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U.S. rally to rout Spain in warm-up
Tue,24 Jul 2012 06:37 PM PDT
Reuters -  BARCELONA, Spain (Reuters) - Spain stood tall early but sharp-shooting Carmelo Anthony and LeBron James helped the U.S. team overcome a shaky start for a 100-78 win Tuesday in a potential preview of the gold-medal game at the London Olympics. "We are very pleased with the win and we know what an outstanding team Spain is," U.S. coach Mike Krzyzewski said after the Americans completed a sweep of their five warm-up games before opening the defense of their Olympic title. The U.S. ...
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Spain coach sees positives in defeat to U.S.
Tue,24 Jul 2012 06:34 PM PDT
Reuters - BARCELONA (Reuters) - Spain gained some useful pointers as to how they might overcome the United States if they meet at the London Olympics despite Tuesday's drubbing at the hands of the 2008 gold medalists, coach Sergio Scariolo said. Led by towering forwards Pau Gasol and Serge Ibaka, the Spanish surged into a nine-point lead in the first quarter at Barcelona's Palau Sant Jordi but were unable to maintain their early intensity and slipped to a 100-78 defeat. ... Full Story | Top |
Ticket broker tied to Romney, 2002 scandal apologizes for new Olympic woes
Tue,24 Jul 2012 05:04 PM PDT
Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - A longtime Olympics ticket broker is apologizing for delays in distributing tickets to the London Summer Games that have forced some fans to spend up to six hours in sweltering heat this week waiting for their orders. The ticket agency CoSport - whose owner was a figure in the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics scandal and is a prominent backer of U.S. presidential candidate Mitt Romney - said in a statement Tuesday that it understood the frustration of customers, many of whom have arrived in London from the United States and Canada. ... Full Story | Top |
Coe prepared to run for president of IAAF
Tue,24 Jul 2012 04:13 PM PDT
Reuters -  LONDON (Reuters) - London Olympics organising committee chairman Seb Coe has said for the first time that he would like to become president of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) when he steps down from his present job. "I'd be happy to run my sport and that is the first time I've given that answer," the twice Olympic 1,500 meters champion told Wednesday's edition of The Times. "I'm ready. I know how to do this. But we have a great president in the post so it would be when he stands down." Senegal's Lamine Diack will leave his role as president in 2015. ...
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U.S. rally to edge Spain in last warm-up
Tue,24 Jul 2012 04:11 PM PDT
Reuters -  BARCELONA, Spain (Reuters) - Spain stood tall early but sharp-shooting Carmelo Anthony and LeBron James helped the U.S. team overcome a shaky start for a 100-78 win Tuesday in a potential preview of the gold-medal game at the London Olympics. The U.S. team beat Spain in the gold medal game at the 2008 Beijing Games but a rash of injuries to some of their tallest players has since raised concerns about how they would fare against a bigger Spanish squad. ...
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Lifter Mangold bids to escape big brother's shadow
Tue,24 Jul 2012 03:48 PM PDT
Reuters -  (Reuters) - Holley Mangold is about to move out of the considerable sporting shadow cast by her big brother and make a name for herself in a bid to be crowned "Strongest Woman in the World" as an Olympic weightlifter at the London Games. Mangold initially followed in the sizeable footsteps of her 6-foot-3-inch, 295-pound (134 kg) older brother Nick Mangold, a four-time Pro Bowl center for the National Football League's New York Jets as a first-round draft pick out of Ohio State. Then the 5-foot-8, 330-pound (150 kg) Mangold found the sport that has punched her ticket to London. ...
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Are 2012 Games one too many for London?
Tue,24 Jul 2012 03:44 PM PDT
Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - When the curtain goes up on the Olympic Games on Friday it will confirm London's place as the only city to host the summer sporting spectacle three times. But could it be a Games too far? London hopes to show off the city as a dynamic 21st century metropolis with shiny new buildings, nestling alongside the historic capital of Shakespeare and Dickens with its palaces and cathedrals. For some critics, though, the Games represent a poisoned chalice. ... Full Story | Top |
Factbox: Fencing at the Olympics
Tue,24 Jul 2012 03:32 PM PDT
Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - The sport of fencing is one of just four to be contested at every Olympic Games of the modern era, starting in 1896. In London 212 competitors will vie for 10 gold medals, six individual and four team. Here are some facts and trivia about fencing. The competition runs from July 28 to August 5, 2012 at ExCel London, the international exhibition and convention centre. * Men and women compete in three disciplines: epee, foil, and sabre. It is the only combat sport without weight classes. ... Full Story | Top |
Zagunis still a rarity in U.S. Olympics fencing
Tue,24 Jul 2012 03:10 PM PDT
Reuters -  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Professional. Fencer. United States. In the modern history of the sport these words rarely find themselves in the same sentence and only one person is the U.S. Olympic fencing squad can legitimately use them together. Mariel Zagunis is a professional fencer from the United States. At 27, the left-handed Beaverton, Oregon resident is the world number one in the women's sabre. She made U.S. fencing history with the first gold medal in 100 years at the 2004 Athens Games when she capitalized on an entry spot left unused by Nigeria. ...
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Viola overcomes injuries, bulimia to reach London
Tue,24 Jul 2012 02:40 PM PDT
Reuters -  DALLAS (Reuters) - Faced with the disappointments and setbacks that have plagued Unites States platform diver Brittany Viola many athletes would have given up hope of becoming Olympians. But not Viola who has overcome injuries and an eating disorder to earn the chance to compete at the London Games. The obstacles in Viola's path only strengthened her resolve to earn a spot on the team. With that accomplished, she is banking on her tenacity to power through to the medal platform. "This is my year, I know it," the 25-year-old said in an interview during a recent Olympic Media Summit in Dallas. ...
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Beckham to play part in opening ceremony
Tue,24 Jul 2012 02:21 PM PDT
Reuters -  LONDON (Reuters) - Former England soccer captain David Beckham will play a cameo role in Friday's Olympic opening ceremony after he was left out of Britain's team for the Games. In an interview with CNN on Tuesday the 37-year-old L.A. Galaxy midfielder said he would play a part in the ceremony but declined to give any details. "No, I'm not allowed to," he said. "But it's exciting, I'm excited to be part of such a huge occasion for our country and for everybody involved in these Games. ...
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London show explores hurdles for Arab sportswomen
Tue,24 Jul 2012 01:37 PM PDT
Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - In a darkened room, an image of Olympic hopeful Noor al-Malki jogging on the spot in a black headscarf beams down from a large screen. But the cheery 17-year-old sprinter from Qatar, due to be one of the first women to represent her country at an Olympics, admits she was not always this confident in front of the camera. "At first I was shy to be on television without my veil," she said on the video. "But my brothers encouraged me, told me that this is the way for an athlete and that you shouldn't be shy and just be strong. ... Full Story | Top |
Predators match offer to retain All-Star Weber
Tue,24 Jul 2012 01:23 PM PDT
Reuters - (Reuters) - The Nashville Predators matched the Philadelphia Flyers' 14-year, $110 million offer sheet to Shea Weber on Tuesday in what the National Hockey League (NHL) team called the most important transaction in franchise history. Had the Predators decided not to match the Flyers' offer sheet for the All-Star defenseman, who has spent his entire seven-year NHL career in Nashville, they would have received four first-round draft picks as compensation. ... Full Story | Top |
Markswoman swaps pint pulling for pistols
Tue,24 Jul 2012 12:50 PM PDT
Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Thirsty patrons in a Devon pub may have to wait a little longer for their drinks over the next fortnight as part-time bartender Georgina Geikie makes her Olympic debut in the 25 meter pistol event in London. The 27-year-old Briton, who won a bronze in the pairs at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, works shifts in her local pub in south-west England between training sessions and the venue is likely to prove a hub for her supporters during the Games. ... Full Story | Top |
NBC banks on Olympics to help lure fall TV audience to new shows
Tue,24 Jul 2012 12:35 PM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - NBC said on Tuesday will use the summer Olympics to promote its new fall television shows, running sneak previews and pilot programs and making several comedies available early online to help lure viewers to the struggling network. NBC entertainment chairman Robert Greenblatt told TV writers that, after a rough start to last year's season in September and the cancellation of high-profile shows such as "The Playboy Club" and "Prime Suspect," the network saw a better spring and he was optimistic about the coming fall. ... Full Story | Top |
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