Team USA battles a field of eleven opponents in the women’s gymnastics team finals today. Russia sits in 2nd place and China 3rd in qualifying rounds. Michael Phelps and teammate Tyler Clary battle in the 200 M butterfly final.
Read More »The U-S Women’s basketball team, only training together a couple of weeks, look to be gaining momentum. Yesterday’s 90-38 win was their 35th straight in Olympic competition.
Read More »17 year old Missy Franklin will compete in the women’s 200m freestyle final. But for now, it was what happened 14 minutes after that that she’ll remember.
Read More »Team captain Jonathan Horton and the US men’s gymnastics team look to build on their outstanding showing in the preliminary competition. The US sits in front of Russia, Britain, Germany and Japan. Defending champion China is in sixth place.
Read More »Dana Vollmer, the reigning world champion in the 100meter butterfly, won the event on Sunday for Team USA’s second gold medal and she did so in world record style.
Read More »At the Olympic pool yesterday, Michael Phelps and the U-S 400 by 100 freestyle relay team settled for Olympic silver. France brought home the gold.
Read More »Last Friday night, my wife and I were among the billions around the world that watched the opening ceremonies of the 2012 London Olympics. The historical and musical extravaganza presented by award-winning movie director Danny Boyle was amazing in many ways, but what really captured my attention was what happened when that celebration was finished—the…
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It takes years of training, practicing, and competing to make it all the way to the Olympic Games. Imagine if we applied that same kind of discipline to our spiritual lives! On Sports Spectrum learn what it means to strive for “More Than Gold” in the London Olympic Games . . . and in life.
Read More »What makes a champion? Certainly there is a certain amount of genetics that produce the perfect storm of talents and abilities that take one athlete and elevate him or her above the rest. Yes, there is training and conditioning that brings those skills to a finely tuned point. To some degree, there is opportunity. I…
Read More »Arguably, the biggest story of the 2012 Major League Baseball season to this point is the emergence of two kids. Yes, we have seen several no-hitters, fantastic defensive plays, and towering home runs—but this season, so far, is about Mike Trout and Bryce Harper. Both are leading their teams toward postseason berths, both are playing…
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