Americans Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers won the Olympic beach volleyball gold medal after defeating Brazil’s Marcio Araujo and Fabio Luiz Magalhaes in 3 sets 21-23 21-17 4-15.
“I’m on cloud nine. This is the best feeling I’ve ever had. It’s unbelievable,” Dalhausser said. Read the rest of this entry »
Hall of Fame guard and current NFLPA Executive Director Gene Upshaw has passed away at the age of 83 after losing his battle with pancreatic cancer.
Few people in the history of the National Football League have played the game as well as Gene and then had another career in football with so much positive impact on the structure and competitiveness of the entire league as Gene,” former NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue said. Read the rest of this entry »
The United States women’s soccer team won the olympic gold medal after winning a tight game against Brazil 1-0.
“Brazil played a great match, but we were able to improve and get stronger as the minutes went by,” said U.S. coach Pia Sundhage. Read the rest of this entry »
The American softball team will have to settle for the silver medal after they were upset by Japan 3-1.
“I told [the team] I was proud of them,” U.S. coach Mike Candrea said. “We had one hell of a run. I almost wish we had lost a game early on. Then, this wouldn’t hurt so much.” Read the rest of this entry »
We here at Sports Crunch love the Olympics. It’s great getting excited about sports that we only think of once every four years, and we wish there were more events with non-stop nearly round the clock action for two solid weeks. But what we really love are all the incredibly fit women that grace our televisions every four years. So, because it’s what we do, we decided to make a list of our favorite 50 female athletes competing in the 2008 Summer Olympics. Hope you enjoy, we certainly had a great time putting it together.
50. Kelly Sotherton
Country: England
How she’s fared in the 2008 Summer Olympics: Sotherton finished fifth in the heptathlon, but may move up to 4th since silver medalist Lyudmila Blonska has tested positive for doping.
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30. Dara Torres
Country: USA
How she’s fared in the 2008 Summer Olympics: Dara Torres, at the age of 41, has won three silver medals at the 2008 Summer Games. She narrowly missed a gold in the women’s 50 meter freestyle race, finishing a hundredth of a second behind winner Britta Steffen.
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