deep into the fourth quarter
-
2.3KMt. Lebanon’s Smith qualifies in 800 freestyle
in Rio de JaneiroPOSTED: 1:13 PM August 11, 2016Leah Smith of Mt. Lebanon qualified for the 800-meter freestyle in swimming Thursday, the event that's expected to be her last of these Olympics.
-
5.4KKovacevic: Rio Games showing us that IOC’s fight vs. doping can be emboldening
in Rio de JaneiroPOSTED: 11:50 PM August 10, 2016At an ordinary Olympics, one at which the sky wasn't expected to be falling on a daily basis, the biggest story might be ... well, the sky actually falling.